Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-06

session of Mrs. Halliday, and 1t is under
stood that she has under consideration
plans for the remodeling OF both struc-
lures and turning them into enc large res
idenca If such is done the new s.ructur,
will have an unusual frontage and Will be
one Of the large residences of the city.
II is also understood that Mrs Halliday
has plans under consideration for TIE
erection of house for her own use in tae
vicinity Of Sheridan Circle
Alexandria County Realty.
F. A. Handy has purchased. through
F. H. Collins. house and three acres of
land at Bancroft, Va, from Miss Abhie
G. Fox.
S. p. Wright has sold house and lot az
Bancroft to Frederick {. Handy.
Louis r. Relf has bought four lots at
Clarendon from Porter & SwensOn,
. through Mr.. Collins.
Charles c. Balderson has sold a house
and lot at Clarendon TO Joseph Palmer of
Arlington.
John Neitch has begun the erection OF
a cottage On his property AT Ballston.
Mrs. Thomas is having a six-rcom dwell
ing built on the lot she recently purchased
on the Moncure addition at Ballston.
Henry Beahm has purchased a house
and lot at Bolivar station, near Ballston,
from d. Narcoe.
A j. Porter OF Clarendon has sold one
of his houses on Concrete avenue at Clar
endon to Mr.. Ralph of Washington.
Large Enterprises Proposed.
The addition made to the Arlington Ho-
tel realty holdings. announced as having
been made during the past week. while
not of great consequence in itself. espe-
cially when the area of the newly acquired
portion is compared with tn total area
Of the hotel property. from another point
Of view is rather significant 1t may be
considered in connection with the secur-
ing of the right TO buy a large frontage
on II street between 18th and 18th streets,
which was made public only week or so
ago. The purpose il the latter instanc"
as announced. was to provide a place for
the cree tion of theater building and also
a hotel.
These transactions are thus specially
mentioned because of the size the prop
erty involved and the amount of money
mentioned as the consideration. for while
the II and 18th streets transaction was
the acquiring of an option on several
pieces of property held by individual own
ers, the Arlington Hotel enterprise was
the addition of a comparatively small
piece to an already large holding that
stands in one name.
Attract Public Attention.
In both cases the plans of those inter-
ested. from what has been made public,
contemplate the Improvement of the prop
critics by the erection in the near future
of large structures. 1t is safe to say that.
including the cost of the ground. both of
these propositions will require the expen-
diture each of several millions of dollars.
On this account they assume impor-
lance they would not perhaps otherwise
have, for large expenditures of money in
single undertakings are apparently what
attracts the attention Of the public to the
! real estate market. while the steady cur
rent of business. including the erection of
buildings of moderate size nd the selling
| of houses which after all constitutes the
main bulk of the market. is often allowed
| to pass without much notice
Still both of these undertakings have
| real consequence. for they emphasize the
! growing Importance OF the section of the