Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-21

| pearance of several buyers as soon as a
transaction is made. This trait of hui
man nature to want something that some
| body else has just acquired is more COM
monty manifested at auction sales than at
| other times, and it is not an infrequent
experience on such occasions as soon as
the property is knocked down for the
successful bidder to receive one or more
apd perhaps several separate and distinct
offers to take the property off his hands
at an advance over what he has just
agreed to pay for 1t.
The large vacant piece of ground at the
southwest corner of Goth and streets
l. last week was bought by Thomas II.
Pickford. for the purpose Of securing a
site for the erection of an apartment
house. The property had been knocking
about the market for years vainly search
ing fox a buyer but without result. AS
soon. however. as it was announced that
Mr.. Pickford had bought 1t, then at least
three people appeared who We're anxious
to own it and showed their anxiety by
offering TO give the new owner a hand
some profit on his purchase.
A Sheep-Like Trait.
The natural query is, was this sudden
interest in the property due to the fact
that it had been called to the attention Of
these people for the first time, or was it
because If the property was worth some
thing to Mr.. Pickford there must be-
value in it to somebody else? In other
words did the purchase by Mr.. Ptckford
give the property a standing when it did
not have before Were the attempts to
buy it after ne had gotten it merely in
keeping with the theory that in business.
as in matters of opinion generally. people
are very much like sheep. i'll that they
are apt to follow leader?
New Suburban Building Sites.
number of additions will be made to
the area of building lots, both within the
limits of the District and in the outlying
portions of Maryland and Virginia. In
the latter section of what might properly
be called the suburbs of the city the i'm
provements in the facilities afforded by
the trolley lines is having influence,
both on property values and on it's devel-
opment.
y This is especially the case along the line
of the Old Dominion road, or, as it is more
popularity known. the Great Falls trolley,
which extends along the river on the Vir-
ginia side, starting from the Aqueduct
bridge in Georgetown. What was done
last season in the way of preparing the
land for building purposes is to be further
supplemented this year. and 1t is expected
a number of new houses will be erected
there by people whose business is in this
city, but who like to live away from the
sights and the sounds of city life.
lnuuenC6 OF 1rOlleyS.
There is also development going on
along the line of the Falls Church rail-
road which now has access to the city.
with its local terminus at Pennsylvania
avenue and 18th street. This is an older
suburb ban region that the first named in
point of expansion along modern lines.
but each year finds there additions to the
homes and larger population. There is
a IA
trolley between this city and Alexandria,
so that the situation across the river pre-
sents phases which Indicate that 1t is
sharing in the development which comes
from a proximity to such large center
dis this city
What effect the new electric road be-
tween this city and Baltimore and An
napolis is going to have on the interme-
date country is still question, as the
line has been in operation between this
city and Annapolis only a short time and
the cars to Baltimore have not begun to
run.
Some Current Plans.
Some of the new subdivisions that are
to be gotten into shape this season include
the large acreage property owned by the
Alta Realty Company. located on the
Rockville electric line, about half way
to that town. In addition to opening the
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shape houses will also be erected
\ company of men, composed mainly of
residents of Pennsylvania and Maryland
has acquired a large holding, comprising
over six hundred acres of land, lying north
of the Soldiers Home and east of Bright
wood avenue. During the coming months
it is planned to open streets through
large section of this property and also to
erect houses.
Another tract of land which is to be
made available for building uses is the
one recently purchased by Representative
Hays adjoining and just west of George
town University.
Sale of Residences.
The real estate corporation of Boss &
Phelps has sold the mi-detached resi-
dence 1453 Harvard street to Algernon
McChesney. who will occupy it as his res
idence. The property belonged to the es-
tate of Phoebe S. Lea. The house con-
tains eight rooms and bath and is heated
by hot water. The lot is 25xl45 to 90
foot paved alley. The house cost about
$500 to build.
The same corporation has sold the res
idence 110S 9Th street to Nathan Horn.
who will occupy it his residence. The
property was owned by Aigernon Nc
Chesney. 1t Is three-story bay-window
press brick and contains ten rooms and
modern bath, heated by a furnace The
price paid was about $1,000.
Pennsylvania Avenue Property Sold.
Mrs. Margaret E. Riggles has purchased
the four-story dwelling 2414 Pennsylvania
| avenue. which contains eleven rooms and
bath and is heated by hot water. The
property has a frontage of % feet on
Pennsylvania avenue and depth of 1876
feet extending through to X street The
purchaser will make il her future home
The sale was made by j. w. Hurdle
through the office Of l. e. Shoemaker.