The Washington times., 1909-06-19
Outlook for Realty Develop
ment During Coming
Week Is Bright.
ALL FIND AVENUE
FOR INVESTMENT
Rich and the Poor Given Oppor-
tunity TO Buy in This
Field.

Suburban, rather than city operations.
~lu take the lead in the advance Of
District real estate development during
the coming week. 1t Is highly probable
that the last ten days OF June will see
enough unimproved suburban realty sold
10 provide building operations for the
rest of the summer.
Looking forward into next week va
riety OF activities Is presented to view.
In the suburban field they cover all the
weli-known and extensively advertised
subdivisions. including Chevy Chase.
Cleveland Park. SauPs Addition, Silver
Spring Park. Richmond Park, Living
Eton Heights, RandIe Highlands. Argyle.
Woodbridge. TO which homeseekers are
constantly hocking for every style and
character of home.
In so expansive a field every sort Of
purchaser is finding avenue for invest
ment-the rich man who buys to erect
country place. the man of limited
means whose plans are drawn to suit
his purse, and, lastly. the Industrial
worker whose cottage with its rose gar
den and chicken yard is bought by
energy and thrift.
Activity In City.
The activity in the city win be large
~ confined 10 the erection Of several
new stores. dwellings, and apartment
houses, and the completion of Others
fhat are the result OF the earliest spring
operations. These operations include
the beginning the excavations for a
aour-story apartment house at 1fl0 and
1li2 Fourteenth street northwest. the
completion OF which will greatly inn
prove that section of this street. The
plans for the building call for twenty
apartments of four and five rooms and
hath. The ground floor viii ne occu-
pied by two modern stores.
The site OF the structure was recently
purchased by Mrs. Charlotte Daley
through John ". Chndress. broker, and
It's transfer marks an important step
IN the development Of Fourteenth street
as a business street Harry wardman
Another important building operation
N the downtown section will be the ac-
Iual beginning Of work on the founda-
uon OF the business structure which
VII be erected FOR the Droop Plano
company at the corner OF Thirteenth
and G streets northwest.
Old Buildings Down.
The old buildings on that site, relics
OF a century ago. have given way under
the assaults or the building wrecker.
The work OF rszing them having been
completed today. No time viii be lost
IN starting the foundation OF the mod
ern structure. whose presence at that
point vii suggest a striking improve
nent over the conditions OF. many years
past
Pleasant weather and the promise Of
more has naturally brought the more
attractive suburbs to the attention or
investors IN this connection the pros
pective activity OF such suburbs as
Richmond Park, Cleveland Park, Chevy
Chase, Silver Spring Park. and Others
OF that class is worthy OF note. The
last named suburb gives promise of
supporting a future colony of Treasury
Department employees. Several or Sec
1etary Neagh's workers have pur-
chased sites in this subdivision, and
homes,
Among them is William Mathews.
VINO has recently bought two and one
half acres IT Silver Spring Park. To-
setEer with two others from the Treas
my Mr.. Mathews viii. IL IS understood,
later erect a clubhouse on this site
With accommodations for a limited
membership.
Other Projects.
Other Treasury workers who win
build here are David Wauters. who Is
considering plans for an attractive home
on his half-acre lot at Houston and
Bonifant streets; Herbert and Luther
Halter. Mrs. Geneva Dolan. Jesse +.
Gates. and also Lamont X. johnson.
and Harry SamueisOn. the last TWO be-
ing employees OF the Bureau of Engrav-
.ng and Printing.
The District side OF the Potomac river
= arrertr
the impetus OF suburban DEVELOPMENT
IN connection with the plans for open
ing I'D Of Potomac Heights, a tract OF
seVenty-hre acres recently purchased rbv
North Carolina capitalists. This sub
division overioOks the beautiful palf-
6ades Of the Potomac. and IL offers an
attractive location for the suburban
JoTueSeeker. Several lots have been
sold, and II Is understood that ground
viii be broken shortly for moderate