The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09
Following Slump of Several Weeks
Richmond Dirt Again Be
comes Active.
NUMBER OF SALES PUT
THROUGH DURING WEEK
One Firm Docs Especially Good
Business and Others Show
Up Well-Demand for
Dwellings Brisk.

market in Richmond has come back.
Mr.. James ]. Pollard. touted as
perhaps the besr salesman OF Rich
observation Saturday, and it appears
as II he was about right.
For several weeks prior TO the great
Reno mill there was a marked slump
In the local wgrid Of realty as re-
suit of hot weather and other kindred
causes.
The past week. however. has been
one " decided Improvement, and
while no sensational sales appear To
have been consummated. there was
considerable activity in number Of
quarters. both city and suburban pro-
perty selling well.
Rental agents likewise report In
creased business la recent days. many
persons who had served notices Ia
the effect that they would Vacate res
idential property having changed
their minds and concluded to stay
where they are One firm In part'e-
ular reports number Of cases of
this sort.
Dwellings Going Fast.
This firm, which is ne other than
f A Catlin Il Co. has only eight
houses left on q list of fifty offered for
FAINT within The last month or 50,
In this connection II might be stat
ed that rents viii be practically un-
changed the coming year, which dates
officially from September l.
one of the leading items of inter-
est during the week was the an
nouncement that Postmaster Edgar
Allan and associates had purchased
forty acres of land adjoining the
Richmond College site at Nesthamp-
ton for the purpose or bulid1hg
clubhouse and fishing preserve RE
parations are now being fnaue'
said. 10 build dam across 'ne eas'
branch Of Westhampton creek, ne
tween two hills Bungalows. II Is an
aanneed. will be built on the property
yor summer homes OF those interest
sd in the project. The property was
purchased from Jacob +, ShaW' WI"
owns "A tract in that immediate VI
entity. II is understood that Mr' Sh@S
got $4,000 for the property ne sou.
ransus Supervisor c. Ridg"aS
Moore is one Of MIR. Allan s assoeia'eS
In the project. II Is understood
II seems that there was no spe-
eial activity in Westhampton lots ouI
{ry the week, although Goisah
Nash report fairly good business
suburban Lots Selling Welt
Suburban lots. on the whole now
aver. are said To he selllns 'S''s
than for many weeks, partteuiat - - ~,
the vicinity OF the proposed ne"
Ollie College on when W." Nth
raeted TO begin within the next it s9.H
Or TWO. Activity in tAis immeolaee
sac,ion is also attributed To ms lae'
80 several of the streets ana aNe
nnas are being graded ano graz
ana nut In frst-class shape Ia go
,,a,ph horhood OF the college sl'e'
ri.ca of work OF this KIND worthS Va
aps,,,al notice is TO be iouho asT'ss
slt,aaa street. in the vicinity OF Lee
Park. ,.o~norafton re-
sts xome activity in Colonial fiace
"a renorts particularly that the "oi
os grading streets In TINS diNisio" -
nearly completed. ia several
Eian,on and Company SOLD seNeia,
hundred feet OF West Emo iots ai'"
also disposed of fine piece oi A.'..
tial property on PARK aNcnu., Saal
and figures involved in the iaNteF "eN'
hainr withheld for the time being.
TIA fne residence of Louis W. flI-
vjnt at 1912 Monument avenue WAS
sold during the week TO DE Soto -.
Fitzgerald, who intends occupying /.
as dwelling, ii Is said. f4iaih ai1d
Funston consummated this deal whose
figures run well up INTO 'he NV
IL is understood.
This Firm, Takes lead.
To all sppeararce. Pollard and Bagpy
took the lead in executing sales during
the week The most important OF Ihei"
will be found as follows;
Al. l.. Hofheimer and wife TO j. j.
I.eake, twenty-five feet on the north
side of Broad street near FIRST e''-
federation. s2T,1o0.
COL John S. Harwood TO Meyer
f.reentree, property at 207 East Mar
shall street: consideration, $4,ao0
W. j. Gilman to Mrs. Pauline T. Del
trich brick residence at 2So4 west
Grace street: consideration. $1,000
Frame residential property at 'os
East Main street, sold to Henry ). wal
lerstein for S1T.400. This property. IT
ia understood, will be developed later.
Mr.. Wallerstein having purchased II
as an investment, "
Ninety feet on Monument avenue
sold to Archie G. Jones for sl4,s5o.
Three lots in Henry Place sold TO
Mrs. Rosa Bowers for $1,000. Small
dwellings, it is stated, will be erected
In this property at an early date.
Building Holding its Own.
Building activity in Richmond con-
tinues to hold it's own. Work of de-
molishing the saloon at Eight and
Main streets is about completed and II
is expected that the contractors win
start actual construction of three
story brick store on tho site the first
OF next week. Actual construction
work is also expected to start In a
few days on the skyscraper of the
Richmond Building Corporation which
is to go up on the north side OF Main
street near Eleventh.
Bids are being asked on Binswanger
and Company's warehouse at Sixth and
Canal streets. This structure Is to be
of brick. four stories in height and
will have dimensions 40 by 140 feet.
1t liz to cost about $4,000. Bids will
~ opened July 10. 1t Is stated. h