The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-02
Some Operators Say Great Mill
Has Put Crimp in Their
Business.
OTHERS PLACE BLAME ON
j THIS TORRID WEATHER
Chamber Starts Deal to Provide
Homes fer Wage Farmers
and Project Meets
With Favor.

They do say that the approaching
Fight out in Reno has affected the real
~ market in Richmond no little the
past week.
''You may not believe it," declared
nm operator in Richmond dirt Satur-
day, hut that Jeffries- Johnson mill
is the leading thought these days. The
early part Of the week | approached
n man on the subject of buying "A
piece OF land in the West End. and
had been talking To him but few
moments when he suddenly shifted
the subject and wanted to know what
! thought OF the fight OF course, /
had been thinking OF the fight. bat
! was TOO Disguised to tell him so. It's
needless TO say that l didn't waste
any more time on him"
Another operator had somewhat
similar experience, except that he sue
ceeded in turning his deal by acting
more automatically, He chatted along
the fight line for some fifteen min
utes or more, and then insisted on
the other party getting down to husi-
ness, The deal although not large
one, was then closed in short order.
Others Scout Idea.
Other realty men scout the sug-
gestion that the great mill has had
anything to do with the slack in the
market, putting the blame on the re-
current hot weather and the exodus
OF citizens to other and cooler parts.
Even though a man may not be
going away himself" said one OF these
operators. st is a fact that the con-
fusion and excitement incident to The
moving of his family to the seashore
or mountains necessarily has its eff
feet on business, particularly In our
10ASy1'f RI
buy always. unless he wants to-
Two Good Sales Noted
Despite these obstacles. however.
there was some activity in both city
and suburban property, although no
deals of any great importance were
contaminated. A couple of sales wor-
thy of special note We're put through
in the vicinity OF the Battle Abbey
site, one of these involving 400 feet
on Hanover avenue, which brought
$4,000. This sale was executed nv
Amos & Poindexter. and 1t Is stated
that the purchased property will ~
cut up into building lots and will be
put on the market at an early data.
Another deal In the same vicinity
was the sale of 416 feet on Stuart
avenue to ]. J, Miller. who win also
convert the property into lots tor
building purposes II is understood
s fnEt this property With be- ptTcs ON tire
market at something like $40 n front
foot.
Attracting Special Attention.
Special attention Is being diverted
10 property in this neighborhood, IL
II declared. because of the fact that
the traction company is now laying
plans to build loop track out TiIden
street, by which the Broad street cars
win reach the Reservoir on the trfp
out from the city, returning by way
OF Robinson, which runs parallel 100
Tilden. and Is five blocks nearer the
city. At present the cars go out Rot-
1nson to the Reservoir and return by
the same route.
Operators OF property at West
hampton. Ginter Park and of subdi-
visions like Colonial Place and Bat
terry Court report fairly good business
although they have known 1t to be
better. Newly developed property In
Battery and Barton Heights Is de-
Alared to be- holding its own partIcu-