The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-30

Two years ago the croakers said
thar a;issoula real estate had reached
its highest valuation and that the de-
mand would fall off. One year ago
the assertion was repeated: it was
cinch then ana the man who cr
pectsi a continuance NJ the activity
that hai prevailed during the railway
construction period was crazy But
another year has come and there has
been m slump: values are holding
their own and are strengthening ra-
ther than weakening. No season ever
opened with brighter promise and
with better present conditions thar
this one. Muscular reporters dur
ing the week have asked for the views
of local zeal estate mon with view
To asccrtainng just what are the ex-
listing conditions: some OF these men
have responded and Their statements
follow:
James NJ. Rhoades.
Ny business has been getting lsct
ter right along: we have consummat
ed some important deals during the
past six weeks and | find more in
puiricS on my desk these days than
ever before. / regard the outlook as
particularly good. Since the first of
December. we have made some good
sales; among them are: Lot 2, block
Il. Lows addition four-room house. to
James Nagus, sl.15o: Cyr residence
on South Fourth. to ]. Schmidt. s3.S00:
DcJarnett residence. Edith street, to
II. Lalnsan. $1,000: scven-room house
and four lots in McCormick's addition.
Ia T.. Dorsey. 5000: four lots in block
IL. South MisSoula, tn J. G. Turner.
$1,000: lot . and half of lot 3. block
"a. School addition. to r. NJ Wilkin-
son. 5000: three and half blocks In
Hnmovalc To Henry Brown. 3S.o00 3l7
lots in Car Line addition.
Frank P. Keith.
The market is active and inquiries
are numerous. look for n remark
ably good season. find tina: the
Ritter Root is better and more favor
ably known than ever and that land
experts arc looking over other sections
or Missoula's territory as well. The
fruit belt Is extending. Inquiries for
city lots are livclior than a year ago.
Prices are good but not too high. The
south Missoula Land company has
sold a good many lots this month ana
there are some good deals pending.
Stoddard & Price.
Thi; month completes tine 18th year
oi successful, business for this office.
Inquiries have never been so num-
erous and prospects have never been
better than right now. A notable fea-
ture of our business this month has
been the number of inquiries for BUSH
ness locations in the central part of
the city. We look for banner year.
Since the first of January we have
sold Is vacant south side lots the
prices aggregating more than $1,000.
We have options on and sales pend
ing on n building lot worth $4,000, n
south side residence worth $500 and
a north side home worth $1,000 These
indicate the January activity.
Greater MissouIa Realty Company.
Cunningham and Finch, who estah-
lished this agency last August. came
west from Illinois. looking for the best
city on the map. They looked all
around and stopped in Missoula.
Their reason: We covered the terri
tory from st. Louis To Seattle and
thence to southern California; then we
came up through Colorado and Utah.
returning to. Missoula which We had
seen on our way out. We think ID
: is the hest there is The agency has
been successful i'm putting through
some important acreage deals i'm the
Ritter Root: they have also made one
important sale in Yakima. They are
conducting a campaign for Interesting
oaSterners in Montana and have been
successful. They report many in
qulries.
w. n. Smsad 4 Co.
We have made some excellent sales
during the past few months ana have
~ re pending. One record shows the
sale of the Homedaie farm for 500 900.
the largest single sale Of the year
We sold the MisSnuia hotel and the
site for the Clancy building: also the
corner opposite the CLANCY building.
We are receiving many inquiries: our
reservation work and material brings
MS into tcuch with inquiries and We
have never had as many as now. We
look for a repetition of last years
fine business
Dyson Z Truesdals.
Never before has business been as
prosperous as il is right now. We
look for a better season. even. than
last. Our customers have been sat
isfiei with their purchases and many
nf them have added 10 their original
holdings in the city. Our inquiry list
is large and growing. The year will
be lively.
hoverson 4 Stephens.
This office has been operating in the
Missoula field for six years and its
confidence in the approaching season
is as great Us anybody else's. Both
Ilaverson and his partner are expert
.enced in real estate business and are
enthusiastic regarding Missaula They
have two or three important deals
pending al present and say that no
season ever opened earlier or with
better prospects.