The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-03
J. F. Biggs Buys Site for Factory
on Brook Avenue Near S.
A. L. Tracks.
SUM OF $4,000 TO
BE SPENT ON PROTECTS
Firm Proposes Putting Up Row
of Model Homes and Believes "a
Scheme Will Be Success IN
Richmond.

Through the realty firm of Rnehr.
mund and Bowles. Mr.. J. r. Bige8
has purchased a lot at the intersec-
ton of Brook avenue and the Ee4@
board Air Lane tracks on which ~
proposes putting up $4,000 furnt~
ture factory. 1t is his intention III
begin work on the structure in the
early spring. The lot, which is lo-
Gated within the corporate limits cost
MIN $4,000. 1t was purchased frounS
Mr.. E. r. Long.
Mr.. Biggs Is at present engaged zrfM
the antique furniture business at 6z1A
East Main street. He recently pux.
chased the residential property at 31t5
East Franklin and has shown In other
ways that he has unbounded faith H.
Richmond dirt and the possibilities
of the city.
Develop Factory Section.
Ruehrmund and Bowles are now
negotiating for the sale of other sitter
In the vicinity of that on which the
factory is TO be erected, and they BE-.
ueve that that section can easily ~
developed into q manufacturing d..
trict. They point out that the linz
of the Richmond and Henrico tracknEl
now under construction. will soon trAr
verse that community. thus furntSh.
ing much needed transportation Ia
cilities. They have TIP that the
tracks will be extended farther out
Brook avenue in course OF time, and
they sec no reason why Industrial
Richmond should not grow that Way.
in view of the fact that it's present
commercial district is rapidly becom-
ing congested.
Build Model Homes.
This firm is also devottng some At
tsntton at present to the idea Of putt
ting into effect residential develop
ment scheme that has already proved
success In Washington and other
large cities. This scheme Is nothing
less than the erection of an attractives
row or pretty dwellings with all mode
ern conveniences and appointments II
the suburban section, one of which II
furnished throughout by some enteT-
priEtng furnishing house and Is dir.
played as a model home. The resi-
dences are placed on the market ana
prospective buyers are shown the fur
nished dwelling. SO that they can go
with their own eyes how the home
will appear when fitted out in proper
and up-to-date style. They can buy
the furnished house outright Ii they
please. but whether they do or not.
the furniture man gets his ban3fd&-
from the advertising and II II alza101t
a sure guess that he will get the job
TO furnish the dwellings, that are sold.
Leaves for Washington.
Mr.. Charles Ruehrmund. senior
member of this enterprising firm, lefk
for Washington Saturday for the psaF~
pose of seeing how the scheme works
in Washington and to gather any ofn~
or ideas possible on his trip.
A deal OF some Importance puta
through recently by one Of Rich
monds largest realty firms was the
sale OF forty acres of land on The
Cary Street road to a Developments
corporation. The property. which t4s
located near the city limits. brought
$4,000. or $1,000 an acre. II VIII
be developed into suburban lots ANA
will be placed on the market ct -
early date. Ii is understood. The
property was sold for Mr.. Harry Beat
tie. 4
Good Business Reported.
The firm of Amos d Poindextar -
ports about $4,000 worth OF hu&t@4
ness for the week. Their sales vef1s
distributed in part as follows: I've
lots on Shepherd avenue facing tl1AS
Battle Abbey site, $4,000; dwelling AzH
Twenty-seventh and Marshall strUA42s
$4,000; 162 feet front on the nortnA&
west corner of West and Main strNStz
$4,000. four lots In Highland Part
$1,000.
The fact that the past week hnns
been taken up largely with MOVING
operations has interfered mAteYiaII1s
with the activity OF the realty mar
ket in general. agents say. This wa4s
particularly the case with a9ant4s
handling rentals ~
Owing to the almost unpxecedeMtM
building activity during the past yo41S
1t is said that the supply OF dw4l1A
gives promise of proving slight4E IT,
excess Of demand. This, however,
not altogether bad sign. the a&~Ma
declare, for 1t will be easy enough ~
All the homes in short whtlo. AZ
Richmond Suits Him,
Richmond Is the finest plMe0 Ut =
according to Mr., T, Garnet xNE
who has just returned from ~ III
tensive tour OF England and tn qo
tinsnt. Mr.. Tabb visited nnAu0 oa11
tn his travels, but he says ha acGx
none that pleased him 10 mnc1I
Richmond does, and consequently
was all the more pleased to Eet k1N
home once more. Included In hin 4
vopean party were several nnembo
OF the McCurdy family, Of New X0xl
who arc prominently connected III
surapoa circles. Next year u =
Tabs intention TO visit kuot4
but he doubts whether any citl4p4
the big island continent can hcS