The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-24
NEW REALTY FIR N
n. L. Sansbury and Assist
ants Form Company.
GROWTH OF EIGHT YEARS
From Small office I'm One Room
Business Expands Into First Floor
of building - Equipped with the
Best of FaciiitIes-success of Firm
Due TO JudiciOus Advertising.

The real estate business formerly con-
Quoted by y. l. sansbury has now be-
come q corporation with the title OF the
\. L. Sansbury Real Estate Company.
The incorporation was effected during the
past week. and serves 10 bring in better
prom. nc,ce several Of Mr.. sansbury's
trusted assistants Of past years
Under the new arrangements the busi-
ness viii have additional facilities. room
10 grow, and from private enterprise
has blossomed into a company which
naturally will be recognized as a power
in the local real estate market
Mr., Sansbury for several years has
been a well-known figure in the real es-
tate world. About eight years ago he
opened an Office IN small room at 19
Thirteenth street. where he began a profit
able real estate business. To-day his
company occupies the entire first-foor
front OF the building in which he orig
inally began business and has one of the
largest and. most completely equipped
real estate Offices in Washington.
Gives Heed to Details.
By personal application to details and
a strict adherence 10 high standard Of
eihtcs he has developed a business of
large proportions and occupies a fore
most position among the brokers OF
the city. He has recognized as one Of the
essentials of successful business the ad-
vantage Of having none but the most
efficient In
fortunate, and he never shows indiffef-
ence to the loyalty of those in his en-
ploy.
As a recognition Of their services, two
OF his employees Will occupy prominent
positions in the new corporation. and all
VIII be literally recognized.
The officers will be: n. L. Sansbury.
president; Joseph B. Bowling. vice pres
ident and treasurer; c. z. Crump, Sec
rotary; NJ H. Calfee. advertising man.
ager.
Mr.. Bowling was born in Maryland and
has been resident OF Washington for
fourteen years. during which time he has
been actively identified with the COM
mereial interests Of the city. Five years
bury as a salesman, and has assisted in
negotiating some of the largest real es-
tate deals that have been made in recent
years in Washington He is regarded as
a salesman of unusual ability.
Born In Old Virginia.
Mr. Crump was born in Virginia and
has been Washington ten years. He is
a graduate of the Georgetown Law School
and has had charge Of the conveyancinE
in Mr.. Sansbury's office.
Mr.. Sansbury believes that a factor con-
tributing largely TO his success is the skill
ful and judicious manner In which his
advertising department has been conduc-
ted. The department has been in charge
Of NJ. H. Calfee. who is considered one
of the best real estate ad writer's in
Washington. He is a graduate of Hamp-
den-Sidney College and has had expert
ence as a news writer.
Before coming to Washington Mr. Cal
fee served four years as the mayor of
his town and was for eight years presi-
dent of the school board. He was a cap
tain in the Volunteer Army of the United
States and served throughout the Span
war, winning high praise
from his superior officers.
This company believes In the theory
that well-directed energy brings its share
Of results The results of its operations !
during the past month furnish conclusive |
proof Of the correctness Of its maxims.
So Motor Boating on the Upper E1be. !