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pened. and he explained as follows.
Said he:
THE great drawback to suburban
life is almost invariably the lack OF
city advantages. Many people who
desire to escape from the crowded
condition in the city are not willing
TO put up with conditions prevailing
in most suburbs. While 1t Is true that
improvements always follow popula-
ton. that means waiting. and In most
cases many years, and inconvenience
in the meantime. Purchasers In this
new property do not have to wait.
Elegant surroundings, sewerage. side
churches, schools. stores, pure air. with
the finest OF trolley service and pure
water piped to every home. and only
eight minutes from First and Broad
Streets by trolley line.
THE upbuilding of this new prop
erty is assured. The spirit of the
twentieth century and its wonderful
influence, backed by the Highland
Park Realty Corporation. will spread
over this beautiful suburb, which has
been favored by nature with scenic
beauty. Open areas that are grass
grown now will have handsome homes
III ttle near future. ana 9lHelI SIZES
command substantial prices In the real
estate market, owing to the manage
ment OF this conservative realty cor
poration. and for this reason home
seekers in constantly increasing num-
bers are satisfied of the future of this
new property. with it's pure air and
healthful location and other advan-
tages that characterize the beautiful
highland country SO near the city"
1t is worthy of remark that the own
ers of the Battery Court property have
set aside for public uses twelve-a acre
park. The park is located about half
way between the Barton Heights North
Avenue and the Ginter Park Cham
berlayne Avenue, that is to say, some
thing near midway Of Battery Court
property and it is understood that 1t
is the common property OF Battery
Courtiers." 1t is lovely park. and in
time with the Improvements that will
surely come. will be one OF the
loveliest in all Of suburban Richmond.
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influences OF city life make the village
OF Bensley the camping place OF good
health and good cheer"
BEAUTIFUL WOODLAND HEIGHTS,
Where King Powhntnn's Men Hunted
Fishcd and Lived Happily.

Where King Powhntnn's Men Hunted,
Fishcd and Lived Happily.
On the south side of the raging
James Woodland Heights is a suburb
with history. A. NJ. Cover has given
me this history from away back yon-
der right UP to date. Here is that his
woodland Heights, over in Chester
field county. was once the home OF the
retainers OF that famous Indian chief
Of stone arrowheads are found on the
hillsides, which indicate that the set
Element must have been large one
Great forests full Of game, me hsh.
excellent springs OF sparkling water ir
and along the little ravines made !,
an ideal camping site for the red man
nvr Afs Wno e%nea hs seeon Y III
tablished lottery in which this prop.
erty and the adjoining tract Were the
CAPITAL prizes.
Then came long line of other own.
Forest Hill and Forest Hill Park
passed into the hands OF some capital
lists who appreciated the beauties and
the possibilities of this superb section
the trolley line, Sc. aside about lou
acres for a pleasure park and then sub
divided the surrounding property into
5 stss a Tb M beom dsys
:
They sold off some of the lots and
! then disposed of the trolley road. From
that time until January. 1909. little
was done in the way of development.
gangs of laborers were put to work
laying water lines, putting IN sewers
granolithic sidewalks. planting shade
trees. grading new avenues. etc, etc.
! home builder.
! mond has extended her lines until they
ri ew of g' The propert an Forest rest Fill. te
/, the west, has become quite town, anc
since January l. 1909. nearly twice as
much property in Woodland Heights
has been sold as was disposed of In
En- Cine the twenty years prior TO that
"one year ago there were about
thirty-fve residences within the linn
its OF this property, whereas to-day
there are twice that number. and a
week doesn't pass without seeing one
or more new ones started.
These Chesterfield highlands have,
because of their healthfulness and ac-
feasibility. always been favorite sum
mer homes of large number of Rich.
mond's business and professional men,
and Woodland Heights Is the most ac-
cessibe of any, being nearer the CITY
is the Soldiers Home section, while Its
scenic beauty is unequaled.
"a beautiful riverside park Will I'M
doubtedly be developed along the south
shore of the James, new bridges will
be built connecting the north and
south shores. and not many years
hence Richmond will probably stretch
her boundaries again, and Will then
take in this bit of beautiful country.
But in the meantime the owners OF
Woodland Heights are going right
ahead with their city improvements"
and a great, progressive. beautiful 1T
tie residential section is building up
right at the city gates, where the con-
veniences of the city combine with the
advantages OF the country. yet with
out any OF the discomforts OF country
lifev
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BATTERY COURT.
Wartime Landmark. Make Way

Wartime Landmarks Make Way to
~, Twentieth Century Growth.
between BartonHeights and Ginter Park
has history. Until a year ago the
breastworks, rifle pits forts, battery
projections, and other. earthworks we'll
nent. Within the year these earth
works and battery projections have
been ieyelled; in fact. utterly destroyed,
and the, grounds that in the war-tlmes
and the racket of the rhesI-that Is.
could have heard them II they had
peen the owners OF ears-are now the
OF Rtchmond's incest suburbs.
It probably cost the suburban de-
velopers not a few tears to pull down
and pillow, down the old wartime
and ali Knd 81 thnE
and In order to keep UP the historic
recollections Of the place they named
u battery Court Just where the
but 'f the battor y p part Se q II YES IS
Anyhow, the ground upon which Atty
Years ago men fought as never men
made the HAPPY homes e Of p peace se
and peaceful citizens who have no
thoughts OF war
agg thsrs yeT are al! Of the
Today there ' are YIN in Battery court As ali
OF the evidences OF peace and content
ment, houses going up as II by magic
and plans being laid for many more,
Tn little more than year $62,006
worth otlots have been sold in this
suburb M lt #
Eineering BatteryS Court, tells me that
the property was not placed on the
market until October. 1909, and since
that time tho deYel opnent has been
remarkable, St.
J. i asked Mr.. Mocomb how it all han.
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LOVELY SUBURBS
ABOUT RICHMOND
Continued From First Page.


the detailed accounts below. and vet
that which shall appear in the picture
as 1t stands is but beginning to
what Is going to be within the next
kecade.
1t may be said IN this connection
that there could have been no such
thing as the suburban growth that is
so wonderfully but for the enlightened
foresight OF the management OF the
street car service, and 1t may be said
also that the street car people did not
do all OF this good work for fun or
as matter OF patriotism They
simply foresaw that the upbuilding o.
the suburbs was, or would be. a prof.
accordingly and they built well. for it
is a fact that travellers of large ex-
perience certify that no community
In the country has better trolley limo
service than has Richmond and its
magnificent suburbs. It is no wonder,
come to think about 1t. that charming
suburbs have grown up along the lines
of this splendid electric railway sys-
tenn.
OF course. everybody can't live in
the suburbs. and. as for that matter,
there are very many people who do not
want to live in the suburbs, but
suburban development around Rich
mond has had tendency to make
capitalists and lovers of absolute city
life bestir themselves to make said
absolute city life more attractive and
more comfortable. and thus 1t appears
that suburban development has helped
In more ways than one. However,
this better and more comfortable city
life. an idea that Richmond has been
quick to catch on to, is subject for
future chapter.
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BLooM1NGDALE, THE BEAUTY.
Where Richmond College Commenced
Its Remarkable Career of Usefulnens.

It's Remarkable Career of Usefulness.
Richmond College Is soon to move
again, and it is to so to the region
now known as Northampton. This
Away back yonder Gin the forties"
Richmond College became an institu
ton. and was first located on a plot
Of ground away out from Richmond
on the old fredericksburg country
road in the very centre OF What is
now the charming suburb OF Bloom
inEdale, which Is certainly suburb
with a golden future. According to a
very interesting story which have
from r. ". Dabney, the present owner
and the wide-awake developer of this
suburb, Bloomingdale was purchased
twenty or more years ago by the late
the most broad minded and far-seeine
men Of his day and generation.
Within only few hundred feet OF
this property Major Gintcr bull,
"Westbrook.' his home. one of the
finest in the State. Just to the east
of Bloomingdale lies "BTbol1 HILL" the
home of the Misses Stewart, another fine
old Virginia home. Then on the south
west there is Bryan Park, containing
22S acres of land. which will be the
pride Of Richmond, and one Of the
prettiest parks of the South. When
this park opens up this Bloomingdale
property will go up by leaps and
bounds. and the purchasers Of to-day
Will reap the benefit.
Here we have said Mr.. Dabney
two car lines--the Lakeside line, run
ming the entire length on the west
and the Chesapeake Bay Line. within
two minutes walk. on the east, this
is ono of the many advantages tina,
this suburb has.
1.-THE drainage here is another big
advantage Every lot can be eweret
at a very small cost, as the whole
property slopes to a large brook or
the east, where wadtns and fishing
can be enjoyed by the residents"
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$3,43o,ooo State Of North Car.
DINA Refunding Bonds

Dated July !, 1910. payable July II
1850, withou, prior option. Interest 4
per centum per annum. payable semi-
annually January l and July !. Both
principal and interest payable at Ma
tional Park Bank, New York City. This
undersigned, State Treasurer, will ro-
ceive sealed bids at his office, Raleigh.
N. c.. for said bonds until IL O'clock NJ.
May IS. 1910. The legality Of said
bonds has been approved by Hubbard
& Massltch. of New York. whose opin-
ion will be Furnished without cost TO
the purchaser. Printed circulars giv-
ing full information and blank forms
on which all bids must be made Will
be furnished on application 10 the un-
dersigned or to said Hubbard & Mass
lich b. r.. LACY, l !,
State Treasurer
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boast of not less than half-dozen
fine, imported stock horses. These
are purchased by local companies. and
include Percherons. Belgian, hackneys.
coach, Clydesdale and Kentucky sad
dlers
On court day. when the accompany
ing photographs We're obtained. a. rep
resentative OF well-known firm of
importers succeeded in closing the sale
of a splendid three-year- old Percheron,
the price paid being $1,000. The two
other 1910 additions cost a similar
amount. and the investment. by local
horsemen. of approximately $1,000 in
one season, bespeaks growing inter
est in horsefiesh
Hi ghland's advantages and adapta-
bility for the breeding and rearing OF
fine stock is not surpassed even by
Kentucky fact conceded by all who
are familiar with the facts-and /,
is plain 10 be seen that the present
generation of Highland horsemen are
going to make other blue grass sec
tons look to their laUrels
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Partly In and portIv Ont.

'Lisburn, just west of the Roseneath
Road. is booming up heavy" said Mr..
Blanton. of Blanton G. Company. eve
have sold number of lots there In
the past couple of weeks. and we ex-
pect greater things there In the Inn
mediate future. This property direct
ly adjoins Lee Park. and we have no
hesitancy in predicting a splendid fu-
ture for, 1t when the new Catholic Col
lege and Battle Abbey are erected"
Lisburn Is partly within and partly
without the new city limits OF Greater
Richmond. but it is a suburb all right.
lust why this suburb was named Lis
burn ] do not know. but 1t is pretty
name all the same.
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would be cut UP into splendid villa
sites, there was not a little rejoicing.
The magnificent property is Just be-
yond the lands of the Country Club of
Virginia, and adjoining the property
recently acquired by Greater Richmond
College.
The men who bought this property
at cost of more than 100000 did a
good thing when they diverted these
splendid grounds from the purposes to
which heretofore used, and they have
done another good thing in that they
have now opened them UP for villa
sites for white people exclusively.
They haze followed up these good deeds
by spending whole lot OF money In
making the grounds beautiful and at
tractive ana thus opening up that
section OF suburban Richmond for pur-
poses that all OF Richmond will surely
appreciate.
After acquiring the beautiful and in
every way desirable property. the
purchasers formed the Westham Land
Company, Incorporated, and they have
laid off the several hundred acres in
magnificent villa sites and put them
on the market to be sold to the right
kind of people in plots of two acres
and more.
In order 10 make these villa sites
attractive, the company has spent
much money In running and building
first class roads and driveways through
the property; they have arranged for
proper sewerage: they will arrange for
a sufficient water supply. and they will
do all things else to make .'Westham,"
the name they have given this new and
in every way attractive suburb. one of
the most convenient and delightful of
all the distant suburbs around Greater
Richmond.
With a magnificent view of James
River to one side, a glimpse of the
everlasting hills on another; with
Richmond College and the many cot
tages and homes that will necessarily
grow up around 1t, and with the Coun-
try Club and many handsome country
homes in plain view, 1t will be but
natural for Westham to soon I'LL up
with modern up-to-date villas of the
finest order.
Many Richmonders, as we'll as resi-
dents of other sections, visited
Westham during the past week. and
it is understood that eight or ten sales
were made TO people who propose to
erect at once handsome villas. With
the return of warmer weather, says
Mr. Mcclellan, the president of the
| company, he expects lively business in
Westham.
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Wnryick Place

Warwick Place, which is located
just beyond the Belt Line Railway or
Floyd Avenue, Main Street and Cary
Street. is reaping some of the benefits
of tho popular movement along the
Northampton Car Line.
People of modest means. who can.
not afford expensive homes and large
investments, are evincing a lively in.
terest in this property. Values hero
Will increase rapidly as building con-
tinues to grow westward. Warwick
Place is directly on the route to the
new Country Club, on Cary Street
where hundreds pass in their auto
mobiles daily. Blanton G. Company
have charge Of this property for the
owners. and they say lots out there
are in very active demand.
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Famous Blue Grass Section Of
State Rival to Ken
lucky.
[speclal ID The Tires-plspateh.

Monterey. Va. May Highlands
annual horse exhibition. which usually
takes place at the spring term of Cir
cult Court. this year was the most
gratifying and attractive in the his
sorry OF the county Many of her own
citizens looked with surprise at the
magnificent display, and lovers of fine
stock were loud in their expressions
of approval and satisfaction at the
long forward step taken this season
IN the Improvement of the Highland
horse.
Three very fine horses have this
spring been added to the list OF five
or six already in the county, and High
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chamberlnrne plnce.


While the growth westward for sew
eral wears has been phenomenal. tho
person who has not visited the suburbs
on the north OF the city for the past
awaiting him.
year or so will find an eye-opener
Chief among these new developments;
is ChamberlaSne Place. which IS To-
Gated just to the south OF Ginter Park,
on Cha mberlayne and Seminary Ave
nues. about 1000 feet from, the grounds
of the Union Theological Seminary.
This property is being developed by
the Suburban Development Corpora
ton, and Manager James B. McComb
tells me he is sparing no expense or
trouble to make 1t the equal of any
suburb on the north side. or anywhere
else. Shade trees have been planted
and wide granolithic walks put down.
The Ginter Park sewers go through
the property. to which builders can
make connection free of cost.
While Chamberlayne Place has been
on the market a. very short time, near
iy fourth of the lots have been
sold, largely to Richmond business
men. who intend building and making
their permanent homes there
The lots are large, and the general
layout and scheme. as we'll as restric-
tons. conform to the general plan of
Ginter Park.
Both Manager McComb and Blanton
& Company, sales agents, are very
enthusiastic about the future of Cham
berlayne Place. and freely predict that
before this summer is gone lots will
be selling at a profit. if. indeed, the
owners will part with them at any
price.
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several new houses are now being
planned. and 1T may be we'll said that
q real boom ~ at hand. Lot-selling has
peen quite active the past few weeke.
and OF the forty.two lots sold. twelve
have been TO out of-town Investors
The Plateau offers many Inducements
to the home seeker. being we'll laid
out. with wide avenues and the best
OF irnproyemen.s
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half miles from Broad and Seventh
streets, where the trolley cars start for
that region. and the ride out there ia
from fifteen 10 twentyNminutes. WITH
shade trees, good water and u plenty
OF ii, with school facilities and good
church facilities and with completa
sewerage system coming, Forest Hit
Is going to be suburban settlement
that Will cut a big figure around
Greater Richmond, Something likn,s
500 people already live there, and,
there rs room for 5000 more.
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The ProsressIvc Pluteau.

!, Situated on tho north side between
Chestnut Hill and Highland Park, so
feet above Broad and Fifth Streets,
with elegant homes, fine lawns, beauti-
full shade trees, wide avenues, sew
stores, good trolley service, and only
twelve minutes from Seventh and
Broad Streets, is .The Plateau" It's
fine situation makes IT. one of the
most gloriously healthful suburbs to
be found anywhere, building has been
very. active there all this spring. and
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VILLAGE OF pESsLEY.
Charming suburb With History

That Dates Away Back Iondcr.
The village of BensIey is another of
aInes which has doomed up of late
and is doing still more of the looming
up stunt since Manchester was annex
ed and became part of Richmond.
OF the village. / could but feel
that the locality had {. history.
and asked \. W. Bensley. for whom
1t is named to tell me about tt Prob
community, or in America, as for that
matter. are aware that within sin
miles OF Richmond the first iron works
operated on this continent were erect
ed. Such is the fact. for here is
I'm the year 1919 an English com.
pany, stimulated by the discovery OF
iron ore in the New World sent John
Berkley. With twenty-five skilled iron
workers,to build mill for the de.
gave him free hand and permission
to spend as much as 100000. In a
dense forest sixty-siX miles above the
settlement of jamestown he chose the
site of his plant and named the place
Falling Creek.
Here dam was built across the
creek, below which was erected grist
mill and a foundry. with a bridge
connecting the two The first flour
exported from this country was made
at the mill on Falling Creek. Dur
ing the Indian uprising of 1922 both
of the mills were DESTROYED. and tho
only survivor of the massacre was a
son of Berkley's. The foundation of
the old grist mill is still standing. as
are also the dam and the bridge, both
having withstood the test of nearly
400 years time, the bridge still being
in use by those who travel the Peters,
The water which is backed up by
the dam forms beautiful lake a mile
in length, and it is this lake which
forms Ole Of the boundaries OF the
village of Bensley
Probably there is no more pic
the land bordering on this lake. THIS
deep ravines and wooded hills, the
gently ripping waters and the songs
of the birds produce n harmony that
is enhancing to the one who is care
worn.
While still preserving all of the
natural beauty of the spot the village
is being laid off in conformity with
modern IDEAS The hills along the
winding streams are glrdled by wide
driveways from which the surrounding
country may be viewed for miles ana
miles, while in the central portion OF
the village the roads are lined with
hedges.
Near at hand is the river and the
Offering an abundance OF opportunity
for boating, fishing and other aquatic
sports. The residents of the village
are happy people. Beautiful surround
ings, with fresh air, pure water, ample
Fairgrounds for the children and an
atmosphere free from the restraining
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ANCIENT MANCHESTER.
Territory That WAS Suburban, and Its
Many Beautiful Surroundings.

The section on the south side OF the
James heretofore known as Manches-
ter. now much better known as South
Richmond, or Washington Ward. was
up to month ago regarded as g
suburb, that is, Manchester was. Now
1t Is n part, and very interesting
part, of Richmond, but old Manches-
ter may yet be talked about some.
what as a suburban settlement.
asked Charles f. Ruehrmund. OF the
firm of Ruehrmund & Bowles, about
it. and he said:
"The development Of Washington
Ward and its suburbs must so hand
In hand. so to speak.
"Through its location and topography
Washington Ward Is destined at no
very distant day to play prominent
part in tho commercial development
of Greater Richmond city, The prime
factors which have heretofore retard :
ed the commercial advancement of
Washington Ward. and consequently
made for tho uplift along the same
rapidly passing, and with their going
d new era of development will follow,
the extent of which. even at this time.
is but vaguely realized.
GAS a field for real estate invest
ment. Washington Ward and suburbs
offer greater opportunities for profit
than any like territory within the
present territorial limits OF the city
proper,
Viewed generally. probably no bet
ter reason can be assigned for the
above statement than that real estate
there Is, comparatively speaking,
cheap, and values have further to
rise in seeking the new level which
better bridges and equal transit facili-
ties viii surely create.
again, can there be any doubt as
to the wisdom OF the hundreds. and
even thousands, who are to-day be-
coming owners OF land In this neld for
enormous future development, and is
this not alone argument in itself as ia
the desirahility of this section, sufti-
Client alike for the home-seeker as
we'll as, the Investors"
Forest Hill Park.
Forest Hill, a suburb OF former Man
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SPLENDID VILLA sIrEs,

Wcsthnm Is a New Proposition Attract
Ing Much Attention, Near Country Club.
When the announcement was made
some weeks ago In the Industrial Sec
ton that strong syndicate had
bought the property UP Al the river,
formerly owned by u colored philan-
ithropic society. and that the same
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Forest HILL Park.
Forest Hill, a suburb OF former Man
chester, now a suburb of Greater Rich
.mond. Is looming UP as delightful
suburb, Forest Hill Is only two and