The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-13
Weather Conditions I'm
favorable, but Good
Business Anyway.
CARY STREET SALE;
OTHER BIG DEALS.
Suburbs Looking for Big Spring
Business-Building Outlook
Indicates Spring and
Summer Boon-Notes of
Some Notable specula-
tions-Much Inquiry.

The real estate business for the past
week was little mixed. In the first
place. the weather was not favorable
TO the men who make speciality of
selling suburban property. Rain. snow.
mud and slush seriously hamper the
suburban land agents. because they
can't well get people TO go out and
look at property when they have 10
plow through mud and stuff. and then
even IL they could the suburban lots do
not look altogether so beautiful as they
do In the springtime or in the charm
ing summer days. However. there was
some business done in suburban prop
erty. and lots in the Soldiers Home
region changed hands to the amount
of about $4,000. one firm alone selling
40 feet for $4,000.
ON the Boulevard.
There was some activity also in the
handling OF the lots of the West End
Land Company, and the prospects are
that by early spring all the lots the
company has left will be taken by
SPECTATORS and me-buildcrs. The
managers report much inquiry for
Boulevard properties.
The attractive suburb OF Woodland
Heights is beginning to take on
kind OF spring fever. for the company
reports the sale Of an even dozen
lots the past week. Much new de-
velopment work is planned for Wood
land Heights the coming spring and
summer. The superior location and
many great natural advantages would
seem to insure for this suburb brill
liant future.
building In Gintcr Park.
There comes from down the pike
a pleasing rumor that building oper-
atoms Will soon be very active In Gin
ter Park. It Is already announced
that ground will be broken there this
week for several new homes, among
them being what Is to be an attractive
and costly home for Fritz Will on
Seminary Avenue. a. c. Bedford lis
erecting o handsome home on Brooke
Avenue While the unfavorable
made business in the city proper
little duller than the agents wanted
10 see 1t. there was good deal OF
inquiry that makes them feel that
there Is good future business really In
sight. and in the meantime there wa.
considerable doing in one way and
another
Cary aud Main streets.
Perhaps the biggest single sale OF
the week was that contaminated by
Elan & Funsten, which involved the
saIe and transfer OF the two four.
story brick warehouses, Nos. 12l1 ana
1919 East cary Street. The price paln
for this property was $4,000. anu ~
was bought as an investment.
Z Another sale of interest was that
made by II. Selden Taylor & co. They
sold the old Tobacco Exchange property
No. 1o6 Thirteenth Street, on Snockoe
slip. for $4,000. This WAS private
sale for cash. and the name OF tne
purchaser Is not given. ailHousn :,
Is understood that the property wax
hn,,.bt as an investment. will be I'M
nroyed and made into an up-to'oate
Office building.
I'm. and Downs OF Spectators.
sueculators are quite busy. and some
of Them have done we'll within the
mast two weeks One agent tells me
~ tbe double sale Of the storehouse
M. 1870 East Main Street. An ~,
ycstor held 1t. and the sum OF 49, ~
raye him pretty good profit. anu !. ~ -.
lot & go at that. The very neAs way
the new purchaser solo :" ro n
4 600. Spectator NO. ! IS
! NV. somebody to kick him. 49,.
Another agent tells the story OF w.
q ..ia ~ three pieces OF cheap propel.'
1efferson street for $4,000. ana DC.
,are tho speculator was required :.
~ down the plunks he sold to an
nther speculator for s3'loo.
IN the other hand another agent lla'
.,,i., story: seventeen years ago. oe
sara he became an agent he was
,,or+hful speculator and nc ooueu =
certain piece Of properly ~ g. 80, ~
n,rt Of what is now "dreaeet ~
n,ond.,' He has held it all ,hese sea' :
naid taxes on 1t and lost inc 'hee1.s
IN his money and only yesterday nv - =,
ing got a bid for the properly eaua. y
the exact amount he PAID TOT - .es 81
teen years ago. and ne SUI =, so1
tvn,ninr at the chance very shaa'
Ju.ap. t ~ money was involved an
81, and erstwhtle speculator
ut crvinE any about spilled mllk, -
~. aidn,t commence his speculation
in the right direction.
The 1rm OF Pollard & Hagby repor
,oirlv active business for the week an
+ha sale Of some valuable Main stree
nronorty, the particulars of which me
deciine to give. The members OF I'M
urn, are looking for big spring bushes
ana +hev saw there Is that KIND or IN
a,,irv from all kinds OF investors Wh'c
lads them to think that 1910 Will be
- record. breaking gear in Richmond res
estate. .
Big Handlers of Realty.
Pollard & Bagby are away UP ~ y
IN the real estate line, and their vol
,,n,e of business was enormous Las
year. Some statistics they, give g O.,
ered from the court records, are strik
Inc. There are forty-elght real e
tate agencies in Richmond, and the =
cords show that the total sales
Richmond and suburban property e
last year amounted to traction oV'
$11.000.000.
pollard g. Bagby claimto have so
as per cent OF this amount. and T.
figures they present foot up exact
:2,6s4,o20, and that seems to be apo'
25 per cent. OF the grand total,
This is firm of young men, al
they are hustlers The senior memb'
is II. n. Pollard. IT., and his assoclat
are John Bagby and James j.. 10
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