The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04
houses and sornP vacant property
were included in the sales.

houses and somp vacant property
were included in the sales.
Eight Farms Sold.
The Southern Land and Realty
Company reports the sale of eight
farms within the past three months
aggregating $4,000. Most OF these
farms were purchased by settlers
from other States and are located in
the Piedmont section OF Virginia.
Several sales of importance that
went to record during the week arc
as follows:
Fl. NJ. Airport and wife 10 James
u. Carneal. thirty feet on the south
line of Monument avenue, with "a
depth of 1874 feet. $4,000.
r. r. Murphy and wife ~ II. s
Wallerstein. 100 feet on the south
line of Broad street, between Shafer
and Harrison streets. $4,000.
III :. Wallerstein and wife 10 e. +.
Garnett. same property, s32,5o0-
f. u, Hotchkiss and wife, +. n.
Hotchkiss. Jr.. and wife TO Shere.
wcilf. Lipscomh. Morris and Vowel.
twenty lots in Hampton Park. SEQ
500
Main street Prospects.
In some realty quarters opinion is
prevalent that Main street between
Fifth and the Jefferson Hotel viii re-
ceive much attention within the next
year in connection with business
property investment. This section OF
Main IN already attracting consider
able notice in a business way, ana
1t is predicted that there will he un-
usual activity along this thoroughfare
within the next three or four months
tru oil ha
expire September /. and 1t is said
that "A number of them viii not be
renewed fer the reason that the own
ers of the property expect to devote
IL to more profitable purposes.
Az a general rule. rentals through
out the city will vary very little in
price the coming year. IL is said.
Those in the West End are rather
high, realty men admit. but not too
high when the value of property in
that section is considered. In other
sections better provision Is made Tor
the poor man. but he has little chance
OF securing reduction in rents in any
section, II rents go up. he must seek
cheaper quarters, unless his salary
Is raised In the meantime.
Building Is Active.
Building operations continue IT.
even during the summer months.
Work is expected to begin the first
Of next week on the Virginia Trust
Company skyscraper on north Main
near Eleventh. The contract has just
been let for the new Broad Street
Bank contract and a new apartment
house at Grace and Henry streets is
in prospect. This building is to he
cut up by DIR. Ben NJ. Rosebro at
a cost OF about $4,000. 1t will he
three stories high and will contain
Ave apartments. one on the first floor
and two each on the others.
Bids win be opened Monday for
the exhibition building at the State
Fair Grounds. and bids were sched-
uled TO be opened Saturday afternoon
for new car barns which the Virginia
Railway and Power Company VIII
erect In the West End in the vicinity
of the Reservoir. at cost of about
100000.
II, & III. starts work.
Another item OF interest is the fact
that the Richmond and Henrico Rail-
way. after many delays. has at last
begun construction OF the Marshall
street viaduct. which will connect
Marshall street across the valley from
Twelfth street to Twenty-first on the
Church Hill side. The structure will
be more than half mile In length.
It IL being erected by the Oscar Dan
iels Company. of New York, which
recently finished the contract to erect
the new Manhattan bridge ncross the
East river. connecting New York
with Brooklyn. This structure cost
s22.0o0,oo0, and is a mile and half
in length.