The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-06
Record BIZ eaker Was
OPENING w eekof E irst
BalnySpring Month
N ANY BIG SALES
ANDsMORETO. COME
Sales Extend From Church Hill
to West End-Eager 1nquirers
Think Property Holders Have
Inflated Ideas as to Value.
Bcncdictinc Order Buys
Property.

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The balmy days OF the first week OF
I the first spring month put new life In
the real estate a gents and new energy In
the veins OF the people who are seek
ing to invest money in Richmond
realty, and. in consequence. there was
more decided activity in real estate
circles the past week than there has
been at any time this year. There was
inquiry everywhere, and every agent
In the city has been kept busy. II can
not be said that tho sales were as
large as a hurried reading OF tho
above remarks might be expected to
intimate. because the fact is that every,
inquirer does not at once become an
+ investor IT Is certainly true that
many wouldbc investors when they
come to make inquiry find that holders
OF property, and holders who are
anxious to sell. too, have gotten their
Ideas OF value far ahead OF those OF
the wouldbe investor, and in many
circles may be heard the remark that
much property that is supposed to be
on the market Is being held at figures
that are too fancy for the average in
weston.
Immense Transactions.
However, IL all OF the deals that
have been closed by deeds and those
that have practically been closed and
only require tho finishing touches to
be put on by the filing of transfers in
the Office OF the court clerk are counted
and put together the transactions Of
the past week in the city and in the
suburbs were more than 100000
suburban transaction involving
the handsome sum of $4,000 is prac-
ticaliy closed. and unless some hitch
comes or this week shall witness one
of those proverbial slips 'twiSt the cup
and the lip, the deed that will finally
close the matter viii pass to record
this week 1t Is no secret that this
deal means the transfer OF the ". A.
Hammond property, adjoining Ginter
Park. TO j. Scott Parrish. of the
Minaborya Ear. Thus two .-magnifi-.
cent flower gardens In tho suburbs
and two floral establishments in the.
city will practically become one. Mr..
Hammond being the seller at 100000
and SIR. Parrish the buyer.
Some More Mig Deals.
There are we'll authenticated rumorsI
OF another deal Of equal proportions
in the same section. but the supposed
~ interested parties are exceedingly
reticent. and will not give out word
for publication. In fact. one OF them
supposed TO know something about III
declared with emphasis that any pub
lie mention OF ii now might throw
+ all the ia, in the fire." which would
not be good thing for Richmond.
However. It Is said that Northern
gentleman OF very large. means who
has fully decided TO locate IN Rich
mond is the buyer.
Another saction which is Of de-,
cided interest is the purchase by P.
3. Hatcher OF the property at theI
southeast corner of Eighth and Grace
Streets. so long owned by the Sowlaal
estate. II Is understood that Mr..
Hatcher. who Is an investor. paid SAT-
500 for this desirable property. Mr..
Hatcher was seller OF property as
we'll as buyer last week, he having
property to the amount OF $4,000.
4 Denedictine College Coming.
Still another interesting deal wa
the one by which Mrs. j. 3. Kidd
bought from F. c. Hunter 200 feet
the r.. II & p. tracks, for which she
paid s1s,500 cash. 1t Is understood
that Mrs. Kidd proposes to erect on
this lot another PIN Money Pickle"
deals that have been hanging f fire for or
some time. BY these sales the Right
Rev. Leo Haid; Bishop OF North Caro-
Order IN the south became the pur-
chaser OF whole block OF land ad-
Joining the Confederate Soldiers,
Home and bounded by SHEPPARD street
nue. and West Street, The bishop
bought the property. nearly three
acres In all, for the Bcnedictine Order
of the Catholic Church. the purpose
being to erect as soon as practicable.
suitable buildings for a Ben edictines|
military college. This is important
deal, in that its contamination can
but have the effect to increase values
greatly in that region. especially i'll
to the same eighborhood. as now
seems likely.
From Church Hill to West End.
~ Thompsons Bro oSSd & co.,report the
lerty. but gave no particulars. eScept
to say that the lots and the houses
sold by them are scattered all the
way from Church Church Hill to the West West
Richeson &: crutchfield, another,
agency which was shy when particu-
lars were asked. say they closed out
$4,000 worth last week. The prop-t
ferty sold consisted Of Jackson Ward
two lower Main Street stores, and
twenty acres Of land ION the Three
t Charles l., Rose Company collected
$4,000. Pollard 6 Bagby would give
no further particulars OF sonleS.shis
sales they made than Is contained
in the followinE: One piece OF Nest
5Rroad Street dirt for $4,000: one
piece with $improvements--the reon in
the heart OF the clt,,s for &s37. % 90. and |
two pieces with improvements on West
Main Street. for SIT 900.
DigGer Things ON Ahead,
Amos & otndeXter. like all the other
agents. told OF unlimited inquiry and
the hard tines they are having to
get the iiloas&ot the buyers and the
sellers o line, and they had to cons
tent themselves WITH $1,000 Df actual
slastingly loading mp the string"
35 BY the way. all COT the agents saw.
that, and The Indications are that theI|
\ Sarnest and there will be exceed
.ingly lively times In real estate err
;cl ga 81 from noW&4llnt tha1 tOrrid siini