The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-15
Many Agents Report Splendd
Sales in Spite of Heated
Term
DEMAND is STEADY
AND HEALTHY WITH
NO BOOM SYMPTOMS
City's Growth and Actual
Business Justifles Prices
Asked, Thinks a Lead
|, ing Man

hile Richmond real estate men m
slst that this is the quiet season 90
the year in sales, and that they are
pusy with new rental contracts, th0a
week has been a busy ono in many o.
the Offices and the aggregate of trsne4ss
actions should satisfy the most critic
cal The fact is, 1t would seem. thaks
R1chmond is growing so solidly and;
steadily that 1t hasn't the time to
spare for dull season In any buai~
ness trade or occupation having to
do with housing the people and fur~s
nishing facilities for its bushes.
Richmond Is the great throbbinAa
commercial and financial heart Of the
commonwealth, and its program may
be described with the one word
Progress" AS the chief spirit OF the
age and the prime movers In the larSs
ger part of the enterprises which make
Tor the growth OF a community, real
estate workers generally deserve much
more credit than the average citizen -
apt to give them. The Richmond
dealers In houses and lands are an
possessed with the belief that every
man should own his home and, A. Z re-@
suit few years hence, a great many
people VIII have. to look back with
gratitude upon the enterprising folk
who succeeded in overcoming all their
weak arguments against making tho
home buying plunge, because Rtch~8
mond Is growing and its property -
growing in value and desirability with
each recurring season.
BY Swap Transaction.
Bianton q Company report tota1
volume of transaction this week ag~
gregating In the neighborhood OF $780,.
Geo, $4,000 of which was in a deal fns
volving the exchange OF large coun~
try estate for city property. While the
papers have not Yet passed this deal
has been "cinehed.f
Sells an 5000 Farm. gs3
The firm OF j. Thompson Brown u
Co. reports the sale of suburban.
farm for $4,000 number OF building
lots near the Cowardin ADDITION. ana
Barton Heights house ana lot, the
sale price of which was $3,1o0
New Residence in Monument AvenuoA
Elan and Funston report the sale
of lot ON Monument Avenue. near the
Stuart Monument, at $1,000 to . pur-8
chaser, who will at once begin the
erection of handsome residence. TheN
report the sale OF property in the
Byrd Park neighborhood at $500, -
Well AS number of other untm.@
proved suburban lots. the purchasers
of which Will improve them.
Steady West End Demand.
Shea and keegan report the sales ~
three improved properties, two Of which
are centrally located and one In thas
West End. at an aggregate figure %
$4,000. This firm reports a steady d.
nland for lots in the West End.
Sutton and Company report thO'
sale OF two houses on Stuart Avenue
which were bought as an investments
at 100000,
Goiss4a IL Nash, wiass make q specaa3as
ty OF Westhampton and vicinity. r.
port number of good sales.
Some Pause in Speculation.
i, n. w. Bowe head of the real egtaA4S
firm of n. W, Bowe Il Son. TAXED tnAs
terestingly on the real estate satnaAl
ton. He said that there was s6snM7
pause In speculative buying but tha43
Richmond's steady and solid GROWTH
1ustities the prices at which property -
now selling.
Chewing Company's Large Sales
The A. J. Chewing Company roas
ports the sales of niue different prupm
critics a. follows: No. SIS JamAo
Street. 729 North Fourth. 1lS EA141
Leigh, 500 North Fourth, 191oI
Floyd Ayenue, so7 South Pine 1114s
West Cary. Ala West Baker, and 16eGl
West Main. agsregating S:6.176 -
value.