The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-10
II oliday Dullne ss Is
Expected, but There
Is Something Doing
TRADING IS GOOD.
SWAPPING LIVELY
Considerable Business Among
the Traders-Speculators, How
ever, Are Willing to Await
the Holidays-F a m Gus
Leader Hall of Old Man
chester Changes Hands.

All of the real estate agents. or at
least great many OF them. agree that
the near approach OF the holiday sea
son means bad business for them, and
they arc trying TO get gloomy accord
tngly, but after rcai hard canvass
among them I lind that there Is very
little gloom There Is great deal
of reticence among the agents. They
all look wise and say very little. but
all the same. when they are pressed
hard for facts they cannot help from
smiling and indicating in a way that
they, arc winding UP n mighty good
5ear's business.
As to Trndcs and swaps
L talked yesterday With a real cs.
tate man who was a little on the
pcssimistic order. He was making
some complaint about much trading
and swapping that seems to be goiYg
on In tho real estate world. II is very
true that a great deal OF the business
now in hand in Richmond is on the
trading and swapping order. Well.
what Of II? Looks like n very good
sign OF the times. Bill Jones owns
some Church Hill property upon which
he has been paying taxes several
years. Bill has heard about some boom
ing business in the West End, doubt
less heard about It through the In
patch, Tom Smith owns some West
End property and he has heard. prob.
ably In ike manner, about somebody
in search of factory or Industrial
sites on Church Hill, and he thinks 4;
IS good thing to buy over that way
but he hasn't got any money. Bill
Jones wants TO invest in the building
properties of the West End, and his
little all in all is tied up in Church
oh ttt,
varied views get right together
through the activity of Il real estate
agent and there Is swap. Jones and
Smith both exert their best efforts ana
their best nerve to prove their 1uds-
nent good. and, nine times out OF
ten, both make money by the swap.
Swapping and trading Is a good sign
or the times, and not bad sign, as the
pcssimistc and ancient real estate
agent referred to above would have
us believe. But this Is only introduce
tory. Let's get down to facts.
Mr.. Moore Large Investor.
From the information that is re-
portable. and from that which Is
given out under strict confidence that
facts and figures and persons must
not DO called. It would appear that
within the city limits during the past
week something like 100000 worth
of real estate changed hands in one
way and another. To this amount the
suburbs probably added $500. 900. How
ever. the suburbanites are exceeding
~ reticent as to what Is going on be-
yond the city limits.
Thomas l. Moore was the big pur-
chaser last week Of what may now be
called suburban property. He took In
the tract OF $50 acres In Henrico
known as the Conrad Place. II is
n ant, l.. n
the Country Club, on the River Road
md adjoins very fine property that
was recently bought by Walter H.
Miles. The talk now Is that both
Moore and Miles have only in view
agricultural homes, but all the same
there are rumors in the air. and these
runors being in connection with the
names OF the agencies who have
worked these deals out, 1t Ia very easy
to guess that sooner or later there
will be something doing beyond the
Westhampton layout,as now bounded.
There was some little activity in
tho suburban regions beyond the Bou-
1evard during the past week. and out
on Barton Heights and in Ginter Park
and to all points to the north and
west Of the city there was some In
Qutry as to suburban homes and sites
for the same. but as a matter OF fact
Virginia Place seemed to be some
what in the limelight. and twelve lots
were sold there last week
While tho agents, as rule. are
very willing to accept the iden that
the holiday season Is at hand and
they must have rest, Yet they get
right on tho job when a Job shows
UP. Amos 6 Poindexter got on to
little job Thursday that resulted in
the sale of $4,000 worth OF West
Broad Street property. Golsan g. Nash
hit on to few things that footed up
about $4,000 of business scattered
ali the way from Fifteenth Street to
the far West End. Seldom Taylor &
Company did some trading and swap.
ping for their customers that footed
up more than $4,000.
n. w. Bowe & Son, men who do
very little talking. but a great deal
of business, sold more than $4,000
of good property the past week.
Some Big Sales.
G. a. Rose Company sold the famous
Loader Hall, South Richmond, last
week. This building was famous in
the days of good old Manchester. and
is famous yet. 1t Is located or Hull
Street Nos 10o2-04- 06. p. b. Hatcher
and j.. H. Chappell are the men who
bought the property through tho Rose
Company, and 1t is understood that
they paid $4,000 for it.
The C. a. Rose Company made an
other right big sale during the past
week pretty much a whole block OF
ground at Davis Avenue and West
Broad Street, for which they got some
thing more than $4,000. 1t leaks out
that Henry S. Wallerstein was tho
purchaser OF this fine property N
Congressman John Lamb took time
enough from his. congressional duties
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