The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-14
a Week IS Business That
Shows Up Pretty w ell
With Busy Agents.
SUBURBS BOOM;
FIGURES TALK
Main Activity Is Beyond City
Limits, but There Is Business
Doing in Town-Very Inter
esting Figures That Tell
Two Months
Story. Z

With the opening up of SPRING
and 1t was rather late opening, too
the suburbs have loomed no in ine
shape. And just at the present time
1t is likely that the suburbs are the
centre of real estate attraction In and
around about Richmond '.
For Instance, Westhnmpton Is sim
ply spreading itself Golsan & Nash.
the folks who are looking after West
hampton. tell me that they are having
all Kinds Of demands for property
ouL there-residence property, o1 \
course. for that Is the only kind they
have to sell. During the past week
this one firm sold not less than twenty
lots In Westhampton, and they say
that the buyers. the recent ones and
the former ones are arranging to
build on the grounds purchased, and Fl
arranging with a prodigiousness that
means that In short while Vest
hampton Will be a town of huge di-
mansions SO far as lovely homes are
concerned.
To the southside.
Woodland Heights over on the
south side OF the raging James River,
is also doing some stunts In the way
Of building and In the way of munich
pal improvements. The company Is
doing the Improvement in the way
and electric lighting.
In point of fact Woodland Heights
is furnishing city homes away out in
the country. and the agents say the
people are approaching these advan- i
tages and investing there right along.
a dozen or more lots were sold last
week In Woodland Heights.
Norwood Shows Up.
That is to the southwark. and now to
I,,., "a ,l,a III
of Norwood looms up. a lovelier sub
urb Is not anywhere around Richmond.
1t is just to the north of Barton
Heights. and borders on Glnter Park.
John Swartwout. the originator of Nor
wood. Is leaving no stone unturned to
make his venture Joy forever The
houses he IS building there and selling
on accommodating terms are all ir6t-
class and have all of the city improve
ments and advantages that can be
dreamed OF. He has spent not less than
$4,000 In making the water works and
sewerage system complete and this
does not include another $4,000 or
more that has been expended In grano Il
lithic sidewalks, macadamized streets
and other good things to make Nor
wood lovely AMI cityfed Among the
recent purchasers In Norwood are
Charles j, Newell and Hans Deierhoi,
Jr. These men will build at once.
Russell C. Proctor and Arthur Mann
and several others, who bought lots
some months ago. have completed their
homes and are living in the same,
Clutter Park.
Farther on north Is Ginter Park. but {
everybody knows about Ginter Park. /
The company representing this proper
t.. of which company Q. II. Funston Is
the president, has recently gotten out
a most attractive Illustrated folder
which not only tells about the beauties
of Ginter Park and the splendid social
life out there but also of all other
Richmond suburbs. It Is worth any
mans time to read this document, and
anybody who wants to read 1t can get
It right along by applying to the CONS
pany.
There are some other suburbs. not
few of them that deserve special men
ton. but space is scarce. However. It I
must be said that Colonial Place is
right in the limelight. The people who
are handling this property are rejoic-
ing in the sale OF several lots the past
week. With the opening OF spring
weather the company has been expend-
ing not little money in identifying
the property. They have added to its
beauty TO such an extent that the peo-
pie who are this week taking in Great
er Richmond arc tarrying not a little
while to admire the beauties of Colonial
Place.
In Town Again.
But getting back to town. right In
the heart OF the city, so to speak All
OF the agents report pretty good bus <
iness for the past week. but few OF
thom, however, are willing to enter I
into any very special details as to
their biz transactions. There is ample
evidence that the business of the past
week far exceeded the rather DUH bus
mess of the week previous 1t Ia
rather hard to estimate the value OF
the real sales made and harder still
to tell OF the value of those that were
hung on the string and liable to he
made within the next. few days, but
putting the two together and includ-
Ing the swaps and trades and the Z
other kinds OF deals that were made,
all of which We're in one way and an #
the agents. guess the total footlngs
would come somewhere near to ST..
100000.
Some Few Details.
J. Thompson Brown & Co. were much
like the other fellows. that is to say,
reticent as to particulars. did. how. 4,
ever manage to worm out of them
that they sold a $4,000 tract noar
that the purchasers Will utilize as an
industrial development Among other 4
| sales We're some interesting properties
on West Main Street, and some that
lront on size streets, NANNY re5fden-
tial properties. This firm announces
some interesting auction sales for this
week. particulars OF which Will be
found in the advertising columna
W The w Il. Purcell. Ir, Co, made II
some good sales amounting to about
$4,000. mostly in vacant lots and real
dcnce property In tho West End, par II
ticulars OF which are lacking.
DoIngs on Broad street. fis
Amos & Poindexter we're 4 littie
in the last weeks swim and the res II
ports are to the effect that they sold e