The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-14
REAL PROPERTY
CHANGING HANDS
One Agent Alone Negotiates
Deals Aggregating More
Than $4,000
TRADING CONTINUES
ACTIVE AND STRONG
Many Operators Pay Special
Attention to Farm Lands,
Bringing Settlers to
Virginia

Real estate Ia picking up. This Is
admitted by practically all the opera
tors in the business in Richmond.
Inquiries, they say. are coming in on
all sides and more than one good deal
was put through during the week.
Activity in trading il especially mark
ed both in city and suburban prop
erty.
Balny weather. more in keeping
: with the spring than the mid-winter
season, has been a large contributing
factor, they say, In boosting the mar
ket since the first OF the year. As a
result most OF them have been wear
ing smiles.
l.. W. Harris. who recently went
into business On his own hook at llfo
East Main street, probably takes ths
lead in the number and amount OF
sales executed during the week. AZ
any rate. the figures he had on tap
for the man OF news exceeded those
81 any other operator handling Rich
mond dirt.
First OF all, he reported the sale
Of six two-story brick dwellings on
West Marshall street for Il. r, Green
for the round sum OF Sl3.beo- Next.
he sold for Mexsrs. Baldacci, Mar
chstti and others too half blocks on
Stuart avenue near the Battle Abbey,
the sum involved being $3i,2Sp. For
W. j. Crump he disposed OF ii two
story residence at 1871 West Grace
street for $4,000. the buyer In this
instance being DIR. Richard Z. Walden.
For Henry s. Wailerstein he sold one
half block near the Battle Abbey site
for S14.Si2.sa. He also sold for T. F.
Green one apartment house on West
Main street for Sill eco.
Has Big Deals In Hand
In addition to these sales, Mr..
Harris announces that he has several
large deals In hand which are likely
TO maferialixs within the next week
or SO.
The Noonandson Realty Corpora
ton reports that IL sold pretty dwell
ing on Church Hfll for $4,000. the
residence being located at 1908 TWEEN
ty-fifth street. Another residence ON
Floyd avenue near Strawberry street
the firm sold for $3.50o.
As an evidence OF activity in trad
ing this firm is now engaged In putting
through swapping deal whereby
certain Franklin street physician will
exchange his handsome SIS. 600 resi-
dence on this thoroughfare for piece
Of suburban property In the West
End on which he purposes to build
home for himself and family.
Another Instance of swapping Ia
found Ia the case of we'll to do
farmer OF Gooch!and. who wishes To
sell property in this county valued at
$4,000 fer a good city home where
he could spent the rest OF his days
n mia urban: surroundings s.>
This question OF farm land Is fast
getting TO be an important one with the
Richmond agents. IA number OF whom
have already begun to make il a spe-
ctalty. From many parts of the couu-
try inquiries are pouring in and not
day goes by but that some settler
from distant State In the North or
Middle West pulls up stakes, an Ii
were. and comes To dig better living
out of old Virginia soil. ~ Cover
nor Mann would doubtless put II, were
he writing this.
Looking For Apple Land.
Golsan and Nash report that they
have been IN communication during
the week with several farmers in tho
Northwest who want TO get more in
formation as to apple growing lands
in Virginia and they are confident of
being able to close several deals with
these out OF Staters.
1t Is generally recognized that yir-
Kinia has just as good land for va
riety OF purposes as liz to be found
anywhere in the country and il IL
evidently the determination of the
Richmond agents to be In the fore
front in helping to impress the fact
upon those who are from Missouri
on the subject.
Reverting to city property. Amos g.
Poindexter report the sale OF half
block on Main street between Shop
herd and West for $4,000. They also
sold q lot with nifty feet front on
stuart avenue near Roseneath road
for 1880. A brick dwelling on Vine
street was disposed of for $4,000
through this firm.
Building Is Active.
building operations In Richmond
and vicinity continue active. During
the week the Richmond and Henrico
railway asked for sub estimates on a
sub station power house IL proposes
to erect with thirty-foot front at Jail
alley and Marshall street. The COM
pany expects to have its main sta
ton at the foot OF Louisiana street
completed In the course OF the next
two weeks. at which time II is hoped
to have matters pretty well In shape
for the operation of cars. The via
duct II has constructed across the
valley IL expected to be thrown open
to vehicle and pedestrian traffic by
February !.
In this connection it may be stated
that the toll charge for pedestrians
will be one cent; that for singIe-horse
charge for q double team will be ten
cents. All city employees and con-
veyances will be allowed to pass overl
free.
Tho board OF aldermen during the
week concurred with the common
council In passing the amended Ordi-
nance providing for the purchase OF