The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
I a permanent investor who is able

OF permanent investor who Is able
to hold 1t and Will hold 1t for GER
tain future developments that arc sup
posed to be sure to come In view OF
the doing, OF the Richmond. Freder-
icksburg and Potomac Railroad au-
thortties and certain Industrial plants
that are seeking trackage accommo-
dattons and all that kind OF thing.
This is somewhat disgusting to agents
and spectators.
Another deal of some Importance
was the sale OF the property 22 North
Ninth Street, now occupied as a tenn
porary restaurant and hota by VII
dam Rueger.
The lot fronts thirty-eight feet and
was sold BY Elan & Funston for some
thing like $4,000 and the Joseph
Bryan estate was the purchaser
Other Sales Here and There.
Pollard q Bagby. while complaining
OF dull business. report the sales OF
about $4,000 worth of property in
various parts OF the city. $4,000 Of it
being Broad Street ground
Brooke & Co. tell OF sales Of some
goodly grounds and buildings Of CEN
trail location. the total OF which was
about $4,000.
McCurdy & Johnson said they had no
complaints to make of business for the
past week their sales having footed
up more than $4,000. among which
were Main Street store, Monument
avenue lot. sixty feet of ground on
Grove Avenue. sixty feet on West
Broad near Meadow Street. and some
other deals on Hanover and other
streets. H115
Seldom Taylor & Co. tell OF some
right nice little deals right on the
counter and some prospective larger
ones In the aeroplane that may fit,tera
hrma next week and get on the re-
cordins clerks books
y. w Bowe s Co. report business in
a satisfactory condition. and some good
sales made. good for hot weather
times.
Williams & Cease tell OF a number of
small sales, suburban and otherwise
but say none of them We're large
enough for special mention Two dozen
other agencies interviewed make SINH
lar reports.
In the Suburbs.
The men who handle suburban prop
erty talk enthusiastically of the beau
Ties OF the suburbs and the good things
hanging on the string, but they are
little reticent as to actual sales for
the past week
However, it may he said that the su
burban agents are keeping the prom
Uses they made In midwinter to make
spring improvements in their proper
ties. The Colonial Place people are
making all of the promised improve
ments. and some OF them have been
completed. Stuart Avenue has its
promised granolithic sidewalk, and the
parked centre is nearly completed.
Great improvements are being made
In the Monument Heights and Three
Chopt Road region. and to morrow a
contract for further Improvements that
have been entered into Will BIO put In
operation. This contract calls for paw
Ing and other improvements, and work
on 1T VIII be commenced to- morrow. so
it is said.
Woodland Heights.
Woodland Heights keeps up its ex-
cellent record, and "A wonderful amount
of most substantial residential con
struction work IS being pushed to com
pletion by homebulders
The company's new artesian well is
now down to n depth OF about $50 feet
Upon Its completion the company ex-
poets to be able to meet the demands
from Forest Hill and other adjacent
territory for water service. The rapid
development of Woodland Heights
forced the doubling OF the water plant
last year.
There is big demand for choice
home sites in Woodland Heights, and
the company expects to close out the
remainder of their good locat lions be-
for the end of the season.