The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-07
Slightly Dull Week Fol-
lows Avery Active One.
The Thing Explained.
WEST END BOOMS;
MUCH BUILDING
Many Business Houses Going
Up-Many Buyers on the Mar
ket-Activity Among In
quirers-Moncy Seeking
Z Investment in Rich
! mond Realty.

lonE-faced real estate agent was
interviewed carly yesterday mornins
and he really hed to relate a tale of
woe He went on to explain that Il
was a physical. a financial and a moral
impossibility 10 have two real good
weeks, hand running, In the real cs-
tate business in Richmond. and from
thts standpoint. he argued that the
pas; week vas dull because the prcvi-
ous week had been very likely. To
make his position plain. he said lin
are the hardes, worked men in the
city. or In the world, as for tina, mat
toy. and when they have a real live
week in the selling line 1t takes the
next Teek 10 settle Up, TX papers. ar
range loans, remove mortgages, record
deeds and do whole lot OF other
stunts. That exhausts the physical
part o. It.
Then the lively transactions OF one
week necessarily lead to many imam
ciai do!ngs that must be booked az
tcT the next week. That explains the
hnancia! end of 1t. And then after
busy weeks york in tho real estate
ous.uess there is necessarily ii good
deal OF moral -ecupe!ation due the
next week. but you are a sunday
reckon you can explain that better
IMAM | can"
Something Doing Anyhow.
From all or these standpoints my
moral reaI'cstate friend who at the time
was suffering with ii sore anger. when
he SAID :!ad affected mis- whole brain,
argGcd that Tor the past week actual
business in the real estate realm had
been 1uil--dull because of The con
dtiions set forth above. It may pc
tnat Inc sore anger had SO acted up
on his bra.i. he did NOT see Just aa
brightly as some other agents saw.
But all the same II was generally
agreed tina, las; week wac little
Gtli q 5 compared with the week previ-
Gus
Nevertheless there was something
'iosnG, and out in the Yves, End, wher.
mos, or the activity seems now To-
prevail, there was considerable busl-
meas
somc west End Sales.
Ali this talk about the extension or
Monument Avenue away out into the
country has gotten the agents right
much excited. ana not q few OF them
arc doing business along tina, line. n
do not know that this. talk had any
tllng 10 do with It. out the fact Is
mat there was some right lively pusi-
ness In Monument Annex las; week.
Amos & polndexter sold soodiy lot
~ property out there one OF their deaTs
rooted UP $4,000 for about l65 front
feet. and In addition they sold TO r. II.
Bruce Ave lots. and the buyer took
ihem as good investment. This tirrn
also made some good sales on West
broad Street west OF the Boulevard.
Monument Annex.
hear that there are many Other
good sales in Monument Annex, some
OF which were made by Blanton & Co.
Altogether about 500 feet or say two
blocks, were sold. and all at prices
that pleased the sellers and equally
pleased the buyers. maybe. Perhaps
the biggest deal of the week was inade
over In South Richmond. Vaughan &
Co. sold 10 r. II. Bruce the Leader
building property at Tenth and Hull
streets. and The consideration was in
the neighborhood OF $4,000. This
property has changed hands several
times in tho past year. but It Is now
understood that MIR. Bruce is a per
manent Investor, and he has bought
the property to keep st as an interest
paying investment. Vaughan & Co.
made some other right good little
calls, amounting to nearly $4,000
Ruffin & Sloan turned in right good
little transaction. but they are mighty
reticent about 1t. They sold "A good
lot up on the r., Y. and +. tracks, on
what they call Railroad Avenue and
they got $4,000 for It, They will not
teil who bought 1t. but there is a hint
that some folks who propose TO erect
manufacturing plant of some kind
and want railway trackage are the
buyers.
Phil Kelly to Build.
Speaking about trackage facilities,
inc Phil &. Kelly Co.. Inc, have been
watching the situation for n veal, or
big warehouse facilities for their i'm
mensc wine and whiskey business and
their otherwise shipping business.
Just last week they saw what they,
wanted and they bought 1t. 1t was q
strip OF ground on Eighteenth Street,
where tho Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way tracks come across. The plot Of
old tunnel. Phil kolly proposes to
erect there a frst-class fire proof
warehouse building. He proposes to
make IT Eve stories high. SO that It
will furnish Office room and storage
and warehouse roof for his immense
business And his business is very
immense, for the Phil Kelly Co has
Just closed q oeal Win the Schilt2
Brewery Co., by which Kelly will
control and store the output of that
famous brewery In all this region Of
The country. This fve-atory building
will include an ice factory and a cold
storage plant.
Raab & Co. tell mo OF some right
good sales they had. among them 1881
East Main Street, which they sold to
y. j. Weinburs. Thoy also sold toj
Kaufman & Co., No. 1929 East Main
Street. a number of other sales they