The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-19
Rain Interferes With Unusu-
ally Full Program Of
Public Actions
BUSINE S rs BRISK
SPITE OF SETBACK
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Lots in New Subdivisions
Pavin2=Some Note
worthy Sales to In
dividuals

While several days Of rainy weather
tnserfered with public auctions and 70
some extent with private sales the
week has been "a busy one with local
real estate men n no inconsideruble
amount of Richmond dirt has changed
hands. But fer the inciement weather
the transactions would have been much
heavier for there were more pubic
auction sales on the program than Tor
any week OF the year thus fa4, ahc
many % these had 10 be postponed.
There were a few large deals put
through. all the deaiers enjoyed D.
period of prosperity.
Coissn Il Nash are pushing their
subdivision at W~esthampton. with
wonderful success. They disposed OF
eleven lots at Club View and one at
College Park. the past week. This IS
proving one of the most popular SUI
-S.t4rhs around Richmond, With the new
Country club located there and tins
early prospects OF the Two handsome
buildings of Richmond college.
Another rev subdivision which Is
popular because Of It's beautiful sur.
~roundings and ex~elusiveilcss Is West
Erook Lawns. which Hawkins * Bu-
ford are handling. This property whe
eat otf iron, the magnificent Gintct
estate ard IN that portion which eHl'
GEdEStfi tffF btA4Lit4tAl n AS. IF iN"NN-
through the property are all private
for the use OF the residents. and are
shaded by trees twenty years old.
Already plans are OH foot for "a NUM-
her OF handsome residences on THIS
property. which adJoins Ginter PARK
and promises to be- popular,
One OF the interesting d"ais OF TIT
week and perhaps the largest individ-
and transactions were by X. J.. Barnes
He bought property on Hun street.
South Richmond, amounting 10 s4e.eoh,
AMI also purchased the Commonwealth
bank building at T~wcnty-tifth ana
EF8ffsf. a three story brick structure,
fur xzi.sa1. ana haif 4 block of land lii
Gtnter Park for 81. 100. The deals were
-r+trrt-d through Robinson, & Phillips.
These agents sold also some other VA
liable property during the week, X.
IT. StUstz bought tfTe nut at 81 N0rtE
Twentv.ninth street for $4,000 and the
residence at S22e West Main street for
$a.sca. William c. Jackson, through
the same agency, secured "A lot on
Grove avenue for s103 a front foot
one on Cary street for SIS per front
s,ot and one ON Main street fnT S2ah (.
Frout loot, Or. Geo, IS. Cav purchaser
M. Sos North Tenth street for si,uvo.
Dr. CAV also bought 3st acres IN
Green spring for 5000. TEis agency
also disposed al the tat, fol West
fssAkef &tfcHI LOT Ses'FN AAI u 50 -
-L-cuigia -rauntE Tor 81
Another active Individual buyer IA
,h. weeks market WAS s. =. Meredith.
H., secured the hnlidins Mt 223 Cover
,..,r street. for $4,000; four residences
"a, North Ninth street for @l2,aop q
Iot on Brooke avenue st the tnteTsse~
tion Of the Seaboard Air Lille tracks
for 81. 200.
Down Town Property Sold.
T, A. Connolly & Co put through
deals amounting to $T4.550. which
hrare a valuable piece OF down town
nusinAgs oner that brought Sa5.-
ooo The other sales were residences
nm Grove avenue $4,000; Hanover
81 200. FLOYD. IS. 100: Eighth street
s4aoo. Twenty-fifth street. $2,soo. and
81 lot in Ginter Park which broughl
s1,Sso.
I. Thompson Brown & Co. report
the sale OF ten lots at auction on
Davis .ay Film and Gary streets.
4 W ANA d. lee Davis and others
were the puronHsers. the tots aggrs-
eating nearly $4,000. improvements
will follow the, sale. A numbe OF
transactions OF large. public interest
are expected to he closed h forth
coming week.
Green n Iiedd report a busy week,
thcir largest deal being a timber tract
deal In another State. In which
1850. 900 VIII change hands.
And SO on down the line--an the
agents busy, all smiling over the com
- f,rats Bile xssiufne of business the week
had turned ver, and at even brighter
prospects ahead.
Annexation Agitation.
The annexation talk will not down.
and there are those who predict that
before many moon have passed 1t
win be an accomplished fact. When
the move is made 1t naeans that Nor
wood, Highland Park. Barton Heights
ana perhaps other subdivisions will
b taken under the wing Of the NUM-
lfpality. and between thirty and forty
thousand reople added to Rtchnond's
population The whole thing started
over the extension of Monument ave-
nue.. The more stumbling blocks
the railroad puts In the way OF the
residents OF that fine street the more
determined are the residents that
Monument avenue shall be length
ened. It was street gossip yesterday
that some Of them were going to tax
off their coats and work for annexa-
ton. because they believe annexation
the only solution OF their problem.
There liz still talk among the young
members in real estate circles OF a
real estate exchange. In fact. II has
been talked for i've years, and notn-
Ing has come OF 1t but talk. but 1t Is
current gossip now that a determined
effort Is 10 be made to effect an or
ganixation patterned after similar or
CARNATIONS In other cities. There are
those dealers who believe an ex-
change would be Of great practical
benefit In many ways,
Mother Falls 70 Rsturn.
Nav Belle Peterson. colored. who
Iivss in the rear Of 1890 East Marshall
street. took charge Of 4 two-months-
old color4d baby yesterday morning
the mother promising TO rAturn FOR
charRe At sunget the mother had
failed IA return. and. - May had plen-
". cl hAr she sAnt- tn 1oundltna