The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-29
All Kinds of Richmond
Dirt Is in Active De-
mand Just Now.
BRIGHTNESS MAKES
AGENTS GO SMILING
Numerous Large Sales That
Have Been Made-The Sub
urban Activity Is Noticeable.
Builders and Contractors
Very Busy-No Break
in Building Boom.

The real estate market was decided
~ active the past week. and there was
all kinds OF evidence that the crisp
weather of the week and tho coming
back home of the spectators and in
v.stors had a tendency to make the
hearts Of the real estate agents glad.
Some of the agents. in fact. the most
OF them. were veEy re,icent as TO what
was done and what was being done.
but all OF them were in charming
humor Some OF the very homeiiest OF
them wore smiles that almost made
them good looking. Others merely
kriEned as they limited at rental lists
mat have been closed up and quick
sales that have been made and things
on the string that are expected 10
mater.aiize in ample time TO allow the
agents TO pay for Christmas presents
gu, OF the commissions on the same.
News When IL II News.
While it is true, very true, that all
of these things are going on and many
sales are being made, il is little dir
ncui, 10 get the agents and the buyers
TO tell about the transactions that
have been made or to give any parti-
cu,ars about the same. Maybe they
are RICH, to be reticienL I have heard
OF some very large deals that were
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the newspapers. And Yet, the news
paper is here to print the news. and it
is its business to print II quick. News
that il not printed quick soon ceases
70 be news, and then IL is worthless to
the newspaper, as well AZ to the real
estate agent.
All Of the agents who were inter-
viewed yesterday told OF active busi-
ness, and limited at big sales present
and prospective, and all seemed to be
in great slee. but a very small per-
centage Of them were willing to tell
lust what had been going On under
their own eyes
what the Records show.
However, from here and there.
enough information has been picked
I'D to make il safe to say that within
the last ten days very close TO $4,000
worth Of realty has been bought and
cold in the corporate limits OF Rich
pnond. I, may be that 8: the actual
facts were known the total would 81
up LARGELY beyond the million dollar
aGure, but often deeds solemniy sworn
TO and witnessed in due form by no.
tary do not make known the actual
facts as to real values
The books in the once Of the c!cTA
Of the Caancery Cour; showed that
close TO nfty deeds went TO record 'asf
week The cash value OF these deeds
does not appear on the clerks books.
hut the location Of the property trans
fcrred and some other information in
Aicate to the mind Of the man Of news
that IL required largely more than
$4,000 TO do the business. OF course.
some OF the deeds covered property
that was sold before last week. bas
shen many Of the sales that were made
lsst week VIII figure On the deed books
several weeks hence and SO the aver
age is properly kept
.rspOA FpsO e0e AeeUss.
Pollard 4 Bssby report sales FOR the
1ass ten days that aggregate about
os3s.eee. which includes the following
transactions taken from their books.
They sold Scs West Broad street 20
3. u Bremen. Of Baltimore. price w.
500; eighsy.seven feet On tho north
Vess eorrer Tenth end Broad streets
O rhonsas p. Bryan. SSI.SSo: S"s Esss
HAHN street. known - Cowsrdsn Flsss.
% ". A. Chesscrman. Tor Sss.see. lis
East Frsnklsn SsreeN. st the southwest
corner Of second Street. 10 $ T. Beve-
ridge. for ssNees: ninety NET on ee
north line Of Monument Avenue. be-
tween tire Boulcvsrd and shcppard
osppes. TO A. D.. Guigcn. e1t.sse. fss
1s>s On she sousA Isae o. Broe1 street.
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