The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-06
BIG SALE Of
week MADE ON
THE BOULEVARD.
Williams & Cease Close 200
Feet Front for About
500, 900
SEVERAL AGENTS
CLOSE GOOD SALES
OF FARM PROPERTY
Prospects for 1912 Business
Is Good--Revive Rumor
of Apartment House
in West End

" atfV Ah9 AVds CSt1b0 SblCh a4A AsSs
yet fully recovered from tho shock Of
= real holiday season when the raure-
sentative Of The Richmond Virsinian
called on thom yesterday. there were
strong indications that the short sea-
son OF suspended animation was about
! over. ~, a.
There have not been many sales
made the past weeks. Some OF tho
agents OF course have closed big
deals over which they have been
agonixing for months, but the ma
Jority OF them had little to talk about
but the splendid prospects for the
year.
Among the more conservative men
In the business regret WAS expressed
that there was so much OF what might
be termed the boom spirit In the
business. Sales have been largely
over played as news. they are con-
strained to believe. to the end that
property holders have an altogether
too exaggerated u notion Of the value
OF what they have. These agents, too.
deplore the fact that at times deals
have been reported that have not
appeared later on the records.
The Richmond Vtrginian has made
an earnest effort TO Gull out OF its
reports all doubtful transactions.
Necessarily agents reports OF sales
are indefinite In order that their buai-
ness may not be unduiy exposed.
100000 Transaction.
The largest real estate deal Of the
week was that closed by the firm Of
Williams 4 Cease and aKgreGateA
over 1900 feet front on the Houie-
ward The sale was made for the
Went End Home Building Association.
the owners OF the property, ana II
lathe neiaAhcFAaed at Chat street.-
The purchaser are syndicate OF
few wen-known men Of means. who
have not vet stated what they viii do
with their purchase. Williams 4
Cease closed IN last eek a property at
The eerHeF OF Sixth and Canal streets
to Thomas p. Bryant. the amount Of
the transaction being $4,000. They
also sold property tn the value OF s17.-
500 on Chafffn and Beverly streets,
near the Boulevard.
The firm Of Garrett 4 Company
has met with very considerable sue
cess In the handling of country prop
crfy during tho past fortnight. They
report the sale of timber land in Han
farm ut $1,000: a piece OF improved
property In the city OF Williamsburg
at 47.400; a s4-acre tract on the
Creighton road at $500 and a $50
acre tract In Hcnrico at $500. They
report continuous GOOD demand for
farm property
Tho firm Of Gibhcney & Nuckois
- very comfortably located In its new
homo at No. 1914 East Main street.
A comfortable reception room II be-
ing furnished tor callers, and every
thing will be done for the comfort
Of the FIRMS company" While this
frm r. one Of the youngest In the
city, Il has made . great record.
having sold many hundred thousand
dollars worth OF property In its ca
reer OF few months II reports
the closing Of a $4,000 lot In the
West End this week and splendid
prospect for other nice deals In the
near future.
Rumor Of Apartment House.
Ono OF the Interesting rumors that
has been going the rounds for some
little time was that recent purchasers
a. the property Of the Shepherd e.
tate, 1t the corner Of Monument ave-
nus ana the Boulevard. would erect
3 modern apartment house. This re-
mort Wa not confirmed. but has been
TALKED considerably about town.
Messrx Green q Redd report that
they have pretty well sold out on
vfrrtuia Place lots. although there
nro 4 few more Ieft. This drm has
made Z splendid record on this prop
{ erty. Which promisss to become one
Z az {hS most popular 81 ths newer
suburban sections.
q. a. Hawkins, erstwhile commis-
elOAer Of the revenue. but now . full
ned9ed real estate man. with IN ac-
tive selling force and . prospering
hnsineaM does not believe much Ia
hunting with hrass band. and does
no4 ny very much about HE aAles,
ne rscoFds. nowevsS. are speaking
fce Themselves. and 4 b known that
1dT3HE ma Wzck M hHI utu1ed tas
oaao az q e3.eO0 farm on the Ashiand
eaf Tine 10 4 Richmond man seNkan4
i country horne. He also closed sale
6Y residences on west Cary and West
Clay streets. axxreEafins $1,000. dur
~ine the week, besides other proper
tiNs, Il Ii understood