The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
A Quiet Activity That
Hangs About, but Re-
fuses to Talk Much.
BIG BUSINESS DOING
ON THE VERY QUIET
Real Estate People Who Talk,
and Others Who Do Not Talk.
All, However, Are Doing
Business-Million Dollars,
Maybe, Changed Hands
Last Week.

The real estate market is a little off.
The simple fact is that there has been
tribe too much OF speculation"
That is just what q mighty good
authority said to mo yesterday morn
Ing. and yet was not willing to ac-
cept it as cast-iron fact without
some kind OF Sidewalk" indorse-
ment I got the Endorsement from a
man or affairs. man who is in the
habit of advancing the funds. when re-
auired. on real good real estate
speculative proposition. lie said: 80
far as am concerned. and so far as
the financial institution OF which /
arm sometimes supposed TO he the rep
resentative Ia concerned. We are hold
Ing In a little b,t--just waiting"
W. Arc tho World.
asked him What he was waiting for.
and he confessed his ignorance or what
he was really lingering about
j talked with another man who has
always been in The habit OF advancing
u good deal OF money for special pur-
poses. and he said lie had no money TO
lend-tust yet \ talk with another
FELLOW who has some funds generally
10 put out revealed the fact that his
clients had requested him to hold up
n little bit until after March e.
Isn't II Very curious how vote
ana how We pray and how pro-
rhesy. and thcn how wc speculate in
real estate and mix the Whole dog
roned business up in "a most inconsist
ent and most un-Christian kind of WAY ?
But there are Christians and there are
real estate agents and there are reai
estate spectators and there are 9TH
ere. and IL takes many kind OF thiul.;
4 N Ht,.h
mond lis becoming a real big part OF :,
real big world. praise the Lord-a real
estate world that is worth considering.
hut coming down 10 actual facts the
last week WAS not especially brilliant
80 far as sales that were made are
concerned. but there was a great deal
nf brightness in the skies from which
10 look or 10 the future. II is some
thing that is not worth Dragging about,
hut the fact IL that too many OF the
real estate folks arc planning to he
in Washington this week To see some :
thing of the inauguration OF a Demo :
cratic President, and guess this week
IL going to he little dullcr than the
last week has hccn. and that means a
good deal of dullness.
Whnt Was Done.
The past week WAS not bad one.
and set II was one that the agents do
not bras very much about From the
best Information that can be obtained
week were very near to $l.0vV.v0 cS-
ilmatcd on speculative basis Tie
agents who figured largely in the
above doinEs were Charles a Rose
Company. who sold $4,000 worth of
dirt In various parts Of the city aud
out in the suburbs: Richcson & Crutch-
cid. who did some right nice stunts
amounting to $4,000: ,iihbonv G.
Nuckcls. who handled Il lot of property
for quick speculators and turned it
over quickly on the Boulevard and
thereabouts to tho amount Of about
100000. J. Thompson Brown & Co.
who sold business property to pernia :
nent investors amounting to near
100000. Bowlos-Jones Company. who
made. in addition TO their city deals
right big suburban deal. including
lot Of Highland rark property; ~.
W. Bowe & Sons. who 1t is said. sold
over $4,000 worth Of good city prop-
erty and some suburban dirt to add
thereto. Green & Rcdd. who sold $50. 600
worth OF stuart Avenue property and
POSSIBLY aa much more Of suburban,
dirt In the nciChborhood OF Virginia
Place.
Pollard &, Racby made some lively
sales Of Broad street property OF the
strictly business Kind and a lot of res
idential street properties. and farm
just out OF town that is almost resi-
Dental. all of which foots up close To
$4,000. which Is a right good week "a
business.
There are pcrhaps twenty-five other
agents in aud about the city who have
done business that is worthy to be
Dragged about. hut they arc slont and
In mood to beg tho man Of new 8 not
Ia tell Just all tina, he really knows
about il. and the man OF news is pa
tent
hear that at least 30 per cent of
the real estate agents Of the city will
go to Washington to morrow TO look
after the Inauguration of the new Pres
idcnt and, arguing from this rumor.
the prediction is that Tho real estate
business viii he duh this week. 4
pretty good time FOR somebody to pick
up "a bargain. don't YOU Know.