The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-12-19
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The firm Of Gardner MacD Donald
agency, with Offices 1t No. 126 If
Chestnut street, in Virgins, and
phone number 1853, consist Of Nath.
aniel Gardner and Lachlan MacDon-
laid. They are two, hustlers. both Of
them doing q general insurance and
real estate business and conveyance
ing, with special interest in the sale
Of lots and homes in their finely To-
Gated Fairview addition to Virginia,
The firm represents II fire insur-
ance companies, and that is surely
choice sufficient to please any one who
wishes to insure. !.
Before coming to Virginia Mr.. Mac
Donald was for five years connected
with the fire insurance rating bureau
in Duluth, and had ample time to
learn the in and outs Of the business.
Mr.. Gardner was with Lane,
MacGregor & Co. company of Duluth,
making a speciality of liability insur-
ance, but with eyes open to all the
advantages and disadvantages of the
real estate business and general in
surance. Both young men came to
Virginia about two years ago. abso-
lutte strangers, but though it was not
all fair wind and light breeze to
begin with, they saw the future op-
portunity and stayed. By fair and
square treatment they became fav-
orably known to the public, and their
business kept on steadily increasing.
But they saw something that could
be done here besides turning over
lots and writing fire insurance; they
saw and realized what serious prob
lem it was for people coming to be
properly taken care of with houses,
and after getting acquainted with the
surroundings and with the people they
commenced to inquire how they could,
while doing business for themselves,
do it in such manner that it would
appeal to the public.
They realized that it's not enough
that you have something to sell at
a reasonable price; you've got to have
something to sell that the public
needs, something it wants, and then
let the public know that you've got it.
The question of properly housing
people has always been serious one
in large centers of population, and
though Virginia is a little city, it is
really serious question here as we'll.
The reason is apparent. The land
surrounding the city of Virginia is
owned by the big mining companies
practically all by the Oliver, and
cannot be had for love or money to
build upon, either for dwelling or
business purposes. Virginia lies in
a pot, and only one outlet for the ever
coming people can be found, to the
north, and it is to the north, to the
high and beautifully situated Fair
view addition that people are now
looking for future home.
The firm of Gardner-MacDon
Agency has saved neither time or
money to make Fairview one of the
most pleasing spots in the city Of Vir-
ginia;- the ground is naturally high
and the city as well as the surround
ing country can be viewed from all
parts of it.
Gardner-MacDo Agency will
sell you lot and build house on it to
suit the purchaser, for trifle more
per month than you are paying now
in rent. The difference is, after you
have paid few years on the Gardner
Macdonald plan, you own your own
property, but you may pay rent all
your life and own nothing after you
are through.
The firm of Gardner-MacDo Donald
Agency have built Is homes in the
Fairview addition, each one sold on
such easy terms as mentioned; they
own $50 lots in all, so that there is
room for a little city within the city.
The grounds are only stones throw
from the street car line. which runs
by every half hour, and may be uti-
lied for transportation, though the
distance to the business section OF
Virginia is so short that it's only a
matter of few minutes walk.
The firm has been careful in the
selection Of people to whom they have
sold, and they intend to see to it that
Fairview will be and always remain
the ideal location for residences OF