Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
THE WEEKS TOTALS.

Local real estate sales showed sub
stantal gain last week over the pre-
vious period despite the fact that II
was fair week. Business was much
brisker than that of the previous week.
and there vas Il tendency TO deal !n
large properties. while heretofore local
buyers and sellers OF real estate had
contcntcd themselves with trading in
smaller lots Of land Although q great
majority OF the business men and real
estate dealers were interested In the
sale OF Liberty loan bonds they found
time to complete a number Of real cs-
tate deals
The number Of property transfers
completed was larger than that of the
previous week. while the amount of
money also showed an increase. There
was n gain in all varieties OF deeds.
The amount Of money borrowed on real
estate also was larger than that Of the
previous week. while real estate re-
leased from mortgages showed an in
crease.
Featuring the sales during the week
was property transfer between the
Richmond Dairy and Coleman Workman
which amounted to $4,000. Mr. Wor-
than purchased from the dairy com
pany lot Of land at the southwest cor
ner OF Harrison and Franklin Streets
Tor $4,000 The property has front
age of sixty three and one half feet on
the south line of Franklin Street and
extends back 10 a depth Of IA feet
DAIRY COMPANY ACQUIRES
MAIN STREET STORE
This transaction was somewhat OF a
trade. as the dairy company becomes
the owner OF lot OF land and improve
men;s on East Main Street; tax
valuation OF $4,000 was placed upon
This land, which is located in the heart
or Richmond's business section. This
lot has frontage of nineteen fee.
ten and one-half inches on the north
line OF Main Street, and liz known at
Ills East Main Street
Property situated on West Broad
Street was sold to Henry S. warerstein
by j. b. Hatcher for $4,000 Tho
transaction included improvements.
known as 1927 West Broad Street. Tho
lot fronts on the south line OF Broad
street for distance OF twentv-onc foot
and extends back n depth Of 100 feet,
o. J. Sands has purchased from T
T. Fonvillc handsome home on m.
boulevard for 10000. The lot has a
frontage Of thirty fee: on the east line
OF the boulevard, and extends back for
distance Of 1904 feet The dwelling
is known as II South Boulevard.
The real estat" market was steady
throughout the entire week. with the
exception OF Wednesday. which was
Richmond Day at the State Fair when
closed The remaining days Of the
week found considerable activity.
SEABoARD SELLS PROPERTY
on FIFTEENTH STREET
saturday. which is generally a duh
day. was featured by one OF the largest
deals OF the week being formally COM
pletcd The Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way Company and Savillc & Claiborne
Inc. were the principals In n very i'm
portant deal, when the latter became
the owners of a lot OF land on the new
cast line Of Fifteenth Street, eighty
feet north Of Dock Street The To-;
eon.a!ns over 10000 square fec, and
was sold for sl5.75O
Building operations In Richmond arc
on an upward trend and each week tha
repair and erect permits" increase
over the previous period. There is com
paratively little activity in erecting
buildings but the repair permits are
running exceedingly high The amount
OF money spent for repairing buildings
during the past week was s2070o
Tn" burning Of the Twenty Five
Cent store. which is owned bv s 6
Eresge Afforded the only excitement ~
the week. The ccnnagration occurred
on Friday afternoon and did consider
able damage, to the stool, 81
goods in the store. bu, yerv ,it.
tie damage TO the building itself n
is said That the loss will amount Ia
$4,000 The building was damaged IN
the extent OF $1,000. but Kresge has
been issued permit to rcpair the
structure, ard business operations ore
expected to be resumed shorty
Among the changes IN the retail
section OF Broad Street is the removal
OF the y. e. Taylor Co. to II West
Broad Street. the store until recontIv
occupied by ]. r. Mosby G. Co Tho
new r. 3. Taylor store will omen ;ts
doors to the public on Thursday
morning The f. r. Taylor store ~
1oll East Main Street. will be continued
until after the holidays. after which
both wholesale and retail stores will he
located ut tie Broad Street address
REAL ESTATE; MEN
TO JOIN IN PARADE
Members of the Richmond Real Estate
Exchange and their employees will
parade this afternoon in the extensive
Liberty loan demonstration. r M
Boykin' secretary Of the exchange.
last night requested all real estate men
10 assemble this afternoon ut 2:45
o'clock near the Dr. Hunter Mcclure
statue In the Capitol Square. near tho
Eleventh and Capitol Streets entrance.
They will then move into the parade "a
It forms. preparatory to marching to
the city Auditorium
CHANCERY TRANSFERS.