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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22
Deal in Suburban Property

Current on the street yesterday was a wholly reliable
approximately 100 acres of land so situated as to be easily
developed as city property.
The first purchase of 80 acres was concluded Friday aft
ernoon, and negotiations for a second purchase of about the
same acreage were said to have been closed just before the
noon hour Saturday.
The total amount involved was close to 100000, a top
price it was regarded, but the property is said to possess a
topography that will make practically every foot of it avail
able for development purposes.
It is described as situated just beyond a certain widely
advertised house planning concern, and to be easily accessible
by three car lines and within the five cent zone. :
The street report did not connect the deals up with the
new housing corporation, and in one quarter where certain
facts connected with the transfer were known, it was said
that the purchase was made by parties not directly connected
with the proposed million dollar building company.
"f the purchasers are invited to throw in with the
housing corporation they might decide to do so, said a gen.
tleman fairly conversant with the details of the transaction,
but the deal was not made dependant upon such a con
%tingency.'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22
I. P. A. DELEGATES
ARRIVE HOME SAFE

The Richmond delegates to the T.
p. A., convention at New Orleans re-
turned home Sunday night after a
trip from the gulf city devoid of In
cident with the exception of a near
wreck about twenty-seven miles east
of Atlanta. The draw head from the
engine dropped to the tracks causing
the wheels of a forward coach to
leave the rails. The coaches were OF
steel construction and but for this
many of those aboard Claim a serious
wreck would have resulted. The air
brakes worked perfectly and the
train was soon brought to a stop. and
after a short delay the journey home
ward was resumed.
The Richmond delegates were S. II.
Ellerson. H. L. Harwood, w. B. Grid
lin. T.. A. Brooks, Jr., W. l.. Brinkley,
r. w. Christian and W. H. urquhart.
All the Richmond men in the dele
cation are enthusiastic ives The out
come OF the convention. especially
the movement started for a great
monument In Hampton Roads to COM
memorate the work done in the
world wal by the American gailors and
soldiers. The idea of a monument was
suggested by w. d. Cridlin Of this
city. and when he had fnished his
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22
RIGHT AND
MARKING RIGHT

The express companies for some
time past have been pushing a cam
paign of Packing Right and Mark
Ing Right" 1t has been stated by
those in a position I o know that this
campaign has already saved The
shippers of the country millions OF
dollars.
The package OF goods that goes out
OF your establishment whether it be
"a box. 4 bale, a bundle or a barrel,
represents you and your house to the
purchaser Of your goods. OF course
yur pride yurself in the goods you
make. II you ship them to the trade
not properly packed and parked il
like dressing a king in the garb of a
hobo,
Over a hundred million dollar was
paid out last year by ths various
transportation companies of the coun-
try for claims. losses and damages on
various commodities in transit. The
economic effect of such tremendous
losses as this should certainly bear
heavily on the entire manufacturing
wholesale and jobbing trade through
out the United States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22
No Prospect Of
Any Big Reduction
In Building Material

two weeks z we sent a man into
Z the southern mill country and moved
MIN through the yellow pine belt from
North Carolint TO New Orleans with
out finding the least indication OF any
reduction in the price of mill stock.
We found, on the other ha nd. that the
millnt"n were stiTeninc and in ON
quarters raising their price. while
others declined to hIl it"
This Is an experience related by
A. X. M~uhleman, of the building
firm Of Muhieman Thursday. Speak
ing further Mr.. Muhleman said:
when we started this buyer off It
was with instructions to place a single
order for enough material to finish
twenty OF our houses. Four years &
he need not nave gone further than
the Carolinas- On his trip he went
to practically every big mill plant in
Georgia, Alabama. Florida. Mississippi
and Louisiana before he could close
his business and return to Richmond.
There is a reason for this. A great
part OF Europe must be rebuilt. Lum-
Der by hundreds Of shiploads for
England, France. Belgium. Italy.
Greece n the retaken portions of
Germany must be supplied by Ameri-
can mills from American pine sutmp-
age. We are our years behind in
building operations in the United
States, and every city in the land is
working feverishly to obtain material
for house construction. Therefore,
the demand js really in excess Of the
supply and IT will continue SO for the
next ten years.
How then can We expect any re-
dnctton in building material prices ?
Why should we wait to begin con-
struction when every law OF
tells MS loudly that prices will have an
Iupward-rather- than aewnward-ten
Edency7
1T Is Idle to expect the pay Of the
skilled mechanic, the carpenter, brick
man. fnisher, or the earnings of com
mon labor to be less thar at present,
IL Is not patriotic to ask labor to &c
PACK 20 the old scale. Even II we
shonld politely make the request labor
would refuse. and II ought to refuse
He 'w-oTkfnsrYfan IS coming into hif
own; he is receiving a wage toda,
that Will enable him to take are ot
his family and educate his children
and giv them better living conditions
and n better social status, and thes,
things are making a bigger asset o.
MIN as a citizen, go why shontd there
be a return to the old wake SCALE
MANY people who ninety and ever
sixty days ago were hesitattng abou,
building are now convinced that It II
nnwtse to wait LANCER. We canno
build A house today for the sam,
money we built them three month
ago. And II may be that three month,
hence we annot build for the sam.
money we do today.
Easing the future by our own ex
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22

mills In the country withdrew their
prices June Is. This does not mean
that they have no goods, but it does
mean that they are revising their
prices, and the next quotations will
be higher.
Doesn't Like to he Quoted.
w. r. Northen. manager of the
Straus Bros. and said he
didn't like to be quoted as II was a
difficult matter to fully grasp the price
situation. We confront today a condi-
ton entirely new to the world. Moth
Ing lik II ever happened before, so
that we have nothing on which to base
conclusions as regards future prices
for commodities. Mr.. Northen said his
house was advising customers to buy
only for present needA. and not to over
stock. He believed 1t was the best plan
for everybody to adopt a conservative
attitude towards the market. Goods
inay go higher. but he didn't believe in
soaring people into buying expecting
q rise and a scarcity of goods.
Retailer Depleted His stock.
M. NJ. Anderson, of Anderson Bros,
incorporated, expects goods to go
higher. He says he is receiving let
ters daily from patrons asking how
sson ne can send a salesman out to get
their orders. Some are not even wait
ing for the arrival OF a salesman. but
ere coming TO Richmond to place their
orders, many even placing orders for
winter goods. Mr.. Anderson claims that
the average retailer during the months
or January. February and March
placed no order for goods. or at least
hought as little as he could conve-
niently get along with. Business with
ham WAS good. but he was depicting
Els stock, expecting goods to drop In
Price. The mills were on
snort time or closed down altogether.
Now the mills are running full time,
e~ndeavoring to catch UP; their il =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22
Realtors OF
For Philadelphia
Tomorrow Night

Accounting the invitation of the
Philadelphia Real Estate Exchange
to spend Tuesday cath as guests of
the members Of hat organization the
following members Of the Richmond
Real Estate Exchange will he among
those leaving tomorrow night for the
Quaker City: Ed F. Schmidt. VIM.
r. Redd, A. J. Chewing. Jr.. Alfred
l.. Blake. l. w Ryland. VIM. l. Tyler,
NJ. T. Hubbard. John p. Schepnoes,
George r. Snead. John r. Goddin. Jr..
w. s. Robinson. Fl. r. Richardson,
D. w. Bowles. C. r. Sauer, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Sloan. Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Seldom Taylor and Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Hancock and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bruce Bowe. Others may join the
party tomorrow, hut for the above
Secretary Snead OF the exchange has
already made reservation. Going d.
rect to Atlantic City leaving Rich
mond Tuesday will BE- Simon Splitting
and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Elan.
One Of the greatest and most
comprehensive programs ever ar
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22
Statesmen Are Advising Their Patrons
to Buy Now for Fall Delivery, as
Higher Prices Are Bound to Prevail
Shortage Looked for in Certain Lines---Under-
ware Manufacturers Have Withdrawn Out
put from Market.

Retail merchants for sumo time
naa have been advised by travelling
men to stock up in dry goods and
Esnof4ons because OF an advance in
that was bound to come. The
advance has already come and II is
CLAIMED that prices are apt TO again
before fall. and in addition
there will be a shortage in certain
Hines which will tend To further ad-
rance prices.
several weeks ago in an interview
sapubttshed in this column Eugene b.
ssNydnor. president OF the Richmond
Dry Goods company predicted an ad-
vance in prices. His prediction has
some true.
discussing the situation with a
9xirginian representative Mr., Sydnor
do not deem It advisable for
@nefchants to buy more than they
need. but 1t is advisable for
Nam to purchase their fall stock now
they have not already done so. be-
fS%Auee OF an expected shortage in Ger
s3saIn lines. II they are able TO get the
S~Oods later on sthey viii most Ger
RtAtnly to pay higher prices"
asAfthur b. Bauer. of the Southern
z nS1atn house say that he knew of
$N9o coming advance In prices several
&Sk44ks ago and he governed himself
& 0eoFdtngly. He says that under
&44of II practically i'm possible to OBJ
= Nh low. Mills all over tho country
& ~ sold their output. aAd have
3hdrawn their lines rom the
E9fket. This can spell but one thing,
that IL that the shortage is be
n1A9 more acute every day, and
4 ~ only q question OF time until
S5a0c0fnes general.
EheFe Il = big demand for knitting
4A according to what local whole
~. The largest knitting
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22

purchase OF Grace street property
giving them a frontage on the block
between Fifth and Sixth streets. the
recent requirement Of another Grace
street corner. by a purchaser
who has in view an ONCE
building. the purchase this week
of the .Alhambra hotel property
at Eighth n East Franklin, and
the deal by which the Atlantic Life
Insurance company comes into pos
session of the southwest corner OF
Ninth and East Franklin ST. eets are
but a beginning.
Within five ear much If not most
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22

range at any meeting of the
national association of real estate men
Is ready for the delegates to assemble
in the auditorium on the steel pier
Wednesday.
Housing occupies one OF the chief
topics for discussion during the three
days OF the meet, several Of the men
who have made national regulations
as housing experts having agreed to
address the real estate men on the
great Importance of this matter to
the growth and development of their
cities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22

In house holding has been one
house a day. He is ~endeavoring to
keep up hat record this yea
Mr.. Wardman has built more
apartment houses in Washington than
any other man or corporation, and
plans to continue building. He has
5000 persons paying rem through his
office
Mr.. Wardman has built nearly
$50 apartment houses, and in not A
single one of them has he barred
children
The central thought OF his talk
will |be%"buifd" now He will esnrfea xcrr
to persuade the real estate experts of
this country hat ii will not pay them
to wait for lower prices.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22
8 B uild N O
Man Will Talk to
Realtors

Richmond realtors. who will attend
the national real estate convention
in Atlantic City. n. j.. the last OF
this month, are looking forward with
much interest to the speech to be
made by Harry Wardman. one of the
country's greatest housing experts
and builders.
Mr.. Wardman La carrying out on
an immense scale the principle ad-
vocated by The Nirgiuian to build
now"
He Is known among his friends as
the man who is not afraid to build
while labor and building prices soar"
Mr.. Wardman is now investing al
most a million dollars in three diff
erent apartment houses in Washing
ton. D. c.. his home.
For the last ten years HIS average
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22
No Time to Give
To the Manufacture
of Set-Up Houses

W. cannot get the time or the men
to start again on our sectional ready
to-set-up houses" said one of the of
fcials OF the Miller Manufa cturin-
company this week. There ia such a
demand made upo u resources for
heavy material for work already in
progress or better types Of homes that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22
Prediction of
The Virginian
Being Fulfilled

Five weeks ago the Virginian took
occasion to discuss the probability OF
very early activity in the area bounded
by Sixth and Ninth and Main and
Broad streets. intimating that before
the buying season was fairly under
way this a there would be deals
announced which would be the be-
ginning of a remaking period of most
OF this property.
The forecast has been more than
justified. The Miller and Rhoads
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22

great demand for goods in our own
country. in South America and in Eu-
rope. The supply is not equal to the
demand. and prices are advancing al
most over night. Many mills rave sold
their entire output for a year ahead.
Mr.. Anderson Is very optimistic re-
garding business conditions for the
nsxt few years. The great demand for
goods will keep the mills busy and
people employed at good wages. Be-
fore the war we imported much wooden
goods from Germany, Today we must
manufacture our own or look else
where.
The whole world. apparently. looks
to the United States for food and cloth
ing until the readjustment Of condi-
tons caused by the world contest.
Good business IN Rtsinx Market.
J. y. Taylor. president of the Smith
Teylor company. says that the surprise
or his life Is the volume Of business
being done today. He claims there is
always more business on a rising mar
ket. and the market today is advanc
ing. He says no man is able to tell
at this time how far the market will
One year z IL looked like
a drop in business. but today II looks
like good business for some time to
come.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22

delegates followed speaking in favor
OF the idea.
Mr.. Cridlin Is editor of the r. p. A..
magazine and much satisfaction vas
manifested with the way he had con-
Quoted ii during the year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22
Way to
Start a House
Building Program

- an convinced there Is to be nc
rnnesaf movement toward the invest
%1nmtx OF large or small 81
%nApifai Ia houses for rent At low rates
y ff3SStiL there is not only a rnodihcation
the building code. hut equally AM
Mnortan,, drastic changes rnad in the
ordinances relating toulouse
nxncrshsp and tenant responsibility,
ssA46 Charles c. Cove, Friday.
M There was u time IN the history @,
Rschmond when many people sought
ehfs clAss Of Investment preferring
sles 70 anything else. This agency had
. waiting list of people VINO
Nrere ready to buy. Today. We cannot
highest class properties, to be oc-
enpisd BY the people who can pay the
HIGHER rates
~why, Because in high-class Prop
rites tenants have been taught to re-
enrd highly their sanitary surround
Mgs. They maintain surroundings ao-
rOlntely sanitary through choice
They viii reside only in a n~eighhor-
hood where others are equally OBJ
servant Of health laws.
I'm the cheaper properties families
( : not always SO discriminating
There Is careless. too frequently want
an. disregard of the form,
Snf sanitation, with n correspondent
for the value or preservation
snY the property occupied. II has got
/ 20 thai the plumber is called two
up three times q year to clear the
Drain pipes of old rags and parts OF
clothing. and II the agent or the owner
not send around at his " ex-
pense. the health officer summons hin
court, The responsible person, the
Na1 who has violated the health snt
laws. Ia not moiested.
we need . revision of our health
M~&xaf6ance SO As to Ak responsibility
when the building department say
that plumbing work In a house IL uI
1Ss40 standard, and a tenanf moves II
sAnd tears It up. hils the pipe with for
matter such as old shirts, socks
naby's underwear and things like that
that tenant ought 10 be made TO pu
the plumbing in order and clear M
a&IufsA1ce or pay y fine.
when these unnecessary expense
unjust taxes are taken from tn
shoulders OF men and woman VIII
NJ nave money with which to bull
Aouaes for rent to people Of small
T1IReans, the houses VIII be put up an
~fHe city viii get thu beneatlnf'tn
Grpased taxes and many homeless PEG
Hsnfn WIN have comfortable places Il
which 70 live.
wBut 30 long as Richmond runishe
man for building a house TO rem
ErnAghty little In the way OF house
Ekuilding need be expected
SIEs4S %5t
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22

We must abandon for weeks all thought
~ putting our sectional houses on the
market.
lis there a sale for them Well. IL
we would announce In The Virginian
tomorrow morning that we were again
making these houses 1t would take a
provost guard to keep the people lined
up at the front Office,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22
MERE MENTION

Leather Is so high that manufac-
turers are looking about for Some
thing to use AS a substitute. The
stephen Putney company arc putting
out a line OF canvass shoes that are
excellent for summer wear. The
latest is one OF a khaki cc,or that
ought to become popular. There il
a liquid on the market also hat is
used to clean the khaki co;ored can
vas.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22

To get on become friends with
work. Look upon it as the lever by
which you can rise In the world. Look
upon II as the most important job in
the world and fill it with as great win,
and nerve n care as II the fate of
n whole nation depends upon
whether you do 1t we'll OF poorly
Forbes Magazine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22
Leave for Philly Tonight.

w. s. Robinson and Frank Richeson
will leave tonight for Atlantic City.
where they are due to arrive Wednes-
day. They will compose an enthusi-
astic vanguard for the Richmond
party. scheduled to be guests Of the
Philadelphia realtors. Tuesday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22

OF the property occupied by. old
buildings at present will have rnssed
into now ownership. and ~apon-1heir
sites will rise office buildings and
other substantial structures nf6kins
complete the connecting link between
the hotel and retail districts along
Broad with the financial district
around Main and Ninth st, Gets
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22

perience I would advise every mar in
Richmond who has any intention OF
building a home either for occupation
or investment to begin now; the
longer he delays the greater the risk
of increased cost"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22

n Il more worth while TO take pains
- b agreeable to those under you
4hau to those over o Neither lawn
M xrowl.-Forhes Magazine.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-08

The Leader man leaves for Port.
land this week on a vacation trip.
He will affiliate with hundreds Of
brother editors from all parts of
the United States and thus improve
his mind. We can fancy Kernel
Boyd saying that 1t can stand i'm
proyement; but unlike what Kernel
Boyd fatuously thinks is his own
mind the Leader mans is capable
Of change for the better. We will
now close by saying that the con-
tents Of putrid pumpkin are spoil
I'd beyond redemption, and leave
you to fathom our meaning.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-08

reduced long way toward poverty.
This world would be scarcely ht to
live In.
We have reached the parting OF the
ways as to our policy on armaments.
Either we must compete with the rest
Of the world, or combine with the
rest Of the world.
The third and most important rea-
son for a league is to prevent the re-
currence of world war.
A league should eliminate war In
90 out Of 100 cases, because II af-
fords another way than war TO settle
the inevitable disputes. Al collective
police force takes the place Of ma
tionaI military forces. The national
pride which so often leads 10 war win
be transferred to keeping treaties.
No longer will nation need to 60 TO
war to save its face rather than re-
cede from an untenable position: for
the award of the third party will pre-
serve its self-respect. Furthermore,
whatever disarmament takes place
will tend to diminish the danger Of
war and reduce its scale II it comes.
Many people are Indifferent to or
scornful of the idea of league Of
nations chiefly because they lack the
imagination to realize the horrible
alternative.
In order then to wind up this war,
to prevent oppressive taxes in times
Of peace. and to prevent future wars.
we need a League Of Nations.
But besides these three reasons,
which are purely selfish, there is
reason which outweigfs them all. Ir
respective of our interests, irrespec-
tive Of the fortunes of any man or
party, we are in honor bound to do
this thing. Our boys went abroad. to
make the world safe for democracy"
and to do 1t forever. We owe II to
hem that their labors shall not have
been in vain. We are talking about
srecting monuments to them-memo-
-ial arches, and bridges, and build
ngs. Let US first erect a monument
which win not only commemorate but
,erpetuate their work, the monument
f League OF Nations.
IRVING FISHER,
Professor Yale University. /,
Dept. Political Economy.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-08
FEDERAL TAXATION

Taxes will not be materially re-
duced for ten years. according to
Mark Sullivan in Cplliers. Mark
has been investigating the situation
aud finds that about five billion dol.
lars annually will be required to
run the government and pay inter.
est for n long, long time. Chang
ing the administration will not help,
as the money must be had under
any administration. In fact, the
republican congress Is now wor-
ried over the taxation question,
realizing that II viii be held in large
measure responsible. As liquor
the greatest single source Of rev.
enue will have passed out, incomes
must be required To bear the chief
burden unless plan now under
consideration and which losks prct-
ty sensible on the surface of things,
is adopted. This provides that ev-
cry selling transaction of every
character in the United States be
il of a pair Of shoes. a horse. an au.
tomobilc or a farm must pay
tax Of one percent. While the levy
looks small, an enormous annual
revenue would thereby be yielded.
One Of the chief needs Of the ma
tion is a budget system similar to
England's. as the present system Of
independent and unrelated esti-
mates by congressional committees
is archaic and hunglesome. Mean
while the citizen with a small in
come and very little property. who
makes enough TO get by" with a
comfortable living for his family
ought to be the most contented citi-
zen. He very probably isn't and
never will be. however.