Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-11

ing to White Bear yesterday.
Nearly year ago Mr.. James Middleton
late of Washington county. but now valua
BILE acquisition to st. Paul, began negotiation
to secure a tract of land at White Bea
Lake. He was Joined in his efforts by Mr.. F
Willius, rof the German American bank
and after many months of work and
waiting the purchase of the well known
Dunn and Snyder places, on the south shore
| of the lake was consummated. Two or three
small lots owned by other parties were
secured, giving the desired cennec-
ting links, and the purchase by that time
covered nearly sixty acres. AS Mr.. Middle.
| ton is shrewd aud active real estate dealer
he might have organizedior personal boom
| on the lake. Both he and his associates pre-.
| ferred to turn it into a public enterprise and
hence the organization of the cottage Park
Association.
The property was turned over o the new
organization and programme was mapped
out for plating the ground into lots and
bringing it into market. This has been sue
cessfully accomplished and yesterday wit
messed the first sale of lots in the "Cottage
Park"
The plan of the sale gave outsiders an equal
chance with the original stockholders. There
was no exclusive arrangements to offer any
one, and this fact added greatly to the popu-
larity of the sale. The purchaser of lot
becomes stock holder Immediately and has
full voice in the management of affairs.
A further excellent feature is that thirty per
cent. of all the sales this year are to be pnt to
improvements of the grounds, the erection of
club house, stable, and in other ways adj
vancing the value of the property.
The stockholders and their invited guests,
numbering enough to comfortably fill car,
left the Union depot yesterday morning for
R. A. Smith, P. Il. Kelley, WIN. Dawson. VIM.
Lindeke, B. Presley, Ferdinand Willius,
James Middleton, A. i. Larpentenr, 7: M.
Newson, Henry Matthews, Dudley Finch,
Robert Mannhelmer, j P. Allen, A. j. Wamp-
Ter, +. V. Heyderstadt, A. Gotzian, P. T.
Kavanagh, E. W. shirk. NJ. Holl, E. N
Saunders, L. E. Fisher, representatives of the
morning papers and others whose names
lake, all were supplied with printed plats, and
with these in hand an hour or two was spent
in examing the property to enable the visi.
tors to determine where they
wished to locate. The inspection being
completed the party assembled at the Snyder
residence where an excellent lunch was spread
by the managers to which all present did am
pie Justice The party then adj adjourned
tioneer, Mr.. Il. s. Fairchild, made
known the rules of the sale.
These were that all purchases were for cash,
only the odd numbered lots beng offered, but
the purchaser of any odd numbered lot had the
privilege of taking one adjoining at the same
bonus paid for the first purchase. In
this way a large nan, number of Of even ven
had been carefully appraised and the bidding
was in the form of bonus for the choice,
which amount was added to the appraised
value. The party taking second lot upon
one bid must pay the same bonus for each one
as well as the appraised value.
Mr.. Fairchild made an eloquent introduce
ton to the sale, in which the advantages of
the site were recounted. The half hour time
each ay, thirty cents round trip fare, health
and pleasure and numerous other advan-
tages were recounted. Every one was
delighted with the clay of the land"
offered for sale ard no word could add to the
praises already pronounced by thc. visitors.
When Mr. Fairchild called for bid for the
first choice there was prompt offer OF $500.
Almost before the auctioneer could repeat the
figure it was raised to $500, and was run up
rapidly until S725 was reached where the bid
ding halted and Robert, Mannheimer was an
nounced as the successful bidder. He selected
lot one of block two, a beautiful lot fronting
the lake with high beach. The appraised
value was $1,000, and with the bonus Mr..
Manufacturers purchases footed s1,925.
The second choice went of lively, Mr.. Dawson
carrying off the prize at $500 bonus. He Sc
lected lot 8, in block 2, and exercising his
privilege took lot 2, also on which another
bonus Of 5000 is required. One of these lots
was for his partner Robert A. Smith.
The lots were appraised at $1,000
each and adioin Mr.. Manufacturers
purchase. The third choice fwas another
lively race, Mr.. VIM. Lindeke winning the
choice at 1925 bonus. He took lots and
made, the lots being the same
price, $1,000 each: One of Mr.. Indexes
| purchases was for P. H. Kelly. The fourth
| choice went to Mr.. Kelly direct at 5000 bonus
| on each lot, numbers 6 and 2, the same block
being his selection. These lots are all very
choice and are directly In front of and upon
| the former site Of Dunn's South Shore
! house. They average about 50x145 feet.
| From this on, the bonus slightly dimin-
| ished, Mr.. Willius paying $500 for fifth
| choice, and taking two lots adjoining those
last selected by Mr.. Kelly. The sixth choice
went to E. N. Saunders, and he made the first
selection. outside of the absolute
basus for fas soo lott oso e. Rsy bGch l.
bonus taking two s7O0 lots adjoining Mr..
Saunders--one of his lots being for his part
| ner, Mr.. Paar.
The eighth choice went to Dudley Finch at
$500 bonus, and he returned to the lake front
taking the two adjoining Mr.. Willius, one at
the appraisal of $3.50 and the other at $700.
One of these was for Henry Matthews. NJ. P.
Jewett captured the ninth choice
at $50 bonus and selected a
5000 lot in the block in the rear of the lake
front lots sold to Mr.. Kelly. Robert A,
Smith made choice hit which seemed to have
been overlooked, on the tenth choice. He
Selected 81 200 lot just in the rear of Mr.,
Manufacturers purchase which has a road on
three sides, one front on the club
house and corner fronting on the lake
Everybody was astonished when they saw
this selection to think that the same thing
had never occurred TO everybody else before.
The heat of the contest was now over and the
bonus hereafter ranged from SIS to $40. Only
one lot went below $25 bonus, and that was
purchased by Adam Gofzian at bonus of $40
Mr.. GotZian is a shrewd real estate dealer, and
he felt considerably mortified to find that he
had no opposition to increase his bid upon
He intended to pay as high al
$50 bonus, but as he could
not do SO without raising his own bid he was
obliged to accept the situation. He is pledged
however, to supply memorial monogram
window for the club house, to make up the
remainder of the bonus which would have
been paid if there had been chance to rails,
the bid.
| Mr. Gofzisn,s was the fwentieth cbo;oa on,