The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-11
BAY ST., EXTENSION ON a BOOM.
The Rush for Lots Almost as Great as
That for the Cherokee Strip or the
Government lands in Oklahoma.

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That for the Cherokee Strip or the
Government Lands in Oklahoma.
Hundreds of men employed at the
Ocean Steamship company, factories,
mills, and many others, are rushing for
lots.-The first subdivision and sale OF
lots on Bay street extension a remarka-
bic success.-The ground as yet not laid
OF, and is under cultivation, but will
shortly be converted into a modern Eden.
Twelve years ago property in this
locality could have been bought for four
hundred dollars per acre, eight years ago
for eight hundred, three years later
large tract was sold for fifteen hundred
dollars per acre, and one year later the
same property changed hands at two
thousand five hundred good hard dollars
per acre, and cannot be bought to-day for
double that sum.
WONDERFUL ADVANCE.
Ten years ago the western suburbs was
comparati1 ely unknown, and was used
entirely for truck farms. while the coun-
ty cOnvlcJs have been working steadily
for that length of time cutting canals,
digging bitches and thoroughly draining
the entire section for miles around, until
it is now considered the healthiest suburb
adjoining the city, and is as high and dry
as the park extension.
THE RIVER FRONT.
Within the past five years the entire
river front has been built up with manu-
factories and mills from the Ocean Steam
ship Company's, to the old water works.
BAY STREET EXTENSION.
Eighteen months ago Bay street extern
sion, a beautiful fifty-foot drive, was
opened up through to the Augusta road,
and IS now the main thorOughfare lead
ing from the city, while every other
thoroughfare is almost abandoned.
ELECTRIC RAILWAY.
The first electric railway through this
section, which was commenced about
twelve months ago, has at last succeeded
in completing the line. trolley wires and
all, to within 100 yards of the Jasper
Springs and cars will be running now in
very short time.
FIRST SUBDIVISION.
The first subdivision in this section was
made last year by Edw w. Brown, real
estate dealer 1O7 Bay street, and lots
were sold at $3.50 and $500 each. A large
number was sold at that time with a
rush, the prices were advanced contin-
ually as the improvements went on, and
hundreds of those who purchased lots at
$3.50 and $500 on the iustallment plan sold
out their equity atlrom $50 to 500 profit,
while others have refused to sell these
locations at $500 to $500 cash.
THE SECOND SUBDIVISION.
The second subdivision was made
few days ago by Edw w. Brown, of the
Jasper Springs tract, which has the ad-
vantage of Bay street extension running
directly through the center of the prop
erty, with the addition of the Electric
railway, now almost running, and is sur
rounded by many beautiful houses that
have but recently been erected, and is only
a quarter of a mile from dozen different
factories and the Ocean Steamship Com
pauy, and exactly one half block nearer to
the city exchange than Anderson street.
While lots are being sold a two hundred
and fifty and three hundred dollars on
terms of one dollar cash and one dollar
per week, N order TO start the sale, only
one hundred lots will be sold at this
prce, when the price of lots will be ad-
vanced to nearly double.
As yet this property is under cultiva-
ton, but will shortly be laid off and
staked with wide streets, etc, as per plat
drawn by Percy Sugden, civil engineer,
Feb. 3, 1894. A thorough system of un.
foreground drainage will be constructed in
place of the open bitches. Artesian wells
will be bored, tanks erected. piping laid
along the streets, with connections for
every home. From fifteen to twenty
beautiful houses will be erected
and sold on ten years time, with only 4
per cent. interest, payable in monthly
installments. The Electric Railway,
which is now completed to within one
hundred yards of the property, and will
be running very soon. With ali these ad-
vantages and improvements lots next
season will bring treble the present price,
and those who are lucky enough to get a
lot now at first prices will always look
back at the time when lots were sold at
such a low figure, and wish they had
bought more of them at the time-ad