Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-28
Keeping to the Point.
CROWD of men and bows

Il were sitting on barrels ana
boxes in u country store, when an
old farmer came in and began to tell
how old ST Perkins saw ga crow a
sitting on tie ridge-pole of his barn,
B'oosa." and 81 was so impressed
with II that he ran in and found 4
ON and fred at him. the wadding
went into the hay-mow and set that
afire and the flames spread so fast
that it burned up nearly all the stock
and the machines, and before they
knew il the house was burning, and
the old pump got choked up, which
cut off the water supply, and then 1t
was rush here and rush there until
the house was full of fire and smoke
and pretty much burned up. Well,
they lost most everything, and poor
ST was about heart broken, while
everyone pitied Mrs. Perkins, who
ha taken the children over to Uncle
Alt Perkins, him that had served in
the war. and considerable more of
like details.
THE crowd all listened with
1 breathless interest. After the
story was completed and every one
had added some comment to the
farmers tale, a bright little fellow
who had said nothing spoke up: Say,
mister. did ST hit the crow"
NOW that boy had brains;
1Nthrough all the ramifications of
the story his mind had kept an object
in view and that was the whole point
of the story. He saw the necessity of
keeping to the point.
This morning we intend TO keep
1 right TO the point of the story of
lovely Capitol Heights. the new addi-
ton to the residential portion of Au-
guSta. This is the place where the
first sale of "A building lot was made
August 14th, just two weeks ago to-
day. You've heard of the place since,
haven't you?
VOU were inclined to doubt at
1 first, and maybe you thought no
one would buy building lots up there;
well, the people commenced going up
there and many of them had never
seen the beautiful panorama of the
Kennebec valley from that point be-
fore. They took in great deep
draughts of the delicious pure air;
and saw how every advantage for
building had been given this place by
nature; and noted the good soil. Then
they could see that the other advan-
tages of the lower town would be
added to this district and give it every
thing needful for IA healthful, happy
homestead.
Ut three facts caused the lots
- to sell so rapidly and easily.
First. absolute security of value and
certainty of a rise of at least one hun
dred per cent. within two years. This,
evident of itself. was amply proven by
the fact hat shrewd capitalists held
adjoining land at from double to quad
ripple the price for equal lots. hat
was expert evidence.
q ECOND, the buyers who wanted
~ to build homes have looked every
where for available lots; but could find
none at fair price. Here they found
exactly what they wanted; an ideal
spot on which to build a home. They
were also sure of living in Il good
n~eighborlood and that means every
thing.
THIRD, the easy payments OF $40
1 down and a dollar Il week were
so favorable to the buyer, that any
one could buy a lot without feeling
the outlay. There was no high inter-
est to pay and with the help of the
Building and Loan Association, a
house could be built with a little
economy. Thus instead of paying
rent the money would go to pay for a
house and lot of their own.
A GREAT many people had the
IA money laid by and preferred TO
pay cash down and obtain a 10 per
cent. discount. Many of these people
had money to invest. They didn't
know where it could be placed to OBJ
tain such high interest or where IL
would be so safe. Others think 1t bet
ter to save n certain sum OF money
each week: just the same as putting
it in a savings bank. only in this ease
Won uat about fifty per cent. interest