Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-21
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fer would take place quickly enough
Somebody would buy, if not for pur'
poses of Improvement, then for pur'
poses of speculation-the same consid
Grafton that is now controlling the
price of the property under discussion
There has always been tendency
on the part of everybody to monkey
with the business of other folks, and
it is frequently the case that one hears
a senseless rating of the stupidity
slowness or retrograde tendencies ol
the holders of vacant lots. But people
who have the sense to accumulate the
means with which to purchase such
lots, generally have too much sense te
be influenced by silly and irresponsible
talk to dispose of their property at less
than they consider fair value.
We doubt if there is much property
being held in Yorkville at much more
than its real value. A good illustra
ton is to be found in the history of 8
very desirable lot that was held vacant
for many years by the owner. The
owner of this lot did not at the time
see fit TO develop it, although he was
we'll able to do so, and whether with
his knowledge or not he suffered q
great deal from time to time from the
Aings of backbiting busy bodies. Fl
nally, however, he sold to another
party at the price he had all along
been willing to take-$1,0 900. The
other party held the lot for year OF
so without making any improvements
and finally sold it back to the Original
owner for about $1,000. On getting
the lot into his possession second
time, the original owner, put hand
some building on it.
We do not call to mind another case
in every particular just like that relat'
ed. We know however, of recent
cases where people have sold property
in Yorkville at what they considered
pretty fair price, and who have seen
the purchaser turn the same property
over again at 25 per cent advance.
We know of cases, too, where purcha-
sers have paid good prices and after
ward closed out at lower figures. But
in all of these cases it was the owner
of the property who had most to do
with fixing prices-at least the own.
ers were thoroughly satisfied with the
different trades.
We note that the Columbia State OF
Monday seems to endorse this idea
that prices of real estate should be
fixed by would-be purchasers. The
State has had too much experience in
the publishing business to attribute
additional importance to an idea mere
ly because of the appearance of that
idea in print. We would not, there
fore assign such a reason for its accept
ance of such policy. The real reason,
however, is probably not difficult to
find. For some time past Columbia
people haye been very much stirred
up on account of the terms under
which the Seaboard Air Line desires
to enter the city. The railroad people
are disposed to make the Columbia
people dance at pretty lively rate,
and while the Columbia people are
anxious to do whatever may be neces'
sary to secure the entrance of the
road, very naturally they want the in
dividuals who own the land over
which the right of way is desired, to
either give this right of way outright
or sell it for much less than these same
land owners think their land is worth.
1t is hardly fair, however, to look
upon these landowners as "town-kill.
ers," standing in the way of progress.
The fair thing would be to condemn
and assess their property, and let the
"town builders" buy it and give it to
the railroad.
We will be very much obliged to
The State if it will take it all back SO
far as Yorkville is concerned. York
vile people are just like any other
people-just as fair and just as liberal
There is plenty of real estate around
here at fair prices, and the town is not
being retarded much on account of the
real estate owners refusing to sell-at
least no more than on account of osten'
sible would-be purchasers refusing to
buy. Anyhow such things will con-
tinue, as they have always done, to
regulate themselves, and if there is
any problem about it, it will never be
solved by allowing would-be purchas'
ers to fix prices.
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