The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-11
CHATHAM'S LOTS SOLD WELL.
DROUGHT ALL THE WAY FROM
S2=5 TO 800 A LOT.

The Property Between Price street
aud Plant Avenue-The Majority
! of Lots Bought by Intended Home
| Builders and the Rest for SpccuIa-
tion-AuctiOneer DOrsett's Win
ming Ways Worked Wonders With
! the CrOwd-The snie Proved nm
Eye Opener.
The auction sale OF lots by the Chat
ham Real Estate and Improvement Com
pany yesterday afternoon, was an eye
opener IN lot sales. The property sold is
on St. Michael. St. John. st. Paul and
81. Nicholas streets. just south of An-
derson street, and to the east of Price
street.
A small crowd greeted Auctoneer Dor
sett at the hour named for the sale, 6
o'clock. It gradually grew, however and
the sale was lively one. One reason for
the delay of the crowd in arriving was
that the mechanics and others for whose
benefit the sale was chiefly intended, do
not get away from work until $50 o'clock,
and consequently it was nearly when
they reached the scene of the sale.
Mr.. Dorset announced the terms. so
cash and $3.50 a month on unpaid pur-
chase money with per cent in
terest. He further stated that as
a close calculation showed that each
lot stood the company in for s275 no bid
for a lot for any less amount would be
considered. 1t was somewhat remarkable
that after making this announcement Mr.
Dorset was able to dispose of about
twenty-five lots, everyone of them at
above the figure named by him as the up
set price. The crowd hardly reached
twenty-five in number so that the sales
averaged more than one lot for each per-
son present.
Mr.. c. c. Hartfelder started the ball
rolling by offering $40 each for two lots
on St. Johns street next to the corner of
Price. Mr. r. l.. Jackson bought the
next lot on that side of the street for $500.
Mr.. w. B. Williford paid S315 for lot
next to the corner of Price on St. Michael
street. Mr.. jackson wanted the lot at the
corner of St. Paul and Price streets and
gave an even 800 for it, After this the
sale of plots progressed smoothly and
quietly, bids being started at the bottom
figure of $275 and gradually run up. The
corner lots on Plant avenue seemed to be
in demand. Mr.. Edward Dawson took the
two lots at st. Nicholas and Plant streets
on the south side at $50 each, while Mrs.
c. S. Connerat bought the two lots on
the opposite corner at 1895 each. At St.
Paul street and Plant avenue Mr.. D. l..
McCune secured a diagonal lot with SO
feet front for 1892. so. Walter S. kaufman
bought the lot next TO the corner of ST
Paul and Price streets for $780, while Mr..
F. Woodland secured the two adjoining
lots at $3.50 and S287. so. Mr.. J. NJ Brock
inridge purcha Sed two lots on St Mich
OILS naxt to the corner of Price at $3.50
each. Mr.. +. w. Garden took four lots
on st. Nicholas street at 1885 each. w. Z.
Peay bought a lot on st. Johns street for
s275 being the only man TO secure lot
at the upset price named, with the ex-
ception of Mr.. Dorsett who took the two
adjoining lots at the corner of Plant ave-
nue. at the same figure.
More lots could evidently have been sold
at this figure, but as it was growing late
Mr.. Dorset concluded that il was not
worth while to continue the sale and an
nounced that those who still desired to
secure lots in that locality could call on
him at his Office.