The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-03
LOTS WENT WITH A RUSH.
Fifty-One, on Thirty-eighth Street,
Sold at Auction.

Despite the exceedingly bad weather
yesterday the auction sale of lots on
Thirty-eighth street, between Haber-
sham street and Waters road, was one
of the most successful sales ever seen in
Savannah The sale was in charge of MI.
E. G. Black, for the Oglethorpe Real Es-
tate Company and the auctioneer was
Mr. John l.. Archer
At o'clock, the time for starting the
sale, there were not half dozen people
on the ground The sale seemed destined
to be a failure but Mr.. Archer started
out with his three or four people and sold
them a few lots cheap. They seemed to
be willing TO buy more, and before the
sale was well started the crowd swelled,
and the bidding became rapid and eager.
There were 81 lots sold at about an av
erage of $500 each. Those who bought APP
pear to be we'll satisfied, and some have
already been offered a profit. For in
stance Mr.. Harry KaTger made profit
of 500 on a lot before leaving the ground,
and Mr.. Dub was offered $1,000 for two
lots, corner Habersham and Eighth. he
bought them for about $3.50 each The
hard rain about half-past o'clock, pre-
vented all the lots beng sold; and the
sale will be continued tomorrow at
o'clock Following are the lots sold and
their purchasers: Lots 293 and 295, about
block west of Waters road, went to T.
]. Beytagh, at $l03. so each; w. H. Allen
got the adjoining two, Nos $50 and 291, at
so each; the next two were bought by
Mr.. H. Karger at 800 each; the three
lots corner Waters avenue were next sold
in a bunch and bought by Mr.. Karger at
$500 for the three. The auctioneer then
went to the next block, east, and sold five
lots to j. j McMahon at $103 EACH then
two blocks neare. East Broad street and
sold thirteen lots in the block to Mr.. B.
Dub at $102 each, Mr. j. J. Egan bought
seven on the opposite side of the street
at $102 each.
1t will be noticed that in the lots be-
tween East Broad and Waters road, the
auctioneer would skip block or two at
time. This was because the intervening
lots had already been sold at private sale
and in most cases houses already built.
The next lots offered were a block of
eight on the south side of Eighth street,
extending from Habersham to Price. Mr..
3. Dub bought the entire block at to-
cal of $2,720. Five lots on the north side
of the block were then put up and bought
by Mr. Karger at a total of $1525. Four
lots on the north side of the street, be-
ginning at the corner of Price, were then
offered, and sold to Mr.. j. j. Egan ct
S29S each. Then the rain began TO fall in
torrents and everybody went home.
1t will be noticed that nearly all the
81 lots were bought by half dozen peo-
pie The crowd was very small, but those
VINO faced the wind and rain to go to
the sale evidently meant to buy, and they
did so. The fact that the company meant
TO sell is evidenced by their allowing lots
to go at $50 and 800 right next to lois
they had sold at private sale at from S150
10 1925 There are some good lots left to
be sold tomorrow between Habersham
and Lincoln and between Price and East
broad, and Messrs. Archer and Black
nope to be able to obtain better prices.
However, the lots must go to the highest
hona-1de bidder, no matter how small it
may be-