The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-12
1900 LOTS
FOR SALE.

A favorable opportunity to make invest
ment in building lots in Southern Pines
and Pineblulf. N c., the famous health
resorts. Six hundred lots in each town to
be sold az private sale at TWENTY DOL
LARS EACH. The sale opens, on Thurs
day. December 81. 1908. and will continue
until Thursday noon, March 81 1904.
Each buyer will be given receipt for
money paid. stating number of lots to
which he is entitled and particulars of
sale The fair and impartial deciding Of
lots will be made by a committee of disin-
terested men. composed of Town Officials
of the two towns, and they will have
charge of distribution, which will be in a
manner similar to what the United States
Land Department adopts in the distribu
ton of their western town plots.
The distribution will be made in South
ern Pines on Thursday afternoon. March
31st. 1904. The money received will be
deposited in the Bank of Pee Dee. Rock
ingham, N. G., in trust until deeds are
given, and the checks for the payments
can be made in the name of W. l.. Par
sons, cashier of bank.
The lots will include some of the most
valuable in Southern Pines and Pinebluff.
The cheapest lots included in those 20 be
sold have been held in Pineblutf at fifty
dollars each and quite number have
been held at
5000. 90, $4,000, $125.oo, and
SIoo. 90, and at Southern Pines
the lots have been selling at
from $50. 90 to $3.50 90 each.
Included in the sale at Pinebluf will be
ten small cottages and lots, and three
large cottages and lots The persons to
whom the cottages are allotted get house
and lot for twenty dollars. Recolect, If
you happen to get the most undesirable
lot in the twelve hundred, you will get a
lot which has been held at fifty dollars.
The smallest lot will be go feet front by
12O feet deep. at Pineblui1, excepting some
of the lots with the cottages on them are
smaller lots. AtSouthern Pines the small
est lot will be 27 by 15Ofeet. being business
lot No. 10, on Pennsylvania avenue. The
purpose of the sale is to dispose of one
half of the building lots in Pineblulf and
Southern Pines now owned by Real Estate
Company SO as to get them in possession
of people from every section of the North
ern, New England. and Western States
The land Company believes that the peO-
pie who own the lots will gladly work for
the upbuilding of Southern Pines and
Pinebluff, and that the lots that the Com
pany hold will be increased in value to
such an extent that they will be REIN.
bursed for sacrifice made.
The deeds will be warrantee. and no re-
strictions will be placed therein. The
Company will give to each purchaser q
bond that if building is erected on the
lot sold inside of one year the purchase
money will be refunded. This is no lot
terry scheme, but bona fide sale of lots
with a view of interesting large number
of Northern people in the building up of
Pinebluff and Southern Pines. and the
owners of the property have developed
the places before they have advertisedthe
lots for sale. this being the first time lots
have been placed on sale to the general
public. The plan was to first build up the
Towns, and then offer lots for sale and in
terest large number Of persons in the
further development of the towns. There
is no question but what the two towns.
Southern Pines and Pinebluff will continue
to grow, prosper, and be the leading re-
sorts in the Sand Hills, where property
can be purchased and homes owned by
individuals
For information write to
JUNGE & BECK.
JOHNSON & FRENCH.
SnlIthorp pipac.