The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-03-04
1900 LOTS
FOR SALE.

A favorable opportunity to make invest
ment in building lots in Southern Pines
and Pinebluff, N. c., the famous health
resorts. Six hundred lots in each town to
be sold at private sale at TWENTY DBL
LARS EACH. The sale opens on Thurs
day. December 81, 1903. 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 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. c., 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 bark.
The lots will include some of the most
valuable in Southern Pines and Pinebluff.
The cheapest lots included in chose 20 be
sold have been held in Pinebluff at fifty
dollars each, and quite number have
been held at
$4,000, $4,000, $I25.oo, and
500 90. and at Southern Pines
the lots have been selling at Z
from 500. 90 to $3.50 90 each.
Included in the sale at Pinebluff 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. Recollect, if
you happen to get the most undesirable
lot in the twelve hundred, you will get
lot which has been held at fifty dollars.
The smallest lot will be go feet front by
12O feet deep at Pinebluir, excepting some
of the lots with the cottages on them are
smaller lots. ACSouthern Pines the small
est lot will be 81 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
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.
Inc Qe6llS Will De WdrTdnI0o. anu no re-
strictions will be placed therein. The
Company will give to each purchaser q
bond that if building is erected on the
ot sold inside of one year the purchase
money will be refunded. This is no lot
cry scheme. but bona fide sale of lots
With view of inter esting large number
If Northern people in the building up of
9inebluff and Southern. Pines, and the
owners Of the property have developed
The places before they have advertised the
OTIS for sale. this being the first time lots
nave been placed on sale to the general
public The plan was to first build up the
Towns, anil then offer lots for sale and in
crest large number of persons in the
urther development of the towns. There
5 no question but what the two towns.
southern Pines and Pinebluff will continue
o grow, proper. and be the leading re-
orts in the Sand Hills. where property
AN be purchased and homes owned by
Individuals
For information write to
JUNGE & BECK,
JOHNSON & FRENCH,
Southern Pines;
F G ALLEN. Pine Bluff