The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-18
RAILWAY STATION
WILL Be A BEAUTY
When Completed it Will be
Credit to the City
EFFECT ON REAL ESTATE
Brown Bros. & Co., Who Engineered
the Deal BY Which $35o,ooo of
Property Was Purchased,
Make a Statement.
EFFECT ON REAL ESTATE

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Eugene L. Brown. F. B. Fowlkes and j..
d. Scruggs, gave out last night the first
complete and authoritative statement yet
made regarding the new union station in
Birmingham.
In as much as Brown Brothers and COM
pany have represented the various rail-
ways in all the realty purchases leading
up to this highly important feature in
Birmingham's development. their state
ment on this subject will be read with
interest
Purchase Amount $350,o00.
This real estate deal which has been
successfully put through began one year
ago. 1t represents the purchase of prop
erty valued at not less than $350,OOO, Ne
gotiations were. to begin with, hedged
with not a few difficulties but the rail-
ways, represented by Brown Brothers
and company. surmounted every obstacle
and made certain for Birmingham new
passenger station which, in design mag
nitude and equipment will reflect great
credit upon the community.
1T may now be accepted as fact"
says the statement given out last night
by Brown Brothers and company, that
Birmingham will have at the earliest mo-
ment practicable new railway station
that will be adequate to the needs of our
constantly growing city.
THE site of the station, as well as tse
character and extensiveness of the build
ing, has been determined.
Twenty-slxth ST. and Seventh Ave.
1.-The new station and railway shed will
occupy the space between Second and
Seventh avenues and between Twenty
sixth and Twenty-seventh streets,
distance of five blocks in length and two
blocks in width
1.-THE building will be modern in every
detail and will unquestionaby, from the
architectural point of view be credit
not only to Birmingham but also to this
section of the union.
I'VE are informed by Mr.. Ackert, fourth
vice president of the Southern Railway
company that work will begin as soon
as the plans and specifications are COM
pleted.
Effect of Realty Values.
"While we cannot believe that the busi-
ness or realty values of other sections
of the city will be unfavorably affected
by the erection of a new station on the
site selected, we are inclined to think
that the value of property in the east
ern portion of the city, namely from Sec
ond avenue to Sixth avenue. will be keen
ly stimulated. We expect, indeed, ma
terial advance in realty values there all
along the line. Second and Third avenues
have. In recent years, been built up won
derfully. 1t IS reasonable to suppose that
other avenues and streets In this section
of the city will now be similarly devel-
oped.
Birmingham snd the Railways.
1.-THE fact that the railroads entering
Birmingham have decided to spend
large sum Of money in the erection of n
passenger station here shows conclusive
ly that the future Of Birmingham is re-
garded most favorably by them. This
is fresh proof of the increasing i'm
portance and growth of this city This de-
velopment, while adding greatly to the
value of property in the eastern section
of the city, WILL In our opinion, hur.
no one who has investments elsewhere
'Inasmuch as our firm conducted the
negotiations for the purchase of this prop
erty. we naturally feel gratified htat the
long-felt want for a modern and up-to-
date union passenger station is at last to
be realized"