Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-11-10
First Great Auction
Sale of Bluefield
City Lots.

Blueiield has proven herself to be
the queen Of all southern cities. Dur
ing the last fifteen years OF her rapid
growth there has been no time when
property has recedcd in price or value.
No one should hesitate to purchase
city lots in any place with such his
tory and such future prospects. No
one should hesitate TO purchase such
magnificent lots in place whore It is
now necessary that from two To six
Families should occupy the same house.
IL has been demonstrated that popula-
tion il wealth, and II this h so. we are
wealthy 90 the extent OF fourteen thous-
and inhabitants, who are compelled to
live in too limited number of houses.
and who are compelled to stay and
have no desire to leave the city There
is no speculation about il the populn-
ton is here.
These lots are styled the East End
Addition Of Bluellold. They are locat-
eel opposite the eastern end Of the
Blucllcld Railroad Yard Just think
Of il. forty-four Princeton Avenue lots.
and eighty Virginia Avenue lots To bc
sold at your own price. The terms.
one-third cash. and one and two years,
with vendors lien retained. are 80 lib-
ernl that il will take very smnll pro-
portion OF your pin money 10 make the
down payment on the lots, and we pre-
diet that before any Of the deferred
payments are due, this property will
have enhanced 50 I'm value, that To
have the right 10 pay the remainder
and own the lots. will br matter of
great satisfaction to one and all Of the
prospective purchasers. The Street Car
Line * 10 be materially extended i'm
this direction within twelve months
from this date, and If the lots are built
up, we predict it, will bc extended along
the entire front of Princeton Avenue
lots.
All Virginia Avenue lots front on "A
GO-foot street, and il is thoroughly
feasible 10 build "a nice residence on
any of these lots. Nearly all lots
West of Dexter Street will hnvc access
10 City sewerage, and all lots IN the
entire East End Addition will have ac-
cess 20 Bluciield Water Main.
Should capitalists bc attracted by
this advertisement, they cannot mnkc
any better Investment than to erect
! substantial dwellings on these lots to
bc rented TO the multitude Of pcoplc
making application for place 10 live.
- many choice lots have never been
offered at your own price before and
may not he offered again; therefore,
do not waste an opportunity TO make
what Is sure to prove 10 be the most
! rcmunerative investment, whether
purchasing for the purpose Of building
/ q home, for speculation, or for building
Z" rent. large stock of lithograph
maps Of this property are for distribu-
ton AT the office OF w. H. Cofrman.
Bluctield, w. Va. They will be- mailed
on application. Prospective purchasers
will please make application in due
season for "A free ticket which will en-
eitle them TO IA seat in the Elks Opera
House during the time Of sale. If you
contemplate attending morning, noon
and night, make application for three
tickets.
Col. II. Il. EdmundsOn Of Kansas
City, Mo, has been chosen as auction
eer. 1t Will be quite IA treat 20 the
general public 20 come and see him
sell Bluefield City lot every two
minutes. A brass band will render
select music, so that il will be posi-
BILE to combine business and pleasure
on this momentOus occasion.
1 IL
improving and growing rapidly, both
in wealth and population. A stretch OF
three-quarters OF mile OF Princeton
Avenue has just been paved. 1t is not
an uncommon occurrence when driv-
ing i'm this part OF Bluefleld 10 see that
n handsome residence has been erect
cd since your last drive, and that the
house is already occupied by a most
noble, lovely and refined lady and her
family.
Most people reading this paper are
aware OF the fact that Bluefield does
AN immense amount of wholesale
business, and a fair amount OF certain
class of Manufacturing; but the great
est need OF houses is to take care of
the increasing Railroad population
which is sure TO continue to accumu-
late here To look after the working OF
this immense Railroad Yard, and the
transportation OF coal and coke over
this great Railway thoroughfare. In
the United States there are 300, 900, ,OOC
tons of coal produced annually, and
the history Of the trade shows that il
increases at the rate of TO. per cent pei
annum. The amount OF Increase is moi
small when we have 30O,OO0,0 900 as q
basis which gives 3O,000,O00 tons pei
annum increase. But the production
OF coal IN West Virginia, and NOR,