The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-01
Sell Phone 1904

week ending Saturday, March
se very little to report this week.
in our lives we had TO sit right
II the jury lay low. and let the
elbow the lawyers) do all the
nd. of course, we were misera-
estfallen and haven't yet reeov-
Efficient courage to write a re
hearing several Patrick Henry
IS over the problem of some "son
strugglln' for damages up in the
ds for having stnmped his toe
a railroad; and a Benevolent In
company for being attacked by
ntiff for benevolent assimilation
assured, no wonder, when the dis
ned, kind and sympathetic judge
l us from jail ii. e. the court house
mt jury room dungeom we We're
ared for the shock. when on return
active duties we were Informed in
O. p. language of reconstruction
HAT de word had been sont," and
ew and Gentle had all gone to
ItCity to speculate in real estatei
Ne are still unable to find out, UNI
|Ime one has struck the genuine ma
Il gas" that will put electric plants,
bal mines out of business and alb
Ii one stroke all the visible specula-
rofits in the district.
friends didn't go to Pratt to don
Ies;" the Pratt" article wouldn't
IN, but if the prices we hear that
been ruling is not founded on more
mere rumor, we fear that stripes
few docle pocketbooks will be
DR. some months after the vapor has
off. If, however, our friends should
&c oip' we will be the first to rejoice
them-at their find" Pratt is
town; everything around Birming-
is good, except the "rumors that
people invest money without any
We knowledge as to why they do
nd where this is done, ana on the
ay expression of mere rumor, any
n taking chance of that KIND should
cmplain if the experiment leaves a
aste in their mouths.
believe that property bought on
rvative basis in the city or any OF
uburbs is all right, but when people
on whispered tips the
alton for which cannot be spoken
plain open English, they many times
expensive experiments.
lack of general trading, such as
marked the past several weeks In
Ineham is continued, because of the
lions referred to in recent reports,
prime cause being in many cases
owners are not anxious to sell CEN
and when they permit II
. offered. they usually put a price
! they expect 1t to bring several
hence. and ready cash investors
OF disposed to invest on propositions
at kind.
re is ample capital ready for IN
lent in Birmingham dirt; they have
E faith in our city and are ready
ok this faith by action, where own
will permit 1t, along conservative
re is a firmer tone to holdings In
asst part of the city, owing to the
ance that the depot will be built,
his does not justify putting an old
oned crooked rail fence In front, OF
and asking a $1,000 per front foot
selling by the line of the fence
policy of leaving a little in sight
he .'other fellow in selling realty,
| in many cases, profit the seller,
aid in. creating a more active mar
and to say the market Is firm" and
dy' grows monotonous, for even
d when he has his tooth pulled. is
. and steady" which in many cases
means he can not be otherwise. with
inful tooth in the jaw on one end
the dentist and the forceps on the
telling him to "sit calm" it'll
out. all right"
re is an appreciable movement in
and suburban homes, and this Is
to be followed up by more lib
inquiry, as the general disposition
olders of such properties Is to en-
lge sales by offering reasonable In
nents leading to that end.
re has been an immense territory
off and sub-divided into lots and
of these have found liberal patron
among the small investors, but the
on In general Is. that the sub-divi-
business is being overworked; too
vacant outside property changing
) for the amount of improvements,
lake the movement in it's present
triton either healthy or safe to small
al.
B. F. EBORN,