The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-11

Norwood, the Placid Place. is so well known, not only in this city. but wherever the fame of Birmingham has spread. that it reqires no advertising and the remarks which we shall make concerning 1t are in the interest of home-seekers rather than that of the company which has created one of the most beautiful and up-to-date residence communities in this country.
 Very Few Lots Left
 There are very few lots in Norwood to be had now, and this small number is con- stantly decreasing. For instance, sales this week are more than S1S,000 At this rate 1t Is quite probable that every lot in Nor wood will have been sold by the middle of spring, and the gates of the Placid Place" closed to the public Those who de- sire homes in the most congenial sur roundings where all the eonvenences of modern life are to be had and where san itary conditions, both natural and scien- tie. are unsurpassed. should not neglect this rapidly disappearing opportunity at the same old price. The Birmingham Real ty company has made no advance in the price at which 1t sells these lots, despite the fact that the demand for them would justify them in doing so. It has been more than content that individual holders of property should sell their lots at $40 to $50 the front foot. which represents in some instances the equivalent of interest at the rate of % per cent per annum, because in creating Norwood the company had a higher purpose than the making of money by the selling of real estate. It had determined to demonstrate that the North Highlands is adapted to the re- quirements of the most exacting home seekers, and the success which has at tended this experiment has been far be- yond antlcipations.
 The Beauty Show of Architects.
 Norwood today is a much more beautiful place even than that pictured in the minds of those who selected it's site and laid out its streets and avenue. There Is not a more pleasing ensemble of architec- ture in homes to be seen anywhere in tine south, and in saying this we not only have in mind the elegant mansions on our own South Highlands. but those in the famous Fourth district of New Orleans. More money has been expended in the construction of homes in these two last named residence sections but we con tend that Norwood shows the best re- suits in proportion to tho average amount invested in homes an amount which it is well within the means of salary-earners and young professional men, than can be found anywhere else in the same area, and we do not doubt that architects will endorse this statement, for it Is a fact that Norwood has always appealed to the professional instincts of the local architects and they have ved with each other in drawing plans for Norwood houses much in the same spirit in which artists contribute pictures to an exhbi- tion-that is, they have put into their work more than Is represented by the amount of the fees which they have re- ceived.
 A Place to Inspire Children.
 The people who live In these beauti- full homes are we'll worthy of them, and the Birmingham Realty company is truly proud Of the class of citizens who have been drawn 10 Norwood The heads of many families mp there are young men whose futures are bright and not a few of them in the course of time will in all probability become leaders In the com mercial, professional and industrial ae-