The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-22
BIRMINGHAM MEN
BUY ENSLEY DIRT
Pay $4,000 for Thirty Acres
ofVaIuabIe Land
MANY SMALL DEALS NOTED
Great Conservatism Marks the Pres
ent Real Estate Activity-People
Stake Only What They
Can Carry Easily.
MANY SMALL DEALS NOTED

Ensley, July 21.-(Special)-J. NJ. Per-
dns of this city yesterday sold to Bir
mingham real estate men and investors
thirty acres of valuable property on the
east side of the city, between Ensley and
Shady Side. The price paid for the prop
erty is $1,000
The names Of the men making the pur-
chase have not been made public, but 1t
is understood that they are people who
will at once make some valuable i'm
provements. The property is well situated
for the location of manufacturing plants,
andAit is possible that something of this
character will be located on the site.
Mr.. Perkins announced this morning
that the total amount of the sales made
through his office yesterday was $4,000,
and all of this was outside capital, which
is being brought in and invested in Ems
ley real estate.
A noticeable feature of the realty OPP
erations just at this time is the amount
of actual cash that is being paid down
in the realty deals. More than half the
purchase price of the property being de-
livered is being paid in cash, which is
NSAS hiASNNit ~ 10 9oiNs
Conservatism Shown.
This fact indicates the conservatism of
the transactions and shows that the
people are not trying to extend their OPP
erations over so much territory as Is the
usual case in strong activity. Investors
are only buying what they can easily
take care of and property that they can
develop.
The Ensley South Highlands company
of this city has just bought the Ems
ley Land company's eleventh addition,
including seventy lots lying between the
company's property on the South High
lands and Palmer Terrace.
The deal is an important one as 1t means
the immediate development of section
that will naturally become one of the
best residence sections In this section.
The Ensey South Highland company
has been making some important inn
provements in this part of the city, and
will do much more of a substantial ma
ture in the near future
Smaller Deals.
A large number of small transactions
in real estate have been recorded dur
ing the past week and large percentage
of these Is to people who will build homes
and business houses.
The Rev. j. J. ID. Hall has Just sold to
j. *. P. Wilkerson on Avenue f near the
Kansas City crossing on which will be
built a handsome residence at once
j. II. Willison has just bought "a four
room house and lot on Twenty-fifth street
and has improved 1t by the addition of
two large rooms. Mr.. Wilson has only
recently come to Ensley and has shown
his great faith in the town by making
several valuable purchases of real estate
DIR. j. t. Kent begun the erection of
a handsome new residence for himself
near Palmer Terrace on the Fair Grounds
road this morning
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. |. ID. Steele of Birmingham will
make an address at the Cumberland Pres
byterian church in this city tomorrow
morning at II o'clock on the subject of
missions Mrs. Steele is the wife of the
Rev. 1. d. Steele of Birmingham. and
is said to be one of the best platform
speakers in the district, and 1t is expected
that a large number of people will at
tend the meeting.
Miss Lille Robinson, cashier at the
commissary of the Tennessee Coal Iron
and Railroad company in this city. left
today for New Decatur for few weeks
vacation.
Mrs. W. r. Stewart and children have
gopa ~ Kansas Cfty and nthar roinfs L.,