The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25

future, justify and warrants at this time.
 We might with profit remember in glanong over the list of market trans fers. that Birmingham Is no longer a country village nor Is Jefferson county a baekwoods county; one Is the foremost town of the south, and the other the banner county of the state. and the list of transfers applying to Birmingham and the entire county that would smack of boom in other places, means very lit tie business. where millions are distribut- ed Tn industries and various Investments Property holders are inclined to catch the boom fever when they look at the list of transfers and forget the terri tory which It covers
 There is nothing so injurious to a steady healthy market activity as misconcep- ton of facts and visionary ideals. Sellers would find a more firm backing to their position. but for the fact of the exorbi- tant prices of building material and the general cost of construction, retarding to a great extent the development in many lines This does not mean that a vast amount of building is not going on; 1t does mean that there Is not one half as much as there would be but for these conditions and that this cannot have other than a depressing impression on the general. movement of real estate. where sellers fail to realize the situa- ton. and are not disposed where circum- stances to make reasonable concessions because of the weakness.
 Water will seek It's level and the trad ing public will likely tire of apathy and find some middle ground upon which they can meet and transact business.
 This office has a carefully selected list tc for ariT du of property and doubtless other agencies have an equally as goodly a list. This only indicates that when conditions are proper that the movement will begin, and the settling influence of a healthy and balanced confidence will create @ steady market
 Let us pull together and by holding to conservative views. try and bring about this condition. Very truly. B. F. EBORN.
 BUSINESS PROPERTY. s2OO per foot-lOOx10O: corner 2Oth street,
 near union depot. $1O,OO0-lot on 4th avenue, north: near 18th
 street.
 s12, ,5O0-4 -4Ox150, 9oth street; block of union
 depot.
 25x14O-4th avenue. near 2Oth street. 5Ox14O-3rd avenue east of goth street. s10O per foot-corner, 100x140; 9th avenue;
 west of 18th street. s4O,OO0-2 4-story brick stores; east of 2oth
 street.
 $2O, ,O0O-50x140; 4th avenue, near city hall. sSO00-business lot; 1st avenue, near 17th
 street.
 Improved business lot 1st avenue, near
 20th street.
 3-story brick; near 2Oth street. $S0O0-50x140; 1st avenue, east of 23rd
 street; improved. $92, ,500-100 foot improved. central business
 corner; 3rd avenue. $1O,000-50x140; End avenue, east of 24th
 street; lot half the size of this in few
 feet of 1t sold at s8500 25x140-improved: 2nd avenue, between
 Fist and 22nd streets. $15 5,O00-valuable, improved business cor
 ner; 4th avenue.
 $75,OO0-rental easily pays 10 per cent. {;
 central brick.
 4OOx24o-fronts railroad north side: the
 finest block of land on north side. s10,O00-6Ox10O; brick; not far from city
 hall.
 s7O00-Can improve and rent this at 5000
 per year: 22nd street. s7OO0-50x140; avenue A. east of 20th street. SIP, ,5O0-eorner avenue A and 20th street. sl2,5OO-rental $500; 5ox1o0; brick stores;
 south 20th street s10,00O-5Ox1O0: goth street near avenue c. SOOOV-TtHldi 9tOVb tOIiiCl SlOIO anu uMct-
 ings; 100x190.
 s10,OOO-rental 800; 6Sx100; corner. 2-story
 brick store and dwellings 50x140-valuable central corner; End ave-
 nue.
 s55OO-store and dwellings,; 4th avenue,
 north
 s25OO-1oOx14O: corner; store and dwellings;
 rental s12OO; red light district; on thor
 oughfare.
 $l5,OO0-will rent s2000; new brick stores. 25x140-2nd avenue near 17th street. s65O0-rental s6O0 2-story brick. $45O0-40x100; 18th street near 9th avenue. $45.OO0 rental $4,000; 50x140; 3-story brick
 stores.
 $55OO-S0 lots between Ensey and Pratt
 City; money maker. $50 Foot-A valuable corner, close in,
 Northside; bargain. $2750-Modern, well built 2-story 7-room
 residence, North Highlands. Terms to
 suit.
 s4500-Elegant recently built, 2-story S.
 room. modern, furnace heated home; a