The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-28
PROPERTY
 FOR 99 YEARS Jasper Smith Provides Well for
 Family CANNOT GET AWAY
Rev. Len c. Broughton of Atlanta May Accept Gall to Baptist Temple of Brooklyn--Near Beer License
 Is in Controversy.

Atlanta, October 2l--(Special)- Ut is a common thing in some of the more thick. 1 ly populated centers of the east to lease I a piece of centrally located property for a period of 99 years. Railroads and other corporation property are often leased for | a like period
 But only within the last few days has the principle of the long-term lease been l applied to Atlanta real estate. Jasper Newton Smith, who once re- l jected a portrait because the painter put l in a necktie, a thing he never wears: l who has had his own monument carved i out of marble in his similitude and like ] ness, who has bought his coffin in ad- vance of his departure from this mum dane sphere, and who has gained fame in other interesting ways, is the first to bring the system into vogue here. MT. Smith first leased a piece of prop erty fronting eight inches on Peachtree street, 5i feet on Forsyth street and il feet on Carnegie Way, and occupied by three-story brick building to E. w. Alfriend for 99 years at s200e a year, exclusive of taxes insurance and repairs He has just followed that up by leasing for a similar period and for a rental of s240O annually. frontage of 110 feet on Houston street, but a few feet away from Peachtree street to R. B. Armstrong.
 When reporter went up to Missouri that is the name of MT. Smiths apart ment in his Bachelors Domain where all the rooms are named for states-Mr. Smith opened up at once in response to the query as to why he had done this thing.
 ''I simply wanted to protect the prop erty for my own blood,'' he said.
 You see under the laws of Georgia, property can only be entailed for three generations, but leasing it for 99 years keeps 1t in the family for that time and perhaps longer.
 '1 have also leased another piece of property on Cain street for 25 years for 5000 year, and you see. by doing this l secure for my bloodkin an income of $50O0 year, that is $1o00 for each child, free from taxes and all other assess ments.
 'Ive got five children, and some of them don't do exactly like I want them to do-nothing wrong, understands not just as I want them to do; and so I am going to profit by the experience of some others in Atlanta. and fix my prop erty so that 1t cannot all be sold at public outcry when I am gone.
 Eve made my will and left the prop erty to them, share and share alike. This prevents any dispute and when one of. them dies it is provided that the grand children shall take their places.
 'I know the rental price may seem low, but 1t is all profit and it is more than I was getting before. l am willing that the other fellow should make some money too. Then the building that he puts up comes to my bloodlSin at the expiration of the lease, and l expect these pieces of property to be worth close on to S ,000 600 by that time. And 1t will be Jasper Smiths land that has been hand ed down through generations to his great great-great-great grandchildren.
 "rve got other property, too, that they can sell and divide up, if they like, but for 99 years this particular property will belong to my heirs. I've got land worth s1O000O near Buckhead, just outside the city, on which stands the last tower built by the government in the survey of 1871 From that tower they made the survey to Savannah
 MT. Smith, who is one of Atlanta's wealthy citizens, discussed the matter with the proud consciousness of man who feels he has done a good thing.
 Broughton's Call.
 Nothing has caused more talk in At lanta church circles recently than the report that pr. Len G. Broughton. pas tor of the Baptist tabernacle, will prob ably accept a call to the Baptist temple of Brooklyn N r., at a salary of S10,- 900 a year
 While pr. Broughton has not yet confirmed the report apparently de- string first to give the matter due con sideration, it is known that the Brook lyn congregation Is making determ- ined effort to secure Atlanta's lighting
 HA known.
 For while Dr. Broughton has his en- emies, many of them, and some among them who do not hesitate to say harsh things about him, he also has his friends and among them not a few strong ones.
 Men like W. S. witham, for instance, president of more than hundred banks, says while he may not like all of Dr. Broughton's ways, he respects his work and the way he has of getting good honest results, and says he would regard Dr. Broughtons departure as public calamity.
 There are others, it is true, who do not exactly share this view. but they are not airing their opinions in the public press.
 Dr. Broughton now has congrega- tion of 2O00, everyone of whom Is de- voted to church and pastor, besides which there are many non- members who attend services at the tabernacle with more or less regularity.
 Under Dr. Brough tons leadership the tabernacle congregation has under way the construction of an institutional church which, when ultimately cons- pleted, will cost about quarter of million dollars. It will cover an entire city block and include hospital. a church auditorium and other features. Besides this Dr. Broughton has brought the famous annual Bible conferences to Atlanta, and these are extensively at tended
 Dr. Broughton's methods have brought upon him much criticism from antagonistic sources, and he has been denominated "sensationalist." "notorie- ty-seeker," and called by various other and less polite names, notwithstanding all of which 1t cannot be denied that he has achieved much substantial good in the community.
 While, therefore, many will see him go. if go he does, without regret. there are as many who will view his depart ure as a personal and as community loss.
 Veterans Rights.
 Several inquiries have come recently from disabled or indigent Confederate veterans, as to whether they have the legal right to engage in the business of selling near beer without the pay ment of license tax imposed under city ordinances.
 The affirmative answer which has been given to this inquiry should, per haps be qualified by the statement that