Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-03-23
LOT PROMOTERS
CALLED DOWN
Inquiries From East Regarding
Development Company


Mrs. Chas. Lacy Of Minot. North Da-
kota, in which she asks questions
concerning the reliability OF a com
pany representing themselves to be
the Occur d'Alene Development COM
papy, who have representative in
that city selling town lots purporting
to be located in this city.
A part of the letter reads as fol-
lows: They are here now selling
lots, and i feel sure that they are
not right, and if the people In this
village are being heeced they ought
to know 1t. purchased four lots
and was positively assured that they
were within the city limits OF Occur
d'Alene, but Mr.. ]. w. Baxter in
forms me that they are three miles
out. ! have placed the matter in the
hands of Judge Murray of this place
and wish that you would correspond
with him.
Regarding the Advertising.
Under the same cover with the let
ter was sent the advertisement taken
from local paper of that city, of the
Occur d'Alene Development Co.,
which reads as follows:
100000 acres open to settlers;
Occur d'Alene city, being the gate
way to it and having present popu-
lation of 10000, has two railroads
and two more building. the county
seat Of Kootenai county, a summer
resort where thousands go for out
ings in the beautiful parks and on
the lakes. Here is where we offer
you lot for $50, which will be
worth several hundred within a short
time. These lots are at present with
in easy walking distance of street car
system. Our special agent will be lin
Minot for only one week. For fun
particulars CALI
Matter Referred to Committee.
Upon receipt of the letter seer0.
tary Hopkirk was at once struck with
the idea that the company above re-
ferred to might be one and the same
with which Mr.. N o. Davis is con-
nected. He left this city short time
ago, saying at the time of going That
he intended to go east and dispose OF
lots for that new plot of ground
which he recently plated and named
Beauty Park" which lies nearly
three miles from the business center
of the city, a short distance beyond
Best Land.
In accordance with this idea he
referred the matter to the board OF
directors and a committee composed
of Messrs. w. E. Sander, ]. L. Nc.
Clear and F. w. Fitze to look into
and answer the communication, and
the following is in substance their re.
ply:
Know of No Such Company.
I'm reply to your letter of recent
date will say that we know of ne
such company as you mention. In oul
opinion the land in question is tina
strip of property known as Beauty
Park. which is a tract of eight!
acres three or four miles from th'
city which is mostly undeyeloped ant
worth probably from $50 to SIS pc
acre and which was plated a few
weeks ago into lots 25x10O feet.
: "As club we looked into the mat
ter at the time he filed and platte'
and we could not object to the filiHl
as the plat did not purport to be al
addition to the city of Occur d'Alene
but an independent tract. The Com
mercial club or the people of Coeu
: d'Alene are not back OF it in an
way. 1t is not an addition to this cit
and it is as we told the parties a
: the time OF the surveying. an injus
tiee to our city to have ii advert 1sei
and sold as an addition and that t
! do so would be a gross misrepresen
tation of the true facts. This Is tn
first that we have heard that the
$ we're trying to sell the land and W
viii certainly do all that we can t
cooperate with you in placing tn
, matter before your people in its tru
: light"
Has Short Interview.
This morning the Press represents
tive called on Mr.. r. c. Davis, fatht
5 of n. o. Davis, who is the originate
Il OF the Beauty Park tract. and aske
him If the name Of the eompan