The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-27
THE BUILDING
Of A new Town
John T. Patrick Pushing Work
al SOuthm0nt

wadesboro. Oct. 24.-wadesbofo
people are watching with interest the
work of Mr.. John t. Patrick in the
building of his new town-South-
mount. The location is in Davidson
county at the site of the old town
OF Paramount. Mr.. Patrick is one the
ground and is pushing the work.
From the start Mr.. Patrick has
insisted that the work at South
mount would be different from the
ordinary methods of town building.
and his reputation for originality is
too we'll known for any doubt to re-
main of the success Of his venture.
Some towns grow slowly and you
can perhaps call to mind such places.
Other towns grow rapidly into cities.
because the promoters nave the right
knowledge of BODYBUILDING and that
right knowledge is to allow the peo-
pie to share. to be share owners, al
low them to own at reasonable prices
large part of the lots, so that they
can compete with the management
of the town and each other in selling
lots to the stranger who Is looking
for new locations. This is the true
way to bulid up cities. and that is to
be the spirit of Southmount
Mr.. Patrick has in many instances
shown his Partially for the farmers
and in his work at Southmount he Is
making a special plea for this large
class of citizens. Recently in an in
terview he said: The upbuilding of
a new town presents to farmers an
opportunity to make money without
hard every day work. They can buy
building lots at the low prices that
prevail in the opening of Southmount
for cash or on long time payments.
They have the timber that can be
sawed into lumber from their own
land and have the teams to do the
hauling. They can hire country car
penters TO do the building at rea-
sonable price. They can do great
deal Of the work, therefore can buisd
a house for one-half the actual out
lay thai it costs a town man. He has
to buy the lumber. pay for all haul
ing and all the work. Yet town men
/ find IL profitable to build houses to
( rent. A good house costing you
$500 actual money will bring an In
come annually equal to one or two
bales OF cotton. The interest on
$500 In the bank is only $40 year.
one-fourth of the value of bale of
cotton. II is worth working hard 10
have house 10 rent that will bring
from $50 TO $3.50 year rent. Dur
ing the winter months when there
Is little to do on the farm, is good
time to build.
Mr.. Patrick controls more than
I 5000 building lots at Southmount
and there are no back lots" The
+ farthest lot is only three blocks from
/ the business center. Mr.. Patrick has
conceived a plan which is unique
He will give away $4,000 in real
estate and cash TO the first "a people
who build homes. How can he AFFORD
Il Is the frequently asked question
4 He has divided his prizes in two
classes, those who build wooden
buildings and those who erect brich
structures. In each instance work Il
to commence at a stated time. Thoss
I erecting wooden buildings will moi
be allowed to begin work until
o'clock October Is and those erect
ing brick buildings will not be al
lowed TO commence before noon No
vember 30. Another condition Il
that no builder will be allowed u
work more than one person per room
and in no instance more than /.
hours a day. The wooden building
must be completed w..hin thre,
months and the brick buildings with
In ten months.
In entering the contest for tn
prizes all competitors are allowed I,
! place material on lae lots before tn
date set for the commencement 0
! work, but building operations canno
start until the dates set.
The contest Is arousing consider
. able comment and much interest. Il
J addition TO the cash prizes Mr.. Pat
rick offers TO sell lots TO the FIRST s.
. people Who build houses az cent
on the dollar Of the valuation OF tn
!0t and this Is causing a scrambl
. among prospective purchasers.
The planning mills and brick yard
! at Southmount are working oyertIm
these days and plans are bein
drawn for the furniture factory an
/ the silk mill plants. Work is bein
: pushed OF the winston-Salem South
bound railway depot and trains ar
now running through the new towr
1.-The Angels OF the Grass"
!. My heart can feel but feeble world
!. alEH.