The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-30


 Agency. "is the growth of interest in Ala hama farm lands. Heretofore, this branch of the real estate business has been neg lected in Birmingham, though there IS q wide field for the expansion or our business along these lines. Other eit1es' like Houston Dallas, Little Rock, Mem phis and Nashville. make the sale Of farm lands probably the most prohtaDle part of their real estate activities.
 .srhere are thousandssof acres of land in Alabama which is strictly high class az ricutural land and which can be bought at the present time at only a fractloh oA it's actual value. If these conditions were known among the prosperous farmers of the middle west. where lands are hlgh- priced and where farm land investments are preferred above all others, large mart of the time of immigration from these states would be turned in this direction. These practical and successful 1drhlers are the best customers possible 10 reach, They know the value of good soil ana only good lands will attract them. An influx of immigrants of this type sue eessful American farmers from the east and middle west. would greatly enrich our state, and give to our cities packihs of the most substantial kind
 A matter of great encouragement IS tbe willingness of the railroads 10 los- ter the development of farming ols- tricts. I believe that not until recently have any of the Alabama roads stood raadv to build branch lines for the deveiopment of farming lands alone. know of offers now being made to build such branch lines which will re- sult in the development of some or inc finest alfalfa and corn lands In the Tinted States.
 "The responses to our advertisements in The Age-H Herald have been huhi- erous and indicate widespread ln- terest in Alabama farms and the sales resulting have been the best part or our seasons business.
 F. B. Fowlkes of Fowlkes Brothers & co. said; "Our business has been good for the first quarter or the year. The renewal of general activity among tbe industrial plants and the build ing of others of large proportion IS great stimulant to real estate ac- tivity.'' .,-
 wilson Brown was too busy with nolitics to talk about real estate, put was sure "she" was getting on all right
 Bradley J. Saunders, general man ger of the East Lake Land company, said: "Business is unusually good ana looking up at lively rate. ActlV- itv seems to be general all over the district. We, of course, are specially Interested just now in the develop ment of Roebuck Springs property, where we are placing people on large lots. where they will have all the ad- yantages of country and city life com bjned with plenty of room and fresh air
 Business Is Active
 "All lines of real estate business are quite active," said $. Bethea. We are getting brisk inquiry for suburban acreage and farm lands. Prices are firm and there is general good feeling among seller and buyer Full cohh- dence in the stability of the institu- tions that make the Birmingham dls- trict the prosperous center that It Is seems to be now fully establish ed.
 M. P. Messer, president of the Mes ser Real Estate and Insurance com pany. said: We deal exclusively in first-class central property and can say that business has been more than sat isfactory during the present quarter. Prices are firm with strong demand, especially from nonresident investors. Within the last IS days we have sold about s60,000 worth of choice central property, a large part or thls being to men who live outside ol DlIllll E Il dlii' This Is a good indication of the con- tidence that residents have in tue future of this city and community. Jemison Talks
 Kober. Jemison. Jr., president Of the Jernlson Real Estate and Insurance com pany said There was never a time in the history of Birmingham when real es- tate activity was more pronounced and the future more promising than at the pi esent. The large developments already begun and being planned in the district by the United States Steel corporation make this the most promising field in the coun- try outside of Gary. Ind. The Steel cor poration is doing more and spending. more money here than at any other place out | si ile of Gary, and this promises to be the busiest year in real estate circles that Birmingham has ever seen.
 The building of Corey is the most stu pendous enterprise of the kind ever un- dei taken in the south. A great, model city | is to be built along the most approved modern lines with an eye to every com | fort and convenience to the people Whc are expected to live in the place.
 '"rhousands of new people will have tc be drought into the district to carry or the work planned by the big corporation and Corey is planned as one of the means of taking care of this great increase ir | nonutation Of course. the new people