The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-08-20
$4,000 ACRES OF
LAND IS SOLD
IN THIS COUNTY
BIG DEAL, WHICH HAS BEEN
PENDING FOR SOME TIME,
FINALLY CLOSED.
Large Tract is to Be Subdivided in
Small Farms and Settlers VIII Be
Brought Here From the West.
Plans of New Company.

The sale of $4,000 acres of fine
farming lands, adjacent to Brunswick
and known as the O'Shaughnessy
lands, may mean more for Bruns-
wick in the near future than any
thing that has occurred in recent
years, as it is the intention of the
new owners to subdivide the large
tract in small farms, to locate farm
ers on them and to generally develop
the property.
This track of land lies directly north
of the city. 1t begins almost within
the city limits and extends for a dis
tance of two or three miles, covering
some of the richest farming lands
in the county.
The property has been purchased ~
A. M. Davidson and associates, of
Chicago, and these owners have coa-
tracted with the Globe Land COM
pany, of Spring Valley, Illinois, to take
charge of the land, subdivide it, con-
duct homeseekers excursions to the
city and sell off the land. Charles
Fehr, president of the company, and
Peter de Filippi, vice president, ac-
companied by H. r. Buckley, immi-
grafton agent of the A., B. & A. rail-
road, have been in the city for the
past few days looking over the prop
erty and they are much pleased with
it and feel certain that they will be
successful in settling many farmers
on it.
Mr. Fehr, in conversation with d
News reporter yesterday, stated that
his company had developed such
Property in all sections of the coun-
try, at present being engaged in such
work in Florida, where hundreds Of
farmers have been carried during the
past few months. "This land right
here almost in Brunswick" said MIR.
Fehr, sis as good as any / have seen
in Florida. I have made an exanina-
tion since my arrival in the city arl
I am more than pleased with the gen-
eral outlook"
The gentlemen stated that they n3w
have surveyors at work drawing lines,
making plats, ETC., of the property and
within short time they will put it
on the market, when homeseekers'
excursions will be operated to Bruns-
wick. The company owns railroad
cars of it's own, equipped for the ac-
commodation of the travellers, and it
is probable that as soon as the land
is placed on the market two or three
large excursions will be operated to
Brunswick fronr-the West.
These new owners We're interested
in this property first. by officials cf
the A., B.. C A. railroad, who saw
an opportunity for large settlement
of farmers right at Brunswick's door.
Negotiations for the purchase of the
land were opened two or three months
ago. but the deal was actually cen
summated only a few days ago. a
The Globe Land company, which
will have the sale of the property af-
ter it has been subdivided, has oeen
engaged in some of the largest sales
of the kind in Florida in the past
few years and every tract that tie
company has handled has been devel-
oped and is now under cultivation.
They interest the thrifty farmer Of
the West, who is seeking a new and
desirable location, bringing them down
at nominal cost, show them the land
and then make them terms if they
desire to make purchase. The Off
cials of the company came here for
the purpose of looking over the large
tract before starting work, and thev
now announce that as soon as the
work is finished by the surveyors
they will start the active work of
develoning the land.
Messrs. Fehr and De Filippi will
leave this morning for Florida, bnt
they will return to the city shortly
Their company will open an office
in Brunswick in the near future.