Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-26
BAG[EY PLANTATION At AMERICUS
IS SOLD THURSDAY FOR $4,000
Greatest Peach Orchard in the World
and Fine Cotton Farm as Well
Passes to Ownership Of Wealthy
CdrOIlniaR Who Buys Property as
a Good Investment

One hundred and twenty-six thous-
I and dollars-a princeiy fortune in it.
self-was the consideration in the
sale yesterday of one of Mr.. H. c.
Bagley's fine plantations near Ameri-
Gus, and in this instance, as in other
similar sales effected here recently
g wealthy South Carolinian is the
purchaser of this handsome estate.
Mr.. J. D. Whittle, of Blackville, S.
IC., one of the most extensive and sue
cessful planters of the Palmetto State,
thus acquires the Bagley farm.
This sale is the largest realty deal,
with the one exception of the Hugue-
min Plantation of ten thousand acres,
ever effected here, and indicates that
Sumter county is still the Mecca for
investors in farming lands.
The Bagley plantation, consisting
of 2,1OO broad acres, lies just beyond
the northern suburbs of Americas,
Perfectly level, highly improved and
productive, it has been eagerly sought
by investors ever since attention has
been attracted so generally to the
farming sections of Sumter.
The Central railway runs through
the fine farm, with Bagley Station in
the centre, with fine residence and
all improvements.
This farm was formerly known as
the Bagley & Ray plantation, n
Bagley having recently acquired Mr..
Rays interest Upon it is the largest
peach orchard in the world, contain
ing more than two hundred thousand
trees, all in fine bearing form.
The fine orchard, quite likely, will
be cut down next year, as cotton is
more valuable than peaches.
The personal property on the Bag
ley plantation is to be bought by the
new owner at an appraised price. This
alone represents a valuation of prob
ably 1900, and, of course, it not
included in the $4,000 paid for the
land.
Mr. Bagley, of course, retains the
crops now growing upon the farm
making delivery in the fall or IN
November 1st Mr.. Bagley still owns
planting interests in this section, both
in (Sumter and Macon counties, OF
something like 1000 acres, and thus
sells only part of his holdings in or
der to increase his investments in At
lanta.
For several years he has been en-
gagged in the insurance business there
with the firm of Bagley & Willett, and
makes that city his home
Mr.. White will doubtless come to
Sumter county to reside upon his new
estate, with which he is highly pleas
ed. After the deal was put through
yesterday he received an offer to re-
sell the Bagley plantation of $1O,-
900 over the price paid, it is said, but
declined the proposition.
Mr. .Whittle farms upon the inten-
sive system. On one of his Carolina
farms of 200 acres he raised four hun
dred bales of cotton last year, or two
bales per acre He is a large land
owner there, and most successful plan
ter. Sumter county farmers would,
indeed, be glad to welcome such a
progressive planter among them.
He is delighted with Sumter and is
anxious to make his home here.
The sale of the Bagley farm was eff
fected through Frank ]. Payne, a for
mer South Carolinian and personal
friend of Mr.. White, now a real es-
tate dealer here