The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-26
WOOL WORTH MAY
/ DECIDE TO BRING
/ THREE STORES HERE
Motion Denies Report That
Project on Nelson Corner
Has Been Abandoned
SOME NEGOTIATIONS
FOR SECOND AVENUE
Merchants Admit That New Interests
Have Been Trying to Get Loca-
tiOn Between Nineteenth and
Twentieth Streets

According to rumors yesterday the
proposed building to be erected by
Frank Nelson, Jr., the Gum drug
store corner at Third avenue and Nine
teenth street to be occupied by the
famous Woolworth and 10 cent store
may not be built.
| r. II. Motion, agent for the Nelson
property. fatty denied this last night.
1t was learned however, from other
sources that the Woolworth. people were
negotiating and had probably closed a
deal for a store on Second avenue be-
tween Nineteenth and Twentieth streets.
From the same sources of information
lit was reported that the reason for the
alleged abandonment of the Nelson cor
ner was that w. Il. Gum of the Gum
Drug company. held lease on the prop
erty which gives him a five year option
lease on any new building that is
erected on the site during the life of
his lease, the rental to be fixed by arbi-
| tration. The reports are to the effect
that this clause was not discovered in
the Gum lease until after the contract
with the Woolworth people had been
Sl6 utu anu tiiQt liiC icSNHN u ~ VI 4h
Motion to st. Louis, which is the head
quarters of the Woolworth stores, was
for the purpose of negotiating the
abandonment of the contract.
| Merchants along the Second avenue
block in qeustion acknowledged yester-
day that they knew the Woolworth peo-
pie were negotiating for a store in that
neighborhood, but they would make no
direct statement. One or two reports
were to the effect that the Woolworth
| deal concerned either the Ferd Mark or
the Caheen store. Both Mr. Marx and
Sol Caheen fatty denied that they had
made a deal with the Woolworth peo-
pie. MIR. Caheen, however, admitted that
the Woolworth interests had been nego-
tiating with him. but he stated that
they had not sold out and would not
sell out. Caheen Brothers own the build
ing in which their store is located. Mr..
Marx stated that he had not been APP
preached by the Woolworth people
The report that the Nelson corner
project for the Woolworth store has
been abandoned is not true" stated Mr..
Motion. There are some little details
to the deal yet to be arranged but all
win be fixed satisfactory and the build
ing will be erected and occupied by the
lWoolworths as formerly announced.
The report has originated from the
fact that the Woolworth people are after
1.-TWO stores here. Birmingham is a big
place. They want even two or three
more stores in Birmingham. They have
a dozen in st. Louis. There is every
reason to believe that the Nelson build
Ing Will be erected as announced There
is some little matter to be arranged In
reference to Mr.. Gums lease. but every
thing will result satisfactory and as
ANNOUNCED. The whole report oriri-
mated through the fact that the Wool
lworths want two or three sites here"
The Woolworth stores cover this
country and great Britain. 1t is said
they have chain of 653 already in ex
istence and are constantly building
more. They sell nothing for more than
10 cents. The Woolworth building in
New York, the highest in the world. is
now being erected by Mr.. Woolwortb.
the head of these stores.