Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21
REAL ESTATE AND
CONSTRUCTION NEWS

a temporary lull came in the real
| estate business today due to the past
| three days Of gloom and the near APP
proach of Washington's birthday. The
| real estate men do not expect to OBJ
/ serve the holiday tomorrow to any great
extent They work every day except
| Sunday, and will be open for business
as usual. Tomorrow night, however,
! they viii remember Washington at a
| big annual banquet at the Piedmont
hotel. Edward S. Judd, of Chicago,
! president of the National Association of
| Real Estate Exchanges, and c. ID.
Sheppard, of Winnipeg, a former vice
| president of that association, will ar
rive in the city as special guests of the
| Atlanta Real Estate board. Governor
elect John NJ. Slaton. John w. Grant,
| Wilmer l.. Moore, Walter G. Cooper,
| Clark Howell, Colonel William l.. Peel
and others will be among the guests.
| Twenty five more members of the board
! announced today that they would at
| tend, bringing the total to 129.
Announcement that the Empire Life
| Insurance Company Is contemplating
| plans to move away to Augusta, where
they will erect a $250,000 building and
have home offices, and sell their build
| ing here, is Of especial interest to real
!
the sale Of the Empire Life formerly
the English American) building. This
structure was bought several years ago
for about $350,000 and is now valued at
about 100000. An offer of 100000 it
is said, has been refused.
With $4,000 increase in Atlanta's pop
ulation every year, house builders are
constantly faced with the problem of
building enough (XUp1linOc IN al
of the excess. Hundreds of new dwell
| ings are built each year, and it seems
! that there are not enough acCOmmOda-
tions for the hOmeseekers. Announce
ment that builders are planning far
ahead for this emergency will accord
| ingly be welcomed by a great many
people. The Dillin- Morris Company and
| William RaWling will build 81 new
houses on the north side, at a total cost
of $1S7, 700 and other contractors and
realty men have made similar plans.
| This company erected AZ houses in 1912
and found a steady demand for them.
People following the Atlanta realty
game for the past ten years have noted
with a great deal of interest the evolu-
| ton of the real estate sign. Although
seemingly small, the gaily painted sign
| is very important thing in the bust
ness. A few years ago it's size was
| such that close inspection was neces-
! sarY TO make it out, but the average
! sign is now of such proportions that 1t
can be read from a great distance, and
! by night if necessary. The traveller
! along PeaChtree is struck by the great
size of signs put out by real estate men
sometimes ten feet high and calcu-
lated to make an indelible impression.
Like the automobile signs all along this
thoroughfare, they catch the attention
! quickly, and realty men consider them
| good business getterS.
! Fulton county has the prospect of
| having in the near future the widest
roadway in the Southern states. This
is the proposed extension of Moreland
| avenue from it's present terminus at
| st. Charles avenue to the BrookhaVen
club. The plan will make the road 100
feet wide. This is about 40 feet wider
than most of the roads in the country
Peachtree road, Piedmont road and
other thoroughfares fall far short of
100 feet.
Among those interested in the pro-
iect are w. Woods White, V. H. Krieg
shaber, Nat Kaiser, B. Mifflin Hood, w.
| r. Hancock, the Joe HirsCh estate, c.
r. Caverly, the Frank Davis estate, Will
V. thinner, Morris Brandon and w. E.
! Worley. These property owners have
! had Kaufman & Bro. to begin a sur
Vey of the proposed extension. They
| believe that roads should be very wide
in the county, and other owners are eX-
pected to follow their example with
! broad boueVards.
For the sum of 81 800, Albert Howell,
Jr., builder of the Ponce DeLeon apart
| ments. has given to the Georgia Rail
| way and Power Company right of way
| through certain property along the
| Chattahoochee river. for the purpose of
building the companY's power trans
mission lines. The property is in land
lots 233, 240 and 241, Seventeenth dis
! trict.
a building project of considerable
proportions is contemplated by the Dill
| lin Morris Company, whereby 81 mod
| em dwelling houses will be erected on
the north side of Atlanta, at a cost Of
approximately $751;. 700 Already nego-
tiations between this firm and William
Rawling, contractor looking to the
erection of the houses, have been con-
! summated.
The 81 houses will add greatly to the
| string of houses which the Dillin- Nor
ris Company has erected. Last year the
concern put up At houses, but expect
| far to Surpass that record this year.
having obtained extensive building sites
in West End as well as on the north
side
The 61 houses will be modern dwell
ings varying in structure and design
from one and one and a half-story bun
| galows to tWO-story frame, stucco.
brick veneer, stone and shingle cot
tages. Varying roofs, of slate. tile
metal and shingle will be established.
and the modern arrangements for heat
and light and laundry work will be in
stalled. Ambitious plans for the inte-
rior decorations and arrangements are
outlined by the promoters
| The work will begin upon the return
of Mr., Diin from a trip in Central
and South America and the West In
! dies.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
! Warranty Deeds.
| $li,000-James l.. Wright to John r.
| ! 20 nd /