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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
BUILDING JUMP
IN FIVE YEARS
Apartment and Dwelling Business
on BOOm-Advance Greater in
Proportion Than Population.

Growth Of the apartment hous.
business in Atlanta is strikingly illus
trated in figures taken from the Office
Of Building Inspector Ed r. Hays. The
city is erecting three apartments IN
1913 where it built one five years aga.
During the first six months in 1913
there were thirteen apartments bulk
an average of more than two a month
or total Of 20 a year The total cost
of these was S3l420O. or an average
of $25, 600 per apartment
During the first six months in 1905
eleven apartments We're built at a coaC
Of $95,25O. or an average of $3.50.
A comparison OF these figures shows
big increase in price of apartments
rather than in number. The highesf
priced structure during the period n
1913 was S16S.OOO and in the year
1908 S27,25O.
The number of dwellings in tine pc
riod jumped nearly 100 per cent. as
did the cost. There were 39S in 1908
and 6l2 in 1913, and the respective
aggregate costs We're $S15,320 ana
$l435, 026, difference Of $629. 7Oe
These increases are much greater
than the population increase in the
same time.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
100000 YEARLY
FOR Alterations
Public Taste Changes and Mer.
chants Seek to Meet Needs.
Summary of Expenditures.


Merchants in downtown sections
are spending half a million dollars a
year in changes on buildings This
work includes new store fronts, me-
canine floors, skylights, shelves,
counters, elevators ana similar i'm
provements TO meet the needs of a
public that is constantly growing more
discriminating.
Many Of the buildings Of old At
!dnta are giving way to the influence
Of the new city which has sprung up
in the last few years. structures
which did very well for ordinary pur-
poses score Of years ago are not at
all suitable to twentieth century uses
Alterations, therefore, are constantly
going on.
In the first eight and oue-half
months Of 1913 total Of $23S. $50 was
spent in this way The items in the
figures are alterations, additions and
changes of store fronts, of which al
tcrations furnish far the greatest to-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Benefit TO Entire City
In Whitehall Regarding
Last Objection Overcome and Work viii Start
Oct. bland Values to jump


property owners III the pain OF re
grading on Whitehall street are ar
ranging to adjust themselves to the
new conditions following announce
ment that Mayor Woodward had
Endorsed this project unco1ditio1ajIv
and that work will actually start DC
tober Is.
The withdrawal OF all formidable
opposition to this imrroyement
marks the end of a fight that has last
ed actively two years or more. and
which has been wlged bv pcople VIM
are seeking to open up the south
side to a more easy operatiou of
trade and traffic.
For years the dip" 1t Brotherton
street has kent the city's retail dis
trict from growing southward and
has depressed property values. Now
there will be ill of eight feet at
this point and a CORRESPONDING cut of
eight feet at Trinity avenue. two
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

/ tributary streets, that is, the streets
between Forsyth and Whitehall. will
be built up wonderfully
Limits of District.
The ultimate consummation of this
scheme would mean that the citys
retail district in general would fall
IN the territory bounded on the east
by Pryor street, on the south by a
poiut az FORSYTH and Whitehall. on
the west by Forsyth street, and on
the north by a point at Peachtree
and North Forsyth streets. Varying
from these bounds would, OF course,
be the sub-seCtions radiating east
ward end westward from Peachtree
and Whitehall, such as Marietta
street. Decatur street. Edgewuod
avenue, Houston street, and East and
West Mitchell streets The plaza
plan of bridging the railroad tracks
would fit admirably into the general
scheme.
ANY Limit fixed for the retail dis
trict would necessarily include "A few
wholesale houses, which have begun
60 seek the South Side almost ex-
clusiveIy Where the retail district
ends and the wholesale district be
Gins is hard to define, but in general
The limits outlined exist for the for
mer. Wholesale dealers, by the way,
are rejoicing that the southern head
quarters Of Fairbanks, Morse & Co,
Of Chicago. are TO be on lower White
hall, according to announcement of
Saturday, and that a new freight ter
minal is TO be built TO care for the
wholesale trade.
Another effect of Whitehall regrad-
ing is expected to be a readjustment
of South Side prices, which certain
real estate men contend have long
been too low. Luckie and Peachtree
for instance, is set down at $4,000
a front foot, and land the same dis
lance on the other side of the rail
road tracks, at Mitchell street, $4,000
Baker street IS put at $4,000 a foot
aad the Forsyth street junction at
$500.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Locating Tenants
for SkyScrapers

The question of where tenants are
coming from to occupy new office
buildings is not worrying managers OF
the buildings very much, since it IS
remembered that skyscraper space
has never yet gone begging" Many
tenants will come from outside cities,
and many viii move from cramped
quarters which they have been forced
to take because they couldn't locate
in other office buildings. A few viii
change from the older skyscrapers to
the newer ones.
The policy of the management Of
the Hurt Building is not to canvass
for tenants until the said prospects
have first made inquiry about floor
space. In fact. this is considered the
proper thing by practically all local
office building managers, who make
no effort to disturb tenants satisfied
in other locations
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Will Capital City
Keep Country Home?
Club Has Been Four Months at
srookhaVen, and Summer Sea-
son Was Big Success.

The completion of almost-fCur months
of occupancy of the club at Brookhaven
has caused a great many people to ask
if the Capital City Club will keep the
property by exercising its option to buy
at 500, 000 While no official declara-
ton has been made the success of the
summer season has caused a good many
of the members to suggest that the
property be bought and improved ex-
tensively. IN fact, the club has spared
no pains or expense TO beautify the
grounds and club house. although as yet
it is only tenant
The Capital City Club moved in June
1. The terms of the lease provided that
the club should rent at 500 month
and have an option to buy at 100000
Included in the reserve are $50 acres
Of land, a $50. 600 clubhouse, boating and
bathing facilities and a golf course that
has been pronounced by experts to be
one of the best in this section.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
ERECTION OF APARTMENT
POSTPONED BY H. |. M'KEE

Former Postmaster Hugh l.. Nc
Kee, who bought part Of the Wine
coff lot in AEsley PARK recently with
George W. Parrot. has made no plans
for an apartment house. either III the
park or on the site Of his residence,
No. 721 Piedmont avenue. Mr.. Mckee
recently took up in a general way
with Architect George e Murphy
plans for an apartment on Piedmont
avenue, but nothing further has been
done.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
FIFTEEN LOTS SOLD
IN NEW SUBDIVISION

y new subdivision of 80 lots worth
$50, 900, known as Eastman Park. has
been opened BY the owner Frank G.
Eastman, Just east of f. ". Groves
Fortified Hills on the western side OF
the city. Fifteen lots have recently
been sold at prices ranging from S40o
to $1,000.
The tract Is wooded and lies less
than three miles from the center or
the city. Mrs. NJ. r. Randolph, who
recently entered the real estate bust
ness, is assisting in selling the lots
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Bankers and Merchants
Can Check WeeVil Loss
Credit Should Be Refused Except When Right
Methods of Fighting Pest Are Used
By CHARLES A. WHITTLE.
Georgia sac CoIcge Of AqticuitNre.

II the Georgia BANKER and lher-
/ chant advance money on cotton crops
when the boil weeyil is present and
/ the weevil is not properly opposed by
1 the farmer, it means ruin Tor farmer,
/ banker and merchant.
| Likewise, if the banker and mer-
| chant tail to advance credit when the
/ weeviI is present there is financial
ruin.
But If the banker and merchant
viii finance only limited amount Of
cotton on condition that the weevil IS
/ fought by the most approved and sue
I cessful methods, ana at the same time
finance other crops, then will all be
saved loss and be made even mere
( prosperous.
Which of these things will the
( bankers and merchants of Georgia
do? If they know where their inter
ests lie they will undoubtedly take
the latter course.
The banker and merchant, more
than anyone else. can save the state
from financial depression on account
Of the Doll weeviL Theirs is the pow
er to compel No amount Of effort to
educate, arouse or excite the farmer
is going to save the day. Ignorance,
unbelicf, prejudice, Indifference Will
oppose any educational campaign
enough TO undo all that majority OF
intelligence farmers may undertake.
For be it understood that it takes but
very few farms in county TO furnish
enough weevt!s for all,
Indifferent Farmer Is Menace.
1t will be found that the ignorant,
Indifferent and aimless farmer Is the
one who is dependent upon the mer-
chant and banker to make his crop.
lie is within the hands OF the cred
itors to make do what is necessary
for his own protection. as well as
.o,. +,7, rroferti,r of his rradi+ors Nv
49,. -, 49,. -,
'''7 'oi' 'uiS ''l' ''T'' o''!V4 i"i
! in the region viii be saved loss from
weeyils.
o,e ,,,ao,-,f 1,,,.5 al FREE ,,.il, mo
Vent hahoiul on "es'i'" from pei"E
produced to eat cotton later on. y
handful of weryfIs can destroy an
.,..,---,,... .,--.,,,,,. e $1,000, a. e
s''9' 'ii'''''i' u Io''"il' l" J,
mat every man Is Killing Weevils ana
the tide of destruction is greatly
stsr,r,aa
IL must pc apparent tnat II some
farmer by reason Of ignorance or in
difference is uernitted to LET yveeviis
.--.., ..4.., ,,.t,, -
'e'eiop' "'2 ~ WI SUI" uc
Nelop enough WeeF!ls 10 destroy ali o.
his cotton and hundreds of acres Of
pis ,,oie,bborg, cot4o,
-, 70
Inc !ast man must De whipped INTO
line In combating the weeviI. The
r,,bi-, Il in the hands ne tho baDt-er
anu merchant u MOI dpp'ieu' WI"
the merchant and banker not be re
sponsible for the destruction Of prop
erty?
Argue as he may that he is not
responsible, when all is said, can the
IA nj yaT or moro a nj toll bGyr al "a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

I tributary streets, that is, the streets
| between Forsyth and Whitehall, will
/ be built up wonderfully.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

lana, Texas and Mississippi. unless
| they can find 1t in some particular
community where conditions are eX-
actly similar Texas is so entirely diff
/ ferent as to be Of scarcely any value.
The weevil will never be an affliction
I in Texas that it viii be in Georgia.
In Louisiana the weevil is As bad d :
( he will ever be in Georgia, perhaps
/ little worse. on account of the ranker
/ cotton vegetation and favorable win
! ter quarters for the weevil in Spanish
| moss, but the lands of Louisiana are
so much more fertile. the expense of
( fertilizer mill, that the growers OF cot
ton can get from three-quarters Of
/ bale to bale an acre with the weevil
I present provided the insect is prop
| erly opposed. Georgia Lands, 40 an
| average. are not SO fertile and pro-
: ductive. and what with the cost Of
/ fertilizer and perhaps the higher cost
/ Of lighting the Weevi, the cotton
| saved may prove short Of paying eX-
/ penses.
Loss in Some States.
Unquesrionabl there is cotton IN
Mississippi and Alabama which wouId
! not more than pay for its growing
were the wecyii not present. The eX-
! pense Of fighting the Weevil has been
added and the cotton is a loss. The
tenants who have grown it are maxi
ing a living working by wage for saw
mills or for farmers who have diversl-.
fled crops.
With all the enlightenment that can
be received from States that have
faced and contested the boil weevil
problem, It remains for each COM
munity TO meet its own phase of the
problem. How to fight the weeyiI
can be learned from the outside. but
/ whether it viii pay to continue to
grow cotton has 10 be determined by
experience.
While the last word about how 70
fight the boil weevil may not have yet
/ been said, the merchant and banker
would do well to be conservative and
recommend only such methods rs
have been thoroughly tried by farm
ers and found the most useful.
Every drummer, business man. etc.
will be ready Oh every occasion to j.
vance theory. Some may claim that
they know ii has worked. While there
can be no harm done in experiment
ing, provided well-knoWn methods yrc
continued it is dangerous TO rely
upon any other than the most ap-
proved way The Federal farm dem
onstrdiOn WORK MS recommended tn"
plan which farmers say is practical
and which plan they almost uniyer-
sally adopt. The farm demOnstra-
ton agents Of Western Georgia are
prepared to tell the farmers what TINS
plan is and how it must be applied
Bankers shouId Get Busy.
1t necessarily follows that If Tie
bankers and farmers take the stanG
that thew will finance only A limiF41
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-09-18

stand should be multiplied by
three, the cow barn is much too
small, one entire building should
be provided for horticultural
display, be tier arrangements
should be made for feeding the
crowds and there are many other
improvements that will suggest
themselves to the active minded
management. --z -..-,
The 1913 fair was an uDquali-
fed success in every way and
now all together for a bigger,
better and grander fair in 1914.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-09-18
ARISTOCRATIC BOVINES
BOUGHT BY ]. J. HILL

John c. Shaw is in receipt of let
ter from his brother, Thomas Shaw,
who is now in Europe purchasing
thoroughbred cattle for James j. Hill,
giving the information that many aris-
tocratic bovines will be added to Mr..
Hills herd. The very best which can
be found across the water are being
selected, and the question of price is
not entering into the matter to any
great extent. as $4,000 has been paid
for bull, and others are being
bought at correspondingly high prices.
The letter states that twenty-eight
shorthorns and twelve Ayrshires have
been purchased, and that the writer
has visited many lands before buying
the shorthorns. as he was determined
to get only the best. He continues:
Il am positive that We have bought
the best herd of shorthorns that ever
left England. The average price for
them was $500, and for the Ayrshires,
$3.50. One of the bulls cost $4,000, and
was 4-year-old at that. No one can
tell me dual purpose cattle cannot be
bred. The highest priced cattle in
England are the dual shorthorns
Many give 10000 pounds of milk per
year, and at the same time produce
the best of beef steers. have secured
twenty-five 0xfords and twenty-five
Shropshire sheep, and Mr.. Hill has
| cabled me to get three Angus bull,
and am starting tonight for Aber.
deem, Scotland, to get them" -
Before returning, Mr.. Shaw will visit
Holland for the purpose of obtaining
a herd of Holsteins, and from there
will go to France to buy French dairy
cattle, a breed little known in this
/ country.
Mr.. Shaw was for several years
head of the agricultural college at
i Guelph, Ontario. and was afterward an
Instructor in the University of Minne-
/ sofa. He is the author of fifteen
works on agriculture. many of them
being used as text books In the diff
tferent colleges, and is designated by
James J. Hill as one of the best-if not
the best agriculturalis in America.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-09-18

A wasp can stir up crowd but he
doesn't influence it in any way.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-09-18
"WE SHOWED EN-"

There were an unusual number
of visitors to the Stearns coun-
ty fair from outside states and it
was demonstrated to them:
That Stearns county was one
of the best agricultural counties
in the United States.
That as fruit growing region
it is unsurpassed.
That it's grains and vegetables
are unexcelled.
That as a live stock section it's
facilities are equalled by but few
and are excelled by none.
That in opportunities for di.
versifcation in farming it has
most localities beaten a mile.
Twenty seven different lines of
farm industry have been, are
now and can in the future be
carried on successfully.
That greater cash returns per
acre, considering the amount in
vested can be realized in this
county than in any other part of
the United States.
That lands of equal money pro
ducing power cannot be bought
in any other locality in the Unit
ed States for double the price
asked for lands here.
That the citizens of this coun-
ty are proud of the same and 10y
ally support their home institu-
tions.
That when the wide awake
city of Sauk Centre starts in to
do anything she does it right. =.
No really prominent man needs to
advertise his prominence.
A wasp can stir UP crowd but he
doesn't influence it in any way.
Sometimes man who thinks he is
in the swim isn't even in the wading.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-09-18

When school kids play ''crack the
whip" they always make the little
fellow they intend to use as the snap
per believe that he is going to be
placed at the head of the line to tum-
bic the other fellow. That is the
game that is being played on Senator
Elwell. - -, -~.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-09-18

There wouldn't be any political
bosses if there were not whole lot
of people that were willing to be
bossed politically.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-09-18

If woman took as much pains in
matching herself for life as she does
in matching the trimmings to her
gown, fewer marriages would result
in failure.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-09-18

Girls are not supposed to propose
but they are permitted to assist, and
do render considerable aid in the
transaction.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-09-18

In these days less attention is paid
to political label than to political
goods. ~-~-
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-09-18
THE FAIR

to Sauk Centre, and they were
lined with people; they entraln
ed, automobiled, motor cycled,
drove and walked into the town
until the largest crowd assemol'
ed that ever got together at a
county fair since the day when
the now forgotten Bill King
spent a hundred and fifty thous
and dollars on a Hennepin coun-
ty fair in opposition to the state
fair which was held in. st. Paul
this year.
The fair was success viewed
from every standpoint. The ex-
hibits were more numerous than
ever before and were of the finest
character. The races were of a
high order. There was some
Disappointment on account of the
failure of the balloon ascension
and the fact that the aeroplane
did not make the scheduled num-
Der of flights, but taken as a
whole, considering the immensity
of the crowd and the crowded
condition of the program it came
nearer being carried out as per
schedule than events of this kind
usually are.
Practically every township
was represented and it is safe to
say that every person who at
tended the fair went away with
a more comprehensive knowledge
of Stearns county and it's resourc-
es and possibilities than they
ever possessed before.
Probably not a dozen persons
in western Stearns knew that
that there was large and we'll
equipped woolen mill located in
St. Cloud. There is, however,
and one large booth was filed
with the products of that estab
lishment that were equal to SINH
lar productions produced in any
factory Of the same kind in the
country.
It was a revelation to many
that there are over 80 varieties
of standard apples successfully
grown in this county but such is
the case, and Mr.. Chapman of
the State University Extension
bureau stated that the plate of
apples taking the first prize was
the finest be had passed on in the
last four years. 1t was a sur
prise to many to find that were
20 varieties of plums and an
equal number of varieties of
crabs grown in the county.
Grapes, cranberries, both high
and low bush, and cherries were
shown in great abundance. The
horticultural department was
unusually full, and many entries
had to be declined because they
did not come in in time and space
to place them were lacking.
A gentleman from Northern Il
4inois, where they make a speci-
atty of fruit growing stated that
he never saw better or more
varied display of fruits exhibited
at county fair in that part of
Illinois. Products from Is diff
ferent farms were exhibited in
the horticultural department.
The officers of the fair associa.
ton are entitled to the heartiest
congratulations for the success
of their unceasing labor and in
defatigable efforts to make the
fair what it was.
The success of this fair shoule
'.ar
act as an incentive for future
ones. 1t has been demonstrated
that Stearns county has set tht
pace for county fairs throughou
the state and it is incumbent OF
the citizens ofthe county to keel
up the reputation we have made
and it is an easier matter t,
make a reputation than it is t
keep itup after it has been es
tablished.
The success of this fair wi
only be half merited if we d
not learn how to conduct bel
ter one next time.
The capacity of the gran
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-09-18
Che CHURCHES.


METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Class Meeting $50 a. M.
Morning Service 1890 a. m.
Sunday School l2.00 m.
Junior League $3.50 p. n. !
Epworth League $50 p. m
Evening Service 1880 p. m.
Bible study, Wed. Eve. 7:30 o. m. q
r. w. Duel. Pastor.
ST. PAUL's CHURCH
Services every Sunday at 8 O'Clock
low mass, 10 O'Clock high mass.
Afternoon service at 2 O'Clock p. m.
Every day mass at 8 O'Clock a. m.
Rev. A. ARTz Pastor.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Services, Morning, 1l:00
Sunday School, 1000
Evening Service 7:3O
Prayer Meeting Wednesday. Eve 7:30
Bible Study, Friday evening 7:30
Everybody Welcome
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Morning Service 1920
Bible School HAS
Y. P. S. G. E. at $50 p m.
Evening Services 1901
Prayer and Teachers Meeting
Wednesday 1870 p. NJ. |
A cordial invitation to all
Rev. w. ]. Brown, Pastor
OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS CHURCH
Sunday Services
Low Mass 3 q. m. |
High Mass 1920 a. m.
Sunday evening 1870 Sermon
Wednesday evening 7:30 Stations
Rev f. Hinnenkamp, Pastor.
CHE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN
(EPIsCOPAL)
Sunday School at II M. |
Morning Services at 1890 |
Strangers Welcome
REV. S. L. MITCHELL. Rector.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-09-18

. Great ideas are of no use to the
world unless they are put into execu-
tion.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-09-18

Alexander Dumas said duty Is
something that we exact from others. Your
duty to yourself is to take Aliens Cough
Balsam when you have deep-seated cough
or cold. Nothing will give you quicker
and more permanent relief. Try it. Does
not contain anything harmful. 25c., Soc.
and 81. 90 bottles at all dealers.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-09-18

Sometimes man who thinks he is
in the swim isn't even in the wading.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-01
TO STUDY SKY SIGN "ADS"
Commission Headed by r. g..
Cooke Appointed.

AS result of the report on billboard
advertising made 10 the Mayor by Ray,
mond Il. Fosdick. Commissioner of Ac-
counts. last August, a commission OF,
seven citizens has been created by, the
Mayor ito look into the matter Of adver-
Using In New York City by means OF
billboards. sky signs and kindred devices
and TO report to the Mayor with their
rec lamentations
Robert Grier Cooke, president of the
Fifth Avenue Association, has been ap-
pointed chairman of the commission, and
his associates are Colonel Henry W.
Sackett. vice-president of the American
Scenic and Historic Preservation Society:
Reginald Pelham Bolton, Edmund Il.
Wells. ingalls, Kimball. Albert S. Gard
and Walter Stabler.
Drastic provisions TO prevent the dis
figurement Of cities and rural districts by
billboard advertising and sky signs are in
effect in Europe and many states and
cities in this country are considering fur
Their regulation of this matter by legisla-
ton and ordinance.
Hearings will be held by the commits
sion. 10 which property owners and civic
bodies will be invited The commission
asks all persons Interested to write to ito
secretary, Albert S. Bard No. % Broad
street.