Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-10

No. 48 Carnegie way. a vacant lot
on the west side of the street between
the Lyric theater and fire engine house
No. 8, was sold again today. this time
by the Cole Investment CompanS to
client for $4,000 cash. This Is so
feet in front. J. H. Ewing of the Smith
& Ewing agency handled the trans
action. He has sold the parcel four
times in two years The price of the
property was originally $1,000. John
\. Malone and Q. II. Jones bought it
for $4,000 and they sold for $4,000.
The next sale was for $4,000, the next
$27,5OO and once more s32,500
Cash Transaction.
cash transactions in the past few
weeks have been unusually numerous.
The A. j. & H. f. West agency sold
the Elysee Palace apartments for S55,
600 cash and last week sold about S10,-
600 more in cash. The Realty Invest
ments paid $1,000 900 cash for the Eng
lish home at the northwest corner of
Peachtree and Howard streets and
there have been other trades involving
considera BILE cash.
The March of Business.
Forrest & George Adair have sold TO
Edgar Dunlap a lot 125x1 900 feet on
the west side Of East Lake drive for
$500, and w l.. Fain the lot Of the
same size adjoining at the same rate.
j. Carroll Payne has bought an irreg-
ular tract on Ponce DeLeon avenue,
beginning at the LullWater bridge and
extending eastward, for $4,000. Mr..
Payne will build three handsome houses
on this property, one for himself. He
formerly lived at the northeast corner
Of Peachtree and Cain streets, the for
mer Elks home, but was forced to move
because business houses came close.
He went to his present location at the
corner Of PeaChtree and Fourth streets
and has decided to move again, antiCi-
pating the business advance. His new
place is near the Druid Hills Golf club.
Other Sales.
w. w. Warren, of the w. Z. Worley
agency, has sold to Stallworth Brothers
the southwest corner of Ponce DeLeOn
and Highland avenues, 90X250 feet, for
Mace Jackson. The new owner will
build a two story frame house. The
price was not given. The Worley agen-
cy has also sold for Drs. Frank and
George EdmondsOn to Mrs. c. c. Dixon
two 50X234 foot lots on Ponce DeLeon,
so feet west of Barnett street, for an
aggregate consideration of $4,000, or
$50 a front foot. Mrs. Dixon is already
building on one Of the lots.
Local churches continue to move out
of business districts. The latest TO de-
eide on a new location is the First
Unitarian church, situated just back of
the governors mansion at Spring and
Cain streets and Carnegie way. The
church has bought, through Fischer &
Cook, the old DR.. Marion Hull residence
at 309 West Peachtree street for $19,-
500. or at the rate of $20S front foot.
This is an inside lot and among the
neighbors are the Rev. Richard Orme
Finn, DR.. William Kendrick, DIR. B. NJ.
Woolley and at the northwest corner
1hA
the All Saints Episcopal church. DR..
Hull has taken the DIR. Len Broughton
house on Spring street, not far away.
The Unitarians selected West
Peachtree largely because it is quiet
street and comparatively free at this
time from business enterprises. It is
hnted that this thoroughfare will be
the site of more churches as soon as
moving of other institutions becomes
necessary.
West End Apartments.
That West End is the choice Of
fair proportion OF the local population
as a residence section has been evi-
denced by the determination Of several
investors to erect apartment houses
there. r. II. Caldwell, Jr., has com
pleted plans for a $4,000 apartment at
the corner Of Gordon and Peoples
streets, overlooking Howell park. Alex
Reeves has purchased the southwest
corner of Lee and York streets and will
erect a $4,000 structure. The latter lot
was bought through the Martin OZburn
Realty Company from L. NJ. Sisemore.
West End homes continue to be in de-
mand, and the advent of apartments is
being welcomed in that locality.
City Paving Standardized.
Vitr1fed brick is fast becoming
standard in the paving of city streets
DeKalb avenue, from Maysons avenue
to the city limits. is to be paved with
this material, and there is other similar
work under way +. Work on DeKalb
avenue started today and will be
rushed as fast as possible. The brick
will be laid on a concrete foundation
and will make the thoroughfare one Of
the best in the city.
Warranty Deeds.
S5,S00-Dr. Arch Avary to NJ. r. Hola-
han, so acres on Old Waterworks road.