Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13


Of them held that II one buried a
store of base metal IN "a certain spot
pronounced some mystic "abracada-
bra" over # and left It for seven
years il would turn into golden
hoard.
Time has proven the old a.chemists
right. Many a bit Of silver buried
In the Jan Z has grown into a fortune
I'm seven yeaGs-or seven months. But
fl must be buried In the right land.
The romance Of Atlanta dirt the
magic growth of certain tracts within
mile of the city hall. the rise to for
tune Of man after man who has had
faith in the soil and the city-thcse
would mi far more than five-fo1t
shelf of books In fact. the story is
written in an It's details. IL embraces
more names than the city directory
contains more figures than a table OF
Iogarithms. recitcs the history of ev-
e-y parcel Of land within the county
from yesterday back to the days ot
the Indian grants. II is written in the
dusty archives OF the court house,
where are recorded the sales and re-
sales Of real estate.
Always a Money Maker.
Choose any parcel Of land You like,
from a Peachtrce corner To bit OF
woodland. and let your lawyer trac.
It's title as far back as land history
runs. You will find 1t a history OF
advance in prices, Of enhancement I'm
values. Not In 30 years has there
been q trend backward.
Il do not believe there is a man In
Atlanta who has lost money on amy
purchase and sale Of city real estate.
legitimately bought and not sold uu-
der pressure OF circumstance said
one OF the oity's foremost real estate
dealers a day of two ago. Il do not
know of one piece OF property worth
less on the market today than "a year
ago: not one which win not bc worth
more "a wear from today than now.
A stranger was discussing real csc
tate with one of Atlanta's oldest
fnaucierS. q banker who has made "a
fortune i'm his business but who has
held singular.y aIoof from real es-
tate.
Your values must be terribly iu-
fated." remarked the visitor,
slump is bound 90 come
Waited 40 Years for Slump.
Yes, they're inflated" returned the
old dnancicr. They were inflated
when / came TO the city 40 years ago
They've been inflated ever since. ]
waited at first for the slump I've
been waiting ever since.
The promoter Of stocks and bonds
the man with blue Sky to SELL the
fellow with sure thing mining stock
10 unload. finds a poor market IN At
lanta
"The city is land crazy" they say.
Every body is buying real estate. No
body pays any attention 90 stocks
here. unless Sc is an Atlanta secur-
ity."
And why shouldn't Atlanta people
be land crazy Haven't they seen
fortunes rise overnight Haven't they
seen young men with nothing but
nerve become wealthy Iauah0.dcrs
within a few years. And unlike tn.
rocket and the stick. everything has
gone up and nothing has come down.
The lands which made Smith rich are
still there. building fortune Tor
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