The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-05-23
STAGES A
WHOLESALE AUCTION .
OF FARMING LANDS
RUFUS Lowell FARM FIVE MILES
FROM COLUMBIA ON LEWIS
BURG PIKE FIRST TO GO.
TUESDAY, MAY TWENTY SEVENTH
Hanson Place, Alexander Farm, King
Farm and Fain Farm on Hampshire
and WiIliamsport Pixies to Go In
der Hammer June 3rd.

I. N. Figuers, Jr., of the Flguers
Realty Company, is staging one of
the biggest auction campaigns of
Maury county farms ever pulled Off
In this section Of the country. This
enterprising firm has secured some of
the best farms in the county and with
in easy access to the city of Colum-
bia, with which to start the big ball
rolling. l
The first sale will take place Tues
day, May 27, at IL o'clock, when the
Rufus Lowell farm. of 272 acres, five
miles from Columbia on the Lewis
burg pike will 60 to the highest bid
der. On the sixth page Of The Herald
today you will find the page announce
ment of this sale and you will see the
pictures of the two large barns. each
of which are equipped with, all that
is needed for stock feeder,,oIp one
OF the other scenes you will see one of
the residences, showing the large
pond which furnishes stock water the
Year round. The other illustration
shows both of the barns.
You will also notice in this adver-
tisement compilation of figures
showing what can be made on this
farm in one year The owners of this
farm in 1918 Whitaker Brothers, sold
$500 worth of hogs, fed and sold
forty head Of black cattle for $4,000,
and flock of sheep for 5000, besides
twenty head of thoroughbred register
ed Jerseys, worth $4,000, in addition
to the work stock, total valuation of
more than $12,5OO and had about 100
barrels of corn left in the cribs. 4f
This farm will be auctioned off by
Col. r. F. Moore, one of the best
known auctioneers, in Middle Tennes-
see. On Monday Moore G Sons will
hold one of the largest live stock auc-
tions ever pulled off in Maury county.
The sale will take pace at, their barn
on East Seventh street, beginning at
10 o'clock. ,,G ~ IoynH atoH
On Tuesday, June 3rd,i one week
later, this firm will sell four more
farms at auction The Hanson farm,
one mile from Columbia on the Hamp-
shire pike, Immediately in front Of the
Columbia Military Academy. This
farm contains 1870 acres and is one
of the best improved pieces of prop
erty in the county. Next will be the
Alexander farm of So acres on the
Hampshire pike, two miles from Co.
lumbia and adjoining the Middle Ten
nessee Experiment Station farm on
the west. The King farm of AZ acres.
four miles out on the Hampshire pike,
and the Fain farm of so acres on the
Williamsport pike. The Fain farm
adjoins the King farm on the north,
making splendid farm of 107 acres
and should be owned by the same
person, giving the owner frontage on
both pixies with one set Of improve
ments.
Mr.. Figuers with hts large force Of
sales people and mechanics, is moving
things, getting the plats and every,
thing ready for the big influx of mail
that will follow the magnificent adj
vertising campaign which he has inau-
gurated In addition to advertising IN
The Daily Herald, Mr.. Figuers Will
use about fifteen weekly papers In
the middle basin Of Tennessee. to car
ry the message to the seekers OF
homes.