The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-05-20
WILL BUILD HOMES.
Realty Company Will Provide Houses
For People OF the Town.

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| in Bamberg has been genuine source
| OF worry to every citizen OF the town
who has the interest and growth OF
| Bamberg at heart, and ways and
means of relieving this condition
| have been frequently discussed. Ten
/ Bamberg citizens have recently struck
upon the idea of building homes and
selling them ready for occupancy at
reasonable prices. These ter cltl-
zens have incorporated the Bamberg
Realty company, and the purpose Of
| this company is to provide homes OF
any price desired to those desiring to
purchase. Those interested in this
corporation are: j.: D. Copeland, j.
J. Smoak, w. D. Coleman, G. @. Sim
mons, w. A. Klauber, A. w. Knight,
DR.. F. B. McCrackin, E. H. Hender-
son. DR.. George F. Hair, and A. l..
kirkland.
At a recent meeting Of the stock
holders the following officers Of the
corporation were elected: President,
J. D. Copeland; vice president, J. j.
Smoak; secretary and treasurer, w.
D. Coleman; directors: J. D. Cope
land. J. J. Smoak, G. O. Simmons, w.
A. Klauber, and A. w. Knight.
The first action of the concern was
to acquire by purchase tract Of prop
erty containing about IL acres in the
northern section of Bamberg, front
ing on New Bridge street and the
street leading to G. Frank Bamberg S
residence This property is ideally
located, and with the drainage project
now being carried o mis- decidedly a
most attractive residential section,
near enough to the business part Of
town to make it convenient.
This property has been divided in
to more than 40 good sized building
lots. Arrangements have been made
to have two new streets opened up
through the property, one from New
Bridge street to the street in the rear,
and the other going through the prop
erty from Second street, which will
be an extension of the street by the
court house from the Railroad to the
jail. Other streets will be opened up
through the property.
The Bamberg Realty company has
just closed a contract with the Dixie
House company, of Charleston, for
six residences. These residences were
bought ready cut and will be erected
by the Charleston company. Work
is to commence on the homes in two
weeks and to be completed in about
60 days. Other homes will be pur-
chased as the need arises.
For those preferring to erect their
own homes, provision has been made
for selling only the lots at reasonable
prices. 1t is believed that under the
arrangements of the company the
shortage of Bamberg homes will be
relieved in a large measure and that
a new and desirable residential Sec
tion will be built up in the next few
months.
The gentlemen interested in the
company wish it distinctly under
stood that they have not formed this
company for the purpose of making
big profits, but with the idea Of pro-
noting the welfare of Bamberg. The
fact that in the past few years there
has been a seriously large number of
families unable to either rent or pur~
chase home here, thereby being
compelled to move elsewhere, has
created a necessity for some sort Of
arrangement being made whereby the
people can be taken care of. AS the
need is imperative the arrangement
was made by the realty company for
the erection of ready cut homes
which are now so popular throughout
the country. The difficulty of secur-
ing building material makes it an
attractive proposition to purchase
these homes, which are shipped to
Bamberg ready to be erected.
Under the present arrangement the
company will not be in position to Of
fer any of these homes for rent, and
the houses will be for sale only.
Urges People to Buy Blankets.