Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-04
a Partial List of
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SHOWING IMPROVEMENTS AND INCREASED VALUES OF FARM
LANDS IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.
Should Land Values Increase the Next AS
VIII Our LandsB Worth?

IdfHlS' RoDeIC Jennings now owns
440 acres of same, which he values
at $100 per acre. The price paid by
Logan & Andrews was $4,000 W.
S. Andrews sold lat acres near
Plains for Mr.. and Mrs. Chess Whit
ley in 1912 for $25 per acre, same
farm was bought few days ago by
Mr.. Randolph Logan for SGT per acre.
Mr.. w. J. Josey bought the George
Wheatley Place through W. S. An
drews from Mr.. Buchanan in 1918
and has made substantial improve
ments on same. George Virgins
Jr., bought the Jesse Faust Place Of
325 acres in 1917 for 100000. He
now values same at $4,000. Jesse
Faust bought the John Webb farm of
275 acres through W. S. & W. M. An
drews for $4,000, and sold same a
few days after to j. D. Williams for
$4,000
Mr. Charlie Hogg and Mr.. C. C.
Hawkins bought $50 acresl from
Mr.. ]. c. Carter in 1918 for 500
per acre. This sale was made by W.
S. Andrews. They have made con-
siderable improvements on same.
Mr. Tom Frazier bought 175 acres
in 1910 from Charles Williams
through w. S. Andrews for $4,000.
Mr.. Frazier has improved this place
and values same at S125 per acre.
Farm is located about three miles
south of Leslie on the Americus-
| Leslie Road.
Mr. W. M Laramore & Son bought
from Judge Ware Martin Of Lees
burg 700 acres in 1919 and expect to
improve this place and make a first
class farm of it. This deal was made
by W. S. Andrews. IN
Mr. Charles Williams bought 2dNI
acres from Hamp Jennings and 240"
acres from. w. E. Mitchell in 1910,
paying $25 per acre for the Jennings
place and $3.50 per acre for the
Mitchell land Mr.. Williams sold the
Mitchell land in 1918 for $4,000. W.
S. Andrews made these IDEAS.
w. S. & G. w. Andrews subdivided
and sold 450 acres for F. W. Griffith
which has been improved and is now
owned by several progressive farm
ers. They sold also 400 acres for
f. W. Griffith, west of Plains for
$4,000 to Mr.. Plexico of South Caro-
lima. Mr.. Plexico has improved this
farm and now has a beautiful resi-
dence on same. Farm is now valued
at $50 per acre by Mr.. Plexico.
W. S., w. NJ. & R. NJ Andrews
sold 1912 acres in Webster county,
/ the old May Place, to Mr.. Bryant,
Of Rome, Ca, for $4,000. Mr..
Bryant states that he will make a
real farm of this.
/ W. S., W. NJ. & R. M. Andrews sold
James Bros. 1868 acres in Lee
County and Terrell County in 1917.
This is one of the best farms in Lee
County and Terrell County.
W. S. Andrews sold Charles L.
Ansley the George Walters Place in
1917 for $4,000. Also sold Mr..
Walters $50 acres for Mr.. Ansley.
W. S. & W. M. Andrews sold Hen
ry Wiggins 200 acres of land, where
Mr.. Virgins now lives near the Tha-
lean High School
The improvements made on the
farm lands sold by W. S. Andrews
and his J. associates would now cost
about one million dollars. 1t is
doubtful that if the same land had
remained in the hands of the original
owners, that the improvements
would have exceeded $200,000 When
man purchases farm he almost
invariably makes some improve
ments on same. The real estate men
are largely responsible for the Won
derful increase in farm land values
of this section.
W. S. Andrews and his associates
have induced many honest, indus
trious and progressive farmers from
North Georgia, South Carolina and
other sections to come here and buy
land. The newcomers have been the
balance of power in solving the la
Dor question in this section in the
last few years. The same people
have been a valuable factor in max
ing business of Americas prosperous
and other sections. The real estate
people of Americus who have adver-
tised and induced the new settlers
to move here have been a very va9s.
liable asset to this section. They RIl
to be commended for their ever-abfp
ing faith and persistent efforts dur
ing the period of depression, which
lasted for over three years. They
have repeated this good old story over
and over again until Sumter County
lands are being sought by farmers
from many other states And out-of-
town people have at last realized that
the real estate doctrine is right.
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