Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-04

County for the last ten years have
been phenomenal We doubt if there
is any other county in Georgia that
has enjoyed half the number of land
sales that Sumter County has. Yet
we have not had what is known as a
land boom.
The sale and subdivision of the
old Parker Place north of Americus
of 5000 acres was made by W. S.
Andrews. Also the improvements
on same have been beyond the or
binary. This farm sold in 1911
for $78, 600. 2400 acres of this farm
is now held by the owners for 1926
600. They are c. c. Hawkins, B. j.
& ]. A. Methvin. When sold this
w. S., G. W. & w M. Andrews
sold the n. A. Ray of 315 acres for
500 per acre. We have since offer
ed Mr.. Ray 5000 per acre. Mr.. Chas.
Hogg bought his farm in Sumter
County in 1910 for $4,000. This
farm is now worth $500 per acre. On
the above farms the improvements
are four nice new residences, large
barns on each, probably 20 miles of
wire fencing, lots of tenant houses,
deep wells. The improvements are
! worth about $4,000 to 100000.
The DIR. Mathis Place of $50 acres
was bought by DR.. Mathis for $4,000
and sold last fall for $4,000. Deals
were made by w. S. Andrews. 200
acres of the old Albert Brady Place
bought by Lee Johnson in 1910 for
$500, was sold to Frazier Bros. in
! 1918 for $4,000 and was sold by W.
S. and w NJ. Andrews to Gatewood
Bros in 1919 for SIS, 1000.
The Jim Methvin Place in the 28th
District, sold by w. S. & w. Nj. An
drews in 1918 for $27 900, was divid-
ed into two small farms and sold by
by w. S. Andrews to Mr.. G.
S. S. Horne and Lucius Methvin for
| $4,000. This farm contains 725
acres, and the same lands could not
be bought now for less than 100000.
Col G. R. Ellis sold Roy McGarrath
125 acres in 1910 for $4,000, and
bought the same farm from Mr.. Nc
Garrath in 1918 for $4,000. Deals
made through w. S. Andrews. Lynn
Bell bought the Goodwin Farm in 1910
for $4,000, sold the same in 1913
for $25, 900. w. S., w. M. & R. M.
Andrews sold this farm in 1918 to
Mr.. Costen for $33, 900. Farm con-
tains AIT acres. The old W. M. Nc
| Garrath Place on the Ellaville Road
was bought by Mr.. Sherlock and Mr..
/ Gordon Heys for $15 per acre in
! 1915. They sold this farm to Mr.
Guest in 1917 at $25 per acre; Mr..
Guests sold to Mr. White, of
Danielsville, Ga, for $4,000 This
farm has been we'll improved and this
last deal was made by W. S. Andrews.
w. M. Andrews bought 249 acres
four miles of Americps for $4,000,
sold same to Hamp Jennings in 1911
| for $4,000 Mr.. Jennings sold same
through W. S. Andrews for $11 900.
100 acres of this farm were
! sold to Mr.. Leslie for $6,500, 100
acres to Mr.. Bridges, of Dawson, Ga,
( for 81, 900. Mr.. Jennings retains
40 acres of same. There have been
two nice residences and other build
ings built on this farm. The entire
place would now bring $4,000.
The old R. R. Stewart Place, near
/ Plains, of 1900 acres was divided and
sold, 900 acres in 1910 to Mr.. Gov
ington, of Cleo, S. c., by W. S. An
drews. He built nice residence,
large barn, put in deep well, i'm
proved tenant houses. Mr.. Coving-
toa paid $4,000 for same, and
sold it in 1916 for $4,000. DR..
| Evans now owns 440 acres of same
place, valued at $4,000.
200 acres north of Plains was
bought in 1915 by Mr.. Peter Rogers,
of North Carolina for $500 and has
been sold by w. S. & W. M. An
drews twice since. Sold in 1918 for
$1,000 to Mr.. Cowart, of North
Carolina. Mr.. Cowart now resides
on same and will improve same for
permanent home.
The Chadsey farm of 931 acres
near DeSoto sold in 1916 for $22 per
acre. This same farm was sold in
1918 to j. H. Hunt for S38,000. The
Terrell Land Co. bought 9700 acres
in 1915 for $22 per acre. W. S.
Andrews sold $50 acres of this farm
in 1919 for $50 per acre, and 400
acres in 1916 to ". NJ Humber. The
$50 acre tract has been sold for $40,-
900 to Mr. John Statham. Mr.. Ter
rell sold about 5000 acres in 1919
ranging in price from $40 to $50 per
per acre.
Lee County Lands did not keep
pace with Sumter, Terrell, Crisp and
Dooly Counties lands. However,