The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-25
LETTERS TO EDITOR
HAVE DREAMS COME TRUE?
e Editor of The Age-Herald |:


 To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 The story is just of many--the same that could be told of practically all business property in Birmingham. Truly Magic City is Birmingham.
 Our dream child has developed into the perfect of today-our air castles are dreams realized. This story reads like pages from the book of dreamand
 Yesterday-Lot No. 94 and west 1-2 lot No. 95.
 Today-Lot No. 13 and west 1-2 lot No. IA, block 86.
 On December 4, 1871, (52 years next De- cember) the Elyton Land company sold to w. G. Haffner lot No. 95 (now known as lot No. IA, block S6) for $100 inserting in the deed the following clause: Buildings which may hereafter be erected shall not be of in- ferior character to those already erected"
 On December 4, 1871, w. G. Haffner and wife sold to B. F. Roden the west 1-2 of lot No. 95 for consideration of s15o which gave Haffner profit of $50 on the transac- tion and the east 1-2 of this lot without cost The title of this lot (there being no other transaction) remained in the name of B. + Roden to the day of his death and is now in
 
 Lot No. s4
 July 20, 1872, the Elyton Land company sold to B. F. Roden the east 1-2 of above lot (now east 1-2 of lot IS, block S6) for con sideration of $2OO.
 November 26 1872, John c. Lathem aud wife sold to J. L. Lockwood an undivided half interest in "Lot, building and stock of goods" of B. F. Roden & Company for a consideration of $1,000.
 West 1-2 Lot No. 94
 Prior to October 26, 1872, the Elyton Land company sold to J. l.. Lockwood the above lot (now known as the WIZ of lot IS, block S6.) There was legal trouble and the deed was not filed for record until June Is. 1887. This deed shows that J. M Ware, register in chancery, sold to J. L. Lockwood west 1-2 of lot No 94, "on which now stands two-story frame building known as Affords storehouse,' ,' for a consideration of 200.
 On October 2S, 1873 (before the above matter was settled), J. L. Lockwood sold to D. B. Miller above lot for a consideration of s1,2oO
 July 24, 1876, D. B. Miller and wife sold above to Rufus H. Hagood for consideration of SLIGO.
 On December s, 1876, R. H. Hagood and wife sold to B. F. Roden above lot for a con- sideration of $500.
 May 10, 1877 B. F. Roden sold half inter est in this lot to J. L. Lockwood for con- sderation of s125.
 February 21, 1902, J. L. Lockwood sold to B. F. Roden for consideration of s25,OOO
 The entire property, lot 1S and WIZ lot IA, block s6, costing B. F. Roden approx- mately s26,150.
 Today the vacant ground is renting for quite bit more per annum than the property cost.
 And now dreams come true-on the eighth day of October, 1919, the w. B. Leedy Real Estate and Insurance company rented to Isaac Silver Bros, lot 13 and WIZ of lot IA, block &C., for a period of 20 years from October, 1921, at specific monthly rental and s'other considerations" one being that building must be erected by the lessee cost. ing not less than certain price and upon completion of building it becomes the prop erty of the lessor.
 Why shouldn't we, all classes and all creeds, welcome the Silvers to Birmingham, give them the right hand of fellowship and wish them luck-not hamper them?
 They spent over S100,000 in new money for Birmingham material and with Birming- ham workmen before doing one dollars busi- ness.
 They gave employment to over 200 Birming- ham men and women that were walking the streets without job.
 Silver Bros. coming to Birmingham means (based present business conditions only, that they will spend in this city alone, with the state, the county, the city and Birming- ham citizens not less than an average of figure for yourself, what do you suppose this firm will spend here in 20 years?
 Is that foreign capital? Stop Look :. Lsten.. Do you realize that 90 per cent of the money in Birmingham today originated