Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-18
UNION PARK GARDEN
SALE BRINGS CITY
VIDE PUBLICITY
Representatives. OF Industrial
Concerns From Many
Places Expected.
TENANTS GET FIRST CHOICE

Representatives of a number OF
large Industrial concerns outside OF
the state of Delaware are expected 90
make bids al tho Auditorium. IN Will
mington. on Monday. February %. at
! b. m, when ucrth's Realty Experts
~ New Orleans and New York oner
~ auction, for the account of the
United States shipping Board Emer-
rrncy Fleet Corporation. bos houses.
I stores. 1 store with apartment over
head and ! sls-family apartment house.
built for government employees during
the World War IN the restricted resi-
dental section known as Union Park
Gardens. Inquiries received from
Philadelphia. baltimore. New York.
Chicago. -. Louis, Cincinnati and
other large citios Indicate that bids
Tor tho hugo housing project IN its
entirety viii be made. Due, no doubt.
O. Wnmingion's ambitious port de-
veiormont plans under way and 20
the activity of us 1.-Two Chamber Of
Commerce. foreign interests are
anxious 90 established plants in this
city %
an things considered. the auction
" the most important of its kind ever
before undertaken and judging by the
Interest being taken locally a stirring
chapter IN United States Realty Hts
tory vii. have been recorded when
the sale is terminated. Newspapers IN
every state IN the Union have re-
cciv.d notices OF the sale and posters
have gone out Go Federal buildings
and of'icos In hundreds of municipal.
,ics. besides thousands of letters. tel.
.erams. circulars. and mass of other
literature. Never has an auction sal,
been more widely hcraled. No fewer
than 500 publications have already de.
voted "A generous amount OF space q
help Uncle sam salvage rome OF tn,
money put into this particular pro,
iect.
Tho United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation is sale
20 have spent s5.250.O .Oo0 In maxim,
Union Park Gardens the beautiful
residential section II Is and. 20 say th,
least the architects and engineer,
achieved onvlahle results an accom-
plishins the sob assigned TO them
Few projects Of this character ar,
comparable 10 90. few measure up {,
1, for charm, nttractiveness and de
STABILITY. II enjoys the distinction O
hcinr 800 per cent completed and o
being a real credit 60 the communit,
IN which u was created. IL has sew
erf. gas. electric lisht. water an,
other improvements and conveniences
Tho chief aim OF the United State
shipping Board Emergency Flee
Corporation In Offering the property a
~, l..
az there are dwellings and stores hi
for them. While It does not relish IN
idca the Board Is bound 20 first con
sidct bids for the property in its en-
tireiy. although this does not mea
that it VIII 30 be sold. The desire c
the Board ~ 20 have the propert.
pass into the hands of former wa
workers and homescekers generally
II ~ leaving no stono unturned 10 en-
able Gerths Realty Experts 20 pro
claim the fact that all citizens VIII
may be- interested are urged to al
tend The auction and enter bids 70
the property. All bidders are cautione
10 bear In mind that the property Wi
be- suid undcr the following plans
"A Tho property shall first be of
frryd IN its entirety. subject TO IN
express conditions that the hiehes
bidder shall deliver 10 the owner with
IN twenty-four hours after the ter
mination OF the sale a lis; of all the II
divioual properties included In the pro
1eci, showing opposite each propert
price applicable thereto. the tots
of all such prices to be eqrsi 90 III
amount ~ the lump sum bid and tina
" sucn sum bid shaal DO accepted b.