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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

rn,-sa ". Raymond of Caribou
VIVA csiIer In the iity yesterday on
,,lslness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

There will be a special conclave Of
st. Omer Commander, X. T.. No. IL at
The Asylum. Wednesday evening at
1.43 for work in the order of Red
Cross and Malta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

-. and Mrs. J. II. Murther OF
,,csman are visiting IN town over
,mistIce day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

The marriage intentions Of Joseph
l.. Deblois and Rose Alma Forth both
of Waterville have been filed at the
office of the city clerk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

The meeting of the Central Maine
Fair Association which was to have
been held yesterday, was postponed
until next Monday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

Miss Gabrielle Pomerleau, who at
tends Gorham Normal school, was
home over the week END.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

Eugene Roy OF Lewiston pasSo
the weekend with Mr. anu
Wallie Rancourt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

~. and Mrs. r. T. Holmes OF
Nv us sn Mass, are visiting friends
" WTss,erville for a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

a Mlchaud OF Fort Kent was
j.. ~. friends in the city yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

,r.,a Chapman Of Washburn is
s'1 an the holiday in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

Miss Edna Mitchell is passing the
holiday at her home in New Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

DR.. Frank Mann of Pittsfield was a
caller in town yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

Emile Letourneau has gone to New
York to pass the holiday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

Iordon Of South Gardner
H. Hing In town yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

stance" Request and Devise. Mrs. n.
b. Holt: Publish Glad Tidings," Press
Mrs. A. 9. Goddard: Information
Spells Interest" Literature. Mrs. H.
G. McGlaufiin; election Of officers:
noontide prayer Mrs r. {. Chapman;
dinner IL o'clock: Thursday afternoon,
l o'clock. Executive Board Meeting,
O'Clock. ''They that wait upon the
Lord shall renew their strength" Mrs.
c. l.. kenney: hymn: reports OF COM
mittees: Our Study Books: Auxiliary,
Mrs. Connors: Queen Esther, Mrs.
George: Junior, Mrs. Haywood: offer
ing: reading OF records; installation
and conservative service. Mrs. Mildred
Cheever. The public is cordially I'm
attend the sessions OF the conference.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

ucCarter OF Boston was
y. ~ IN friends in town Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11
My Her Miserable
MaeheS, Sick StOnl.
~ and. Pimply Skin
= HaveGOne
SayEvGyone
Should Make
INDICAN TEST
Same as She
Did

The r indicaa - Test
has sh o " a Miss
Fitch as sc has
thousands OF others
that sick headaches,
broken out skin and
n n 10 ConplexiOn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

PISHONS FERRY-Mrs. vina
Smith of Skowhegan was in toWN
Saturday calling on friends
Carl Salisbury of Skowhegan was
in town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Cooley Of
Canaan and MIR. and Mrs. Alfred
Hilton of this place were Sunday
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. T.. ]. Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Holt. MIR. and
Mrs. G.. l.. Smith and Herbert SWEET
of Skowhegan were in town Friday
evening and called on Mrs. Annie L.
Holt,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Berdeen OF
Bangor were week end guests of MIR.
and Mrs. NJ. i. Chase
Mrs. Alice Kelley and Mrs. Annie
L. Holt were in Watervile SUNDAY
the guests OF MIR. and Mrs. c. II.
Emery.
Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Lowell. who recently lost their home
by fire. are hoping they will re-
main In this vicinity.
The Sociability club met Saturday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Rena Hilton. A social afternoon was
passed, delicious refreshments were
served The next meeting will he
with Mrs, Lille Mitchell. Nov. %.
The many friends Of Asa Pratt are
sorry to know he Is III.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

o,sra House: Tuesday even
Wy srican Legion Follies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11
ATTRACTIONS
,,,n.y AND TUESDAY

o,.ra House: Monday after
Guy "A .yening. Tuesday afternoon,
20 t4Ia,a ~" Of Today" with Patsy
Ians sui,er Ralph Graves and Zazu
2ih ' TN. Mysterious Rider" Bus
ias ,.on in the comedy 1.-THE Bal
y -. pafhe news.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
NEW COMMERCIAL
BUILDING PUSHED
MOnolithic Concrete Used
In Ninth Avenue
Project

Work on the new Commercial Realty
company building at Nineteenth street
end Ninth avenue is being pushed by
the contractors with the plan OF COM
plotting the 100000 structure, around
January 1. A..
The construction program OF the
three-story building is being watched
with interest since it is the first large
structure to be erected in Birmingham
of munolithic concrete. This type OF
construction, WHICH eliminates the use
of brick or tile, has been used with
success in smaller buildings here and
clso IN large structures in other parts
of the south and is + considerable adj
vantage because of its economy ana
stability.
The north half of the building,
measuring 240 feet on Nineteenth with
200 foot depth, has been leased TO
the Birmingham Furniture and MAUI
featuring company which Will nave tne
use of railroad facilities and large
basement. Although no tenant mas yer
been agreed upon for the southern sec
ton some announcement in this regard
is expected in the next two weeks.
Elevator service, stell sash window
frames, a maximum of lighting are
some of the high lights in the arrange
ments of the building. The exterior viii
present a pannelcd surface alternating
in the smooth and hammered concrete.
Demonstrations will also be IN the
moulded concrete.
The building is the design Of Denham,
Van Keuren and Deham, architects. It
is being erecter by the Commercial
Realty company with the Clark Gregory
Blake agency as representatives.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
AWARD CONTRACT
FOR NEW BANK
Warren, knight And Davis Get
Government Job

Warren, Knight and Davis have been
selected as architects for the new
federal reserve bank building at Fifth
avenue and Eighteent street, A. ":
Walker, manager of the bank, stated
Saturday.
In all probability, it is said, the plans
will not be complete for some time as
the building program is not scheduled to
start before February l. Material to
be used on the building has not yet
been determined nor an estimate OF the
probable cost made.
The structure will be three-stories
high with a large basement for the use
of files. A tunnel connecting the base
ment with the post office building
across the street is planned
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
GRANADA HOTEL
TO GET THREE
MORE STORIES
Construction Announced
With New 100000
Lease

Three additional floors will be
erected on the Granada hotel, Fourth
avenue and Twenty-third street, one of
the popular moderate-priced hostelries
catering to the transit public, it was
stated Saturday in an announcement
that a new 10-year lease has been signed
for the property.
The building program will probably
not be launched until some time next
year, it is stated, or until after the
history Martin office building, directly
across the street, has been completed.
Lease on the premises has been
signed through the Vaughn Realty COM
pany by J. Morrow Law, a veteran ho-
tel operator, who comes here from
Jackson, Miss. Although the figure in
vilved was not definitely made public.
it is understood to be in the neighbor-
hood Of 100000. Mrs. w. ID. Wood is
owner of the property, with G. NJ.
Whiteside the former leasee.
In taking possession of the hotel
Law announced that an extensive re-
decorating and re-furnishing program
will be started an cost of nearly $1O,-
600. The high-class service maintained
DIV w uIleSluc Will DC NohllliuNb N'th an
movements, if such are possible, he de-
clared. F. F. Satterfield, who has been
connected with the Granada for the
past year, will be made assistant man
ager.
The Granada hotel was built ten
years ago at time when the section
was considered on the outskirts. Since
that time, however, the business dis
trict has extended to the hotel and with
the new building program along Twen-
ty-third street it is estimated that the
property has more than tripled its
original value. Since the signing of the
lease Law is reported to have turned
down several offers to sub-let, which
carried handsome profits.
The hotel is strictly fire-proof and
constructed so as to carry additional
stories. These floors will bring the
hotel to seven-stories and will provide
100 rooms in all.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
NEGRO DWELLINGS
NOT OVER BUILT.
Shearer Says Property
Affords Good
Investment

Negro houses offer one of the best
fields for investment in the realty mar
ket, says Jess Shearer, of the Oliver
Shearer- Roebuck agency, among the
largest firms handling rentals of this
class. The reason is two-fold, Shearer
asserts, because of the future value OF
the property and On account OF the
high percentage of returns.
"As a rule the negro will pay his
rent regularly when he has the money,
he continues. 1.-The idea that he does
not need prodding on the payments,
however, is wrong. As a race negroes
are becoming shrewder and better edu-
Gated to saving money, but we find
that our agents must be on the move
to keep collections up. About one.
third of our tenants pay at the office"
Shearer does not believe negro dwell
ings are over-built here although he
declares thit seemed imminent twice
this year.
Recent building programs in Smith
field appeared 30 be over-stocking the
market, but these have been well alb
sorbed. This also seemed the case
in North Highlands where great deal
VI vacant prOpcELJ was tdAOh o'SA AVA
negro dwellings. These, too, however,
are now largely occupied at some cost
it is true, to the rent levels. do not
think there are many vacancies in the
city now"
"The negro is an inherent home
lover and before anything else he seeks
to get a roof over his head. When he
has stayed in one house for consid'
cradle length of time he forms senti-
mental attachment for it and here a
situation arises which is not true OF
white rentals. He seldom moves after
once located. The home-owners, and
think the percentage with negroes is
so great as it is with the whites, often
refuse to sell at stiff profits merely
because they have grown used to their
home.
"Negro property pays good rate Of
interest, high when it is far-out and
lower when close-in. The latter, how
ever, offers the advantage that it is
gradually becoming semi-business and
business property. In this instance the
rents are not figured on in setting the
value"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
SEES SOUTHSIDE
DEVELOPMENT
Mabry Predicts Future
Growth AS Retail
Center

George Mabry, one of the market S
recognized judges of property values,
expects a healthy condition to arise
from the recent developments on the
southside. The new office building will
attract good type of investor and
draw other construction programs to
the section, he believes.
"While past trends prove it is utter
ly impossible to foresee the. rise or
fall of any single district with certain
ty," Mabry says, II look for the devel-
opment of a high class retail center on
the southside. Congestion OF AUTOMOBILES
in the downtown shopping district and
the high rents prevalent has Drought
out outlying business centers such as
Five Points and I believe this will be
even more pronounced around the new
office building.
'HThe structure will at least afford
a good drug store, which will in turn
prove inductive to a furnishing shop
One store will likely be followed by
another and when the move once gets
underway the growth as retail trad
ing center should be swift"
Mabry points out that the section
Immediately south represents the city's
highest grade purchasing power and ii
the housewives there find they can buy
standard lines Of merchandise nearer to
their homes without the attendant trou-
BILE to finding parking space, the shops
should become popular.
"It is noted" he adds, chat other
sections follow the southside residents
in trading and if the shops ever take
on this side it would not be amiss to be
lieve that they would also draw con
siderable patronage from Norwood
Woodlawn, and other parts of the dis
trict"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
CITY SETS FAST
PACE IN GROWTH
STARKE ASSERTS
Difficult To Keep In
Touch With All
Developments

Birmingham is growing and develop
ing so rapidly" remarked Sam Z.
Starke, secretary of the Real Estate
board, Saturday, that it is difficult to
keep posted on all the significant things
that are happening. The year 1924 has
been a remarkable period in the history
of the city. An enormous building ac-
tivity, a phenomenal real estate market,
and large increase in bank clearings-
all are tangible evidences of the strides
we are making.
"These are things that the observant
man may read as he runs. But there
are other and very significant things
happening that escape public notice and
which carry with them convincing
proof of how Birmingham is regarded
abroad. Only two of these latter need
be mentioned here to bring out in bold
relief the confidence that outsiders have
in birmingham real estate and its flu
ture.
Montgomery Holdings
ut is probably not generally known
that citizens of Montgomery hold ap-
proximately three of four million dol
lars in some of the choicest real estate
of Birmingham. These enormous hold
ings have been acquired over long pc
Rod of years, and have been on the in
crease, due to enhancement of values
and the natural result they bring in en-
couraging other investors.
New York Loan
"Another very significant item is the
fact that the Metropolitan Life lnsur-
ance company of New York, the largest
life insurance company in the world
has through its local representative
Jemison and Company, just lent mil
lion dollars on the Tutwiler hotel. 1t is
possible that this is the largest single
loan ever written in the south ON no.
tel property, which class of property
has not the most attractive borrowing
power.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
cNckSO~ SI/ZDI/VG
Tutwiler Buys Property
From Present Operators
Allen Engineers Feature Trade In Unprecedent-
ed Market

doubtful whether the nveterae OF statistic hounds
will able for the real trading of the past
weeks That the figure will with previous SIX
months history of the market logical in the reports
of hundreds of trades pending
the activity in the embryonic state tar as
public concerned only the sale contracts have
been signed and few deeds changed hands Prices and traders
thought best ncogno view of the rapid sale and
sale of the property Three however, 100000 in
transactions officially closed Saturday These
sale of the Florence hotel through Ed Allen OF the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
NEW INVESTMENT
co. LOCATES HERE

The Alabama Florida Investment
Company, Inc, has established attrac-
tive offices at 1927 First avenue, on the
lower floor of the Lincoln Life building.
Birmingham has been selected by the
new company as its headquarters.
Branch offices will be maintained at
Winter Haven, Fla.
The company will specialize in timber
and Florida citrus fruit lands in addi-
ton to doing general real estate and
insurance business. 1t will represent
the Republic Fire Insurance company
Of Pittsburg..
Officers of the Alabama Florida In
vestment company are: l. T. Roberts,
Winter Haven, president; L. 2. Anders,
Birmingham, vice president; G. ]. Rob
erts, Birmingham, secretary-treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
BuILDING DEPRECIATION

Federal income tax administration
permits 2 to 3 per cent annual de-
probation rates for cement and brick
buildings and per cent for wooden
buildings. This is held by some to be
iinscientific discrimination when brick
.nd wooden building vary generally only
as to tine exterior construction, which
may constitute 10 to 10 per cent of the
total cost Of the building.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
OVER $8,OOO,OOO
IN MONTHS SALES

;, State deed taxes collected by the
county probate cuOrt offices during
INctober totalled $5.53S.40., The amount
aces the month among the first four
| the year.
rs the deed taxes represent 81 on
" $1,000 in equity alone. it is
sated that the trading topped. ST.
10. Little of the recent activity
- Elected In the report as the deeds
these piecese have not yet been
ded.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
FOURTH AVENUE ACTIVE

The Fourth avenue trend and pro
jected development of the thoroughfare
as Il negro retail center was again
stressed in the sale of property at
1712-14 Fourth avenue for figure
near 100000 through the NJ. +. Berry,
Jr., Real Estate company. II. Gordon
was former owner of the property but
the name of the buyer was withheld
tains two-story brick building now
occupied by negro business houses. An
improvement program for the build
ing which will add to the street as a
trading center is promised by the buy
ers The building is Immediately west
of the Our Home Hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
BRAGG ACTIVE

Ed Bragg has added another series of
deals to his sales record, according to
a report of the Motion Realty com
pany. Up to Saturday Bragg had turned
ever $12O,O0O in transactions in slight
ly more than weeks time.
Important of the trades engineered
by Bragg are included the southeast
corner OF Avenue G and Twenty eight
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets,
street, piece on avenue B between
and Fifth avenue site between Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets.
Announcement of the deals follow:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
PRESTON MOTORS SALE

One Of the feature sales Of the week
was turned by J. F. Winters, Of the
Wood-Leslie Realty company, in the
deal for the plants of the Preston
Motors Corporation. This property was
purchased by A. NJ. Konkle, and assoc
ciates, through federal court at $115,-
600
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
NEW REALTY FIRM
Dadham Leaves JemisOn To Organize
Own Business

Vernon Badham, for the past year
connected with Jemison and company,
eft the firm last week to establish
a real estate business of his own. Bar
ham will spend two weeks in Florida
studying activities there, and upon his
return open an office in the First Ma
tional bank building under the name
of the Barham Realty company:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
REPORT HEAVY WEEK

Another of the younger firms which
is establishing itself as a figure in
the real estate market is the Elliott
Hamm Realty company. In the activity
of the past week the combine in asso-
citation with r. S. w. Browne, we'll
known realtor here have turned an
aggregate Of nearly 100000 in sales.
According to official announcement
of the firm ]. w. Hamm, the business
with Browne, engineered, between four
o'clock Monday evening and early Sat
urday night, $512,500 in sales. This
was expected to be topped late in the
evening by Other@ deals which were
hanging fire. H. G.. Elliott, working
independently, closed trades running to
$59, 800 in the week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02

b ythe M. r. Berry, Jr., agency.
FLORENCE HOTEL GOES
The Florence Hotel, second avenue
and Eighteenth street, was said Sat
urday by Pryor III. Plumlee and J. M.
Anderson to Major Il. NJ. Tutwiler
through Ed p. Allen, vice president
of the Motion Realty Company.
The Motion company declined to
make public any figure in the transac-
ton, but it was understood from other
sources that it ran well over $500, 900.
If this price is correct the sellers have
more than doubled their investment In
little over three years. They pur-
chased the property in August, 192l'
for $150,O0O.
As a result of the transaction Plum
lee will retire from active manage
ment. Anderson has signed long
time lease for the property through the
Motion agency and will continue to
operate it. Tutwiler purchased the
building as an investment, it is said,
and its future as a hotel after the
lease has expired will depend largely
upon the trend of the retail business
district. With the new store of Herman
Saks and Sons across the intersection
this now promises to sweep down lower
Second.
The Florence Hotel is a six-story
triangular shaped building containing
100 rooms. 1t was erected on the site,
running 30 feet on Second, 140 feet on
Eighteenth, and 80 feet on Second al
ley, by Mrs. Jane r. Torrey about II
years ago, as the Birmingham Hotel
Upon her death the building was left
to her three sisters, Mrs. Sarah G. Naff
Mrs. Annie G. Burney and Mrs. Rosa
w. Darby, who sold it to Plumlee and
Anderson. This sale was also nego
tiated by the Motion company.
Plumlee and Anderson bought the
hotel on a resale contract putting ur
an amount said to be around $4,000
in cash. That a fortune has grown
from this small investment is one OF
the outstanding romances of Birming
hams real estate market.
In announcing the sale of the hote
the Motion company stated that they
have sold over a million dollars worth
of downtown property this month. The
deal will rank as one of the six lead
ing real estate transactions so far this
year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
KNIGHTS BUY HOME

The knights of Columbus have pur-
chased the Basil NJ. Clarke property
Mt 500 south Twenty ninth street for
$4,000, it was announced Saturday.
The building will be remodeled into an
attractive club house.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
BIG CORNER SOLD

The sale of the northwest corner of
Fourteenth street and Fourth avenue
was reported among the deals turned
by Mark Hodo of Smith Schultz-Hodo
this week. The property, measuring
100 by 40 feet, was sold by f. d.
Brown to H.. NJ. McCarty at figure
near $50 900.
The Smith-Shultz-Hod agency fur
Their reported trades in the process of
contamination along Fourth avenue
which total upward of $230,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02

The southeast corner Of Avenue G
and Twenty eighth street from w. ID.
Smith to f. r. Dooley at figure near
$500 The property is improved by
four brick stores and runs IS feet by
100.
A 50-foot piece on Third avenue be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
from Mrs. G. f. Wilson to X. Z. Nc
Iyerie at around $4,000.
]. NJ. Bradley to K. A. Terrell a
50-foot piece of Fifth between Sixteenth
and Seventeenth street at price close
to $4,000.
A two-story brick building on Ave
nue. B between Seventeenth and Eigh-
tcenth streets from G. d. Poncler to
Pryor II. Plumlee. The figure involved
was near $22,5OO.
The northeast corner of Avenue f
and Eighteenth street from Herman
HentSchel to Pryor II. Plumlee and j.
NJ. Andersen at figure near $21, 900.
East Lake property to b. S. Hazard
at $4,000.
Bragg also has a number of other
deals underway which promises to
materialize shortly the agency states.