Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
MONEY IN LAND PROVES.
TO BE SOUND INVESTMEN l
Poor Brooklyn Policeman Now Long
Dead, Bought Florida Acres Whlch
Are Now Worth Two Million Dol
lars. Fortune Comes to Relieve "A
Struggling Widows Family.
Written Specially for the Leader
BY ROBERT FULLER
Thru Autocaster Servlce)

NEW YORK, Jan. 28-This is a
story of land Summed up 1t again
demonstrates what wonderful coun.
try of opportunities is these Oniteo
States. and what is possible III the tor
tunes of families within the short span
of IS years.
Careful, thoughtful and intelligent
investment in land in this country has
seldom failed to return big profit. 1t
is the history OF almost every state
and town. Men of vision and keen
Judgment are always advocating the
investment OF earnings in land, rather
than in dubious ventures OF commerce
promoted by sharpers who hold out
the overwhelming bait OF 'get-rlch-
quick"
About IS years ago John I. Baird,
now dead but at that time poor po-
liceman living in Brooklyn, n. Y. IN
vested a part of his small earnings IN
about 100 acres OF land on the In
dian River near Melbourne, Fla 1t
might be that he was rather doubtful
of the investment in land which he
had never seen, and which, was so
far away from his home. At \ Y rate
he ulu uOl lISllIOll- lin III >~'Ah 49,
members of his family.
Years passed and ohm Baird work
ed on, struggling to raise his family
two boys and a girl, giving them the
best education possible within MS
means.
About fifteen years ago John Baird
died. He lett little. There was small
saving accountant some papers. The
papers meant nothing to the children
Edward Baird one OF the sons, was
having a struggle of his own to care
for family of four. In few years
he died, too, and left almost as little
as his father.
Then the real struggle began, for
the widow, Helen Baird. She had
slight musical education, so she turn
ed to teaching. Month after month,
through many years she managed to
hold the little family of two boys and
a girl together. d.
Il can't say that we have really
ever known actual want she SAID
Yesterday, but it was terrible strug-
gle to keep our home going. Some
how. someway, | managed to keep
the children in school,
And that was the situation OF the
Baird family few months ago. There
seemed to be no prospects OF a sud
den change in fortune.
Down in Florida a real estate man
started looking around for available
tracts, when land began to be worm
acquiring. He found that large parcei
of a tract desired by syndicate, stood
in the name of John Ira Bard. Inc
land was so much desired that the real
estate nan came to New York Ill
search OF John Baird.
The 100 acres of land John Baird
bought for mere pittance is now
worth about 100000. The real es-
tate man frankly admitted it, and is
a bidder for it when the law has been
observed and the John Ira Bard eS-
tate legally put in shape.
Mrs. Helen Baird now finds her
children wealthy. Her husbands bro,
ther .theo Their son of old John Bard
is still alive, but has not yet been 10
Gated. 1t is thought he lives in Conn
ect!cut
In the meantime, Helen Baird has
gene into court asking for an order
making her the executor OF the es-
tate IN her cbildrens' name. The daugh
ter OF John Baird is now dead. The
property will be divided between the
four children OF Helen; the living son,
and the children of the deceased daugh
For Mrs. Baird and her children,
Helen, Ira and Joseph, now respective
ly IS, 10 and 10 years old, the future
is bright. They say; g., loo.
1--WE have made no foolish plans.
We intend to be sane and act with
prudence. By all means we will try to
first get a good education. Beyond
that-we shall ever bless the day that
grandfather Baird invested his small
savings in Florida land"