The Washington times., 1926-12-16
One Present That Lasts
Forever
And There Is No Other, Not Even Imperishable Gold
or Diamonds
By ARTHUR BRISBANE

Christmas is coming what should you give?
First Of ALL SOMETHING USELESS at least something
that represents pure luxury, to that 1t is really
Christmas present
Don't be like the old farmer Homer Davenports neghbor,
who with his four sons got up little Christmas fund OF
$175. and bought mother axe to chop frewoOd.
After you have given your less USELESS present.
think of something that will LAST FOREVER grow MORE
valuable every year while other grow less valuable
There present that will enable the who receives it
buy presents himself through all the years with the
income from the original present.
Give well chosen piece of real estate.
Real estate is part of the EARTH remains as long as
the earth lasts and the records stand
The hard diamond the Of solid gold, last
through generations thief may carry them away fire
may destroy them tomorrow.
The thief carry away lot or the building on
It. and good insurance policy defes fire.
Some day. you may say even earth will pass and the
finest lot will be worth nothing Yes, but that will be
millions of years hence and it need not worry you.
While YOU v and your great great great grandchildren
i've good piece of land will be permanent possession al
ways there, always increasing in value
Greater POPULATION greater land values Ask the
earnest snglet axer about that HE KNOWS
If buy in the city increasing crowds that throng the
streets increase your lands value
you buy in the suburbs farther out every invention
every that facilitates traffic adds to the value OF
And WHEREVER you BUY EVERY BABY BORN means
that your land is worth more.
Buying land changed family, the Goelets and
others Of from people of modest families
worth Of millions giving excellent imitation Of the lily
that tolls not.
was MORE BABIES and nothing else that built up their
realestate fortunes.
You make good rea1estate present for MILLION
dollars or for one or two hundred dollars or less.
you have good judgment but lack large capital you can
choose piece of land wisely make the FIRST PAYMENT
give it to else perhaps with your help to CON-
NTINUE the payments.
Such gift would stimulate ambition, develop thrift the
habit of saving, in the receiver.
You cannot confer greater boon any young or
woman than to teach thrift
Franklin advised giving young thus teaching
him money and time by shaving himself instead OF
going to the barber
wechosen present of real estate partly paid for, will
teach saving bigger interesting scale than any razor
could teach it.
paid for outright and bought in neighborhood Of in
.save time" carries with it eventually INDEPENDENCE
&e right to do you please with your time. 1t means
freedom.
Other values rise fall shift, vanish.
Stocks and businesses go pieces fashions change the man
who made in 1910 manufacture canary bird
cages with his wire or go out of business in 1926.
Fashion in land DOESN'T change. POPULATION increases
steadily, land values with it.
In every city, its suburbs and beyond real estate offers
OPPORTUNITY and points the way to INDEPENDENCE
Buy real estate take of it, AND IT WILL TAKE
CARE OF YOU.
Give real estate all paid for and you give promise of future
independence.
Give real estate partly paid for and you develop thrift and
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