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HERALD AND ADVERTISER.
SUPPLEMENT.
PUBLIC SALE
OF
NICE RESIDENCE LOTS
IN THE
CITY OF NEWNAN,
BY THE
WNAN LAND COMPANY,
TO TAKE PLACE
ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13th, 1888,
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On Tuesday, November 13th, 1888, at 10 o’clock a. m., the
NEWNAN LAND COMPANY will offer for sale, on the
^remises, at public outcry, FIFTY CHOICE RESIDENCE
LOTS in the City of Newnan. The property comprises fifty
acres, lying in the southwestern portion of the city, the remo
test lot being not farther than one-half mile from the Court
House, and the entire plat being within three minytes’ walk
of the Savannah, Griffin and North Alabama depot, whose
line of railway parallels the entire northern frontage. This
property has never been on the market before, and by reason
of the fact that former owners have been unwilling to parcel
t out to individual purchasers has not, until lately, been ac
cessible. Three broad avenues, recently laid out and improv
ed by the Newnan Land Company, now connect this delight-
ul suburb with the city, and it is easily reached from every
lirection. It is approached by four different thoroughfares,
ill leading directly from the city, two of which begin at the
Mineral Spring, one of Newnan’s most popiilar resorts and
:xtend through the entire tract. A number
ed within a few yards of the Spring, in one of the best neigh-
>orhoods of the city. . . , , , , ,
Thirty-three acres of the land is original woods, but has
leen cleared of all superfluous timber and undergrowth leav-
ng an unbroken vista of shade on both sides of all streets
unning through this portion of the property. One of the
(lain avenues diverges from LaGrange street at a point jus
eyond Judge Buchanan’s, and anothei immediately opposite
he residence of W. S. Askew. Still another street crosses
he Savannah, Griffin and North Alabama Railroad, at the
atemection of Depot street^ directly
pposite the depot, which will be utilized within the coming
ear as a manufacturing site. The complenon ef the Chat-
inooga, Rome and Columbus road to C^Uton-which
rnsses the Georgia Pacific road at a point only 12 miles be-
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rises in the near future, and the tact is wcu i g d
ic only available sites in or near the city that c jn be *ec:ur
>r this purpose are contiguous to the owne d
forth Alabama Railroad, and adjacent to the property owne
v the Newnan Land Company.
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The situation is high and dry, and has a natural drainage
far more effective than any artificial system. The water can
not be excelled. The lots have been carefully surveyed, and
laid off with a view to suburban comfort and convenience.
There is not an undesirable location in the entire plat
This is no speculative enterprise, gotten up fOr the pur
pose of booming the town or the Company’s property. The
object of the Company is to assist in providing homes for the
large number of newcomers who have sought, and are seeking,
locations in the community. Indeed, the scarcity and high
value of more centrally located property has rendered this
movement necessary, and it is mainly in the interest of the
town that the plan has been inaugurated. With this purpose
in view, therefore, very liberal terms will be offered to those
desiring homes in our midst—locations as eligible as can be
had in the city, and at less than half the price charged for res-
idence lots nearer the centre of business.
As a further evidence of the honesty of the policy adopted
by the Company, none of this property will be offered at pri
vate sale. The lots will be sold only at public outcry, and no
speculative bidding will be encouraged. It is designed that
all shall have a fair and equal showing.
TERMS OF SALE will be as follows: One-third cash,
one-third in twelve month* and one-third in two years, with
interest on deferred payments at 8 per cent per annum from
date of purchase. The titles are perfect
NEWNAN
Is the county-seat of Coweta county, Ga., and contains a pop
ulation of 3,500, exclusive of the suburbs. The town is situ
ated at the junction of two leading lines of railway—the At
lanta and West Point and the Savannah, Griffin and North
Alabama—one being the main highway to New Orleans from
the East and North, the other being the new line recently
opened from Chattanooga to the southern seaboard. The
distance to New Orleans is 457 ™ lcs ; to Chattanooga, 164
miles* to Griffin, 36 miles; to Atlanta, 39 miles. The pro-
iected extension of the Columbus and Rome Railroad from
Greenville to Newnan will reduce the distance from Newnan
to Columbus from 96 to 74 niiles. Even now this is the most
important railroad point between Atlanta and Montgomeiy.
The rate of taxation, both city and county, has averaged
less than 30 cents on the $100 (each) for several years past,
the present rate being 25 cents on the $100 for county, and
The taxable value of all prop-
25 cents on the $100 for city,
erty in the city is $1,600,000.
The people are enterprising, intelligent and sociable; the
locality as healthy as can he found in the South. Every line
of business is represented, and there is not a more prosperous
community in the State. Between 14,000 and 16,000 bales of
cotton are received annually, and three large brick warehouses
are required to store and handle it Liberal cotton buyers,
representing both foreign and domestic markets, are located
here each season. Two National Banks, amply capitalized,
furnish all the capital needed in the business community. A
handsome Opera House, three stories high, with a seating ca
pacity of seven hundred, does dnty as a town hall and theatre.
Most of the leading theatrical troupes visit us during the fall
and winter season. A Public Library, comprising over 1,200
volumes, is one of the popular institutions of the town. A
mineral spring, whose curative properties have been thorough
ly tested and found beneficial in hundreds of instances, is lo
cated within a stone’s throw of the Public Square. Four de
nominations are represented in the community—Methodist,
Baptist, Presbyterian, and Episcopalian—and seven churches
furnish ample accommodations for church-going people. The
educational facilities are first-class, including the modern gra
ded system of Public Schools, and the Walker High School.
Both institutions are efficiently managed and the system of
instruction ^thorough and effective. The school population
aggregates about 50a
The various manufacturing enterprises that contribute to
the life and permanent prosperity of the town may be classed
as follows: Wood works, foundry and machine shops, fur
niture factory, carriage factory, wagon factory, cigar factory,
guano factory, tannery and harness factory; two whiskey dis
tilleries, monumental marble works, cotton seed oil mill, tin
shop, manufacturing jeweler. In addition to th * foregoing
enterprises, the Newnan Cotton Mills (now in process of erec
tion) will be completed and in successful operation by March
1, 1889, and will furnish employment to one hundred hands.
Between two hundred and fifty and three hundred skilled me
chanics of all classes find constant and remunerative employ
ment here now. #
For further information apply to
R. W. FREEMAN, Sec’y and Treas.,
Newnan, Georgia.