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SUNDAY, MAY 17. REAL ESTATE NEWS The Basis of Real Estate Values In these days when more and more the confidence of people is turning to land as a staple investment when men who have made great for tunes in other fields of labor are safeguarding the fruits of their ef forts in real estate investments, we realize that in no other way can the principal be made so secure as in carefully selected real estate prop erties The topography of a city has much to do with land values. No more do we hear a lot is beautiful because “it’s just as level as a barn door. It is obvious that one checker board block of residence proper ty in a flat city has no more intrinsic value than another and only in creases in value by civic development and the character of the people and the houses in it, while there is an esthetic value in the rolling land because of a determination to preserve for the neighborhood a maximum of its natural beauty. 1 1 formulated in the owner of such land a love for the beautiful in life; it broadens his character; it in fluences the architecture of the homes within its charming precincts, by appealing to the sensitiveness and imagination of the architect. And home is the dynamic in life. We admire the blue sky of summer the waving fields of grain and yellow tints of falling leaves, flirting the wine red; but our greatest pleasure lies not in strife for wealth and power, but in the pleasure realized from these smaller things in the joy •f our home life. Therefore, it should reflect in all its glory the har- Biony, without which no life can be termed a success and this should •mbrace to be complete, the land and architecture of the place we call our HOME. One of the greatest principles of the growth of real estate values is a short* hour and well paid industrial worker and where this rule ob tains, I can assure you that there is less need of model tenements and fewer congested districts, and all in all a more properous people, who answer the cry of their souls for a home on a lot with flowers and a kitchen, garden and contentment and ambition for their children’s wel fare—and so returning to topography you will find that it has had a natural influence on the arterial roads of your own city. In 'the early life of a community the business center has generally been on a lake or river, as cities are nearly always built facing some waterway—as the village grows to a town and then to a city, the point where these arte- FOR SALE Two nice bungalows, facing east, on Monte Sano; sevetal desirable lots on Monte Sano and Summerville that can be bought at a bargain. Also some invest ments that will pay from 12i/ 2 to 15 per cent. Mr. Purchaser, let me select a really good investment for you. Mr. Seller, list your property with me for sale and get results. Phone me and I will call at your home and write your fire insurance. D. W. MARKS 400 Harison Building. Phone 363 FACTS r ’■ • 40,000 Hydro-Electric horse power has been developed at Stevens Creek, and is now available for industries in Augusta and this section. Industries can increase the quantity and quali ty of their products, decrease the cost of their pow er, and at the same time relieve themselves of the expense of a power plant by using Stevens Creek Hydro-Electric power. THIS POWER DEVELOPMENT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR AUGUSTA TO HOLD OUT TO NEW INDUSTRIES GREATER INDUCE MENTS THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN THIS SECTION. A HOME • On Central Avenue, the Hill, I have for sale a house and grounds that is a real opportunity for some one desiring a home. This property consists of 3 lots worth not less than SI,OOO each and a handsome residence that it would cost at least SB,OOO to build. You cannot appreciate the beauty and solid comforts of this place without seeing it. The ad vantages it possesses are too numerous to mention. See it and you will want it. This property is well worth SII,OOO, hut owner must seil right away, so I will sell to quick buyer for $6,500. And you can make the terms. You will never hav* such an opportunity again. ~ Joseph W. Beasley 215 Dyer Building. Phone 6868-W. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. rial roads centralize ultimately becomes the business center. Get an atlas containing the maps of our great cities and you will be surprised to find how you can quite accurately locate the natural center of any city. It is this speculation as to ■where the best business’center will be permanently established, which is the life in real estate values. When once established, which is evidenced by the number of people passing on the walks and in the streets, large improvements follow and there by values are maintained. Almost invariably this district is policed by street car lines and within this loop be abutting it these great values always obtain. Property within the loop in Chicago is of the greatest value in that city and to make it l>ay it must improve to its height limit, as regulated by city ordinance. The height of buildings in Hus ton is limited to 125 feet and therefore the value of land is condition ed by it. . • However, this has the natural effect of spreading business over more land, which is redeeming many poorer districts in this lovely old city filled with traditions dear to every citizen of our country. The growth in values of business property is always towards the best residence district from the retuil business center, but is retarded where the city can grow in more than one direction. Now, in the final analysis of all values, the basis must be incomo (or prospective income! or pleasure. All development of business prop erty must be for income. The development of residence property must be for pleasure, the appreciation of home. The best residential values in any city will touch the “high spots" and on these will be erected the most costly homes, because here is obtained the best air and view. Omitting climate and fertility, you can apply these other rules to the de velopment of residential property as certainly as you can to the growth of cities. All values are relative and the location, topograph, character of the people and houses, civic development and good roads, make one location exceed another in value and there is no property in which peo ple invest more thoughtlessly than in residence property. False values cannot be mantained —water seeks its own level. Therefore, in buying residence property one should carefully compare its values with other similar properties and determine whether in the natural march of growth values will be maintained. Real Estate Transfers $2,350: Mrs. Francis A. Hightower to Mrs. Lena Waters, lot. $350: Augusta Suburban'’ Land Co. to Mrs. Francis A. Hightower, lot. $12,090: Fannie E. Young to River side Mills, northeast corner Market and Davison street. $1,400: Bryan Gumming to William A. Mattison, six lots. $1,200: Mrs. Julia B. Richards to W. Scott Tyler, west side Glenn avenue. $600: E. A. Gleason to W. A. John son, two lots north side Starnes street. $200: Daniel B. Dyer to John H. Wei born, lot. $260: G. H. Nixon to Theodore G. Tarver, north side Kings Way. $250: Theodore G. Tarver to John H. Welborn, north side Central avenue. $1,300: John H. Welborn to John D. O’Connell, two lots north side Cen tral avenuo. $253.75: Fannie R. Wilder to John D. W. Goodin, seventeen and a quarter acres of land in Richmond county. $4,000: Alice C. Weltch to Thomas F. Purcell, north side Walker street. $300: A. Silver to National Land Co., lot. $3,000: J. T. Plunkett to Henrietta Luckey, east side Railroad avenue. $900: Lockhart, Luckey & Co., to Mary T. Acton, two lots west side Burke street. $1,850: Irvin Alexander to the CitJ Council of Augusta, north side Hous ton street. $800: Carter Burdell to Stephen Wiseman: South side Hicks street. $360: Augusta Suburban Land Co. to Francis A. Hightower, lot. Building Permits The following is a list of the per mits issued by the city building In spector during the past week, amount ing to over SIOO. $100: E. A. Wagnon, garage, 338 Telfair street. $300: W. H. Cook, frame cottage, Fitten, near Montgomery street. $250: H- R. Stuart, general repairs, 929 Reynolds street. $900: Mrs. M. J. Downey, add sec ond story, 1112 Reynolds street. $2,827: Leonard Phinizy, general re pairs, 230-232 Ellis street. $525: C. R. Lamback, remodel barn and repair dwelling, 239 Greene street. $800: Geo. M. Kirsch, two cottages, corner Cumming and Spruce streetß. $650: Maggie Plckrum, remodel cot tages, Spelman near Fifteenth street. THE COLONEL COMETH! That it is a dull world without the colonel all good friends and enemies will agree. When he puts his head out of the Amazonian Jungle and emits his friendlyroar, the Mexican situa tion brightens up. the month of May turns a handspring and all America smiles. The exact spot and functions which the colonel should occupy for the best health and service of the nation huve been and still are matters of some dispute. TJecidedly so. But we con cede no dispute of the main point, which is that it is good to be a fel low citizen of Col. Roosevelt’s and that the whole nation rejoices in hav ing him above the horizon again.— New York Tribune. “Who’s Running This here Pastime Anyway?” Inquire the Moguls on Later Opening Proposition New York.—if* quite likely that the regular baseball Reason will open around about May 1 next year and in all future years. And lt’e also quite likely that hereafter the Organized Major League magnate* wll, Htop the little practice of trying to garner* etxra shekels by stag ing exhibition games In their home towns before the regular season opens. The poor attendance at most of the opening games this year, and the luke warm Interest that has shown in base ball up to the first of May, finally ins eAhvlnced the magnates that although the fans love the national game, they love their health Just a little bit more, and refuse to be present In largo num bers at games that are played during the raw, chilly days of April. For many years the fans have advo cated a later opening. They have argued that If the league opened around about May 1 a 154-game schedule still would be possible by reason of shifting the closing date from around October sth to October 21st or so. But the moguls, with a proud and haughty elr, inquired who’s running this hr*e pastime anyway?" and went right ahead and opened the season at a time that suited them—which was around about April 14th. The fans stood for It until this year. They halked. They decided that they could see Just as good a ball game In May or June as they would see on the opening day, or any day during April, and not run such e chance of contract ing pneumonia and a few other ailments one gets when one sits out in the open for a couple of hours and tries to keep warm on hot dogs and peanuts. DEATHS SCARBOROUGH, MR. KELLY, SR.- Dled yesterday morning at his residence on the Louisville road, in the 81st year of his age, after a three months’ illness. The fun ■ erai services will be performed this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Graeewood M. E. church and the interment will bo in the city cemetery. Deceased is survived hy two sons: Messrs. Charles and Kelley, Jr., and also by one daugh ter, Mrs. A. Roesel. TANNENBAUM, IDA.—The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Tan nenbaum, died yesterday afternoon at the residence in Martinez, Ga. The funeral services will be con ducted at the city cemetery tills morning at 9 o’clock. DRAWDY MERRYL ELMO, the eleven months’ old son of Mr anil Mrs M. C.Drawdy, died Friday night at the home of his parents, 1735 Broad street. The funeral ser vices were conducted from the residence Saturday afternoon at five o'clock. Rev. Thomas Walker of ficiating, and the interment was in the West View cemetery. PEARSON, LINDSAY STANFORD.— Vi The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. II C. Pearson, died Saturday morn ing at the Children's Hospital at 9 o’clock. The funeral services will be conducted from the resi dence oT Mrs. N. T. Smith, six and a half miles out on the Old Savannah Road, Sunday after noon at 4:30 o’clock, and the in terment will be in the Smith Cem etery. STURMAN, MR. JOHN F.—Died this morning at 1:30 o’clock in the 77th year of his age. The funeral services will be conducted from the First Baptist Church tomor row morning at 11 o’clock and the interment will be in the City Cemetery. Little Marie was sitting on her grandfather’s knee one day and, af ter looking at him intently for a time she said: “Grandpa, were you in the ark?” “Certainly not. my dear,’* answer ed the astonished old gentleman. "Then why weren’t you drowned’” —London Evening Standard. For realism there’s a rage; We’ve real food on the stage. And real tea for drinking. We’ve real sheep and real rows. With real wine for a carouse And real Ice for clinking. We’ve real jewels, it appears. That flash and shine like chandelier The public is exacting. And so we’ve real hair In wigs. And real silks and real pigs, And sometimes real amusement. SPECIAL NOTICES WeJ»bs Lodge No. 166, P. and A. M. THE REOtfLAR MONTHLY COMM If- ni cation of Webbs Lodge No. 166, F. and A. M., will be held In lodge room. Masonic Temple, Monday, 18th Inst., at 8:30 o'clock p. m. Members of So telal Lodge No. J and visiting Master Masons aVe cordially and fraternally Invited. L. G. BEATSE, W. M. CfIAS. A. CIJMMINO, B«c>. MU The magnates now seem to see the er ror of their ways, and It Is said they have tentatively decided to open tne sea- J son hereafter around about May Ist when it I* almost a certainty that the weather will be balmy. The magnates have learned another 1 lesson, too. That Is with regard to ex hibition games. In the lasi two or throe years these money-mad persons figured that It would ho a nice little lucre gath ering stunt to stage a few exhibition combats In their home towns before the regular season opened. Hut they were poor mathematicians. In tha first place the fans didn't turn out In any quanll- i ties at these games, and In the second place, when the regular season did open It was found that the exhibition game* had taken away much of the fan* base ball appetite. As a result the opening day crowd* have been disappointingly small. Postponing the opening of the season until May 1 and having It conclude about Octobrt- 20th no doubt would bring big ger refums for the moguls. The waath er up to the latter part of October usual ly 1s mild and pleasant. Hut during April practically every club In the lea gue suffers from three te seven post ponements on account of rain, wet grounds or cold weather. Later In the season these games are played out In double-headers. A double program usually draws an extra crowd, but It rarely brings enough extra people to make up fur those who would have attended the regular gains had It not | beep postponed. FUNERAL NOTICES NIVEN —DIED MAY 16TH, 1914, AT Augusta, Lin.. MARGUERITE MT TLKTON, Infant daughter of Mar garet L. nnd HoWUrd I. Niven. (Pittsburg, Pa., and Jacksonville. Pin., papers, please copy.) SCARBOROUGH THE RELATIVES and friends of MU. »*KLLY SCAR BOROUGH, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Scarborough, Jr.. Mr. and MVs. Clms. Scarborough, and Mr. and Mrs. Au gust Roesel are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of MR. KELLY SCARBOROUGH, Sr. at the Graee wood M. E. Church THIS (Sunday) AFTERNOON at 3 o’clock. Inter ment in the Oity Cemetery. DIED AUGUSTA GA., MAY ITTII. JOHN F. STURMAN, aged 77 years. Tho funeral services will be conducted from the First Baptist Church TO MORROW (Monday) MORNING at 11 o’clock. Relatives and friends are re quested to attend. POLITICAL NOTICES TO THE VOTERS OF T.HE AUGUSTA Circuit: 1 am a candidate for tho Judgeship of the Superior Courts of the Augusta Circuit, subject to the ap proaching August White Primary. 1 will appreciate your support. Respectfully, ts ISAAC S. PEEBLES. JR. TO THE VOTERS OF THE FIRST WARD. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MY CANI.U dacy for tho City Council from the First Ward, subject to tho rules of tho white primary. sun-ts C.# GORDON LAMBACK. THE Friends OF MR. GEORGE W. Summers hereby announce his candi dacy for Council from the 6th Ward, subject to the Rules and Regulations of the White Primary. AT THE VERY URGENT AND BARN* est solicitation of representative citi zens from all parts of the ward, I herewith announce my candidacy ns member of Council for the Sixth Ward for the term beginning January 1, 1915, subject to tho rules and regula tions of the White lTimary Commit tee. S. A. FORTSON. FOR THE LEGISLATURE, SUBJECT to the rules of White Primary. wed sun ts JOB S. WATKTNNS. Swappers 9 Columa SEND IN YOUR SWAPS. There’* no charge for Insertions. You pay & centH for each answer. Have you anything you want to Swap or Ex change? Let tlie other fellow know Augusta is full of active, energetic, eager Swappers, who will be glad to make your acquaintance through the Swappers’ Column. LOT—IN GOOD LOCALITY, NEAR Walton Way, for horse and buggy. Ad dress J. W. H., Swappers’ Column, cure Herald. I HAVE 10 WHITE LEGHORN HENS and two cockerels (good stock) that I will swap for a rifle or will sell cheap. Address J. J. J., Swappers' Column, care Herald. WILL EX(* ’TTaNGE GAtTWiVE OR elegant willow baby carriage, for dress er, wushstund, three or four-burner oil stove, cotton mattress, chairs, centre table or pedestal or Will sell reasonable. Address C. M. H., Swappers’ Column, care Herald. WANTED TpT EXCHANGE A GAS stove for n bath rpom hot water heat er or anything of equal value. Address Gas Stove, Swappers’ Column, cure Herald. WILL SWAP 1512 ROADSTKR FOR large car, lot or anything of equal value. Address Roadster, Swappers’ Col umn, care Herald. Ml 6 FOR SALE* OR EXCHANGE: ONE pair well broken young goats, wngon and harness, aJI in good condition, cheap for cash, or will exchange for very light delivery wagon of equal value. Goats and wagon can be Been at No. 2 Tubman Home. T. C. Lassiter. Ml 2 14 17tf WILL SWAP 1,000 PURPLE STAMPS for 1,000 Octagon Soap Wrappers, or 1,000 Piedmont Cigarette Coupons Ad dress “Purple Stamps,’’ Swappers’ Col umn, care Herald. J. B. FTOR.Y ARCHITECT 212 Montgomery Bid. Phone 2271 HOLLEY WAGON GO. Builders Of All Kinds of High Grade Wagons. We Repair and Paint Buggies, Carriages, Wagons, Automo biles on Short Notice. Good year Rubber Tires. Horse Shoeing. 602 and 504 MoKinne street. TELEPHONE 803. Sltisky’s Metal Shingles Coat less than wood shingle* last looser and are fir# anil water proof. They lower the cost of In surance and sllmlnata all future root troubles. Mads In three styles In both Painted Tin and Oalvanlzed Iron, at the very lowest prices. Our Oranltlzed Asphalt Shingles especially adapted for Bungalows are *3.76 per square. David Slusky PHONE 100. 1009 BROAD STREET. ROOF LEAK? Have your work done by experi enced tinners. All work given per sonal attention. My prices are right E. A. DEMORE Phone 2031. 623 Broad St The Capitol Case FOR LADIES AND GENTS. Everything new and first class. Our Regular Dinners are served to none but first of all. OPEN ALL NIGHT. Phone 3005—W. WM. H. McNRAL, Tailor SUI T S MADE TO OKDE R. Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing. 738 Ellis Street. (Up Stairs.) Augusta, Ga. Phone 1646. Wm. H. McNeal, Prop. FOR SALE No. 1306 and 1308 Greene street, 6 rooms each for ..$5,500 N<>. 1322 15th street, 6 rooms $4,500 No. 503 Walker street, 6 rooms $4,500 No. 118 Broad street, 5 rooms .. . $3,000 Lot 100 block broad street $1,250 Lot west side Monte Sano Avenue, the Hill $1,400 Lot Walton Way, the Hill, 100x200...... .$4,000 House and lot John’s Road, the Hill, near Walton Way .. ... ..$9,000 AUTO INSURANCE Liability property damage or collision, if pleas ure ear or business truck. It will pay you to have us quote you rates. “I)o it now.” , Martin & Garrett 137 Jackson Street. Phone 224. REAL ESTATE. INSURANCE. PROPERTY OWNERS Will do themselves and us a great favor if they will list their renting property in this office. We have a well organized Renting Depart ment, which has our personal supervision, and we have established a reputation among our landlords for close collections and prompt payment. We look after repairs, making tax returns and the payment of taxes, water rents, etc., if you de sire it. We have a number of applications from A-l tenants for good property on October Ist. Better come in to see us or call us up. Ask for Mr. Calhoun. Jas. R. League 3$ Co. 212 UNION SAVINGS BANK BUILDING. PHONE No. 176 FORSALE 170 acres, Richmond County, Patterson Bridge Road. Splendid land, well watered. Fine pas ture. One 4 room and one 2 room house, barn, etc. This is a bargain. 450 acres, Hancock county, adjoining Berckman’s nurseries, one of the best farms in this county. Will sell very reasonable for cash, or exchange for good city property. 250 acres, McDuffie Co., 125 cleared, flix room dwelling, three tenant’s houses and barn, all in good order. Spring' and well wator. Only $12.50 per acre. 243 acres, ten miles from Augusta. Six thousand hearing peach trees. As good a proposition for an investment as I have had to offer. Write or call mo up. J. Hardwick Jackson Phone 3446. 409 Dyer Building. SEVEN GET IT —at— HICKEY’S Babies and Children Special Attention. 5 Barbers. No Waiting. Polite Attention. 221 Jackson Street. READ HERALD WANT ADS