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REAL ESTATE NEWS
An Interesting Review of Augusta
Real Estate
(By C. V. McAuliffe.)
While It is true that the natural lulj
In real entate activity Incident to mld
■ummer Ih now upon u», yet there 1*
a very healthy undertone to the realty
market and prlcea are holding firm
with a fair demand.
Empire Building
Offices
Wo are now closing up rental contracts for offices
in this splendid building, and we ask that all parties
interested see us t his week, as changes can ho made
in the arrangement of their space at no expense if
made now.
Martin &Garrett
137 Jackson Street. Phone 224.
REAL ESTATE. INSURANCE.
Rental Agents of Empire Building.
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Pries, •4000
location, MontP Sano. half block from car line.
Rooms, 0 rooms, reception hall and hath.
Lot, 55k 150.
Terms, One-half caah, balance to suit purchaser.
N. R.—This place Is Ideal for hot Treather; a dandy breeze night
and day.
GEO. A. BRIGGS
PHONE 1551. 417 DYER BUILDING
If you have property Tor sale list It with me and I will find a
buyer.
NOTICE
If you intend buying on The Hill, I will sell you
practically your own price, and on your own terms,
lots on Glenn Avenue and Highland Avenue.
FOR RENT
New House of ten rooms. Possession at once.
Three Furnished Houses on Hill for summer. Poh
session at once.
JOHN W. DICKEY
The. result of the bond election hae
demonstrated that while we Augus
tang may differ politically, yet when
It. comeg to a question affecting vitally
the interest of the city, we can get
together on the broad platform o(
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
progress and advancement.
With such a spirit as this nothing
can keep this old town back, and the
citizen who cannot see substantial evi
dence of thlß newer progressive Au
gusta Is Indeed a pessimist.
A resident of this city who has been
absent about ten months, upon his
return this week expressed his grati
fied amazement at the splendid im
provements on Broad street and the
increased activity and progress every
where In the city.
The securing of the encampment of
the national guards of three slates
for Augusta Is another Indication of
our new "Augusta Spirit,” and will
result In a great advertisement for us
all over the country,
The extension of the trolly line to
Aumond is bound to develop the sec
tion through which It runs and It is
probable will result In materializing
the tourist hotel proposition in that
ideal location.
Reference has been made In these
columns to the development going on
In the section known as Turpin Hill,
and the new immense fertilizer plant
to be erected there this fall which
will add greatly to our industrial as
sets.
The satisfactory progress of the le-
V;e is instilling a greater feeling of
security and confidence not before
possessed.
To conclude, now Is the time to get
In on the ground floor and buy Au
gusta realty and be in position to par
ticipate in the profits which are bound
to come.
Building Permits
The following Is a list of the permits
issued by the city building inspector
during the past week, amounting to
over $100:
s6to; W. T. Kalgler, frame dwelling.
121/ Mange.
$125: Anuria Porter, general re
pairs, 1222 Railroad Ave.
$400: James Page, frame dwelling,
1441 Brown HI.
$800: J. W. Fallow, build two cot
tages, 1700 block Jones St.
$450: C. V. McAuliffe, cottage, 1308
Wrightsboro road.
$3,000: H. C. Twiggs, residence, 95
Bon Air Ave.
$4,800: 1,. P. Tessler, residence,
southwest corner Broad and Mills St.
$1,400: Mrs. E. H. Gardner, resi
dence, northeast corner Battle Row
and Gary St.
$300: Tom Walker, cottage, 1457
Railroad St.
$150: J. N. Rarnes & Co., house and
shed for stable and barn, 1740 Broad
St.
$800: Julius Jenkins, two cottages,
Wheeler road and Monte Sano Ave.
FATHER AND SONS DROWN.
Raven, Va. —E. G. Gilliam, superin
tendent of the Raven coal mine, and
W. J. Revels and two of his sons were
drowned near here this afternoon. One
of the I.ewis boys got beyond his
depth while in swimming. Mr.
another son and Gilliam were drowned
trying to rescue the drowning hoy.
HAD TO PLAY POKER TO
START PRESS BUREAU
KING NICHOLAS OF MONTE
NEGRO.
Cettinge. —Baron Kruiff, an Aus
trian, who has come here to start a
press bureau, has learned old King
Nicholas loves a game of poker. He
had an audience with the King when
he arrived and was told he could go
to work.
Next day His Majesty met him in
the streets of Cettluje and asked:
“Well, is the press bureau working
yet 7"
The Baron explained that he ha.l
not obtained the government's sanc
tion.
“I’m the Government!” shouted the
King in a real Montenegrin ruse.
“When I tell you to do a thing you
can and must do 1L”
The Baron made matters worse by
remarking: “I understood there was
a constitution here.”
The Kings rage grew wilder than
ever and he rode off storming and
swearing at all Austrians. That af
ternoon Kniiff was summoned by the
President in the King's Council and
reproved for mentioning the word
constitution in the King's presence
"I don’t know if you will ever stsrt
>our press bureau now," he added
“His Majesty Is so furious that he
cannot talk of anything else.”
The poor Baron asked what he
should do, as the Austrian Govern
ment would cover him witlj disgrace
If he went home without having done
his work. After much talk the Pro
mler said;
His Majesty loves poker Invite
me and some of his other courtle to
play poker at your house His Ma
jesty will hear oT it. He will tnen ask
if you lose. We shall say you do.
He likes to win, and so will ask you
to play
Baron Kruiff took the hint and Is
now a constant visitor at the royal
poker table. He has his bureau.
Block on Crawford Avenue Sold
By Jos. IV. Beasley
Probably the largest real /estate deal
in Augusta last week was the sale of
a block of property on Crawford ave
nue, between Hicks and St. Luke
street, to Mr. Chas. J. Holder. The
property Is a part of the old Allen es
tate and was owned by Mr. R. E.
Allen.
It consls. of ten houses and is con
sidered very valuable property. Mr.
Holder bought as an investment and
American Contractors and Investors May
Find in Balkans a Lucrative Field
Following Closing of War
Berlin.—American contractors and In
vestors may find in the Balkans a lucra
tive field and it is certain that their
European competitors are energectially
exploiting th s area following the close
of the war, which has served to release
the economic energies of the hitherto
unsettled states. An eminent authority
on the subject Informs me that Greece
Servla, Bulgarin and even Turkey—all
are hastening to carry out long planned
railways which are destined to trans
form the economic conditions of the
Balkans.
Greece is easily the first owing to a
variety of ' favorable circumstances.
Those who are inclined to blame her for
the slow pace of her political and so
cial as well as economic development
ought to remember that she has hitherto
been condemned to a sort of geogra
phical Isolation, due to the absence of
ralway conneciion with Europe. To
reach Athens from Europe it was neces
sary to go either to Brindisi or eo Con
stantinople. and there embark upon a
boat. Her northern provinces of Thes
saly were situated in this respect still
worse.
Not Greece’s Fault.
All this, however, was not the fault
of Greece. As far back as 1900, she made
an agreement with the French Batig
nolles Company for the construction of
a line proceeding from Piraeus over
Athens to Larissa, ami still further along
the Tempe Valley to the mouth of the
Venelos. Her idea was then to induce
the Turkish government to construct a
line from Salonika, going along the coast
of the gulf to a Junction with the La
rissa railway on the Graeco-Turkish
frontier somewhere about Platamona
Point. In this way Greece would have
been connected with Europe by means of
th Salonika-Uskub-Nlsh-Delgrade- Vienna
railway.
But Turkey would not at first even
listen to the proposal, which threatened
to add to the Greek influence at Salo
nika, and when at last she did agrea
she demanded that the line from Larissa
should be carried to Salonla—not along
PLOT TO SEIZE
PERSIAN THROIE
Humors Published Charging
Ex-Shah, Mohammed Ali,
Who Abdicated in 1909 With
Planning Capture.
Berlin.—Rumors and statements
bearing some resemblance of author
ity are continually being published
here oT a plot for the seizure of the
throne of Persia by the ex-Shah Mo
hammed All, who abdicated in 1909.
The present ruler of the Persian do
main is the son of Mohammed Ali,
«nd is known by the name of Nasr.
The ex-Shah has just left Berlin,
where he has been undergoing treat
ment in a private nursing home for
diabetes. He has gone to him home
in Odessa, but will return to Western
Europe for the “cure” at Carlsbad
in May. According to existing ar
rangements, Nasr will be crowned
Shah in July, but Mohammed Ali
hopes that hfs own plans will mean
time have made such progress that if
there is any coronation at all it will
mean the restoring the crown to his
own head.
Frequent Visits.
While he was in Berlin the ex-Shah
received frequent visits from the
Russian ambassador.
it woudl appear that opinion in
Persia is divided in the prospects of
the ex-Shah succeeding in his
schemes, but apart from the avowed
reactionary section of the population
everyone in Persia would be glad to
see young Nasr ascending officially
the throne of the Knjars. Though
young, completing but his eighteenth
year in July, he certainly conies to his
office much better prepared by his
education than any of his predeces
sors.
While his father was still nelr to
the throne and governor of Azerbei
jan. he, a young boy. began to study
Russian, together with his elder
brother, Etezad-es-Sultaneh. from one
of the Russian officers at Tabriz, and
continued his lesson afterwards at
Teheran (when his father ascended
the throne at the beginning of 1907),
under Oapt. Smirnoff, who has re
mained liis tutor and military Instruc
tor to this day.
Lectured.
In September, 1909. on the deposi
tion of Mohammed Ali, all his for
mer teachers, with the exception of
rapt Smirnoff. «ere removed and a
special Shah's school was. established
on the Initiative of the Regent Nasr
el-Mulk, where the young Shah, to
gether with his elder brother, the
iiear-spparent, Mohammed Hassan
bis uncle, Nasret es Sultaneh, and
twelve other boys of the most distin
guished Persian families, began to
undergo a regular course of instruc
tion. The curriculum consisted of
lVrslnn and Arabic, as well as Rus
sian and French, the latter being
taught by M. de Morgny, the legal
adviser of the Ministry of the Inte
rior, who also lectured the boys on
the elements of law.
Teachings.
In addition, the Shan and his school
fellows '.ave been taught religion,
palntng. caltgraphy. historv, geogra
phy. arithmetic, physics, natural his
tory, Persian literature and gymnas
ties. in May every year examina
tions have taken place at which the
expects to make considerable improve
ments.
Mr. Beasley, through whom the
transfer was made, said he was not at
liberty to state the amount of the
consideration but it is known to be
quite large.
The above deal is only one of a
number of large deals made recently
by Mr. Beasley, who stated yesterday
that business since Jan. Ist has been
better than at any time during the
fifteen years he has been In business.
the coast, as that would have exposed it
to a naval attack from the Gulf, but
straight through the mountains through
Tyrnava and Elnssona to a junction with
the Monntlr-Salonika line at Veri
(Karaferia.)
Propoeal Not Accepted.
As the proposal was not acceptable to
Greece, the negotiations came to a dead
lock, and there the matter practically
ended. But now that Greece has come
into the possession not only of Salonika,
but also of the greater part of the Sa
lonika-Monastir line, she has hastened
to take up the old agreement with the
Soclete Batignolles. and M. Venlzelos
signed the other day the final convention
for the construction of the railway to
Salonika. It will have a length of
about 57 miles, and proceed from Karali-
Zerven, the point where the branch from
Larissa to the coast has stopped, along
the coast over Ekaterina to Gida, close
to Salonika, on the Mlnastlr line.
Soon Be Ready.
It is expected that Hen will be ready
within a year, and then at last Greece
will be in direct connection with Europe.
Next comes Servia with her grand
scheme for a Danube-Adriatic line. This
I san old and favorite scheme of Servla
first conceived by her as a means of
econondc emancipation from Austria,
through whose territory she has to do
all her foreign trade. Later on she
found an outlet through Salonika, but
the port lying still In Turkish hands, the
lJanube-Adriatic scheme continued to
hold the field.
Now it is officially announced that
the work on the railway is about to be
commenced. The line will start some
what more to the north than was origi
nally Intended, namely, at Breza Falan
ka, where it will be connected by a
bridge over the Danube with the Ruman
ian railway junction in Servia, and
thence, In accordance with the original
plans, will proceed through Prishtina
and Prizrend to the valley of the Black
Drln, on the Albanian territory, emerge
from the latter at Dlbra. and re-enter it
again near Struga, in order to run the
Skumbi, and finally reach Durazzo.
Shah had ben rewarded with various
I rizes. Since last autumn, when the
Regent returned to Persia, the Shah
has been in the habit of attending the
Thursday meetingß of the Council of
Ministers, thus acquiring a practical
knowledge of State business.
As the future head of the army, his
military training is on the lines of
that of other young officers in the
Russian military colleges.
Reduced.
At present the studies at school
have been rather reduced in scope,
and the school itself only consists of
eight scholars. It is probable that
the next examination in May will also
be the last, as the school will pre
sumably be abolished. But the prac
tical tuition in Russian and French
will continue even after the corona
tion, and there is a scheme in pre
paration, according to which, before
the expiry of Capt. Smirnoff's con
tract, in the summer of 1915, the Shah
will make a journey abroad with a
view to studying the military organi
zation in shaping the mind of the fu
ture ruler of Persia, who is a very
bright and intelligent youth enjoying
the sympathies of the population and
brnging to his task a more complete
mental equipment than his almost il
literate father.
Real Estate Transfers
$400: Willie E. Brown to Frederick
F. Re ise, lot.
$100: David G. Williams to Wm.
Edgar Williams, half Interest, west
side Sumner St.
$150: Nancy E Stewart to Thomas
Tage, south side Railroad Ave.
$207.81: Os well R. Eve, receiver, to
Morris A. Glllman, east side Carnes
road, or 15th St.
$3,800: W. M. Butt, executor, to
Walter M. Reynolds, Jr., south side
Reynolds St.
$1,000: C. B. Matheny to Copeland
H. Wright, south side Sllcox St.
$360: Walter Jackson to Joseph C.
Jackson, half Interest in west side of
MoKinne St.
$966 66: Bryan Cumming to Annie
O. Smith and Mary G. Cumming, two
sixths Interest in two lots.
$400: Chas. T. Walker to Wm. T.
Kaigler, north side Mauge St.
$458.46: Isaac A. Williams to Bryson
Crane, south side Parks Ave
$750: Richard C. Norrell to Mrs.
Nancy A. McElmurray, lot,
$6,700: Richard E. Allen to Chas. J.
Holder, east side Crawford Ave.
$420: Geo. W. Bannister and Hattie
A Bannister to Rebecca E McCann,
lot.
$725: Herbert V. Phi to Richard C.
Norrell. two lots, west side Pearce St.
5 DEAD IN WRECK.
Columbus, Ohio. —Five persons were
killed tonight in a wreck on the Hock
ing Valley Railroad near McArthur.
Ohio, according to a report received
here.
DROPSY
SPECIALIST
Usunlly give quirk relief,
neve entirely relieved many
seemingly hopeless cases.
KwelUnit and breath
soos gone. Often g:\-es
entire relief In 15 to II
dsrs Trial treatment sent
f*ee.
DR. THOMAS E. UREEN
Successor to Dr. H. M.
Green's Sens
Boa P Atlanta, at.
WHAT ABOUT IT ?
Hickman Road, Monte Sano, a good two-story
house with seven rooms; has all the modern and up
to date conveniences. A very large lot. This
property is well located, giving you a beautiful view
of the City and surrounding Country. We are only
asking $5,500.00 for this place. And it would
cost that much to build the house. And the lot is
worth $2,000.00. So you have a chance to buy a
$7,500.00 place for $5,500.00. How does that strike
you?
MONEY MAKERS
Four Building Lots on Heckle street, near
Walton Way, at $350.00 a piece. How does this
catch you for a low price? They are worth $500.00
apiece. But the owner wants the Cash. So we are
going to give somebody a bargain in the lots.
They must he sold.
W. T. Houston & Co.
Phone 607. REAL ESTATE. Augusta, G-a.
WALTON WAY HOME
m IL
Price, 84000
Ijocatisnu, JBU Waifcttm Wry {close to Bon Air Hotel.)
Boom*,, i rooms, hall, bath mad large piazzas.
lad. Terms can be arranged.
Jff. B. — Fruit trees. shad® trees, garden, pretty lawn, broad piazzas,
all tend to make this a most desirable home.
GEO. A. BRIGGS
PHOXE 1551. 417 DTHR BUILDING.
II yon have property for sale list It with me and I Trill find a
layer.
FOR SALE
We are In position to offer for sale, one of the most atrtactlve
and the oldest established Brie k Manufacturing Plants In the city.
Our proposition includes, approximately, one hundred (100) acres of
land, sixty (60) acres of which is the finest Brick Clay in the Au
gusta territory, with a fully equipped plant; within a half mile of
the city limits; railroad tracks running into the property, and very
convenient to the city wharf. This plant has an annual capacity of
from eight to ten million bricks, and we are in position to sell the
property at a price that will pay, approximately, thirty (30 per cent)
per cent net on the investment, with the above output.
For price, terms, and further particulars, please call at our office.
Brickmaking in Augusta has always been a good business, but
now, with the unprecedented growth and activity, it will be great
Better see us and secure this property.
Jas. R. League & Co.
212 UNION SAVINGS BANK BUILDING.
PHONE No. 176
“Richmond Terrace”
This is to notify the subscribers to lots on
“Richmond Terrace” that the first payment will
he due on the 18th, under the terms of their con
tracts, that 100 lots were to be sold, before first
payment was to be called for. Parties who have
asked me to reserve lots arc requested to call,
phone, or write me Monday, as there are others
ready to sign contracts.
Thanks to my friends, and The Herald.
J. Hardwick Jackson
Phone 3446. 409 Dyer Building.
SUNDAY. JUNE 14.