Porter and Swift form a new real estate firm
William Bethy Porter and Thomas L. Swift, prominent Atlanta businessmen, have formed Porter & Swift with offices at 130 Peachtree Street to pursue real estate. Porter has strong local ties and formerly ran an office supply business. Swift, a native Atlantan with New York experience, brings broad realty knowledge. Unbounded success is promised.
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Porter and Swift
Wiliam Bethy Porter
Thomas L. Swift
Atlanta
Porter & Swift
Peachtree Street
Porter
Ofice Supply Business
Swift
New York
Construction Starts Soon on New Kimball Building
Excavation has begun for a five story and basement concrete building at No. 94 North Pryor street for Kimball Piano Company. The first two stories will be erected now with plans to add three more later. Architect is Walker and Chase. Griffin Construction Company is contractor. Forrest and George Adair have leased the building to Kimball Piano Company to handle its growing business.
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Reuben R. Arnold
North Pryor Street
Kimball Piano Company
Arnold
Auburn Avenue
Houston Street
Walker & Chase
Griffin Con
Struction Company
Forrest
George Adair
New Realty Firm Begins Business In Atlanta
A new real estate firm organized by L. Q. Turner and Georges H. Gliza opened last week in the Atlanta National Bank building. The firm, capitalized at 2000 dollars, is chartered in Fulton County with Turner as manager. Banks in the city plan remodels and relocations, including Central Bank and Trust, Lowry National, and Dakota House, with interiors featuring Italian marble and brass fittings.
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Aitives
Atyte
L. Q. Turner Company
Wxboor
Atlanta National Bank
L. Q. Turner
Georges H. Gliza
Fulton
Turner
Holmes &Verner Realty Company
Gales
Centra Bank and ‘Trust Corporation
Candler Building
Lowry National Bank
Equitable
Central Bank and Trust Corporation
New Dakota Hotse
Pryor Street
Candler
Central Banks Trust Corporation
Lowry Bank
Central Bank 7 Trust Corporation
Art Dietal Manufacturing Company
New York
Third National Bank
Han Ontly
Mariatta
Broad Streets
Empire Building
Fulton National Bank
Meyer Visits Norfolk Yard Ahead of Yorktown Tour
Secretary of the Navy Meyer inspects the Norfolk navy yard and naval training station then sails with the Meyer party toward Yorktown. The trip follows the Newport News gunboat demonstration and includes a planned visit to the historic battlefield the next day.
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Meyer
Yorktown
Norfolk
Norfolk Navy Yard
Naval Training Station
AM Meyer
Yorkown
Mever
Norfolk Yard
Newport News
Texas
New Edgewood Ave Department Store Planned by Chapman McNair
Dirt broke yesterday for a new Chapman McNair Company department store on Edgewood Avenue just west of Siedmont Avenue. The two story concrete building will front 42 feet on Edgewood and extend 54 feet on Piedmont with a basement, costing about 36000. Chapman and McNair, now on Decatur Street, formed the firm after McNair left M. Rich & Bros. Co. to lead the new enterprise. The project marks continued growth of Atlanta business and local real estate activity.
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Edgewood Ave
Chapman-M’nair Company
Chapman-3icVelr Company
Edgewood Avenue
Siedmoent
Edged Avenue
Piedmont
Walker Fe Hase
Atent
Chapman-McNair Company
Itlanta Enterprises
Chapman. iv
Decatur
H. Chapman
Decatur Street
McNair
Whitehall Street
Gramling - Nisbet
M. Rich & Bros. Co
A Knotty Problem from The Baseball Magazine
A debate on a Boston play from last season splits opinion over a home run and a runner failing to touch a base. Ward and Lynch uphold the umpire’s ruling of two outs. Connolly argues the batsman should score since he bore no responsibility for the runner’s misstep. Separately, a country visitor was swindled in Chicago when a Water tower was sold for $24.
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Baseball Magazine
Boston
Ward
Lynch
Connolly
Syndicate Buys Georgia Company and Develops Union City
A syndicate purchased all stock of the Greater Georgia Development Company for 169000 and will develop 16 miles from Atlanta at Union City. The new firm will operate marble quarries brick plants and transport links via rail and electric lines. Judge S. Rean to presidents and Henry T. Golightly as secretary treasurer, with multiple Georgia investors.
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Greater Georgia Development Company
UnionCity
Supdivision
Tes
Union City
Atlanta
West Point
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atantic Railways
College Park
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
J. F. Golightly
Ida E. Harris
Judge L
Kean
C. 5. Rold
Palmetto
Hugh M. Dorsey
A. P. Morgan
Benjamin Conyers
Aeorgia Railway and Eiectric Company
Jus
T E. Ker
Ws. F. Gonaghny
Henry T. Genghtry
Fred Smith
Valmetto
Claude C. Smith
W. &. Hollingsworth
Fayetteville
G. Slack
F. 3. Dodd
Cora J. Carmichael
D. A. Carmichael
F. Pickard
I. L. Rhodes
A. Fmall
Rean
Judge
Henry T. Golightly
Unionity
Goldf
Albania
Lore Assota
Statis
Moran and Bottenfield join Rivers sales force
Moran and L. P. Bottenfield join the Rivers Realty Company as managers of the Decatur branch. Bottenfield has longstanding sales tenure at a leading firm, bringing experience in handling subdivisions and private sales, strengthening Rivers local operations.
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L. T. Moran
Decatur
EB. Rivers Reality Company
L. BP. Sottenifield
5, Rivers Realty Company
E. Rivers Realty Company
Moran
L. P. Bottenfield
The
Rivers Company
B. Rivers
Thade
My. Botterifield
Lve
Farmers' Protest Clears Field in Narrow Trade
Local farmers rally near the market square protesting export policy effects on grain prices and urging government aid. Speakers from several farming cooperatives warn of potential crop losses and call for urgent relief measures.
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William Lowry Porter
Kimball
Thiat
Uou
L. O. Turner
George H.central
Lowry
Gillon
Waller
Chicago
Traiger
City
Lorraine
Carnegie Way
Fairlie Street
Rolf Sims & Co
Syndicate
Georgia Company
Reuben Arnold
Ballaine
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