Realty Men Plot Cotton Buy Up To Shield Market
Real estate leaders in Atlanta rally to buy and store cotton to reduce market supply. President Harris G White of the Atlanta Real Estate Board calls a noon meeting next Tuesday to discuss the plan and urge agents to participate. Some men have already purchased bales and plan to display them publicly, signaling wide support.
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President White
Atlanta Real Estate Board
Atlanta
Harris G. White
White
Hesley
Cotton Curtailment to Boost Farm Lands in Georgia
Georgia agents propose halving cotton acreage in 1915 and shifting land to diversified farming. They argue such a switch would prove Georgia soils can grow various crops, attract northern and western attention, and bring immigrant farmers to Georgia, improving land value and financing prospects.
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Georgia
Bis
Doling Wanlo
Georgis
Northern buyers show strong interest in South Georgia real estate
North Georgians tour South Georgia and Florida seeking bargains as Waveross and Ware county draw prospective settlers. Real estate prices are described as at their lowest, with Ohioan investor C Weber planning to relocate his farm interests after selling in Ohio. He cites high land costs and harsh winters as motives, urging advertising to promote settlement.
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Waseross
North Georgia
South Georgia
Wavcross
Florida
C Weber
Ware County
Weber
Ohio
6000 Americans Reach England in One Week
London reports Herbert Hoover says the American relief committee finished its most strenuous week since the war began aiding refugees flocking from the continent. A majority remaining require assistance as 6000 Americans crossed the channel in the past week, with about 600 deemed in death danger.
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London
Herbert €. Hoover
England
Channel
Secretary Bryan asks Congress for diplomatic expense funds
Washington September 5 Secretary Bryan asked Congress for an appropriation of 1 909 009 dollars to cover extra costs of diplomatic and consular services caring for the interests of warring nations in Europe at various capitals where they have been placed in charge of the United States.
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Washington
Bryan Today
Congress
Europe
United States
Denmark Takes Exposition Site In San Francisco
San Francisco September 3 Denmark today took title to its partition site at the Panama Pacific exposition. Ground was broken by the Danish con a.
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San Francisco
Denmark
Cona
Atlanta's streets in anew work on a dozen lines
Substantial improvements underway by city and county transform West Peachtree and South Forsyth with regrading and new paving. Widened South Pryor and Cherokee paving open south side housing prospects as Forsyth and Whitehall corridors head toward major commercial growth.
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Atlanta
West Peachtree Street
Forsyth Street
South Pryor Atreat
Cherokee Avenue
Girard Street
Tenth Street
Partons Street
Ashby Street
Hemphill Avenue
Washita Avenue
Sinclair
Inman Park
West Peachtree
South Forsyth
South Pryor
Patsy
Brotherton Street
Wents End
Whitehall
Morayth Street
Forsyth
South Pryor Street
Georgia Avenue
Whitehall Street
Ivy Street
Peachtree Street
Baker
Ollis Street
Pro
South Forsyth Street
Real estate sales surge in Atlanta by Dillin Morris firm
The Dillin Morris company reports a productive week with multiple property transactions in Atlanta. Listings include seven room bungalows on West Ontario and North Avenue, several lots in Colonial Hills, and deeds to parcels near Grant Park and Decatur Street, with prices ranging up to 5,000 and higher totals noted.
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Dillin-Morris Company
Dillin-Merrin
South Gordon
Kelly-Nealy Company
Taylor
Greenwood Avenue
W. Craig
John Woods
Greenwood Svenus
J. Cana
S. B. Todd
William Rawling
Queen Street
W. T. Whine
Maze
Greence
Chen
Colonial Hills
Stella Bishop
L. C. Wood
Lot
South Boulevard
Grant Park
Chastain
DeGrasfenrela Willams
Corput Street
Font
Plum Stret
W. C Lawrence
C. J. Kamper
Kennington Avenue
Virgins and
Mary Land Avenues
Gexisl
Maryland Avenue
Virginia Avenning
Mary At
Land Avenue
Virgin Avonue
Virginie Avenue
Maryland” Avenue
Virginia Aveee
John Ta McEachern
Lucy I
W. 5. Coleman
C. A. Tappan
Subdivision Sales Boom Despite War Talk
The L. P. Bettenfield agency reports strong subdivision lot sales totaling about $14,000 last week, with Riverside seven miles out and near Car Noe attracting buyers. James L. Logan, commissioner of the Spink estate, confirms continued activity with numerous lots sold, including parcels on Highland Avenue and North Jackson Street, amid a sequence of substantial transfers and bonds for title across multiple properties.
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L. P. Bettenfield
Bettenfield
Jamesl. Logan
Connally Building bids delay announcement by owner
Real estate and construction men show strong interest as bids for the Connally building arrive last week. Dr Connally said late Saturday night he has made no decision and his plans are not yet finalized to permit any authoritative announcement.
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Connally
Fragmentary Property and Permit Notices From County Ledger
Debtor and deed notices list secured debts and land parcels across multiple townships, including boundaries near Deems and DeKaty avenues and county line plots. Permits issued in September cover lumber company work, street remodels, and a frame garage at 60 Pedd Avenue, with amounts up to 37,000 for renovations.
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Brooktine Strait
Maryland Avenue
Dems and
DeKaty Avenues
Carter
Dobbs Land Company
Seventeenth
Nerem
Algo
Acroéti
Deielbe
M. K. Burger
McDaniel Street
Hartle
Pedd Avenue
Peachtree Road Sees Surge After Road Improvements
Activity rises along Peachtree Road after the underpass completion and new Chambley road linking Fernwood and Brookhaven estates. Fernwood sales managers Merill and Donley report over 40000 dollars in property sold since May 1, with optimism for Silver Lake estates, Oglethorpe University, and the Capital City Country club strengthening the area’s investment appeal.
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Southern Railroad
New Chambley Road
Fernwood
Peachtres Road
Brookhaven Estates
Capital City Country Club
Tah
Charles P. Glover Realty Company
W. G. Merrill
D W. Donley
Realty Prices Holding Own Amid Market Stability
Real estate men report market stability under adverse conditions with no foreclosures and stable rents. Agencies note many bona fide buyers despite low cotton funds, and agents fear small purchasers but push sales of lots and residence property to keep the market active.
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Ansney
Regional bank site and Methodist university location debated
Real estate agents weigh two major questions of the day: where will the regional bank for the sixth district be located and where will the new Methodist university be built. Heeley building is a favored bank site while Devtid Hills is eyed for the university, with surrounding areas seen as likely to prosper from nearby institutions.
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New Methodist University
Heeley
New University
Devtid Hills
Cheap Japanese Labor Beats U S in China Trade
Washington reports that Japanese goods gain edge in China thanks to cheap labor and low raw material costs. The Commerce Department notes growing Chinese cotton industry and rising Japanese spinners’ concern about competition from Japan, with American mills seen at a disadvantage.
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Washington
China
Department of Commerce
Continental Trust Co Banking Room Nears Completion
The Continental Trust company prepares a new banking room on the second floor of the Hurt building. Architect Thomas Bruce Boyd designed the Italian Renaissance styled space using Tavernelle Claire marble and Ross gray Tennessee marble. Features include bronze and plate glass entrance, diffused lighting, mahogany counters with sanitary cores, cork floors, a burglar-proof vault, reinforced concrete walls, steel lining, and a push-button system. Boyd predicts the room will be up to date and fully equipped when the move occurs.
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Continental Trust Company
Thomas Bruce Boyd
New York
Bankers’ ‘Trust Company
Quarantee Trust Company
J. B. Morgan & Co
M. H. Sugarman
Atlanta
C.F. Everitt
Bankers’ Trust Company
Italy
Marium Firm Surfae
Tate
Trust Company
Cork
Boyd
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