Show B A BS 0 NS AUTHENTIC STATEMENT special to THE ME EXPRESS motor W bob BABSON DISCUSSES purchasing LAND IN EUROPE PARK MASS Proper properly lk located acre acreage age should be the best hedge against inflation owing to its limited amount and the growth in population I 1 spent two months last fall fail studying land in europe 1 I am making no report now on the latin ando and south american countries or canada As there was little interest in tourist travel in europe during the winter I 1 have held these notes until i now tha th emrald emerald il owing to great britaina Brit ains desire to break up all unproductive estates of available acreage I 1 know of no bargains in aeres acreage ige in england although raw acreage can be purchased in scotland and malj however 11 have traveled ON aw automobile in ireland there are few industries dus tries in ireland due to the lack the people arve healthy happy and willing toj work the youth of ireland outside of tw fe large larg citira are happy living on farms which they expect to inherit from their parents As a result very ut theof or the good aming land Is fat sai sale q its in ireland even at high pricey prices land which sells in far per acre cannot be in ireland for less than 40 per acre the mountain land in the western portion portIo nj which is in good only for grazing sheep can be bought for 10 or so per acre depending upon its lakes and rivers rs abound in ireland which makes it good for pasturing in fact the acreage in ireland may be divided into three groups 1 good farm land in the golden Mid midlands landt 2 pasture land with good green vast grass but with not much depth of soil which sells for about per acre and 3 rocky mountain land good goo conly donly far sure I 1 and cattle but preferably in the southern part near the ocean france franc italy and countries Count ti the above comments coT comments ments as to prices regarding ireland apply also to france Swit switzer land and italy no good acre age is available in belgium holland or of west germany not only esthe fertile land there in production but the farmers control the politics tariffs and even prices italy however Is fast be becoming conIng an industrial nation with water power and other natural resources U S manufacturers sho should uld watch italy and andi switzerland and also japan although these countries now have much unemployment europe has natural resources including navigable rivers iron coal chemicals and we wa ter power italio has a climate which encourages people to work wages are fairly low and there is no scarcity of labor in most localities this explains why so many american manufacturers are buying or building plants in europe labor unions exist but with the exception of those in france are not now much of a handicap what about spain my comments regarding the three classes of land in ireland also apply to spain spain has waterpower water power both developed and undeveloped it has coal oil and chemicals wages are low and the cost of living is reasonable industries are springing vp up in spain and the climate la Is fair for both workers worker and tourists perhaps asa as foreign hedge against inflation I 1 would now advise the purchase or of well located ia land nd in im spain especially in the suburbs of madrid toledo barcelona and valencia the big real ireat estate profits in spain will take place in suburbia Suburb la which is now just starting of course no one should invest in any foreign country without spending a month therein andeel ng the land personally spate spain has several different kinds of terrain and climate dry and wet mountainous and fertile cold and warm most of what I 1 say about spain ilso also applies to portugal I 1 advise the southern coastal portion of spain the JU west coastal country is warra warm in winter and may be compared to our florida southwest of barcelona toward gibraltar there are several very attractive places given the same altitude the temperature should grow warmer as an one travels southwest brorn rom Barcel Darce tonal onfri or on madrid malaga la Is ow supposed posed mohave to have the best all roun round climate of any city in spain let m me describe in sort om detail the area from Barcelona e eastward to the dbr der where ona approaches the french riviera one can reach barcelona by steamship or platie plane or rail railroad roid train from Barcelona Barce lonato td the french border is about 75 miles one can make the trip in 3 hours by automobile or in one hour by electric train the first town which interested me was san pedro this Is about 20 miles easton barcelona and has a good beach with medium priced hotels the next was plane plana on oh the sea which is rapidly developing somewhat like our new york coney islands the next point of interest is lloret de mar these places are old towns with very narrow streets while the sandy beaches for sunning and bathing are superb all these places have numerous hotels at all prices A fourth place of interest is tossa by the sew seal thu place is more expensive than the others and now appeals appeal sonly only to gay young people who want to bathe or lie in the ahe sun gun all day and dance all night furthermore the highway between lloret and tossa is very winding with over ever 20 dangerous hairpin turns those going from barcelona to tossa are beyond should take the electric railway and avoid these hairpin curves with great high cliffs on one side and 1000 foot drops on the other what land to buy bur now for the final and most moot important reason why I 1 think good money could be made east of barcelona by those who are willing to go there and live for a month and look carefully about here are three simple rules rule to follow 1 buy well drained farm land between the highway and the ocean even if it Is bisected by the electric railway insist that your land go down to the ocean 2 duy buy land now cultivated so that the rent which some reliable farmer will pay you will take care of the taxes 3 be sure your title is good which means buy it through bona son T rel reliable lable ideal bank banker eror or rest real estate agent these ruler rul applet lyt toa tov buying land tor specula atlow in all ah c of the above rotin country tW you awill soona I 1 that situations situation est for feek profit which I 1 have faive not found lii fa the suburb suburbia il of ian la in the world froni the time you leave san pedro you will find small farms located all along the line adjoining good residence I 1 cannot give v you es ei pet acte acre became equally lually ei good producing soil appears appear to sell eu at entirely different prices abu on an abarge number of such term farm plats plate and then buy the cheapest but insist on om the above three conditions and of course get your youir land in a neigh neighborhood birb wl 9 eod acan cando do only atly by month b san an pedro P and llor etoir aw i f |