Show in Sir t to a Develop e lo lop loasA as A A u tom torn Ot C Cent Cn n tl n or of IT U. U u. u S. S O C titles CitIes nor n ties f Brings Rapid W Wealth i To Property Owners 2 Land nd Increases ases in in Val Value e II Prof of its tiAre Are l Not ot Long ong t Coming IThe rho gr growth r of t Amerl American an cities h rs' rs p f g gold lc to 6 1 Y a. a s t the e Na- Na tl ot Real Estate i s j ha ho fact that cities both big and I little bursting with Increased pop pop- ul lons lon's their thel bus busi ness lieS districts and pushed their res res- Id 11 r areas areas r as farther ln into o t the country lanes of ot yesterday esterday has haa brought fortune to many many people points out the Alti has hag heard of ot thet the st t the ry y r purchase of ot Ma Manhat- Manhat Island by Peter from tl Ip in Ip the of ot 1626 1826 f wo 25 p peb- peb b.- b. pH lle want to watt wait years for foe realty Wins gains So Bo the tho association to today ny gives eXam Sot ot increases increases' In land val- val u that d while th the own- own em era c could uld enjoy their profits proms The illustrations we taken fr from m t twenty twenty- lY el two ClU t W. W In four ur these ot clUes cities enormous Increases esl t took Dk place in thirteen years In lri ten cities huge tuge Increase 4 J took place In from fromon on s t ou A AMAZING G STORY It j make l bad bair to th t S. S ioU might I c bought t the e at tt of the WOol Ui building from the iho IndIans Indian for a tor string of had d y you u Ih lived d In the seventeen seven seven- teen c but thoi st tory story ry of ot XI S. S of Seattle who made mad a ft depoW oCt on apIece a ot of f la land ii d' d dIn In Jn zuid tind got b back million dollars I S' S In 1926 1925 1 is to po pori derv der Let t us first t. t take ta e. e up t the tho o thirteen n. n year ear increases Ih Di 1912 WW M of t Ita Kan sold two lots at th the cor- cor iier of Sixth street and Scott av aye ave huo for nuo for Thirteen years later In 1925 the sam sanio samo property as fa sold f for r an Increase e of per cent In Houston Tex In 1913 a Q strip of ot land fronting feet feit running k to a- a depth of ot t feet t wa wag bough ough dt nt what was wall then considered a n staggering figure f Tho o price paid was 2600 a II front foot toot In M May I 1925 1926 just thirteen en ye years rs later r. a strip adjoining adjoin adjoin- Ing one th tha one onD Just de described sold for more than ii a si front foot oot PROPERTY GOES GOES' UP IB In n 1915 1915 in Kansas Kansa City Mo Yo Dr Ex W. W S. S Woods Wood paid the Atkins trustees for tor a a. piece of of property which now comprises es thea ground the story six-story Boley Daisy building occupies at Twelfth and Walnut streets streets' In 1328 iS 1 a y 99 99 r leue yaa placed on the land 1 lanon oh on the f a valuation an increase of f more than a million half dollars in 10 thirteen years yeu Frank rank Olander of ot Rockford III Ill paid for a lot on on Seventh street et and Fourth avenue In 1900 Thirteen years years t Ii later r he l sold old the lot lotto lotto t to tho Swedish American National bank for an increase e of or ot perl percent cent Hero arc arc the examples of ot In Increases Increases Inre In- In creases re ses that oc occurred urr d in less less' tha than four y years ar In ln Rockford Ill tn a bought for or 1600 In 1 1922 sold d for for in 1924 A A small emall farm In n the vicinity of Pearl earl and Ridge roads raids In the theo southern o thern 8 section of f Greater Cleve Cleve- was was- orter offered d. d at l less ss than than 1000 an acre in 1920 In In 1924 It was waa worth more snore than an acre I Lot ot No 57 in Hamilton's Hamiltons fourth addition oh on South Calhoun street In Fort Wayne v ri Ind was waa old In 1922 for tor Two years CS later Ilter the tho same sD lot was sold for i In Chicago the tho site lito of th the new neve ah Athletic l clUb chib pa on Michigan avenue venue and Illinois street in November No No- NoI I vember vemb r. r 1925 wiS was worth I In February In It It was vas worth I an increase of ot 70 o per cent In Birmingham Ala n a n piece o of I property bought for In 1900 was was' sold for in 1923 a i. i piece of ground in Mem- Mem ern- ern 1 h Tenn 50 by 87 feet teet was waa sold for Four years later it brought 5 an n six sIc lC months months' l later t r It was purchased d for f r J JUST ST TWO YEARS Ir In Minneapolis Meyers Arcade building nt at the tho northwest corn mir coi of avenue and Tenth streit was purchased late in 1921 l 21 by by a group of ot men mentor fo for to together to- to gether r with willi a year lease on oh the arid larid commencing with an n annual rental of Within the building building and leases e were sold for I Before eforo 1923 the era erl I eU of of the tho building an and lease for 0 Tho The show a 5 net profit of in le lees lees' than I two years after r deducting the ground rentals for two y years us Ind aman who io had held beld a 0 a tract of land which hi farm for three y years ara parted with it In 1924 f He Be had pi paid d for It In 1924 U the e famous S ger estate In New Orleans Orlenn waa s worth Two o years later er In April 1 1926 6 th the lands of ot this estate were aol for far r This occurred in the he Um of children who benefited by this Increase In value In 1 Iong Beach Cal land 1 in U the e harbor district t wais was wae begging for for burer 3 t. t lot Then this this' dl district no riO Water or or gas gaa as asand and subject to overflow r ow A 4 Afe few mon months s' s later Ilter T when hen had been installed and flood control put put in an 1100 lot was waa sold for Shortly afterwards the same lot o wag aB r resold sol t for r Before Befort the end of ot a 0 year year tho same um parcel of ot land wa was being held for possibilities rho of ot thi this s for Industrial sites w waa wai bf b be reflected d In in the tho value tho land and 2 MILLION IN 40 YEARS RS c ago o a a. Los Loa Angeles Angeles' r te man nian advertised a n corner orner loton Hilland Sixth streets as for tor H sale e 1 three e two story o-It o ry b buildings fJ t IJ tt tor for week nl o for this week this only In October tober 1927 this 1927 this tha c corner was y worth a a. front foot toot The entire tract was worth rth It it his has increased In value in lue inthe forty for year years In In i Buffalo l rt lo N N. Y rd at i In 1 rid and Eagle streets waS was as- as r esse ri 1 OO nd In In 7 at At va and D Dela Delaware laware la- la ware avenue tJ a pr property was valued at nt and nd in 1927 M c wi real estate in- in cr e O In value d during r n the year year to 1923 In 1895 9 John Camlin a n Rockford lUj Insurance man purchased purchased L a- a number nUh bf of lots vh oni what t Is Is' Is now now 1 known n wn as Ox Oxford ortt street tre t oh the Har Harlem ar lcm hem He He paid 20 each for lor his bs lots Jot and W va Was ridiculed by ay business frIends purchase fo because this prop property w was s n ft sparse prairie dotted with Witha a few trees In H H J. J C Collins lUns bought b and ind 5 th these sc same arne r 5 O In Itt twenty w rit y years c ts s they ther bad had jumped in value front from r ni 20 to SOO nn c. c e 2500 p per c cent nt In C Chicago the tho southe southeast st lt corner of ot state a and d L Lake streets p Pur chasM has J in J 1901 for 26 OPO v vair va valued Tin 1 1928 8 for ft a high a-high rental at Ct U. U Also In Chicago land laud landco co ld be bought at at arid Br Broadway dway in 1900 for tor 60 a a. front t toot foot t. t In same land same land was wan earning rent rentals 1 on the basis of valuations of at a front foot And rd taking another big city a a. ablack black In New west wes west I side e of or I Fifth avenue between bet Fifty Fifty- seventh and md Fifty eighth streets assembled tin Jn plots by the late Corne Car Corr ne e Ia a period e lod of of years for he paId Jeu Uia than thai was assessed in C 1926 for NOT LONG LONG TO TO WAIT In Philadelphia Philadelphia- property o on the north side of ot Chestnut street wasso was so sold d Ih lri 1915 for tor Eight ye years ra later in 1923 the 81 sama n property property property prop prop- erty brought Also Mao rom front Philadelphia comes a story atory of 2 pc pe pet cent gamin gainIn a. a realty Jn investment ent ov over's overs r ot of n ar A A Ar plot ot round on n Market street near Ele Eleventh WAI Bold for In 1907 and I. I in It w was oid again for In March 1902 1102 a a. se section Uon tion Of property prop proP- erty erfy consi consisting of acres In InT in T Tampa Fla wa was SOld by W W. W W. W Hl Hampton Bampton to J. J H. H Fessenden 1 for In a 1924 this property w wa wac waa c co conservatively t estimated C. C as 5 worth an n increase of r nearl nearly a 0 quarter of of a million dollars l in twenty years The The- Shurley building site site- on oa Grand park In was purchased in 1892 1592 for 1000 w was a sold in 1925 for in In Phoenix Aris I property on Central avenue comprising tour sour lots was wiL bou bought bt for in the 80 80 In- In In 1923 1923 this wM worth And wo come ome to tho twenty twenty-se se ond and city where M M. P. P in in- 1902 contracted to io buy iw two lots for 1200 He He- paid 5 down and con con con- to pay instalments Instalment o of 2 a mo month th tu p purchase He JIe waS was waa about to b be bI married and nd he wished tall home The home was was' was yas completed and th the thi m moved ved in tAt r they the thebo bo bought glit an ah adjoining property for tor another In 1 1926 1426 when ia Mr leased the same Barno prop property for tor nl ninety nine ty y years year f for r more inor than thana thans a s half million dollars he admitted that hat he was waa often otten compelled ask to-ask the he realty firm for tor extensions n. n of ot time timeto to meet the tho payments of 2 a a month These Thre stories of luck hiCk N No magl San Waved wand over any any of these thue 4 deals als The Tho Inevitable growth of these cities clUe rondo made t for lor r the own owners rs of the tholand land the large larse sums suma Isted above i |