Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1894, Page 15

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1894—-TWENTY PAGES. 15 DEL RAY. el Pure Aur] DESCRIPTION. “DEL BAY,” SITUATED ON A PLATEAU ABOUT 60 FEET HIGHER THAN PENN- SYLVANIA AVENUR, 18 ONLY 6 MILES PROM WASHINGTON AND ONE MILE FROM ALEXANDRIA, If CLOSE PROXIMITY TO “ST. SLMO.” THB SUPERIOR LOCATION OF THIS MOST ATTRACTIVE SUBDIVISION FOR HOME BUILDING MANI- PESTS ITSELF IN EVERY DETAIL THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE MODEL MOMS SITR ‘DEL RAY” IS ONE OF THOSE BEAUTIFUL SPOTS THAT NATURE SEEMS TO HAVE SMILED UPON FROM THE “BEGINNING” AND PREDESTINED TO BECOME TEE SEAT OF WASHINGTONS MOST ELBGANT SUBURB. THE ENVIRONMENTS ARB SUCH AS TO AFFORD MOST PICTURESQUE AND CHARMING LANDSCAPES TO GLADDEN THE EYE AND ADD TO THE PLEASURES OF SUBURBAN RESIDENCE PURE WATER AND PURE AR, THOGM LIFRGIVING ELEMENTS, COUPLED WITH UNSURPASSED NATURAL DRAINAGR, INSURE ITS PERFECT HEALTHFULNESS. AN EXCELLENT SERVICE OF 26 TRAINS A DAY, COVERING THE DISTANOS BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND “DEL RAY” IN 11 MINUTES, WITH FARE BY COMMUTATION a? ABOUT SIX CENTS, AND THE ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGE OF THR WASHINGTON AND MT. VERNON ELECTRIC RAILWAY AND THE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY (BOTH OF WHICH WE CONFIDENTLY BELIEVE WILL BE COMPLETED AT KO DISTANT PERIOD) YASSING THROUGH THE PROPERTY, ARB FACTORS THAT SPECIALLY COMMEND “DEL RAY” TO MERCHANTS, PROFESSIONAL MEN AND CLERKS DOING BUSINESS IN WASHINGTON, THOUGH LOW PARES, QUICK TIMB AND CONVENIENT SERVICE ARE VALUED BY EVERYONE VIEW “DEL BAY” IW ANY LIGHT YOU CHOOSE, IT PRESENTS A PICTURE THAT CANNOT BAIL TO COMMAND YOUR ADMIRATION. OONSIDER IT FROM ANY STANDPOINT YOU MAY, APTER THOROUGHLY ANALYZING ITS VARIOUS FEA- TURES YOU ARE IMPRESSED WITH ITS MARKED ADAPTABILITY AS A PLACE OF RESIDENCR, GBT OUT OF THE CROWDED CITY—TAKE YOUR LITTLE ONES WHERE THEY CaN INHALE THE SWEET PERFUMES OF “INCENSE BREATHING MORN.” DON'T KEEP THEM WHERE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DECAY INVARI- ABLY ENSUR REMOVE THEM FROM THOSE RESTRICTIONS THAT DEPRIVE CHILDHOOD OF ITS CHABM—LET THEM ENJOY ALL THE INNOCENT PLEAS URES INCIDENT TO YOUTH. If WILL BE THE BEST INVESTMENT OF YOUR LIFE, AND IN AFTER YEARS YOUR BECOMPENSE WILL BB PRESERVED VITALITY FOR YOURSELF AND VIGOROUS MANHOOD AND WOMANHOOD FOR YOUR BOYS AND GIRLS, TO SAY NOTHING OF THE MATERIAL ENHANCEMENT OF VALUES THAT MUST INEVITABLY ATTACH TO SUCH A DELIGHTFUL SPOT 48 “DEL RAY.” Be on Hand at the Opening Sale. No Notes. No Mortgages, WE REQUIRE NEITHER NOTES NOR MORTGAGES FROM PURCHASERS. a PLALN, SIMPLY-WORDED “BOND FOR TITLE” GIVES PURCHASER POSSESSION a? ‘TLIE OF FIRST PAYMENT. | No Interest. No Taxes, BY THIS IS MEANT THAT WE AGREB TO PAY ALL TAXES ON EACH LOT UN- TIL DEED 18 GIVEN, WHICH, UNDERSTAND, WILL NOT BE CHARGED To YOU IN ANY WaY. NEITHER DO WE CHARGE PURCHASERS INTEREST ON DEFERRED VAYMENTS. Delivery of Deed at Once, TO THOSE WHO MAY DESIRE TO BUILD PROMPTLY AND ARE NO QUITE PREPARED FINANCIALLY WE WILL EXECUTE DEED IN FEE AFTER ONE-HALF of PURCHASE PRICE IS PalD, IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM TO NEGOTIATE BUILDING ASSOCIATION LOANS, WE TAKING SECOND MORTGAGE FOR REMAIN. ING ONE-HALF OF PURCHASE MONEY. BUT WE RESERVE THB RIGHT TO PRO- ‘TRUE OURSELVES AGAINST AN EXCESSIVM LOAN. ee Title Insured, THE TITLE TO THIS PROPERTY Has BEN EXAMINED, AND IS INSURED BY TH® DISTRICT TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THIS CITY. IDEAL SUBURB. COUNTRY ADVANTAGES. CITY CONVENIENCES. Perfect Natural Drainage! PRICES AND TERMS: Prices, $50, $100 and $150. LOTS FROM 25 TO 60 FEWT FR ONT BY 115 TO 165 FEET DEEP. FIRST PAYMENT ONLY $1.00. BALA NOH IN WEEKLY PAYMENTS OF 1 PWR CENT ON 414 AMOUNTS UF TO 9200, AND ABOVE 9200 TWO-THIRDS OF 1 PER CEN T. FOR BXAMPLE: $80 LOTS COST ONLY 60 CENTS PER WEEK. $200 LOTS COST ONLY $1.00 PER WEEK. $150 LOTS COST ONLY $1.50 PER $200 WORTH OF LOTS COST $2.00 PER WEEK. $800 WORTH OF LOTS COST §2.00 PER WEEK PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE SEMI-MONTHLY OR MONTHLY 10 SUIT CONVENIENCH OF CUSTOMER. Ten Per Cent Discount for Cash. IT IS JUST AS EASY TO OWN YOUR WOME UNDER OUR HELPFUL SYSTEM AS IT IS TO PAY RENT. Trains Leave Pennsylvania Station, SATURDAY AND MONDAY, MAY & AND 7, 9:45 A. M., 4:25 P.M. Sunday there will be two special excursions, 9:45 a.m. and 2:43 p.m., to accom= modate those who cannot go during the week. Two Hundred Lots Given Away and Free Transportation. TO BACH OF THE FIRST TWO HUNDRED PERSONS BUILDING AND COMPLETING A HOUSE AT “DEL RAY” (COSTING NOT LESS THAN $1,000), BEFORE NOVEMBEK 1, 1804, WE WILL GIVE THE LOT, NO MATTER WHERE LOCATED, ON WHICH EACH OF SAID PERSONS SHALL BUILD, AND REFUND ALL MONEY PAID ON SAME. WE ALSO FURNISH GRATIS A YEAR'S TRANSPORTATION ‘TO ONE MEMBER OF EACH FAMILY COMPLETING A HOME AND RESIDING ON OUR PROPERTY BY NOVEMBER 1, 1894. Look Well Into This---It Pays to Investigate. MAIL ORDERS, WHILE WE PREFER TO HAVE BUYERs MAKEN THEIR OWN SELECTIONS WHEN POSSIBLE, PERSONS LIVING AT A DISTANCE, AND UNABLE TO VISIT “DEL RAY,” SHOULD NOT BE DETERRED FROM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY, AS NO MAIL ORDERS THE CAREFUL ATTENTION THAT SUCH RESPONSIBILITY ENTAILS, ‘HE FACT THAT HUNDREDS OF OUR PATRONS IN ELEVEN OF THE LEADING CITIES OF THE ONITED STATES IN WHICH WE DQ BUSINESS HAVE INTRUSTED SELECTION TO US, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, UPON SEEING THB LOTS, EXPRESS: THEM- SELVES AS “HIGHLY PLEASED,” CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THAT WE ENJOY AND MERIT THE CONFIDENCE REPOSED IN us B~ OUR DISTANT CUSTOMERS. SHOULD YOU DESIRE TO AVAIL YOURSELF OF OUR SERVICES IN THIS CONNECTION, WE ON RECEIPT OF YOUR FIRST PAYMENT (MONEY ORDER, POSTAL NOTE, OR REGISTERED LETTER),SELECT THE MOST DESIRABLE LOT WITHIN OUR PRICE LIMIT AND SEND YOU AGREEMENT THEREFOR AT ONCE. THE SUPERIORITY WARRANTS THE CONCLUSION THAT THESE LOTS WILL BE QUICKLY 30LD. HENCE WRITE PROMPTLY IF YOU CANNOT COME, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. REMETFIBER. The value of an opportunity consists in improving it. Don’t take too long to think about it. Act promptly if you wish to succeed. Laggards Lose---Men of action win. We Lead---Others Follow. Remember Del Ray is backed by the largest real estate firm in the world. THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF OUR CLAIM TO LEADERSHIP OPERATIONS AND THE UNPARALLELED SUCCESS THAT HAS ATTENDED OUR EFFORTS WHEREVER WE OUR WORK OF DEVELOPMENT. SINCE FORMULATING OUR PRESENT HELPFUL SYSTEM TO ENCOURAGE HOMEBUILDING WR HAVE DEVELOPED AND SOLD A TOTAL OF OVER 20,000 LOTS IN THE SUBURBS OF BOSTON, MASS.; BUFFALO, N. ¥.; PITTSBURG, BPa-; PROVIDENCE, R. I.; SYRACUSE, N. ¥.; CINCINNATI, OHIO; NEWARK, N. J.; SCRANTON, PA.; BALTIMORE, MD.; LYNN, INSTITUTIONS WITH WHICH MASS., AND OTHER CITIES. WE FURNISH BELOW A LIST OF THE BANKS AND FINANCIAL WE DO BUSINESS: OF THIS LOCATION WH RESPECTFULLY SUGGEST THAT YOU UHIO NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON. UNION SAVINGS BANK, WASHINGTON, D.0. BANK OF COMMERCE, BUFFALO, N. Y. NATIONAL BANK OF BALTIMORE, MD. BROAVWAY NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON. COMMERCIAL BANK, SYRACUSE, N. Y. SECOND NATIONAL BANK, CINCINNATI, 0. MECHANICS’ NATIONAL BANK OF PROVIDENGR, BL MARINE NATIONAL BANK, PITTSBURG, PA. DIME DEPOSIT AND DISCOUNT BANK, FIDELITY TITLE DEPOSIT CO. OF NEWARK, N. 2. AMERICAN EXCHANGE BANK, BUFFALO, N. ¥. BEAR IN MIND: Real estate is the ideal asset—more permanent value attaches to land than to any other form of investment. In fact, land is the only real security and is the basis of all wealth. “Del Ray’ offers unusual attractions to both home-seeker and investor. Come and see for yourself that all we claim for it is true. Agents on the ground every day (Sundays included) from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For further particulars and free transportation call on or address, Pure Waterl POINTS ON PROSPERITY. The Business of Life. “wo TRB LIKB THE FRESECF’ WAS NEVER MORE FITTINGLY APPLIED THAN TO THR MAW WHO CONTEMPLATES OWNING A HOME, BUT WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHEN TO BEGIN TO LAY THE FOUNDATION. HE GOOD THINGS THAT ARB WITHIN YOUR GRASP TODAY MAY TOMORROW BB GONE XBVER TO RETURN, THE HOME QUESTION PERHAPS MAY NEVER HAVE RECEIVED YOUR THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION. YOU SHOULD TAKE IT UP aT ONCE. If 18 ENTITLED TO YOUR VERY BEST ATTENTION. HOME Is THR BASIS OF WEALTH AND DOMESTIO HAPPINESS. THE MAN WHO ACQUIRES 4 HOME, EVEN THOUGH IT BE BY INDEFATIGABLE EFFFORT AMD MANY SACRIFICES, WILL FIND BASE OF MIND TO COMPENSATE TENFOLD FOR ANY TRIALS AND INCONVERIENGES THROUGH WHICH HE MAY HAVE PASSED TO ATTAIN IT. BY OUR SYSTEM OF EASY PAYMENTS IT IS POSSIBLE FOR AXY AND EVERY MAN TO MAKE A START. IF YOU HAVE ANY DESIRE TO OWN 4 HOME IT WILL PAY YOU 70 ACQUAINT YOURSELF WITH OUR METHOD. EVERY OBSTACLE IS REMOVED, THUS EN- ABLING THOSE DEPENDENT SOLELY UPON THEIR SALARIES TO SHARE WITH THEIR WEALTHIER FRIENDS THE BEAUTIES 4XD BENENTTS OF THE CHARMING QPOT WE NOW OFFER FOR SALB “TAKE CARE OF THE DIMES, THE DOLLARS WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM SELVES,” IS AN OLD SAW, BUT IT CUTS JUST 4S CLEAN TODAY 45 IT EVER DID; 80 IF YOU IMAGINE THAT YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES ARB WORSE THAN TOUR NEIGHBOR'S, INVESTIGATE YOURSELF AND LEARN THE TRUE STATE OF a¥PaIné —YOU WILL DOUBTLESS DISCOVER THAT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO DO MUCH MORE THAN YOU NOW THINK. DON'T HALT BETWEEN TWO OPINIONS. TO BES TATE IS TO LOSK DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE OF ATTRIBUTING THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS TO LUCK, BUT LEAR NBY EXPERIENCE THAT PLUCK 18 THE INDEX TO FORTUNE WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT “DEL RAY” ON OPENING DAY. IT Pa¥s 70 BE PROMPT, 80 BE ON HAND IN TIME 4 NUMBER OF THOSE WHO PURCHASED 4T THE OPENING SALE OF “ST. ELMO” HAVE SINCE DISPOSED OF THEIR LOTS a? 4 HANDSOME PROFIT. WE HAVE PRICED THESE LOTS WAY BELOW THEIR VALUE, BUT If Is OUR WAY OF DOING BUSINESS; WE BELIEVE IN GIVING APPRB CIATIVE BUYERS EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN US IX A GOOD THING, IN FACT, THIS 18 THE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS, 80 IF YOU DON'T KNOW 4 GOOD TEIXG WHEN YOU SEE IT, DON'T COME, IT WILL ONLY PERPLEX AND ANNOY YOU TO EB BRIGHT PEOPLE SNAPPING UP BARGAINR. We Insure Your Life BY GIVING TO EVERY PURCHASER [¥ GOOD HEALTH aT THE TIME OF BIB OR HER SECOND PAYMENT 4 CERTIFICATE ENTITLING HIS OR HER HEIRS TO 4 DEED FOR THE LOT SELECTED, IN CASE OF SAID PURCHASER'S DEATH BE- FORE PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, 4ND TO DELIVER TO S4ID HEIRS, WITH DEED, RECEIPT IN FULL FOR PRICE OF LOT, PROVIDED PAYMENTS anE NOT IN ARREARS. WE DO NOT TAKE OUT A POLICY ON YOUR LIFE WITH AN IN- SURANOE COMPANY, NOR DO WE ISUB A POLICY OF OUR OWN; WE SIMPLY AGREE TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AGAINST LO§8 OF SUMS ALREADY PAID; XD FURTHER, TO GIVE OUTRIGHT WHATEVER REMAINS UNPAID. All Improvements Free, WE ARB PENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IX THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIB SUBURB IN GRADING STREETS, LAYING SIDEWALKS, PLANTING TREES, 4XD EM- BELLISHING THIS ALREADY BEAUTIFUL SPOT IX MANY OTHER WAR Alt GB WHICH 18 BEING DOME WITHOUT ONE DOLLAR'S EXPENEE TO PURCHASERS Transportation Facilities, DEG RAT™ HAS 26 TRANG & DAY, OVER THE ALEXAKDRIE DIVISION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, WHICH 13 NOTED FOR ITS SUPERIOR MANAGEMENTS AMD GPLENDID EQUIPMENE, SIME FROM WASHINGTON GO “DEL RAX* OMLE 88 / nvr, T Time Table to “Del Ray.” |. WASHINGTON £0 DEN ane | M—6:00, Tre, 816d, 8:60, LEO, P.M—4:00, C28, KM, S100, PIE, BIR, 200K, LR -~ 7 “DEE Ar TO WasEDIcTOM - 9208, 8:08, 804, dua, 2008, A-EI, O08, $88, 616, 1Od, Mr, OcA, KGS. ” WOOD, HARMON & CO, O20 Thirteenth Street NW. WASHINGTON, D. C. Office open until 8 p.m. all this week. Restrictions. SUITABLE RESTRICTIONS AS TO COST OF BUILDINGS, MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS, AND NUISANCES WILL BE ENFORCED, Those who wish to see Del Ray Sundays should take train, 9:35 a.m. or 2:43 p.m. Buy for Investment! Buy for Profit! Buy to Build. Buy for a Home!