The Utilities Securities company is a
holding company, names of whose
stockholders were not made public. The
purchase was made through A. A. Gam
bill and A. R. Dearborn, heads of lo
cal real estate firms, at an estimated
figure near $160,000. ,
Sale of the hotel property within a
few days of the purchase of the corner
adjacent and south of it by the Phoenix
Realty company, acting for Henry Cobb
and Joe Ix>veman, has given vent to ru
mors concerning the construction of a
modern office building at the intersec- ■
tion of Twenty-first street and Second j
avenue. Jt whs stated that the utilities 1
concern has been considering removal
of its headquarters to Birmingham for
some time.
No confirmation of this was made by
agents for the company, who held that
plans for improvement of -the property
or construction had not been definitely,
agreed upon. A lease upon the hotel
expires July 1.
Nelson, by the recent deal, realizes a
handsome profit, it is said. He bought
the property from Dr. W. C. Gewin.
SZOL1) GIVES READING
Readings by Bernard Szold, director
of the Little theatre, featured the pro
gram of the Community club nt its
weekly banquet in the Tutwiler hotel
Thursday noon. Szold gave four clever
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