 In 1879, he bought a large piece of agricultural and swampy land named “Simić’s Majur” from the son of president/chairman of Serbian Parliament-Council Stojan Simić for 7500 Dukats (gold coins).He parceled it out into lots for selling and sold them much later when out of the money he earned, he built a large Peace Hall ("Sala Mira") which was renowned for political events.He was also known for policies such as not allowing restaurants on his land and forbidding smoking in all public places, which were generally disliked and eventually failed.