, 1876-02-06
HOW STANDS THE RECORD :?
Parties Who Will Furnish You Official
Evidence of Your Right to
Your Property.

EVlde0c6 OF 1Uuf A4pAt "
Your Property.
Interesting Details Concerning the Alb
stract Business.
HANDY, SIMMONS 4 CO.
An abstract Of title bears upon its face eeant
evidence Of the time, system, minuenc OF de-
tail, and absolute accuracy involved in it's con-
struc:iou Ths question Of experience entera
largely into tho making of abstracts, and no
firm can we'll cope with tho task Of producing
correct records of tit!a unless men long Sesseo
in tho business arc Rt the head.
The ti.,a Of Handy, SiElmous i TO. possesses
all tho requisites OF rpe experience aud thorough
familiarity, although Its existence under tho
present trm-nama dates back only three
cd successor of a long lao OF To-
cal abstract-makere, running Though lsuch
well-knowp hands iu the past as those OF Chase
Brothers, Shortali & Hoard. aud Jones se:lets'
All Of the abstracts mado by the three conbfna-
tons named during the whole Twenty-Five years
of their continuous existence are now owned By
Meesrs. Handy. Summons j. TO. The memboIs
Of tho 1reseut firm have had direct acquaintance
ship for yeara with the business OF ABSTRACT
making and. with the aid OF the exceptionally
large force OF A1ElHlHuth III llIE4A ENAAS
sixty-oeht, all told.-they transact very large
trade in q thoroughly unsatisfactory maunner. &C
curacy and absolute reliability are cersaintiea at
al times With tins firm.
HAoDocK, COKE CO.
We are indebted to Messrs. Haddock, Coke
Co. OF this c,ty, for q showing OF eonne Of the
important details Of the great work Of abstract
making. Holding. as they do, prominent po-
sltion among abstract makers, and possessing
the unlimited confidence Of 1eal-estate dealers
as we'll az individual buyers, their statements
nav be- accepted as entirely reliable. All their en-
tries are made frcm the original doeds. and their
tract books are posted directly from the oriei-
nal entries. . ....
When IN abstract is to be made, a1l the par
ticuiars as to conveyances. liens, etc.. are taken
from the record. This process enables them to
detect any material error that may have been
made in recording the instrument; and, as such
errors aro not infrequent their detection In this
manner insrres correction in the record
Where the re-record Of q deed has been made
necessary, the Recorder has for some timo past
refused to enter the original certificate OF rec
ord, thus milking the transcript appear to DO
another deed, but their original entries
show it to be ze-Feeor1, which. in case
OF an incumbrance, is matter OF con-
siderable Importance. Inc "ork u com COM
the line OF title at ita commencement, tracing It
carefully through the various transfers down to
the present time, comparing dates and records
with the utmost care. This first draft IL then
carefully revised by the minute-men, and by
them transferred to the reviewer OF the Chain OF
title, by whom the work unde1goes third
minute inspection. The abstract Is then taken
in hand by the judgment-clerk, who incorporates
in it whatever judgments may exist The tax
sale-clerh, after thorough and critical research
for whatever items his department may afford.
turns it over to the oopyist who reduces it, III .
6no, bold hand, to readable and manuscript
FORM
4 last exhaustive and thorough inspection is
made BY aome ono Of the hrm, who slpeI-
wise personally all the work performed by thelr
employee. document thus carefully con-
structed cannot fail to be- accurate and reliable.
The three gentlemen comprising the hrm.
Messrs. Charles G. Paddock, Edward D. Coke,
and Frank Il. Yalletto, we're all connected With
the Office OF Jones i Sellers. shortall d Hoard;
snd Chase Brothers b Co.. where they acquired
that amount OF training and experience that
gives their firm its present euviable standing.
They keep employed force OF twenty -Hevett
men, and have sinca their organization turned
out 16 500 abstracts, in addition to other regular
office work.
Few people have an adequate idea Of the
amount OF skill and care involved in the collec.
ton and compilation Of the 500 volumes OF
records in the hands OF meesrs. Haddock, Coke
& Co. In addition to these they have 105 FOL
umes OF letter-press copies OF abstracts made
previous to the great fire. 1t is matter OF such
vital Importance that the buyer or seller Of real
estate should be thoroughly posted in every
matter bearing upon the validity OF his title TINT
the men who have reduced the abstract buslnesa
to q evstcm Of absolute perfection should be
known and appreciated. 3Iessrs. Haddock, Cc1e
j. 90. are located at No. 108 Fifth avenue, and
all persons in quest Of oarefutlg-prepared ao-
stracts cannot go atniss IN calling upon thcm
i firm combining 60 much OF long experience
und unfailing, careful attention to every detail
or its business ia eminenty tilted for DO patient
mud IN tricate calling ns Is involved IL making
| correct abstracts.
| aILLMoEE. POLLOCK co.
It is probably NO e1aggeration to say that there
! is DO kind Of business done IN Chicago in which
there ID 30 great necessity for absolute and un
| questionable accuracy as tho abstract business
which deals with the titles to all tho real estatt
| in Cook County. A single clerical error NIGH
easily represent the loss of thousands OF dollars
and there is no end to tho litigation that nigh
| ensuo. It is gratifying, in view Of this fact, Il
know that Chicago has several private nbBtrac
| firms in which tho most perfect confidence ma,
| te placed. Among these the firm of Gilmore
Pollock & Co., although tho youngest, ranks hicl
| By reason OF tho extended e1rerlence III th
profession Of each individual member, the &C
c,1acv Of their source Of information, tboir COZ
scientioua attention to tho dstalls OF the wor}
the7 hare in hand. and their ng-estab}lshet
| aud excellent personal reputation. Mr. Gill
| more has been fourteen years in the business
tor ten years previous to the great tiro in tht
employ Of the then well-known iirn Of Shortal
/ L. Hoard Dir. Pollock has hal ten yeara' e1
periencc. having been engaged in tho tnsinea
for several years in Canada, afterwards viii
Handy, Summons & Co., and moro lately witt
Wilmanns g. TLiecke. Mr. Day. the rcma!u,n
Ins1ter Of the firm. was also IN the employ Q
Suortail & Hoard for five years previous to th
grea. fire, and for the past Two yca:s with othe
firms.
"a Sept. g. 1875. when Wilmonna & Thie'cL'
delivered their abstract books to til
| HiIEr1nra PNttnc!r K. Tia