Telegram-herald., 1889-11-26
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50 a4aAt-4 re actsA OF -
shsFein made. Hrs. SeTa4 s4Fs th4A
'r1Fiaz -4telF hard t1as certain l4Ega
t4alness nrzaa divers Eress loan eom~
panlss a1d aameroas brozsrs declined
G. have 4nF business dealings sltA
woulen, sae las tz6sn pains - ascer-
sEin she facts, aal nlds glat 40 false
rumoI hLs osen spread blg shat ia very
Er1th n0anJ ~ sls EsaIthIest corpora
EDRs tssae 9r1srs % every once 4nd
sFsFy agsns Ia tEeLr employ under no
nlrc4Ist&lces ~ l0a1 money 70
@0nzn. This slls . said ~ be anal,
g apply - al women, 20 spinsters and
~i1sNs a. vel as ~ siFes. au1 % 30
<aL0reed ~lrnoa- regard ~ he security
tlzs nay - offered
Business mea are said 70 Justify this
Glserininatlon Or TWO grounds. hrsts
kscs4sss a soInsa IS noFee satisfied rhas
shs - being treated fairly cannot
eouns = roll u bills accurately, viii
avail herself - ths slightest technI-
eslitg "a cheat a cFedlt0F. viii rush into
laTsaIts and periur8 herself on the
witness sfanl, and. second because IN
= s4it instituted tO recover money from
. woman any lusy viii take the
'~omans pars, without considering
sishsr she law - sne evidence.
sgeh a condl slon of talngs seemed 60
salt for tnFesrl- -asior. aud In tlgatlOn
shoWs that While In1lsIIsal firms OF
s0rp0ratious may have been discovered
NAlch have put, as thsY have right 10
p4t certain limitations on their trans
actions. yeb men Ira general Will GER
t4lRly adopt and maintain only such
bnsiness rules - are prot able, and IN
the money ceutess of New York and
kOss0n aud IN the growing Western
cities IL is not profitable 20 refuse
mortgage on valuable and unencum-
bsred property owned by q woman.
The New York Real Estate Record
and Guide" for instance, shows that
for the week ending October 81, OF 38S
mortgages erfec. .sd in the city, Z67 loans
we're given cu property owned by men
and seventy one on property owned BY
women, proportion ss large probably
a the relative holdings OF the sexes
would caIl for. AZ the Record and
1llde' onice-the publication De ng tho
recognized organ Of the New \ ork real
estate business asked II any loan
con panles or corporations were known
whlch boVcottsd women The answer
was emphatieauy IN the negative.
Money. 50 tbs assurance ran, was 50
IlentlfuL that men were glad OF q
chance 20 put it out on good security
and paid small attention 20 the point OF
skirts or trousers.
The law firm ot ?. NJ. and d. +.
1feeker. OF Brooklyn. are counsel for
the WILLIAMSBURG Savings Bank. one OF
the largest and most conservative n
the world. and transact besides a con-
siderable real estate and investmen5
business for private clients and
for estates in trust Speaking
from such vide experience, an attorney
az che arm assured me that in New
York State az least no !scrimination
between persons was made by corpora
tiOns or others lOaning money. The
security and not the sex was alone con-
sidered IL the security was good. the
loan would never be refused. IN the
ease OF = contract % perform certain
obligations the drm would prefer 20
deAl with a man rather than his wife,
Tor instance. but she preference was
not too strong 70 yield az once 70 the
slightest contrary reason. In many
cases the woman had the better busi-
ness OF moral sense Of 5he two and in
scch eases she firm would unhesitat-
5nxly prefer u transact any legal busi-
mess with her. 80 far as the bank was
concerned. probably the majority OF its
deposi tors, IS vel as a large proper
ton Of those obtaining its loans. were
women. and in its experience women
we're quicz 90 learn business forms and
rules aud willing % conform 70 them.
Women are coming more and moro into
sespousi bic business relations every
day. and they were As steadily proving
that they were 10 more devoid OF busi-
ness obligations than men. They were
no more prone % rush into litigation
than ulen. perhaps less 50, and in cases
Involving property rights juries would
not favOr the woman's side unduiy ex-
ceps possibly i'm cases which especially
appealed tO the sympathies- In short,
ths statement that any discrimination
was made against women OF sheir prop
ersy in the loan business was ssterly 7
absurd
Miss Agnes K. Murphy. New York ;
woman rsal estate agent. who IS the
pioneer mem ber, girl that she is, OF her
sex ia the Real Estate Exchange. and
whose sign is one of the fourty-four
thas the 4, ,t2I members have voted 20
allow - adorn the walls. has never
heard Of business nan who boycotted
women. A. the Emigrants' savings
Eauk and in other business houses. she
las met naen who assured her they
would rather deal with her than with
most meA As business woman she
has been trea ted With such general
eourtesy by ths other ssx that she says
wish a modest litsls smile that they
bay sometime make Ser vain Mss
hgrphy has a certain proportion .,
women among her clienes and has never
had complaint brought her that 10 vas
difsoult for woman owning property
a. obtain loan.
she scknow cd zes. however that The
fnfaatile ignorance of many women Of
business Affairs Is frequently cause q
serious annoyance. and that when .
broker has sent aR appraiser % value a
piece ~ property prior 20 taking \
mortgage he does n0E always receive
She news wt-h entire eQuanimitT when
Abe woman. after sub iecting him % ex-
pense and trouble. discovers that she
didn't know her own miud and doesn {
want - mortgage her land after all
AS an iilus-ration of the business
waJs Of some women. continued the
Brown haired and hriTht-eyed broker.
'tace the case Of sVvo who were here Oh a
morning They were eiu-stcd and re-
fnad ladies' and had inherited q piece 4
Rrcuertv wurth about e.. COO In oniunc-
tcn With their brother. This they en-
sered ineo a ninety davs' contract so
sell free from incuu brancp. and before
tha expiration ~ tke period the tax for
1sS9-so WAS confirmed. The share -
each woman was g. 80. hu- rh they SD
soluteiT refused Sd Uav. declaring tha.
A. ues s1rse cen trirsnca 81 their broth
ers and that be- was t~vinr to defraud
theu. ami hetnE wholly unable 20 un-
derstand shaf un3er the contract the
Sax payment fsll 1ss the sellers. thsv
sc1sallV th-aw u0 rte barwain- One
lsETsr left svaarinr be would sne fcy
Fsr1eon of t-e properly. the nnr-ha aser
left threatening 81 or.1g s1ie ior oaa