The Critic and record. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1896, 1891-05-09
AN ENTERPRIsING FIRM.
Organization of New Law and Re;
Estate Partnership.

Organization of New Law and Real
Estate Partnership.
One of THE CRITIC-RECoRD's young men,
passing along f street, saw at 1881 some
new signs, one of which reads, "Chase &
Slater, Law and Claims Company and
under this -. G.. Slater, president, G. T.
Chase, secretary; j. II. Rothert, treasurer.
This excited curiosity, and ascending to
the third floor the reporter found J. G.
Slater, one of the most enterprising BUSH
ness men of Washington, in a handsome
suite of five rooms, opening into each
other. The rooms were not all completely
furnished, but those that were showed
that they were being fitted up in good
style for law offices.
Mr.. Slater stated that this company had
Just been incorporated under the laws of
Virginia for the purpose of prosecuting all
classes of claims against the Government
and that he intended to press it to the
front.
AS matter of fact Mr.. Slater is one of
the few men who, no matter what he
undertakes, always puts ii in the front
rank. He is now president of the Capital
Trust Com pany, of the Peoples Fire In
slirance Company, director of the Ma
tional Capital Bank, of the Columbia
Title Insurance Company, of the Capital
Brick Company and of various other
business enterprises, in all of which
he displays almost unequaled energy and
business ability. He is well known as
one of the most enterprising citizens of
Washington one of Washington's largest
real estate holders, and with Mr.. j. Fl.
Rothert, successful business man of
Baltimore, is now investing largely in
Washington real estate Mr.. Rothert, the
| treasurer of the new company, is, as stated,
| wealthy Baltimore business man who
believes with, Mr. Slater, that Washington
| property is bound to increase in value
| and that any well selected property pur-
| chased at a fair price will prove good in
yestment. Mr.. Rothert is so delighted
| with Washington AS residence city that
| he expects to remove his family here soon
Messrs. Slater and Rothert now have
| contracts out for the erection of forty
houses in various parts of the city-a row
on Nineteenth street and a large mum Der
on Capitol Hill.
Mr.. Chase the secretary of the COM
| pany, is well known in the city, and was
| formerly bookkeeper of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank. He has been for some years
engaged in the collection of claims from
| the Government and is thoroughly posted
! in all the details of that business. Lately
Mr.. Chase organized the Washington
| Mortar Company, of which he is secretary,
and which is erecting its works at the
corner of South Capitol and | streets for
| the purpose of making and delivering
mortar already prepared to builders, q
business which every citizen who has to
| walk around the huge mortar boxes
erected on the streets will heartily wish
success. Heis also secretary and treasurer
of the American Cooperative Banking
| Company, which is organized upon the
| system of the postal savings banks.
| Competent attorneys have charge OF
| the law business of the company
| That the new company will meet with
success there is no doubt. With such O
man as John G. Slater at the head of an
enterprise 1t is sure to win. THE Critic
| RECORD wishes the Chase d Slater Law
and Claims Company all the success II
can desire.