The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-18
ROCK CREEK PARK SCHEME.
REAL EsTA TIE SPECULA7ORS TRYING
TO HEAD OFF INYESTIGA TON
The sun's Charge that Banker Glover IL
Interestsd In the Real Estate Syndicate
Proved By the Record OF the Court.


Proved BY the Record or the Court.
WASHINGTON. Feb lion Friday morning
the House Committee on Appropriations will
give hearing to the citizens OF Washington
| who are interested in the passage OF tho
| Dockery resolution providing for an investi-
CATION OF the Rock Creek Park scheme. A de.
termined effort has been made by the real
estate SPECTATORS. whose property will be en-
HANGED In value by the location OF the park.
| to have the proposition for an investigation
| considered by the District OF Columbia
Committee They have not yet succeeded
| in this desire. but hope to eventually gain their
point, or defeat tho investigation resolution
altogether The Appropriations Committee Is
SO overwhelmed with work that IL hestates TO
assume any new responsibility. but they may
be persuaded to consider this subject, espe-
clully In view Of the fact that II the investiga-
ton is handed over to the District Of Columbia
Committee its originators and defenders
would abandon it, knowing that they would be
wasting their time and energy. Thcre Is bill
now before this committee providing for the
repeal Of the law creating the National Park,
but no one expects 1t will see the light OF day.
The members OF the District OF Columbia
Committee are stronglyin favor ofthe establish
ment OF the park. even though 1t will add about
S10U00.0OO or S12,O00.0OO to the debt OF tho
District whose people are now more heavily
burdened with debt than any other community
In the United States. The citizens OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia. 1t cannot be denied. do not
as general thing oppose the park project,
although they did not ask for it. What tho peo-
pie know is that tho scheme was organized by
real estate dealers. but what they do not seem
to know is that one-halt OF tho expense is to be
paid by themselves. II the investigation reso-
luton Is adopted. facts will be broughtto light
that vii! astontsh those citizens who do not
know whit is going on under their very noses.
yoop The ath T he anS II The
Sun of Feb TO- that the land syndicate chiefly
Of II ests of i
Sharon. Francis G. Newland. his son -in-a law.
ses anS " this Ths IN" %ashnston
despatch in which this statement was made
Glover:
Two thousand acres were set of for the park; and by
Sf wire we're used in the
either employees Of the syndicate or heavy creditors
and s wsns o. Nv.
time swearing to values of land in Rock Creek valley
As it is known to everybody in Washington
DO benefited By the establishment Of the Rock
Of the value Of adjacent property. it must he
this s, charge list quoted that he means to deny
Post In that card Mr. Glover says: s''A
lie TUE Sun correspondent represents me as con
ws. Of ns s, SS m.
.shsms only desire space 10 assure ina.
me or upon the nrm Of Riggs Co. they have toun.
G. There was no disposition on the pat Of The
Sun correspondent to reflect upon Mr.. Glover
or i.iges;,s Lank in any way beyond stating the
The BUN NrSDatCN in the DubliShp1 card ar |
Mr.. Glover can best DO ascettainsd by u peru
When sA GSpr 0 aees %t the
property taken he should have known that
In the 9 H"sse Of t.r.
fifteen big -, books q testi mony in. tho
the tsenth s ,s5 as nd
wne ns IS hs rss Of ass
clerk OF A. l.. Barber. the asphalt paving con-
be s 81 m Ties
Until he inadvertently let iall the remark that
That drew out the following eolloGuy: "''"'s''
Q.-'hen were you subpenaed. A.-Two or ihree
Q.Was 4 be ore IN. investigation commenced be
70 . this Commssion' Alt WAS within two or three
ws a., T, ms ca talked
9-Mr !ilovor 10 the man who claims to be respon.
'6le for tho nassaae Of this act, 40. s,r don.
.reas deal Of M ine IT, o' " 0u' 10 has devoted
.is snos
.nost. but think he owns property on Tenna!ytown
Rsst told Ss
attorney who conducted the Governments easel wanted
8R,dd ~ yo% to g r. and HIM
iIsveri ANAs RiSvs 60 = Dans. 90 '''
one notes exiehdsd H-Yes sSne6ody eises paper
3MM6Gssss r s.s papSr va. mol ,ha
,sr9eS viii SICK to Sat I'd don't believe SAID 4
aTnS Ts. sstSsGs Hss @ foF
s EeS aosSSy
II propose r. show by this witness that he
yas there at That time as the agent OF 4. L.
eHf ssa in NJ 9T eSs ssE %
a = mfks him do just as s is doing. and that
Tie appraisers sustained the objection. but
flowed questions as to conversation between
'Aul aud Glover to be asked
nj. ns, what va. .a BY Mr. overo you regard
9o% ens By II on h.
niira'on A., AL have been dsyS,inx about three
cos SIR nave bee! zen ' 1sS
9.mow frequently: A-veyy often. We used to
WITH Ne "oysr Ana Mr. clover FIX cart and
sns also and
On Oct. 81. 1891. after the testimony in the =
ark case was all in and the proceedings /
losSd. there was put on record in the Office OF I
he Recorder Of Deeds u trust deed on Mr.. A. :
g Bnrber's I.edroit building. situated oppO- !
ito tho Interior Department on J. street. The
ub shed record Of that instrument appeared
he following day in tho Court Gazette. as fol- I
)wS:
400 Barber. A. T.. ~ nx to c. T. Glover and T. Hyde
it ures A. T. Brce. S1o,Ovu years per cent. T. 4.
rig lot land pt. orig lot IL. 90 IT. IN st. and
. IT, ON 9Th st. h
There Is only one c. C. Glover in Washing Il
'rice is the clerk IN Riggs K Co. 8 bank to u
'hom SECURITIES. OF this Kind are usually made
how that Mr.. Glover owns 2IJ acres Of land.
very foot, OF which is to be enhanced
! is Immediately adjoining the Califor- :.
ia syndicate's land His interests are identi- t
Is known beyond, all doubt that he has &
tated that Il the P a5k scheme goes through n
lso said that II the scheme fails the Cali "