Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16
A PAIR OF VETERANS
NOT ONLY IN WAR, BUT IN BUSI-
NESS, TOO.
A Widely-Known Real Estate Firm
Composed Of Ex-ArmY
Officers.

The material prosperity and progress of .
city L. due IN the fullest measure to its
solid and progressive business men, The
great improvement and growth Of WASH
ington, and its transformation from an
over-grown village. with ancient buildings
and mud-coated roadways, when The
Evening Star was In its swaddling clotheS
to the present beautiful and modern city,
has resulted largely from the efforts Of
such sterling citizens as Capt. Richard w.
Tyler and Col. Robert g. Rutherford. COM
prising the real estate. loans and insur-
ance firm Of Tyler & Rutherford
These gentlemen, while materially assist.
ing IN the upbuilding Of the nations capital
city. have built up for themselves. on .
Rock Of Gibraltar foundation, their present
business, which Is a credit to the com.
munity. This firm was established in 1879
by Capt. Richard w. Tyler and Major Will
lam Burns, under the firm name OF Burns
& Tyler. Major Burns died in 1874, after
which Captain Tyler continued the business
alone until 1877. when Col. Robert G,
Rutherford was associated with him and
the firm of Tyler & Rutherford was formed,
BY strict attention to the interests Of
their patrons and clients and the mainte-
nance Of an unsullied record for business
probity. the firm of Tyler & Rutherford has
grown to be one of the most solid and re-
liable institutions in the District. While
they make mortgage loans and the real es-
tate business paramount, they do q general
insurance business, representing number
Of the strongest of the American and Eng
fish fire and marine insurance companies.
They have been active in the insurance
business for more than thirty years, and are
held in high esteem as underwriters by the
leading insurance companies throughout the
country. They make a speciality of real es-
tate and mortgage loans. and were first to
bring outside capital to Washington for in.
vestment, and always upon the most favor
able terms. While their loans during the
last twenty-five years run into many mill
lions of dollars, they have seldom had oc-
casion to foreclose a mortgage, and, as .
matter of fact. have not made loss for
lender nor have they even one property
taken in at foreclosure. Their real estate
department is under the management OF
Mr.. William w. Heron, who has been ac-
lively engaged in the real estate business
In Washington for many years and is de-
voting his entire time to this branch OF the
business and in this connection it may be
said truthfully that no one has. so far a.
they know, any grievance on account of any
investments made by them through this Of
fee.
Both Captain Tyler and Colonel Ruther-
ford served in the Union army through our
great civil war, participating in most of the
battle between the Army of the Potomac
and the Army Of Northern Virginia in which
both were severely wounded, and at the
conclusion of that war accepted commits
sions in the regular army and served until
honorably retired Colonel Rutherford Is
native OF new 10TH CITY. SapeLh s1eA -
a native Of the state of Michigan. He
served through the civil war in the cele-
brated Berdan's Sharpshooters. He is
member of the bar Of the Supreme Court
OF the United States and District Of Column
bia.
Their business was incorporat I'd In 1901,
in order to give the younger men connected
with the office an official status and more
prominently associate them with the busi-
ness. as well as to Insure its continuance un-
interruptedly AFTER the two veterans drop
out, which however. they are not con-
templating at this time. The officers Of the
corporation are: Richard w. Tyler, presi-
dent: Robert g. Rutherford, vice president
and treasurer; Richard X. Tyler, second
vice president and Charles G. Warden. SEQ
rotary ana cashier.