The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-29
new YORK CITY GOSSIP
ADvERrIyE CHURCH FAIR BY
FLOATING GREAT KITE
Great Combination of Reality Compa-
MES in Observation-Disclosures His
torical Society Fights for Old Hall of
Records Buildings Threatened by
Subway.

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NEW YORK, July 2S.-To the Rev.
fatneI2 George Meyer is given the dis
JUNCTION of having raised the first kite
TO De used in connection with church
entertainment. and Bayonne, N. j., the
olstlnctlon of being the first city
wnere a kite ever was sent heavenward
bearing banner with a church adver-
tisement
Inc church of which Father Meyer
is the pastor intends to have lawn
party Tor the benefit of the parishion-
efs ana their children. Father Meyer
peHeVed 1t would be a novel feature to
send kite aloft, from string of
Whlcn would wave a huge banner, on
Nhlch could be read the announcement
Oh the event. For the purpose he bor-
roWeo kite nine feet in diameter. at
tached TO which were two thousand
lie I OF cord. A banner was made, on
W-sich IN letters two feet in height
those VINO read the inscription were
invited 10 atten- the fete
Father Meyer raised the flag at
1WenIy-Slxth street and Avenue B.
bayonne. The kite scared to an alti-
tude OF eight hundred feet, but at this
helght the inscription on the banner
couiu not be read, and the kite was
lowered TO height of three hundred
teet- Alongside the banner an Amer
lean flag whipped and snapped in the
breeze. -
Realty Companies Combine.
A $60,000,0O0 combination of Man
hattan realty companies is forming
"A verbal agreement has been reach
ed between the George A. Fuller COM
pany, the New York Realty company
ana the Central Realty Bond and Trust
company. The subsidiary companies
wnicn II is proposed to absorb, provid-
ed the directors will agree to a reason
able basis, are the Alliance Realty
company, the General Building and
construction company and the Cen
fury Realty company
Inc capitalization of these six COM
pan1es amounts to S30,5OO,00O The
capitalization of the new company is
now figured' at $4,000 .000-$3O, 900 600
preferred and $3G,0o0,0G0 common
STOCK. The combination Is intended 70
do building, operating and finan-
cleflng business on the largest scale
It's chief assets will consist of the most
improved class Of real estate, held for
investment, which it will not sell ex-
cept at large profit Real estate
men are convinced that the combina-
NtOAA VIII CT OIlCS DSCOIlG the control
ing factor in future Manhattan real
estate operations a-
To Save Old Landmark.
At the meeting of the board Of al
dermen this week the members of the
National Historical society presented
protest against the proposed destruc-
ton OF the Hall Of Records building
to make room for the subway terminal.
Members of the society do not hope
to preserve the landmark on it's present
site, but aim for compromise whereby
the building may be removed to Cham
Ders and Center streets, where the, fire.
house now stands.
The society will not go to~~Iav9 in
It's efforts to save the building, but
VIII exert the powerful Influence of it's
prominent members to attain it's end.
Ii the necessary permission is grant
ed by the board, it is intended to alter
the building to its regular form at the
same time its removal is made.
President of Steel Trust Rents Offices.
President Charles M Schwab. Of the
United States Steel corporation, has
leased the ninth and tenth floors in the
twenty-story Arthur building, which
has just been completed on Broadway.
The building, extends through to New
street, where it faces the $4,000, 900
the New York Stock exchange.
President Schwab pays about $50, GOO
a year for the two .f1eors,n They will
be fitted luxuriously for his private
offices. Other heads of departments
in the steel trust will also use them.
The main offices of the corporation
will remain in the Empire building,
on Broadway, opposite the Arthur
building. ~
President Schwab's new Offices look
directly down upon the floor of the
stock exchange. This Is inclosed with
a colonnade of immense marble pill
lars. On warm days the great win
deWs of the colonnade will be thrown
open, and theJ roar OF bulls and bears
on the floor will float into the steel
trust presidents offices. Sitting at his
desk, President Schwab can see the
mob of brokers around the steel post
and hear their frantic bids for steel
and other good things.
Animal Waits Her Care.
The stray cats and dogs of the up
per West side have a new patron and
Champion a demure little Woman who
spends her time in looking out for
their wants and seeing that the S. p.
c.. A. is kept ON the alert. - go I'll
The new champion is Mrs. Anna
Turner, Of Fifty second street. Ae-
cording tor Sergt. Sheibles, of the West
Forty seventh street police station,
she has paid her one hundredth visit