The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08
Those .Well-l Informed Are Ear.
..... nest Advocates ,S.I. 51E2s
WELL KNOWN MEN
ARE INTERVIEWED ) 3.
Many ofthe States Best Lawyers JofNgs
In Q Deeartng That the Adoption u "a
The Torrens System Of Lan6 ;l I;
Registration Would be a Great s$8S
Step in Advance For 3S3ES
the State. 1874 IN
E(spsetal 70 rne Time..pl.pstsl,Yl

Especial TO The Times. .Dlspateo,Y 3 2f 5isS
NORFOLK. VA. March Neardy. ~
every lawyer declares that he doesn't
know. enough OF tho bill for the Introduce III
tion OF the ,Torrcns system OF land, IL itlp sS
registry Il to talk about lit q In elliEenty.S
They confess to have heard o { ii, and tp Nj
know something about Its general pro-F
visions and purposes, but fora ona reason
Z or another theyHnre not familiar enough NJ
with II to say whether such q bill shou N
be enacted or no sGs
g!33E & UDGE IL. TUCKER BROOKE .S$S RI Nh
Judge D. Tucker BROOKE q, u a mem ber SotSs
the Constitutional Convention. & al fine S@
lawyer and q citizen OF the best intallt.,
sgence. Is an example Of the Ia aok OF sln.sSss
terest In the discussion o f the proposedM5
law. He is busy about other. things and sS
relief,5ilf ny that he Torrens system
promises tot The complications SSS inSS$ thas#
transfer OF land titles A Speak n g$ on the N
subject this morning ~ dge Bro ok q cal 5Ss
in sub bstancc: 81 have not read the SprosaSs1
posed aw,l \ and there fore III ca mn OF speak NJ
lknowingl ot hut "a shall tlaas
III it8 viii remove the 81 solNSnE
sthe lnextplcahie' piiszi fr1to III efisxn6Dsn
of thu land titles herea hou t lave fal len.ES
II sllall be glad 10 Z tt on clinett
sbili viii Sacoo flip lshSS the resi-
5voca tes Claim OH hem slla
Sths havo It enacted 1. lslt nm net pss-aa
pared 10 say that; ;ltt MI comp Ills tl,tse$
sif5enaeted wll entail "a great expe siSf3
JUDGE ALLAN r. HAN CkEL L.Syss Sl VI
E "Enless tho 'rorren 81 system proves stois
sbc d great dlsa pointnlent t TO its Sndvo.H5
Gates. It will greatly assist the trans fer
of real estate. enabling wner 70 Sdlsssss
pose Of or to borrow money On l tVyith; III
almost as much facllity.a 8 per sonal apr, opsss
5erty. You can put ME down as being s
Heartily III favor OF living it a trial " in
this State.' y5g$sss 8gsfS
W.. II. IT. LoYALL, 3s5s h sls!a
:"Havtng only q general idea OF the fsys So
TEN Of land titles known as the = orrens
system. and not having seen the Mel Me MI -s5sgg
an intelligent opinion as u to its aefrects-sg.
II don't think that such q law should NheS&
compulsory. and In order for IT TO n be-
genera ly5 used the expenses attached To-
its llse should be SO able as to Sput
1t within the reach Of small land owners
1T would be well for the !neYsp pa PEI n 81 ots9sj
the State to public the bill, SO that 5ths 2f
public can become familiar with IS az, de .S$9
tails" 8. V 81 sg..5 } ~ SsSsf
t$lThe acknowledgement opinion among
the lawyers here Is that the expense 81 NIL
the Torrens system Is too great. one
OF them said that 1t would cost all OF sthaSf
value OF SSUO lleiSo ~
by this system. The same comment ator Ii,
said that the States which have adopted III
It a re- now trying to repeal The Law. An -gts
other objector said that II not compulsory b
the system would be egrseless.a and 3if com ,i}i
pulsory It will be q hardship p to these IN
who have hold their property for tWen Y ntylNS
five years and are satisfied With q itslt
titles. d ..--..s II ,,sai
a An abstract title con, pany, Will q caplts III
tai of sl00, 900, has N been formed here
which will have to- stop further work $!tfsl
the Torrens bill be ena cted to accompl pliss h#s
tho Same purpose II for which 5 Y was IlsI NJ
Grormed Interest In that en- terprise Sde .3g
ters some citizens from OK press!n an ,1ss
yopinion. S hut one OF the members Of $it /
said that the seaching OF titles here nae II
become SO laborious for tho attorneys and NJ e
EXPENSIVE for their clients that some re- e. 3$s
lief Is necessa rY. He Is lnditrere q AZ
TO the means OF reltef the Iorrsnas ,.i
system will afford the relief wtthou! I'm
posing burden OF expense ne @outu, 1s a.. - ~
lief have that ns have the nbstrsL;tB s'
5pany proposed But he Is not fau'.lai iRS
enough With tile Torrens system to ape S$
prove or to condemn II. f5S -
John u. TILTON.
F John g, Tilton, commemorative attolrs8
ney. said that he had not sutt1cle epe-isS3;
c,aI Knowledge OF the subject to enable &
4hIm5lto sneak confidently on the subject IN
~ The Torrens system but II It will en-
sure tho perfection of the titles 3ot |and #
it will lie All nestimable blesslng 6 tp tha s.a
people ot this Commonwealth, i44
INTEREST AROUSED
IN FREDERICKSBURG 4
ispp,ial To The Times. psps tch) .S8 8SS5
FREDERICKSBURG YA,. Mnrch 1.-sssss ssss
Much interest Is felt here as elsewhere Ks
i,,H t,a. All, handing IN, thu Legislature Nv