The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-28
4'ToRRE 81, SYSTEM.
House Courts Of Justice Commit
tee Hears Argument for It.

l Thc h House Committee for Courts OF
uustIce sat for three nours yesterday
Afternoon In 4 committee room on. IN me !,
unncr t,oor OF the Capitol. llal enlnI 70 lueid
cx,e sit,ons and earnest advocacy Of the
To.rens system OF land registIaueon =!
measure which was Sas me su Assembly,.
A.,e, hearing Ave or Six well KNOWN A. :
votatcs 81 this approved shystem OF lana n,,
repatriation, tile committee, wiinouf 8 c 'sar
gliding s the heaTinafE; rene .sse
the Richmond bar, one of tho tore = :
advocates OF the adoption oy'. TINS - sssa -
of3the 4Torrcns system, = III pc. neaIp Z, ~
advocacy OF the enactment st'S
TIE speakers yesterday were MI ~ =. =. - !
r,.i,ton' : sc ci etary o. the l>lchmond Cham.
be. Of commeree and Z, 81 me MsMil.
III. wen known bankertand VINO te Pr,
str;,ed the Virginia Bankers,As soe1aslon 2;
Il MIR. Joseph Bryan. an extensive owHss 81. -
real estate col9nel ~ - T. ~ a tRiciuond
nv. Landon cabel Rose, % Chiea g. yl w !;
h prttioent and cashier OF the C % az
trust and Savings Bank;1 nj. ~ =. +; ;
,sr prSm'nen eor re- g ssy Of the
Richmond bar. and Colonel william =.
SFtHon. OF this city,. =.
All OF these gentlemen. IN neasn Cd Cd
inc t tMse interest OF the public. earnestly
~, ~ ea the Incorporation In our statutes OF
tie Torrens system OF llud restsisauol..
as a modern. complete. simple ana saSy
q inc or conveying fawiess title thereto;.;.
Colonel PALMER read 4 letter reclins
his own experiences with the sGu1npe ssomS
ana antiqnated method q utle,k ,e.. Ne
md this has sIa trt gns Rsst 9 When
We're only cured by the lapae q TINE rs
ore piece Of Richmond realty ne 4 81, sac :.
had been under cloud ies e ,sd oniy by
the death of, one lady prior 70 that 81 e! ~ ~
Z s,,ier. In concluding mis- appeal. ior t ~
mcGorn and intelligent system R1,o o pos
a stated sat nma thst - had
made two investment IN arms ~ :. v; .,na
iaT but that he had experienced 90. mucn :
trouble securing ,it'es 70 th1i ptopen5 uy
an lvh piece Of Virsin!a realty, J, !. ).
/ the system. which after III y, q s!m p,
one. insurng to purchasers. q q pEops4t,iis ~
q i iana. s NJ George bryan made rs :
mcst complete. exhaustive and met hodlea
/ review OF the su bject and q strong appea
sa9ptqa He sst H
ing and the lnterminable work = o.. u =
4 Uniting, now net essary. lInpress!Hls !. ~ :,
unt ertninty OF the title. even a VI a. -
this trouble and expsnsss me
ccndit,ons and finally pointed out 7 ~ !.
Z rcihedy.f{I 1t was q question ne sag, y
Y which. the lawmakers m ust 20 cotta, ~
extent oct upon the confidence Oh thell
lawyers sustained By tief example, ans
experience OF the most pr oppressive stAtet
s oil this country and years Of expeT!enGe
in Australia, He pointed out tnat ~
system was one Of which landowner
might take advantage at their own op
:lnI,. with no compulsory features. ans
ihat theie was little expense at.s en-,
atlnined. Even II an expense tot ~ y
Thousand dollars were incurred ~ "
Establishment Of another court I've stat
Would be more than rel paid in the. mere
mont OF values resultant ana lh Lne t9 y!
for transfers under Ire sys l,s1. \. e
means Of the Torrens system pocket titl ,e
y You'd Be Impossible, and every maj an, ,Wh y
o ossared 81 Ii. Validity 81 ills Title ap &
\ guaranteed against ioss, he turRea ~
General Assembly to enact the pl9t en-
Colonel Shelton spoke briefly but earn
estly III advocacy OF the stepn, !. eng
when Mr., Mass!e was bout to proceea
tin committee rose untll4 this afternoon
when further Nearing will Re has, -. !.
The bill has the unqualified sendeEse
or almost every business, banking az
pre- ressional Organization, and Of arg
z landowners everywhere, b, VIZ