The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-04
THE LATE J. 6. CLARK
SPLENDID TRIBUTES PAID HIS MEMORY

At the New Haven County Bar Meeting
 Held to Honor His Memory Yester-
 day.
 At meeting of the New Haven county bar held yesterday morning in the civil superior courtroom, resoIu- tions on the death of James Gardner Clark, who was for about thirty years a beloved citizen and one of the foremost real estate lawyers ill this large attendance at the meeting, which was presided over by State At torney William H. Williams, vice-pre- sident of the bar, owing to the absence from the city Of President John K. Beach. The resolutions were read by Attorney Talcott H. Russell. They fol- low:
 Resolved, That the members of this bar have learned with deep regret of the death, on the 17th day of October, 1905, of one of their honored associates, James Gardner Clark, and desire that this tribute to his memory be placed upon the records of the court, to testi- fy their appreciation of the character and services of one, who, for nearly 30 years, has Faithfully served his day and generation in the profession of the law. N James Gardner Clark was born at Fayetteville, New York, on the 18th day of December, 1885. He graduated from Yale college in the year 1861. After teaching for several years, he studied law and was admitted to this bar on the 3Oth day of May 1876, and at once entered upon the practice of his profession.
 MT. Clarlz's practice was concerned mainly with the investigation of real estate titles, the settlement of estates and litigation incidental thereto. In all such matters his advice was impli- citly relied upon. For many years he was the trusted adviser of many sav-5 ings banks, trustees and others hav- ing charge of estates. and served his clients always with great skill and fidelity. By his death this eonnun- ity has lost most worthy citizen and counsellor, and the members of this bar an esteemed and valued associate. @
 Resolved further, That these resolu- tions be recorded in the minutes of the records of the court, and that a copy be sent to the widow of the deceased.
 Attorney Talcott H. Russell, William A, Wright and James H. Webb de- livered splendid memorial addresses.
 Mir. Russell in his remarks said:
 For the last quarter of century the man who had the word of either. the White brothers or MT. Clark concern ing the title to real estate sought. no further, and made his investments un- hesitatingly, no matter how large they might be or what might be the eonse- quenee of a mistake. This public confidence has been fully justified. Notwithstanding the infinite multiplicity of real estate transactions. practically no litigation has occurred arising out of any mistake concerning record titles nor has any one suffered from such mistakes. This portion of his busi- ness naturally lead to the management of foreclosures and other litigations af- fecting land and made him the trust ed adviser of those who had charge of the most important financial interests. His advice was largely sought and val ued in connection with estates and business investments. In all these con- nections he showed the utmost integ- rity and good judgement.
 MT. Webb in his tribute said:
 I venture to say that few of this bar realize to how great a degree his thirty years of professional service in this community, is permanently preserved for the benefit of those who are to come after us.
 He projected and began while he was still studying for the bar, a system of daily minutes of the transactions from the public land records, so that today the title of any piece of real estate in this city can be speedily and accurate ly traced in a few minutes upon the records which he has left.
 Few can realize the enormous work that the monument to his industry and indomitable perseverance entailed.
 The result of this thirty years of la