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New-York tribune., 1907-09-29

eleven families were young couples with one
or more children AS to the occupation OF the
heads Of the families permanently staying at
that hotel in those days, think they would be
placed as either merchant. banker, financial or
real estate broker, artist politician. There
were two artists and two politicians who. with
their wives, lived at the hotel
Somehow it was a very hard task IN those
days TO attract young couples to become per-
manent guests Of apartment hotels. If they
were not set on occupying dwelling houses their
preference then was for the apartment house
The young wife usually wanted to try her hand
at managing a lot of servants. and sometimes
she thought her place should be in the kitchen
when the meals for her husband were being
cooked. You know the girls who became wives
IN the early SOS knew how to cook. at least
most Of them did, and they took special delight
IN learning the favorite dishes of their hus-
bands and serving them just they liked them.
Their mothers, too. were proud OF their knowl-
edge of cooking. L wonder how many mothers
of well-to-do families of to-day to be seen
in kitchens. doing supervising the cooking Of
the principal meals each day for the members
OF the household Occasionally l am invited to
dine with a family occupying a suite in
apartment hotel living in a dwelling house.
and once in while the mother of the family
sets before me a dish over which no epicure
could grumble and which cooked by her. In
the last five years the private kitchen has been
rapidly disappearing from the homes of those
who dwell in apartment hotels and apartment
houses. and in about one-thrd Of the space once
used as a kitchen is what we call the kitchen
cite. The passing of the private kitchen is prin-
cipally due the inability of many families to
get good servants, and especially good cooks
Even If the servant question not serious
one economy would have brought about the
transformation OF the private kitchen to the
kitchenette. kitchenette is a little OF
a suite. 1t is fitted with china closets. chests
for silver service, table linen. has one or more
ice boxes and a place in which dishes ready to
serve will be kept hot for from fifteen minutes
to half an hour. The meals served in a suite
which has a kftchenette are cooked in the pub
tic kitchen in the basement of the house and
there is usually a private dumbwaiter. The
therefore meals are prepared in il at nearly
every hour of the night and day.
In OF the hotels now under my manage
ment / have about one hundred and fifty fam
flies who occupy suites by the year, and Of these
families the number Of young couples with chill
dren of school age is greater than the old
pies who have no children whose and
daughters grown up; and the occupations of
the heads of those families varied to
suits. I am glad that time has brought about
this change for I think young couples should
enjoy the comforts to be found in the average
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apartment house and hotel, and not lsoiate
themselves between two walls while they are III
the prime of life.
Years ago it seemed to be the general opln-
ion of most mothers with young children thal
hotel was poor place in which TO bring up GILL
dren. They thought that there was not as much
privacy there in the old style apartment
house or the dwelling house; and without such
privacy as to be found IN the old style apart
nent house the training of the children would
be seriously affected. they argued. Maybe they
were right, but I certain the privacy of the
dwelling house is greater than that OF
the modern apartment house or hotel Many
apartment hotels and houses have large roof
Fairgrounds for children, and those roof play
grounds are the ideal recreation places for boys
and girls in summer. and particularly in winter
If family has the means. do not know where
it could find congenial home as in the apart
ment house built within the last ten years.
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AN IMPROVED MARKET.
FIVE BIG DEALS MADE.
Inactiuity of Many Operators Due
to Money Conditions.

A new high record for store space in the 34th st.
shopping section the sale OF a plot at the north
vest corner of S4th ST. and Broadway for $4,000,
the purchase of five story apartment building
at the southeast corner of 9th and West Wash
jngton Place by Joseph L. Buttenwieser, the sale
of about thirty-two lots In the block bounded by
Broadway Fort Washington ave, 16Sth and 18Th
sts to the city as part of site for the new I'd
Regiment Armory and Sherman Square deal
were features week of the real estate market.
The Sherman Square transaction the purchase
of five story brick building by the Alliance Realty
Company. The volume of business transacted was
slightly larger than for some weeks
In spite of the dulness of the market the major
ity Of owners not offering their property for
sale at less than the sum they were willing to
dispose of IL months ago. Even If they
were 1t is not likely that the market would be
brisk as money conditions not favorable 10
lively trading. Money conditions have improved
in the last few weeks but not until brokers can
easily get mortgage loans at about Al per cent
on choice improved unimproved parcels on
prominent operators be able to find ready buyers
for their holdings Nor will many leading IN
vestors become active again until they, too, are
surrounded with satisfactory money conditions
It is that there scores of persons seek
ing for bargains in the real estate market. and
most Of these persons consider a bargain almost
any property that can be bought now for less
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APARTMENT JEWELLERS HAPPY.
THEY NOW HAVE KITCHENETTES AND NOISE
PROOF SUITES.
Large Kitchens Ground Floor for Use of Al Tenants Popular
Fec Persons of Means Dislike Modern Hotel Life

You see this old hotel book shows that in
the hotel l managed in 1882 1 had seventy one
families permanent guests From the list
Of names written here I have been trying 10
recall whether the families were made up OF
young or old couples, with or without children
With the help of this old hotel book can re-
member most of the families. About fifty were
old couples the husband and wife being past
middle age Only a few had young children
Most of them had married sons and daughters
the majority of whom lived elsewhere in the
city. About five of the old couples had grown
up daughters and who lived with them
at the hotel. Now. to the other twenty-one
families. numbered permanent guests, hVe
were newly married couples who had mace up
their minds to live temporarily in an apartment
hotel. They later expected TO live in dWelllnS
house in the city. in cosey cottage IN "a
suburban section. Whether they ever carrleo
out this intention I cannot say, as lost track
of them This leaves sixteen families TO be ac-
counted for. To the best of my recollectlon'
four were composed entirely of brothers and
sisters whose parents were dead, another family
consisted of a widowed mother and daughter
whose happy married life had been abruptly
ended by the sudden death of her husband. and
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PLAN BIG TERMINAL.
Belmont Building in Long Island
City to OCcupy a Block.

The proposed Belmont tunnel terminal building
IN Long Island City will occupy the block bounded
by Van Alst and Hunters Point aves and 4th ST.
will be connected with the Belmont tunnel under
the East River to All ST. Manhattan. 1t IS said
that the running time of trains between build
ing and the Grand Central Station will be about
five minutes. 1t now takes from thrtyfive to forty
minutes to make the journey between those places
The building is to be OF reinforced concrete IN
cluding the floors, partition walls and roof. The
exterior facing for the first and stories will
be laid in rich gray limestone. and the four upper
stories IN stucco or common brick. with red faced
brick trimmings. The dimensions will be 15x14s 9Ia
feet. including large court for light and air. On
the main floor there will be arcade extending
through the entire building. The arcade will be so
feet in width by It's feet in length with twenty or
more stores either side. There will be a mezza-
nine floor sox1s4 feet. divided into eleven OF
Offices The second story will be- devoted entirely
to offices. numbering thirty-hve. On the third.
fourth. fifth and sixth stories will be seventy-two
five and six room apartments with baths and other
modern conveniences. Entrances to all apartments
will be from the street direct.
Thompson & Frohling also preparing plans
for the proposed Belmont tunnel station In Long
Island City.
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ANOTHER CHANCE FOR INVESTORS.
Adams Estate Holdings To Be Sold at Auc-
ton in October.

B-van I. Kennedy. who Will sell at auction on
"Wednesday. October Is at the Real Estate Ex-
change eaIesrooms Nos. Il and l6 Vesey st. the
holdings Of the estate OF Albert J. Adams, has re-
ceived an unusually large number Of inquiries as
70 the terms Of the sale. etc. The sale VIII oner
another opportunity TO investors and spectators
n buy a large number OF splendid investment par
cells on Manhattan Island. The bidding for the
nronerties Will undoubtedly be brisk.
The Manhattan properties TO be sold are No -
Vast s1st ST a three story brick business build
ing with two stores e. lot 20x63 feet: NO. le'
West 18th St a three story and basement brick
and brownstone dwelling house. on a lot 9xl0o5
feet: No 407 West 35th st, two story frame store
on a lot 20x249 feet; No S75 7th ave- three
story brick building with store. on lot IX'o
feet; No 43 Bowery. a five story brick business
building with store, a lot 3l5x7l sIzx2o 4NoeIo
feet: Nos 539 and 5i1 Sth ave, and No. 5Ol west
9th St being the northwest corner of 3ith ST.
and sth ave. a new six story and cellar pressed
brick and stone loft building. with store. on a
plot IS xl00x 20 AK irregular; No 3o7 West 37th
st six story and basement brick storage ware
house on a lot 25x9S 9 feet: Nos. 2S and 2lO west
Goth ST. tenement houses. on plot 4ex9Ss feet
and No 161 I'd ave and No. 257 East 61st st. being
the northwest corner OF 61st st and ID ave. four
story brick apartment houses. each on lot 2Sx
ss9 feet.
Tho three story buildings No. 1888 Manhattan
ave. Brooklyn a lot 2xloo feet. and NO 1919
70 q Borden ave.. Long Island City. one story
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rnoters but also TO property owners throughout
the entire zone of activity. then this New Jersey
movement will mean nothing more or less than
the building up OF vast vacant land areas IN
New Jersey and making many fine New Jersey
suburban districts. with many city improve
ments greater ideal home sections.
Scores of we'll known operators who success
fully carried out realty projects in Long Island
or in Westchester in the last two years forsook
some months ago their old fields OF activity to
become prominent in New Jersey. Thousands
of prospective homeseekers should also make
their presence felt in New Jersey as quickly as
possible before prices for land or houses In tho
most attractive sections are much higher. and
not wait as they usually do. until values have
doubled or trebled The person with 5000 can
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REALTY NOTES.

Plans have been for strengthening ire I've So'
tenement house West 4sth and making II oVe
a building Edward c strif-er owner ana
rernodeing the four story and basement dNe-Ans
house and restaurant No. 5S West 25th 81 FOR = D
Cuttin as owner. the improvements costing 5000"
The real estate firms OF II n Cennsnn & Co s"N
Voorhees, & Floyd conducted after October uno1
the OF Csrlrnann VOORHEES, & F1oyd. W.
Offices William ST.. with the object or ex'en-
Ing their present business OF general management oi ~
estate buying selling. renting. apprasns nesO'
ing loans bond and mortgage ard insurance
Gibbs Kirby have leased 20 Charles p Ellis ,ne 81
story apartment house No i46 West lO4'n st.
SOx1Oo feet. years at assresats renrsi u
500 coo: leased Louis A Lehnater the four s
dwelling house s16 West End for three y'al~
and for Taylor tho three story dwelling house No
2ii West 1oSd ST
The Francisco Company. Incorporated oy frsi'0's -
Harris is the No West S4tn 81
Herman Frankfort has sold for ths Gem Realty In. -
panv to Henry Toch another seven and one-naii ~
in the Carroll property. Broadway. Far H0ckA"S
commonly known the golf grounds.
He'll & Stern have leased for A. j. K-rwfn j.. "
building nearing completion at No q to 80 Wes'
four lofts containing 10000 square feet OF Eacs f0
term years. total rental OF s15o.oco ms
are A. E. Lefcourt & Co. and L. Prayer
Julius Conn. formerly connected with the Hotter r.-
pole ths Parker House and the Hotel Walion IN a..
dephIa. has Oxen a fifteen year lease Of tho S-e
Annbassadeurs In West 3sth ST
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In years and at the height Of his political fame
Hm wife, too. not many years his Junior.
Tho Senator died some years ago. He fire.
cuently told me while guest OF my house that
he found living IN apartment hotel was all
sha. ne desired Here the Senator would say.
my wife has ao~such intricate things to wrestle
with ths servant question, and her home
cares ere SO few that she ia able TO devote sew
eral hours each day TO charitable work or TO
Whatever Intellectual or physical work may be
beneficial to her. Every day. Sundays included
many people visit me. Some are interested in
legislation and want TO say TO good word
shout q particular bill: others looking for
q political Job want such job for a friend
or relative. Often little and big political
sfbosses" csu on NE. and as like to talk poll
dcs with them over a tempting meal there are
many quick dinners to be served at most unex-
peceed times. If / had all these visitors
.ng 70 q private house to see me and there were
frequent invitations extended to stay and dine
with me my wife would be almost constantly
called on 20 help me entertain the guests. and
know such service would be drudgery to her.
In this house she seldom meets any Of my politi-
cal friends. and the labor Of serving dinners at
irregular hours at any other hours. for that
matter, is part OF the duty Of the hotel manage
rnent'
THAT was the reason that old politician was
e permanent guest Of that hotel in 1882" ex-
claimed the hotel proprietor. opening the book
at another page and running his finger down a
long list of names. There! there!" he said.
pointing his finger at a name which sounded as
If IL was Russian. That man was a well
known violnst. He a difficult man TO
please He nervous and his temper was
easily aroused. He guest Of the house
only about three months. He moved away be-
cause he said loud talking In the hall leading
TO his room could be plainly heard in his suite.
TIE street noises also got into his rooms and
made him so excitab bic that he could not prac-
Though the house strongly built. it not
absolutely noise-proof most modern apart
ment hotels and houses to-day. / asked the
tenant Of the rooms adjoining the suite occupied
by the vionist IL he ever heard sounds as if
some near him playing a violin, and
he said he had never heard such sounds. There
fore came to the conclusion that most of the
noises which disturbed the violipist We're inlag-
mary tried TO get the violinist TO stay but no
argument of mine could change his mind He is
tn Europe now, and from recent reports is plan
ming 70 visit this country again I recently
wrote to him, telling him that such progress
had been made In building apartment hotels and
apartment houses in this country in the last
twenty wears, and especially in the last ten
years. that few street noises ever bothered the
occupants of such houses and that the walls be-
tween the various suites of rooms were so built
that loud noises In one suite could not be heard
IA any other."
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Many people think that the popularity OF
apartment houses and apartment notes is
chiefly due TO the fact that the occupants are
surrounded by every modern convenience, ana
that life under the roof of such structures is
truly enjoyable That opinion is correct More
over. a person can live just as cheaply and as
seclusiveIy in any of the many fine Marhat-
tan apartment houses and hotels as in one OF
the substantially built dwelling houses in an
attractive residential section of the city
Most of my patrons way back in the Sos
were people who were growing old rapidly, said
q well known proprietor Of apartment hotel
yesterday TO a Tribune reporter. 81 have kept
all my yearly lists of tenants OF the various
houses i have either personally managed or con-
trolled since / became hotel manager in this
city thirty-two years ago. Here is the list Of
permanent guests for a hotel in central sec
ton which 1 managed in 1882" The speaker
held in his hand a large cloth bound book on
the cover of which was printed in black letters
the name OF the hotel and the year. that the
persons whose names were in the book were
that year guests OF the hotel
Now, there" said the hotel proprietor, point
ing TO name in the book. lis the name of
man who for many years was one of the lead
ing State Senator's. He was then well advanced
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find to-day many improved or unimproved plots
of ground in New Jersey within a distance OF
from thirty minutes to an hour OF City Hail.
Manhattan. which the owners will sell for ABOUT
$500 cash. leaving the balance of the purchase
price as a mortgage of per cent for from three
to five years. How many prospective buyers with
q capital of $500 find alluring realty bal
gains in The Bronx or in the settled sections of
Westchester in the 1ourishing suburban
towns of Long Island? Occasionally reports OF
such realty bargains changing ownership are
ted, but most of the reports are untrue.
The day is drawing rapidly when the
small buyer will have to go away beyond the
New-York tribune., 1907-09-29
MARSHALL FIELD & CO.'S OPENING
New Building Will Complete the Great Re.
tail Store in Chicago.

Chicago Sept. 2.-The opening of Marshall FYeA
& Co.'S completed retail store takes place to-nnor.
row. and will continue until October 5. Adecuats
preparations have been made to handle the arzs
crowd which IL is expected will attend The firm
has estimated that $4,000 visitors will the new
store. The opening commentaries the completion
OF the new building which is the third the n-m
has erected within the last few years The event
will mark the close of the reconstruction pe1od'
of this
With this building the area. OF the floor space
of Marshall Field e. CO. is 1,532 on square feet
over thirty-hve acres The main aisle. IN which
the principal interior decorations arranged ts
3S5 feet long, extending from Washington TO RAN
dolph street in the State street building Ar the
north and south sections OF this building above this
aisle the rotundas the north twelve stories
high and extending 70 the skyifght- the south
reaching to the sixth floor, above which ts the
Tiffany mosaic dome This dome IS one OF the most
notable architectural features Of the new building
and IS of Tiffany favrile glass, which Will De un-
yelled to the public Monday morning This -
said to be the largest piece Of glass mosaic in the
world and the first dome ever built OF iridescerr
glass
The principal interior decoration ts This F>eass
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N. J. OUTLOOK BRIGHT.
BROKERS BUSY THERE.
Big Demand for Land and One and
Tzco Family Houses.

Realty experts think that early next spring
the big New Jersey purchasing movement
which is well under way, will in size and vigor
eclipse the Long Island boom. which has been
one of the leading features of lot trading the
last few years. Even if it does not measure up
to these expectations. it will undoubtedly be
much greater than now, provided faFordole
money conditions exist then. If the influence or
capable and honest realty leaders results in
beneficial operations not only to circles Of pro-
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BUYS TWO NEWARK PARCELS.

Fest s. Fest have sold Joseph okin. formerly q
New York operator. who recently b>caz- buyer
Newark real parcel the corner ot
Washington sts Newark. which 5sxI0o feet
on which he will ofics buirs7<
a plot junction OF ans --=asvf.is
100 feet wttca VII - s--cret
a story law tenement
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nounced. October 3 ana "A

nounced October 3 and "a
sale. next Thursday. tn. ,o,s ,,,.
Offering viii be the Hotel Severance a sew, -.
apartment hotel occupying nearly six lots Of -.
at the southeast corner of Broadway and e4,, -
Some good Bronx plots and dwelling houses win a.,
be sold without reserve. as two Nanbs,,.
dwelling houses. tenement house and a brick ba.,,
building Astoria.
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St Iuke's Hospital. Morningsde Heights. Is to be
enlarged by adding story to tho Muhenoerg pavilion,
which 4, mart OF ths central building OF
the hospital named for the founder OF tho hospital
and Of Holy Church The new story II to be
q roof garden, and will mako SIX story oud-
ing of the pavilion improvements to cost $4,000
according to Erst Fagg. the architect
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with the main aisle and rot1ns3as arranged as .
'"TenpIs of Mercury and illustrating the Seasons
Tribute 20 Commerce. Many other Interesting
features OF note will shown TO the public for tbs
first time the opening.
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RIVERSIDE DRIVE PLOT SOLD.

GIBBS & Kirby have sold FOR the Guide Realty Cora-
pany plot s4xI23 feet IN Rivsrsids Drfvs.
north Of IIsth The plot probably %
improved with apartment houss
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NEW OWNER FOR THE PoRreRFrEto.

GIBBS Kirby have sold for ths Portertsif Con-
struction Company Porterfeid a six story apart
rnent house $40 and s12 wes. 112th 81 II Is on
a plot s7.6x1eo.i1 feet The property held
S23Oooo. The buyer $
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TWO TENEMENT HOUSES IN TRADE.

Is4or Marcus has sold Epstein los West
nth St. a tenement house. lot 2zs2 f-et
In part payment Epstein No 6os Wes- to1a
St. FIVE story tenement house. on lot 2Sxlooe feeS
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Plans have hled for renodellins tho sixth
story Of the eight story clubhouse and Of the
Automobile Club OF America e47 and 2As West
st.
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After his successful campaign along the
Rockaway coast Joseph p. Day is preparing for
equally busy season IN the real estate
His plan of having a series special salesdays will
again be used. and dates have already been an
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willie-say. paw why is a free show IKE . ''
terfeit coin?
Pa-Give It up, . 49,
Chicago News
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DEAL IN AUDUBON AVE. SECTION.

A I. Mordecai & Son. Inc. have sold for me - -
Mortgage Company and Hsilner & Wolf loe -Ns ~ :,
at the southeast corner Of Audubon ave- and iio -
rbs lot viii b, improved with a eve story aparen~
house
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E OF THE MOST foFTdAR Ts Of
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buildings on a plot 4x1so feet. will be included
In the sale.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-09-26
COPPERSMrTH's,
Opposite Post Office.
Lecture ait Sinnamahonine.

On October the 4th in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, at 8 o'clock p. M,
Sterling w. Dickson, Esq, will deliver
an account of his three months in
Europe and the Holy Land. Mr.. Dick
son is brother of the pastor of the M,
E. Church at Sinnamahoning and will
deliver his lecture in the interests of
the improvements now being made at
the parsonage. No admission will be
charged; but silver collection will be
taken at the close of the lecture. Mr..
Dickson IS not professional lecturer,
but President of the Berwick Trust
Co., and one of the promoters of West
Berwick, and doubtless it will be well
worth while hearing the impressions OF
a business man after three months OBJ.
servation of the Old World and the
Holy Land.