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New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
DUPLEX AP4RTNENTS.
Park 4Oenue Structure zcith Floors
So ATrGng

One of the choicest residential districts of this
city is the central Park ave. and of the best
located and best built apartment houses in that
section is No. al Park ave. southeast corner of
58th st. II is called the Duplex apartment house
because, S its implies IT has duplex and
bachelor apartments. In construction circles the
word duplex used in this sense, means that
the suites occupy part or the whole of two
floors.
This apartment house is 1repreof throughout
and is modern in every other respect. Within
block OF the premises is the Fifth ave. entrance
to Central Park and near by are the homes Of
many leading social organizations. a great hotel
centre fine public Libraries and churches of vari-
nns denominations.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
4 GREAT BOROUGH OF HOMES
THOUSANDS OF AP4RTMENT DWELLERS SEEKING
RESIDENTIAL SITES IN BROOKLYN
Fbush Supby Located One of the Most 4uung Districts
Builders and Operators Haze Done There Recent Years

zzon7e seekers are active in Brooklyn They
,-s corning from every section OF the city within
zach There a time when many persons IN
t,siDess in the middle section of Manhattan
thought that Brooklyn out OF the way. They
bas heard OF the home making the East
river. They had many Of the homes. Then
came the subway. Before this the time-annihilat-
sna through trains 20 Park Row had come. They
also destroyed the inconvenience of changing
-rbe section OF greatest activity in Manhattan
poured out additional thousands into the oldtime
ritv Of homes The subway added TO these. The
new bridge added other facilities. and viii con-
true 10 make transportation easier still 1t viii
soon be almost fact that all roads from Man
haitian lead 20 Brooklyn
Apartment house dweners in Manhattan have been
for several years realizing dreams OF home. So
rapGy the population increased that the vacant
apartments were never left vacant long. But the
rev occupant often was only a temporary dweIIer
n Manhattan If he liked apartment house life he
told that he could get II in Brooklyn. with
more air spaces. Coney Island would be at his
doors. Brooklyn spelled home" He would know
his neighbors- His children would be safer His
wife would not be lonesome But the majority of
thrifty Nanhattanese there was q greater induce
rent than the foregoing. This was that they
coUld own their own homes if they went 10 the big
borough across the big bridge.
The home owning has been aided by the great
realty companies that have for many years
operated in Brooklyn They have swung around
the circle there, picking out first one section for
development and then another. For a long time
the building of houses was confined to Bay Ridge
n The immediate vicinity Of Prospect Park and on
the frnges OF F1atbush- Now it is FIatbush And
there Is reason IN looking over the building
permits II Brooklyn nearly every other one is for
the 18th Ward That's Flatbush- So extensive
have been the plans for that section that now there
is a lun in the issuance of new permits. Plans
for hundreds Of houses have been drawn Hundreds
O. buildings have been contracted for, and many
are already under way
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
WILDWOOD MANoR's ATTRAcT1vENEss.

one or the large tracts in process of development
now Is Wildwood Manor. once Shuts Driving Park.
winch has nearly half a mile frontage on Ocean
boulevard, at the junction of Bay Parkway 1t
mas similar frontage Coney Island avenue
Inc Avenue ] station of the Brighton Beach Rail
way is the quickest means of reaching the tract
Ihls Is thirty minutes from Fark Row. Wood
Harmon & Co. own the tract. It always q
desirable place for homes, but held intact until
in August. when it was decided to develop it.
". E. Harmon said yesterday:
1t was August Is that work begun
That was not much more than a month ago On
October We viii have our formal opening. There
are now seventeen houses under construction. and
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
FIRE LOSS OF s25oOOo IN FOND DU LAC.

Fond d1 Lac Wis. Sept 26-The destruction BY
fire of three OF the principal churches. an autono-
bH4 garage and seven automobiles and the house OK
former Mavor Mayham and a large number or roor
fires entaiIed loss early to-day estimated al so
oqa rarriaIv covered by insurance The pr1nclpaI
1ossas are St Joseph's Catholic Church and par
sonaee. 100000, Congregational Church. S35'op'
Crescent garage and seven automobiles. $S9ot"i 81
pa+ars Lutheran Church steeple. 5000; Grant Fuo-
lie School $1,000; former Mayor MayhaIn hOuse.
"a 80 7rt,a ire is said 10 have started from an
svrtosior Of gasoIene in the Crescent garage WIN
the aid Of high wind the flames sean comnuni-
acted to the church property in that vicinity Flre
brands from the burning churches were oloWh over
a. araa of ten blocks. spreading fires 70 roofs OF
many houses
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

eo 'iat is Just as solid ard good looking TO-DAY
= a. was when the carpenters got out to make vav
Ioi 1he owner That's good business Ny margin
oi pront is small but 7 have more work than I
81 -" 90. Our clients choose ther own plans and
-. &c materials and we give the price We carry out
the contract to the letter. ou- housas are mot
c4Isap houses no matter how low the price"
ms builder has contracts with nearly all the
ols development companies in Flatbush and his
oolpeu'ors strive TO do good work and succeed
"ilh the result that the builder said there are
no cheap houses in Flatbusb. however low the
cost
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
II MODERN APARTMENT.
RoOseOeIt Court also Has Mann
NoUeI Features.

Roosevelt Court No. 225 to 22s West 69th st, is
high class apartment house with many novel feat
ures. It was recently opened for occupancy The
aim Of its projectors build structure which
would be perfect in construction and which would
embody the best improvements lately made in
apartment house building. Moreover, they planned
TO make rentals unusually attractive. These laud-
able objects have been obtained. and the finished
product of their efforts truly makes advance in
apartment house building.
Owing 10 the plot it occupies. Roosevelt Court is
superbly located. The floor plan is so arranged
that suites of one room and bath. two rooms and
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

A large budget OF improved properties Is 70 be
disposed Of this week in the Real Estate Exchanges
saIesrooms Nos. Il and Is vessy st One Of tns
offerings on Wednesday viii be modern hotel n
Madison ave. just north Of ed St The budget VIA
be fellows:
TO-DAY
ss7 and $50 s'.a :. ss ssS & f.,.s e
ar % DaTa n lena ,. S09sn , CO due ct s a 80 g. SUB to &
mtge OF ss5.ete -
By Joseph p Day. SO IZ7th zsJ = o. Lenox
Fsic5 sSsa1;rs st al winians Bondy atty: y PoE-
lock ref; due az $50 20, taxes. s2tZ "A .
aDESs II Vseanf coenai BlnS at william wain~r1Eat
ct al R Babbage atty A Light re-. amt due 81
on WEDNESDAY.
BY Joseph Day: Is1 163 Madison ave ; asa Z
au9 q as 80 sEr = at Potter ct al Harold swain. ag
Samuel % M s5ass99T g Ss e ref @ 2f r. Que d Gent csasa PARK west
% PC 3 n Levi 50 = ssr \. r. attyz : ( I a-a
50 se Il GogvsEnegE = COT = q & S9sTF5 G + al aE>
ss1 M1ns r. RsoraS8 Ssa1'5 e al H aeconu5a
PARK ave. " $ rs Il n of 1TTth sox1so; Dizer
IaIis9n @ ref amt due s. ss OF: taxes. sa l4A
Ave A. 8 5iI It n OF s95a 81 @ss s+ az = ira
nSerguck atty: II f Ellison. ref. due S. $50 81;
s5 sAe sozs7 vacant zsItnsr brewing H zsI5asr
Kenneson. z & R. sttys A assxaHdsr Sr0usn' sA
amt due = iTs 5 taxss S1e i S SzSz s1oadway - 81
s $ aftys. cohen. ref; amt due SIS s2l 80 1A'a'
wiss s5h 5ysn s5 tens 'fa fsisHd c2 as s wsss
tory ard 1 sly stable. and vol sale =.
nv Hugh n Sulvth 2910 Park 2 cor l01st *
&c fxSf. 4x59 3xs3 7, ) sty h; y A MURPHY ass
Iandf al. Fl A atty. 7 Brady ref. amt dns-
S.. 255 OF. taxes. etc s2T0
on THURSDAY
BY Joseph Day: rs 70 go Cathsd-al PsT<Tay.
I7s ef f25xT0 Il, two sly apart ~.
We'll actH Harry al, Arnsrein q 4. atlyss n
arbox ref: $50 f25 81, taxes etc Sl+as -.
5I4 and 43d 21GS r " of 1ot1 ave % ~
1905. and rs: Louis Ne1 st a. ~
s n Suppes ct al r Bunneli atty L n MaTq,
partition; TI9 washington 81 cor llLh -
75xI15 irreg: loft bldg Garter at 517Iders
handler rzf 81 s6 81; sub 20 three norts s
O49: sty dwg h and vacant Mutual Life ms % agr
rlnfzhf ref. amt due. s13514 80. taxes. etc. Sl3
n, p Tugrahsr1 & I'D n :. 2626 =
OF Stb ave Is 9x9s O. I bldgs J d Van B7Tren
ex- stc AZ g ? Nacreadv ct al Harold swain atty
L III Ward ref: IO59 90. taxes etc Slo+ II
ON FRIDAY.
F2v Joze,h P Day: so 1S1st So. cor Harrison ave-
AZ fIxI2D x59 4x2 Markham agf James
McE1Ifa1 81 al Cheney. & :. attys- = Cchen reKs
ami fra 42s 500 - 4Ith 81 2 s.
T2O " OF Madison ave. 100 s. dvlE n sher-
ofa all title. etc. which y Ire ana
baf Nav or since Forster. y 8 4. atJys.
f9. f19rb s. OF Park 2INIou II; . sry
far n. SFers all right. title etc whlcn Jacoo
ropp had on July 1905. since; L & WeinneFssr'
airy
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
MANY SOUTHAMPTON RENTALS

Alfred E Schernerhorn has sold at SoutnaHp
ton Long Island. for the heirs OF Dr- - Z De-
t.t four acrss adjoining property Of Sidney l.
Harris to Edward T. H TaImage- Also rented TOT
the season of 1903 for Miss Mary E. Herrick ner
cottage on Main St TO Goelet Gallatin' 1or James
Henry Pferson his cottage on Main st 70 Mrs- u
NJ Dodge and for Dr. H HolorooA ~ -.
IIo-..to[ court on n, Pasture Road TO Alexander
M White
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

,-eyi.irlz avenues which snapped up at once.
They sold for from sl07Oo to S15o0- These houses
were built for the A s. BedoI Company, and two
more houses are nearly completed and the founds
,tons for two more have been laid. The first four
arc of concrete succeed, two stories, with
peaked roof and provide seven rooms and bath for
escb tenant The walls twelve inches thick.
hreproof and non-conducting. There arc separate
heating plants. The buildings are ten Feet apart,
80 that every room is well lighted
Mr.. Bedeu had his Two new houses ready for ex-
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

when we have our opening the streets will have
been racadamized curbed, and sidewalks Of con
crete will have been laid. The whole tract Will ne
severed ell Of the wires VIII be conducted in con-
duits SO that there will be no marr1ng or the
streets by telegraph poles The streets VIII ne
marked throughout and all the property IS re
stricted Our houses will be high class in every
respect They will be detached, of course and SO
far as two family houses are concerned they VIII
be built on only limited section Of the property
We are actually in the centre Of the greatest
building activity in this borough. Our lots ara
going rapidly. The purchasers mainly live In the
vicinity of the property. The terms are so reason
nle that there has been and is a rush to get IN
And this is the logical section for development IL
ts IN the heart of conveniences. Talk about SUD-
,,-b ana distance and time fill the mind But
here is suburb all attractive qualities, IN whch
time of access is down to the minimum II Is as
near as Harlem nearer than The Bronx. as attrac-
tive as the more distant New Jersey towns Win
M changes of cars or ferries to distract No mat
s- what the weather this tract can be reached in
weather proof cars No fog can delay the trains
and no storm stop the transit
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
THE BRONX BUILDING PLANS.

Rb:nelandsr ave- Il s. 100 It OF Eastchester
Road: for a story brick stable. 14xI4'
S5e4rse cost sion owner lilo'ny 500
Mead so II OF Garfield ST, for q one
story dwelling house. 25X22. Joseph
Lynish. owner; Timothy J Kelly architect a.
Needham n s. 226 II g OF Elm st: for a Two
Sog5ataaa oWner and architecT cost 500
Southern Boulevard. s, 50 II 5 OF Barretto 81;
three four story brick tenement houses. 334
Z 54 Kre9berE sa4 sG9n arcStscts total $500
st Georges Crescent, n W. 117-79 II n Of Grand
Boulevard three story frame tenement
house. 2lx55; Maria Del CIazO, owner; Robert
Glenn architect; cost 100
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
TO BUILD IN MANIDA ST.

The George F. Johnsons Sons Company has sold
to the Meehan Building Company, CT which James
F. Meehan is president eighteen lots on the west
erly side OF Manida St. between Lafayette and
Garrison Mr.. Meehan will erect the plot
two-family houses.
The Johnson company will also build at once
twelve two-fanlily houses the opposite side OF
the street
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
70 September -

Looks like a tremendous drop for 1908, but the
year is not ~ end vet, and also. there is rea-
son other than The quieI times. One OF the large
real estate operators expressed it this way:
What are commonly called hard times cannot be
held directly responsible for the let-up in building
operations n BROOKLYN. IN fact there is let-up
n FlaJbush. where there Is concentration Of great
activity 5ust When there is CRY OF panic. it
gives people pause They stop 70 listen There is
delay II that Then they rUminate- More delay.
Then they overhaul their possessions and the re
sulf is more delay All Of this delay is simply q
breathing spell. Il does not necessarily mean hard
times. Il does mean access Of caution All
plunRinz IS checked. which is a mighty good thing
But there has not been any real estate plungng in
BROOKLYN. Value was given for value and in good
measure. ana all q our clients are well con-
v-nced clients N their overhaung process nothing
holdings"
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
Unfurnished apartments to Let.
ELEGANT APARTMENTS.

The Douglas 1oa East 18th St. near Union Square IL
light rooms 81 zoo
81 500 improvements. Janitors on premises or Room
5G8. / Union square
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
ANOTHER POCHER & co.

Elevator apartment 101 West I12th corner Lenox ave
exceptional location overlooking central Park hye. SIX
seven rooms day night service liberal concessons
IoW rent. I26 West 34th.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

St Nicholas ave. corner OF 1olsts ete
ganty decorated apartments six and bath:
tionay light, day and night servies rent sss 70 500
l2R Vast 5su
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
RFsuTIFTJL TWo-FAMILY HOUSES.

The ,vro family house has its way into great
favor in al parts Of Brooklyn. 1t is now being IN
1roduced in Flatbush. and recently four were com
nlA-ed on East 18th street. between Foster ano
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
HOUSE BUILT TO LAST.

here is part Of q description Of OF his houses,
ALd Il is not q bit exaggerated;
The first floor has four beautiful rooms. WIN
targe VesJibuled anteroom embellished with plate
gas mirror. cosey seat learned ceiling. anuque
osk hnish, paneled in leatherette and decorated
Inc parlor is daintily finished in Colonial WhlDe
Win eeumned archWay separating the reception
hai- large roomy and inviting, A composition OF
NF--g rcor and stairway, in which the keynote Is
( lrankness in tho use of wood made homelKe by
tne addition of an o3d-fashioned brick open nre-
place The fnish Iuxuriousy done in old Eng
l-sH oak with paneed walls. decorated with leath-
E1ette- blending with artistic beaned ceiling
ms hit of description. true to fact, was not.
Is might be expected, of an expensive house il
"1s q one of moderate cost But this hneness Of
ilnlsd and artistic arrangement was carried out
~ every detail throughout the dwelling The floors
we're al parquetted. Everything rich but not
0,erornate- Tasteful would hest express the
eject as = whole In the construction Of houses
-or from I5oO9 upward the soidity of construction
: maintained
T" 15 GO you give much for comparatively
l'lsg this builder asked by one who had
seen infes1menf houses built IN ether sections OF
N"s country contiguous 70 New York City.
4 i'-siness g0vo bussaess,' was The laconic an
sssr. i can sncw mouse / built es--@a years
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
DEVELOPMENT IN FLATBUsH.

The concentration Of development is now in Flat
hush. There has been more OF less building in this
section ever since II was absorbed by BROOKLYN in
-ss4 Then there was quite a boom, but il did not
last There ware ferseeing persons then however
who acquired holdings at low prices The principal
avenues gradually acquired fringe Of houses
The other streets were not opened 70 any extent.
and in the further southeast sections there was an
lnkenapt look about the lands. This frowsy aspect
is now simply tradition F1atbush is the concen-
r~atfon Of all rapid transit improvement. Subway
extensions VIII benefit II. Improvement TO all
means Of transit TO the beaches win benefit il Fast
trains viii be Of more and more advantage. II
cant be missed in fact. by any marvel Of quick
TRANSFORMATION in Brooklyn that be invented
F7stb-sn shows what has been done by rapid
transit with the developing centre within thirty
-74r--es Of Park Row ana every subway train
hound for Brooklyn an express there is 2 fight
for building plots whenever section is put on the
market. Competition in the sale Of lands and
houses has come down quality. This has had
only one result. Of course. II is the house that
counts.
As matter Of course location cuts figure, but
i is hardly possible 10 get TOO far away from easy
access 70 the trains It is generally supposed that
when Development companies describe what they
hsve 10 offer that superlatives are dealt in with
circus poster freedom There has been none OF
in the Offering Of the Flatbush properties. ana
Il had been the exaggeration would have been
slight. Just as an example, there's the real com
petition among the builders One Of these early in
the game decided that whatever ne built should De
without blemish His cheapest house should be OF
The best possible construction fer the money. and
better If possible in proportion than the more
costly. Others followed his example he estap-
lshed a door. sash and blind factory. His WOOD
was of the best and his finishes were Of the best
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
In THE SALES ROOMS
AUCTION LIST LARGE.
Modern Hotel IN Madison AUeRue,
Near 32d Street, To Be Sold.

large budget OF improved properties Is 70 Be
disposed of this week in the Real Estate Exchanss
saIesroons Nos Il and Is Vessy st One OF tns
offerings on Wednesday will be modern hotel IN
Madison ave. Just north OF ed St The budget WIZ
be as follows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-17
SHORT CRUSADE PROPOSED.
Temperance Advocate Coming Next
Month From Georgia.

At the meeting yesterday Of the execu-
tive committee, District of Columbia
Woman's Christian Temperance Union. it
was decided to hold the next quarterly
convention in the Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational Church January 10.
An all-day business session will be held
with special evening meeting addressed
by Mrs. Mary Armor of Georgia Mrs
Armor is expected in Washington Janu-
airy IS for two-week propaganda in the
interests of temperance.
Mrs. Don p. Blaine, District organizer,
announced the formation of the Junior
Y" organized among the high school
pupils of the city, with the following Off
GERS: Miss Naomi Sutzer, president; Miss
Clara Grandteld, vice president; Miss
Ruth Halpenny, treasurer
1t was decided to hold a prayer meeting
at headquarters each Wednesday after
noon at O'Clock. to be followed by dis
cussion of departmental work. These
meetings Will be open to all women
The resignation Of Miss Rebecca Wheat
as superintendent of the White Ribbon
Recruits was accepted, and Mrs. Charles
Fischer was elected to I'LL the vacancy
Reports were submitted by the secretary
Mrs. Emma +. S. Shelton; the treasurer,
Mrs. Charles 2. Grandtield; Mrs Robin
son, chairman of the board of trustees;
Mrs Nellie II. Bradley chairman of the
prohibition literature committee, and DR..
NiiSS, super VI -dlCOlOllC
medication.
The following committee was appointed
by the president to arrange for the re-
ception which will be held in the parlors
of the W. c. T, L building, 522 9th street
northwest, New Year day from to S
pm, the VS. receiving from to 10
pm: Mrs. Sidney Phillips, chairman; Mrs
F. Olney, Mrs. l.. J. Mattingly, Mrs.
Washington Topham, Mrs. Jennie w
Robinson, Mrs Torrey, Mrs. Curtis +,
Gresham Mrs. Tallman, Mrs A. j. Smith
Mrs. Nj. ]. Copeland, Mrs. Don p. Blaine
and Mrs. A. c. Giles of the ~" Branch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-17
WITHDRAWS PUBLIC LANDS.
Secretary of Interior Acts by Order
of the President.

The Secretary of the Interior has
withdrawn from entry, by the Presi-
dents order all the public lands in the
important petroleum and natural gas
field in northwestern Louisiana known
as the Caddo Oil field and embracing
1.5OO acres. This action is taken pend
ing a careful geological investigation
by the United States geological survey
to prevent the terrific waste of natural
gas now chargeable to the Caddo field
The total waste in the Caddo field Is
estimated by the geological survey at
100000 cubic feet of gas daily or
more than one-twenteth of the total
amount of natural gas usefully con-
sumed in the entire United States.
The object of the withdrawal of all
the public lands in the vicinity is to
enable the government to retain title
to the land pending necessary lesisla-
tion as well as action by the state OFF,
Gals, and remedial engineering work
to stop the waste of gas which is now
depicting the common supply under the
government as we'll as private lands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-17
THIS COUNTRY IN LEAD
General Secretary Lawrance Tells Of
the Movement.
CONVENTION TO BE HELD HERE
Great Things Expected of the Wash
ington Observation-Disclosures
Preparations.

'"The worlds Sunday school convention
to be held in Washington will be great
convention. 1t has in its hands the
destiny OF all the children of the earth.
1t will meet to solve the problem of bring
ing to them the gospel of Christ. If you
want to save the world you must save
the children. The Sunday school Is
better guarantee of peace than laws. bet
ter guarantee Of safety than armies, bet
ter guarantee of prosperity than all
money making schemes, the best guar
antee Of the continuance Of this nation,
for it is the most patriotic institution of
the country"
In these words Marion Lawrance, gen.
eral secretary of the International and
Worlds Sunday School Associations, out
lined to a mass meeting OF Sunday school
workers in Calvary Baptist Church last
night the Importance of the gathering In
the Capital city in May or June. 1910.
1--WE have now come in the history OF
the world and of the church to the Sun
day school chapter, Mr.. Lawrance began
1t comes late in the book, but it will
be one Of the most attractive chapters be-
cause it will tell an interesting story.
"All too long the church has been deaf
to the pleas of childhood, deaf to the fact
that childhood is the battleheid OF Goa.
the Sunday school has been
keeping to it's mission and it's results are
the marvel of the world. Now the
church is awake to the Sunday school.
1T is the business of the church to
carry the whole gospel to the whole world
as speedily as 1t can. I purpose to put
the telescope to your eyes and swing 1t
around the horizon so that you can see
some steps in the forward movement OF
the Sunday school, to give you world
vision if / can"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-17

mortal Protestant Episcopal Church has
planned to present the church with an al
tar, which will be of carved oak and will
supplant the plain altar in use.
A surprise party was recently rendered
Mrs. NJ. J. Filius. president of Camp No.
s. Patriotic Order of Americans, the MEM
bers and their friends assembling at Mrs
Fillius' residence in Nichols avenue. Mrs
Katie d. Boyd the district president, pre-
scented Mrs Fillius on behalf of the camp
with a fern. Milton j. Fillius rendered
several piano selections and the members
of the camp sang songs. Charles F. Pur-
dy gave recitations. Refreshments were
served. The camp rendered a similar sur
prise party to Mrs. Emma Blaine at her
home in 4th street recently.
Rev. David Barr Of Chevy Chase officiat-