The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-07
Record Was Established for
Real Estate Transactions,
but More Mortgages Than
Filed in 1909.
BIG RAILWAY DEAL
HELPS IN SHOWING
Two Transfers of Old c., c..
& L. Road Swelled Real
Estate Transactions Total
by Ten Millions.

An increase in the number Of prop
erty sales and the total amount in
volved are shown to have been great
ly in excess to the real estate trans
actions in previous years in the an
nual report of county recorder Will
Robbins covering the period from
January l. 1910 to December 81, 1910,
which was made public on Saturday.
The two transfers of the old c. c. &
l.. railroad, now the c. & o. Of In
diana which were consummated in this
county in the summer. are largely re-
sponsible for the years showing.
The consideration for the c. c. & L.
railroad was $5,OOO.OOO paid by Boston,
Massachusetts attorneys when the
road was sold at the orders of the fed
eral court by James p. Goodrich, the
receiver Later the road was trans
ferred to men connected with the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad COM
the total consideration for the two
transactions s1O.40O.O00.
1926 Warranty Deeds.
Other real estate transactions
brought the total finincial considera-
tions up to $13,1SS,604 as compared
with $2,625,61S for 1909. The report
shows that there were 1926 warranty
and quit claim deeds filed during the
year while the year before 1,551 was
the total number of such instruments
filed There were twelve sheriff's
deeds in 1910 and considering the
total value of real estate which chang
ed hands was sl3,214,29S.
As exceptional as the year was for
real estate transactions, the report
also shows there were more mort
cages on real estate and chattels than
in 1909. The reports in full in regard
to mortgages is as follows: Mort
cages on farm lands not in any cor
poration, filed during 1910. 299 instru-
ments: amount involved s552,O11.
During 1909. 2S2 instruments; $419,-
96S involved. Mortgages paid up in
1910, 344; amount involved s493.754.
In 1909, $50 mortgages; amount in
volved S466.OS2. Mortgages on city
and town corporation property filed
during 1910, 629 instruments: $685.
O33 involved In 1909, sol instruments;
S614,27S involved. Mortgages on
city and town property which were
satisfied in 1910, 521 instruments;
$459,5S5 involved. In 1909, 496 instru-
ments: s542,0SS involved. School
fund mortgages given in 1910. 80
mortgages; s56,455 involved. In 1909
IS mortgages; s93,624 involved Chat
tel mortgages inssued in 1910, 336
mortgages. s101.s07 involved. In 1909,
427 instruments; sS1,933 involved.
Chattel mortgages satisfied, in 1910,
2S5 instruments; s39,sS9 involved. In
1909, 15S instruments; s54,3S3 involv-
ed.
Other miscellaneous mortgages and
liens. including the above mentioned
amounts, brought the total amount
borrowed during the year by issuance
Of mortgages as security, to s1.2S4.2S2.
There were 1895 mortgages of all de-
scriptions. The total number of
mortgages OF all descriptions salts
fled was 1,222. calling for s1.02S.60
In 1909 there were lab mortgages of
the various kinds issued and 81 ,226,319
raised thereby. The total number of
mortgage satisfactions during that
year were 1881. The total amount in
volved in these was s1,172.5OS.