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New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
HOMES AT MOUNTAIN LAKES.
Many New Structures Being Built at
Pretty New Jersey Development.

A most attractive home development with
in committing distance of Manhattan Is
Mountain Lakes situated between Norris
town and Boonton. n. j. The company de-
welcoming this 1,00O-acre residential park Is
the Mountain Lakes, Inc. Ground was
broken on the first OF May, 1910, and since
that time seventy-eight homes have been
erected, Of which about fifty houses have
been sold to representative business men
OF New York and Brooklyn.
About twelve miles of macadamized roads
have been constructed. Arteslan wells have
been driven and a high pressure system
has been installed. branch OF the Morris
County Traction Company trolley line mas
been laid through the Mountain Lakes
nrooerty, and frequent car service connects
the Boonton railway station with Dams
vile Morristown. Lake Hopatcong ana
other points. A Venetian canal has been
constructed through the picturesque hills
connecting Mountain Lakes and wildwood
Lake thus making miles OF the beautiful
waters of these lakes available for all KINDS
~ boating. motor and sail boats. large and
small
Mountain Lakes Inc, has complete
co,struction organization, which builds all
houses and roads. and, in fact all work
within its property.
Homes 70 the value of s35O,0OO. 1t is said.
hovo bean sold in the first year OF this
company's operations, and in addition a
great many unimproved plots have been
sold.
skating, ice boating. hockey and tooos-
gaming are now at their best at Mountain
Lakes.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
LIKE LONG TERM LOANS
Nearly 400 Placed by the Title
Guarantee and Trust Co.

The annual report of the Title Guarantee
ard Trust Company for 1911 is in part as
follows:
Looking ahead for the year 1912, the in
dications are that the same conditions are
likely to prevail as in 1911, excepting that
there is evidence that the real estate mar
ket is improving. II only general business
would make proper progress, real estate
would do the same. The rates for mort
gage money were slightly lower in the year
and are not likely to increase. If general
| business does not improve, they may soften
still more
"In February last the company brought
/ out its new ten-year mortgage, primarily to
encourage people Of moderate means to
become property holders and to own their
own homes free and clear. The form CT
mortgage provides that so long as the resu-
lar payments are made, the tax items PAID
and insurance kept up, the mortgage may
remain for ten years without any new fee
for renewal or title searching
| mo mortgage of this kind is made for
more than $4,000 and it is the intention to
lend only to owners who live on the prop
erty Each six months $32 80 must be PAID
for every $1,000 of the mortgage. This pays
the interest due and something on account
| of principal. The first six months the
amount of the $32 80 that is left after paying
| the interest and so can be applied TO the
reduction OF principal is S.. With each sue
ceeding payment the portion that must be
credited to interest grows smaller and that
credited to principal grows larger. At the
end of ten years, for each $1,000 OF the
mortgage, the borrower owes but 1863 O2'
He has the privilege of paying off on ac-
count OF principal on any interest day any
multiple of 500 in addition to the required
payment.
I'VE find that the temptation to make
these extra payments is very strong. People
who see their mortgage begin to grow less
make a very strong effort to continue the
process of paying off.
we have made in the Boroughs OF Brook
lyn and Queens to which this form OF
mortgage is particularly adapted 372 loans
aggregating sl.256.35O. A smaller number
have been made in Manhattan and The
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
BUYERS STILL BUSY IN MIDTOWN
The Volume of Recent Speculative and Investment Purchases
FOrcefuy Reflects the Realty Strength of the District
MANY NEW WEST SIDE APARTMENT HOUSES IN TRADES

,ha nam 40 n. Chesebrough is president, to
~ Wills James estate
Inc estate gave in mart nayroe,t the
t"enoS-two private dwelling houses No. 144
10 IZ West S7th street and No ~ to 1s,
West seth street
Important exchanges of apartment house
p-opei ues We're among the principal feat
u the first week Of this year, and
oi'oo Siil'Idr transactions have helped TO
uiIect attention to the West Side
Inc van Horne apartment house of seven
stories at the southwest corner OF 1O6th
street ana West End avenue was recently
lraoed Tor the new twelve story Allerton.
at the southwest corner Of 18th street and
Broadway The Van Horne was quickly
resold to Isaac and Henry Mayer. the new
owners. Then there was the sale Of the
irving Arms seven story structure at the
north corner Of 9th street and Riverside
Drive by the Welfare Realty and Con-
struclon Company to the New York Real
Estate Security Company. Bronx lots were
taken in part payment for the apartment
house, as previously reported.
In another recent important transaction
OF this type the Latham Realty Company
and Mrs. Regina Cola figured. Mrs. Cola
bought the new six story elevator apart
ment house, on a plot lOOxl00 feet. at the
northwest corner Of 173d street and Audubon
avenue. She gave in part payment a plot
OF six lots at the northeast corner Of both
street and Broadway, with frontages OF $50
feet in Broadway and 100 feet in l3Oth street.
To Build Big Loft.
The parcel Nos. Isl and 153 West 3Oth
street 75x9S.9 feet, was sold by the Realty
Holding Company On. j. and F. H. Hess)
TO a builder. who will put up on the site a
twelve story and basement mercantile
building.
The Realty Holding Company also sold
through Leopold Well the recently com
pleted twelve story and basement mercan-
tile building No. TO West 37th street. TO
an investor. who gave in part payment two
old buildings, Nos. s. and 81 Cortlandt
street, being IS feet east Of West street,
and a seven story Office building at No. 1S3
to 137 Front street which covers the entire
block front from Pine to De Peyster street
S. Il. Goodale & Perry sold for Mrs. NJ. j.
Parrot Nos. 65 and 81 West 3Sth street. a
plot 43.4X9S9 feet, and for DIR. J. Z. Serre
No. 63 West 3Sth stret, on "A plot lS4x9S .
feet. to the Holland Holding Company
Gudson I. Todd PRESIDENT. The purchasing
company recently bought the property ad-
joining in the rear. being Nos. g. and "a
West S9th street, on a lot 46XloO feet.
The premises Nos and East &Sth street
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
THE RocKFALL APARTMENTS.

The Rockfall Apartments. NJ the north
east corner OF Broadway and lllth street.
is now IN the hands OF new owners. =. j..
Y yroor. for over ten years connected
with the Anson Phelps Stokes estate Is the
manager of the apartment house. The loca-
ton Of this ten story apartment house gives
the much desired southern exposure thus
.insuring sunlight In all rooms the greater
part OF the day II Is convenient to the
subway express station and one block from
Riverside Drive. The apartments are ar
ranged I'm suites Of six, seven, eight ana
nine rooms. with extra large foyers the
six and seven room apartments have TWO
baths and the eight and nine room apart
ments three baths.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

As result OF economy in general ad-
minIstration in the year the Register was
enabled 10 save 81. .227 30 out OF an allotted
appropriation OF S329.lOO only S07S12 30.
being expended. The Register regards this
as encouraging. and more especially be-
cause this saving in no way impaired the
service TO the public
He intends TO recommend certain changes
20 the present State Legislature which. II
adopted. ne thinks will make the office
self.sustaining. exclusive OF the mortgage
tax receipts
The amount Of fees received for recording
and examining instruments amounted TO
Sl6s $50 70. and this sum. IL is expected. can
be increased so as 10 meet the cost or gem
eral administration In the expenditures
under this head and embodied in the SOh-
s72 10 paid out Of the appropriation Tor last
wear are ss3s34 ~ and sl7l9l 81 cor SlOl.o2l l3)
for block relndexing and the preservation
Of public records and copying old maps re-
snac,iveIy Both Of these departments are
cornnaratIyely recent creations OF the Leg
is,ature II is mandatory. special work.
altogether outside the regular routine busi-
ness Of the Registers office. Manifestly.
Mr.. tTrlfenndgen say - 'l' i'b'S'HNH'' v N'@
not intend to make this special. eXtraordi-
nary work. a charge in the general ad-
ministration account.
one feature OF the annual report is the
fact that the filing and examination OF
chattel mortgages produced a revenue of
s239i3 80 This sum includes the cent fee
for examining which is charged and col
lected In every instance.
Another featuce is the examining OF
napers for the correction OF errors
I'm location. etc. before they are ad-
mitted to record More than 1.l0O such er-
rors in blocks, etc, were found in papers
presented last year, which we're corrected
by the Office force. These corrections are
of special importance to attorneys and
Others who conduct searches against prop
erty. In fact, the practice of carefully
scrutinlZing papers is now general.
Referring to this Register Grifenhagen
said: 1T is easier and cheaper TO correct
errors at the counter than in the recording
room. Mistakes in location are not the
only mistakes. however. Banks often take
deeds as collateral security for loans which
on close examination turn out to be mort
cages. OF course, the banks have no In
tention Of avoiding the mortgage tax; they
simply do not examine securities as closely
as we have to-
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

and No 6 East 18th street were leased foi
l. Sergeant Cram, of the Public Service
Commission, and the Haven estate Tor
twenty-one years 20 a syndicate which VIII!
erect big mercantile structure On the site.
The lessee, It was said, will pay $1,000 a
year rent for the property, which is 62.6
feet on SSth street and S76 feet on S9th
street. About $4,000 will be spent on the
structure, which it is understood will be
twelve stories high.
Adjoining the property at the northeast
corner Of Fifth avenue and 38th street Is
the Siebrecht Building. and on the Madison
avenue corner OF the block is the four story
professional building erected by George F.
Baker, jr., who bought the corner TO pre-
vent the carrying out of a business i'm
provement.
The middle road the western line OF the
restricted district, passes through IN"
Haven property fronting on S9th street.
This parcel is occupied by the Equal Fran
chiSc Society.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
Upper Fifth Avenue Project.

Another apartment house is promised for
the upper Fifth avenue section, owing to
a sale negotiated last week by Douglas l..
EUiman d Co. II sold for the New York
g. Harlem Railroad Nos. 3 and East Sjth
street to the Fullerton Weaver Realty
COMPANY The frontage is 30 feet on the
street by 1922 feet. and adjoins the new
home recently completed by James i.
ClcNs on the north corner Of Fifth avenue.
The site is part Of a large plot bought
many years ago by the New York & Her
lem Railroad 10 be used for carbarns for
,be setb Street Crosstown Railroad, a sub
sidiary of the New York a. Harlem com
many. When the road was leased several
wears ago TO the Metropolitan system the
land was no longer required, and the Fltth
avenue corner was sold 10 MI. CleWs Two
e. r. Carpenter has been selected as
architect 10 prepare plans for the pro
posed apartment. which VIII be NM
stories high, and VIII be 0ulit on ished ihed
bv the Fullerton Weaver Company at NO.
iis East 5Sth street The same COMPANY
is now building a twelVe-stoTR aparinien ~
at the northwest coihei VI an
and SD street. -. ,,-,,
orty we're reported last week Daniel B:
Ereadrnan sold the two three-story ana
hasonnent buildings at the southwest cor
DeS ~ Lexington avenue and 65th street
nnterrongb Douglas L. Gilman Co, 10 Dr.
IhI 0usn q.assndi The property Is known as Nos.
de; %; "a ss3 Lexington avenue. comprising a
nlot jt "a '5x8O feet and has been used Tor seys
pproi Gears as a private sanatorium Mhlch
erai era e continued by the new owner. Ennis
''l t,,.,t purchased OF John j. Fleming
q Siiii5igg ii15g I Lexington avenue. three story
NO 10 tLSoo,,ent dwelling house. on lot l6xS2
feet adjoining iae bToaTs nsrfReas' Rere MecSre fSRnT
DouaneN.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
NEW DOWNTOWN BUILDING.

The new district recently taken by the
hardware and paper trades has an acquis-
ton in the freproof loft building, which is
practically completed, at the southwest
corner of Centre and Grand streets, dag
onally opposite Police Headquarters. The
owners-the Turnbull estate-have endeav-
ored to incorporate in this building stand
ard Of construction which places 1t in
class Of its own. and in its erection as a
permanent investment have furnished
building offering exceptional facilities TO
firms desiring modern lofts. The store and
basement have been leased for term OF
years 10 Flanagan Brothers for cafe and
restaurant nnrpOSes.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
BAN ON ENCROAcHMENTS
Building Order Protected CIty's
RiqhtS in Streets.

A number OF important building oroeS
went into effect last year. The principai
one was issued by Rudolph p. Miller, su-
perintendent of Buildings for Manhattan
and approved on January 3, 1911. by George
McAneny. President OF the Borough Oh
Manhattan.
II was as follows: Notice is hereby
given that on and after this date no build
ing plans not already on file In this de-
partment or in the Tenement House De-
partment will be approved by the Bureau
OF Buildings for the Borough of Manhattan
which provide for an encroachment oy any
part of the building beyond the buiidins
or lot line at any point less than ten feet
above the curb grade. except that Ca) nom
supporting columns or pilasters, inciuolns
their mouldings and basess may pro)ect
not more than 2h per cent OF the "loth
of the street, and in no case more than
two feet beyond the building line. to) steps
leading up to or down at entrances ana
included between ornamental Columns
pilasters or checK pieces at least three
feet high at the sides OF such entrances
provided they do not exceed together OF
separately one-ffth of the width or the iot'
may project not more than 2lz per cent
OF the width Of the street. ana III no
more than eighteen inches beyond tue
building line Cc) Mouldings or ornaments
tions of the decorative character ana oase
courses. including the water table not eA-
ceeding five feet in height above the curo
grade, may project not more than ~ per
cent OF the width of the street and IN no
case more than ten inches beyond the
building line Id Rusticatons may pro-
tect not more than four inches beyond the
building line. Marquises or awnings sup
norted wholly from the building Will oe
,ermitted where they do not extend more
,har two and one-half feet on either side
NJ an entrance. provided they are con-
structed of iron and glass or other un-
co,,bustible material and are properly
drained
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
JApANs FOREIGN COMMERCE.

Japan's population is increasing at the
rate Of over 10000 a year. About forty
years ago when the population was 1900
OO) the total foreign commerce amounted
10 less than S22.OWOC0 At present, with a
population of over 100000. Japan's annual
business with the outside world aggregates
1851 .OOn, 900. and the steady increase in both
population and foreign trade seems des-
tined to continue. The possibility. there
fore, Of building up permanent trade rela-
lions with Japan Is reasonably essured.-
Consular Report
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

tn, last Bulletin OF the Real Estate Board
Of Brokers.
Il further says that the writer Of tho ar
ticlc had occasion 10 see the rent roll OF a
new freproof twelve story house divided
up entirely into three and four room apart
mepts with hath. where the rent asked for
the four-room apartment was E,2o) year
Of course. this meant select quarters ana
the necessary high class outside service
The question must insensibly come to
every one. What is the cause OF this sud
den EXPANSION OF or demand for small
APARTMENTS? And again. What is the nat
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
REGISTER SAVED MONEY
Due to Economy in All Depart
mentS of His Office.
EFFICIENCY MAINTAINED
For Recording Deeds and as
Taxes on Mortgages 81, ,S04,-
O98 Was Paid Last Year.

The business OF the Registers office IN
the last year. as set forth in the annuai
report OF Register Grifenhagen. is prooapiy
a fair reflex Of the real estate market
In the twelve months, January 10 De-
cember 81, 1911, there were filed, recordeu
and satisfied 2l6.7Os instruments.
The amount received as fees and taxes
on the property represented In the large
number OF documents was S,S0i,09S 50.
This does not include postage charges
and fees received In the land title depart
ment. These two items and charges lot
issuing 40 notarial certificates. and max
ing $50 official searches, swell the total py
81 $50 SO.
The desire of the public to take advan-
tage OF the law which permits holders oil
bonds issued prior to July !, 1906, to avoid
local taxation during the life OF such
bonds, was shown by the fact that secur-
tiles amounting to S9,520,7OO were presented
during the year. At the rate OF $ for each
81 600, the tax collected was $f6O3 80. For
stamping and sealing the bonds there was
a further charge OF A,04 so. making the
total receipts s51, ,64s 80. These securities
represented railroad, industrial and other
corporations. which paid one-half OF per
cent to obtain the desired exemption from
personal taxation
In the mortgage tax bureau there was
increased activity in the year. Total re-
ceipts were $l,62O. S95 13. On this. oy the
special arrangement of Register Grifen-
hagen. the banks OF deposit allowed daily
interest amount TO s2,l35
The balance sheet Of this department is
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
FREE TICKETS TO EMPLOYEES.

n.,.,ane that the fresh suburban air and
1Ir,.', surroundings of tho country will
,sa,,a nsaa most beneficial to his employees.
ie,,,.o prose ,bem better and more skilful work
ii'aNi"e Doyle, the leather goods manu-
men - - - This city. is offering to all the
tacture' ., his factory free tunnel tickets
woIkInen , ~ ,nem IN, 10 live in the suburbs and
TO ihouce ,helr commutation fare. Mr..
to help pay ,sat the experiment has SO far
w proyed a decided success
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
4 Typical Transaction.

The Hendrix Hudson transaction was
typical OF the larger number OF apartment
house investments made last year. OF
course as regards value II was frst on the
hst OF big sales.
The apartment house occupies the ploch
front IN Riverside Drive. between Cathedral
Parkway and lllth street II was heid at
$4,000, II was sold through Marx ha-
falsky & Co for the Hendrix Hudson COM
pany OF which George f. Johnson IS pres
dent. TO the American Real Estate COM
pany
IN part payment the buyer gave a p'ol
OF about thirty lots fronting in Z2oth street
Adrian avenue end Jacobus Place MarDie
Hi. and also two vacant plots III roN
street, south Of Westchester avenue me
American Real Estate Company DOUGH-"
about three years ago, the Hendrix HuoSoi
annex
The Nevada. seven story aparlihsn D.
mouse, occupying the entire block Dou',e 49,
py Broadway, Amsterdam avenue, "'n
street and Sherman Square, was soIu ~
hs Alliance Realty Company OF "Hi''
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
TOO FEW K|TCHENETTES
Scarcity Principally Due to Ser
want Problem.

in the last two years there has been
considerable development of small apart
ments with ktchenette attached. and some
Of the rents demanded in new houses In
select localities are extremely high, says
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

Apportionment is made necessary where
railroads, for instance, pay taxes on prop
erty that runs through several counties or
the state and each county receives It's pro-
portonate share.
There was considerable monthly 1uctua-
tion In the receipts OF the mortgage tax
department. the best three months being
April May and June. Dividing the year
into four quarters shows.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

SUNDAYS NEW.YoRk TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for $3.50 a year.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

TO LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21

The premises Nos. and East &sth street
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
NEW JERSEY

as ACRES. ouoGUE. L. T., WITHIN MILE
OF station and bay price $40 per acre; title:
policy; bargain. HARVEY B.. NEWINS,
Beekman St. ~ Y. Cortland-2022.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-21
Bufldine Record in brooklyn
Tho conarate building tables for BROOKLYN for

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-10
A Sacred Trust

My dear Louis" said the captain after dinner. "I shall sail for Mexico In three weeks. l shall be gone three. perhaps six. months. Perhaps longer, for though a sailor may sometimes know when he is to sail the time of his return is always uncertain.
 ''I commend my dear wife, Emile, to your care while l am gone Emile, my love, I beg you to look upon Louis as your brother"
 The young woman replied by giving Louis her hand. The young man was stupefied. He did not know what to say and plainly showed his confusion.
 But there was no way out of 1t and he accepted the charge.
 Three weeks later the captain sailed and in the meantime he had Louis to dine with himself and his wife at least once a week.
 Upon the departure of her husband Emile went to live with her widowed .rother and as the man to whom she had been confded by her husband 1t was Louis duty to see her often.
 Her husbands confidence made her a sacred object in the eyes of the young Corsican and though he loved her moro than a brother ought he never looked upon her in any other light than as a sister.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-10
Compelled to Act as Second

Lucien had done the same and had taken the Parisian to meet the chief of the Guidices at mountain rendez- vous, as well as having him act as one of that chiefs sponsors when, the next day the Guidice and the Orlandi ven detta was ended by public reconcilia- tion.
 Lucien had talked much of his broth CT who was in Paris and had told the Parisian of the strange sympathy which existed between them, as well as of the rest of the supernatural adjuncts per taining to the family.
 Lucien said that he had felt blue and out of sorts for several days. and knew that something unpleasant must be happening to Louis
 When the traveller left for France he sent by him a letter to his brother, which he begged the Parisian to deliver with his own hand He had done so, and this was the outcome of it-he was dragged in to act as second in duel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-10
A CL A ASSIC
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Copyright. lsia. by Irving King.


 When Dumas pere gave to the woriu his story of The Corsican Brothers it obtained immediately a great pop ularlty. The story seeming to lend It. self peculiarly to dramatization, 1t was almost at once turned into play, not only in French, but in several other languages.
 As a melodrama it still holds the stage. and is perhaps, better known in its dramatic form than in its orig inal one of a novel. In the latter form. however, 1t remains among the most popular of the stories of the elder Du- mas.
 The Corsican vendetta and weird psy- cho1ogical conections between two peo- pie have been so much used by story writers since the publication of The Corsican Brothers" as to have become rather haclsneyed material But in 164O, when Dumas wrote the novel under consideration, they were new in fiction and attracted much attention and dis cussion when brought to public atten- ton by the novel.
 How much of the story Is really the work of Dumas and how much Is the work of collaborators it would be diff ficult to say. However, 1t stands in the front rank as regards popularity among those works to which the elder Dumas gave his name, and for which. if he did not write them all wholly himself, at least furnished the plot and incidents and touched up' after the eoiaborators had donc with them.