El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-18
new YORK HAS
SMALLEST Of
CORNERS
Bit of Land Near Center of
Worlds Greatest Finan-
cial City Is Unique.
YEAR 1912 BANNER
SEASON FOR BABIES

New York, n. Y, Jan 1S.-As a re-
suit Of the tabuIation of the citys
most unusual pieces Of property. what
is probably the most freakish bit of real
estate in the world has Just been dis
covered here in the shape of a corner
plot in the lower part of the city where
corners are generally sold at hundreds
of thousands, if not millions of dol
lars The corner in question, however,
is valued at only $50. The low valu-
alton is partly explained by its size, or
rather lack Of size. since 1t is believed
to be the smallest corner lot in the
world, and on this to a great extent
depends its claim to freakishness. A
derby hat would almost cover the prop
erty in question which is so small that
a baby could not stand on II without
encrOachinS on city property. 1t would
be impossible to erect any sort of a
structure upon it, and yet il is a cor
ner and is taxed by the city as such
According to the records of the tax
department this tiny property has a
frontage on one street of one foot and
four inches; on the other of one foot
and two inches and rear line Of Just
one foot The mite of land which is
within half a mile of the center of the
worlds greatest financial district, is
what was left as the result Of street
extensions put through by the city.
A search Of the records of the tax
department has revealed the fact that
not far from this corner is another
and cheapest in the city. This chip of
land, which is about twice the size OF
the title holder, is hardly noticeable to
the passerby, but it is valued for tax
purposes at 800 and has the distinc-
ton of being the only corner at that
price in the city. Directly across from
this corner is another on which is 10
Gated what is probably the smallest
building in the city, built on a lot II
by IA feet, and capable of holding only
two persons. The smallest house in the
city, as revealed by recent research, is
three feet six inches wide, % feet long
est frontage is that of a downtown
strip which while it is 81 feet deep is
only two inches wide.
Seek Better hmm grarfOn.
After years of discussion concerning
the need of more adequate immigration
laws, the matter has now come to a
head here and a movement has been
launched which 1t is hoped will result
in the remedying Of existing cOndi-
lions, particularly by excluding more
carefully from this country aliens suf-
fering from mental disorders whether
in the advanced or early stages. While
the movement has taken form here il
is of the greatest interest to the whole
country, since it is at this port that
something ike a million immigrants
arrive each year, many of whom scat
ter to all parts of the country.
The movement now under way as the
result OF the efforts of persons in
tStC1e - --ICtt I'll AS ssLeIe proposes 10
bring the need Of reform fOrCibly to
the attention of congress, and numbers
among its supporters members of many
influential organizations such as the
immigration committee of the Amer
lean Psychological association
officers of the national committee for
mental hygiene. the committee of one
hundred on national health. and Others
equally important
Gold Mine Mt COney Island.
one OF the most remarkable results
OF the recent gales which caused ocean
liners to run aground in a few DAYS
than do so generally in a year was
the discovery OF an extremely rich gold
mine at COney Island. While the 5Si1e
Is not a permanent one. it nevertbeless
caused veritable rush to the sands
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