New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-14
MARKS TO REALTY MEN
Borough President Compli-
ments State R. f.. A.

Plans already begun for active par
tcipation by the real estate men OF the
state in 'he coming Constitutional Con-
vention were advanced beyond the pre-
liminary stage at meeting of the New
York City members Of the Constitu-
tional Convention committee of the
Real Estate Association of the State Of
New York at Hams rathskeller yes
terday.
President NJ. Morgerthau, jr.. of the
state association presided. and those
present included Walter Lindner, coun-
sci of the Title Guarantee and Trust
Company; ex-Borough President Cyrus
T. Miller. Borough President Marcus
NJ. Marks. Allan Robinson, president Of
the Allied Real Estate interests; !. II.
Lehman, New York City counsel for the
state association committee; Lawrence
NJ. D. Mcclure, president, and Elisha
Sniffin. of the New York Real Estate
Board; William {. Breed, vice-presi-
dent of the Merchants Association;
American Real Estate Company; Rob-
ert T. Simon, of the Henry Morgenthau
Company; James Frank. of the Long
Island Real Estate Exchange; State
TreaSurer-clect James L. Welles, John
F. James, of the Brooklyn Board of
Brokers; Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci McGoldrick and Edward 2. Doyle.
After a thorough discussion of the
best method OF procedure TO insure the
proper representation of real estate
and its allied interests before and dur
ing the Constitutional Convention, in
which Messrs. Morgenthau, Lindnor,
Robinson, Miller, Simon. Mcclure, Leh-
man and Breed expressed their views,
this decision was reached:
President Morgenthau of the state
association will write to each of the
real estate organizations in New York
City and TO organizations OF kindred
interests, such as architects and build
ers' associations, asking them to APP
point three representatives to meet at
a conference. probably TO be held in
the Merchants Association rooms, to
discuss measures suggested for consid-
Grafton by the Constitutional Conven-
tion affecting real estate interests.
President Morgenthau was also au-
thorizcd TO APPOINT a committee, to con-
sist 0f three or five experts in real
estate and subjects apertaining TO it,
which should receive from him sugges-
tons made TO him from all sources rel
ative 70 what should or should not be
This committee will report to the gen
eral conference what in its judgment
can be accomplished.
President Morgenthau was also in
structed to send to each of the asso-
Citations taking part in the conference
list of the suggestions likely 20 be
discussed at the conference.
II was unanimously agreed that the
state association was the best medium
through which to conduct the campaign
of the real estate men Of the city and
state for the proper representation Of
their interests before the convention.
Borough President Marks compl-
mented those present on getting to-
gether for the general good of the real
estate men of the community. II was
we'll known, he said, that real estate
men az this time were both depressed
and oppressed and that normal condi-
tions could only be brought about by
concerted action and self-sacrifce on
the part Of the leaders of the real es-
tate profession.