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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-19

from the companies that specialized
IN realty trading. Soon afterward Heg-
lister OIoughlir had Installed depart
nent for the keeping OF current do
inps and in that book arc the names OF
couveyors of property IN Alphabetical
order. % that the names of both the
recipients and givcys Of deeds, as wei.
as the pro3ert les in brief. are given.
II s. called the current index. rms
book is being written. as 1T were, back
wards. The daily index Is being kept
rirht up % date and at the same time
the work Of searching back through
the old deeds and putting the owners
names in the index is being done. Now
all the papers or documents on thelr
journey through the various depart
ments Of this office. conducted on inc
most modern business system, can ne
found at once. as a record from day 10
day Of the progress made By a deed
through the Office is kept, and II any
person calls TO see that deed the CLERKS
are able at moments notice TO
crafty that request.
There are hundreds OF deeds IN tAe
Registers Office which arc never called
for They occupy much valuable space
and In their place ought TO be. say
Register 0Loughlin, the abstracts OF
documents to which frequent, If not
daily. reference is made. The aim OF
the Register is to keep the needed ao-
stracts and books within handy reach
of title searchcrs and others and to put
in fireproof vaults the old uncalled for
records. Rapidly this is being doa>'
and if Register OLoughlin has moe
space assigned TO him whore record
could be perfectly preserved one OF ms
worries would end. The Register even
favors the destruction Of files Of OF
books containing abstracts Of deeds
never called for and never likely 20 be
referred to again. But to do so spe-
cial legislation must be enacted, as
legally there Is not a single paper tina.
can be so destroyed.
TO many persons identified with the
real estate market the value Of the
Registers Office 20 them is often meas
ured by the length Of time T. takes
from the filing Of a paper TO the dav
il is sent back 10 the original owncI
There was "A time when 10 took months
for the passage Of document from
the recording clerk back again into the
hands Of the owner. Now. even nm the
llvcliest really season. IL only take
about ten days for document TO maxi"
the journey I'm question.
The hands Of Register OLouGhl.i
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transaction will escape paying the
mortgage fees. Sometimes tho mort
gage fees total up many thousands. IS
ia the case Of mortgage for millions
placed on all the property Of one Of
the great railroads in this state. AZ
ter the paper has been accepted for
record and the fees 70 be paid SGT forth
on the document and the payment ac-
knowlcdCod IT is then numbered and is
vol OIL it, journey through the Regis
ter Office. This numbering OF decd
is II system for ready reference first
adopted by Register OLoughliu. So
far as known u is not IN use m any
other recording Office il, however,
promise TO be widely adopted.
Eventually the deed is returned TO the
person who owns il, and II tho deed
is not genuine and tina, fact Is dis
covered before the document gets back
20 its owner there will likely be long
legal fight ahead Of any person or per
sons who may seek TO prove that the
document is not valid. Consequently
it will readily he seen how important
1t is that the bad papers be separated
from the good ones before they have
been accepted for record or before they
leave tho office.
There would be no need to worry
about this phase OF the question pro
vided tho original copies of all docu
mcnt5 were kept at the recording Office
or Office. Some people labor under the
impression that such is the case. but
surely none O. those persons have eyer
been identified or connected IN any way
with any real estate transaction. II
would not be possible without spending
many hundred thousand dollars more
each year, it is said to keen the orig
iual copies. and even then there is
diversity of opinion as TO whether or
not an act providing for the holding Of
original copies would be constitutional,
as the maker Of document Of this
character has. it is further said, the
inMicnable right 20 hold it forever.
Register OLoughlin has striven since
he took Office two years and a half ago
TO have efficiency and courteous deal
irgs the watchwords Of the entire
Office. That he has succeeded beyond
his fondest dreams is known wherever
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are in a sense tied by certain peculiar
mandatory laws. One of these laws
relates 70 the hiring Of copyist5, and
real estate experts advocate It's qulcA
obliteratior. The copying IS done by
expert female typewr.ters. the girls get
) cents hundred words. and the city
receives ten cents hundred words.
Thus the department is more than self
sustaining -nd returns a large revenue
to the citr. One would infer that the
quicker tGc work assigned TO this de-
partmeat vas done the larger would -
he benefit 20 property owners and 20
me city at large. - owners Of deeds
would set their papers returned after
they we're copied into the folios as soon
as possible. Bat the law says that
when the cOpylsts are less than thirty
days behind me date of the papers 20
he distracted and placed IN folios they
are jobless. and must once again be re-
hired according 10 civil service rules.
This is truly. according to this same
real estate eXDert. . barrier against
the best possible service. and if the
REGISTER oversteps tho law he can be
held legally responsible for the act.
So he has to carefully see that there
are always a pile Of papers dated thlr.y
days ago. yet TO be copied into ,hc
folios. He is positive that no o:e
would take a job as a folio copyist {
there was not certain permanency to
the Job. II used % be the practice Of
many persons years ago TO loiter about
the Registers Office and to charge from
80 cents to s. for giving Information or
directing persons with deeds to record.
They had no right. IN the. first place.
to be i'm the Registers Office, and they
were certainly bold to charge for ieAG
ing visitors from the hall door or ''c
entrance to the desk Of various clerks.
Those loiterers have long since disap-
peared. I'm the corridor leading 70 ;he
Office is a free information bureau, md
there visitors have their queries quic.,-
Is and correctly answered Truly won
derful changes have taken place in the
Registers office.
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MODEL FARM DEVELOPING
It Is Being Done on Novel
Lines at Floral Park, i. /.

Stevens 6 Wilbur, we'll known IN
real estate circles In Albany and up
state cities. have Just opened Office
IN Brooklyn and take M the develop
mont of the Floral Park. Long Island,
farms. Their plan is novel, and their
model farm on the property is a rev
citation Of what can be accomplished
in farm ing or a small lot of land.
On tie development are beautiful
bungalows and gardens, chicken houses
with one thousand and more chicks Of
all sizes. beehives, a squad and pigeon
plant, with its old and young, and d
vegetable gar len with more than TWEEN
ty different varieties Of plants thrIv-
ing in the rich soil of this ideal model
farm.
Mr.. Booth, an engineer on the Penn
sylvania Railroad, remarked to F. ".
Stevens upon visiting the farm last
Sunday: when | started out to look
at your property expected that your
advertisement would be misleading.
but found that every word Of your
advertisement was true and that you
did not begin to do your property JUS
ticC"
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real estate men meet He has installed
so many improvements and he has done
50 many thing worthy of praise that a
recital OF only some Of the most IN
pcrtant Innovations or improvements Is
q Lengthy ono. Registcr OLoughlin
was for years connected with THE New
York American" and he speaks about
tho workings Of the Registers Office in
terms familiar to ncwspGperdom.
Tho various kinds Of work performed
By his employees he refers 20 as this
end that assignment. In fact. the
vhole Office is daily assigned to do par
tIcular things. and every person is
aware Of the fact that the measures
and the character Of his OF her labors
is known 10 the chief, or the city
editor, IN the person of Register
OIouchlin. There is large book
which Keeps the daily individual record
Of every person in the Registers Office.
The record is in detail. 1t shows when
the person began his or her daily task,
what he or she was asked to do, how
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tho work was done And II he or she
did something unusually well, there are
i:ttlc marginal notes which plainly tell
that story which is pleasurablc reading
TO Reg stcr OLoughlin and his immc-
date staff. Like every city editor,
Register OLoughlin and the heads Of
tho various departments are very busy
peoplc. for after allotting certain kinds
Of work 10 those under them they daily
assign themselves 10 do certain things,
and before they 20 homo those tasks
must be accomplished unless something
arises which makes it impossible tor
them to 30 the labor given.
There is a daily council OF Register
OToughln and his staff Of deputy reg.
isters and heads Of departments and
once month there IS a general meet.
inr for the uplift Of the service OF
everybody connected with the Reg
ister's office.
Complaints for infractions ~ office
rules for inability 10 perform WORK
we'll. either through carelessness or FOR
other reasons, are heard whenever the
occasion demands by Register O'Lough-
lin, assisted by his deputies and otner
chiefs, and both the complaining VII
ness and the defendant appear at the
trial, and they are accorded tull near
ing. When he first took ONCE there
we're many employees who thought they
were not supposed TO give their oest
service. and occasionally some would
be absent for many days without giving
anv proper excuse. Now If an employe
is absent for IA day or more the cause
Of his absence must be told at once to
his superior, and in case OF sickness
the Office seeks TO get in touch with the
doctor attending the absent cmpioye'
There is no complaint too trivial 10
hear, whether it comes from an EN-
Move or one Of the chiefs.
A man called at the Registers ofiice
soon after Mr.. OLoughliu took charge
and had his system of giving daily
assignments to the oihce employees III
good working order and asked II there
we're any indiccs which would SHOW
how much property a certain wen wen
known resident Of Brooklyn he!d t ,hdt
to. He was quickly informed that
tbore were no such books, and that the
only way 10 get such information wa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-19
Dyckman Theatre Leased.

A new lease has just been arranged
on the Dyckman Theatre. on West
goth ST.. which is owned by Gustavus
J.. Lawrence, and which was leased
earlier in the year 20 Jack T. Harris
and William F. Jacobs for term or
ten years.
The new lease is made by Mr.. Law
renee to the Dyckman Photoplay Cor
poration. Il is for term of fifteen
wears AT an annual rental of $4,000.
The Dyckman Theatre was completed
by Mr.. Lawrence last year and is tho
only playhouse in that section. which
is fast becoming one of the principal
apartment house centres of the city.
Malcolm T. Smith & Co. have leased
at 1871 TO 1875 East 66th st. apartments
TO Gordon H. Grant. Miss Alice Larkln
and Miss Harrlettc Clark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-19
Midtown Lofts Leased.

Frederick Fox {: Co. leased from the
plans the third and fourth lofts for a
term Of years in the twelve story mcr-
camille building being erected at 80 to
80 West 35th ST. to the New York
Dress and Costume Company and Pinas
& Kimmel; also leased the fourth loft
IN 80 West 22d st. for term Of years
70 Levine & Pavsner, the seventh loft
Mt Ii3 and i45 West Goth 81. to Isidor
Safferson. and the seventh loft at and
r West Fourth ST. TO Samuel Levy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-19
Acker, Merrall g. Condit Lease

William 3. Way & Co. who are
agents of the Sherwood Studio Build
mg. at ,he southeast corner Of Sixth
av. and 57th ST., have leased TO the
Ackcr. Merrall & Condit Company a
portion OF the premises now occupied
feet. for a long term Of years. The
Guardian Holding Company, owners,
have contracted with Gillies Campbell
Company. from plans by Augustus y.
Allen. architect. to rebuild the entire
street floor. providing a new caen stone
entrance to the building and three
stores on 57th ST., which will be ready
for rent next fall This IS another Of
the many changes constantly taking
place in 57th ST.. changing the block
from residential to commercial.
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IL LII > J IA m t.
4 well known architect Of this city.
trouble il with old buildings. These
old buildings should be treated sepa-
rate and apart from the law for new
buildings.
In dealing with old building IL
must be borne in mind that new build
irRs soon become old buildings, and 20
order radical and expensive changes
90 building that have been built IN
good faith within fhc Law a. u existed
~ the time is often unjust, and m
many cases is working an unnecessary
hardship. II changes arc deemed nee
cssary. after careful and due consider
a,1on. they should be made gradually
over term Of years and not over
J. Qht,' A. it we're.
~ should not be overlooked that the
city asgumes II certain rcsponnbiiity
when 10 prescribe how buildings must
be erected, and the citizen, therefore,
hsg right 70 reasonable pTotectloi
from the whims and new theories oi
those uho wish % make changes re-
gardlcss Of the consequences 70 the
property owneTs.
"ln regard % new buildings, there -
not much that b. new ~ the labor IaW
that had not been provided By prudeht
builder.
"Tbe principal points IN the new
labor law are sprinklers and the IN
closing Of stairway for certain classes
81 building. and these, due 70 the m
fuenre Of the underwriters and 70 Cd
tain low IRE insurance rates, were pro
vided for most new buildings OF the
factory class, although not required ~
The present building code. ,.,
at the Dresent time there In iittle
or no criticism because Of the labor
Law a. IL affects new building, except
that the law a. now administered ~
cumbersome and slow, resulting IN loss
- time BY those erecting new build
jags and unnecessary extra eIpense 70
the city administration because ~ the
spiittiDK up of the Jurisdiction over
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Edoemere Lots Sold.

a. +. & p. A. KareIson have sold 20
the South jersey Land Company nifty
lots on Florence Place. al Edgemcre,
Long Island. running northwardly from
the Boulevard. These lots are in one
Block and ldjoin propcrty Of the Mels-
ter & Bache Realty Company.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-30

Oh William Burge Hematite
% Patrick o Brien Iron River
% August Mattson Mansfield
2e. Thomas Clark Mastodon
81. Victor Westman Stambaugh
%. Marion Terrlen 1st ward
30 Jake Oswald End ward
30. Jas. G.. johnson 3rd ward
81 Jas. f.. Piper Iron River
80. Bertel Diupe Stambaugh
33. Frank Ponohaud cd ward
a. Fred Sempke 3rd ward
35. William G. Pease Iron River
SO. James Malone Stambaugh.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-30
MANSFIELD

Cora Richards returned home We'd
nesday from Crystal Falls after visiting
friends and relatives for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. McCumber took
IN the bijiou Saturday night.
The rain Of last Thursday came just
in time TO extinquish the recent fires
that were raging between Mansfield
and Sagola. Many of the farm homes
were in great danger, also the village
of Sagola. Supervisor Davy had practi'
caIly every man in Mansfield rounded
up lighting fire
o. t. Olson's lob on the road is pro-
crossing nicely. Mr.. Olson has five
teams and quite a crew OF men at
work. He expects to finish his job
this week
Mrs. Annie Rosengren was called
to the Dunn mino TO attend the funeral
of her brother-in who was
accidentally drowned while fishing
Carrie schaal of the Armenia visited
with her girl friends Sunday returning
home in the evening
Hilda Peterson went to Crystal Falls
10 help her brother in the store.
Mrs. Ed. Gordon passed through here
on her way to Crystal Falls to attend
the Mystic Workers.
Mrs. Vantroba was Crystal Falls
caller Tuesday.
Charles Peterson and Oscar Carlson
drove over to Sagola Sunday.
An auto load Of Crystal Falls gentle
men spent Tuesday at the Mansfield
dam on a pleasure trip returning In
the evening.
Emil Alto and William Bates drove
over to Sagola on business Tuesday
morning
Mrs. Fahler went to Crystal Falls
Tuesday to visit with friends for
few days.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-30
A PHI A

A dance will be given in the
Camponi hall Saturday evening.
Music will be furnished by an Iron
Mountain orchestra. Everybody IL
invited TO attend.
Mrs. T. Wellet went 10 Crystal Falls
Friday and returned Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Fred Fellows and two children
arrived here last Thursday from
Norway TO visit her daughter Mrs.
John Hubbard and family. They
returned to their home Wednesday
in Norway.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Pearce will drive
to Negaunee Saturday from here in
their new Ford car.
Aurelia Guimond went TO Crystal
Falls Saturday afternoon and returned
Sunday
Bill Peters left last Saturday for
Marquette where he will attend the
Shriners convention.
Alma Bellstrom will leave Friday
for Negaunee where she will spend a
few days with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Captain Holman and
family left Friday for Negaunee where
they will spend few days with rela-
tives and friends.
AL. Rodgers will leave for Ishpeming
today to spend a few days with wife
and family. They will accompany
him home after spending over a month
in that city.
The Corrigan Mckinney band of
Crystal Falls will give a dance ia
Camponai s hall next Friday evening
June 5th. This gives promise TO be
one OF the biggest social events in the
history of Alpha
Mr. Flagler agent for Nveada Land
Co. reports a rapid sale of lots during
the last few days.
Nj. Camponia received his first
supply of ice cream last Saturday
which he intends to have on sale
during the summer months at least.
Mrs. Cap. Holman spent few hours
in Crystal Falls Thursday.
Mrs. r Thompson is taking Bill
Peters place in the post Office while he
is gone to te Shriner's convention at
Marquette
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-30
~ Ore Sales Are Very Light

Profound lassitude still affects lake
Actual ore sales have been
hight, though there has been some
Trading. There has been no price
utting on any but low grade ores, on
which prices are always irregular.
inquiries for ore from furnace men are
nil and while the move
|nent Of ore on the lakes is somewhat
better than it was a week ago, il will
BE- we'll into June before even the
Shippers get all of their vessels in COM
mission. Not single season charter
has been made as yet, though a, little
wild tonnage has been placed for single
|trips. There never has been a time
|slnce the ore trade became the domi-
|nant trade of the lakes that the open
tng has been as lifeless as that of the
present year.
One eastern Pennsylvania steel max
er is negotiating for a term contract
Tor iron ore and it is expected that "a
considerable tonnage of Superior ore
also will be taken for the present sea-
sons delivery. other than this one
case, eastern furnace men continue TO
show practically no interest in ore pur
chases at this time. Foreign ores are
wholly inactive. -Yron Trade Review
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-30
Will Have exhibit

The United States Steel Corporation
has decided to have a comprehensive
exhibit of its operations at the Pan.
ama-Pacifc Exposition in San Fran
cisco in the year 1915. 1t will begin
with the ore fields and carry on an
aducative picture of its operations in
ore mining, rail and water transpor-
tation, dock operations. coal, coke
and pig iron production, steel manu-
featuring in its various lines and will
also present in materially displayed
way the processes of OF manufacturing
of many of its subsidiary companies
products also how it utilizes its by
products and the display of many of
the uses in which its general products
are employed, IMPLYING the advance
ment in the uses of this country's re.
sources.
In addition to the material exhibits
before mentioned, the Corporation in
tends to exhibit i'm comprehensive
manner, by moving pictures, its opera
tions throughout all departments show
ing the ramifcations of the processes
of the Corporation S operations IL is
proposed as well, TO set forth to the
world the WORK which the United
States Steel Corporation has done
toward the social welfare of its EN-.
ployes and those depending upon them
Also 1t will exhibit many forms of
safety devices that have been conciev-
G | by the Corporation employees, and
in the installation of which large
sums have been, and are being, ex-
banded by the Corporation. In this
social welfare department will also
be shown the methods employed by
the Corporation in the aid and care for
the injured and the welfare OF en-
ployes conditions at work and in their
surroundings Also the voice that Is
given to the employees through their
committees in bringing about these
improved working conditions and the
general plans of the Corporation
methods.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-30
iron County Second

Auditor General Fuller has comp let
ed set of tables showing the per
oapita tax of everv county in Michi.
gan for 1913, based upon the valuation,
the tax levied and the average rate
mar Al 600 Of assessed valuation.
Ontonagon county paid the highest
n.r capita tax in the state, having
settled at the rate of s4i. 40 for each
nerson. The next four In order are
Iron with $50. on. Gogebic with $780,
Alper with 5000 and Roscommon
With % GO. The lowest rate paid was
in Leelanau, which settled at the rate
Of only $50 Pressure Isle was net
with sio.1i.
OF the larger and more prosperous
and populous counties of the state
the following are the figures wayne
ace 20; Kent, si7.ls Bay, al; Cal
boun. sso. IL; Genesee, ti7.se Hough.
tom ais. 20; Ingham, sls.6S; Kalama-
zoo, ems. 30. Marquette, $751; 81, and
sginsw, si@SS
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-30
Sanitary Laundry

Phone 203. Moberg's Hotel and the
driver will call.
JOHN A. ROBERTS, Agt
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-30
A NJ A S A

Last Tue ,day evening about thirty
friends of Mrs M. Mullen gave her
surprise party at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Oakland of this city. She was
presented by her friends, with a
beautiful lavelliere breach set with
amethysts. A light lunch was served
and an enjoyable evening spent by all.
Lost "A big yellow scotch collie
between Crystal Falls and Amasa
answers TO the name of Louder.
Reward If returned TO Merle Gibson
Of Amasa
Last Friday the public school OF
Amasa held its annual exhibit. A
large crowd attended and all speak
we'll OF the work done by the grades
Great praise is due to the domestic
science and manual training depart
ments This was the first display Of
work done in domestic science and it
proved great surprise TO most
people. Punch and margaraettis
were served to all during the afternoon
and evening. The work accomplished
by the domestic science has won many
honors and manv said as much work
had been done during the three mouths
as some schools accomplish in the
entire school year. The drawing
department also had on exhibition
work of very high order.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-30
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

Notice is hereby given that the part
nership lately subsisting between Ear
Lowe and Querin Stephany, both OF
the City of Crystal Falls, Michigan,
under the firm name of Lowe a.
Stephany, was dissolved on the TWEEN
ty-seventh day of May, A. ID. 1914, by
mutual consent. All debts owing to
the said partnership are TO be receiy-
ed by Harry @. Fraser and all de-
mands on the said partnership are TO
be presented TO him for payment
after May 2Sth., 1914.
Earl Lowe,
@. Stephany.