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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
PROGRESSIVES WIN
EXCHANGE ELECTION
II. G.. s. Noble Unanimously
Named President by Board
Members.

The progressive element OF the Stock
Exchange scored an overwhelming victory
over the conservatives yesterday. electing
all the candidates on their ticket with one
exception. Out OF their twelve candidates
for governor they elected eleven. Last
year they tied with the conservatives.
II. G. s. Noble. the candidate for pres
ident Of the exchange. was nominated on
both tickets and was elected without a
dissenting vote, as were Henry c. SwordA
candidate for treasurer. and Henry n.
Pomroy. candidate for trustee OF the
gratuity fund. to serve for Ave years
Those who were elected governors to
serve for four years were Dexter Rlagden.
Jay F. Carlisle, lie Roy Frost. Donald G..
Geddes. Robert Gibson. William A. Greer.
r. T. r. Halsey. James r. Mabon. former
president OF the exchange. and William
c. Van Antwerp c. w. Provost was the
only candidate on the regular ticket de-
fea;ed. Samuel r. STREET.. one OF the can
didates on the progressive ticket. was
elected In Ms stead. Oliver G. Billings
George c. HOLSTER and Newton +. Stout
were elected governors to serve one year.
The independents nominated eight can
d!dates who were on the regular ticket
These were as follows; Dexter Blarden
10 Roy Frost. Donald G. Geddes. William
A. Greer. r. T. II. Halsey. James u. Ma
bon. William c. Van Antwerp and Oliver
c. Billings, the last named a candidate to
serve IN governor for one year.
Those defeated on the Independent
ticket were 8. l.. Cromwell. Warren II.
NASH Robert Atterbury and Edward Roes-
Ter
The progressives nominated n ticket
Their choice did not satisfy the conserva-
tives. who bolted and nominated AN inde-
pendent ticket. The election was no,
nearly so hotly contested rs last year. At
that time 72s votes were cast This year
only gig voted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12

The twelve story loft building erected
last year by John La spinna's Twen-
tieth Street Realty Company at IFS to
1875 West Twenty ninth street has been
sold by M. 4 L. Hess. Aaron Coleman,
one Of the men who used to operate ex-
tensively around the Pennsylvania station
several years ago but who for some time
has been following the watchful waiting
policy. Is the buyer. In part payment Mr.
Coleman gave 24o and 2i2 West Forty
ninth street, q six story elevator apart
ment. which he bought during his opera
lions In that part OF the city some time
ago. The apartment Is on n plot 40 feet
wide and 1905 feet deep II Ii 100 feet
east Of Eighth avenue. and at the other
end OF the block Is Broadway. The loft
building Is built on a plot 92lx64.llxS7.1.
on part Of the old ropewalk which used
to extend from Sixth avenue west to the
Fitz Roy road. which Is now Eighth ave-
nue.. Tho Realty Holding Company
bought the property from william +.
Dixon in April. 1912. Two days later
the property was sold to Mr.. La Spinna
by NJ & l.. Hess, who had negotiated
the first sale Of the property. At the
time the site held several old frame build
ings. relics of the old Tenderloin. Mr.. La
Spinna shortly after he bought the site
from the Hess company filed plans for the
Improvement Of the site. This Is the first
purchase made by Mr.. Coleman In some
time. which seems to indicate that after
all this watchful waiting the time has
come for him to act.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
ZIG BROOkLYN DEAL.

Amos = Lamphear and John Muller
have sold for the Peoples Trust Company
the dwellings on plot bOXl00 at li7 and
149 Remsen street. between Court and
Clinton streets, taking In part payment
from the John T.. sullivan Company ffty-
four lots on Eighty-first street. between
Fifth and Sixth avenues Tho trans
act on involves about $500. 900. The same
brokers resold the lots to a builder The
Remsen street property will probably be
improved for business purposes and
bachelor apartments
Collins. Toan 4 Go. have sold for the
Bond and Mortgage Guarantee COMPANY
the four story apartment houses. 333 to
S39 Lafayette avenue. TO w A. A. Brown
president OF the Nassau Brewing Com
pany. Mr., Brown gave In part pawn, mt
four vacant plots Mt the northwest corner
Of Flathush avenue and GARRISON street !:
the northwest corner Of Bedford avenue
and Robinson street the third on Flat
bush avenue near Winthrop street and
tho other on Flatbush avonQc near Park
side avenue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
LEASE SPACE FOR UPTOWN BANK.
state Institution 10 Ne Ope ned On
Broadway at 07th street.

Quarters have been leased for a new
State bank which is to be established
In the Wilmington apartment house at
the southeast corner of Broadway and
Ninety-seventh street. opposite the River.
side and Riviera theatres. Il will be
known as the Broadway Central Bank.
The capital is 100000 and the surplus
$4,000. The directors are Frank WILL
Jams. Bert Mckevett, Lew c. wallick.
Jacob S. Bretz, David W. Armstrong, Jr..
George Kern. Simon Meyer. Leopold
Brown and Edward J. Bowling. ali OF
New York city.
Rice & Hill, with George T. Corsa. has
leased the store at 5s Church street. ad.
Joining the northwest corner of Fulton
street to Theodore Laspites for "A term
OF years.
Dun 4 Conger have leased the store at
1853 Madison avenue TO Meyer Pogoda.
Pease 4 Gilman have leased for Rober,
walton tIoelet the three story stable a,
40 East Fifty-third street TO Samuel
W Cole.
James y. Wslls's Sons have leased for
tn. Bevins estate the four story build >
ing at 52s West Twenty-second street to
oConnor & Rlchman for r. A. Fisher to
F. :. Ferguson. Jr, the two story stable
formerly occupied by sheppard Knapp n:
3ii West Twenty fourth street: to James
Cofey the ground floor. basement and
rear loft IN il9 West Twenty-elghth
street; In SCI and 523 West Twenty
third street the sixth floor TO the lie Val
ley Vit% Compound Company: the upper
half OF the new building at 504 and sos
West Twenty-fourth street to the Lead
Mould ElectrOtypc Foundry to ]. H.
Macdonald. the ground floor of 357 West
Sixteenth street to Charles y. Matthews
Tucker. Sneyers & CO. have leased To
Louis Splro the store and basement at 20
West Thir'y-eichth street and space at
c9-33 West Thirty eighth street 80 /. \.
B.lipr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
RESERVE BANKS MUST
Be READY MAY 10
Organization Committee Desig-
mates IncOrpOrators in
Five Districts.

WARRINGTON, May 1.-THE reserve
bank organization committee announced
the i've banks In each reserve district
which have been designated to execute
the papers OF Incorporation for the re-
serve banks Of their districts The filing
OF the certificates OF Incorporation will
complete the preliminary OF organisation
and the election OF directors for the re-
serve banks will be proceeded with i'm
mediately.
Arrangements have been made with
each OF the designated banks 10 have It's
representatives meet In the clearing house
OF their reserve bank cities as soon as
possible. The organization committee
expects that the certificates Of tncorpora-
tion will be in the hands OF the Comp
troller OF the Currency shortly after
May Is.
The banks selected to execute the GER
tlhcates OF Incorporation for the New
York reserve bank are the Irving Ma
tional and the National Park Bank, Of
New York city; the National Commercial
Bank OF Albany. the Marine National
Bank OF Buffalo and the First National
Bank Of Syracuse.
Those for the New England district are
the First National Bank. Bridgeport.
Conn. Cascona National Bank, Portland.
Me-. Shawmut National Bank, Boston !:
First National Bank. Concord. N. H.. and
National Bank Of Commerce. Providence.
H. l.
The banks In the Philadelphia district
are the Union National Bank. Whining
ton. Dell First National Bank. Jersey
City: County National Bank. Newark.
N. j Philadelphia National Bank and
the Bank Of North America, Philadelphia
Those for the Richmond district are
the Merchants Mechanics National Bank.
Baltimore: Murchson National Bank,
Wilmington. n. c.: Palmetto National
Bank. Columbia. s. c.: First National
Bank. Roanoke. Va. and Citizens National
Bank. Charleston. $. c.
The banks In the Cleveland district are
the Phoenix and Third National Bank,
Lexington. KY: First National Bank,
Cincinnati: First National Bank, CIcve-
land: First National Bank. Columbus
Ohio. and National Bank OF Pittsburg, Pa.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
JERSEY BANKS MAY QUIT.
TO Get State Charters IN.
less Reserve Zone Is Glanced.

Three Jersey City banks, the First Ma
tional. Third National and Hudson County
National. threaten to apply for State
charters and cease TO be Federal insti-
tutions unless the new reserve board
heeds the appeal OF the bankers in north
ern New Jersey to be attached to the
New York regional reserve district In
stead OF Philadelphia.
Just as soon as the Federal board or
ganizes the Jersey bankers will renew
their appeal. 1f II Is refused and they
are told To remain in the Philadelphia
district their next step will be to iuui-
date. The banks then will reorganize and
take out State charters
Edward l. Edwards. State Comptroller
and cashier OF the First National Bank
OF Jersey City, said yesterday Il would be
an impossibility for the Jersey City banks
to get along without New York. He said
that to be compelled to do business with
Philadelphia would be too great a hard
ship.
a number OF big business houses have
told the banks that II the Federal Reserv.
Board insists upon keeping northern New
Jersey In the Philadelphia district which
would mean much delay in clearing they
will withdraw their deposits and do busi-
ness direct with New York banks or State
banks. Some New York banks contem-
plating this have already been canvass
ing Jersey City for deposits
The organization committee OF the Fed
eral reserve banking system has COM
municated with the New York Clearing
House Association requesting that Il
set aside a room in the Clearing House
for the convenience OF the incorporators
of the Federal reserve bank TO be sit
uated In this city.
Among those being talked OF as incor-
porators are: James q. Cannon, presi-
dent of the Fourth National Bank: Clark
Williams and Edmund Il. Fisher, Deputy
Comptroller of the City OF New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
MISSOURI PACIFIC
PRESENTS NEW PLAN
Calls on $25,O00,O0O Note
holders for One Year
Extension.
CONSENT OF ALL NEEDED
Attorney for Gould Interests
Admits Alternative Is a
Receivership.

Following an extended meeting Of the
board of directors of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad Company yesterday Thomas L.
Chadbourne. counsel for the Gould In
terests, announced that the directors had
adopted a resolution calling upon the
holders OF the s25.0O0.0o per cent.
notes which mature on Juno to agree
10 an extension Of one year. The d.
rectors took this step only after they
found they were unable 60 interest Kuhn.
Loeb & Co. in financing the notes.
Mr.. Chadbourne said yesterday:
THE directors have proposed to the
noteholders that they extend the 25.00O.-
600 notes for one year. II they do so
the interest will be Increased from per
cent. TO per cent. but there will be
no cash bonus. The road will put up
$S,o0o.0o0 additional collateral consisting
OF st. Louis. Iron Mountain and Southern
Railroad refundlng bonds. Negotiations
but will be continued for the purpose Of
Eettins a plan whereby the bankers may
take care Of the financial affairs of the
company after the notes are cleared up.
IT Kuhn. Loeb & Co. can show the
Missouri Pacific where II can cut down
the roads fixed charges as recommended
IN their letter We shall DO glad TO let
them do IT,
All the noteholders will have TO agree
10 thc extension to make the plan opera
tive very few non-assenting notehold-
ers can defeat II. We can count on de-
posits OF s7.50o.000 of the notes at once.
Non-assenting noteholders will not bo
paid on. Deposits are to b. made at
the Union Trust Company"
Asked II $1,000 note Out OF the
y.b.o00.ooo could defeat the plan Mr..
Chadbourne said. Yes. There isn't a
banker In town whom we haven't been 70
IN the matter OF financing these notes Z"
I,e huded mat II the notes were extended
there would not be any underwriting.
a. asked II default on the payment Of
tne notes at maturity In case the extern
sion plan fell through would mean a re-
ownership Mr.. Chadbourne said: I'VE have
sixty days grace under the indenture IN
which to sell the collateral underlying the
notes and secure a deficiency Judgment. A
receivership. however would be the safest
way to prevent unfriendly action by non.
asserting noteholders."
Otto II. Kahn when told OF the action of
the Missouri Pacific directors said |:
kuhn, Loeb Co. have nothing to add to
mo letter sent to the directors Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific system on, May s."
It IL known that Kuhn. Loeb & Co. are
done with the Missouri Pacific as far as
the financing Of the $4,000. 900 notes ma
turing on June are concerned What
the bankers may do In the future depends
on the action the Missouri Pacific directors
and noteholders may take and on future
contingencies.
Trading in Missouri Pacific was not
heavy yesterday as compared with last
Friday. when $1,000 shares were sold. The
total sales amounted to only 1900 shares.
The stock displayed considerable strength,
selling as high as Is y and closing at l7ia.
>. above Saturdays close The low OF
the day was II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
American Railways;
SETTLE MERRITT'S BONDS.
surety Companies 10 Pay 100000
10 Town In Eastchester.

TucKAiioE. n. Y. May ll.-Supervisor
Frederick T. Close announced tonight
that the town of Eastchester has mad. a
settlement with the bonding companies
by which II will recover 500 600 on the
bond of former Supervisor Henry c. Mer-
ritz. WHO Is under Indictment for embez-
cling funds of the township
According to the report of the West
chester County Research Bureau Merritt
Is short seq. 900 In town funds Under
the terms or the settlement the bonding
companies VIII pay $4,000 in cash the
last of this week and will give an in
demnity bond to guarantee the balance OF
$4,000 within one year The settlement
does not affect the claim OF the town
against Merritt for $4,000, which IN
charged az part OF the shortage. and
civil actions will be brought against Mer-
rift and the Merritt Construction Com
rany. All the personal and real estate Of
Merritt win be seized.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
LARGE LOANS RECORDED.

Three large mortgages affecting Man
haitian properties were placed on record
yesterday The Ehinelander Real Estate
Company obtained 10000 from the
Bowery Savings Bank AZ . per cent on
the Rhinelander Building at the south
west corner OF Duane and Rose streets :
Charles l.auc received sl4i.000 at per
cent. from Mrs. Margaret q, Sage on the
property AZ the southwest corner OF
Lafayette and Fourth streets and the
Gloomy Construction Company obtained
100000 from the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company with which 10 erect "A
building on the north side OF Thirty-e,ghth
street cighty-tve feet east OF Sixth ave
nue.. on plot 81 ay9S.9.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
CONSOLIDATED NAMES HEAD.
Exchange Omcers Are Reelected
without Opposition Ticket.

NJ L. DE Aguero was reelected presi-
dent OF the Consolidated Stock Exchange
yesterday for third term. There was no
opposition to the regular ticket Others
elected were:
First vice-president. Warren w. Erwin
second vice-president. s. A. Luther
treasurer. Marcus Helm: chairman. VAL
entine Mott: governors. two years. Aaron
de Cordova, l.. ]. Dietz. r. A. Farms
worth. T.. II. Heath. George w. Lehman.
w. T. Marsh. Clarence e. Perpall. Charles
T. Small. w. +. Valentine. Clarence II.
West: one year. Warren E. Scoville
trustees of gratuity fund. one year.
Mortimer II. wagar; four years. r. r.
Grant: five years. e. II. Van Buren,
members Of arbitration committee. Samuel
Dorning, J. II. Edwards, William Har-
grave. Robert J. Hoffman, Henry c. Jen-
kins. Laurence Tweedy. A. O. williams
members OF nominating committee, s. G..
Adams. Alfred s. Barnes. James A Giiiies.
J. r. Kelley. w. Curtis Otterson. T. Dc
Witt Scoble, c. II. Terhune.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
THE BOSTON MARKET.

BOSTON. May f1.-Trading for the four
hour session was quiet. with a generally
firm tone. The decline OF a., points In
United Fruit to 1921 was the feature
This price is a low record for the year.
Among the other industrials American
Sugar and Edison Electric each strength
ened points, the former to los, the
latter to ESQ. American Telephone and
Telegraph gained a point to 1913. Massa-
chusetts Electric preferred sold at %,
no !. Among the coppers Greene Cananea
advanced points to 80. CRANKY Con-
solidated gained u point to sla4. while
Osceola on light trading lost like
amount to &c. Butte and Superior and
Ray Consolidated each gained " and
Utah Copper hardened q to 651s. In the
rails Boston Elevated and New Haven
on light transactions each gained "a. the
former 20 1914. the latter to 50. The
summary:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
GAS DEBENTUREs CONVERTIBLE.
Consolidated Company's Issue VIII
he Ercha nGeable for stock.

The s25.0o0.o0O Of convertible deben.
lures which the Consolidated Gas Com
pany Is planning to apply to the Public
Service Commission for permission to is
sue are to be per cent. year deben.
lures, convertible after three years into
stock Of the company at par. 1t Ia planned
to offer to the stockholders the right
to subscribe at par to the extent OF 25
per cent. OF their holdings within twenty
days after a date OF record to be ap.
pointed by the trustees.
A special meeting Of the stockholders
has been called for May 20 to authorize
the Increase OF capital stock from $780,
100000 to $i25.000.000. made necessary
by the proposed convertible debenture Is
sue.
The rights when issued sold on the
curb yesterday at ~ to SIS. closing at
3as. The convertibles. when issued. sold
on the curb at 115k and li5S.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
CITY DWELLINGS RENTED.

J. =. Whiton-Stuart Company has
rented for l., VI Taller the residence at
II East E.ghty-siN'h street for term
OF years TO Mrs. Robert Struthers.
Peaso & Gilman have leased to Ruth
ven Wodell the dwelling at 1872 East
Eghty-second street. and the dwelling at
81 West f!fty-sixth street 10 V Everit
Macy.
Pease Il Elllmar have leased for Phil
lips Thompson and Dexter Rlaeden TO
John W. Brett the hve-story and base
ment house. at 10 West Forty-eighth
street. and for Mrs. Julia Draper Me-
keever. the flvc-s'ory American basement
residence at l22 East Sixty-iifth street, to
Henry W. Farnum
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
BURNS ABSENT. TRIAL PUT OFF.
Illness Of Detectives Wife Prevents
Hearing In Frank Case,

ATLANTA, May 1.-THE hearing in the
contempt cases against w. J. Burns ana
his aid, Dan = Lehon, has been post
poned until Friday by Judge r. H. HI,
because OF the serious Illness OF Burns s
wife In New York city Burns wired his
attorneys In regard to the condition OF his
wife and when the detectives telegram
was read to Judge Hin he at once post
poned the hearing, Burns wired:
You may rest assured that I shall be
on hand to answer these outrageous
charges"
Saturday Judge Hin will hear the mo-
ton to set aside the verdict against Leo
Frank because he was not In court when
the verdict was rendered. Franks attor-
neys and Judge l.. \. Roam. who presid ed
at the trial, will be called as witnesses
for the State.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
1t 1. Interesting to note that according to
SCHULZ DECLINES NEW POST.
SURROGATE Won't ne Service Conn
INSTRUMENTATION May Get Job.

George NJ. & Schulz. Surrogate OF Bronx
county, has definitely declined the post
of Public Service Commissioner. to which
Gov. Glynn appointed him, II IL expected
that the Governor will send another nom
ination to the senate to-day or to-mor-
row.
The leading candidate seems to he Rich
ard ". Mitchell, assistant District Attor-
ney of Bronx county. formerly an assist
ant Corporation Counsel and Democratic
candidate last fall for borough President
George y. Reinhardt. feed merchant,
Is another Bronx candidate
II II understood that the Governor
has also been considering Robert Colgate
Wood formerly a developer OF street rail-
ways and George u. Hayes, a lawyer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
BIG GARAGE FOR GOTH STREET.

Paul C. Hunter. architect. has been
commissioned to draw plans for four
story garage to be- erected for * T.
Moore on plot 175x92 on the south
side Of Twentieth street, between Tenth
and Eleventh avenues. II will be for com.
mercial cars and one OF the largest in the
city. The lease OF this building by James
n. Wels's Sons and r. X. Wood w. r.
Dolson Company was reported last week
Samson Selig is the lessee. and he will
turn II over to new corporation known
as the Twentieth Street Garage, incor-
poration papers of which have Just been
filed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
ORANGE CORNER BRINGS $4,000.

ORANGE, y, j, Nav ll,--EIorry Berger
formerly OF Lowry. Berger & Finger Com.
panv. has sold asa TO $50 Main street
corner of Brooks place, Orange. for
Nrrr's b'"sEV - N"w York investor
The property Is 6oxi25 feet and the con
sideratlon was In the ncghhorhood OF
$4,000. Mr. Berger has also sold thu
property at ISL and 1888 Hillside avenue
10 Charl,s Sindolnr for $4,000
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
ST. NICHOLAS AVE. TENEMENrs.
Two Houses 70 he Erected At Corner
Of 105th street.

The 175th street Holding Company.
David Zipkin pre- sident. filed through Mast
& Springstein plans for the const ruction
OF two six story tenement houses with
stores and a one story store on the north
east corner of St Nicholas avenue and
165th street one tenement will have
frontage OF 56 feet and a depth of $50.
the other n frontage Of 56 feet and depth
Of SOL. and the store frontage Of 22 feet
and a depth OF S6.1O. The tenements have
been estimated to cost one $4,000. the
other $4,000. and the store $4,000. making
n total cost OF 100000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12

. In purchasing the apartment structure
at 200 West Fifty eighth street for about
&l.300,o00 II. ~ Duke gave to Dir. c. v.
Palermo two houses which Mr.. Duke
bought from DR.. Palermo last year.
The property consists OF the
Prince Humbert and Marc Antony apart
uents. two twelve story structures. each
covering a plot 100x70.l1 feet. at 214
to $50 Cathedral Parkway (West 10th
street. The Paternos built these houses
about two and half years ago Pease
d. Gilman are the new agents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
NEW REALTY CORPORATIONS.

The following realty corporations were
chartered a. Albany yesterday:
Acadia building Company. Manhattan;
capital, 10000; directors V +, chute 4
&, Ainsworth AMI NJ. g Smith, Brook!yu
Colony Farm ana Home Company, Man
haitian. capital o. OOo: directors H. NJ
Racqus and G W. Boye, New York city. and
J " collins BronN
NJ 4 s Corporation, Manhattan: cant
tai, $500. directors, samuel Goodman, Fan
ME Goodman and Nose Goodman. New
York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
MOVIE ACTOR RUys HOME.

Clifford Bruce, an actor In the Pathe-
Frercs Moving Picture Company. has
bought the Bowen cottage on the south
east corner Of Warburton avenue and
chambers street, Bellcourt, Ray SIDE l.. I.
Mr., Bruce has purchased the dwelling for
occupancy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-12
FORECLOsE ON PINE ST. OFFICES.

The Seameus Bank for Savings In the
city Of New York filed "A lis pendens
in the County Clerks office yesterday
against Felix Berthe. Ivan 4. Schleicher
and Albert II. Funke. as executors of Nal
wine Schleicher and others, to for-cose
mortgage for $4,000 on the property
az Z Pine street The mortgage was made
March Il. 1910, The building at Pine
street Is ten stories on "A lot 2lN73lo II
Is one of the pioneer office buildings OF
the lower city, Astors own the building
to the east