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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
BROADWAY NoRTHeRN LINE THE CITY New YORK


as Edgemere, laid out that community
and developed II into The attractive sea-
side home section IL Is to-day, liz about
to close out his holdings there In a final
auction sale TO be held oil the property
next Saturday, with Bryan l.. Kennedy
as the auCtioneer. In the years Mr.. Ian
caster has owned Edgemere he has
changed II from a series OF sand dunes,
lacking even roads, into an all year resi-
dental place, with all surface and sub
surface improvements, one Of the largest
hotels along the coast, as well az mum
Der OF smaller hotels, more than zoo
residences stores and population OF
from 1000 to 5000 people.
Starting with the E,dgemcre Club Hotel
and few cottages in 1895 the section has
steadily grown and spread until to-day 1t
forms a built NJ connection between Ar
verne and Far Rockaway in closely settled
sections OF the Rockaway peninsula. OF
the 100 acres In the original tract ON
which Edgemore Was built there Is room
left for about nifty houses. Physical M
provemcnts costing several millions OF
dollars have been made ana the prom
erty has passed from the development
state into an important part of New
York city
Mr.. Lancaster has used methods in
building Elgcmorc decidedly different
from those usually employed in deve OPP
mcni work. Tn" entire property has been
subdlvided and sold through the medium
of auction sales, ana all the buildings
except those originally pul az 10 start
the section are on land sold TO individuals
at these sales.
Fl held my first sals IN 1895 said Mr..
Lancaster yesterday, and buyers from
that day to this have never lost money
at Edgemere. Property down there is the
hes, paying investment / know, Buyers
at that first sale paid for the best located
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
BROOKLYN BUILDERS RESTING.
Operations Of the Week Confined
Chiefly TO small Houses.

Following record operations for the
past five weeks new construction work
in Brooklyn fell or tremendously. the to-
tai estimated cost of new buildings ac-
cordiug to plans filed with the Building
Bureau during the past week being
slightly more than s530.O00 Plans for
forty-nine small dwellings which will cost
si6S.950 were nlcd. Miscellaneous struc-
lures, which include 100000 church.
sT5.000 loft building and S50.oOo factory.
helped TO swell the total.
The New style Home Building Com
pany will erect thirteen two-story dwell
ings on the north side Of Seventy seventh
street east Of Fifth avenue, n cost OF
s45,506; David Sokoiuw will build eight
two-story dwellings a. n cost 90 $4,000
on the south side of Scyenty-fifth street
wegt OF S'ycuteenth avenue. Max Beno-
witt will spend S2io00 for eight two
story dwellings to occupy site on the
east side ~ Atkins avenue south Of Blake
avenue.
The new church building 10 cost 800
600 is to be erected by the Church Of ST,
Martin on the southwest corner OF Knick-
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FAN SHAW AVENUE VAN
CORTLANDT TERRACE, ONE
CLOCK FROM The ROADWAY
CITY LINE PROPERLY

OF natural isolation from possible undesr-
able encroaChmonts upon residence realty.
such ms are likely to injure land which
is too close to transit facilities. Al pres
cnt they have adequate service furnished
by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit or n
choice ia possible for those who prefer
water travel via the Thirty-ninth street,
or Bay Ridge, ferry, which plies between
the Battery. Manhattan and Thlrty-ninth
street. Brooklyn. Those who prefer
the water route may travel in summer
on the Atlantic Yacht Club boat which
calls at the Crescent club, twenty
minute sail TO the Battery.
In less than two years /: Is calculated
that the subway on Fourth avenue Will
be IN operation To 1ighty-siXth street only
"A comfortable walk to the Johnson lots
Tho property can bc reached now by the
Third and F.fth avenue surface lines.
the former passing the lots.
The lots are practically waterfront
holdings for while there II some distance
between them and the shores of New York
Bay the intervening land Is owned by
the city, which has devot d Il for park
purposes ana the driveway, which Is
regarded as the most beautiful In the
country east of the Mississippi. The desir-
ability OF tho land because OF this park
and drive IL heightened, because the city
Ia building new drive which Is APP
proXlmatCly 700 feet lower than the pres
cnt drive, or SHORE road tuus giving homes
built there % permanent and unobstructed
sweep Of tho upper and lower New York
baVs, the Narruws and water craft
The JplNsuus bought these lots about
twenty five years ago. when they became
Interested IN transit matters, having had
control Of several street railway lines
Entu thoy sold uu' tp the BrooKlyn Rapid
Transit, and acquired the land 10 provide
Lphcir homes cad Tom Johnson huilt an
odd home on this property. People came
from ali dircct!Ors to view thc house,
which was huiE of sea shells, and from
that derived the name OF the Shell Cot
tagc. On the Shore road SIDE the house
was one story hiEh ana It's rear, over
hanging the water, was seven stOr rs
above the ground. When tho city decided
20 establish the park II IS now build
ing ard 20 create a boulevard along
the water edge part Of the Johnson land
was condemned ana that part included
the site OF the Shell Cottage.
That which the city dd not take, how
over. II situA ed on ton Of the ridge which
0anks the shore road from EiEhtN sixth
stree. down to the Fort Hamilton rrsrr-
walton since the Johns 'uS gave ~ using
the nroper.y TOR their homes II ms been
developed TO conform with III" city's I'M
pruvcmcu,s, and practically an OF tho
streets bounding the lots are paved. lighted
and severed with all assessments for
these works paid,
The sale haa been ordered by I. Cole
man du Pont, executor.
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III, Properly at 32I West Thirteenth
si,s,', ,.hs been sold. Tn Thursday the
properly adjoining, n; 325, WAS bought
by the Merit Realty Company in Il par
tition auction sale for $500. The four
properties 10 the west arc owned 10y st.
Bernards Roman Catnu!ic church. hev-
ing been bought aimee August, 1912.
Brokers in the nciGhbothood think that
tho sole of yesterday and that Of Thurs
day have some significance. The belief
10 that Il plot IL hciuE assembled for n
structural change. Some have advanced
The theory that tho church corporation
IL interested Ia the activity having "a
mind the er,7'tiou of u school Tor the
children of th, parish. The church IS
on the south sid" NJ Fourteenth street
about 90 feet east ~ Ninth avenue,
The four properties In the rear on Thir-
teenth street. 3g9. 33l. $50 and SSi. are
owned by the church. The former prop
erty. u two story stable, was bought IN
March. 1918. The other parcels, four
story dwellings were acquired the pre-
vlous Augusi Tie church has 10 place
for the education " its children. The
property at 80 sold yesterday, is n
three story dwelling with n stable in
the rear on a lot 20 feet on the street
and 1893 feet deep. The buyer IL said
10 have paid $50. 0n0 FOR IL. The prop
srty adjoining which was sold for
$500, Is similar in size and Improve
ment. The former house stands in the
name OF the Charles Milford estate,
which has owned Il since 1879. The
house sold az auction had been the prop
erty Of the Van Pelts since 1856. Tho
families are related.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
BALDWIN HARBOR CHANGES.
Much Money Being spent In Better-
Ing South shore Development.

Baldwin. OH the south shore of Long
Island l. now undergoing considerable
changes. Tho Baldwin Harbor Realty
Company has made many improvements
10 the Village of great benefit TO II and the
surrounding territories. The tract owned
by the company was purchased about two
Years ago and consists Of approximately
675 acres at Kicks Neck bordering on Mill
burn Greek, Parsonage creek and Middle
Bay and Is opposite Long beach and Jones
Inlet and q short distance from the Baldwin
station OF the Long Island Railroad
The tract. which war farm land when
ACQUIRED, IL now a little village In itself
with streets and boulevards
IN" company has nov in course ui COZ
strUCtiou eighteen houses and bungalows.
plans.
These houses, ~ we'll az fifty odd houses
now GA III" property, are Of the latest type
of stru, ture and built on large plots.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
BIG BRIARCLIFF FARM SOLD.

William +. Atwood. president OF the
New Britain Trust Company New Brit
ain. Conn. and Miriam l.. Gerdlne Of
Yonkers. ". Y. have sold the Fisher farm.
nea- Briarciiff. Westchester county. con-
tanning more than thirty-three acres and
"a one hundred year old dwelling. Near by
are the Law estate, the Sleepy Hollow
Country Club, Lake Pontiac, the John d.
and william Rockefeller estates. The
property has been held NJ $4,000. and
was sold through Frank l.. Young OF Os-
shining and q. T. Butterfly IL Is under
stood that some Of the adjoining owners
are buyers and have purchased the prop
erty for protective measures.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
LOCATION FOR QUEENS MARKET
borough Head Has Asked Business
Interests 10 Suggest Site.

Representatives OF big business inter
ests and civic organizations In Queens
have been asked by Borough President
Connolly to suggest the best location for a
public market there.
Mr.. Connolly is anxious to ascertain the
sentiment Of the borough. Several sites
have been suggested for the market,
among them being one under the Queens
boro Bridge. in the Hunters Point sec
tion OF the First ward the Dutch Kills
basin between Queens and Brooklyn the
wide territory developed from meadow
land on the borders OF Flushing Creek
In the jamaica section near the terminal
OF the Long Island Railroad. and In the
Woodside section in the Vicinity OF the
union station Of the borough trolieys.
the elevated lines and the dual transit
lines
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flat NEAR pRo.DwAY SOLD.

WEST sINTY-StXTH STREET The
Duross Company has sold for Haywood
r. Norton, william I. Norton and
Frank L. McSorley. lS4 West sixty
sixth street. a five story Hat on lot
25xlo0, about 1913 feet wee; VI Broad
way. Opposite 10 the Hotc. Marie An
touette and In the rear is Blaneys
Theatre. formerly tho Lincoln Square.
WEST le4TH STREET b.
I.arxin has sold 20 an investor the
-four story brick tenement NJ 25i West
1?4th street on lot 1T1lNiO0li. BE-
tween Seventh and Eighth avenues.
SEVENTH STREET.--S. Finkleste.n has
hough, the six story tenement ~ 6e
Seventh street on lot 2jN90.1o feet,
between the Bowcry and Second ave-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
DEVELOPERS BUSY IN QUEENS.
Acquire Several Lnrge Properties
From Investors.

Transactions IN Queens during the past
week indicate that the principal buying
10 being done by persons who are taking
over holdings 10 develop them. Thomas
DAILY took lol lots In the Elmhurst Sec
ton from Henry G.. Bude. the purchase
price being $4,000. AIR. DAILY viii erect
dwellings on some Of the lots, which are
within three blocks 81 the Junction ave-
nue. express station az the Corona eN-
tension of tine dual transit lines
The Flushing hay Improvement Com
pany increased is holdings OF meadow
land near Flushing Greek Tho Cord
Meyer Company sold three ard q halr
acres ON the west bank ot Flushing Creek
and George c, Meyer sold two parcels. one
OF three aud half acres and the other
Of four acres, at $4,000 an acre.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
NEW NEWARK CHURCH PLANNED
to spend 10000
Dental Company to BuiId.

NEWARK, June lS,--Thirty permits. in
Guiding one for the new stone edIilce
OF the Memorial Presbyterian Church Mt
south Orange avenue ana Sou,h seventh
street were GRANTED hy the Building be-
partmcut during the week; Most of the
permits are for alteration work and 20
Sether represent an outlay OF about $685.
600. The church will cover "A plot measur-
ing a3X'3 feet ana viii cost approximately
10000.
Application was made by Charles s.
Cohon to cree, two story hricI; build
ing at 257 and ESQ South street The
plans We're filed and call for n build
ing, with a frontage, OF AZ feet and n
tepth of 100 feet. The cost was .stI-
mated at 100000, The building will DO
occupied by the National Dental Com
pany. manufacturers of dental materials.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
ROSE VILLA DWELLINGS SOLD.

Eeis. S Feist have sold the three frame
and stuccc Dutch Colonial dwellings, at
the southwest; corner OF Peck and Second
avenues IN the Rose villa tract for the
Rosev.lle Realty Company, 10 Louis Gold
farb for investment. Each house has
seven rooms and tsth and all the latest
conveniences. Each stands on n plot 81
feet front by 100 feet IN drpth. making
total frontage OF i02 feet on Peck ave-
nue. and / 90 feet on Second avenue
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lots In the property about one half what
| consider each OF the remaining lots
worth, aud II they wanted to sell they
always could do so ut substantial profit,
Many, however have built homes on their
property and will not sell At any price"
Mr.. Lancaster was asked why he sold
his property II IL was such good in
vestment. He replied that his business
Is the development and sale Of land that
ne IL a wholesale dealer or manufacturer.
Like other manufacturers and dealers,
he has to keep his stock moving - nuke
money for himself, and that TO hold his
property indefinitely would mean that he
would have 20 close up shop. Hr sald
he hoped for a large crowd NJ tine sale
and good prices. hut that II conditions
were such that he could get only low
prices he would have 10 accept them
without question. ,
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TO SELL JOHNSON PROPERTY.
shore Road Holdings of Late Tom
J.. to lie offered at Auction.

Property on the Shore road IN Brook
Ign owned by tho oSate Of the late Tom
L. Johnson. who was Instrumental in
giving Brooklyn rapid lrdLslt IN tho days
before ;he advent OF sulways, viii he sold
at auction by Joseph u. Day. The hold
ings Of the Johnson estate consist of los
city lots, twenty-three of which front on
the Shore road and the remainder t6ce
Third avenue aud the interesting streets
between Ninety-sixth and Nincty-nInth
stroets. They are the first lots in tho
Vicinity 90 be offered NJ public sale In
more than twenty years, and are to he
sold at an executors proceeding on June
90.
The johnson lots have the advantage
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
BROADWAY CITY LINE PROPERTY
LOOKING NORTH OVER VAN coRI-
LANOT TERRACE.

Lots lying on and Immediately west OF
Broadway and Van turtl mai PARK a."
scheduled 10 ne sold ~ - Nesey stree:
on June 81 hy !. Clarence Davies and
Joseph =. Day, agents and au'topeers.
The property To be- sold consists OF 1871
lots, u nunppr ~ which are directly on
and Just over the New YORK city line
IN the mos, sOu;heIly part OF Nonkcrs,
on the liue oC the electric surface rail-
way that operates an Broadway. Man
haitian. and South Rroalway, ionkers,
between the ?42d street subway terminal
station and Getty Square,
In addition to twtuty-elgut lots front
inl on Broadway the remaining 100 lots
20 be disposed OF are situated on West
26ad and 2G3d streets, Huyler Spencer
and TyndaU avenue, fieldstou road and
Spencer place. The lots that lie north
of 2G3d street are IN several instances
either wholly within the city OF Nonkers
or are divided by the city line. including
seven Broadway lots and nine abuttlng
with frontageS In spencer place.
The lots are ad5oned on three sides
by such highly dcv' loped residential colo
MICS as Van Cortnudt Terrace, the Foster
Schmidt property, tho Lawrence estate
tract to the ap.tHNrst IN south Ionkers.
and the many costly houses that dot
the Rvcrdalc section just To- the north OF
Fieldston, the exclusive residential park
ow, ed by tn" Delailcld estate. opposite
the property Van tortlanut Park spreads
out TO the cas-, as far as jerome avenue.
making OF Broadway at this point u one
side5 tnorouEhfstrc tnat has practically
all the r sid"ntial possibilities OF Cen
trail Park West, upper Fifth avenue and
Riverside Drive, together with higher alti-
tudr than any OF these.
The Rive.dalc-Nau COrtlandt section
OF Broadway IS looked upon as a COM
ing centre % activities for the New York
builders o. high grade apartment houses,
Already IN" elevator apartment zone In
Manhattan hHS hecn extended 10 2l2th
street, with walk ups" at 233d street and
Broadway, while north of the city line
a nunucr OF attractive houses of SINH
ar type have been erected In south Yon-
kors, The west Bronx, south OF Van
Coitlandt Park, Is widely improved with
Inulti-familv houses.
one OF the principal features Of tns
Riverdale-BroadNay area II the nigh
character % It's residential occupation,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
BUILDING QUEENS FLATS.

Another W'ci; exceeded the half million
mark IN building operations I'M Queens.
1872 applications for new buildings Of an
estimated cos- ~ s437,325 having been
received
Toneneuts comprise tn bulk OF the
operations These are being erected In the
Long Island City seton along the new
transit lines ana In R!dgewOod near the
Brooklyn border line.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
slsT STREET CHURCH REsoLD.
Builder Buys st. James PropertS Tor
Apartment site.

Herman Arms Company resold for Low
enfield a Prayer TO the Forty-eighth Street
Company. Henry Claman. president. the
st. James Presbyterian Church property
at s55-359 West Flfty-hrst street, a
plot 5s.sxl0o.5. A six story elevator apart
ment house Is to be erected on the site from
plans which are now being prepared by
Gronenberg q Leuchtag. which provide for
apartments Of two. three and four rooms
with bath. The entire transaction in
wolves $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
YONkERs DWELLING BUYERS.

NJ A. Broderick has sold 346 warbur-
ton avenue. Yonkers. a two story building.
for -he Cream City Holding Company. to
Rose &. Barcuthcr. also the frame dwell
ing at l19 Woodwork avenue. for Har-
r!et r.. Mosscr Of Albany. n. y. TO Will
lam Jenne Of Yonkers
q. +. BUTTERFLY has sold for Frances J.
Trebble the former nome OF Frank He'd
ley, at >2S4 Valentine lane. Van Cortlandt
Terrace. South Yonkers, to Ella ~. May
hew; also tho adjoining house, gao Valen-
tine lane for the same owners: both
houses stand on plos i00xl00 and have
boon held at $40. 600.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
Building Being Erected on
33d Street Next to Park Avenue Hotel

on site on East Thirty-third street
adjoining the Park Avenue Hotel the
loft building for George \, WheeoclI,
who has owned the plot for many years.
The structure viii cover an area approx
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14

The Duross Company has leased for
William y. Albert the three story and
basement house at 3O9 West l3sth street
TO Patrick j. sullivan.
Slawson n Hobbs have rented for +. K
Brown to Mrs. a. NJ. Moore the dwelling
at 1875 West Eighty-frst street for a term
OF years. Fk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
REAL,ESTATE MARKET
NEWS AND COMMENT
Significant Activity in West 18th ST. -
Two Properties There Sold
Since Thursday.

Miss Lillian r. Robbins to n client for in
vestment. The same brokerage firm has
sold ia Fulton street, three story
business and apartment building, running
through to Fort Greene place. for J. f.
Hlrsch to a client for investment. and
1873 Thirty-th.rd street. a three story nat
for Alber, T. Pratt 70 a. Bleuberg.
n. J. $50 sl has sold for Mrs. Florence
A. Law,si, is1 East Eighth street, a
two storH two family brick nouae OH
lot 20xSl.6
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
HOW QUEENS HAS GROWN.
building Figures for Five Years
give Interesting Compnrisons.

Interesting figures showing how the
various sections Of Queens have grown
In the last five years have been pre-
pared by the Chamber Of Commerce of
that borough. The figures show that dur
ing that time 2O.e6S structures have been
erected. They were built az follows:
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crboclSer avenu. and VERIFIED street, on
plot 96xljS feet
The northwest corner OF Belmont ave-
nue. and Junis street is to he improved
Ivy Abraham Koeppel with ive-story
factory to cost $4,000 and the north
east corner Of Varet and White streets
is 20 he the site of a four story factory
to be erected by the Lurwal Realty Com
rany al cost OF $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
NEW CHURCH IN BROOKLYN.
To he Erected on bergen street.
Library on Richards street.

Plans FOR two seml-publlc buildings are
among those hied In Brooklyn last week.
The Bethel Baptist Church Of 5ll Bergen
street proposes to erect a two story brick
church building on the north side OF Rer-
gen street 200 feet east of ,Nevins street
~ "A cost OF $4,000
The city Library. DIR. Frank u. HILL
has had plans filed for "a two story brick
library building 10 occupy the northwest
corner OF Richards street and Visitation
place. 1t will cost $50. 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
BUYS BRONX APARTMENT SITE.

SUMMIT ANENUE.---Thomas IL Roy-
nolds has sold the plot joSio0, on the
ca.t side az summit avenue. IS feet
north OF lG2d street The buyer will
ercc' an apartment
SPJyTE< pIIYVfL PARKWAY.--M
b. Larkln has sold the three story res
idence on lot 25xIO0 on the east side
OF Spuyten DuyvN Parkway. 200 feet
south OF earth street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
SALE AT MARINERS nARBoR.

J. Sterling Drake has sold to Mrs.
Cessna kcmpcnaar plot, 5oxi0o, at the
southeast conner OF Union avenue and
Confederation place, Federal Park. Mar
iul - 1ilrbor. which Mira. Kempenaar IN
tends 10 Improve with dwelling
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14

imately s5Xl0O feet AZ 80 to 9S East
Thlrty-third street and will cost about
$4,000, The front viii he OF white
glazed terra Gotta IN modified Gothic de-
sign. The plans are by NJ. Il. iountree.
The building will contain four elevators.
a sprinkler system. and will be entirely
iircproof IN the modern sense Of the word
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
$4,000 pARIEN ESTATE SOLD.

r. II. Peck has sold for DR.. Samuel G.
Gan; his estate at Darien. Conn. con-
slsting OF twenty seven acres, with dwell
ing, greenhouses. garage. two barns, lake
and orchards The price was $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
LAST EDGEMERE LOT AUCTION.
No Nor" 10 lie Soid--scction's
Developer Talks.

Fred J, Lancaster, who twenty years
ago bought the 100 acres Of shoretront
property on the Rockaway const between
the ocean and Jamaica Bay, now known
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
BRooKLyN APARTMENTS SOLD.

John f. James & Sons have so,d The
four story brick and stone apartment at
6s5 and Gs1 Sterling place. occupying n
plot 5Gx1OiXt3t and held at $4,000. for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14

Totals ........9 7OS 3 ggI I-.ss s55 $40 % rsS
From 1898. when Queens became part
of New YORK city. to the year 1914 there
have been i to,al of 1883 new build
ing constructed IN Queens, valued ut
sls5S91. 900
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
TENANT FOR ssTH ST. HOUSE.

The Clark Estates have rented the
house 80 West Eighty-nfth street to
Ross w David.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-16
Favors Change i'm Rural Delivery

The announcement hat Postmaster
General Burleson favors a change in
the rural delivery system whereby
carriers will have to bid for the work
and obtain it by bidding lower than
anyone else, is causing great appre-
hension among rural carriers all over
the country. This is tn old star route
system revived. Under it, the bidder
would no doubt be allowed to take
as many contracts as he could handle
and every rural carrier would become
the employe of the contractor, instead
of Uncle Sam as he is now. In time,
the contractor could become a big
corporation which would fix the COM
pensation Of the men who do the work