New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-23
Twelfth Annual Conven-
ton Begins at Saratoga
Springs To-day.
N. Y. CITY SENDING
SPECIAL DELEGATION
Pennsylvania Railroad to Have
New Ticket Office in Central
Fifth Avenue.

Inc twelfth annual convention OF
the Real Estate Association Of the
State OF New York will begin to-day
in Saratoga Springs and continue
through Saturday.
". Morgenthau, jr, president Of
the association, spent yesterday here
making final arrangements for the
convention. Never have there beer
such widespread interest in the con-
out the state. A special car on the
New York Central has been chartered
by the Buffalo Real Estate Associa-
ton. From Rochester some members
will come by train. and about twenty
five delegates have arranged for an
automobile excursion, leaving Roches-
ter to-day. Similar arrangements
have been made by the Real Estate
Association OF Binghamton.
The delegation from Greater New
York will 90 up in two or three sec
tons. The first section will leave b.
the Empire State express this morn
ing, under the personal guidance OF
Mr.. Morgenthau and A. H. Wagg, Of
Malvern, l.. |. The afternoon delega
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Frank, general chairman of the con-
Mr.. Morgenthau's firm. will take
charge of the delegation which goes
up by night boat.
The Saratoga City Council has
voted an appropriation for the enter
tanment of the real estate men in
the form of an automobile excursion
through Saratoga and the surround
ing country and luncheon at Lake
George. Mayor Butler Judge Sails
bury and Senator Bracket, of Sara
toga, will be on the committee TO wei
come the members to Saratoga
Springs.
The visitors will include ]. J. Mar
tin, president of the Massachusetts,
Real Estate Exchange; Walter C.
Piper, Of Detroit, and Thomas f. In
gersoll, of Minneapolis, president and
executive secretary Of the Nationa.
Real Estate Association. Philadelphia
will send Thomas Shallcross, jr.,
president of the local board and ex-
president of the national association.
and also Edward Cattell.
Among others who have notified the
programme committee of their inten-
ton TO take part in the proceedings
are Senator Ogden L. Mills, Martin
SAKE, president of the State Tax
Board; A. Frank Warren, Of Roches-
ter, president of the Farm Brokers'
Association; Kngman n. Robbins, Of
the National Association of Farm
Mortgage Brokers; f. J. Barcalo, of
Buffalo, president of the Assoc lated
Manufacturers and Merchants of the
State, and Charles f. Mannierre, OF
New York
The Pennsylvania Railroad has COM
pleted negotiations through Horace ).
Ely & Co. for the leasing of the south
erly store in the Depew Building at
4S7 and 489 Fifth Avenue. The annual
rental asked for the new store was
$4,000.
The railroad will continue to occupy
its old store, at sol Fifth Avenue, un-
til May, at which time that building
is to be RACED and replaced by tall
structure, the lower part OF which
will be occupied by the Aston Trust
Company.
Calm e. Pittman and Charles f.
Cathie sold for John C. Gartelman the
dwelling 1921 Grand Avenue, 5OXlO6:
Slawson & Hobbs have sold for
NaTdn y. uIlNttAOih NlS 49,
twenty-foot high stoop dwelling l27
West Seventeen Street.
The Simonia Realty Corporation,
Simon Shapori, president, has bought
from the American Real Estate Com
pany the plot, 100xl5S, at the north
east corner of Daily Avenue and 18lst
Street. for improvement with two five
story apartment houses. The buying
company recently finished two five
story houses on Bryant Avenue, near
Aldus Street
Calm e. Pittman have sold for John
c. Gartelman 1921 Grand Avenue, a
two story dwelling. on plot 50xl06,
near 190th Street.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company has arranged TO lend $1,000
900 to the McMorrow Brothers for
erecting two apartments in West End
Avenue. One house will be at Eighty
ninth and the other at Ninety-ninth
Street.