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New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
BRISK DEMAND FOR LOTS
AT MANHATTAN BEACH
Eight New Houses Now Under Con-
struction at Ocean Colony.

Within the last few months a large
number of sales Of lots and houses at
Manhattan Beach has been made 10
men in practically every field of en-
deavor. Eight new homes are already
in the course Of construction. There
are already 120 fine residences at Man
haitian Beach occupied by the owners
and representing a valuation of over
100000.
In addition TO having unexcelled
transit facilities, all the necessary city
improvements, including macadam
streets, sidewalks, gas, electricity,
water and a modern sanitary sewer
system have been installed, doing away
with the possibility of assessments at
some later day. All the property has
been carefully restricted.
These are the features, in addition to
the wide esplanade running along the
ocean front built at cost of over ST.
100000. that have made Manhattan
Beach what it is to-day. But the prop
ertv has been brought within the reach
of the homemaker through the liberal
policy of Joseph ?. Day, the sales man
ager, in building up the community. ..
Mr.. Days policy has been to permit
home or lot buyers to pay cash If they
desired; part cash, or little cash with
reasonable instalments. Above all, his
aim has been to provide investments on
which owners can realize easily II re-
verses ever come. "At the present
prices Manhattan Beach lots and homes
are the best local real estate invest
ment that a man can have" says Mr..
DaV
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23

the beginning Of an era Of modern in
dustrial buildings!
Judging from present conditions,
there is no need Of fearing for one foot
Of idle space in any building in. The
Bronx that is conveniently located and
we'll supplied with the requirements OF
the modern up-to-date manufactures.
"The Bronx wants industries, and IL
is getting them. Present day indus
tries are divided into two classes-the
sort that become tenants OF indus
trial buildings and the sort that erect
their own plants on large plots or acre
age.
"The first mentioned is the sort in
which the most rapid growth is beng
made in The Bronx. This is easy OF ex-
planation. A community that possesses
the advantages, both natural and arti-
fetal. that The Bronx possesses. nat
urally has a big demand for its land
The old law Of supply and demand puts
land values pretty well up. Some think,
and perhaps rightly so, that they are
too high up, but that is another mat
ter. Let US here meet the situation as
we find it,"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
SHORTAGE OF
LOFTS IN BRONX
Much Space Needed That
Is Suitable for Light
Manufacturing.

Owners of vacant land in the Bronx
industrial area should erect modern
buildings of the daylight variety for
the garment, musical, light metal work
ing. woodworking and many other
trades. says the Bronx Board of Trade.
"a very interesting condition Of af-
fairs exists in The Bronx with regard
to the shortage Of suitable loft space
for light manufacturing" adds the
Bronx Board of Trade. Probably
never before has there been such a de-
mand. Those who are in a position to
know report that where six months ago
were great signs reading Lofts TO Kent
to-day are replaced with equally con-
spicuous signs reading Help Wanted.
"The needed buildings are not such
as to mean expensive construction. The
present demands are for buildings with
plenty of glass, steam heat and elevator
service.
1T is easy enough to convince the
inouiring manufacturer that The Bronx
is admirably situated with regard to
transit and transportation; that we
have the finest labor market in the
country; but il is hard TO convince
him that the buildings which we are
now in a position TO offer are such as
will produce the highest degree OF ef-
fciency of labor, greatest economy for
handling his material and the lowest
rates Of insurance.
industrial buildings as proposed
should be a good investment. The mi
, tial cost is not great. The maintenance
and operation Is but little, and it is
possible to secure from 80 to 40 cents
a square foot for the space. Surely
this is better than non-revenue pro-
ducing vacant lot, with its never-let-up
taxes and interest.
"Financial institutions are looking
with favor upon this sort OF invest
ment. Money should be available for
this purpose. Why, then, can't we see
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23

at $3.50 900, and the West End av.
apartment house at $750,000.
Slawson g. Hobbs will manage the
West End av. property. The Broadway
corner will be improved with thlr-
teen story building. Edward II. Harris
and Robert Leslie Moffet represented
Mr.. Leeds, and Bowers e. Sands repre-
sented the McLaughlins as attorneys.
An 100000 West Side transaction
was negotiated by the Douglas Robin
son, Charles s. Brown Company II
sold for Thomas De Witt Cuyler, as
executor, for the Morris X. Jesup es-
tate the three story taxpayer 225l TO
2259 Broadway and 252 to 256 West
Slst St, being the premises at the
southwest corner Of Slst ST. and Broad
way. 1t was held at S350,OOO: II has
frontages of 76 feet on Broadway and
104 feet on Slst st. The same brokers
sold for the same estate the elght story
Forres apartments, at the northwest
corner of 8lst st. and Broadway, valued
at s45O,O00 Franklin Petit, president
of the Realty Company OF America,
buyer Of the properties, quickly resold
the southwest corner OF Slst st. and
Broadway to the Mills Bebee Corpora
tion.
The Forres apartment house adJoinss
the Saxony at the southwest corner OF
Broadway and SD St, which was SOLD
by the estate, together with the De
Witt apartments on SD ST., IN January
1914. to Bing & Bing in trade for their
seventeen story apartment house at the
northeast corner Of Park av. and Istn
~ The Bings resold the houses a
month later 70 Robert B. Dula, who in
- .b
later 10 the Pullman Holding Company.
Among other sales of property ~ the
local market last week were;
MADISON AV.-Henry F. Smith and
other heirs of the estate OF Emma l..
Smith, sold the dwelling, on lot ZO.3x
GO, at the southeast corner OF Maoi,
son av. spd s2d st. The purchaser Will
NINTH Av.-The Peter A. Eckhardt
estate sold 692 Ninth av., tenement
on lot 25.lxl00, 75 feet south Of 4sth st.
BAINBRIDGE AV.-Josephine LincE
sold TO b. Weiser 1926 Bainbridge av''
extending to Reservoir Oval, a dwell
ing. on plot 33xll2.6x irregular.
18TH ST.-James j. Donovan sold for
the Bond and Mortgage Guarantee
Company III West 18th St. five story
fiat, lot 22xl02.2. The. sellers recently
acquired the property in foreclosure.
cROTONA PARKWAY-Joseph A.
Wasserman sold for Arthur Bell he
vacsS, plot, 23xll3, on the east SIDE
Of Crotona PARKWAY extending through
10 Mohegan av., 33 feet north OF l79tn
st. 70 T. Smith, who owns the l79th
st. corner. Mr.. Smith will improve the
entire plot with four story garage
containing Accommodations for chaui-
feurs.
BROADWAY-Th eight and nine
story store and loft building at slo
Broadway, on the block with Grace
Church. was sold by the Surety keaity
Company, Samuel n: stone,
OLD BROADWAY - The Huoer'
Realty Company sold TO Mary L. a. j.
RYAN &C Old Broadway, southeast cor
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
Realty Experts at Odds
over Effect of Zone Plan
Recommendation Is in Order for Reducing Height of Equit
able Building. Cries Cedersrom, Who Is Whole
Heartedy Opposed to Distrcting Resolu-
on-Nlortimer Emphasizes His Opinion
That Plan Will Prove Most Help
full Measure for City.

enactment 10 stop present real estate
depression.
cit does not take away inalienable
rights, as the Supreme Court has de-
cided in similar cases in both Califor-
MIA and Massachusetts,.
An Attempt to Separate Fec Ownership.
Answering Mortimers letter. Ceder-
strom said, among other things:
when stripped Of all its technicah.
ties, the adoption by the Board OF
Estimate Of the districting resolution
as submitted and recommended by the
Commission on Building Districts and
Restrictions, attempts 10 divorce the
fee simple ownership OF real estate
under the police power Of the city on
the assumption that all private prop
erty, consisting OF real estate. is held
as a common trust without any regard
TO vested rights or what have hereto
fore always been considered inalien-
able rights. so that the city may, at
it's pleasure. place such restrictions as
il NAV deem of benefit 10 owners 0S
adjacent properties 20 the city or the
public in general, without compensa-
tion for any diminution in value Of
property so restricted, regardless of
lut btHtHNS ONitl hcio VI bHN wy
may derive therefrom.
How lightly the commission con-
sders the vested rights in real estate
is evidenced by the following. In the
commissions report dated March 10,
1916, there appears the following:
There is too much st stake to per-
nit mere habit Of thought as to pri-
vate property rights TO stand in the
way Of q plan that is essential TO the
health, order and welfare of the city
and 10 the conservation Of property
values
THE adoption Of this proposition by
the city will decrease the value Of
thousands of parcels Of real estate by
placing restrictions that will prevent
the alteration of the present buildings
and the Improvement Of land with an
adequate and logical building, or. in
other words, will prevent its uses for
the best economic purpose.
"lf the commission believes that the
proposed restrictions should be placed
on real estate in the interest Of the
city as a whole, why not adopt an
equitable method and acquire such
rights by right of eminent domain in
condemnation proceedings or by private
purchase and pay damages to those
who suffer and assess those who bene-
ft?"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
BROAD STREET
HOSPITAL PLANS
Contract to Purchase
Property Signed by
President Wemple.

The contract for the purchase OF the
building at 129 Broad ST., northeast
corner of South ST., has been signed
by Edward L. Wemple, president OF
the Broad Street Hospital. The site
il considered ideal for hospital pur-
poses. II is a short distance from the
financial centre.
1t has been the aim Of the poara
OF directors, in cooperation with
their experts and the architect, 70
make the hospital building the hign,,
est possible type Of constructlon' anu
the requirements Of which Will fully
meet the various local condlnons.
The superintendent, DR.. A. j. Barker
Savage, has secured from James
Barber one of the governors OF the
hospital, a pledge Of sSO,Ooo; from
Charles f. Danforth, ylce-president'
s25.O0O. and from NJ. W. Dominick,
Also governor of the hospital, s2,-
600. for the purchasing and altering
~ the building. A fund for the pur-
chasing Of three grade A motor am
balances for the hospital has also
been started by the superintendent
70 which the following firms and in
dividuals have contributes: BusK q
Daniels. Bernhard, Scholle & Co.; Al,
fred C. Bedford, of the Standard Oll
Company of New Jersey; John X.
Moron. president Atlas Portland Ce-
ment Company; James A. Farrell
president u. S. Steel Corporation; Ma
tional Lead Company and William T.
Bonbright & Co. ~, CT.
The plans of William Neil Smith
architect, call for a building emorac,,
ing modern improvements IN hospitai
construction. A sufficient number OF
nrivate rooms TO meet the propaole
reouirements have been provided.
complete dispensary is a part OF the
eouipment. Particular care has been
taken to provide the highest possioSlee e
efficiency in the arrangement OF the
medical and surgical departments.
plans of the architect for the en-
largement and improvement OF TINS
building have already been filed and
nassed by the State Board OF Chari-
ties. The hospital will have a capac-
inv for over 100 beds. The subscrlp-
lions which have come in from over
400 individuals and firms in the hnan-
cial district, and which range from 81
to $1,000, show the urgent need OF
this hospital and the desire of those
in the district for its establishment,
II is therefore believed that those
who have not assisted in the estab,
fishing of the hospital will respond
at this time by contributing toward
the building fund.
1t is planned to begin immediate t
alteration in the building in order e,
have the hospital properly equipped
for formal opening in the fall, when
the present Offices at 1O9-lll BROAD
81 will be moved there.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
RENTAL OF PARK ROW
AUTOMAT IS $250,000
Ground Floor and Basement for
Restaurant Use.

A total rental OF s250,0oo will be
paid by Horn Il Hardart, owners of the
Automat restaurants and lunchrooms
in this city and Philadelphia, for the
ground floor and basement in the build
ing being erected at 81 and 80 Park
Row, opposite the General PostofIice.
The Park Row property extends
Gilman, who effected this lease, also
rented to the Horn & Hardart Company
At an aggregate rental Of 100000 large
space in the property at the southeast
corner Of Broadway and John ST.,
Broadway, southeast corner Houston
g., and in the Mercantile Building, at
Fourth av.. southeast corner 23d st.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
P0sTOFFICE FOR BRONX
$3.50, 1000 Appropriated BY Congress Tor
This Structure.

The Bronx is 10 have a general post
Office and Federal building. congress
has appropriated Ss5O,OoO for tne
structure. The Federal government now
owns the site on l49th Street and Mott
svanpe where the new building WILL be
erected. having purchased the groana'
comprising some % lots. ls6x27o fee''
r. cosQ 00O
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
Queens Making Rapid Strides

in New York State with the exception
of Buffalo; in fact, there were not
more than fifteen or sixteen cities in
the United States which produced
manufactured products greater In value
than those made In queens Tor the year
1914"
The following is a comparative sum
mary for the Borough Of Queens for
the years 1909-l914:
1914. 1909.
Number Of
factories. 915 Ho
Numb ber OF
employees. S7,2ol T's4l
Capital in
vested. .... .s1s7 100000 s145,eI7.Oo
Salaries and
wages. ...... 25,75o,OOO 1s,546.ooo
Value Of prod
ucts. ........ 164,7s9, 900 l5l, ,4ss, 900
Ray Palmer, chairman of the manu-
featuring and industrial committee OF
the Queens Chamber of Commerce,
which is now establishing a bureau TO
interest manufacturers in the advan-
tages and facilities Of Queens for the
establishment of their factories, IN
commenting on the above figures, said:
"While Queens Borough ranks to-day
among the foremost cities of the United
States in the value and amount of
manufacturing within its borders, we
expect 10 see during the next FIVE years
a much greater industrial development
take place, for, with the operation of
the various rapid transit lines that will
give a fve-cent fare 20 all parts Of New
York City and with the operation of the
New York Connecting Railroad, giving
a through freight service, new indus
tries will establish at much faster
rate than one a week, which has been
the average for the last few years"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
ANALYZING REVENUE BILL
Advisory Council Alert to Protect Real
Estate Interests.

The provisions of the revenue bill are
being carefully analyzed by the law
committee of the Advisory Council OF
Real Estate Interests, which is endcav-
oring to prepare recommendations for
President Wilson and the Senate which
will protect real estate interests in this
city. The Advisory Council has been
assured by the majority leaders in both
Houses that the interests of real estate
will be given every attention in view of
the fact that local and state taxes are
raised, for the most part, from real
property.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
Lawrence Park Rentals.

Fish & Marvin have rented for the
summer furnished the Ward pToper,s p.S
At Lawrence Park West: to Eugene e
over an acre. Also rented for b. d
Lawrence a property on Vine stree re-.
At Lawrence Park, for term, 70 MI
Hugh S. Burke, Of New YORK.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
More land for Home Site.

The Bronxville department Of Crit.
fen. Prince g. Ripley has sold the, plot
in Sycamore, Bronxville, owned Dy
Geneyieve Leonard, to Paolino Gerh:
This land will be added by Mr. Gerli
TO his home site.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
Enlarges Scarsdale Plot.

Malcolm E. Smith & Co. have sold q
plot of half an acre to Allan Mann on
the west side Of Fox Meadow Road,
Scarsdale, n. Y. 1t sdjoins the prop
erty sold to Mr.. Mann through the same
brokers last year.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
Big Gains in Industrial Cen
tres in Last Five Years.

'ae latest figures showing the indus
= a. growth Of the Borough Of Queens,
. compiled by the Bureau Of Census
"s Department Of Commerce, for
- ~' year 1914 have been received by
Nnanber OF Commerce of the Bor-
." Of Queens. They show a stupen-
or;a. & gam IN the number Of new fact
inc d capital invested in manufactur-
vain. "s humber Of employees and the
n, ~. Oi Manufactured products over
II te'lou, census, taken in 1909.
, ~ ,.sn sne order Of their Importance from
70, ,.sen tase standpoint the increase
4e several items rank as follows:
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23

lite. .e N complete figures for all the
pubI,,aIo states have not yet been
lrs eo, noao, sun from the figures that
B.,aHx available it is evident that the
.sough Of Queens for the wear 1914
shd ~ tne value Of its manufacti
pslon "oopcis many states of the
3Nrsn sSeh seh as Vermont, Delaware,
Ssss. rrIorlda and Wyoming" says the
A.. .nAmoer Of Commerce. at ex-
$'o' In this respect every city
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
NEW JERSEY.
AT ACTUAL COST, NEW HOUSE

COLONIAL BUILD. S rooms. baths. sarge
NEAR ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS BOATS.
TWO FRONTAGES. OCEAN BOULEVARD;
Restricted park. marine views. extensive plo,
PARK co $50 Broadway. y. Y CITY.
BEAcHwooD-FoUR LOTS FOR SALE GOOD
I1ratinn. rcasnr ahle G. IL. s0I Amsterdam Ave
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
COUNTRY PROPERTY.

LET Yot-R RENT PAY FOR YOUR HOME.
Best financial plan explained by Country Home
League. No 10 West sd ST. Dept z. Phoas
$500 Mad. So.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
RIfNGALOW WANTED.

WANTED. REASONABLE. A BUNGALOW FOR
August. within one hour Of Nov YORK.. near sea
AaI soIf links W. " McC Box $40. Tribune.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-29
SCHOONER IN DOCK HERE
TILL CAPTAINS ARM MENDS
The Accident Occurred Several
Days Ago.

Brunswick is a splendid town to
wait over in" said e. G. Bennett, own
er and captain of the schooner Albert
W. Robinson, which is lying in the
dock here to await the mending of
the captains arm which was badly
broken few days ago when the cap
tain missed his ladder in stepping
from the poop deck to the main deck
of his ship.
The schooner was en- route from
Charleston, S. c., to Havana. Cuba,
and will resume her journey in a day
or two, or as soon as Captain Bennett
can secure a capable captain to take
her on.
The jovial captain spends some of
his time in the city hospital and part
time loafing with seamen in the city
He says the hospital service is splen-
did and delightful. The accident oc-
Cured one of those windy nights The
mate had had the captains ladder re-
moved to prevent it blowing off the
deck and when the captain started
to step down. he got a straight drop
Ct five feet, landing on his right
elbow
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-29
WHARF BEING PUT
=. ON FOOT OF monk
CITY OF BRUNSWICK is PREPAR-
ING TO CARE PORTRAYED
FROM ACROSS RIVER

The city of Brunswick is having a
splendid wharf built at the foot of
Monk street for the benefit of those
who come here from across the Tur
tie river and Camden county points.
w. H. Greenfield, the well known con
tractor is doing the work and a splen-
did little station it will be when fin
ished, and those who have for years
found it necessary to often wait in the
rain when their boat was late will ap-
preciate what is being done for their
comfort in this matter.
The shed will be covered on all
sides, comfortable seats will be placed
and it will be a splendid station as
well as substantial cover for all
FIRE ight shipments taken off at that
wharf or left there for shipment The
building is l4X30 feet in size, is being
built of good lumber and will be hand
sOmely painted when finished. so that
it will conform in appearance to other
buildings in that vicinity
The wharf at the foot of Monk
street has been used by the residents
across the river for core than thirty
years and many inconvenience had
been caused on account Of the absence
of just such a building. Those people
will thoroughly appreciate the Bruins
wick spirit in building it for them
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-29
SEACOAST ROUTE
No ONCOMFORMIT
EDENTS FOR PREFERRING
CHOICE TERRITORY

The act Of the Dixie highway com
missioners in favoring the seacoast
route for the Dixie highway from Ma
con to Jacksonville. which takes tour.
lists a few miles out of the most direct
route as a means of finding the most
desirable country to travel through,
was by no means an unprecedented
act, which fact is plainly shown by a
map of the entire route Neither is
the matter of approving two routes to
be selected between by the tourists
anything unusual.
From the very most northerly point,
Mackinac,- Mich, which is in the eX-
treme northern part of that state, all
the way to West Palm Beach, Fla,
there is scarcely a 50-mile run without
two different routes, the principal of
these occurring in north Georgia.
From Saginaw, Michigan, to Detroit,
a short route is approved, and yet the
principal route runs around the lake
shore, probably twice the distance
Of the other, yet offering more beau
tiful scenery and historic scenery,
lake breezes, etc.
Coast routes, where possible, seem
to have been the natural choice of the
commission throughout the entire
highway, for the greater part of Mich
igan which fronts on the lakes, is
made into route. the commission
ers chosing two in that state one on
the east coast and the other on the
west coast. 1t is but naural that they
should seek a coastal route for the
southern end. as the greater part of
the route runs through country
where a seacoast route was impossi-
BILE. After coming through these many
hundreds of miles through monoto-
nous inland country, it will be the nat
ural inclination of tourists to seek
level roads, historic scenery and sea-
breezes. The commissioners, being ex-
perienced men, knew it so we'll that
they showed their knowledge of tour
lists inclinations when they showed
their preference for the route that
comes through Brunswick
The people of this city may well ex-
pect to entertain the greater majority
of Dixie highway tourists, at least or
their going one way.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-29
EMMETT HOUSER INDUCED
TO RUN FOR LEGISLATURE

If Emmett Houser, newspaperman
lawyer and peach grower of Fort Val
ley heeds his many friends, he will be
candidate for the legislature from
Houston county at the coming pri.
mary.
A delegation of Houston county folk
were in Macon Monday. They said
that there were now plans being made
to induce Mr.. Houser to make the
race
Asked over the telephone if he
would consent, Mr.. Houser said that
he could not say. He admitted, how
ever, that he had received assurances
of his friends that he would receive
necessary support
Mr. Houser is a natural booster
Through the medium of his paper, the
hustling little Houston county city
has received advertising which could
hardly be bought. He is well known
among many friends here.