The sun., 1918-10-18
ANOTHER $1,000, 900 DAY.
Real Estate Division Nearing Its
e1O.OOO.OOO Goal.


If there IL any man--and there still
are few--who owns real estate In this
city who has not yet sent In subscrip-
ton for Liberty bonds OF one-half Of
per cent. Of his property value to the
Real Estate Division at at Broadway
he had better do so to-day or tomorrow
he will be a lonesome property owner.
At the rate subscriptions are coming in
II would seem that nearly every owner
is filled with the spirit OF the drive and
has made up his mind to swell the real
estate quota to the largest possible
amount
Yesterday after day of the finest
kind of work by the team captains. un-
der the direction of Alfred E. Marling, a
second million dollar day was reported.
It was a second red letter day at Broad
way and Vesey street. for with their
total we'll over $s,000,O00 the real estate
men saw their goal Of S10,000.000 in
sight But they still need every $50 bond
that q property owner can subscribe.
The exact total for yesterday was ST.
0s7.3o0. and for the drive to date ST.
083,300.
While there were many big subscrip-
| tions reported, none pleased the chair
man more than one for $50 from John
Jacob Guenther, the six-year-old son of
1
little fellow approached Mr.. Marling last
Sunday at the Brick Presbyterian Church
with the request that he be permitted to
subscribe through the Real Estate Divi-
| sion. of which he had heard. He re-
ceived q subscription card and yesterday
II came through the mall signed by his
own hand. Mr.. Marling wrote to Master
| Guenther telling him he is a nne little
patriot. and sent him Liberty Loan
button. He Is the youngest subscriber
known to the Real Estate Division.
| Brooklyn covered itself with more
glory yesterday with total subscriptions
through the Real Estate Division for
$405. 200, making a total for the borough
! of S1,215,000. Among these subscrip-
| tionszpas one from the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit for $4,000 to put its buildings
| in the honor class, and a personal sub.
scription OF $4,000 from Col Timothy
Williams, the company's president.
| Baron Astor subscribed $3.50 through
Charles A. Peabody to win an honor mas
for 10 Wall street. and the employees OF
the American Surety Company sent In
total OF $12.750. Samuel Borchard'
signed up for $4,000 for his eleven up.
town buildings. and Charles L. Carpen'
ter gave $1,000. Bling & Bling added
$4,000 to their subscription, making 9
total OF $50, 900, and the Jacob Rupert
Realty Corporation sent in a signed
form for $4,000 in addition to theia
other subscriptions of more than $1,000,
900. Their subscription Is to cover theii
real estate.
Honor flags were won by the Bank O.
Montreal for ca and &C Wall street will
a subscription of $4,000, and by tn,
Bush Terminal Company for 100 BroaC
street with $1,000. The estate of JOSEPH
Pulitzer covered the World Building
with a $1,000 subscription. Samue
Goldsticker subscribed $1,000, Michae
Coleman. 100000, making a total o
$751;, 900; Klein & Jackson. $4,000: II
Oakley Hall, $1,000: Lieut. Henry Nor
genthau, Jr., $4,000: Greater New Yorl
Taxpayers Association. S13,600; Yves
Side Taxpayers Association. $4,000. an'
lido NJ. F1eischmann, $4,000.
The New York Board Of Title Under
writer's, through their respective mem
bers. the six title companies OF thu
metropolitan district, have made a sub
scription Of 100000 as a compliment I,
the newly elected president of the Rea
recognition Of the valuable services TO
the Fourth Liberty Loan OF the retiring
president, Laurence Mcclure. This Il
addition to the individual subscription
heretofore made by the respective com
panles.
As Mr.. Marling said last night: wv
planned the work and worked the plan
The real estate honor flag Is an institu
ton no property owner can afford L
miss.