The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
$7,o2s, 1000 TOWARD LOAN.
Real Estate Division shows
Results--After $4,000, 900.

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Ten million dollars and not one cent
less Is the amount that the real estate
division Of the Fourth Liberty Loan
Committee has determined to raise fol-
Uncle Sam with which to pay his many
bills. Up to last night they had raised
s7.o2s.ooo toward this great, big total
and as they closed for the night Alfred
IL. Marling, chairman, sent out the word
that he wants every real estate owner
who takes pride In his possession OF
New York city property to put In n sub
scription Of one-half of one per cent OF
his assessed valuation through the real
estate division. so that this admirable
aim may be accomplished.
With q subscription OF $250.000 for
the Herald Square Realty Company.
100000 from william II. Barnum. vice.
president Of the Greeley Square Realty
Company, owners OF the Gimbel Build
Ing; 100000 from the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company, covering all It's
property throughout the city 100000
additional from the United States Realty
and Improvement Company. $4,000 fron
an anonymous subscriber and innumer-
able smaller subscriptions, the real es-
tate division had its best day yester-
10Y" ht tAt tAOct u AOldl VI t1,u6V,1UU
was announced. Mr.. Marling was SO
stirred UP by the success OF the day that
he declared the amount which his work.
ers would raise would be limited only by
the capacity Of the team workers and
captains to get about. Concerning prop
erty owners he said: There is not a
Stacker over there and there should
be none here. The total value of taxa
BILE property in New York Is about S.
000, 100000 and one-half of one per cent
would amount to $4,000, 900. II rs per
cent. OF the owners will subscribe In pro-
portion to the assessments on their prop
critics We will get our ten millions with
out any trouble"
Honor flags were won yesterday by |,
number of prominent buildings through.
out NewsYork. The Merchants Refrig-
Grating Company hung one out after
subscribing $4,000. and the old Stewart
Building at ESQ Broadway showed its
honor emblem won by Frank A. Num-
sey's subscription Of si2.5oo. The Guar
anty Trust Company subscribed S20,175
for Its buildings at 40 Broadway and
Sixtieth street and Madison avenue. VIM
cent Astor subscribed $4,000 for his
building at at Broadway, the home OF
the Real Estate Board. Some OF the
other interesting returns were the sub
scriptions Of the North Side Savings
Bank, $4,000: State Realty and Mort
gage Company. $4,000; Andrew ]. Con-
nick. $4,000; estate Of Samuel Sachs
$4,000; stephen II. Tying. Jr. the new
president Of the Real Estate Board, $780,
900; George Ehret, Jr.. and Peter Doel-
ger. $4,000 each; Cortlandt F. Bishop
900: Michael Coleman. $4,000
Duncan Realty Company. $4,000; will
lam Demuth, $4,000. and the Donovan
Estate, Inc, ]. N. Donovan president
$4,000.
Brooklyn's subscription through the
real estate division now amounts to over
s1.o00,000. Yesterday small property
owners from across the river sent In
new subscriptions Of s223,400.
Three more days like yesterday will
permit the real estate division to double
its quota. Mr.. Property Owner, here is
your chance to help.