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New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
First Big Break in Astor Ownership Fores1adowed
by Action to Partition Isl West Side Pronert;o

After more than 100 years of amass--
ing New York real estate the Astor
family, the city's largest landlord, has
taken steps that foretell the dis
posal of 157 parcels, practically in the
heart of Manhattan. 1t is the most
radical departure in the history and
policy of this widely known estate,
which has been built up on the
theory of steady accumulation of real
estate. Astor and real estate have
been synonymous.
Way back in the days when the
United States was still young, the
founder of the Astor estate estab-
lished the policy Of steady annexation
OF land, policy which every succeed
ing head of the family has followed
rehgiously as the golden rule Of the
family. 1t has brought fabulous
wealth and international fame to the
Astors. That a decision should be
reached contrary to the golden rule
has attracted wide attention and
brought about considerable specula-
tlon as to the reason for the change
in policy which has worked so sue
| cessfully for 100 years or more.
Many to Share in Sale
Forty members of the family have
decided to partition the realty holdinr
Of the late Henry Astor, their uncle or
granduncle, and some time next fall
probably in October, his real estate.
containing 157 pieces, grouped into fif-
teen parcels, will be put up for the
public to bid for. The sale will be held
IN the Vesey Street auction room, and
as IN all proceedings Of this charac-
ter will be advertised in the newspa-
pers and an autioneer will be commits
stoned to sell the properties 1t will
be the first time that the name of an
Astor will have appeared in such an
announcement, because never has the
Astor family had a partition sale or
showed any willingness to part with
real estate. They have sold OCCASION
ally, but never more than one or two
parcels at time. This happened so
seldom that much was made of the
transfer of interest in a property by
an Astor.
1T the realty to be offered at auction
is not protected by the heirs, as some
think 1t will be, the sale will be one
OF the greatest events in the history
OF the section west from Broadway to
the Hudson River, from Forty-fifth
Street north to Fiftieth Street. The
Astors are not builders From the
outset they have been satisfied to be.
land owners, leasing their holdings to
others who put up buildings. Owner
ship Of this kind is not good for any
section. 1t is detriment usually,
because large inactive control stiles
incentive ON the part of others and
development will be neither general
nor harmonious, due to the lack of in
terest on the part Of the largest owner.
Careless Ownership
Henry ABtor had no particular in
tcrest in the physical side of his real
cstate. 1t paid him sufficient to
satisfy his wants, therefore he was not
forced to take. steps that would i'm
prove the income from his property
ny better development. If the prop
.ersy passes to new interests it will
mean the rejuycnation Of the entire
section. Most Of the property is ideally
located for development with apart
ment houses that would rent for S15
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
Bowman Read yto Build
Hotels i'm East and West

John NICE. Bowman has started work
on his country club at Rye, n Y. 1t is
to be ready by next summer Addi-
tional property is to be acquired.
Mr. Bowman has plans for giving the
West another big hotel. In announcing
early construction of the club at Rye
Mr.. Bowman also announced that he is
preparing to build a $1,000 900 hote,
at Detroit. 1t will be on Madison Ave-
nue., witherell Street and Adams Ave
nue., overlooking Grand Circus Park
1T will have twenty-four stories and
Will contain 1000 rooms. The ground
to be covered contains $1,000 square
feet.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
One of the Most At.
tractive Sections Of
Morristown, N. J.,
His WOrk-House
Entered i'm Tribune
Prize Contest Cost
3l6,50O

200.10x200 IRREGULAR, by Justice Hem
drick in the Special Term of the ST.
preme Court, in the suit brought bv
the Equitable Trust Company of New
York as trustee under a deed of trust
dated February /. 1909, against the
New Theatre and others to foreclose
mortgage OF s1.750.o0O, made by The
New Theatre on February /, 1909. to
obtain the payment OF series of ten
year Az per cent gold bonds.
Justice Hendrick fixed the bond of
the receiver at $1,000. The received
was appointed on the application of
Murray, Prentice & Howland of 81
Wall Street. attorneys for the n.aintif.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
Corporation to Take Over
Glen Islands for Homes
Plans TO Erect Houses on Scien.
tific Bases and to Build Bridge
Across 10 Mainland

A corporation is now being formed
ny several we'll known operators to &C.
qnire Glen Islands from the present
owners, with the purpose of immedi. (.
.tely developing the property into ress-
Dental plots, in an effort to meet the
unprecedented demand for this type of
property.
TAs new owners plan the erection ~
- artistic bridge across from the
mainland to the Islands, and arrange
ments are being made for the erection
q houses on scientific plan. The
ownsrs have been holding the prop.
rfsy AZ 100000, but 1t is understood
tnat the new corporation is 10 take
" OYER at t750,00D. Clos Islands is op-
sposite the Trayerg Island clubhouse Of
the New York Athletic Club
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
Flagler Buyer of Park
Avenue Dwelling Houses

Henry Hardness Flagler is the pur-
chaser of the two three story dwellings
at "a and 36 Park Avenue, sold recently
by the Douglas Robinson. Charles o.
Brown Company for the Sturgess a.,
tate. Mr.. Flagler owns and occupies
the adjoining house at 80 Park Avenoeo, ~
and now controls a frontage OF w.
feet, adjoining the southwest corner
of Thirty sixth Street.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

New York, and New York soon forgct
that lar to the north lived an Aston
the husband of farmers daughter
lie sold hay at one-third what othe,
folks were getting, but many are the
stories of sacrifices made in the sale
of crops and cattle and horses. MANY
wondered at this and thought il
strange, not knowing the wonderful,
source of his wealth.
About three years ago his namc
came into court through litigation over
parcel of property on the West Side.
New York began to ask questions about
this Astor. Folks at Copake also
prlcked up their ears and opened their
eyes in surprise when they read that
their neighbor was really the head of
the Astor family. Old timers then re-
called the story of the romance of the
young Astor of the early '7Os who mar
ried against the wishes of his father.
There is no way of even estimating
what this romance cost Henry in
wealth. He was the son of one of
the most successful and shrewdest of
the Astors, and Henry would have
shared heavily in the large fortune
left when his father died in 1875. It
was estimated that his father left
$20O,OOO,000. BY investments in real
estate and other transactions he had
\ .,L
600.
Marriage Cost Fortune
Henry was the favorite until he
married Miss Dinehart 1t is said
that he lost s25,0OoOOO by this act.
The Eden farm property which has
provided the wherewithal that has kent
the wolf from the door of the man
forgotten by his family for nearly half
a century was bought by John Jacob
Astor back in 1897 for 5000 Medref
Eden was an Englishman. The defeat
OF the Kings soldiers here had taken
away lot of the pleasures of his life
in New York. A farm running in a
northwesterly direction, starting at
Forty-second Street and Broadway and
ending at Fiftieth Street and the Hud-
son River, had been inherited by the
young man. He needed money often.
and as security gave pledges on this
farm. Mr.. Astor bought third inter
est in mortgage against the property
and later foreclosed, obtaining the
realty for $4,000. Associated with
him was a William Cutting. In the
division of the farm Astor took the
Bloomingdale road end, now Broadway.
leaving the west portion of the prop
erty to Cutting.
Heirs of Eden living in England
came to New York and appealed to the
courts, and for twenty years the case
went unsettled. Mr.. Astor then bought
them off for $4,000. The farm to-day
is worth $3o,ooo,Ooo. On it are many
hotels, theatres and Office buildings.
The Times Building coves a corner of
it, and the west side of Times Square,
from Forty-third Street practically up
to Forty-fifth Street, except for the
Putnam Building and Westover Court,
which were placed under contract
few days ago, is still held in the Astor
family. The Astor Hotel covers one
of the block fronts. A lot of the farm
has been disposed of. but the Astors
have retained the most valuable por-
tions.
The Cosine farm to the north of the
Eden property was also secured
through foreclosure proceedings by the
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
F. M. Kellogg Finds
Great Pleasure and
Relaxation PrOvid-
ing Places Where
Others Can Live
Amid Pleasing Sur
roundings

The home in the country should be
more than a building. 1t should be a
combination of building and site, be-
cause an attractive building in an un-
attractive setting is ridiculous. A
poorly designed building in a pretty
location is equally as ridiculous.
F. NJ. Kellogg, who has given much
time and study to home building in
the suburbs and to the psychology Of
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
BEAUTIFUL FROM EVERY POINT 0eWeW

plans shown above, with the re-
production of the photographs of the
exterior, show very attractive layou,
aimed to make life easy for all in the
household, from the master down to
the maid.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
Lends $2,OOO,OOO to
Build Apartments

The New York Title and Mortgage
Company, in order to assist in rei,es.
ing the housing situation, has tass''
within the last sixty days about -,
100000 worth of building loans onfRs, =,
and six-story apartment houses ~
Manhattan and The Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

Properties of late Henry Astor t
be sold under provisions written fft
years ago include:
Assesse
Property value
Twelfth av.. 676 to 6s2. northeast
$50. 100 5x3oo .....:............ $3.50
corner 5lsi St; 51st st. os- 10
612. 100 5x225 ...:............. l115o
SIS, 1oO.5xsoo ................. 24s5O'
52l, loo.5x o5 ...........,..... 2ss5Or
4e5. 1o5xlss .................... 1S2,Oo'
Tenth av;. ia to 7a2, southeast
corner 50th st; 50th St, 442 10
400. 1o5x27s. .................. 245. .oo
s96ner s96 1oo 4sth ST 4sth St. BOA to en- IN,
Nint}, JTg, lev oAIz1 Go eV'''V'
.372. 1oo5x2oo .................. 217.oot
4sth St. S57 to 37s west. 15oxloox -. -,
Eighth av.. ia to 7s, northeast ''''''
267. 1O5x35o ................. 5ls 5Ot
corner 46th St 46th St, 252 to
Broadway, 1871 to i537. north ''''''
vest vest corner 18th ST 45th st.
46th St. 14S West. l5x10O.4. ....... 2S,5al
4eth ST, $50 West, 15x10o.4. 4........ y 500
Eighth av., SS4 .......... - 500
Eighth av.. 48e, 24xlOO. .......... 900
Eighth aV, 6O7, 24SX1OO .. 81 900
Third av., 704. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81 600
Eighth av., SOB, 2OxS4 4S........ 81. 500
3Tth st, 3Q2 West "a 9xlOO. rs 900
4sth St. 445 Vest. 3s.6xs7.4 irreg. 2l.oOo
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
Receiver of Rents Named
For New Century Theatre

John Brown, of 1925 Broadway has
been appointed receiver of the rents Of
the property at the northwest corner
Of Central Park West and Sixtv-second
rect, designated as the New Theatre
nulldlng, now the Century. on plo1
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

whether the cosiness so much desired
has been gained or lost.
The house is two stories The floor
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
PLOT RAW

ton and study as the exterior. 1t is
the place where folks are to live, and
the spirit within has much to do with
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
$5,00O,00O Value of
Of Land Astors
Soon Will Sell

Properties of late Henry Astor to
be sold under provisions written fifty
years ago include:
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
Mining and Development
Companies of the Occur dAlenes

Assessments Levied Meetings Ca led Delinquent lists-0onss OF
Companies of Special Interest to All stockhodsrs
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-10-02

which the greatness of America
rests"
This is matter which comes close
to the hearts of thousands of parents
relatives and friends in America, but
we believe that the great majority of
them will be content to let their heroic
dead rest.
I'm that fair land where peoples
Beneath the crosses, row on row."
There, or in England, or under the
SHOWS of Siberia, or the skies of Italy,
over their graves the requiem of the
wind hallowed by undying memory,
honored by a nations gratitude and
reverence, let them lie.
1t matters little where rests the
frail shell which for a time harbored
an immortal soul. Those who died at
sea and those whose bodies were blot
ted out by the terrible enginery of
modern warfare will rest as well as
those who died of disease, or shock,
OF in other ways. They laughed in
the bright face of danger-all repre-
sented the same salvation. To them
we say:
Nor wreck, nor change nor winters
blight,
Nor Times remorseless doom,
Shall dim one ray of glory's light
That gilds your deathless tomb"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the commissioner of public works Of
the state Of Idaho, at the office Of the
commissioner, Boise, Idaho, until
200 o'clock p. m. on the 10th day of
October, 1919, for the construction of
2.95 miles Of the North Pacific High
way in Shoshone county.
Bids will be opened and publicly
read at the above stated hour.
Plans, specifications, form of con-
tract, proposal forms and other in
formation may be obtained at the Of
flee of the director of highways,
Boise, Idaho and from the division
engineers Office at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho.
All proposals must be made on the
forms furnished, and must be signed
by the bidder with his address.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids, or to accept the bid or
bids deemed best for the state OF
Idaho.
No bid will be considered unless
accompanied by certified check, on
some bank in the state of Idaho,
made payable to the commissioner
of public works, in the amount Of 5
per cent Of the total amount OF the
bid. This certified check is to be-
CO1le the property VI tue olhtc VI
Idaho, not as penalty but as liqui-
dated damages, If the bidder, upon
acceptance of his bid, fails or refuses
to enter into a contract, or to fur
nish the required surety bond, with
in ten days (not including Sunday
after presentation of the contract by
the commissioner Of public works to
him for execution.
A bond with a surety company ,au-
thorized to do business in the state
of Idaho, and satisfactory to the
commissioner of public works, will
be required for the faithful perform
ance of the contract, in the sum OF
fifty per cent GO per cent? Of the to-
tai amount of the contract price.
1t is the purpose of the commits
sioner to build the road in the short
est time consistent with good con-
struction, and complete and well de-
signed equipment and effective or
ganization will be insisted upon.
Dated September 49, 1919.
w. J. HALL,
Commissioner Of Public Works
S25-1t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-10-02

1t Is not understood that wages or
terms of employment are a consider
alton in Washington City, in Boston
or in other like cases, but only the ex-
ercise of the right sand power to be
unioniZed under the American FEEDER
alton of Labor. This means, whether
that is the intent or not, that these
government services are to come UNI
der some external authority which is
supposed to be strong enough to in
fluence the government or even to
resist the government. Developments
seem to show that this conception is
not altogether wrong, up to date at all
events What further developments
will show there is nothing upon
which to base safe estimate We
can not tell what the immediate flu
ture will be, but we can tell what the
ultimate future will be. That is that
government, law, security. peace and
liberty are going to prevail and that
whatever stands in the way of this
essential and inevitable end, whether
causeless strike agitators and exploit
ers or shifty and yellow politicians,
will have to go with a decisiveness
that is final and complete.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS.

Albany Lead Mining co.--Annual
meeting to be held at the Office of
John II. Nordquist, Eagle block, Wal
lace, on Saturday, October 4, at 200
p. nc. w. Belts, secretary.
Bear Creek Mining Co.-Annual
meeting to be held at Sweets hotel in
Wallace, on Tuesday, october 81, at
200 p. m.--Joseph Morton, secretary.
Nine Mile Mining Co.-Annual meet
ing to be held at office Of w. w. Woods
Wallace, on Saturday october II, at
200 p. nc. w. Belts, secretary.
Sister Mining G. Milling Co.-Special
meeting to be held at office of A. H.
Featherstone Gyde-Taylor building,
Wallace, on october IA at 1880 p. M
f. II. Pattison, secretary.
Wallace Mining, Milling G. Realty
Co.-Annual meeting to be held at
Wallace on October 25 at 700 p. NJ
Geo. G. Evans, secretary.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
MINERAL PRODUCTION
UNITED STATES IN 1918
AMOUNT OF MINERAL LESS, BUT
VALUE WAS MORE THAN
IN 1917.

The department of the interior has
lust issued preliminary report on the
mineral production of the United
States in 1918 for the purpose of MAX
ing public as soon as possible the sta
tistics collected by the U. S. Geolog-
ical Survey for that year. The sta
tistics given for most commodities
are final; those for few are only es-
Inmates based on incomplete returns;
but on the whole the report gives
a fairly complete record of the miner
ell output of the country during the
year.
The total value of the minerals pro-
duced was about $3.50, 100000 moro
than a half million dollars in excess
OF the value recorded for 1917, but the
total quantity produced was less. The
output of fuels was greater than in
1917, though somewhat less anthracite
coal was marketed The increase in
the quantity of coal marketed was
about per cent, but the increase in
value, due to higher prices, was more
than II per cent. 1t Is significant that
though the increase in the quantity
of petroleum marketed was only lit
tie more than per cent the increase
in value was over 80 per cent.
More Copper; Less Zinc.
The value of the metals produced
was about 3 per cent greater in 1918
than in 1917 The figures show that
less iron and steel were produced,
but here again values We're higher. A
little more pig iron was made, though
the quantity shipped was less. Cop
per and zinc not only in themselves
but as the components of brass are
perhaps next in Importance to iron in
he worlds industry today, and in 1918
they stood high on the list of war
metals. A little more copper but less
zinc was produced, and the values of
both were lower, that of zinc falling
about 25 per cent The output of the
war metals manganese and chromite
used in hardening steel, was greater
than in any preceding year. Chromite
increased SO per cent in quantity and
PTS per cent in value over 1917, and
the increases in manganese ore were
1876 and 100 per cent, respectively.
Less gold and silver were mined than
for many years. Though the price of
silver rose from 81 cents an ounce in
1917 nearly to 81 cents in 1918, the
increase was not enough to cover the
increased cost of mining
The output of building material
clay products, building stone, cement,
lime, gypsum-showed a great decline.
The domestic production of potash
in 1918 was $4,000 tons, an increase of
GS per cent over the output in 1917.
A copy of the report may be OBJ
tanned by application to the director,
U. S. Geological Survey, Washington,
D. c.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-10-02

! Old Veteran Mining Co.-Levied on
September 10, mills, payable October
20 to l.. L. Brainard, secretary treas
urer, Wallace. Delinquent sale No
vember s.
Old Hickory Mining co.--Levied on
September ~, l cent, payable Octo-
Der % to ii. C. Lambach, treasurer.
box 171S, Spokane, Wash. Delinquent
sale November 10.
Pine Creek Mining & Milling Co.
Levied August 9, l mill, payable on
September 16 to o. w. Lewis, secre-
/ tary- treasurer, Wallace. Delinquent
sale October g. Postponed to Novem-
Der 10.
Ray jefferson Mining Co.-Levied
August rs. ~ cents. payable Septem-
Der 80 to Eugene r. Day. treasurer.
Wallace. Delinquent sale October 80
Silver Mountain Mining Co.-Levied
June 2. 2 mills, payable July IL to w.
L. Horstkotte, secretary. Potlatch. Ida
no, Delinquent sale August To- POST
poned to November Is.
Silver Cliff Gold & Copper Mining
Co.-LeviedN September IS, S mills.
payable October 25 to ]. d. Young,
treasurer, Mullan. Delinquent sale
! November 26.
Square Deal Mining & Milling Co.
Levied September 10, one-half mill,
payable October 25 to F. w. Reed, sec
rotary, Occur d'Alene, Idaho. Delin-
quent sale November rs.
Tarbox Mining Co.-Levied August
4, 10 mills. payable September tc
John f. Ferguson, secretary, Wallace
| Delinquent sale October T. Postponed
to November L.
J Washington Mining Co.-Levied on
July 7, " mills payable August 20 to
c. A.. Dettman, secretary treasurer,
Burke. Delinquent sale September Is.
Postponed to October Is.
Wallace Mining, Milling G. Realty
Co.--Levied September l, az mills,
payable October 25 to Geo. G. Evans,
secretary treasurer, Wallace. Delin-
hquent sale November rs.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
GOVERNMENT SUPREME.
LeWiston Tribune)

public services and for government
ownership of the various utilities,
with their highly organized employees
system, are that these operatives will
not strike against the government.
The facts show how fallacious this
claim is In the capital of the nation
itself the police force, in violation of
and a strike has been prevented only
because the president of the United
States ordered a suspension of the
law as a means of keeping the peace.