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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
Wykagyl Park To Be Finest
Home Colony in Comtr
Natural Beauty To Be Capitalized by Lbc,
Expenditure of Money Along Lines Laid Dc,
by Leaders in Landscaping and Home Build,

Beautiful Wykagyl and Quaker
Ridge, just back of the city Of New
Rochelle and overlooking Long Island
Sound and the hills and dales of West
chester, are to receive the concen.
trated attention of landscape artists.
nome building geniuses and wealthy
owners who plan making Wykagyl
Park the finest residential se.tlem ent
to be found in any corner of the
country. Richly endowed bv nature,
man has capitalized this T. the last
ten years until now it is of the
most ideal places in this J.. t of the
country In which to establish a home.
But the aims Of the developers are
to make it supreme. settlement
whose reputa ion will be as we'll
known as any home community in this
part of the world.
They are certain that no more
promising location could be selected
TOT such an ambitious plan than
Wykagyl Park. They plan to spend a
lot of money carrying through the ideas
of the bes, men in the landscaping and
BODYBUILDING profession. j. c. Varian
has been placed in charge of the en-
tire project. He is an exponent of
country life OF the highest chara cter.
and his leadership and the ideals
which he stands for will be reflected
in many ways at Wykagyl Park before
many months have elapsed
Nothing definite regarding the plans
for furshering the development of the
park has been disclosed by Mr.. Varian
or his associates, because they have
not completed all details of the com
prehensive scheme under considers-
ton. and nothing will be said until the
project is ready to be put into opera
ton.
1t is expected that the plans along
which Wykagyl Park will be built will
be made public soon. They will be
such as to attract widest attention,
and Will meet the demands and desires
OF every one who is cons idering build
ing home in the country and is look
ing for setting or an outlook.
The great area of Wykagyl Park
makes this possible. There are about
o27 acres in the development, begin
nlng at North Avenue and in long and
mounting contours scale Quaker Ridge.
without doubt one of the prettiest
spots near New York City 1t is the
land immortalized by Tom Paine.
The woodlands that ne loved were
those of Wykagyl and Quaker Ridge.
On one side of Wykagyl Park is the
Paine homestead, his country retreat,
stout stone building, whose rough
sides accentuate the finest of modern
architecture and workmanship as dis
played in the homes of Wykagyl. A
little stream runs near the house. II
comes down from the hills and follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03

The announcement that the Neponsit
Realty Company had decided to sell by
absolute public auction on the prem
;s.s. on Saturday, August Is, its TOO
vacant lots remaining unsold is re-
,orted by the Jere Johnson, Jr., CO.,
suetioneers, to have aroused the i'm
crest Of large number Of substantial
Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens resi-
dents.
sult of the Offering" Mr.. Johnson said.
was to have been expected. Neponsit
ia without its peer on the Rockaway
coast, and the place has been devel-
oned year in and year out, since 1911,
with the one aim in view of producing
there the most permanent and sub
,tantial high-class residential colony.
having both bay and ocean frontage on
he Rockaway coast.
@The improvements made and the
.nyeniences installed there in Che last
,i9ht years. together with the list of
house owners. is ample evidence Of the
success of the owners and developers.
The Neponsit Realty Company has
now decided 20 close out its holdings
10 the highest bidders and to give its
attention to other interests.
II shall be greatly disappointed
should these splendid building sites,
which are suitable for all year sum-
mer houses, bring less than their act
usl market value. In any event, how
ever, they are going to be sold. 1t is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
Navesink Park Sites Now
To Be Offered at Auction
Residential Park at Atlantic
Highlands, Built by Prominent
Man. To Be Sold Out

For the first time in several years
there is to be a sale at public auction
of plottage on the North Jersey coast
at Atlantic Highlands. On Saturday.
August %, Bryan L. Kennedy, auc-
tioneer, will dispose Of 300 building
plots and two dwellings, OF the Nave
sink Park Company, in Navesink Park,
residential park, located twenty-one
highest point of the Atlantic High
lands, overlooking Sandy Hook Bay.
Raritan Bay. Upper and Lower New
York bays, and the Atlantic Ocean. The
plots range in size from one-ffth of
an acre to several acres.
Naves;nk Park was founded several
years ago by number of prominent
men of New York and New Jersey.
Their attentic2 was drawn to the At
lantic Highlands as a healthful and
pleasant spot near New York, COM
blning the attractions of mountain and
seashorc, where they could locate their
summer homes and yet be within q
reasonable distance of their Offices.
They engaged the services of Gen
eral Egbert l.. Viele. famous engineer
and landscape architect Of the day, I'M
der whose supervision winding roads
were built and the park laid out Nave
sink Park stretches along Sandy Hook
Bay for over a mile, and extends far
back over the neighboring hills, whose
name it bears, accomplishing Mount
Mitchell, with an altitude of 269 feet
above "a level which s said to be the
highest point between Maine and Flori-
da on the Atlantic Coast. A consider
able portion of the property is heavily
wooded. The new Ocean Boulevard
traverses Navesink Park it's entire
length. and is now the favored route
for automobiles along the coast
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
$1,OOO,OOO Factory
Building for Brooklyn
100000 Square Feet of Com
mercial Space Being Erected
ON Fourteenth Avenue

Construction Of the s1.o0o,ooo fac
tory of the Flatbush Industrial Cor
poration on $4,000 square feet in
Fourteenth Avenue from Thirty sixth
to Thirty-seventh Street, has been
started. Operations are such as to
indicate rapid construction Of the
giant factory building, one of the
largest in Brooklyn and without doubt
the largest in it's Immediately local
ity.
The building is to be six stories
high and will contain more than $780,
900 square feet of space. H. W. Cotton
e. Co., manufacturers Of precision
lathes, will occupy 20 per cent of the
space for their business,
1t will be known as the Cotton
Building. as it is understood that it
was especially constructed for the use
of the Cotton concern. 1t will be 500
feet on Thirty-seventh Street, 200 feet
on Fourteenth Avenue and 240 feet
on Thirty-sixth Street. Alfred Hecht,
who designed the structure, estimated
the cost at 100000. With the site
the valuation has been placed at ST..
650,000. S. W. Straus & Co.'s estima.
ton of its worth is sufficiently large
to warrant them lending 81 100000 on
the project.
The structure will be ready next
January.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03

Woodmere Boulevard and adjacent
streets.
Mr.. Day Will also offer at the same
sale two cottages at Wavecrcst, Far
Rockaway. Long Island, known as 1855
and 1881 Broohaven Avenue, each
on plot through to Atlantic Avenue
with entrances both on Brookhaven and
Atlantic avenues.
On the following Saturday, that is,
August Is, Mr.. Day will sell 1919 lots
at Lynbrook, at 2:30 p. M, and 1877 lots
at Arverne that evening at 1880.
The Arverne lots are in Remington.
Wavecrest, Elizabeth and other ad-
jacent avenues. Seven dwellings in
Beach Sixtieth, Sixty-first and Sixty
second streets, Larkin Avenue and
Rockaway Boulevard will also be Of
tered at this sale.
The Lynbrook lots are in Langdon
Place and Lyon Place, adjoining
Broadway, near the L. l. R. r. station,
and in the Merrick Road.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03

! the course of North Street. Near
house is quaint old bridge which
philosopher used in going into
neids and In search of fish in
stream. The old house has been n
served and is now used as a museum,
On the other side of the park are
Wykagyl golf links, which are amo
the sportiest in the country. II is s;
that golfers who know them never
fuse an invitation TO come TO Wvka.
for day on the links, because ii
not only test ones game, but the lay
the course and the surroundings
exniiarating and very restful
The park IS therefore qua rded o.
SIDES by institutions which are in q
pathy with the aims and the plans
the "ykagyl Park developers. Tn
there are number of large private
tates along the border of the big tr;
J which are a permanent barrier 70
croachments of q detrimental e..
acter.
Wykagyl Park as it stands tod
represents seventeen large farms a.
an outlay Of millions of dollars by /;
developing company, and q gool 4.
more than TINS amount by those
nave established homes in the part
TOOK years to buy the farms and d.
necessary TO pay big prices 10 get ~.
but the prices were paid. because eae
one OF the farms seem essential. ~
without ali the picture would not b
complete IN the park are woodlans
fields. lakes, streams and vindin
drives. Trenor Lake, at Wykagyl. is
beautiful sheet of water, with tree
and shrubbery along its indente.
shore
Boating. bathing. fishing, ridins
tennis and golf may be enjoyed in tn,
Wykagyl Park, or near by.
On Echo Bay the New Rochelle An.
Larchmont Yacht clubs have up-to-da
homes. Travers Island. the famou.
summer home Of the New York Athlet
Club, is likewise on the water front
During the season there are regattas
yacht races and many pleasant social
functions.
The New Rochelle Tennis Club. with
its coy clubhouse and seven courts. Is
in the centre OF Wykagyl PARK
New Rochelle. in which Wykagy'
Park is located. is known AS the "Queet
City OF the sound" 1t is famous foe
its schools. churches and beautiful,
residential parks, where are found ihf
artistic and attractive homes OF men,
New York business and professiors
men. From the shore line the ~ I
slopes to an altitude of 200 feat IN
centre and north Of town. Rich in +
tory. favored by natural attract
and adorned by parks, homes
drives. New Rochelle we'll deserves
prestige as BIT ideal home commur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
kensington Site Buying
Foreshadows Home Building

Thomas A: Green, Eastern repre-
sentative Of the Victor Talking Machine
Company. owner of one of the largest
estates in Kensington. has purchased
the adjoining property of approx
mately 1900 square feet from G.. A.
Relyea. The deal was negotiated
through the Office of |. G. Wolf.
Mr.. Wolf also reports that he has
sold for Pauline A. Boynton six lots on
the north side Of, Elm Street. Great
Neck Estates, TO John Hines, who al.
ready has broken ground to erect three
houses, which he expects to have ready
next fall, and for DR.. Allen Goode the
corner of Elm Street and Hillside Ave
nue., Great Neck Estates, to George and
Vincent Barnes. who have also started
to erect . nine-roopa house thereon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
Homes in MOnfrOse Esfnfes
South Orange, Purchased Recently

These are the dwellings, at Montrose.
South Orange, N. J., purchased re-
Gently by Mrs. Theresa N. Durkin. Of
Summit, N. j., and Dr. Fred Webncr.
throat specialist of Newark, from
Philip j. Bowers & Co, developers Of
the Montrose section, which is one of
the finest in the Oranges. 1t is under
stood $4,000 was the price Of each
house
The dwelling bought by Mrs. Durkin
is at 322 Montrose Avenue 1t cove
a site, 1oox2oo, and contains eleve
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
Attractive MOrristown
Estate Bought by Banke
Wynsnt d. vanderpool &c
property Of the late
). Minot Jones

The Morristown Trust Company.
ecutor of the late ). Minot Joncs
tate. has sold to Wynant u. Wand
pool. vice president OF the How,
Savings Bank Of Newark. the Colon
residence of fifteen rooms and :
bathrooms at Miller Road and Ord
Place, Morristown, y. J.
The property comprises q plot
one and one-haf acres. and is in I
Immediate vicinity of the homes
Robert ID. Foote. Samuel H. Giles
and Samuel s. Dennis and othe
W. J. Romaine and Eugene V. Wei
of Morristcwn. \. j.. we're the brok,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
John Balmer Knox BUYS
Home in Nontclair

John Balmer Knox, vice president of
the Central Fire office of this city, has
bought from Mrs. Emma B. Stuart her
residence at the northwest corner of
Plymouth Street and Orange Road,
Montclair, n. j. The house is of frame
and single construction and contains
eleven rooms and two bathrooms. The
property has a frontage of 174 feet
premises is fireproof garage for two
cars. F. NJ. Crawley & Bros. negotiated
the sale
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
Company formed to Take
Over West End Ave. DWELLINGS

There has been formed at Albany the
302 West 103d Street Corporation, with
harry Lesser. Frederick S. Dunn and
Augusta }. White. At that point are
four three-story and basement dwell
lngs known as 8f7 and 879 West End
Avenue and 302 and 304 West 103d
Street, owned by the E. w K. Holding
company, e. W. Klappert president
The property forms an "L'' at the
southwest corner of West End Avenue
and 1o3d Street, with frontages of az
and 1873 feet respectively.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
2 aterson Business Building
Held at S25O.OOO Sold

Murray Apfelbaum has sold the
three-story building on plot 45x214, at
23S to PAP Main Street, Paterson, N.
j.. for Louis Levy and X. Charles Ell
bow. The building was held at $780,
900 an dwas held for investment. The
structure was formerly known as the
Scheuer Building.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03

Regis, a six-story elevator apartment,
at the southwest corner of Prospect
Avenue and 163d Street. The structure
has . frontage of JOG feet on the ave
nue. and 100 feet on the street The
house contains nine stores and thirty
seven apartments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
Another Garage for Newark

George Murphy and William S. Dunn
have bought from Miss L. Jacob,
through Louis Schlesinger, 22l-
223 Plane Street, Newark, n, j., two
frame buildings which will be RACED on
September l to make room for garage
which will occupy the plot, 60x100. The
property has been in the Fieischer fam
lily since 1867.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
linton Ave. Dwelling BUYER

Nora f. Murphy has sold to Benja-
min F. See, $50 linton Avenue. between
1854 and 165th streets, two-story
frame dwelling on lot 20x1O0, and 994
linton Avenue, similar house, to F.
Norwood. j. Clarence Davies nego.
tiated the sales.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03

only question of what the highest
bidders decide to give for their selec-
tons.
Many of the lots to be disposed of
arc directly on the ocean front, in the
immediate vicinity Of some of the
finest houses on the coast, on bay and
ocean and in between"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
Montrose Avenue House Nov the
Home of Mrs. Ther.ss M. Durkin

rooms. consisting OF large living
room with open fireplace, rece ption
hall, tile kitchen. maids dining room.
buffers pantry and sun parlor on tn.
first floor. On the second floor are four
sleeping chambers. dressing room
linen closet, two baths with shower
The third floor contains two maids
rooms With bath.
WebneF House ia at the CO rner o.
Grow Road and Montrose Avenue. on
plot li5x2oo. II, too. contains eleven
rooms On the hrst floor 10 large
living room. open fireplace. reception
hall. real tile kitchen and buffers pan.
try. On the second Good sleeping
chambers, dressing room. linen closet
two tile baths with showers On the
. third floor are two maids chamber
and bath.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03

twelve rooms, three baths and sola-
rum. There is also garage large
enough to hold two cars, and flower
and fruit gardens. The brokers made
the statement that the location is one
# the finest in the Great Mack country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
Sale of West I42d St. Flat

B. W. Smith, Inc, and II. Price have
sold for the Estate Leasing Company.
ll9 West 142d Street, six story mod
ern apartment on plot s0x10o. The
purchaser is the Antilean Holding
Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03

A Y. Amy & Co. have sold for
estate al Leonard Lewisohn the sex.
story store and loft building at
west Twenty sixth Street. or a lot
100. IN the wholesale fur district
held BY the estate for many We.
under management By the sell
agents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03

The Brown, Whcelock Company has
sold for the Petersheld Realty Com
pany, to Rose Fleischman, the two
four-story tenements. on plot 50x1OO,
at 1876 and 337 East Twenty first Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
Trust Sells Greenwich Acreage

The Greenwich Trust Company has
sold at Greenwich, Conn, eighteen
acres with a large waterfront on the
shore with dock, formerly the estate
Of William 7. Ritch, to Mrs. Nora Stan
ton Batch and Mrs. Harriet C. Towns
end. of New York. The property was
held at 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03

it was held in the market at $4,000.
The property is near the links of the
Great Neck Golf Club and overlooks
Little Neck Bay.
There is about an acre In the site
The house, pictured here, contains
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
Hobart +. SCRANTON, of Of the Menter
Company, Buys Great Neck DueIling

Hobart P Swanton, treasurer of the
Menter Company of as East Seven
teenth Street, this city, has bought the
Albert J. Rclyea place at Great Neck.
L. /. Baker Crowell, Inc, who sold
the property to Mr.. Swanton, said that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03
Front St. Tenants Buy Premises

The Cruikshank Company has sold
GO Front Street, four-story and base
ment brick business building on a lot
1S.1oxS4, near Cuylers Alley. Ross W.
Weir e. Co., tenants, are the buyers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03

St. Regis Apartments
In the Bronx Sold
The Bcnenson Realty Company has
bought from Bernheimer e. Schwartz,
represented by Rose & Paskus, the St.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-03

Opportunity to purchase permanent
home. Customs House neig hborhood sub
stantial modernizable buildings: occupancy
by October: 10000 feet area, whole or
part: attractive price. principals only
SNOWBER & SMITH. 500 sixth Ave
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-06
ASPIRIN FIRST
KNOWN III 1900
The Bayer Company intro
dueed Aspirin to physi-
clans 18 years ago.

II sou want the true. worli-
famous Aspirin. as prescribed 81
physicians zor over ~ years. you
must ask for Bager tablets OF AS
uiriu-
The -RaTcr Cross Is stamped on
each tatlet and appears on each
package Tor your protection aeairsr
limitations.
In each package OF -Baver Tablets
Of Aspirin are safe and proper firec-
tions for Colds. tieaiacne. Nelral Eia.
Toothache. Earache. Hleun at'sr1.
LumbaEo. Neuritis. and FOR Pain IL
general
Handy tin Boxes containing 30
tablets cost hut few cents Drrg-
gists also sen larger Payer pack
ages- aspirin Isl the trade marx ~
Saver MaDuiaiture OF Lcn1aCetica-
cidasrer Of SAL -rlicacid-Afr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-06
RANGER FIELD
HA5910 WELLS
Total Daily Production Is
$4,000 Barrels, Aver
age of 200.

The Ranger, Texas. field had $40
producing oil wells on October ]. with
a total daily production OF $4,000 bar
rels, an average OF a little over 200
barrels to the vel Fifteen wells
were drilled 70 the sand during the
last half Of September The Drillers'
Oil company's wen. with a flush pro-
duction Of 5000 barrels daily, was the
largest Of these The other large pro-
ducers were ths Pleasant Grove
school lot wei 10. 2, Of S. r Balen-
tine and associates, with 25Q0 barrels,
the Gulf Production company's No. 2
Perkins. with 1900 barrels. and the
Leon Oil compauy's Allen No. 4, with
$500 barrels Three dry wells were
reported in the same period.
on October the Desdemona. Texas,
field had us producers, with total
daily production Of 30.5o0 barrels, or
an average Of about IFS barrels per
we'll During the last hair OF Septem-
Der I6 wells were drilled to the sand
and their total production was 1000
barrels a day. seven holes were aban-
doned as dry during the same pericd-
Stephens county. Texas, had IN It's
several pools 1e5 producing wells on
October L with a total daily produc-
ton OF $500 barrels. which gave an
average per well OF over go barrels
There were only four competitions dur
ing the last IS days OF September. al
though there were a number drilled 70
the sand The Texas company Pratt
No. was the only dry we'll
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-06
Al Hardenlan
County WILDE
Tested For Oil
Wells Being Put Down IN
All Parts of Prospec-
i've Field.

Quanah. Texas. Oct $40 county
in Texas is undergoing a more
through test out than Hardeman
county. There are not so many tests
going down in the county as there
are IN many counties. but they are
distributed 50. that every section Of
the county viii have a complete and
thorough test.
IN al there are but 20 wells being
drilled at present. With the finding
Of traces OF oil many more VIII be
rapidly drilled Several Of the wells
in the county are approaching depths
at which something definite VIII be
learned. In some. shallow sands have
been passed through. Better sands
are expected to be found at 1850, 1850
and 1850 feet.
According to biologists, the same
conditions exist in this county as
exist In wen known producing fields
OF the state
A good showing OF oil has been en-
couutered by the Emerald OIL COM
pany's test. drilling southwest Of
Quanah. The well is in the black
shale formation
Eleven thousand acres OF land have
been leased by Taylor and Neff Of
Cincinnati for the consideration or
S33. 900. This property Is situated
southwest Of Quanah on the Pope
ranch Taylor and Neff are complet-
ing arrangements 10 test out this
lease AT an early date.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-06
Drills Near The Sand
In Cisco Test Wells

Cisco, Texas, Oct st Is only a
matter OF days now before It VIII be
definitely known just what the ter
ritorE north OF Cisco in Eastland
county has IN oil and gas oil men
are awaiting the completion OF the
Gulf Production company's J. II. Pay
No ] five miles north and east Of
Cisco 10 prove this territory This
test is at a depth Of 3505 feet and has
been shut down FOR some time on
account Of tools lost in the hole
The Ray No I is in territory
which has not been tested out II Is
southeast OF the shallow production
Of the sammies oil corporations
Thorp vel and west and south Of the
production Of the Easrland and
Ranger pools. A good showing Of oil
was found IN the test Just before the
tools were lost
On the southeast corner or the
southwest quarter OF section s. block
g h & T. C.. r. p survey. the States
oil corporations C. T. SumrelI Weu
reported a few days ago as making
$4,000. 0o1 cubic feet Of gas. made a.
S65,000 cubic in q hour test
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-06
CONSTRUCTION UNDER WAY
ON PIPE LINE TO Fl. WORTH

Henrietta. Texas. Oct Ga pipe
line IS being constructed from Fort
Worth TO Burkburnett by the Gulf
Pipe Line company The main camp
OF about zoe men is situated about
six miles south OF Henrietta
The line VIII enter Clay county
near the southeast corner and run
diagonaliv toward Jolly. Bridges and
culrerts OF concrete are being placed
over the creeks and rivers TO avoid
Washouts and 10 make the line as
permanent as possible Work IS being
pushed forward rapidly SO that the
line may be ready for use as soon as
possible