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New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Wants Low.Priced Home

Have read your offer Of advice in
real estate problems and take ad
vantage of it. am a man with a
large family and a modest salary who
is having a hard time to meet the high
cost of living, especially in the item of
rent.
Do you think it is possible to find in
some small town of New Jersey or
Staten Island an unpretentious but de-
cent house, six or seven rooms and i'm
provements, near schools, stores and
trains, within one hour easy commut-
ing from New York City, for about
$4,000, to pay 5000 down Gall I could
afford) and balance on monthly pay
ments? If practical would appreciate
very much your letting me have your
valued assistance to find honest people
to deal with. j. c. G.
Brooklyn.
We do not believe there S six or seven
room house in New Jersey within committing
distance of New York that can be had for
$4,000. with 5000 cash. You can make a
first payment on home of little greater
cost, and suggest you talk over your
problem with such men as Charles S. Orben,
of 100 Broad Street. Newark Louis w
Shaffer 725 Main Street, Hackensack 4:
George B. Hitchcock, Bogota, N j., or Leo
Bugg, 40 West Thirty-second Street, New
York City We believe these men will give
you every assistance
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Buy Newtown Acres
For Factory Sites
Reflect Great Shortage of Siza.
bile Space in Metropolitan
District

The pressing need for large manu-
featuring space is reflected in several
purchases of acreage in the Bushwick
Junction section announced yesterday
by the Jere Johnson, Jr., Company
About fifteen acres in all were taken
for factory purposes, according to the
johnson company, from the Bushwick
Junction Realty Company.
The National Foundry Company, now
in the Eastern District section, bought
nine acres; the Pipe Railing Company,
now in Long Island City, two and a
half acres, and three and half acres
were acquired by property owner in
the immediate section. This last pur-
chase is supposed to have been made
by or for the Spearmint- Wrigley Com
pany, chewing gum manufacturers
which purchased recently the Hardy
Voorhees, property adjoining the latter
parcel.
The plots are close to Newton Creek
and each parcel extends from Grand
Street to the Bushwick branch of the
Long Island Railroad.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Many Want to Leave City ~sa
For Hills, Dales and Shore
Tribunes Offer to Help Those Seeking Place in
the Suburbs Discloses the Fact That Scores
Are Eager to Get Away From Urban Living

Statements made by suburban home
builders that the demand for prop
'erties is greater than it has been for
many years were largely verified last
week in the great number of inquiries
received by The Tribune for informa-
ton concerning homes in the outlying
sections for rent or for sale. Space
does not permit the publication of all
the letters sent in response to The
Trbune's offer to help solve real es-
tate problems. Many asked for prac-
tically the same information.
Questions and answers are pub
lshed here. as far as space will permit,
in the order in which the queries were
received.
If the information given leads to the
solution of pressing problems The
Tribune would be glad to know it.
If further details are desired they will
he given GLADLY
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
100000 Home Building
Campaign in Brooklyn
Realty Associates Plan Con.
structiOn of Modern Houses
in Kings and Queens

Having investigated reports received
from many authoritative sources on the
building, labor and material outlook
and having themselves ample evidence
of the pressing demand for new houses
Of moderate value, the Realty Asso-
ciates Of Brooklyn and its subsidiaries
announced yesterday the details of a
S600,o00 building programme that is
OF wide interest to tenants and pro-
spectlve home buyers in Brooklyn and
Queens or elsewhere
The Realty Associates now arc erect
ing ninety medium priced houses, cot
tages and bungalows, some with gar
ages, in several sections of Brooklyn.
and at Neponsit, on the Rockaway
coast, in the Borough of Queens.
The programme calls for the cree
tlon of twenty-onc two family, semi
detached houses, each with a garage.
in Sullivan Street, between Rogers and
Nostrand Avenues, in the Eastern Park
way section. This operation will repre-
sent an investment of 100000. The
Realty Associates have several hundred
lots IN the same ighborhood which
are to be similarly improved.
twenty one and two family semi
detached houses are to be erected in
Slxty-eighth Street, between Fifth and
Sixth Avenues. at Vista Place, in the
Bay Ridge section, at a cost of s150.00O.
At Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, where
the demand for small cottages is grow
ing more insistent each year, the Realty
Associates will build thirty six-room-
and-bath cottages, the total value of
which will be 100000
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Would Be a Commuter

Maybe you can help me- l am look
ing for small house or bungalow in
the suburbs of New Jersey, within one
hour of New York, with a large plot
Of high ground, around half an acre or
so. Prefer to lease for year subject
to sale, but will buy if we cannot get
better terms. Desire all modern i'm
provements, as electric light, etc
Either new Or old, but not too old; also
prefer open fireplace. Price around
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Would Buy in Jersey

would be pleased to receive any in
formation relative to a home in the
New Jersey suburbs within committing
distance Of New y York City, my place of
business.
The writer has small family, wife
and young daughter, and is desirous of
obtaining a moderate priced house at
either rental or purchase. Would pre-
fer to rent first in order to become IA
miliar with locality, with an option of
later purchase. Locality viii naturally
have to be fully improved. electricity,
sewer, pavements. etc, and with good
schools in the vicinity.
Could pay cash for home costing
between $4,000 and $1,000. Might even
consider one as high as $4,000 with
about ten rooms. 7. NJ. G.,
Jersey City.
and satisfactory solution of this problem.
and that he found in the expression would
prefec to rent first" The list of houses for
rent has been exhausted for long time
and such properties can be found only
here and there, and they generally are not
of much account for any family having a
comfortable home on rental basis is pretty
likely 10 cling to it. Builders will not rent
houses because the sales market is too good.
One who can pay large an amount in
cash should nave no difficulty in locating Il
home in New Jersey within easy committing
distance of New York. The advertising
columns Of The Tribune to-day have many
splendid offerings which bear invcs tigat ton.
Suppose you communicate with some of these
advertisers, and to get real insight into
values and living conditions you might call
on or write to Kenneth w. Dalzell, at Maple
wood; Brtwhstle & Livingston, at Engle-
wood; Frank H. Taylor. at East Orange
Montrose Estates, 1S9 Market Street New
ark Eugene Jobs, at Summit; J. Charles
strum- Gordon G. Forman. at Ridgewood.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
$5,oo0,000 Astor Realty
Holdings To Be Auctioned
Old Eden Farm Remnants, Between 34th and
5lst Streets, Sd and 11th Avenues, To Be Of
fered in Partition Action; 40 Heirs Interested

According to an order obtained in
.he Supreme Court yesterday, property
uorth over S5,000,00 and located be-
tween Third and Eleventh Avenues and
Tbirty.fourth and Fifty-first Streets,
IN what WAS once known as the old
Eden Farm, will be sold at auction The
nroperty is part of the estate of the
iste William Backhouse Astor, and
the order was obtained by former
congressman William Astor Chanler,
one of his next of kin.
The order was made on the recon-
mendation Of referee to whom the
matter was sent as to the best way
in which to divide the property among
about forty heirs. The referee de-
cided that the property, which consists
principally of buildings, be auctioned
off as the best manner in which to
make a physical distribution among
the heirs.
To make an equitable distribution
the purchase price will be divided into
26o equal parts, of which twenty will
90 to Margaret De Steurs Oberndorff
wife of Albert Oberndorff, one of the
German peace delegates at Paris, which
means that unless peace is signed at
the time of the auction her part will
be turned over temporarily to the
alien property custodian because she
is German citizen. She was a great
granddaughter of William 3. Astor.
Eight parts will go to Vincent Astor
and the same number to HRS half
brother, John Jacob Astor, whose
mother is now Mrs. William Dick, but
who is not party to the distribution.
Among other heirs who will share in
the partition are James Roosevelt, jr.,
and Theodore Douglas Robinson, who
get one share each.
AS it is thought the full value of
the property may not be obtained at
q forced sale, il is understoaod that
the Astor family will be represented
at the sale to buy it in if prices ex-
pected are not forthcoming al the sale
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

where so many thousand of New York
business men make their homes.
Prior to the coming of rapid transit
on Long Island Nassau County was al
most unavailable as home section
even though in miles it was nearer the
business parts of Manhattan than are
many of the old thriving districts
north and west of the city. 1t was only
when good transit actually came that
Nassau County started real growth
Now that there is good train service
which makes it possible for commuters
to reach any part of this great area in
less than half an hour. developmen Mt
and settlement are going on quite as
fast as enthusiasts thought it would
when rapid transit was only in
prospect.
Residences of unique design, built of
different materials, such as stucco.
frame and brick, are now under con
structlon between Great Neck and Port
Washington. 2
One of the largest building proiec-
tors at present in this section is w. w.
Smiths who has now under construc-
ton and design, five residences along
the Station Road, Great Neck, and
which are to be offered or sale by the
Baker Crowell, Inc. Most of these
houses will consist Of five to seven
master bedrooms, three to five baths.
with three maids rooms, and bath,
living room. dining room, solarium,
breakfast porch, sleeping porches and
garages to accommodate from two to
five cars.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Doesn't Like BROOKLYN

Due to increased rent of apartment,
which becomes effective October 1 next,
| plan to live outside New York City,
and have not at present any particular
preference IN regard to locality. Would
like to be able to reach the downtown
business district in about one hour,
more or less. Would like unfurnished
residence (house or apartment not in
Brooklyn. If apartment, four rooms.
Family of man and wife and two chill
dren (infants). Rent about $40 or S45
a.month or less. and good train service
to city. W. V. c., Jr.
New York City.
Yonkers is about as far as one can 60
who wishes to reach the downtown business
section within an hour. There. too, perhaps.
your other requirements most easily be
matched Suppose you write TO T. J. Burke
at Yonkers. He has told us of some inter-
cstng propositions on his Lists.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Several New Workers to
Attend Tax Conference
Will Address Gathering of Ma
tional Association To Be Held
in Chicago in June

The twelfth annual conference on
taxation under the auspices of the Ma
tional Tax Association will be held at
the Hotel La Sale, Chicago, from
June 6 to 20.
Among those from this state who
will attend and address the gathering
are James A. Wendell, Deputy State
Controller, on THE Tax on Invest
ments in New York;; James M. Gray,
of Brooklyn, "Observations on State
Taxation of Railroads Under Govern
ment Operation and Control; Thomas
Reed Powell, Columbia University Law
School, "State Exercises on Foreign
Corporations"; William Fl. Hoyt, "Tax
and Debt Limitation Laws; Laurence
A. Tanner, "State Income Taxation,
With Special Reference to the New
York Income Tax Law; c. G. William
son. Annual Review Of Legislation
and Constitutional Changes in Taxa
ton"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Is Taken Oue1' by NeW Interests
Which Plan Intensiue Building Canpaign

to cost from $4,000 to $4,000 These
may be purchased if desired on q
monthly rental basis. Frederick
L. Alderman, Of Trowbridgc &
Alderman, has been selected architect
for the development Henry Wright,
town planner from st. Louis, will do
the landscape designing, while the pub
lie utility and construction work will
be supervised by George W. Schusler,
of Pittsburgh.
The president Of the Land Credit Cor
poration is Harold G. Aron, of the law
firm of Aron & Wise, who is thoroughly
familiar with real estate problems, hay
ing been counsel to the Joint Committee
on Taxation of the New York State Leg
| islature, special counsel to the Public
Service Commission of this district in
the West Side improvement matter and
legal adviser in organizing the Federal
Land Bank in New York State He has
just been released from service as chief
of the property bureau of the housing
division Of the Shipping Board. Other
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
De Hass Sinnonson Estate
To Dispose Of Property

Much interest has been attracted to
Queens Boulevard by the coming auc-
tlon sale of 2lS lots to be held by the
Jere Johnson, jr., Company on Satur-
day, June Eth at p. n. on the prem
ises. The property is to be offered at
executors sale to close the estate of
f. De Hass Simonson, who was the
principal owner of the stock OF the
Slmonson Realty Company, the sale
being held by order of the executors.
Large frontages on both sides of
Queens Boulevard and on Grand Street,
are included in the sale.
The intersection Of these two we'll
known thoroughfares constitutes the
hub Of the Borough of Queens. The
Simonson property also has large
frontage on both sides Of Maurice
Avenue and narrows down to finely
located junction point (Which parcel
is included in the sale) and which
juts out into lie open space formed
by the intersection of Queens Boule-
ward Grand Street and Broadway
The lots are also located on Corona
Avenue, st. James and Poyer streets,
Van Loon, Goldsmith and Van Kleeck
places.
Queens Boulevard is the great
automobile approach 70 all points on
Long Island. 1t eventually will be 200
feet wide and is the route Of the
electric surface line operating from
Fiftyninth Street and Second Avenue
via the greensboro Bridge. Grand
Street is to-day, perhaps, the most i'm
portant business street in the entire
Elmhurst section in which this prop
erty is located. 1t is the main con-
meeting link between Brooklyn and
Elmhurst and is the route of the Grand
Street line from Delaney Street, Man
haitian, and the Eastern district of
Brooklyn, as vel as the surface line cx-
tension Of the MYRTLE Avenue "Lo
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

$4,000. Don't care about the swell sec
t'ons OF town as long as the house is
within walking distance of the railroad
station and the price is reasonable.
New York City. A. E. NIX.
The answer above to the query of T. M. C..
also Will answer yours regarding renting.
Make up your mind to buy now. You will
nnd 1t much cheaper and more satisfactory
IN the end tthe writer knows from expert
ence}. and purchased at present day prices
you will have q property which can be re-
solS at an advance for years to come.
LAX over your problem with Charles
ter. at Springfield. N. j.: William Brokaw
at Chatham. N. j. Leo Bugg. at 40 West
Ihirty-second Street. New York City, also
can do a good deal for YOU
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Investors Purchase
Bronx Apartments
Buvcr for Flat on Grand Con
course; Sales of Dwellings,
in Various Sections

Lane S Hough, of J. c. Hough & Co.,
has sold to an investing client of
Charles NJ Setlow 2516 Grand Con-
course, adjoining Fordham Road. five
story apartment, on plot 50xl00.
House in Beaumont Avenue Sold
ID. A. Trotts has sold for Anthony
Chiayaro and Zenone ISABELLA 2409 Beau
mont Avenue. a five story apartment
on plot 50x95x irregular, ard for
Sarah A. Sutter 169 East 165th Street
a two-family frame dwelling, on a lot
25.4x107
Resale in Morris Avenue
Charles Siegel Levy has resold to
William J. McKeown the two family
duplex dwelling at 231o Morris Ave
nue.. en- 10. l8.9xl1a.6 which he re-
Gently bought from the Farmers Loan
and Trust Company.
Crotona Avenue Property Sold
Huberth & Huberth have sold for
John Lurie to Benjamin Forman and
Abraham Zimels the TWO story and
basement dwelling, on plot 44x100 with
garage, at 1900 Crotona Avenue.
Sale in Whitlcck Avenue
Leitner, Brener e. Starr have sold
for NJ. L. &, c. Ernst the three family
house at $50 Whitlock Avenue, on lot
25xl0o, TO 7. Goldstein.
Buy in Stebbins Avenue
NJ. L. e. c. Ernst have sold to Simon
Goldberg 1884 Stebbins Avenue, three
story two-family dwelling, on lot 25x
100, through Leitner, Brener & Starr.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Kaiser Family to Sell
Old Ridgewood Holdings
Lots and Two-F amily House
i'll Growing Section 70 Be
Disposed OF at Auction

The Ridgewood section will be the
scene of an important auction of lots,
to be held by the Jere Johnson, Jr.,
Company, auctioneers, on Saturday.
June IA, at p. m on the premises.
There are ninety-three lots and one
two-family house, all of which are To-
Gated in Ridgewood Terrace, and known
as the Ferdinand Kaiser property.
The property has been in the Kaiser
family for about twenty-nine years and
is to be sold without reserve to the
highest bidder.
The sale offers the public a note
worthy opportunity of obtaining mex
pensive lots in a rapidly developing
and remarkably accessible locality.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

A group of professional and business
men have organized the Land Credit
Corporation and purchased the slbdi-
vision known as Laureton, L. l., which
is near Jamaica, for improvement. with
apartments and individual homes The
property purchased comprises 5000
lots. Laurelton was developed about
twelve years ago with streets, concrete
sidewalks, wnter and electricity, and
has New York City fire, police and
school facilities. The property is to
be offered at private sale to homeseek-
ers. and to builders and investors
either for cash or On deferred pay
ments.
The Hathron Homes Corporation will
build for homeseckcrs, for occupancy
by October of this year, four, ave and
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Night Auction Sale
OF BROOKLYN Lots

A night auction sale of sixty-four
Bay Ridge lots was announced yes
terday by the Jcre Johnson, Jr., Com
pany, auctioneers, to be held on Tues
day, June 10, at o'clock in the Brook
lyn Exchange room, 1S9 Montague
Street. The lots are on Sixth, Sew
enth, Tenth and Fort Hamilton Ave
nues, Eighty-first, Ei.htyse second,
Eighty-third and Eighty-fourth Streets.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Sale of Big Larchmont Tract

The executors of the Henry Iden
estate have sold the sixteen-acre tract
on Larchmont Avenue, near the rail-
road station, at Larchmont, N. Y, to
the ParksideLarchmont Corporation,
local realty operators. The property
was held at 100000.
Charles Field Griffen & Co. were the
brokers and will have charge of the
development and resale of the pro-
perty
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Plan Large Studio for
Fox Film Corporation

The Fox Film Corporation is to have
erected for It one Of the largest
moving picture studios in Manhattan.
The structure will be three stories, of
brick and concrete construction, and
Is to occupy the entire block front on
the east side Of Tenth Avenue, be-
tween Fftyffth and Fifty-sixth
Streets.
1t will replace a group of old one
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

story buildings and coal yard The
property is owned by the Chanler
estate and is being leased to a COM
pany now forming, in which r. F.
Fitzpatrick is said to be interested.
This company will erect the studio and
lease it for a long term of years to the
Fox company. The building will meas
ure 1S5xl00, and is to be from plans by
Sommerfeld & Steckler, who are now
preparing the designs.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

year for the use Of Cherrycroft. The
house is in the Normandie Park section
of Morrlstown. Not only is the dwell
ing large and architecturally attractive,
but the grounds are extensive and laid
out in sunken gardens and beautiful
flower beds, in the midst Of which is
large fountain.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
BUYS at Great Neck Hill

Julius L. Nichols has sold, through
|. G. Wolf, his Colonial home, in the
Great Neck Hill section of Great Neck.
Long Island, to b. r. Trafton, supern-
tendent and manager Of the telephone
department of the Brooklyn RAND
Transit Railroad. The property was
held at $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
" arlted: A Broker

Please inform me of some good real
estate agent that makes a speciality of
selling country property in New Jersey
have large, oldfashioned house at
Plainfield which I wish to sell.
E. M. H, Plainfield, n J.
The State Trust Company. of Plainfield.
real estate department, Mr.. Brewer in
charge. is our idea of n capable concern to
handle your problem. Harvey Linhareer. OF
your town. is a very capable broker. In ad-
dition, YOU might communicate with Charles
Orbin. ESQ Broad Street. Newark. and George
W. Fucker, 100 Broad Street. Newark
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Cherrycrof, Dudley OlcoH's Estate
AT Morvist0aUn, Rented BY Walter R0sen

day by Mrs. Fanshawe, of Morristown,
agent for the property.
Details of the transaction were not
made public, but the reports from Nor
ristown are that this is one of the most
costly homes in that part Of New Jer-
sey leased in some time.
Mr.. Clcott has been asking $50 900 a
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

Dudley olcott, I'd, vice president of
'ae Central Union Trust Company, has
leased Cherrycroft, his country estate
al MorriStown, n. j., to Walter T.
Ro'en, president Of the Alliance Realty
company. The deal was closed yester-
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Building Lp Nearby Nassau Sections With
Homes Those Depriuedof fCity parfn1ents

A distinct feature of the real estate
movement on Long Island is the steady
enlargement of the residential area
of Great Neck. A few years ago the
peninsula was taken up by the large
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
1l5th Street House Sold

James H. Cruikshank has purchased
from Mary l.. Wood the three story
dwelling 38 West 115th Street, on lot
18xlO0, through George W. Brettell
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

estates of the wealthy people, who had
their country residences along the
waters of Little Neck Bay, Long Island
Sound and Manhasset Bay
The growth and development of this
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

Physician Buys l37th Street House
Llewellyn C. Collins has sold to Dr.
Allan B. Graves the three story dwell
ing on lot 18x99.11, at 2o2 West 18TH
Street.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

section within the last two years has
been due to the good trans portation ia
cillties and excellent motor roads. To
all purposes it has become a part of
the great metropolis, even as Brooklyn,