New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Realty Drive Goes
Over the Top
In Yankee Style
Though S2,145,O0O Over
Its Quota of $4,000, 600,
Campaign To Be Kept Up
Until the Closing Time

The Real Estate Division went over
the top yesterday in magnificent fash
| ion. 1t was the greatest finish that the
division has ever made. according to
Alfred E. Darling, chairman, who said
that the big total, ss,l45,1oo. was
good INDICATION of the patriotism in
the ranks OF the real estate interests
of this city.
Starting the week with the halfway
mark still ahead, the brokers have
brought the total for their division not
only up to the quota expected, bot
one-third as much over the amount
required of them. Subscriptions rc-
ceived yesterday totalled S2,423 $50. 1t
was the largest daily subscription OBJ
tanned by the Real Estate Division not
Only in this drive, but in all OF its
bond-selling campaigns.
With E. P. Blake, H. L. c. Roome,
Laurence Mcclure, Elisha SnifFen, II.
5. Kirby, J. p. Kirwan, Louis H. May
and others in the field working not
only for their quota, but for a record
subscription to the Victory drive, re-
ports came in fast to Mr.. Marling, who
spent most of the day al hcadquar-
ters directing things.
Good Start in Final Sprint
H. L. c. Roome started the finai
drive for the quota. Before 9 o'clock
he had secured from the president of
the Excelsior Savings Bank a subscrip-
tlon of 100000, which is in addition
to the subscription made earlier in the
drive by this bank. At o'clock Mr.
Roome passed the news along to Mr..
Mariing at headquarters. A few min
utes later the Brooklyn team an
nounced it had $4l7,450 in subscrip-
tions. This brings the Brooklyn teams
total to $1,244,050. In rapid succession
other big subscriptions came over the
wire At noon, when Mr.. Marling fig
ured up the result of the morning
work, he discovered that the quota had
been passed by S344.5oo. Mr. Marling
was jubilant over the discovery and
he passed the word around 10 the team
captains, who told their teammates
Although no one said it, every one
seemed to conceive the idea Of making
the Victory drive a notable one for
the real estate division, and with this
thought IN mind they started the
afternoon.
Starts Ball Rolling
started the ball rolling for a record
with subscription from the Amer
lean Trust Company of S535 900, which
was the largest of the day He fol-
lowed this up little later with S25.-
000 from the American Exchange Ma
tional Bank on its building at the
northeast corner of Broadway and
Cedar Street, and $4,000 from the Aer-
chants Fire Insurance Corporation The
| three subscriptions totalled S575,000
Mr.. Blake says he expects to have some
more to report before the bell rings
tonight.
Louis H. May called from Far Rock
away and said that the National Bank
of Far Rockawy would help the realty
drive with a $4,000 subscription.
Elisha Sniffen secured two subscrip-
tlons, which totalled S260,000. From
Peter Doelger, jr., he obtained s250,000
ana the Jacob Rupert Real Estate
Company subscribed $4,000
Large Subscribers to Drive
Laurence Mcclure, president of the
United States Realty & improvements
Company, reported $500, 900 for his
company, which is its entire subscrip-
tlon TO the victory issue.
Among the other large subscriptions
received yesterday were: Bankers
Trust Company, $4,000; Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company, se0,0o0 on its
building; Franklin Savings Bank, an
additional $4,000; Michael Coleman,
through j. P. Kirwan, $4,000, who also
secured a similar amount from the
Berkley Arcade Corporation; the New
York Real Estate Auctioneers' Asso-
citation, S31, $50, Charles L. Carpenter,
Of the firm Of L. J. Carpenter. $4,000;
Donovan Estate, $4,000; Hoffman Es-
tate, $4,000, and H. A. Kahler, presi-
dent of the New York Title Company.
$4,000
The Real Estate Division will con-
tinue its drive up to the laSs moment.
Mr.. Marling said last night. I'VE are
out for the very greatest amount that
we can get for Uncle Sam," ne con-
cluded