New-York tribune., 1921-02-13
Argyll Parsons Gets Week's
Largest Real Estate Plum
Plucked OFF So, 100000 Lease in Putting National
Drug Into Anickerloocker Hotel Building; Fox
TURNS Farmer, Hikes to South for To-Day Stay

Argyll Parsons, president of
Douglas L. Gilman & Co., was the big
man in the realty field last week. He
shook out of the real estate tree the
largest, juiciest and sweetest plum that
dropped during the week-the lease Of
the store in the madc-over Knicker-
booker Hotel Building, ct the south
east corner Of Broadway and Forty
second Street to the National Drug
Stores Corporation, at q rental between
100000 and $4,000,O00. Men Of the
craft can estimate the sweetness and
luciousness of the plum pIucked by the
second line skipper of the Gilman or
gani2atlon.
Likes TO Plant as Well as Sell Realty
Frederick Fox is q farmer and horti-
culturist as we'll as an expert on New
York real estate. He sees that oppor-
tunities come to give him a chance to
get away from fee values and square
foot things. Two days ago he packed
up and raced OFF for his plantation out
side OF Augusta, Ca, where for the
next ten days, perhaps longer, he will
busy himself with farming and the
production Of beautiful horticultural
specimens He may find buyer for
the 400-acre estate Of Belgian noble
man who, after looking at the rocky
soil on Fifth Avenue, between Forty
second and Fifty-ninth streets, which
was about the cheapest land in the city
at the time, went South 10 Augusta,
where he established wonderful gar
cen, being one Of the recognized horti-
culturists Of Europe. There is little
doubt thas he regretted later that he
did not establish amid the Fifth Ave
nue. rocks. Mr.. Fox thinks he may add
this property to his place Of 100 acres
if he does not dispose of it, This is the
.econd ten days Mr.. Fox has spent
farming in the South ssnce he moved
his business to the corner of Madison
Avenue ard Forty-frst Street He
Eeeps in practice for his Southern
farming vacation at the Heathcote
Nurseries at Scarsdaie, which he owns.
Aftermath of War Friendships
Friendships formed during the war
have been converted into business
haps for the first time in hospital, at
en- army relief station or recreation
center, comprise the Plaza Realty Com
pany, which last week sold Tor Miss
J. J. o.. he ,~.- ,v o. 4 3
East Fifty-ffth Street to Baron Gayne
de Meyer. Miss Lillian A. Morse, pres
ldent OF the realty company, organized
tie Y0sS"r TrHlEi7~ l. rN or u': g.
q notable work. Among her associates
in the Plaza Realty Company are Mrs
Adelaide Prenderrast, of the Motor
Ambulance Corps; Paul Niesley, Amer
lean Ambulance Corps; Katherine
Force, Captain Bryan, British Air
: Force, and Countess Tolstoy (n6e Mary
Whitehead), Red Gross, with the Amer
,ean forces.
Actor in Most Interesting Story
Albert NJ. Arneberg who, with Mau-
rice S. Cass, the firm of E. II. Lud-
low & Co., is intimately familiar with
the most Interesting chapter in the Won
dertui. story, "The Making of New
York. ~ Mr.. Arneberg stood on the
stand OF Z. Fl. Ludlow & Co. in the
auction room at III Broadway and sold
lots opposite those on which Mr.. Car
negie later built his home for much
less than property in the most distant
corner OF the Bronx is held at to-day
He remembers distinctly the Prime
house at the northwest corner of Broad.
way and Bowling Green, which was re.
moved IN 1882 to make way for Cyrus
Fields Washington Building, which is
now being made over for the use OF
the international Mercantile Marine
He also remembers the other buildings
on shat block we're ancient in appear.
anco as we'll rs il years, having been
kept ia service much longer than build.
ings are to-day. II was about that time
that the greaa push Of progress which
has swept over the city got started.
| The happenings CT subsequent years
have convinced Mr., Arneberg that
there is no limit to the possibilities
of New York real estate
Good Pay for Few Weeks Work
There is every reason in the world
say the current year should ee a.