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The New York herald., 1921-07-10
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Brooklyn Heights is soon to have a
comparatively owned apartment house,
said to be the first structure Of its kind.
sold entirely from plans. in the borough
OF Brooklyn. Approximately so per cent.
of the space in the building has already
been sold and the venture has proved
SO satisfactory that its sponsors, Cary
Harmon Co., Inc, OF 1H Montague
street have another similar enterprise
under consideration
The building which is in process OF
construction at 1s2-1s6 Columbia heights
is to be a six story. semi-fireproof ele-
vator apartment house with modern
equipment for about twenty families.
According to specifications. the apart
ments will vary in size from three to
eight rooms, the largest being In the
rear and commanding desirable view
OF the harbor and the impressive sky
line of lower Manhattan. Each of the
largest apartments will be equipped
with three baths. There also will be an
open fireplace In each living room. The
smaller apartments will have single
baths.
The building is on cite opposite the
Standish Arms Hotel. IL has frontage
OF lbU teet on 1ciutHpio AiciSheS a
depth of 90 feet west. For more than
fifty years It has been vacant lot,
known to old residents OF the Heights
section as the location OF the old Peak
mansion. The new structure IL OF Co
loninl design, OF red brick with white
limestone trimmings. Fred ]. French
Company are the architects and build
ers. The building will be ready for oc-
cupancy October l.
Mr.. French Is enthusiastic over the
possibilities OF the Heights section. He
calls particular attention TO the disparity
between the rents there and those de-
manded In other sections OF equal de-
STABILITY and accessibility. This alone.
he argues, fs the best guarantee Of the
permanency of the land values In the
neighborhood. When the advantages OF
this section, with It's nearness 10 the
heart of Manhattan. become generally
known. says Mr.. French. there will not
be room enough for apartment houses
to accommodate the demand.
The new structure was sold to pros
pectlve tenants on particularly satisfac-
tory terms. After the initial payment
the expenses OF maintaining the house
will be divided among the tenant
owners on a pro rata basis. This. Il IL
estimated will result In a rental scale
of perhaps 80 per cent. less than that
prevailing throughout the neighborhood.
A striking example Of property i'm
provement Is TO be seen In the new five
story apartment house which the Cary
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Total built in six years. s.....l........ $40
These houses are scattered over such
large territory that construction in
Sound Beach and East Port Chester, two
OF the suburbs OF the town. can hardly
influence property values in a place so
remote Ss Greenwich avenue, but the
conclusion can scarcely be maintained
when the Improvement in local stores,
both in number and stock. Is considered.
The increase in trafic on the avenue
within six years Ia apparent and sig
nifes an increase In business.
The Russell A. Cowles enterprise.
which includes the old Pickwick Inn
Building. Pickwick Candy Shop, New
England Motor Sales Company Building
and the magnificent hotel building known
as the Pickwick Arms. corner OF the
Boston Post road and Greenwich avenue,
have doubtless had their effect II in no
other way than In the improved appear
ance OF the upper end OF the street.
No one individual has ever expended
such large amount of money in the
Improvement OF property in the business
section as Mr. Cowles.
BUSINESS must be better, according 10
the opinion Of Greenwich observers.
where the largest number Of people are
found. A distance of 100 feet often
determines the value of the location And
TO force a business section into favor ia
rarely successful This was apparent
thirty years ago In the attempt to make
Railroad avenue opposite the station
business centre. The person who con-
ceived the idea sold out at the first op-
portunIty. and those who we're left were
saved by the telephone. The proximity
OF a railroad station has never been de-
sirable for business.
Next came an attempt 70 make the
new Town Hall in 1906 a business centre,
followed by the post ONCE in 1915. But
these attempts have not succeeded In
giving an activity to what is often
termed downtown real estate. The dis
position Ia TO locate north OF the centre
OF the avenue. That 90 per cent. of the
population lives north o6 the Boston Post
road must have had It, snfiuenoe. Down
town real estate u nos undesirable for
any reason" II simply mas not yet come
into its own. Greenwich avenue is not
long enough 20 meet the demands OF
business In the next decade. IL will
hnd It's way Into side streets.
As a place OF residence Greenwich is
generally regarded az the most deslra-
Bile suburb OF New York, and It's de-
velopment has scarcely begun. Many
hundred acres within a mile OF the
town hall will come into the market for
residential sites. And this may be one
OF the facts respontible for the present
boom. Building In Greenwich has made
progress In tho last elk years In spite OF
depression, and will undoubtedly con.
tinue In the future with even more ra-
pidity.
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REALTY BOOM IS ON
IN GREENWICH, CONN.
Observers Ponder Over Marked
Development on Towns Main
Business Artery.

The recent upward trend In the value
OF real estate on Greenwich avenue. in
Greenwich. Conn, the towns main busi-
ness thoroughfare, has caused much dis
cnssion as to its cause. There have been
a number Of sales Of large buildings re-
Gently and there Is a boom apparent, but
its cause Is not so clear.
During the past five years. 1t Is said,
there has been little increase In the pop
ulation Of the town. And yet statistics
at the town hall show the growth has
been healthy. This condition is reflected
in the number OF houses built. and yet It
fs not an absolutely fair criterion. as
most OF the new houses are large. ac-
commodating small families. while peo-
pie in more moderate circumstances are
living In more crowded quarters than
formerly. However, the following table
tells It's own story:
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URGES SAFEGUARDING.
OF REALTY RECORDS
Former Register Declares No Effort
Whatever Appears to Be Taken
to Insure Their Preservation

Ia no way to arrive at an even approxi-
mate estimate of the direct cost to the
people of the destruction of the official
records. The total cannot be less than
several million dollars. That the loss Of
these records also resulted in great in
convenience. loss of time. anxiety and
some litigation. must be readily appar-
ent to you. All told. the loss of our off,
cial records was In itself no small dis
astsr'
The Jacksonville answer was similar.
Index Made Here Ten Years Ago.
When we recall the millions of deeds,
mortgages, &o.. OF this city. housed in
the heart OF each borough and represent
ing more than $4,000 00o, 900 worth Of
property. which are liable to be destroyed
at any time, we ought to make some pro-
vision for the safekeeping of these rec
ords.
About ten years ago the Legislature
ordered an index of the real estate in
seruments of New York county to be
made. My predecessor started making
this Index and II was finished during my
term of office.
incidental to this index work dupli-
cate abstracts OF every instrument were
made. These abstracts contain ell the
principal points of the original instru-
ments. I established the practice of abb
stracting the current work in the same
way 80 that duplicate abstracts are now
always up to date.
My correspondence with the cities
where fires had occurred and public
records destroyed, impressed on me the
urgent need Of preventing such catas-
trophe happening In this county. I
made arrangements with the Water De-
partment to make alterations in an
abandoned stone building In tho Catskill
Watershed. a building used by the en-
gineers In making their surveys but now
no longer needed.
In order to have no delay as to an ap-
preparation for the work. the needed
funds (only about $3,000) were saved
out of the appropriation for the work of
the Registers office.
Precautionary Work at standstiIl.
The abstracts were boxed, estimates
obtained for the steel cases to contain
them and even a tentative arrangement
made to haul the abstracts from the
Hall of Records to the Catskills The
alterations to the building and all Of
the other arrangements would not have
cost over the $4,000 saved. Unfortu-
nately for the project my term expired
before It could be consummated The
boxed abstracts remained in the Regis
ter's office
After the fire last January, which
destroyed the old census records,
called attention to the fact that no pro-
vision was being made to preserve the
duplicate abstracts of this county Re-
Gently; 1 understand, the Register of this
county-after three and half years of
delay-has sent these duplicates to the
Ashokan Watershed for storage.
JOHN j. HOPPER.
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To THE REAL ESTATE EDITOR OF THE
NEI YORK HERALD: A short time ago.
when looking up data for a little story
the Department of Education at Albany
for some information. l was told that
the information could not be had, as the
records were destroyed In the Assembly
fre In 1911. had occasion too to write
to Washington for some Harlem infor-
nation, which / received. and shortly
after, read in tho newspapers of the
destruction by fire of some of the old
census records. which cannot be re-
stored. as there were no duplicates
made.
Every big company-life insurance.
railroad, title insurance, &c.-nowadays
not only has duplicates OF it's records
made. but keeps these duplicates In some
place OF safety, generally III some Are
proof building in another city from the
home office. and sometimes in a special
building built on an isolated plot OF
ground In a small village. 1t is said
that one of the title companies of this
city has duplicate records in Baltimore
and third Sc. in Connecticut. No effort
whatever appears to be taken with pub
lie records to prevent them from de-
struction by fire.
What Other Cities Nave Done.
When I was Register Of New York
county corresponded with the Registers
of Chicago, San Francisco and Jackson
vile and asked them what effect the de-
struction of their public real estate rec
ords had had on business In their cities.
Tho Chicago Register wrote me as fol-
lows:
The great expense to the real estate
owners after the fire was Of course In
restoring the evidence that they had. The
abstract companies managed to save
enough Of their plants SO that by COM
binlng all the plants In existence before
the fire they had. or claimed to have
had, complete set of books and rec
ords. Their prices Immediately raised
and millions of dollars have been ex-
pended since then by real estate own
ers for abstracts of title.
An act Of the Legislature was passed,
as you have noted, authorizing the re-
storation of evidence Of title by proceed
ings OF court, and this was availed of
great expense"
The San Francisco Recorder said In a
letter to me:
The official records were, In effect, all
destroyed. Some hooks were saved, but
these, since they constituted only a
broken chain of evidence, were Of little
value. An emergency measure (the Nc
Enerney act) for the establishment of
titles was enacted by the State Legisla-
ture. About thirty-fve thousand suits
have been flied under this act and some
thousands are still to be fled 1t is
estimated that proceedings under this act
alone will cost the people from $2.5O0. 900
to $S.o0o.000
"As you will readily understand. there
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Bronx transactions.

Samuel Marion and NJ. A. vogel sold
the five story thirty family apartment.
75xioO. at 1907 Nelson avenue. to Louis
Bregman.
J. Clarence Davies sold TO Louis wier-
mix the lot, 25xs5, at the northeast corner
OF Washington avenue and 165th street.
upon which the purchaser will erect
two story business building.
The New York herald., 1921-07-10

Harmon firm will build this summer at
Orange and Henry streets. This corner.
two blocks from the Clark street station
Of the Interborough subway. was for
merly occupied by group of dingy
wooden buildings. long past their age
The New York herald., 1921-07-10
THINK CONDITIONS
FAVOR BUILDING
s. W. Straus & Co. Attest Faith
in Construction by Continu-
ing to Make New Loans.

That fundamental conditions are fav-
Gated by the attitude Of S. w. Straus &
Co.. who report that they continue 10
provide capital for building purposes
when the borrowers comply with the re-
quirements and safeguards set UP by the
lending institution.
With the underwriting OF first mort
gage per cent. bond issue OF $780, 900
on a new office building in Chicago S.
W. Straus Co. have rounded out ap-
proximately s1o.o0o,0o0 in new building
loans recently made In various parts of
the country. the larger share Of which
have been on residential structures The
new loan in Chicago is made on the
Emernan store and office building,
which will be erected at once. In COM
menting on the building situation S. w.
Straus a Co. say:
I'VE have attested our faith in the
building situation in this country by the
continuous loans we are providing on
new structures where the borrower is
able TO comply with such requirements
as we believe necessary 20 safeguard
completely the interests Of the bond
holder and make ample and adequate
provision for the payment of principal
OF the debt and the interest thereon.
There Is no fundamental reason why
building operations In a large way should
not go forward. While construction
work has been conducted this year on a
scale Of considerable magnitude, taking
into consideration the operations
throughout the country. the housing
shortage Is still alarming. Our Ameri-
can cities have continued to grow and
develop no matter what general condi-
tions have been, either domestic or
worldwide, and. with the upbuilding OF
these cities and communities there is
an ever present demand for new build
ing.
"It Is the policy of this house 10 DO
what Is possible, consistent with sound
business practice, In assisting in the up
building OF the nation through providing
funds for buildings We are happy to
say that we have found the present
season productive of many splendid op-
portunities for underwriting building
loans which comply with our require
nents. In our opinion the general situa-
ton. SO far as building work goes, Is i'm
proving and we anticipate considerable
activity between the present time and
the close of the building season"
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Trauo Enhance. "a Ave. Corner.

Ames & Co. have leased the ground
floor store in e34 Third avenue. north
west corner Of Fifty~sixth street. It is
interesting to note the rapid growth of
this section. which previously catered
to mems wear. but Is now fast becom-
ing ladies' wear section and is ex-
tending southwark with rapid speed
The growth at this point is credited 10
the enormous trade arriving from Long
Island over the Fifty-ninth rtreet
(Queensboro) Bridge. with the Bloom
ingdale department store the centre OF
attraction. The lessee OF the store is
Jacob Goldstein. who operates a chain
OF millinery stores.
The New York herald., 1921-07-10

The New York Herald
is the first New York
newspaper to publish a
comprehensive d a ily
Bond News and Notes"
feature. The Herald
prints more important
bond information FIRST
than any other New York
Newspaper.
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OF usefulness. to say nothing OF adorn-
ment These have been torn down. and
In their place will be five story brick
structure of small apartments. The
French company is in charge Of the con-
struction also.
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FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET.
East Side.

CHRISTIAN lady wishes to rent permanently
TO refined single lady only light airy FUR
nished bedroom; bath, steam, electricity tel
ephone, elevator, &c, In highclass apart
ment near 9th av.; Central Park entrance;
convenient TO subway, surface and 9th av
bus; references exchanged. Address PLAZA,
PIT Herald. Herald 50.
LEXINGTON AV., i04e C75th stD Front
parlor and alcove also large. cheerful back
room; gentleman or couple; references. Call
after o, FUMAClALLL
11TH 10 E.-Large room and private bath,
electricity; also other rooms.
27TH ST.. AZ East. : Comfortable double
ROOM modern apartment; cool, airy.
WAETJEN
SID, $50 E.--Neat furnished rooms, suitable
for couple; all improvements phone.
GOTH, 55 E.-Large, cool room; gentlemen;
bath. telephone; summer rates; exclusive.
6sTH ST. Qi77 Sd 1av) Sitting and bod
rooms; all ccnveniences; . gentlemen break
fast II desired. 6340 Rhinelander. BRAEMlGI
GOTH is E.-Rooms, adjoining bath. $35;
with bath, S65. JACINTo HCTEL.
6gTH, 200 E.-Cool front room. shower
bath. phone; reasonable. FRENCH
72D, 159 East.-Large front parlor. couple
or two gentlemen: phone. COLLIN5
18TH, 146 E.-Nicely furnished large. small
rooms, suitable one two.
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FURNISHED ROOMS WANTED

AMERICAN desires neat room perrianency;
Bronx or country; private house no room
ers. small family $3.50. L 400 Herald.
Harlem.
YOUNG woman wants furnished room al
Corona. Flushing or Bsyside. with private
family. X I6i Herald. 2sn BwAy.
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NEW jersey.
WILL rent one large room, with sleeninr
porch attached, 10 a gentleman only who
Is willing and able TO pay we'll for all the
comforts of a good home: 20 minutes from
New York city. reference required. Phone
Passaic 2I96, or call DR.. PEDR1CK, 223 Lex.
ington av., Passaic, N. j.
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6SU-bo2 West TOUT ". -.
Rooms with private bath. s12 w~eeky, ~
without, IS up; every convenience. Tele-
phone Morningside $40 and 708.
LARGE front, double room. shower. teie-
phone. home privileges. $i2. DoLAN'
n nthedral bSl0.
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LARGE, also small room; private
house; reference. Schuyler ofio.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-13
Dental 3; MUST SERVE TERM

Circuit Court Of. Appeals Uphold Sen.
tenee Imposed by Judge Morris.
Minneapolis jacob O. Bentall, for.
mer Socialist candidate for governor.
must mus serve his sentence of two years
IN the federal penitentiary at Leayen-
worth for attempting to cause dis.
loyalty during the war, according ID
decision of the United States circuit
court of appeals in st. Louis.
Bentall was twice convicted in fed.
eral court upon this charge. He was
indicted on October 4, 1917, following
a speech at Hutchinson, Mimi, in
which 1t was alleged that he attempt.
ed to cause characterization, discon.
tent and mutiny in the military and
naval forces Of the United States.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-13
AUCTION SALE

The Undersigned will sell the fol-
lowing described personal property
at public auction, II miles Northeast
Of Strasharg, N. D., Sec 14-132-74.
on Wednesday, October 18th, 1921:
8 Head of Work Horses
3 two-year-old Colts s.
2 one-year-old Colts
z Good Mich Cows
is Calves Is.
50 Chickens
l Deering Header
! Deering Mower
l Deering Rake
Two Lumber Wagons
l Moline Gang Plow
l John Deere Gang Pillow
l Sulky Emerson Breaker
/ Van Brunt Drill
l Disc Harrow
4 Sets of Harness
l Ford Truck
l Header Box
IS tons Of Hay
200 blu. Of Barley
$50 bu. of Oats
Heater and other articles too mn.
merous to mention.
Sale starts 10 a. m. Free noon lunch
All sums Of SO and under cash.
Over that amount. time will be siven
on bankable paper drawing 10 Der
cent interest due October LIST, 1922.
S per cent discount for cash.
J. s. FISCHER, Clerk
JACOB BENZ, Auctioneer
MICHAEL ABERLE, Owner. e.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-13
MAIL THEFT NETS 100000
20 Pouches Brought From Canada
Seized at Detroit.

Detroit, Mich. Twenty-six mail
pouches, three Of which contained reg.
isterd mail. were taken from a mail
wagon by four men who held up the
driver near the main postoffice. The
mail was being brought here from
Windsor, Ont. The registered pouches
contained packages of currency con.
signed by Canadian banks as exchange
clearings to banks in Detroit, and the
days receipts at the Kenilworth race
track at Windsor.
Postoffice officials engaged in
checking their records with Canadian
officials, said the value of the regis.
tered mail probably would amount ia
more than 100000
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-13

in taxes. Better than $4,000 per
day has been taken in lately. Taxes
are being paid up a. great deal bet
ter than had been anticipated.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-13
IN TOWN AND OUT

LSs1ssssssesssaee1ae assssessssssssesssS
burg, visited few hours in our city
yesterday.
Matt Reich, of Temvik, was tran
sacting business at the court house
Wednesday.
F. B. Streeter and family and
Miss Florence Petrie spent Saturday
in Bismarck.
Joe Bosch shipped three cars of cat
tie from Hague to the city markets
last Saturday.
John Schwam, of the Strasburg
country, was business visitor in our
city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Brokofsky, of
Pollock, spent Sunday at the Chas.
Coventry home.
C. Kusler and Ed. Cent?, of Tenn
vik, spent Thursday of last week at
the county seat.
A business meeting of the Guild
was held at the G. N. Turner home
Friday evening.
Mrs. Annie Rudy and two sons,
Arthur and Roy, of Dale, were Linton
x;o;fors xyoo%orda1, .sftE iIs &.
Fred Freeman came up from the
Dale country Saturday and spent
few days in Linton.
Mrs. c. E. Enders commenced a
term at the Schneider school last
Wednesday morning.
Mrs. G.. Lenhart and Mrs. j. Bak-
er, of Hazelton, were Linton visitors
yesterday afternoon.
For Sale: Hard coal heater In,
quire at the Record office.-Adv.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Baker, of Temvik, at the
local hospital, Tuesday.
George W. Ryckman and family
of the Pollock, eighborhood, spent
Friday in Linton on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Fergus and son,
Berkeley, and Verl Corner, drove to
Bismarck yesterday morning.
A hangar is being built near See
man park for the aeroplane belonging
to the Northwestern Motor Co.
Nathaniel Flegel, who has been
spending the summer in South Dako-
ia, returned home last Thursday.
Note the Linton Service Garage
prices on Ford repair work.-Adv.
Mrs. Ben Ketchum enjoyed visit
from two of her brothers, Messrs.
Kivley, of Sissiton, S. D., Sunday.
Clothes cleaned and pressed. Also
g.
orders taken for tailor-made suits i.
Work guaranteed. Phone 27-3. Earl
Mewing ADV. oct13-n3
Miss GLADDEN., missionary from
Mexico, gave very interesting talk
at the M. E. church Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Meier, of Me-
noken, arrived in Linton last night
for a visit at the Fred Kelsch home.
Mr.. Larsen is very capable pilot,
and parties desiring an airplane ride
can make date at the Northwestern
Garage. Adults ten minutes for
SIS. 90, or two light children for same
price ADV.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Whalen and
Mrs. Leonard Logue, of the Dale
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-13

No bidding in Every animal placed
in the ring will be sold to the highest
bidder. Chance, however, to sell or
exchange before and after sale.
List with County Agent Sauer not
later than ON Monday, Oct. 18th. J.
JOHN RAIDER, Auctioneer
JOHN MEIER, Clerk
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-13
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