Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-07
Laurel Takes Great Game From, Pocomoke City Shore

He stated Tint up 70 Wcduesfav
night 70 deeds had been recorded. COW
ering I0s properties. and this after a
delay OF four months. Many Of the
Garden residents who had bought the
houses agreed 20 pay "a much ss they
could afford. while some paid the en-
tire amount. Many of them bought
In the hope that what they saved in
rents could be applied against tho pur
chase price. The long delay. ne de-
clared, has meant n great hardship
/ upon the residents.
/ Mr. Funk explained that a. ne IN
derstanis the situation tho Greenfield
{ people. In order to swing their pur-
chase Of the properties had % give no
Land Title and Trust GO. ~ Phnadci-
phla o blanket mortgage and this IL
what Is being given az the cause FOR
The delay in the transfer o. the deee@.
Many of the pure ha sers. he stated.
have been notified their deeds were
ready and 20 appear ~ GrPendeifs
Offices. but when they gnt there fney
found there wax another hitch. ~ fns
release OF the NOR gage from The Lard
Title and Trust 60. was not for'hcorn
ing.
IN tho meantime. Mr.. FUN sa'f 'hs
rents have been collected and Green
field has exacted fun payment ~ 'hess
rents and IN Some cases pIrchasers
have had 20 pay The rent n tenants
when they. the pur haserF have -
way 81 holding those tenants reEpon-
; sible for such payments BE said nc
purchasers simply have ~ trust 20
;. the sense OF their moral obligation IN
the part Of the tenants % make good
such funds
. Mr.. Funk declared feeling anonr
the purchasers Of me properties ha-
, been growing and 81 is tho consers'.s
, Of opinion among them that ne tine
has come for them 20 act. lie declared
It is algo tho consensus ~ opinion
among them that The Greenfield COM
pauy is proftlng by toe Collection "a,
! the rentals. by their failure 80 main
tain the properties which nas 90 .
n done by the purchasers. and that -ners
haq been and ia what 'ook lke folih-
y crate DELAYS IN tho fIifl01enf 60 -
: contracts IN order - prof. hv 're ro'-
y lection If the rentals lie said they -
not feel that any such delav VAS s~~r
contemplated by tho Cnred States
. Shipping Board
.IT. FIUk HAtN BIT f"tT no .ff.lFTIff~
" Of Council would hasten delivery 80
me deeds y Greenfield fsls 90 DO
; liver ne deeds promptly ~ BUYERS
- probably Will FEEL .nat hey are an-
h srdvcd from payment ~ any ,lr'h~r
Al rentals TO Greenfield. they nav 'r
n By resolumon ne said a dats Pr .1@
q fulhllm4n- % he contracts and e'-@-
that they viii withhold heir nome
although This action may 30 def@rT n
pend4ng n result - he steps - Ken
1y Council - ~ night. 10 said '1e4
= have collected heir 70 per cent and
90 have paid rhA buyers ~ i0-eree- IN
p This Investment They have neSn
81 paving rent FOR he houses % 7a
:" shipping Board which has row Sep
=, ped out from under
% investigation Demanded.
~ Councilman McNabh wanted ro know
how ne Shipping BOARD -oud ze
from under. but ne vas toid 70 o7s
seemed TO know this. as & appears ID
ne a very complicated legal situation
Mr. McNabb thought s, was time tae'
were finding out he oOaris 20
ii / spousibihty in the premises. Ills -
marks were loudly apDlauded. lie rex
declared that in MS opinion me tenan
have been "gouged and roboed
100 death" and what ne though. ~ -
situation would not look good n pr.7
ne he was gain appia uded.
IT. Councilman Abrahams said cry .-a
re icltOr Sattertn waite. Who e acrorn o.
srs for about II OF the properties. rad ~.
re him the whole situation. which 90 ma
up found, was very mucn -angled. 'H
ar that in Z q opinion the o.anket mort
ese gage rhe Greenfield Company 7as
ey OUT OF order and hat mere wa
nd serious question as ID ne Shippio
n Board = right 20 transfer me -.t.es
nd he properties AFTER he buyers "a
ats paid 10 guarantee 20 Themselves hes
1se titles. He sad Senator ~ Pont "a
ic- taken he matter up with ma BOD.
re- some ;ime ago. ou- had received -. .
10 ply. Il was On ais motion tAat Nour
tes cI authorized the Jaw committee,
all send a resolution 20 ne ,1ree membe
md OF Congress urging ,hem 80 a,
me steps 20 nave he transfers speed.
vas up and settled without further te,a
lcl Government Out OF IT.
de- &. A. WenZlg read .ejt-r t~om to
get gresham Layton. ~ which ice sd
ave he had found the government was
OF the whole hing and therefore "a
Congressman Layton. Gould lot a
sa- IN. ne premises. Mr.. Wenz.g -Np.a4
-, 81 the connection o. ne Liberty .-a'
-. Company with the properties aad 81,
-, there vas no reason Nay nat r
- Germ could not nave delivered -ar Sec,
- in TWO months.
~ President Ward wanted -0 >no
how long the Greenfield Company I'd
-. been established ami whether he ror
80 pany IS A stable concern lie va 81
90 formed 1t has been in existence -le
SIX years
va va. Mr. Wenzig sad they have ~
~ printing to the extent Of 5000 or s.
a day by the delay
Mr.. Ward asked If other cities ia
had similar trouble where ne boa
g. had properties. and ne vas -oid ~,
ter and Camden have settled .p
all the houses in both places. h.t m
had not been bought hy the same .o
49,, pany that got possession x the p.
Park Gardens.
5cs- All Deeds by August !.
NM, Mr.. Funk said he talked NesterJ
. ~ 20 Greenheld's representative here @
ne told him all deeds would be ici-,
,,,rl, ed by August l. II th.s "a done p
the Will feel satisfied he stated. Se>e
cen men in the delegation told * fh
of experiences in trying 20 get IN
no deeds and how they have been
,bst QN With one excuse OF another.
., al.