The New York herald., 1922-05-15
JAMAICA REALTORS
PLAN TO ORGANIZE
Meet on Wednesday to Com
plete Formation of a Local
Board Of Brokers.

At a meeting of the real estate men OF
last Wednesday preliminary steps were
taken to organize an active real estate
board The meeting was the outcome
OF efforts made for some time by M.
Morgenthau, Jr, TO get the real estate
men of Jamaica together and he pre-
sided at the meeting. Among those
who attended and took part in the dis
cussion were John N. Booth, president
of the Jamaica Board of Trade; r. w.
Scott chairman of the real estate COM
m;ttee of the Board of Trade: John j.
Bliss, a pioneer real estate man of Ja-
maica; II. MolIenhauser. Jr., w. II.
Seldin, Robert W. Higbee, Jr.. George
! Fryhofer, Jasper Wight, John j. For
shaw and S. L. PRAYER. The discussion
quickly disposed of the question of tho
advisablity of the organization Of
board. as II was the unanimous opinion
Of those present that such board could
do useful work in keeping the members
advised of the action of the local board
and the city authorities affecting real
estate and in cooperating with the State
Tax Commission in administering the
new law for licensing real esta .e brokers.
| The meeting passed to "a discussion of
whether the new board should be an in
dependent organization or affiliated
with the Jamaica Board of Trade. The
majority of those present seemed to ia
vor affiliation, but 1t was voted to post
pone action until this week. with the TN
derstandng that Chairman Morgen-
thau would In the meantime investigate
the matter and ascertain how this affil-
iation has been accomplished elsewhere
| and how it has worked out
Wednesday. May II, at IL 80 noon at
permanent organization Will be per-
fected along lines decided by majority
| Of those who attend the meeting.
! John ~ Booth made a strong plea
for unification of the real estate men
with the Jamaica Board of Trade, and
expressed the hope that all other trade
organizatio in this section would
affiliate with the board of trade. so that
there might be one strong organization
backed by every one to represent the
community in a civic capacity.
George Fryhofer spoke enthusiastic
cally of Jamaica and of it's tremendous
recent growth. He strongly urged the
organization OF an aggressive board and
! pointed out that real estate men by
! combining can make themselves an inn
portant factor in the development of
the community. He pointed out that
| Jamaica has passed the rural stage and
Is now a growing city and that it is
| high time that II had its own real
estate board. Independent OF the Long
Island Real Estate Board, and Of the
board OF trade.
New Project at Woodmere, l.. 1.
The Peninsula Realty Corporation has
just been incorporated and will shortly
take title TO a tract of land on East
Broadway, Woodmere, known as the De
Lacy property, which will be subdivided
into four building plots James Slater
McHugh will have charge of the opera
ton. Plans have been drawn for four
dwellings OF old Colonial design ana
work commenced shortly the buildings
to he ready about October /. Mr.. Nc
Hugh is the maker and designer Of the
McHugh willow and wood furniture.
The company has plans under way for
the purchase OF additional acreage in
the vicinity and the immediate erection
of number of homes.
Clubhouse on Old Rncetrack.
Three blocks OF the former Gravesend
racetrack on Ocean Parkway, being de-
veloped as a residential section. have
been set aside by William T.. Harmon
G. Co.. the developers for country club
recreations A $4,000 clubhouse is to
be built, with clock golf courses, tennis
and basketball courts. II will be op-
Grated by the company until the section
is advanced to the point that It car be
turned over to the home owners. APP
proximately s1.o00.000 worth of lots of
this tract have already been sold.
BRONX TRANSACTIONS.