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The New York herald., 1922-03-19
LUMBER INTERESTS SAY
THEY WILL AID HOUSING

"As we view the prospects for build
Ing operations in the Atlantic coast ter
ritory for this year there Is great neces-
slty' for homes and apartments and the
stage Is all set for large amount OF
building. which to great extent will
be carried out provided the manufac-
turers Of all kinds of building material
and inside equipment hold their prices
on reasonable and even basis" said
Arthur e. Lane of the Arthur Z. Lane
Lumber Corporation. chairman of the
lumber and wood products committee
of the fourth annual Own Your Home
Exposition to be held In the Sixty-ninth
Regiment Armory in this city April 22
to 80, 1929.
ALSO the wages for building me
chanics must remain on reasonable
basis II such building is done. The
lumber manufacturers have given care
ful consideration to the question OF
prices and It Is their intention, SO far
as possible. to hold their prices to a
reasonable basis and assist. so far as
possible, in promoting a satisfactory
building program. We expect to have q
good showing for the lumber interests
at the coming exposition"
The following are members OF the
lumber and food products committee:
Arthur z. Lane. chairman, president
Arthur e. Lane Lumber Corporations
John Fl. Kirby president, Wilson Comp
ton secretary-manager National Lum-
ber Manufacturers Association; J. w.
Mcclure. president. w. w. Schupner.
secretary National Wholesale Lumber
Dealers Association; ]. II. Burton, pres
ident. l.. r. Putnam, directing manager
American Wholesale Lumber Associa-
ton; RI b. Chapman. president. Paul
g Cnliiar 'secratarv Retafl Lumber
Dealers Association OF the State Of
New York; william c. Reid, president.
Herbert b. .Coho, secretary New York
Lumber Trade Association; Edward
Hamilton. president. John @. Whittier.
secretary New Jersey Lumbermen's AS
socIation Edward p. Hanycn, r1esi-
dent. Tracy Cowen, secretary West
chester County Lumber Dealers Asso-
citation: II. H.. Tinkham. president.
Frank F. Barrett. secretary Long Island
Dealers Association.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
HOMES BY THE TRAINLOAD.

The rush to file plans and lay the
foundations for building projects before
April SO as to reap the benefit of the
tax exemption ordinance is keeping
builders busy throughout. the city
Homes of every description are being
put up, from elaborate apartment houses
10 ready cut. standardized structures.
which are shipped in sections and as
sembled on the site. o. T.. Sovereign,
vice-president OF the Aladdin Company,
arrived in New York yesterday with a
solid trainload of made to order homes
which his company is shipping isto this
territory.
AT tho headquarters OF the company
in tho Marbridge Building, Mr.. Sover-
eign gave out statement, in which he
said that there were scores OF pros
pective homes builders who had been
discouraged by the false impression that
homes could not be constructed for less
than 81, 900 n room. With their limited
capital, he added, these folk despaired
OF ever being able to take advantage OF
the tax exemption law.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
WILL SELL HOUSES
OF WAR WORKERS
J. P. Day to Auction Shipping
Board Parcels at Chester,
Pa, on March 25.

The auction sale OF 3O1 dwellings and
apartment houses in Buchanan Village,
Chester, Pa, for the United States Ship
ping Board will be started next Satur-
day by Joseph p. Day on the premises.
The sale will include all OF the build
ings and land owned by the Govern
ment In this wartime operation. All
improvements are installed, including
paving. sidewalks. sewers. water. gaS
and electricity. The architects designed
the houses with view to making the
community heaithful place for its res-
ident1.
Mr. Day announced yesterday taA.
tenants are to be favored as far as
terms of purchase are concerned. and
every effort will be made to give the oc-
cupants OF the houses a chance to buy
their homes. This plan was adopted at
the auction sale of the Shipping Board
houses in Camden and at Bristol, and 1t
operated so satisfactorily that the Ship
ping Board has decided to continue the
policy.
Among the New York city properties
which Mr.. Day will sell at auction this
month are the six story apartment
house. 99.l1x120. at the northeast cor
ner Of Fifth avenue and 126th street.
renting for about $4,000 year. The
sale will be held on Friday. March "a.
In the vesey street exchange.
On Tuesday evening, March 81, Mr..
Day will offer in the Brooklyn exchange.
1s9 Montague street, 225 lots suitable
for improvement on the east and west
sides of Van Siclen avenue, ipcluding
twenty plots at the corners of New Lots
road, Hegeman, Lorraine Stanley,
Workman. Cozine and Fairfield avenues.
In the cent subway fare zone to Man
haitian. ~ sra
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

and amplification of the present store
departments.
The cost OF the store and its equip
ment exclusive OF the rentals paid for
the leasing of the ground will probably
reach about $f.250.000. This will be
financed in part by a mortgage on the
leasehold against which $3.500,000 worth
Of gold bonds were issued by the COM
pany. These bonds maturing in twenty
years and bearing interest at per cent.
were offered to the public through a
syndicate OF bankers. The sale of the
securities began at the opening of busi-
ness last Wednesday. and at IL A M.
the entire issue was closed out.
The site for the new store was leased
from the Kemp Realty Company through
Stephen II. Tying as broker. Elijah
Sniffen and Henry Mandel represented
saks & Co. The lease Is for period
of tventy-one years, with four renewals.
making los years in ell. and the aggre-
gate rental for the full term will be
about S35, 100000. 1t is expected that
the new building will be finished and
ready for occupancy when the Saks COM
pany's lease on its present home In the
Herald square section expires in the
spring OF 1924.
The officers of Saks & Co. are Isadore
saks. president; PA Come. vice-presi-
dent Horace A. Saks, secretary; w. A.
sakA, treasurer. and ]. /. Saks, assistant
treasurer. In statement outlining the
advantages of the. new location the presi-
dent Of the company says:
I'VE have always handled standard
lied high grade goods and the bulk o.
our business comes not from transient
visitors to the stove, but from regular
customers Of years standing to whom
tho new location will be much more con-
venient. Ii Is because Of this that we
have deemed II wise to move our busi-
ness to Fifth avenue, where this typo Of
patronage is now concentrated"
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

rsanainuer or the site on long term lease
1t made an attempt to get possession of
the Democratic Club site, but found it.
self bidding against other interests
which had shrewdly foreseen the specu-
lative possibilities that lay in the con-
troll OF the property. Other purchasing
and leasing offers we're made. and the
competition ended with a fiat offer on
the part of Saks & Co. to buy the plot
for S1.0o0,000. This was turned down
by the club, so Saks & Co. made no
further overtures, but proceeded with
its plan to build around the temple of
Democracy, which will act as a sort Of
wedge splitting the department store
into two big, impressive wings.
The new building will cover a ground
area of 100000 square feet and will
make provision for twenty passenger
and freight elevators and 500 feet of fine
show windows. The exterior will be of
brick and limestone, and will be divided
symmetrically by four main entrances.
Two OF these will be on the Fifth ave-
nue. frontage, on either side of the DEM
ocratic Club.
Plans for the building. drawn by STAR
rett &c Van Week. architects, also call
for many improvements that will make
for the greater service and convenience
of customers and employees. On the
eighth floor there will DE rest rooms,
silence rooms. hospital, a restaurant
and other features for the welfare Of the
workers in the store. The setback In
the facade at this height in the building
will permit of tha equipment OF hanging
gardens for the employees.
Although the new Saks store will
practically double the space In its pres
ent establishment no new merchandising
departments will be added. The store. In
fact, will continue its presen policy of
combining its attention to wearing APP
parel for men, women and children The
additional space in the new home will
be devoted entirely to Che Improvement
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
LECTURE COURSES
AID HOME SEEKERS
Y. M. G.. A. Talks Designed to
Give Practical Information
on House Building.

To give the general public an ade-
quate conception Of what homo owner
ship means and how it. can be accom-
plished is the purpose OF the own Your
Home, ,,course which will start March
27sat the West Side Y. NJ. C. A.. accord
ing to Edward l.. WertLeim. educational
director.
Most persons who arc contemplating
securing a home OF their own are In no
shape to take any chances on anything
going wrong. They want to be sure
their plans are as perfect and econom-
ical as the most skillful architect can
make them. They want expert advice
on hows to finance a building project.
And this course. which will meet every
Monday evening for sixteen weeks, Is
designed to accomplish this result.
Among the subjects which will be dis
cussed by leaders in the building indus
try are practical home ownership. Sc
lectng locality and site, solving finan-
cial problems, buying property and ne
gotiating loans. architectural planning,
details OF home planning. estimating
costs and securing bids. letting the con-
tracts. selecting materials. foundation
and exterior walls, exterior and interior
finish. heating and ventilating. plumb
Ing and lighting systems, decorating
and painting. planning the home
grotinds, when to build or buy.
This course represents an absolutely
new departure in the real estate and
building fields and is undertaken Jointly
h-. The United M, c. A.. schools and
le Home Owners Service Institute, Inc
II Is based on studies and Investigations
by architects. builders, building material
associations. and financial concerns. In
cluded in the list of cooperating organ
izations are: National Architects Small
House Competition. Natiepal Lumber
Manufacturers Association Sof America,
Associated Metal Lath Manufacturers
Portland Cement Association. Hollow
Building Tile Association. National AS
sociation OF Real Estate Boards, Ma
tional Federation OF Construction Indus
tries. United States League of Building
and Loan Associations. Metropolitan
League Of Savings and Loan Associa-
tions, Society for Electrical Develop
ment American Gas Association, gave
the Surface Campaign. National Thrift
Week Committee, own Your Home
Expositions Of New York and Chicago.
The "Own Your Home" course will
also be given at the Bronx Union Y. NJ.
c. A. beginning April s.; Hoboker. ~. j..
Y. M. c. A.. March 2s: Brooklyn Gen.
trail Y. M. c. A., April 4. and the Equit-
able Trust Company Building. March 2s.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
TAX EXEMPT HOUSES TO
BE SOLD IN BROOKLYN

-Four tax exempt houses and seventy
two lots in East Flatbush will be sold
at auction in the Brooklyn Exchange.
1s9 Montague street. on Thursday eve
ming, March 30. by the Jere Johnson,
Jr. Company The houses are on Lenox
road, near East Forty-fifth street Only
81 900 cash is required and immediate
possession is to be had. The vacant
lots are on Clarkson and Schenectady
avenues and on Lenox road and East
Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth streets. Tho
same auctioneers will sell for the estate
of John c. wizards 1856 lots with 'front.'
ages on Newtown Creek. Gardner and
Scott avenues. Cherry and Anthony
streets in the Greenpoint section Of
Brooklyn. The sale will be held in the
Brooklyn Exchange on Tuesday noon,
March q.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
BLAZING A TRAIL FOR DEPARTMENT STORESs
Huge Structure to Be Built by Saks & Co. on Block
Below St. Patricks Cathedral Will Be First Estab-
lishnent of It's Kind to Penetrate North
of AID Street on Fifth Avenue

real estate and dry goods men have any
weight in the matter.
Horace A. saks, secretary of the com-
pany which is blazing the northward
trail for department stores, believes
that the era Is surely COMING when the
avenue just south of the park will be
the most coveted location for depart
ment stores in the city.
I'm their northward march, of course,
the big retail enterprises such as the
department stores will be stopped by
the park" says Mr.. Saks, but / really
do not believe that that~will be an inn
passable barrier for the smaller con-
Germs. 1t would not surprise me at all
to see the eventual establishment OF the
finer type OF shops such as those deal
ing in women's gowns and art objects
along Miliionaire'S Row from Fifty-ninth
street northward. That change may not
come for decade or more butI believe
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
6 STORY FLAT PLANNED
FOR HICKS ST., BROOKLYN

Cary. Harmon & Co., Inc, announce
the purchase by one OF their subsidiary
corporations OF what is known as the
Mason property on. Brooklyn Heights
at 1872 to 40 Hicks street, adjacent to
the st. George Hotel and half a block
from the Clark street station of the
Iuterborough subway. The present
buildings will be demolished and on
the site. which is fi0x10o, will be erected
for fall occupancy modern six, story
apartment building accommodating
some forty families.
Plans are being prepared and ground
will be broken In the immediate future.
Many OF the apartments will contain
six rooms and two baths. with q COM
paratively small number Of smaller
apa rtmeuts
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
WILL DEVELOP PLANT TRACT.

A tract OF fifty acres and three dwell
ings on Merrick road and Springfield
avenue, six blocks from the Springfield
station Of the Long Island Railroad. has
been sold for the estate OF Morton II
Plant through w. III. Schabehorn. The
property Is to be developed into building
lots for high class residential section.
suitable restrictions will be imporcd TO
insure the future OF tho development.
The broker has charge OF the develop
rncnt and will place the lots on tho
market by the middles OF next May. It
is expected that within year. at least,
100 houses will be erected on the prop
erty The tract fronts 1,1e0 feet on the
Merrick fosd and 400 feet on Springfield
Boulevard.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

occupying the entire block front with the
exception of one parcel will rise on the
site Of two OF the most picturesque
Did properties in the neighborhood. The
southern end OF the block to be inn
proved is now occupied by the BEL
gravia apartments and the northern end
by the Buckingham Hotel, one OF the
oldest hostelries in New York. The
Buckingham was built in 1875 at a time
when architectural gingerbread was all
the rage. When Fifth avenue was wild
ened. however, and many of the struc-
lures along the way were shorn OF
stoops and other encroachmen.s the
face Of the Buckingham shed some or
its decorative excresences.
The one pared on the block that is not
included in the site for the new depart
ment store is the headquarters Of the
National Democratic Club at SIS Fifth
avenue, When Saks 6 Co. took the
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

Every real estate transaction or build
ing project on Fifth avenue within the
past few years has told its own elo-
quent story Of the gradual transforma-
ton OF the city's finest thoroughfare.
On that segment of the avenue from
Forty-second street northward almost
to the gates of Central Park fine old
residences have given way TO business
buildings erected for the occupancy OF
retail mercantile enterprises. and the
latter in turn have in many cases been
forced further up, the avenue or into
the side streets by the invasion of banks
and trust companies. The elimination
of this northward movement was the
entrenchment of trade at Fifty-seventh
street where the Heckscher Cathedral
Of Commerce now stands
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
PUBLICATION CONCERN
IN BIG PATERSON LEASE

The Periodical Press Of this city, pub
fishers OF McCtnre's and the Peoples
Home journal. has leased for a long
tAsm 100000 building TO be erected
m Paterson, N. j., on the New York.
Susquehanna and Western Railroad.
The structure is TO be erected by the
Paterson Industrial Development Com
pany. The lease was negotiated by
Louis Schlcsinger, Inc. The publications
are now printed in this city. They en-
ploy from $50 to 500 hands. One OF the
features OF the transaction was the OBJ.
tanning OF mailing concessions through
Congressman Radcliffe and the Paterson
Chamber of Commerce.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

1t is inevitable and time will lever any
legal or sentimental obstacles that might
now make it impossible. Twenty-Five
years ago the most farsighted could
hardly have visualized Fifth avenue
such as we have to-day below Fifty
ninth street. The idea that the fine
old mansions with their aristocratic ira
dtions would some day bow the knee
to- imperious trade was then considered
sacrilege."
The Saks building project epitomizes
the history of the avenues transforma-
tion which has made imperative the ef-
facement of many old landmarks. The
monumental department store structure
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
GLEN COVE PLACE ON BLOCK.

The residence Of the late L. ~ Thomp-
son. inventor OF the scenic railway, IL
to be sold at auction on Saturday, April
s. by Arthur c. Sheridan. auctioneer.
The property Is in Glen Cove and the
sale will be held In the large entrance
hall at Q p. M. The residence IL situated
on high ground and overlooks the Sound.
1t has sixteen rooms ard four baths.
Tho estate includes twenty-nlne acres
and two superintcndents' cottages, as
well as greenhouses stable and
parare.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

But the curtain Of prophecy was never
SO effectively lifted as in the announce
ment of the plan of Saks & Co. to for
sake their present location at Broadway
and Thirty-fourth street and put up an
eleven story building on the cast side
of the avenue between Forty-ninth and
-Fiftieth streets. Heretofore practically
all the retail business concerns on this
part of the avenue have devoted them
selves to the handling Of high class spe-
cialties. The new home of Saks & Co.
will be the first large department store
on fashions thoroughfare north or
Forty-second street, but 1t will not be
the last IL the opinions OF well Informed
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
Dwelling Deal in Harlem.

John Firth bought from William y.
Fitzpatrick q four story dwelling. 26.6x
100. III. az 34S East 123d street
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
Synagogue Buy. brewery Parcel

The Novoseltzer Bessarabian Con
gregation purchased from the Fred
Oppermann. Jr., Brewing Company the
four story hohsc with garage, 21.9x977x
o7.s. at $50 East Eighth street.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
Bronx Market Reports.

The Star Steamship Company sold to
n client Of George r. & Charles Buckbee
the one story brick taxpayer, containing
five stores, at 9S7 Ogden avenue, held at
$4,000
julius Trattner sold for Harry Meusel
the Ave story new law apartment 9s8
Sherman avenue, 43xt05, to NJ Dublin
sky for investment.
+. NJ. Greenberg has purchased from
, David Kraus the plot 50x100. on the
west side Of Siwyn avenue. block east
OF Concourse. 80 feet nor.h OF 173d
street.
Joseph r. Stanley purchased from
David Kraus a.piot at City Island 50x
100, on the north side of Sound View
place, overlooking Long Island Sound.
upon which he will erect a two-story ten
room stucco dwelling.
g. Tuoti & Co. leased for Marazzi
Construction Company the two STORY
garage at the northwest corner OF 140th
street and Mott avenue s4x91 for ten
years at the aggregate rental OF $4,000.
SON of Earl I'm Day Organization.
The Hon. Elidor Campbell has Joined
the private sales, department Of the Jo-
seph r. Day organization. Mr.. Campbell
is the son OF the late Earl OF Cawdor and
first cousin OF the Duke of Argyle. He
has been connected with the diplomatic
service at Washington, prior 10 which,
both in this country and England, he has
had continual experience in the handling
of large estates.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
Sell Apartment Ground Lease.
Bu.ines. Property DeaIs.

The rutland Benjamin Company.
Inc. sold for Nestle's Food Company
the Trinity Church leasehold at IS and
81 North Moore street. six story and
basement building. 45x70. After ex-
tensive alterations 1t will be occupied by
j. L. Kraft & Bros. Company.
: A. J. Murphy sold for Paul w. Con-
nelly the plot 40x100 on the north side
OF Forty-frst street 200 feet east of
Tenth avenue to Teresa Guarino, who
will build four story apartment.
Leopold Friedheim sold for an estate.
the United States Trust Company trus-
tee, SO Grand street, four story loft,
near West Broadway. lot 22x67. to the
Marler Realty Company.
William d. Fitzpatrick and Connor
Construction Company resold 432 Wash
ington street, near Desbrosses street. a
plot 63xs4 feet. with one and three
story buildings to the Ursa Realty Com
pany. The premises are leased for a
term of years on q net basis TO the
Anchor Sawmills Company.
Victor v. Freund & Son sold for Maui
rice v. Freund 312 East Forty-ninth
street. one story stable, to Amelia !:
DariitZ.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
BUILDER ACQUIRES
MADISON AV. CORNER
DIR. Meirowitz Will Put Up II
Story Flat at S9th Street;
/ Other Market News.

Pease & Gilman and Harris, vought
Company II TO 25 East Eghty-ninth
street ana 1s4O-1242 Madison avenue.
northwest corner. fronting 100 feet on
Madison avenue and 164 feet on
Eighty-ninth street. with five five story
apartments, to DR.. Philip Meirowitz, a
prominent builder, who will erect
twelve story apartment building on the
site. The property adjoins the residence
OF Lawrence L. Gillespie, and is in the
rear Of the property owned by the late
Andrew Carnegie.
The Abbotsford In Deal.
There has been formed by Stoddard
& Mark, attorneys. the All West End
Avenue Corporation. The property at
that address is the Abbotsford apart
ments, occupying the southwest corner
of West End avenue, a ten story struc-
ture, fronting 1922 feet on the avenue
and 100 feet on the street.
Sell Apartment Ground Lease.
The Meister Builders, Inc, resold to,
Morris Lazzar the ground lease on the
five story elevator apartment. known as
the Eldorado, at the southwest corner of
Broadway and seventy-fifth street. and
the four story house at 22S to 234 West
Sevehty-dfth street. The lease runs for
eighteen years and eight months at
rental aggregating S500,000. Ascher
Strauss was the broker.
Plan Bronx Telephone Exchange.
Plans were fled yesterday Or a three
, story exchange for the New York Tele-
phone Company on the north side OF
1S4th street from Tiebout to Valentine
avenue. 116.6x23S.33. Mckenzie & voor-
hees and Gunchie. architects, estimated
: the cost at $500,000.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
Apartment and Tenement Sales.

Froman & Taubert sold for John and
William Hilgenberg 1595iAvenue A, hve
story double fiat with two stores. 26x75.
to Thomas w. Gillian, marking its hrst
sale In forty years.
The Pora Realty Company (M. L.
I.owenstein president) has sold to a
client of Samuel Bitternnan q fiye story
. .apartment house SbsxtoQgat l47, West
f111th street. ]. Lincoln Seide Co. were
, the brokers ~
!. The Thrift Realty CcmlspyalAAs sold
145 West I11th street between Seventh
and Eighth avenues, 37.6x100. The
buyer was represented by Samuel Bit
terman as attorney. Tomback & Fisher
were the brokers.
August Hauwitz sold the five story
tenement at 1926 Bark avenue to G.
. Blschoff. Samuel Bitterman repre-
sented the seller. Titus Knott was the
broker.
A. H. Levy resold for the Manport
Realty Corporation, I. Portnan presi-
dent, the four story double fiat at 126
East Hath street 26x100. The buyer
Is Joseph Zicherman. who Is making his
. initial purchase.
: SCHNEIDER & Liebler resold for Otilia
Gessner the four story double fiat. 25x
1922. $50 East Eightieth street, to
! George Faas.
Ssca a Paliadino resoiu ior LOUIS De
Gennaro to Mary Bracco 1923 First
avenue. southwest corner of East llsth
street, four-story tenement with store,
4 25x90
Hyman Rabinowitz sold to Robert
:, Randell a five story tenement, 24.7x1o0,
at 3t4 Delaney street.
Chain Rand sold to Rosa Lebinsky a
four story tenement 24x77.3, at 3o7
East Broadway.
Victor v. Freund & Son sold for Mau-
rice v. Freund 151-153 East Fiftieth
street, two five story apartments, to
Mary O'Keeffe. The property was held
at $4,000: also for Joseph CLICK Ss2
Fast Fifty-frst street, six story apart