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The New York herald., 1922-12-24
THE appeal of westchester County,

THE appeal of westchester County,
with its wooded hills. clear,
health giving air. excellent high
ways and diversity of out-of-doors
amusements is stronger than ever to the
man who Is seeking a suburban home
or is being forced by the present diff
cult housing problem In this city and
elsewhere finally to build home of his
own. 1t is especially true of that Sec
ton lying to the east and to the south.
which Is served by the New York. West
chester and Boston Railway. That
modern suburban electric line has it's
New York city terminal at the Harlem
River. 132d street and Willis avenue.
1t extends northward through the East
Bronx. it's four tracks extending to
Mount Vernon. there dividing into two
double track lines. one extending
through Pelham and New Rochelle and
terminating at Larchmont. the other
tapping the northwestern or Wykagyl
portion of New Rochelle. the eastern
section of Scarsdale and terminating at
White Plains.
When the Westchester began operation
in the spring of 1912, many portions of
the country along it's lines were sparsely
settled or entirely undeveloped, parti-
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
DWELLINGS IN FIFTH
AVE. ZONE TO BE SOLD
Homes in Park AUe. Section
Also to Be Auctioned.

Several fine dwellings in the Fifth
avenue and the Park avenue sections
will be sold at auction in tho ballroom
OF the Hotel Plaza on the evening OF
January 12 by Joseph i. Day. Inc. one
of the offerings is the five story dwell
ing. 969 Fifth avenue, at the southeast
corner OF Seventy-eighth street, 25x1OO.
Others include the four story dwelling,
81 East Seventy-second street, 20x100
for the Theresa Metzger estate. and the
four story house. 81 East Sixty-sixth
street. 20xi00.5. for tho Theodore Schu-
macher estate.
Other offerings include the dwelling,
30 East Seventy-fourth street. 16.SxS0,
adjoining the southwest corner of Madi-
son avenue; the dwelling. As East
Sixty-fourth street, 15xl00, between
Madison and Park avenues. The four
story tenements. containing store, 1856
East Sixty-four;h street, 25xi00. west Of
Third avenue. also will be offered
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
HUGE APARTMENT TO
RISE ON PARK AVENUE
To Occupy Block Befween
63d and 9th Streets.

Work will be started at once on one
of the largest apartment house projects
OF the year. This building will occupy
the entire block front on tho west side
of Park avenue. between Sixty-thlrd and
Slxty-fourth streets. 1t will be fourteen
stories high and will contain fifty-two
apartments of eight and nine rooms on
a floor. The first floor will contain
eight suites of physicians offices. with
separate entrances on the north and
south halves of the Park avenue 'front.'
age.
The facade will be In the spirit OF the
italian Renaissance. with a four story
colonaided base of varlegated limestone.
above which light warm gray face
brick with terra Gotta and limestone en-
richments will be used.
s. w. Straus & Co. have placed n
first mortgage loan of s2.300.000 on the
land and buildings. Dwight p. Robinson
e. Go. will build the structure from plans
OF J. II. r.. Carpenter. Douglas L. Eli
man & Go. have been appointed manag-
Ing agents.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

perk section, they christend It Beech
mont. and as Beechmont 1t is famous
throughout the country for its wonder
full natural beauties. but In Its early
stages Il was more generally spoken OF
by incredulous residents or New Ro-
chelle as "Lambden's Folly" in honor
or derision of the pioneers in the move
ment. Eugene Lambden and his associ-
ates. Many who early gave voice 10
their incredulity bought and built later
on "Lambden's Folly" paying prices Tor
the plots at an increase OF 400 10 5Oo
ner cent more than those for which they
Gould have acquired the same plots IL
they had the faith and foresight OF Eu-
gene Lambden. From that beginning IL
was a natural growth north until peau-
tifuI Forest Heights, Broadvicw, Lyn-
croft and Wykagyl developed.
one other conviction resulted from our
friends visit to New Rochelle and that
was that New York city Is favored with
beautiful suburbs. but, for natural
beauty. healthful elevation and accessi-
bility, there Is none that excels, IL IN
decd any equals New Rochelle.
That all these reliefs TO the NeW
Yorker desiring suburban life as an
ant,do,e 10 the high geared speed Of the
New York city business day may be had
without the discomforts and disappoint-
ments OF poor and inadequate transpor-
tatlon As assured, without question. by
the slxty-fve trains a day to and from
New York city on the main line OF inc
New Haven railroad. which may oe
reached from the most remote section oil
these parks In a twelve to a nfteen
minutes walk or a five minute ride py
trolley OF auto.
Added to this wonderful service y 'na' %
q, the westchester and Boston, running
20 New York on a twenty minute head
way. night and day. and having stations
at the extreme ends of the park sections
both OF which may be reached by walk
ing five TO fifteen minutes from the
different sections OF the parks.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Moving without Father.

Leaving father fiat has become a new
pastirne in these more or less troublous
house hunting times. In New Jersey re-
Gently Judge. who was being threat
ened with divorce, awoke one morning
to find that his wife and children had
moved out while he slept and had left
him nothing more than tho bed and bed
covering. A few days later a resident
OF Flatbush. returning from business
one evening, learned that his wife. Eve
unmarried children and married son
and his family had moved out during
the day without leaving any trace Of
their whereabouts. but very thoughtfully
leaving behind them a bed and n few
other articles for light housekeeping.
II that sort OF thing Keeps up the
Legislature may have TO amend the
housing laws TO compel wives 60 move
their husbands with their furniture.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
REALTY COMPANY Is FORMED

]. Vincent Ganly. Representatlve-elect
from the Twenty-thlrd New York dis
trict, has been chosen as president OF the
new realty corporation, Ganly. Taylor,
Reynolds. Inc, which will open offices
on January 1 I'm the Corn Exchange
Bank Building. Fordham road and Web
ster avenue.
The three members of the company
have been allied closely with realty for
many years. Alfred j. Taylor. its vice.
president. has been section manager for
Nehrlng Brothers, 1S2d street and st.
Nicholas avenue. John Reynolds has
been a prominent figure in the dcvelop-
ment Of westchester. For several years
he had an office at Westchcster aud
fremont avenues,
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

~ I'D you ever hear of the city OF
New York financing purchase
of property for a private indl-
vidual? II has I'm at least one case.
The property is on Kingsbridge road.
and was sold many months ago by a
private owner. Failing to get his deed.
after a six months walt, the buyer In
vestigated and learned that the taxes
against the property exceeded its as
sessed value. After a conference with
the former owner the latter offered TO
deed the lot to the buyer IL he would
agree to assume the obligation to the
city. The buyer accepted the terms. and
now is liquidating the tax debt on the
lnstalment plan.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Miniature Palace. Of the world.

This is the boom season in miniature
house construction and the novelties in
troduced this year are creating world
wide interest.
Sir Edward Lutycns is completing IN
London a doll palace. which he will pre-
sent to the Queen. 1t Is an accurate
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
surprised by New Rochelle.

lie WAS surprised that he had never
been told by any OF his New Ro-
, chelle acqualntances OF the wonderful
Nbeauties OF the city. Tho writer's reply
was that the residents OF New Rochelle
always had been accustomed TO a beau
tiful city. It's growth had been a grad
,ial and healthy one. taking Il all
MS a matter OF course. New Rocheileites
failed TO see anything to boast about.
The nearest approach TO roofing in
dulged in by the average resident of
New Rochelle was the ingenious re.
mark on returns from visits 20 other cit
les that they had failed to see any
thing that they liked better than their
own town
The man was instructed and amused
by the story related TO him by the writ
cr OF tho development OF the hills north
Of the city into residential parks. which
began about twenty years ago.
Some ten years ago Rochelle Park
ard Ds,iicile Heights, where reside
to-day some Of the oldest residents Of
New Rochelle, was n beautiful rolling
country. and It's selection for develop
ment az residential section met with
very general approval, and building OF
beautiful homes In those two park sec
tons soon made them famous for their
delightful homes. When. however, twen-
~ years later the higher country still
further north was chosen by the pio-
necrs in Its development as O residential
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
TIPS 'EM OFF TO U. S. WAYS

Recently Lord Northcliffe humor-
ously assumed for a time the role Of
Polonius admonishing young Laertes
on the eve of his departure for
strange lands. Some members of his
editorial staff We're about to sail for
the United States, and so he warned
them what to do and what not to do.
Don't wear monocles or spats.'
he told them. Don't carry canes.
Don't address anybody as my good
man. Don't assume a superior air.
Whatever you do, don't show your
braces. That is regarded in America
as the height of indecency. l knew
of a man who was thrown bodily
out OF an exclusive club in America
by butler--an English butler, by
the way - because he removed his
coat. 1t is one of the unfathom-
able mysteries why Americans think
it is dreadful to show ones braces"
II should think remarked one Of
the young men who was thus being
instructed, that If braces are so ter
rible Americans would wear belts"
"They do" returned Lord North
cIiffe. Remember, too. not to use
the word nasty That reminds me.
Get Mencken's book. The American
Language and read it carefully. 1t
Will give you
ton. I read a little in it myself
every night.
when you get to Washington bear
in mind that official circles in the
capital of the great democratic ma
ton are more particular about social
forms than are people anywhere else
on earth. If you address letter to
an official and call him Mr. instead
of Hon" on the envelope the letter
Is returned to you.
when / was there, with consid-
erable staff, on government service
during the war, I had to cable home
demanding a knighthood for one of
my chief associates because he could
not command the necessary attention
in official quarters as plain Mister
After he was knighted, when the
negro attendants announced him as
Sir So-and- So, he received marked
consideration. When in Washington
be sure to attend one of the Presi-
dents receptions to the correspond
ents. They are most interesting and
they disclose many of the Presidents
admirable qualities. Charles Den
mis- in the Chicago News.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
LEATHER DEMAND
SHOWS THAT MORE
HORSES ARE USED

There is a tendency to return more
and more to the horse for general
ranch work according to Fred Porter
Of the Porter Harness and Saddle
company who outlined several rea-
son for his opinion.
"In the first place. he said, "the
supply of leather is being antici-
pated in advance with orders and
it is becoming hard to get from the
tanneries The price is very firm.
and due partly to the increasing
demand, seems due for a gradual
rise before long"
Harness and saddle leather is en-
ioying the greatests increase in de-
mand. he explained and attributed
this to the return of many hundreds
of horses into the fields for work
and to the growing popularity Of
public exhibitions CT horsemsnship
with shows, round-u and rod6Gs
Cowboys and others riding horses in
public demand the very best leather
in their saddles and must be sup
piled with a superior grade OF har-
ness. Some of the saddles run over
the thousand dollar figure.
I'm regard to the return OF the
horse to the ranches it seems that
the rancher has discovered 1t is more
convenient and sometimes more
economical to raise and feed hay to
the horses than it is to make fire.
quent trips after gasoline for trsc-
tors" Porter explained, adding that
he did not mean to intimaee that
tractors were going out of use hut
that there was a great deal of ranch
work for which the horse was bet
ter fitted and that in some cases it
was easier for the rancher to keep
and maintain horse than to upkeep
and operate a tractor.
THAT greatly depends upon the
size of the ranch and the nature OF
the work required he added. There
is a mistaken impression that horses
and cowboys are used only for ex-
hibition purposes But both are
necessities at the time OF branding
or a roundup or in maintaining
cattle ranch. You can't run cattle
with an automobile"
The Porter Harness and Saddle
company ships leather goods to all
parts of the United States, accord
ing to their order books. This is
partly due to the very conprehen-
sive catalogue which they have Is
sued and distributed over wide
territory and also to the excellent
reputation which is steadily spread
ing to all sections where leather
goods arc used.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
Advancing Prices
Show Activity In
All Building Lines

From the Newspaper Enterprise
Association, The Arizona Republican
has received the following important
message which is general in tone and
reflects conditions nationally:
Big building boom is re-
flected in advancing prices.
Brick prices have been
moving up. Lumber mar
ket is stiffening as it be-
comes harder to get prompt
shipments from mills. The
large-quantity scarcity is
most acute in cheaper lum-
bers. Big buyers dominate
the market. National lum-
Der shipments exceed 100,-
100000 feet a week for
first time since the war,
but even at that figure pro-
duction is a fifth below
orders.
Looks as if 1922 will set
a new record for cement
sales. Demand, for road
building, exceptionally big.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
Ma REPUBLICANS WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW
Money Becoming More
Az diIable; Rate S Are
Dropping Babs0n Says

w El1LESLEY HILLS, Mass. June
Io-Roger w. Babson issued the fol-
lowing statement today regarding
the money situation:
For the past few years banks,
mortgage companies, and others en-
gagged in the loaning of money have
been educating people to pay high
rates of interest. Manufacturers,
business men, home builders and
others are today paying high rates of
interest which few years ago they
belleved never would be paid. Nat
uraiiy this has handicapped employ
ment. especially building operations.
Ihese people now wonder whether
this ls to be a permanent condition
or whether these high rates are only
temporary. Statistics lead me to be-
Heve that the high money rate period
of the past few years has passed for
many years to come. Already money
rates have declined greatly in the
wholesale market. Where--a year
ago-the banks were loaning money
on call to the brokerage houses at
from six to eight per cent they are
now loaning at about four per cent.
Even three to six months paper can
be sold at from Al to Az per cent
discount. These are tremendous
changes within a short period of
time. In fact the change is so great
Ca decline of about so per cent? that
1T would not be surprising If money
rates now strengthened for short
While preparatory to another down
ward movement.
Money is a commodity the same
as cotton. wool, lumber. or copper.
1t has a wholesale market and a re-
tail market. A wholesale price and
retail price. Moreover. as with
commodities, the retail price in the
money market lags. about six months
of the money market. This means
that the rates in the wholesale money
market go up and down from six
months to a year before the average
business man and home builder is
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
Business Chat ssst sssifTlsg Tssg
OIL TRADE


Crude oil production Is running
about 100000 barrels a week bigger
than year ago. Production ten
dency again is upward. Higher gas
oline prices are helping small refin-
ers, and some of them are starting up
again. Demand for crlude oil in the
Mid Continent field continues strong.
Russia is importing only about
s12,000,000 worth of goods a month.
But she is steadily coming back as a
world buyer. Not counting famine
relief, Russian imports now are
around $1,000 tons a month, against
10000 tons a year ago.
Germany is getting about half of
Russia's orders. Great Britain is
second.
MAIL MOVEMENT
Receipts of so leading postoffices
now are nearly twice as big as in
1919. The gain Is tenth over a
year ago, but a trifle under two years
ago. Stamp sales reflect parcel post
shipments and letter campaigns for
business.
RAILROADS
Idle freight cars still total about
500, 600 in excess of "the per cent
line or normal" But the figure is
slowly dropping again as coal move
ment grows.
The roads, so far this year. have
bought nearly three times as many
freight cars as in all of 1921.
AUTO EXPORTS
Auto industry now is exporting
twice as many passenger cars and
trucks as a year ago. Total auto
exports are running over s100,000,000
a year. exceeding pre-war figures by
a third.
No signs of a let-up in domestic
sales. Factories are close to capacity
with no easing in parts and axles
shortage. Chief danger in this in
dustry now is over production.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12

affected. 1t takes nearly a year for
cotton to get from the plantation to
the shelves of the department store.
Hence, it may be several months be-
fore the retail cotton goods trade
gets the advantage of a decline in the
price OF raw cotton. 1t is the same
with money as with cotton. 1t is
some months after the decline In the
wholesale price of money before the
business man and the home builder
get the advantage in the decline of
rates. The bankers are not to blame
for this. 1t is economic law. AS it
takes some time for the bankers to
raise the retail interest rate for
money after the wholesale rate ad-
vanceS, so ii takes a considerable
time for the retail rate to decline af-
ter the wholesale rate declines"
Being asked how this to affect
the average man during the next
year Mr.. Babson replied as follows:
This means that the average man
will be able to borrow money much
cheaper during the next few years
than he has been able to borrow DUR
ing the past five years. 1t means
that borrowers should now avoid
borrowing for long terms at high
rates. 1t means that there will be
a decline in the retail price of money
the same as there has been a de-
cline in the wholesale price of
money.
1T means that money will be more
available for the building of homes,
school houses. roads and construc-
tion work of every form. Most of all
1t means: AS the banks during the
past few years have educated the
public to high rates. the public must
during the next few years educate
themselves back again to the lower
rates of some few years ago.
General business as reflected in the
Babsonchart is running Is per cent
below normal-an increase of per
cent over last week. 1t is holding
we'll in face of the bearish factors
resulting from the railroad ruling.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
STEEL MILLS BUSY

Steel mills in the Youngstown dis
trict are running close to four -fifths
of capacity. The general steel indus
try reports shipments about 20 per
cent capacity. although new orders
are slowing down a trifle. Bookings
are smaller than a month ago. De-
mand for railroad material and tin
plate is excellent.
MATURiTiES LIGHT
Corporation bonds maturing In
June will total only about $4,000. 900,
against over sS6,000.O00 in June, 1921
Companies that lack sufficient sur
plus and win have to borrow to pay
off their bond maturities are favored
by easy money market.
PRICES STA5ILIZING
Wholesale prices of 327 leading
commodities during April averaged
SO per cent higher than In 1913, re-
ports department of labor. This was
the same average as in March, re-
vealing Decentralization ten
dency during April.
This government index shows
prices above 1913 as follows lin per-
centages) farm products q, food 81
clothes and clothing 81. fuel and
lighting 81, metals and metal prod
ucts II, building materials 101. chem
icals and drugs so, housefurnish
ings Ill.
AUTOS SELL
Railroads report that during April
they hauled 10000 carloads of autos
from factories. This broke all rec
ords for any one month Gain since
then has been considerable. General
auto trade expects busy summer.
PANAMA CANAL
An average of about 23o ocean
going commercial ships are passing
through the Panama canal monthly.
Tolls are close to $1,000,00o a month.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
Railroad Profits

Despite huge purchases of new
equipment, the nations railroads had
net operating income of $S3.510,SSS
in March, according to final figures.
This is at an annual rate close to 6
per cent on the roads tentative wall
uation as set by the /. c. C.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
JUNE BUSINESS
BE 7 TER 7 HAN
HAT Of MAY
Advance Is Made During
Month Which Generally
Ushers In Hot Weather
Slump Season

Real estate men are reporting i'm
proved business as the summer ad-
vances, according to l.. w. Coggins,
vice president of the Phoenix Title
and Trust company who adds that
such a condition is very unusual as
the season of slackening pace has
arrived.
June business is moving forward
more briskly than that of May" he
explained. sTt is not boom but a
slow and steady pickup which gives
indications of permanency. In past
years the June business has been
lighter than that of May"
But it does not follow, Mr.. Coggins
continued, that business next month
will show an increase over that OF
June.
"a drop during the summer months
is inevitable here" he said THE
June increase was unexpected and
shows the strong upward trend which
is forcing it's way against even the
handicaps of weather. Vacations
generally make a serious slackening
of business here. beginning some
times Garner tnan June.
The loan business is continuing
active. he said. 1t has been stinu-
lated by the easing up of money in
general and through large sums of
federal aid money made available for
ranchers of this valley
"Readjustments are steadily taking
place for the betterment of the COM
munity," he continued. I'VE have
just gone through a period of mort
gage foreclosures which. while work
ing hardships in some few cases. has
been for the benefit Of the majority.
In explaining this Mr.. Coggins
pointed out that many loans had been
made upon lands at inflated values
and that the readjustment of values
was being helped through these
mortgage foreclosures.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
BANK CLEARINGS

Total check transactions of the
Phoenix Clearing Hause banks for
the week ending June 7, 1922. s4,45S,-
1874
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
Bio Auto outnut

Leaders in auto trade claim more
passenger cars and trucks are being
produced than any time in the past.
shipments from factories are run
ming 10000 carloads a month. The
whole automotive industry is close
to capacity operations. Shortage of
axles and bodies grows more acute.
Sales of parts and accessories are
the greatest in 20 months. Exports
of passenger cars are twice as big
as a year ago.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-12
Rents Drop Slowly

Rents paid by wage earners have
dropped only 2iz per cent since last
November, averaging the nation.
This is the estimate by National In
dustrial Conference board It fig
ures that wage earners' rents. in
cities of $4,000 or over. now average
about 65 per cent higher than before
the war This is at about the same
level as general cost of living.