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Newspaper

New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1916

Page

19

Belmont Testifies on Interborough Merge and City Transit

Banker Qmaust Belmont testifies before the Thompson legislative committee on the Interborough Metropolitan merger and city transit deals. He describes financing, transfers, and alleged banker influence while detailing the Pelham Park City Island rail sale to Interborough and his own Lands Company role with Depew interests. Controller Prendergast discusses his connections and stockholdings, including payments and roles, as the hearing continues.

Qmaust Belmont Thompson Legislative Committee Abe Elham Park and City Island Shostis The Rough Gaynor Brooklyn 4 Id Interid Ugh Interborough RO —Wal J. P First National Bank Theational City Bank Lee, Higginses & Peabody & Co Kuhn, Loeb Moss Pelham Park and City Island Rail Cityland Railroad Mr. Moss J. Belmont Oss John B. McDonald Puro Congress Bankers City Transit Interborough-Metropolitan Mergig Hostilies Inter-Met Reid Bena Controller Prendergast Prendergast Warnerbilts

New York Firms Form as Capital Expands Across State

Special to The New York Times reports 43 new corporations chartered in New York with combined capitalization around $2.55 million. Firms span diverse industries from lumber and brakes to realty, jewelry, publishing, and shipping, with several capital increases and dissolutions noted in Albany and across cities including Buffalo, Buffalo, Gouverneur, Troy, and Rochester.

New York Times Albany Crescent Brush Works, Inc Troy M.eeee H. F. Inskip Rosebank Realty Co., Inc Richmond J. A. Donsi J. A M. EK Dunsnee Rosebank Fowler Piano Co., Inc Bingham FE Co Jor- Jj. Hatmaker Gouverneur Maho Construction Co., Inc Reality Block R. Dreyfus M. Marks West End Ay Audubon Garage Corp M. Shhephallek 3. Strasbourger W. Bernstein Riverside Drive Coney Island Coal Co., Inc Brooklyn W. Ferguson D. Bk.r G. Rowe Battery Place Manhattan Hamilton Trading Co. Inc M. J. Dicerio H. Oestadter al Neuberner Prospect Ridgewood N. J Ardshave. Realty Co. Inc. Realty S. Schwarzeman F. G. Braun R. C. Thompson William St. Lnited States Accounting Co., Inc E. Co Nolan M. Anderson G. Beyer

Auctions at 14 Vesey Street and surrounding properties

Public sale notices list multiple parcels in New York including five story buildings, stores, and flats. Names include Atterbury, Cruikshank, Day, Greenwais, Farrell, Kinsey, Verio, Lion Co, and OConne with attorney details and tax due amounts ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars.

Vesey Street Rr Pr IO Mw Cananto Atterbury Ceccai A. H. Atterbury J. N. Moiter Henry Brady Annie Kinsey John Verio Harold Swash James J. Kon Lion Co Fosa Milton Frank John P. O'Conne Elwood A Kelly S Merchants National Bank of City of New York Wall Street Board of Directors Joseph Byrne

Trustees seek burn order for Carnegie Trust records

Eugene Lamb Richards applied to Supreme Court Justice Giegerich for permission to burn books and papers of the Carnegie Trust Company. An affidavit by George W. Egbert claims many securities were tied to defunct or insolvent railroads and others show no business activity. He alleges about 7 million in value and asks for accounting and destruction of records to wind up affairs.

Eugene Lamb Richards Supreme Court Giegerich Carnegie Trust Company George W. Egbert Egbert Titusville Southern Railroad Company of Pennsylvania Wit Rector Street Pennsylvana Central Railroad Southport, Northern Western Railroad Company North Carolina

Charters Filed in New Jersey Corporations June 22

A list of charter filings includes William Brackman Company Newark real estate 5000 Lisette vackenan and Brackman Caldwell PF Brackman Bertha Fleissner Newark Newark Porta Land Company South Orange real estate investments 40000 Roy C Middlebrook South Orange John Turnbull Lester W Patterson New York Eloside Holding Company Hackensack bonds mortgages debentures notes manufacturing mining 125000 Hart Lily Le Hart Victor A Hert Hackensack The Taylor Wharton Iron and Steel Company Highbridge stock increase 2000000 to 4000009 shares par 100 each

New York Times Trenton N. J William Hackensack Hart Archibald Lily le Hart Victor A. Hert Taylor- Wharton Iron and Steel Company Highbridge

Delaware Charters Reported From Dover June 22

Charters filed include American Aircraft Co to manufacture air craft with 5 million dollars capital. Continental Stores Company to buy and sell merchandise with 1 009 000 pounds capital. Hydro Acetylene Carburetor Co to make carburetors for automobiles with 1 million dollars capital. The International Co increases capital stock from 250 000 to 2 500 000. Punta Cure Sugar Co of Boston increases from 1 000 000 to 8 000 000. Company chartered in August 3.

Delaware New York Times Dover Del American Aircraft Co J. O. Stewart H. Howard Frank Duper New York Continental Stores Company Clarence J. Jacobs M.L. Rogers Henry W. Davis Wilmington Herbert Latter Norman Coffin Clement M. Exner Partiet Steel and Shipbuilding the International Co Puntacure Sugar Co Boston Maar Company Tiret Incorporated Wis

Cotton Prices Hit Season's High on Strong Tech Support

Cotton futures surged 25 to 30 points after a noon rally as shorts were forced to cover and traders cited underestimated technical strength. Spot markets firm with Texas and southern regions leading gains. export clearances set a season record while the Financial Chronicle pegged acreage at 30.617 million acres.

Mexico Texas Financial Chronicle Oklahoma Arkansas California

B and O Selig 5 Million Certificates Sold to Banks

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad issued six million dollars in 4 percent equipment trust certificates payable over ten years. Kuhn Loeb & Co. and Speyer & Co. bought the issue yesterday morning and sold the bonds quickly at a 4.3 percent basis.

B. & O. Selig Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Kuhn, Loeb & Co Speyer & Co

Construction Plans for New York City Dwellings and Schools

A catalog of proposed urban developments across Manhattan and the Bronx details multiple sites with owners lessees and architects. Projects include nine and thirteen story buildings on Madison Avenue to Van derbilt Avenue and East 4th Street with costs ranging to 4 50000, two five story brick tenements on Webb Avenue, a City Island open air theatre, and a one story brick school gymnasium.

Madison Park Block New York & Harlem Railroad Co New York Central Railroad Co Vanderbilt Avenue Realty Corporation Warren & Wetmore East BE. A. L. Healy Schwartz & Gross Schwartz & Gross, #47 Sth Broadway Mist St Marcus Brown Construction Co West End Av Behwarts & Cross N. Jh. Marcus Sth Home St Corner Wyse Av Galveston Builiding Co Philip Hirchowsky Hoe AV Kreymbors Architectural Co Fast 1684 &T Webster Park Avy Sehool Eymnnasity Dax City of New York M. Morwan Courtlandt Av Boyd Busaing Maret Crowley Brunner Ebert Glenn Davidson Seeeey H Building Co William F. Norton Fordham M. Felson Cout Webb Av Devoe Terrace Fanzer Building Co Joan Dwyer Tremont Av John P. Coy First St N. Keane Relesmann 4Th Orth St Green East 32d D. Elson

Lost $539000 in two years inquiry into American Real Estate Company

The bankruptcy hearing before Special Master George C. Holt continued in the Woolworth Building. Edward Boynton testified about salary increases, losses from 1912 to 1915, and the sale of the Harriman bank site. The case, involving receivers Walter Co. Noyes and Alfred K. Marling, resumes June 26. A playground opening followed at Tenement House Commissioner Murphy Street. Magnus Gros spoke as PS 20 principal.

American Real Estate Company George C. Holt United States District Court Woolworth Edward Bb. Boynton George W.W. Wickersham Walter Co. Noyes Alfred KE. Marling Boynton Harriman Iank Fifth Avenue Bronx

New Playground Opens for Tenement District Children

A new playground was opened yesterday in Wall Street’s back yard area on the lower Washington Street Babbitt estate land at 64 to 74 Washington Street. Chairman Straus of the Public Service Commission donated the land to level the ground, with Bowling Green Neighborhood Association and Parks and Playgrounds Association providing equipment and support.

Wall Street

Plea for Auto Safety First in Brooklyn

General George W. Wingate, president of the Brooklyn Institute for Safety, urges Brooklyn auto owners to improve summer safety as auto accidents rise while overall street accidents fall. He notes children’s street accidents drop from 653 in early 1905 to 415 in early 1910, but auto incidents rise to 140, a gain over the prior four months, while commercial motor vehicle accidents fall from 45 to 3.

George W. Wingate Brooklyn Institute For Safety Brooklyn Wingate

Midwest Weather Summary: Fri and Sat Forecasts by State

Weather notes across states show unsettled conditions with showers and possible thunder showers Friday and Saturday. Winds vary from light to fresh with squalls in some regions. Temperatures generally cooler in the north and west regions, with warmer trends in others.

Washington Porecaat N. Car Car Ain Ohio Ind Lower Mich Squatia Upper Okla W. Tex I. Tex N. W Wis Minn Lalu Jowa N. Deak Warner Dak Palriret Bat W. Sat Kan E. Sat

Commodity markets show cautious wheat optimism and flat prices

Market sentiment favors higher hedging activity on heavy new crop prospects while cooling bearish pressure. Chicago and New York futures drift with quiet cash trade as corn oats and sugar move little, prices easing in rewards for hedging and renewed export chatter.

Duluth Manitoba F. A. Ket Tradt New York Chicago Iit Rei

Butter and Eggs Market Report from the Market

Receipts yesterday show 20 055 packages of butter and 24 805 cases of eggs. The market remains steady with good demand for creamery extras and high scores, while packing stock and lower grades sell at varied but firm prices. Egg quality holds with cooler weather aiding recent receipts and prices, including various grade listings and regional sources.

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