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New York Tribune

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New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1908

Page

18

Meriden Man Likely Purchases Boston & Maine Stock

Reports from Haven indicate John L. Billard of Meriden Conn may have purchased the Boston & Maine stock held by the New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Officials said the sale was personal and investment driven, with proceeds now in the New Haven treasury. Lucius Tuttle of the Boston & Maine questioned the price but suspected genuine sale to satisfy legal requirements, while denying Billard’s ties to the New Haven company. The purchase could grant representation on the B and M board.

New So & Hartford Railroad Company Boston & Maine John L. Bilpendink Nker Meriden Conn New York Delaware & Hudson TSE Solent i Meriden Savings Second National Bank of Haven Haven New Heaven Road Channes 5 Mellen New York, Haven & Hartford Railroad Company Common Massachusetts New Haven Road Tts Boston & Maine New Haven New Haven Railroad Lucius Tuttle Boston & Maine Railroad Bosas Billard Geste Boston New Haven Corny Chase

Boston Maine stock transfer linked to New Haven suit

Boston Maine stock held by New York New Haven and Hartford was reported as sold to John L Billard of Meriden Conn as part of a pending commonwealth suit against the railroad Attorney General Dana Mapple said the report if true would end or alter the case US District Attorney French declined comment President Tuttle said 102485 shares were transferred on July 1 to Bills name noting transfer agent Old Colony Trust reported the stock priced in Bills name and potential financing ties were mentioned

Boston Boston & Maine New York, New Haven & Hartford Ian L. Billard Meriden Conn Commonwealth Railroad Dana Mappe Massachusetts New Haven Endea New Haven Road United States Me P. French Washington Tuttle New York, New Haven & Hart Rn Old Colony Trust Company

Franklin Trust election names Wood president and Marsten VP

Announcement yesterday declared Arthur King Wood as president of the Franklin Trust Centre at No 11 Montague Street Brooklyn and Forward Marsten as vice president and head of the executive committee The Marsten election raises vice presidents to five Both new officials join the Franklin board and Marsten also serves as president of the Farmers Loan and Trust Company of Manhattan

Arthur King Wood Farward & Marsten Franklin Trust Cement No. 11 Montague Street Brooklyn Marsten The Franklin Mersten Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company of Manhattan

Coster to Appear Before Referee on July 16

Charles T. Terry counsel for W B Coster of the failed firm Coster Knapp Co said he will produce his client at the next hearing before referee Peter B Olney on July 16. Coster recently returned from Europe where his firm suspended after his brother Charles Coster died by his own hand. Olney continues to preside at his office on No 8 William Street as efforts to straighten the affairs proceed, with Coster yet to appear.

Charles T. Terry W. B. Coster Coster, Knapp & Co Peterday Peter B. Olney Coster Europe Charles Coster Olney William Street The Mieree

World wealth estimate spreads across nations

A Washington dispatch cites M Neymarck of France detailing negotiable securities totaling $11107700000. He breaks it down to $75000000000 for twelve European countries, $34514000000 for the United States, and $2200 for Japan. He estimates a combined population of 565,500,000 and implies about $198 per person in wealth, averaging roughly $1% of the paper wealth per inhabitant.

Washington M. Neymarck France European United States Japan

Notes of the Mines and Mining Stock Advances

P Berle, sales agent for the Tri-Bullion melting and Development Company, closes a large tonnage of ore from Mety's Kelly Mine. The firm advances in market prices lift mining shares, with lead and copper quotings rising. Silver at 63 1 2 cents grows on belief of upward trend. Eleven regular dividend payers now operate, with a projection to double soon. Silver Queen declares 10 percent for six months. Copper central and Nevada Consolidated plan full plant by October 1, enabling 4 000 tons ore processing and copper output of about 9 000 000 pounds yearly. Second unit to start July 16, third to follow.

P. Berle Tri-Bullion Melting and Development Company Closed & T Com Mety Kelly Ang &N Oliver Silver Queen Witens Cobalt Central Copper Cliff Meee Y Lake Through & Leaf Central Nevada Consolidated and Copper Properties

Prosperity in the West Says Vail on West Outlook

Theodore N. Vail president of AT T returns from a Westward trip saying basic conditions are sound with crops promising and western cities like Dallas and Spokane expanding. He cautions that the coming business upswing may catch railroads unprepared and notes public utilities remain central to the economy while Bell companies report better business versus last year.

Theodore N. Vail American Telephone and Telegraph Company Mississippi Texas West Dallas Tex Spokane Wash Vail Public Utility Associated Bell Companies

Ritz Carlton Plans fourteenth story hotel on Madison avenue

Ritz Carlton architects Warren and Wetmore filed plans with Buildings Superintendent Murphy for a fourteen story hotel to be built for Robert Walton Goelet on Madison avenue between Fourth and 47th streets. The brick structure with stone trim costs $2 million and features an oval restaurant, ballet mezzanine, palm court, and a special bachelors floor for dining rooms. Other real estate: Cushman sells 50 by 100 foot plot on 111th street for an eight story apartment building. Cockroft title transfer to Edward Cockroft of Nassau and John streets mortgage noted at $1,495,000.

Warren & Wetmore Murphy Robert Walton Goelet Madison Ave 47Th St Larimer A. Cushman 111Th St Broadway Thomas J. Manning John V. Cockroft Cockroft Nassau St John St Edward T. Cockroft

New Banknotes Debut in Wall Street Under Aldrich Law

New national bank notes issued under the Aldrich Vreeland currency law appeared in Wall Street yesterday. The blue notes feature new lettering and state they are secured by United States government bonds or other securities. The Treasury will produce a uniform form for all emergency and normal circulation under the act. Some notes are just arriving in New York.

Aldrich-Vreeland Wall Street United States Treasury Department New York

Chimney at Appellate Division Courthouse to Gain Height

The court house chimney at 2th Street and Madison Avenue will rise by forty feet to ninety eight feet. A new concrete foundation will be built beneath, followed by a galvanized hood and ventilating louvres. Plans were submitted to Buildings Superintendent Murphy and approved for immediate remodeling at a cost of $1,985 to be paid by the city.

Appellate Division Murphy

Vanderbilts and Pittsburg Deal Denied by Officials

Pittsburg reports claimed Vanderbilt system and Pennsylvania company secured control of Lake Erie and Pittsburg, a projected line. Vanderbilt officials said Lake Erie and Pittsburg belongs to Lake Shore, with no recent changes. The line would extend Pittsburg and Lake Erie. segments surveyed and graded, but construction paused for over a year.

Pittsburg Vanderbilt System Pennsylvania Company Lake Erie Vanderbilt Lines Lake Shore Vanderbilt

Chicago Wheat and Corn Market Close Mixed on July 10

The Chicago mercantile Wheat market ended weak after liberal selling, with September down to 89 3/8c near day’s low, while corn rose to about 73 1/2c and oats gained around 2c. Provisions strengthened as hog prices jumped, with September pork up to 161 3/4d and lard and ribs higher. receipts and exports listed for the week and tomorrow’s estimates include wheat at 21 cars and hogs at 14,000 head.

Chicago Liverpool Northwest North Dakota Sic Bradstreet’s Minneapolis Duluth

Government Securities Bid Details From Cologne Vienna Markets

Government securities listing shows Cologne court of accounts bid with asks at 45 98 percent 99 percent 90 percent for Vienna city bonds and Mexican government gold bonds with bid yield around 101.

Cologne Vienna

Chicago area utilities and industry references mixed in

Fragmentary OCR lists several Chicago entities including American Can, Commonwealth Edison, Chicago Telephone, Chicago Title Trust, and Pneumatic Tool. Also mentions street and road terms, percentages, and vague product references, yielding a chaotic snapshot of corporate names and numeric tokens.

Chicago

Real estate transfers and leases in New York and Brooklyn

Burrill Brothers sell the Ameri can basement house at 4th between Sth and 7th Aves Brooklyn to A D Ponthier. Chambers Veiller lease 4 foot store in new building at 14th St and 5th Ave to W Riker Drug for ten years. G Brettell Son lease multiple private houses on Pleasant Ave 1%th St and East 124th St. Lummis rents Ocean Ave Cedarhurst house to Charles Lindley for summer. Richardson as trustee buys Hardware Building at Walker and Lafayette. DeBlois Eldridge lease Newport estate Oakview to James Brown. Reeves & Co sell Lincoln Ave Richmond Hill cottage to Emma Winkler. H H Fuller Realty leases fifth unit in Hardware Building to P F Corbin for 15 years. Duross leases 106 Barclay St to Michael Sullivan for term.

Burrill Brothers 4Th Et Sth 7Th Aves Brooklyn Walter M. Bristol A. D. Ponthier Chambers & Veiller W. R. Riker Drug Company 14Th St Fth G. Brettell & Son Pleasant Ave East Charles Lane DeBlois & Eldridge Osgood Estate Newport Place Oakview James Brown New York W. C. Reeves & Co Thomas Collins Lotei Lincoln Ave Richmond Hill Emma I. Winkler Valley Stream Long Island H. H. Fuller Realty Company P. & F. Corbin Lafayette and Walker Sts The Duross Company Barclay St Charles Welsh Michael J. Sullivan

Real estate sales headline list from 19th century brokerages

James M Zunino sold three three story and one four story buildings on No 34 to 38 Leroy street and No 44 Bedford street. Margaret Ryan sold two Edenwald Seton avenue lots to Patrick J Murphy. Columbian Board of Brokers sold two six story tenements at 64 East 134th Street for Samuel Chudnoff. Berkman Silver bought the Clinton and Division street six story tenement and the Monroe and Montgomery street corner six story tenement. Froma Realty sold a Boone avenue plot to Saverio Ferraca. Charlies Setzer sold No 88 Courtlandt Avenue four story double flat for Katie Herrlich.

James M. Zunino James D. Sherwood Leroy St Bedford St Margaret Ryan Seton Ave Edenwald Patrick J. Murphy Columbian Board of Brokers Samuel Chudnoff East 134Th St Berkman & Silver Clinton and Division Sts Isidor Leipzig Monroe and Montgomery Sts Froma Realty Company Boone Ave Jennings St Saverio Ferraca Charlies Setzer Courtlandt Ave Katie Herrlich

Pantheon Apartments Sold in Yonkers for 300000

Dr Morris Wolfe health commissioner of Yonkers buys the Pantheon six story apartment house on a 40.11 by 125 foot plot at the southeast corner of 115th street and Amsterdam avenue and the two adjoining buildings for 300000. Seller is Polstein Realty Company.

Morris Wolfe City of Yonkers Pantheon 115Th St Amsterdam Ave Polstein Realty Company

Auction results at Vesey Street real estate salesrooms

In the real estate market yesterday Joseph P Day offered property on the east side of Topping Avenue Nos 17 and 1768 located 215 feet south of 176th street a two story dwelling sold to the plaintiff for 18134. Day plans a voluntary sale at 2 pm today offering about 220 lots across Washington Newport Norfolk and Essex areas including Bay Side Drive Belle Harbor Long Island.

Real Estate Exchange Vesey St Joseph P. Day Topping Ave East Side 176Th St Washington Newport Norfolk Essex Ares Bay Side Drive Belle Harbor Long Island

Building Loan Items and Property Descriptions

Building loan contracts listed with multiple properties and borrowers. Includes addresses such as Matilda st north of Kossuth avenue and ne corner 10th st, with various lot sizes. Mentions Railroad Co operative Building and Loan Association, Katie Weiss Avenue B, Max Radh, Samuel Broadway, Hirsh loans, Sun Construction Company, and Golding Aadh Moet with adjacent lot measurements and parcel details.

Matilda Kossuth Ave Railroad Co-operative Building and Loan Association Katie Weiss Cor 10Th St Max Radh Samuel Broadway, & W Hirsh Loans Sun Construction Company Golding Aadh Moet Ae Neler Nat Jacob

Cornell Avenue Dwellings and Nearby Buildings Report

The list details multiple 2 story and 2 1 story frame structures with dimensions such as 21 by 80 feet and 25 by 55 by 37 feet. Names include Christian Swenson owner Henry Nordheim architect and A Landgrebde owner Timothy J Kelly architect with costs noted as 4000 2500 4200 8500.

Cornell Ave Mapes Ave Christian Swenson Henry Nordheim Morris Park Ave Victor St A Landgrebde Timothy J Kelly German Place Raest Styrkc May Schlesser C F Lohse Francie Frey Schaefer & Jaeger

May Mean Higher Insurance Rates For Chelsea Fire Loss

Boston July 10 Insurance Commissioner Frank H Hardison says higher rates are needed to build surpluses against disaster, drawing on the Chelsea fire loss of 5 789 008 dollars. He notes some companies carried excessive risks in Chelsea and other Massachusetts cities relative to their ability to pay probable losses.

Boston Frank H. Hardison Chelsea Massachusetts

Electrical Industry Picking Up Confidence in Future Demand

The Electrical Review reports rising confidence among manufacturers about a revival in demand for electrical apparatus. Leading houses receive inquiries nationwide, with efforts to expand credit and cooperation with users. Labor conditions have improved after retrenchment, and central stations and telecommunication firms continue to take on new business.

NCR plans surge as June shipments reach new high

National Cash Register Company of Dayton Ohio reports shipping 8270 cash registers in June, up 1053 from May. The May total set a previous company record at 6808 units.

National Cash Register Company Dayton Ohio

Ancillary Receivership Granted for Local Boxboard Property

Judge Robert G. Pike granted an ancillary receivership for the property of the United Boxboard and Paper Company in Dover New Hampshire upon the petition of Lockport Felt Company of New York.

Dover N. H United Boxboard and Paper Company Robert G. Pike Lockport Felt Company New York

Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Item

Maritime notes include sun and moon times, high water for Gov Island and Sandy Hook, and wireless reports on Kaiserin Auguste Victoria St Louis La Bretagne and California movement. Transpacific mails list routes and vessel names with dates from July to August, noting owened schedules and docking expectations.

Moon Gov. Island Pee Gace Sandy Hook Nantucket St Louis California Victoria Hamburg Hamb-Am Barribados Julose Eeneeseeens Martelio Hull St. Louis Southampton Colon la Bretagne California i Havre Moville Sannio Stad Columbus Naples Savannah Comanche Jacksonville Clyde Zeeland Antwerp Red Star Mesaba London

Shipping News Arrivals From July Sailings And Quarantines

A list of steamers arriving and sailing, detailing ships such as Princess Anne Tapley Merida Northman Woglinde St Andrew Trinidad Parima Lampasas Kansas City Iroquois Melrose Prins Willem IV El Alba Delaware Lusitania Cedric Montevideo and more. Reports include port of origin or destination, last quarantine status, passengers and mails or cargo, and arrival or bar times across New York area harbors.

Princess Anne Tapley Newport News Norfolk Old Dominion Aainars Mdse Merida Robertson Vera Cruz Progreso Havana New York Cuba Malins Co Bar Northman, Busch, Clenfueros American Molasses Co Texas Co Woglinde Hamburg Finch, Edge & Co Moise Fire Island St Andrew Fitzgerald Antwerp Sanderson & Son Trinidad McKenzie Bermuda E Outerbridge & Co Malls Parima Mann Demerara Barbados Martinique Dominica Antigua and Montserrat St Kitts and St Croix St Thomas Har Lampasas Johnston Galveston Mallory Ss Co Kansas City Dreyer Savannahe Ocean Ss Co Iroquois Chichester Jacksonville Charleston Clyde Ss Co Melrose Frostad Sabine Baltimore Union Sulphur Co Prins Willem IV Konigstein Paramaribo Carupano Pampatar Cumana Guanta Puerto Cabello Curacao Jacmel Aux Cayes Port Au Prince and St Mare Queenstown Cunard S& Co. Ltd Cedric Bartlett Liverpool Queeretown White Star Line MacDosgall Tephews Rch Kobe Shang’ E

Steamers At Foreign Ports

Naples reports sailing lists with lines to New York and various European ports. Entries include Madonna Fr sailing to New York via Naples and Rotterdam, Brasile Ital to New York, and Chiltern routes to Venice Trieste Magdsiena via Kingston and Colon. Voyage details show multiple July departures and connections through the Atlantic and West Indies.

Naples Columbia New York Venice Trieste Madonna Brasile Ital Bristol Jersey City N River Plate Beda Nor Rosario Madeira Magdsiena Kingston Colon Et le Liverpool Sallust Manchester Ravena Chesapeake Algiers Marseilles Rotterdam

Adver in the City Record for Bronx 1908 local improvements

Sealed proposals invited by the Panama Railroad Company for furnishing glassware and related items for Bronx 24th Ward section 11 improvements from Fordham Road to St Ann’s. Note dates July 9 1906 and July 17 1908 for bid submission and info at 24 State Street New York.

Board of Assessors Bronx 24Th Ward Grand Avenue Fordham Road Sta. Senne Borough OF Queens 1St Ward Willow Street Main Street Hoyt Avenue Sth Avenue Briell Street Broadway Graham Avenue 6Th Street Vernon Avenue Jackson Avenue 2Nd Ward Grove Street Onderdonk Avenue Woodwert Avenue SRD Madison Avenue Boerum Avenue Murray Street Herman A. Metz Whitehall Street New York City Chicago Philadelphia New York Boston WM. S&s. Patten Panama Rail Road Company State Street F. C. Nordsier Jae Katash Bsc F. C. Nordsiber

Market Totals From Multiple Cities on Cattle and Hogs

Telegraph market notes report nationwide cattle hog and sheep movements. In Chicago receipts totalled 8 000 cattle with varied prices, hogs at about 18 000 head with higher bids, and sheep around 6 000 head. Cincinnati and East Buffalo show active hog markets with higher prices. Union Stock Yards Pittsburgh lists light supply and steady to higher cattle and lambs. Kansas City notes steady cattle with diverse steer and calf prices and hogs 10 cents higher. Texas market figures show mixed cattle and hog bids with standard ranges.

Telegraph Chicago Cincinnati East Buffalo Union Ltock Pittsburg Kansas City Texas

European Produce Market Closing Report July 10

Market round up shows WHBEAT spot firm with No 2 red Western winter at 7s 249d, No 1 California tea tied futures steady for July and September through December. Corn spot firm, peas Canadian steady, flour winter patents quiet at 29s, hops London Pacific Coast steady at £1 189.42s, bacon and pork cuts firm across grades with long clear middles and short ribs showing strength, cheddar Canadian whites firm, Canadian finest colored steady, tallow and red oil steady.

California Lonmion Pacific Coast India Aia

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