Erie Plans 15 Million in Rail Improvements
The Erie Railroad undertakes major upgrades including a 6 million dollar Hudson River line from Highland Mills to Guymard with a four mile tunnel and Moodna Creek viaduct, a Columbus and Erie line near Jamestown at nearly 1 million, and Genesee River Railroad work. A Bergen Hill four track cut near Jersey City aims to separate suburban traffic with three tracks for both directions, reducing grades and curves and improving safety. Completion is expected within 12 months to boost tonnage and earnings.
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Erie
Highland Mills
N. Y
Newburg
Campbell Hall
Otisville
Guymard
Port Jervis
Moodna Creek
Shawangunk Mountains
Jamestown
Columbus & Erie
Genesee River
Portage
Buffalo
Cuba
Agenesee
Rush Creek
Bergen Hill
Jersey Ity
Westinghouse Rehabilitation Readjustment Extends to Sept 27
The readjustment committee of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing extends the time to obtain consents for the merchandise creditors plan as James N. Jarvie and other members are away. A further extension to September 27 is expected to allow bankers and stockholders on vacation to respond. Wall Street sees progress with receivers likely to be discharged by year end as stock rises to 80 42.
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Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
James N. Jarvie
Wall Street
Walsh to unravel Meadows Williams Co liabilities rise
Buffalo August 31 Edward F Walsh receiver for Meadows Williams Co pursues settlement details of the brokerage firm Liabilities to customers for margins and deposits exceed 690000 with additional 7000 owed to banks plus over 100000 in several claims Post Flagge creditors total 460000 per Walsh Albany August 21 witnesses testified before Referee Edward Murphy in AG Jacksons suit to block alleged coal price fixing involving Delaware & Hudson Erie and other railroads with officials denying knowledge of arrangements and details presented by state counsel
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Buffalo
Edward F. Walsh
Meadows, Williams & Co
Walsh
Post & Flagg
New York
Albany
Edward Murphy
Troy
Jackson
Erie Railroad Company
Williams
William Opdyke
Lewis E. Carr
Delaware & Hudson
Adelbert Moot
Erie
Coal price rise prompts full winter stockpiling urges
Local retailers mail notices urging customers to stockpile coal for winter to avoid delivery hikes when streets ice over. An 10 cent per ton advance hits domestic anthracite prices, with retail costs rising to 650 a ton. Judge Fuller blocks county suits against Wiskee Parre & Tazieton Electric Railway over the 2 cent fare law after reviewing earnings and noting the low rate cuts profits. The company will adjust tariffs accordingly.
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Walker-Barre
Penn
Judee Fuller
Wiskee Parre & Tazieton Electric Railway
Puller
Coney Island Fare War Averted By Police Evasion
Traffic remained light as the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Line charged 16 cents fare to Coney Island with no refunds for a second fare. Officers said they expected no trouble and warned that up to a hundred passengers could be fired off each trolley car if they refused to pay the double fare.
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Coney Isand
Brooklyn
Raiiroad
Coney Island
Havana Customs Report Shows Shovel Inorts and Trade Values
Havana reports for the fiscal year 1807 08 show imports valued at 9 9 2 3 1 3 4 with a large figure misread in the OCR compared to exports of 97 448 817. The data contrasts with prior years 120F S07 and 114 764 927, highlighting changes in trade activity.
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Havana
Real estate activity high with major leases and sales downtown
The Charles F. Noyes Company leased to a California wine merchant a six story and basement building at 79 and 74 Washington St for about 100000 dollars in rent. Michael Erlanger sold a five story flat at 142 6th Ave adjoining 118th St. Warren M. Baxter and S. G. Dessaver sold 129 West 78th St a three story dwelling on a 16 by 102.2 ft lot. Frederick A. Caril sold 217 10th Ave a five story tenement with stores on a 25 by 10 ft lot, plus a 100 by 125 ft plot at 2nd St and 10th Ave for Philip E. Hoage. Plans filed for Lenox Ave and Broadway subway plant expansion to ease congestion including six buildings and storage yard at Broadway and 9th St. cost 3000 dollars. architect George H. Pegram. Carhouse sprinkler system plans for Metropolitan Street Railway and Rusling Company sprinkler at 514 and 616 Broadway for Livingston estate. Manhattan plans include a 68th Street office building by Bradle Construction on West End Ave budget 10000 dollars.
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Charles F. Noyes
California
R. F. Kilpatrick
Washington St
Michael Erlanger
6Th Ave
118Th St
Warren M. Baxter
S. G. Dessaver
78Th St
Frederick A. Caril
P. J. Cronin
10Th Ave
Philip E. Hoage
2Th St
Murphy
Lenox Ave
Broadway
9Th St
Rapid Transit Subway
George H. Pegram
A. V. Porter
Adrian H. Joline
Douglas Robinson
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Rusling Company
Livingston
Manhattan
68Th Street
West End Ave
Bradle Construction Company
Foreclosure auction at Vesey Street real estate saleroom
Foreclosure sale of five story dwellings 206 to 212 West 46th Street drew bidders led by N Talor Phillips against James Churchill. Gaiety Theatre owner Harry Haas bought parcel for 191,290 with total bids 159,409. Other items include multiple lofts and brick tenements with varying liens and taxes listed.
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Real Estate Exchange
Vesey St
West 46Th St
Purchases Brooklyn Lots From Ronk Firm
William E. Ronk sold to Lawrence E. Blake a builder of New Utrecht Manor twenty six lots on the southerly side of 7th street between New Utrecht and Eighteenth avenues Brooklyn. The sale includes Seventeenth avenue corner parcels.
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William E. Ronk
Lawrence E. Blake
New Utrecht Manor
New Utrecht
Eighteenth Aves
Brooklyn
Seventeenth Ave
Local Realty Trades Reported On Oak Tree Place And East 176th Street
In the brokerage market Barrett Nowack sold a 21.9 by 95 by 21.5 by 95 foot plot on Oak Tree Place south side, 176.3 feet west of Hughes Ave, to Alois L. Ernst. Nellie Meyer sold 747 West End Ave a three story and basement dwelling on 16.8 by 10 feet between 96th and 97th Streets. John A. Steinmetz sold 8% East 179th Street a two family house with No. 107 East 180th Street exchanged for a one family house. John Miller sold 775 East 176th Street a two family house on 2 by 10 feet to Edward J. English. Jeroy Coventry negotiated the sale of 35 West Sd Street a three story dwelling on 18 by 82 feet for M. J. Degnon. buyer will make alterations for occupancy.
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Barrett Nowack
Oak Tree Place
Hughes Ave
Alois L. Ernst
Nellie Meyer
West End Ave
John A. Steinmetz
179Th St
180Th St
John Miller
176Th St
Edward J. English
Jeroy Coventry
Sd St
M. J. Degnon
Real estate notices list several two story houses and a factory
A damaged excerpt lists multiple properties including a two story brick factory at Samuel Weiss site on Eastern Boulevard with 50 by 65 feet, a two story frame dwelling on Taylor Street near Van Nest Avenue, and other parcels with owners Edward Bentz and Joseph Gamache and architects Shaefer Jaeger and Henry Nordheim.
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Park Ave
Samuel Weiss
Shaefer & Jaeger
Eastern Boulevard
Castie Hitt Ave
Edward Bentz
Chris F Po
Espelbanteresscae
Taylor St
van Nest
Joseph Gamache
Henry Nordheim
Wheat Rates on Great Lakes Hold at Seven Cents
The Dominion Marine Association, an owners’ group on the Great Lakes, set a seven cent per bushel rate to move grain from Fort William to Montreal as West coast shipments begin. Montreal shippers wanted five cents and threaten a government probe of the association’s rate fixing rights.
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Montreal
Dominion Marine Association
Great Lakes
Fort William
Japan plans 12 year curtailment of state expenditures
Kuhn Loeb reports Tokio dispatch on Japan's government plan to cut spending by 100 million dollars. Cabinet extends the six year scheme to twelve years, reducing expenditures to over 200 million yen with 150 million yen from army and navy. National railway set as a special account with limited loan power and no new bond issues for extensions. Annual debt payoff set at least 59.9 million yen.
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National Railway
Neval
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