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World's I.araest Manufactorj' of Sonps. Perfume.=. Toilet Preparation.s. ami Pure Food Specialties. Over 65.000 Visitors Annuall
PLANT OF THE PIERCE- ARROW MOTOR CAR COMPANY
Maniifactvirers of Motor Cars an<l Trucks. This plant occupies fifteen acres of rrrountl and has one million, sixteen thousand, four
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THE story of the building up of Buffalo is so won-
derful as to be the cause of issuing this publi-
cation in order that all who read it may learn
for themselves why and how this city has forged to the
front and is now among the
leaders of big American mu-
nicipalities in all lines of urban
activities.
This, and* the fact that
Buffalo's remarkable record
has been achieved within a
period of less than a decade,
makes the story not only of
interest but one of great value
to all persons who have lo\-e
of their cities, and, inspired by
a spirit of municipal pride, de-
sire to make the most of what
they have for the betterment of
all parts of this domain,
Buffalo's remarkable growth and exceptionally fine
IT s
leir fellow citizens in
future prospects did not just happen. The growth made
within the past ten years — ^yes, within the past five
years — could not have been achieved naturally anv
more than one could expect a beautiful garden to grow
of its own accord in a rich
river bottom or deep in the
heart of the Adirondacks.
With all the elements of good
soil, sunshine, and plenty of
water available, there is al-
ways one factor essential in
the making of a garden, and
that factor is man.
Buffalo, from the time it
came into existence, has always
had the natural advantages
which it now possesses. From
time to time these were devel-
oped by man through the building of railroads, the
construction of harbor and canal facilities, the es-
tablishing of water transportation lines, and such other
ALBRIGHT MM i.AI.l.I.K'i
One of the largest aud most attractive of aay in the United States
Page Five
PUBLIC BlILDIXr.S IX BIFFALO C0:MPLETKD WITH IX THE PAST TWO YEARS
work as always goes witli llie growth and licvelop-
iiient of a city.
IIAKXESSIXG THE NIAGAUA
The quickening came, however, with the Iiar-
nessing of the mighty Xiagara and making it sub-
nn'ssive to the needs of man. The appHcation of
electrical power for the mo\'ing of machinery and
the operation of factories and .street cars and the
lighting of big cities created an industrial revolution
along the Xiagara Frontier, and necessitated a re-
adjustment which was made with the utmost
dispatch, resulting in an impetus to commercial
activities from which there has never been any re-
action. It has been one continuous onward and
upward trend, always optimistic and always meeting
full expectations, however high they were aimed.
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M.VRIXE NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
Capital and Surplus, Ten Million Dollars
Xo better evidence of the optimism and confidence of Buffalo
business men in the progress antl futtire welfare of their city
coukl be given than to recall the manner in which they launched
and financed the Pan-American Exposition, which gained for
Biiiralo an international fame and made the city's beauties and
attractions, its resources and stability, known to the uttermost
ends of the earth, the knowledge being gained in that most
impressive and valuable manner, by personal investigation and
study, incidental to the visit to the exposition. Although inter-
national in character, and participated in by practically every
power in the world and netirly every country of South .\nierica,
the exposition was a Buffalo product, created by Buffalo busi-
ness men and financed by Buffalo capital.
Page Six
PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN BT FFAT.O COMrLETED WITHIN THE PAST TWO YEARS
rilK SIM KIT OF BUFFALO
The spirit wliich liarnessed the Niagara and
pointed the way lor other communities to benefit
themselves by iitihziiii; the wasted water-powers of
the nation, and wiiieh made the Pan-Amerieaii
Exposition a reahty, still prevails here and mani-
fests its energy in daily routine of life on ever\'
hand. It is this spirit working in manifold wa^'s
which is grinding away steadily and forcing Buffalo
to the front to assume its rightful place as one of
the largest municipalities of the New World, as well
as one of the largest industrial centers on the globe.
This being a commercial age, cities, like indi-
viduals, are measured by the successes they have
achieved; only, in the case of cities, one wishes to
know about the progress it is making, such progress
always being gauged according to purely material
lines.
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then, has
Buffalo
done to
command
attention.''
IIow has it
progressetl in pop-
ulation, industrial
life, and building
acti\'ity, taking
three questions
more often asked in
this country about
a city than a n y
others ?
GAINS IN
POrULATION
From l.S!)0 to
1900 Buffalo gained
a total of 96,7'23 in
population, accord-
ing to the Federal
Census figures.
From 1900 to
1910 it gained a
total of 71,;K'8, ac-
c o r d i n g to the
same reliable
authority.
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PUBLIC BUILI)IN( ;S IN BIFFALO ( OMPLETKD WITHIN THE P.^ST TWO YEARS
And in tlie three years since 1910, aceordini; to
carefully compiled and conservative estimates, it has
gained a total of 36,740 in population, with every
indication that this nrowth will not only continue
throuf,'hout the remainder of the decade, but that
it will increase in like proportion from year to year.
Takini; fiijures. however, as they arc, one need not
be a mathematician to comprehend that i^n the |)ast
three years the city has gained more than li:ilf as
much in population as it gained throughout the
entire preceding decade.
'i'hat Buffalo will be a city of appro.ximately
([.■JO, 000 population, when the census for li»-20 is
ClRTIiBS BriLniNG
taken, is both a foregone conclusion and a
conservative statement.
BUILDING IN BUFF.VLO
E.xtent of building operations are always
closely allied with increase in population, and
here again Buffalo shines.
In IIIO-.;. the total of building permits
HOOT BUILDING
issued in the city, expressed in dollars, was
$5,433,078.
In 191'2, ten years later, the total was
$13,893, '206.94.
For five years, beginning with 190() and
ending with 1910, the total of building
operations in Buffalo was approximately
$43,000,000. For the three years begin-
ning with 1910 and ending with 1913, the
total of building operations in Buffalo was
$36,465,000. In other words, for the five
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ROOT-C.\Ll IIET Bl ILDLNG
PUBLIC biildixgh; in buffalo completed within the past two years
year period covered by the Federal Cen-
sus, Buffalo spent in round numbers
$'28,714 every working day for new
buildings. In the past three years the
city spent an average of $40,516 each
working day for new buildings. The
amounts spent each working day for
the several years referred to are as
follows: 1911, $34..546-. 1!)1'2, $1.3,366;
1!)13, $43,696.
lU Klil.LL BUILDING
A table showing the number of permits issued
annually in Buffalo and the amount of building-
done each year from 19]'i to date is appended
herewith :
Year
Number Permits
Value of Buildings
1902
2,109
$4,433,078
1903
2,011
6,203,402
1904
2,077
6,638,310
DERRICK BUILDING
Year
Number Permits
Value of Buildi
1905
2,880
$7,401,006
1006
2,867
8,686,000
1907
3,039
8,411,000
1908
2,788
6,847,000
1909
.3,361
9,895,0(10
1910
3,494
9,232,000
1911
3,402
10,364,000
1912
4,090
12,992,000
1913
3,977
13.109,380
SIDW.\Y BUILDING
BUFPALO.S F.VCTORY PLANTS
In the number of factory plants Buffalo's
growth shows equally amazing results. The
total number of factories in the city in 1900
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was I.ITS: the close
of l!)i;5 shows a
total of i.S\~i fac-
tory plants in Buf-
falo, indicating a
gain of ,■)!)() plants
in the last thirteen
jears. It should be
noted, however,
that for the five-
year period fro ra
I!)00 to 1905 Buf-
falo gained only
sixtv of these plants
NEW MASTEX PARK HIGH SCHOOL
NEW TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
and that from 190j to 1!)10 we
gained '21.5 plants. In the three
years subse<|uent to 1910 the
gain was a\ plants, or forty-six
plants more than were gained
throughout the entire preceding
ten years. In other words, in
the last thirteen years Buffalo
has made a gain of 40 per cent.
in the number of factory plants
in the city, and 5-1 per cent, of
this gain was made in the last
three 3'ears.
Assuming that the increases
in pay-roll, capital invested in
plants, and animal value of
products turned out by the
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN BlIFFALO IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION
111 a
NEW HOME OF THE IIAXL'I ACTUIiERS AND TKADERS XATIOXAL BAXK
plants, are in the same proportion in
the past three years that it was in the
[treceding five years, the standing of
Buffalo industries to-da}" would be
as follows: Annual pay-roll, $54,-
3()4,0()(); capital invested in plants,
$'27(i,G77,000 ; annual value of prod-
ucts, $325,445,000. This indicates a
gain in three years in pay-rolls of
$1G,'28!).000: in capital invested of
$83,636,000; in value of products of
$106,141,000. Comparing these gains
with the gains made in the five-year
period preceding, namely, 1905 to
1910, we find that the increase dur-
ing the preceding five years in pay-
rolls was $10,910,000; in capital
$56.01 S.OOO; and in value of prod-
PROPOSED XEW SOUTH PAHK HIGH SCHOOL
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CREATKR lUFFALO
MAIN' I'LAXT AND HEADQUARTERS OF PRATT & LAMBERT, IXC.
\'arni.^h Makers. The World's Largest Varnish JIakers
nets, $71,-l'26,000. In other words, in the past three years the gain in
pay-roll was appro.xiniately $6,000,000 greater than the pav-roli gain
for the preceding five years, while the gain in capital was appro.xi-
niately $'27,000,000 greater than the gain of the preceding five years,
and the gain in value of products put out by Buffalo factories was
approximately $3.3, 000.000 more in the last three years than the total
increa.se for the preceding five years.
lU'FFALO
- WING.S
HANK Of the element
ESSENTIALS IN FACTORY LOCATING
dwavs considered in locating a factory there are
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Manufacturers of "Jsusquebanna " Tig Iron
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(iREATER BUFFALO
Manufactuiers of Incubators, Brooders, and General Poultry AiJpliances and Supplies. Is the largest establishment of its kind in the
Occupies eight and one-third acres of land near center of city. Operates branch hou.ses in New York. Boston, Chicago,
Kansas City, Oakland, and London, England
at least five that must come in for careful consideration.
They are availablHty of raw material, transportation facil-
ities, labor available, money outlay involved, and last,
but not least, the market provided for the factory output.
The superficial man, in considering Buffalo as a pos-
sible location for his factory, undoubtedly would be satis-
fied of his future by the pointing out to him how various
Buffalo industries have grown. A case like that of the
Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company, which started here in
PLANT OF THE HEWITT RUBBER COMPAXY
Manufacturers of Mechanical Rubber Goods
Pflf/e Thirteen
GREATER BTEFAEO
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I'LANT 01-- THi; URKWIKE STEKl^ COMl'AXY
Manufacturers of Pig Iron
a small way only a few years ago, would interest him very
much, particularly if he were told that this company now pays
out annually, in wages, some three million dollars. He would
also be interested in the figures of other BufTalo industries,
some of which have doubled their original capacity annually
for at least a dozen years. The case of the I^arkin Company^
which began life in a tiny frame structure and which now does
an annual business running high into the millions, would also
be accepted by such a man as sufficient evidence of IIk- value
of an industrial location in Buffalo.
In these days of keen competition in the in<liistrial world.
FEDERAL BIII.DIM.
AND POST-OFFICl.;
when any advantage
in freight rates or
shipping I'acililies
often sjjells gain or
loss of big contracts,
and when ability to
purchase raw materi-
al to advantage often
is the (inly I h i n g
which puts Ihc big-
figures on the right
side of the ledger at
the close of the year,
it is necessary t o
make a critical and
minute study of a
Pofif pniirfrnt
PLANT or THE BUFFALO Pll-TS CCMPA.XY
Road Cars, Clrain Threshers,
Traction Farm .Steam EnKine=, fiasoline Tractors, Road Locomotive:
Rice Thre.shers, aiul Bean Thresliers
(i HEATER BUFFALO
city's iiulustrial advantages be-
fore one can be assured posi-
tively as to such city's real
merits in this respect.
INDUSTRIAL GAINS IN
THREE IlTARS
As a further in<lication that
the upward trend now being en
joyed by Buffalo is a matter ol
recent development, we h a v e
only to compare the gains made
in pay-roll, capital, and factory
output in the last three years
with the total gain made in
these items in the past thirteen
years.
In doing this we find that
in IIHIO the annual pay-roll of
Buffalo amounted to $19,107,0011,
the capital invested in plants
was $9J,740,000, and the value
of products, $105,6^27,000; and
that the total gains made in the succeeding thirteen years were as follows: Pay-roll, $.'!.■), '257, 000; capital, $180,937,-
000; value of products, $■■219,818,000. Analysis of these totals of gains for the past thirteen years shows that in pay-
rolls the increase during the past three years was nearly one-half of the entire *i)tal for the past thirteen years, while the
increase in capital during the past three years was also nearly one-half of the total gain for the entire thirteen years, and the
gain in factory output for the three-year period, just closed, was nearly one-half of the total gain for the thirteen years.
SHELTUX .sqlAKE DIKING
PLANT OF THE .SNOW STEAM PUMP WORK.S
M.inul"acturers of Pumping Machinery for all Services, and for Gas Engine.? from 100 H. P. to .5,000 H. P. each
Page Fifteen
GREATER BT'FFALO
HIKFALO WORKS OF THE OTIS ELEVATOR COMPA.VY
Host of the prominent buildings of Baffalo are equipped with Otis Elevators.
Sales Office, Franklin and Huron streets
Year
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liHO
1913
Blfkalo's Industrial Growth
Number of Plants Capital Pay-roll
1,478 .$ 95,740.000 $19,107,000
l,-538 l;{7,0'>3.000 '27.164.000
1,7.>3 193.041.000 38.074.000
^,074 27(i.077,OO0 54.3G4.O00
In Number
of Plants
For the five vears from 1900
to 190.J, .' GO
For the five vears from 190j
to 1910, .' -215
For the three vears from 1910
to 1913, ■ 321
Gains Made for Years Indicated
In Capital In Pay-roll
S41, -283,000 $ 8.0.57,000
.".0,018,000 10,910,000
83.636,000 16,289,000
Value of Products
$105,627,000
147,378.000
218.804,000
325,445,000
In Value
of Products
$ 41,751,000
71,426,000
106,641,000
Percentage of Total Gain in Number of Factory Pl.\nts, etc., in Buffalo in
THE Past Three Years as .\gatnst Previous Ten Years
From 1900 to 1910,
From 1910 to 1913,
Plants
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BUFFALO WORKS OF THE PRATT & LETCHWORTH CO.MPAXT
Producers of .Malleable Iron and Steel Castings
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REASONS FOR
INDUSTRIAL
GROWTH
A study of the
tables shown prompts
the very natural in-
ijuiry as to the cause
tor Buffalo's growth
in general and the
remarkable progress
made within the past
three years as indi-
cated. Stated briefly,
the general growth
made by the city is
attributable in large
ELLICOTT SQUARE BT'ILDIXG
MirTUAL LIFE
BUILDING
measure to Buffalo's
natural location plus
certain artificial facil-
ities which are in-
evitably provided in-
cidental to the build-
ing up of a large
center of population.
With particular refer-
ence to the record of
the past three years
as emphasized in
(lie tables on page
sixteen, more will be
set forth in discuss-
ing the pregnant
work of the Buffalo
Chamber of Com-
merce.
PLANT OF TUB BUFFALO SMELTIXO COMPANV
Manufacturers of Ojpijer Insots. Wire Bars, and Kollinj; Mill Cake
Paijc Scfcnteen
GREATER HTEEAEO
TECIMSEH STREET PLANT
THE REPl'BLIC METALWARE COMPANY'S FACTORIES
Manufacturers of Sheet Metal Goods and Enameled Ware. Branch
Houses in New York and Chicago
To go back, therefore, to wliat nii£;ht be termed
llie general or natural growth of the city, it is well to
consider the various elements best conducive to attain-
ing such growth, and there is no better way to bring
out such facilities than in studying what might be
termed the logic or philosophy of factory location, for
after all. in the great majority of cases, the importance
and size of cities are coniniensuratc with their indus-
trial development.
A citv which can best meet the requirements of the
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The Largest Manufacturers of Heavy Castings in the United States
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GREATER BUFFALO
BUFFALO PLANT, WASIIBURX-CKOSISV (OMr'AXY
Manufacturers Gold Medal Flour
manufacturer is bound to grow industrially, whereas,
one which lacks, even though it be in only one or two
essentials, can never become great industrially. The
fundamental principles of successful factory location are
just as basic as the determining of the course of a stream
l)v the topography of the country through which it flows.
DELAWARE PARK
BRIDGE
VARIATION IN
INDUSTRIES
BuflFalo has been
put to the acid test
in ever}' requirement
entering into success-
ful factory location
and has never been
found wanting. That
this test has been
more far-reaching
than that undergone
by most cities of its
size is indicated by
PLANT OF THE NORTHLAND RTHHKR CUMI'ANV
Manufacturers of Automobile Tires and Tultes
Page Xineteen
riRKATER HTFFAr.O
Furniture Warehouse, Terrace
Main Warehouse, also pon-
net-ted by tunnels with Mar-
ket Buililing and Main
Street Store
BUILDINGS or ,1. X, ADAM A- COMPANY DEPART.MENT STORE
the fact that of
all lines of indus-
try recognized bv
the Federal Cen-
.siis Bureau, Buf-
falo has 60 per
cent. In other
words, this city's
facihties are such
as to make it the
logical home for a
great hulk of the
industries repre-
sented in the
United States.
In reference to
the five fundamen-
tal principles en-
tering into proper
factory location,
referred to pre-
\iousIy, it may not
be amiss to go
into a few details.
All raw mate-
rials found in the
Great Lakes re-
gion and contigu-
ous territory are
easily available for
at their floors with little trouble and at the
Garage an<l Stables, Terrace
BuflFali) manufacturers generally, and therefore c.-in be lai(
lowest possible cost,
ONE THOUSAND MILES OF TRACKS
.Seven hundred miles of steam railroad tracks and 3~j miles of street railway tnicks within the city
give Buffalo exceptional facilities to meet
internal traffic needs .as well as incoming
and outgoing traffic rc(|uirenients. The
seventeen railroads and ten steamship
lines which have terminal facilities here
give Buffalo water and rail traffic facilities
such as are possessed b\' but very few cities.
Internally, its street-car system is regarded
as one of the best in the country, with the
routes so laid out that labor can get from
home to factory or vice versa without un-
due loss of time, Buffalo has the universal
transfer .system and a single car fare will
take one from any part of the city to any
other place he wishes to go.
Pii'/e Tii'rnlij
lits of the citv
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(;R EATER BUFFALO
FIXE LABOR MARKET
Numerous freight depots are scattered through-
out the city, and the best of pavement (Buffalo
leading the world in extent of asphalt-paved streets).
IN THE HORTICTLTURAL-GARDEX
CONSERVATORY
CITY HALL
making traffic easy, and thus helping to keep down overhead
charges for industries that do not necessarily require railroad
facilities.
The labor market, both in regard to skilled and unskilled
labor, has always been ample to meet the requirements of
Buffalo, and as the city has grown industrially its increased
demands have always been met readily, probably because of
the fact that Buffalo is so located that it not only has fine labor
markets in close proximity but also because it is on the great
hiifhways of tra\'el followed by labor in moving from place
to place.
The fact that the city has a large foreign population, con-
sisting principallv of Germans, Poles, and Italians, affords
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(iRKATKR BTFFAI,0
miLUIXUIS OF THK « ll.l.IAM HK.\GKRb;K COMPANY — DEPARTMENT STORE
an imniedinte soiirte of siip[)ly for skilled ;ui(l yinskilled lahor that has been condncive to the rapid growth and progress
of Buffalo's industries.
LAND VALUES REASONABLE
In regard to money outlay with reference to factory location, it will be found, on the point of fixed charges, such
as taxes, insurance, and interest, that contlitions here, as compared to other large cities, are very satisfactory. In refer-
ence to initial cost of land, it can be stated that Buffalo, as yet, has to experience conditions prevailing in other cities
where factory sites are sold on a square-foot basis. Ideal locations are available here at acreage prices, which are gen-
erally fair and reasonable, and in many
instances surprisingly low.
CHEAP POWER IN BUFFALO
In rcganl to factory ni.iintenance, it is
perhaps superfluous to refer to Buffalos
cheap and unlimited electric power, which
is also available for lighting; or to the fact
that coal, owing to the city's closeness to
the Pennsylvania mines, is cheap here.
As regards water, Buffalo's supply is lim-
ited only by the quantity available in the
entire chain of Great Lakes. For maim-
facturing purposes, tliis water is supplied
at meter rates by the month at six cents
per 1,000 gallons up to '.J'^.jOO gallons and
above that at two cents per 1,000 gallons,
which is about what it would cost for an buffalo harbor view
Page Twenty-two
GREATER BTTFFALO
individual inaimfitcdiier to pump it. The city's proxiniity to
building materials is indicated best by calling to mind that
the Buffalo district includes the largest lumber market in the
world, while in the city itself are mills and factories capable
of meeting all iron and steel structural requirements, the prices
of these latter materials being such as to enable these IJulfalo
manufacturers "
POKTIOX OF BUFFALO HERD, PARK ZOO
10 compete
\vith similar
1 n d u s t r i e s
1 1 ly where i n
I lie country.
sffi The sew-
age system is
of the best and to-day totals 5'2j miles, and the city is liberal in extend-
ing sewage facilities to manufacturing plants.
CENTER OF 50,000,000 POPULATION
It is no flight of fancy to state that the markets of the world are
Buffalo's. With reference to the United States itself, the proximity of
markets may be inferred from the fact that .50,000,000 residents of
this country live within one night's ride of Buffalo. Two-thirds of the
FEDERAL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY'S ISUILDIXG
The Most Moflern and Well-equipped Telephone Exchange in We.stern New York
iil ILUl.NG OF THE BUFFALO AEW.S
Devoted Exclusively to Publishing the Buffalo Evening
and Sunday News
popidalion of Canada live within the same dis-
tance. When the barge canal is completed in
1915, Buffalo will be in closer proximity to the
Atlantic seaboard for foreign shipments than ever
before, and this city will derive all possible bene-
fits from such proximity to it by reason of the
fact that New York is closer to what will be
the ocean lane of travel from northern European
ports, via the Panama Canal, to Japan and
Piu/e Timtlij-three
GREATER BUFFALO
the lands to the west, tluin any olher Allaiilic Coast
port.
ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST PORTS
Although regarileil bv many persons as an inland
city, Bufl'alo is really one of tiie world's largest ports.
.\ppro.\iniately 10.001) vessels arrive at and depart from
Buffalo annually, and the total tonnage carried by these
boats aggregate ap|)ro\imately 1!).000.000 tons each year.
The receipts by lake and rail include the various kind.s
of grain, copper, cotton, coal, iron ore. pig iron, wool, zinc.
G.^TES CIRCLE
Year
Number of Boats
Tonnage
1908
0,278
12,052,481
1909
6,659
14,062,339
1910
7,468
14,576,501
1911
6,700
13,087.757
1912
7,625
16,976.205
1913
10.385
19,.3:i0.449
s(jrAi!i;
lumber, cattle, horses, sheep, hogs, fish, poidtrv, sugar,
(oal. salt, cemcnl, flour, and iron.
The tonnage of the port as indicated by the number of
vessels clearing here and the tonnage of the cargoes car-
ried bv such vessels is best known in the followini; table:
(■()X\i:NrioN iiAi.L
^flflTl III,
■» ( , . . .Hi
V. M. C A. BUILDING
GREAT GRALX CENTER
One of the important industries which has aided
in building u]) IJufl'alo's lake tonnage is the grain
elevating business, which has been showing a steady
increase for some years past. The total lake grain
receipts of Buffalo in 1912, expresseii in busliels,
vv.is 197,717, 1. '54, while in the year just closing,
\'.H3, the total of such receipts at Buffalo was
239,8.5 l.OO.J bushels. The steady increase in the
past few years is due entirely to the increased
Page Tivenlji-four
GREATER BUFFALO
a^fc!,
'^~H
-DEP.VHTllEXT STOHE
volume of business being shipped
througli Buffalo for export from
the Canadian head of the lakes,
and it is expected by those best
advised that the business from
this Icrritorv will steadily increase.
A gratifying feature of the
grain industry of Buffalo is the
facility with which the present
elevating apparatus meets the de-
mand made upon it. In the lull
which came over the grain busi-
ness at Buffalo in 1898, and for
twelve years thereafter, Buffalo's
elevator capacity was reduced by
about 5,000,000 bushels, yet, in
response to the increased demands
made upon the present elevators
in the past three years, the exist-
ing elevators have handled the
rapidly increasing business expe-
The explanation for this is that
MAIN BlILDIXG OF .\D.\XI, MELDRTM & .VXDEKSOX CO.MP.^AY
ditiously and without any serious delays
more modern equipment in the newer elevators that have replaced old
structures has increased the capacity for handling, while the better facil-
ities in the shape of railroad equipment has resulted in increased carrying
capacity to such an extent as to offset any loss in transfer e(iuipment
from boat to cars.
LEADS L\ GRAIN-HANDLING ABILITY
To-day Buffalo is better equipped to handle grain business than any
other port on the Great Lakes and is able to accommodate and handle
vessels of the largest class. A vessel carrying 350,000 bushels of wheat
causes no comment in Buffalo, in view of the fact tliat the record carry
of 1913 was made by a boat which unloaded O'iCOOO bushels of Canadian
oats at this
port. In 1898
grain w a s
still being
received in
.sailing boats
which car-
ried f r o m
eighteen to
twenty thou-
sand bushels
FURXITrRE STOEE OF .\D.V1I, llELDUni ,V
AXDEE.SOX' COMP.\XY DEP.VRT-
MEXT STORE
at a load. An idea of the dispatch with which grain is
handled at this port may be gained from the statement
that from September 15, 1913, until the close of naviga-
tion, the average number of bushels elevated and loaded
EW H1-,1<<KI< AL lU ILDIM.. DELAWARE PARK
Page Twenty-five
r; RKA'I F. U niFFAI-O
P^9
THE BUFFALO UNION FUUNACE COMPANY
Manufacturers of Coke Pig Iron
jjer (l.iv was 1,000.000 bushels. On niiiriy of these days the
Biiti'alo Creek Kailroad, whieh is serxirii;- the territory in
which most of the elevators are located, handled '2,000 cars
per day in and out. ■
It can be seen readily from a comparison of the above
fijrures what tremendous strides have been made in the
M^
rr-g^A
&
^ti^^^bc-i.:-.:
GROUP OF CANAL BOAT.S, BUFFALO H.\RUl>K
ririr \
lluil.ling
carrying capacity of lake boats, many of which are now
more than 600 feet long and from fifty-six to sixty feet
wide, with a carrying capacity of approximately I'.'.OOO
tons.
CITY'S HARBOR FACILITIES
Buffalo is certainly awake to the need of providing
ade(|uate harbor facilities, and within the past two
years ten additional miles of water frontage have been
made available for immediate development through the
construction of piers, slips, docks, etc., to take care in
I'l.AM' 111 lliK lU FI'MJl UKAMM. AM) HKLTINC cdMI'ANY
Manufacturers of Patent Rubber lieltitig, Cottuu Belting and Webbing. Webb Saddlery Goods, and Mechanical Rubber Goods
Piu/r T'trenfji-^I.r
f.R EATER BUFFALO
au ailt'<|iuile iiiaimer of the greatly iiierea.siiig' tonnage of the port, \\hcii
it is considered that twenty-four years ago the city of Buffalo did not own
sufficient water frontage at which to dock the first fire tug purchased by it,
and that it now possesses a frontage of 2.1.5 miles, it becomes apparent
that Bufi'alonians appreciate the value of water transportation facilities.
Of the ten miles of addilional frontage now available for develoij-
SPIOXCER KELLOGG & SONS, IXC.
Administratioa Building
meat, there are between three
and four miles extending along
the city's inner harbor, where
it will be possible to construct
piers and slips varying in length
from 700 to 1,200 feet, with
an average width for pier and
slip of 200 feet each. In other
words, it will be po.ssible to con-
struct in this territory alone be-
tween thirty and forty of such
piers. The bulk of this water
frontage was tied up in litiga-
tion that had been carried on
for upwards of one-quarter of
a century, and, consequently,
could not be improved or devel-
oped in any way until an adjustment of the legal difficulties and complications had been made. This having been wiped
out, it is possible for Buffalo to obtain for itself the full measure of water development to which it is entitled, and, in
SPENCER KELLOGG & .SONS, INC.
Concrete Elevator ami Buffalo Mill. Manufarturers and Kefiners of Linseed. Ca.stor, and Edible Oih
Other mills at Minneapolis and New York
Main Building I'earl Street Entrance
BUILDINGS OF FLINT & KENT DEP.\RTMENT STORE
PrKjc Tvenli/scren
r.R EATER BT FFALO
£££££££ El i
f FEEEE! £E £
hHiiiiiii
PLANT OF THE CrTLf;R DESK rOMPAXY
Manufacturers of tlie Famous Cutler Desks and Office Furniture
this connection, it is of
interest to note that the
bulk of the ten miles
of additional frontage
now available is lo-
cated along outer coast
lines and not upon in-
land streams. In other
words, the construction
and dredging work re-
quired can be carried
on without impeding
the navigation of the
port in the slightest
degree, and when fin-
ished it will enable the
lake boats to discharge
and take on cargoes at
Huffalo's extreme outer
edge without the need
of following inland
stream routes anil be-
ing subjected to the inevitable delays occasioned by swing-
bridges and other obstructions of such routes.
Plans for the dredging of this enormous amount of water
frontage are well in hand and their execution wil
outlay of many millions of dollars on construction work alone
within tlie next few years.
$130,000,000 BARGE CANAL
The expenditure by New York State of $130,000,000 for
the construction of the new barge
canal is an outlav having a direct
PL,\NT OF THE Bl KFALO ((!-( II'KHA 11 VE STOVE (UAU'ANV
Manufacturers of the Famous Amherst Stoves, Ranges, and Furnaces. .-VLso Fine Jobbing Castings
Page Twenty-cirilit
GREATER BUFFALO
bearing upon Biifi'alo
Tliat tlie success of
this enormous under-
taking is dependent
in large degree upon
proper terminal facil-
ities at Buffalo, and
that the State is con-
vinced of this, is evi-
denced by the fact
that, through its Canal
Board, the State has
just awarded con-
tracts for the con-
■rilK lllM'.Ljn ll(l>l II). N HI lbl>l.N(i
PLANT OF THK J. I'. DE\ INE COMPANY
Manufacturers of Vacuum Pumps, Vacuum Drying, Impregnating, and Evaporating Pvuups
siruction of Barge Canal Terminals in this city to cost upwards of $'2,500,-
000. One of these terminals, the smaller of the two, will be located in the
Ohio Basin and the other will be in the Erie Basin. The latter terminal
will undoubtedly be the most important in the State outside of Xew York
( 'ity. and its construction will be such as to permit of the most rapid transfer
possible of cargoes from big lake boats to canal boats, or vice versa.
BARGE AND PANAMA CANALS COMPARED
In N-iew of the fact that Chicago, Cleveland, and other big lake ports,
not, of course, excepting Buft'alo, consider that this canal gives them actual
seaport facilities, ennbiing them to lay their products down in the ports of
New York and Boston without the necessity of breaking bulk, it may be
worth while considering some of the big featiu'es of this $130,000,000
JACOB DOLD PACKING COMPANY (BUFFALO PLANT)
Home of the Dold-Quality Meat Products
Page Tm-nttj-nhu
(;R EATER lUEFAI.O
IROCJl'DI- Mill I I,
undertaking of the State. The comparative figures set forth
below show some of the most striking facts with reference
to tiie Barge and Panama canals:
Barge Canal — Fivch\mcin-d,iiMl fortymiles long: total
lockage lift, 1,0,50 feet: dams, Ihirty-nine; locks, fifty-seven
lift, two guard. and m'ne smaller locks : mmdier of structures.
between 3M) and 400; cost, $1'27,800,00(); built by State
with a population of 9,000.000; excavation, estimated
total. 1 1 t.OOO, 100 cubic yards; concrete, estimated total,
'2,7.50,000 cubic yards: excavation to January 1. l!)l:i.
78,4-.'8,'.!8C cubic yards; work begun, April ','4, 1!)0.5.
Paxa.ma C.\xal — Fifty miles long: total lockage lift,
170 feet; dams, four: locks, six pairs: mimber of struc-
tures, twelve locks, one spillway, and four dams; cost,
$37.5,000.000: built by United .States with a j)opulation
of OO.OOO.OOO; excavation, estimated total. -.'O:!.' 10.000
Pu<ic Thirty
HOTEL LENOX
III M I.I. ST\TI.i:H
cubic yards: concrete, estimated total. .5,1 1(10.0(1(1 cubic
yards; excavation to January 1, U>13, 188,'280,31'2
cubic yards; work begun by Americans, May 4, 1!)01.
CANALS CARRYING CAPACITY
Although commonly referred to as the l.OOO-lon
Barge Canal, the new water-way will really
accommodate boats of l.oOO gross tons capacity,
and the locks have been built with a view to future
development, so that thev are capable of accoimno-
daling two canal boats, each having a capacity of
r; n v. \ t e r b t; f f a l o
3,000 tons. The capacity of the new canal will
be twenty-five times that of the old canal. A
single boat of the smallest type to be used on
the new canal will carry a cargo sufficient to fill
thirty-seven and one-half freight cars, having a
capacity of approximately forty tons, or 80,000
pounds each. When it is considered that the
cargoes of the canal boats which plied the origi-
nal canal, built in 18'2o, was scarcely sufficient
to fill two modern freight cars, one gets an idea
of the bigness of the new waterway. The pres-
ent canal boats have a capacity of '2-l'0 tons as
compared to 1,500 tons, which will be the
capacity of the new boats on the Barge Canal. /
In view of what has been shown regarding
the growth and acti\ities of Bufl^alo, it is obvious
that to carrv on work of this kind, facilities for
'"*Vt,.
.•j*i^>*-'ir
Public Library
Lafayette Hotel Brisbane Buildi
lafayf;ttk sijr.vRE
LAIAYHTTE HOTEL
financing such projects must be
available and that the financial
institutions of the city must be
ready to respond to the constant
demands made upon them. The
(|iiestion is often bluntly asked as
to the attitude of the Buffalo
banks in this respect. In the
same blunt manner the best an-
swer which can be given is that
the banking institutions of the
city must have met the demands
made upon them in a satisfactory
manner or else the fine showing
made bv Buffalo could not have
XORTH .STREET AT DELAWARE AVENTE
Showing Hotel Lenox
MAIN STREET AND SHELTON SQUARE
Page Thirly-one
CHEATER IH'FFALO
Eliiiwuocl Plant
been achieved. As with everything else, the growth
of the banking interests is dependent upon the growth
of tlie city itself, and the one invariably reflects the
oilier. Eight year-; ago the total cajjital of all Bufi'alo
banks w a s
$4,680.()()ll. the
surplus in such
hanks was $11!,-
()4:i,'21'-2, a 11 d
the total of dc-
posits w a s
!tiU.'!,l.'!(i,'271.
HIFFALO PL.\XTS OF THE .\LL .\II.\L M CASTING.S COMPANY
Manvifactiirers of Aluminum Castings, in Sand ami
Permanent Metal Molds
FRO.VT VIKW, IIISTOKICAL lit ILDIMi
On January 1, 19U, the total capital of all banks in Buft'alo was $in,.5.3n,000,
an increa.se in eight years of $.5,870,((()0, or .$1,000. 000 more than double what
it was eight years ago. On the same (fay the surplus in the Buffalo banks was
nearly $8,000,000 more than it was eight years ago, while the deposits totaled
$'2.'U,8'2'-M 10, an increase of more than $!)1,000,000 in eight years, or an average
increase of nearly
$1^3,000,000 per year
during the past eight
years.
BUFFALO'S
BANKING
GROWTH
The total figures
for the several years
referred to are as
follows :
Total capital, sur-
plus, and deposits of
all Buffalo banks,
trust coinptinies. and
savings banks on the
first day of Jantiary
of each year is shown
in table on next
PL.\Nr OF THE WilHAT S ICE CREAM CO.MPAXV
The Largest and Most Sanitary Ice Cream Plant in the World P^^^^'
I'mif Thirli/-fii'n
G R E A T E R BUFFALO
These figures
present a gratify-
ing general ad-
vance in the
prosperity of the
city and increase
of business, which
s h ou 1 d, a n d
doubtless will, in-
duce nia ny nia nu-
facturing c o n -
cerns to locate in
a city of such
importance.
IKW AT DtLAWAKE PARK
Year
Capital
Surplus
Deposits
1906
$ 4,(;8o,noo
$13,043,'-il2
$143,136,271
1907
(>,-i.)(l,l)OU
1-2,328,590
155,739,184
1908
6,4.'«(l,000
1(1,099,849
146,740,725
1909
G,4,)(),000
13,720,728
160,076,931
1910
7,8.50,000
14,742,407
175,953,189
1911
8,400,000
14,441,003
186,159,279
1912
8,.30O,O00
1.5,287,731
205,849,209
1913
9,i;.-.o,ooo
1 7,07.-.,(i38
226,167,784
1914
10,.j.')0,000
21,013,04(1
234,822,110
The total of the deposits in the four savings banks of the
city on January 1, 1914, was $103,454,672.27. This total is
included in the total of deposits of all banks in Buffalo as
given in the above table, and is available for home-building
for workers in Buffalo factories.
The total amount of sa\'ings in Buffalo banks, as already
set forth, gives an idea of the amount of capital available in
this city for enterprises of all kinds. In this connection men-
tion should be made that there are twenty-six savings and
THE PEOPLES BANK Itl ll.lil\(.
Hnine oi the People's liank
'■ ■ w ■ Mi l
111 i i.I,llMBitiIJii|iiiW^
Note.
PLANT OF THE BUFFALO COATED PAPER COMPANY
Manufacturers of White Litho. and Enameled Book Papers
-The paper used in this publication was furnished by the Buffalo Coated Paper Company.
Page Thirty-three
(IRKATKH in FFAI.O
loan associations
operating in Buf-
falo, the capital
and loans of
which are avail-
able principally
for building pur-
poses, and ex-
plains in large
measure \v li y
Buffalo is noted
asacitvof homes.
BUFFALO'S
BANK
CLEARINGS
Buffalo's
proximity to New
York and the system of bank clearances in vogue here, which does not set forth all the transactions of Buffalo
banks, tends to keep the total of bank clearances comparatively low. The soundness of Buffalo's banking insti-
tutions is indicated by the fact that in the panic of 1907 not a bank in Buffalo failed, nor was it even necessary to issue
clearing-house certificates. The following table, however, sets forth clearly the growth of the banking business in this
city as represented by bank clearances during the past ten years:
OF THE Llrl'AUI)-STt;WART MOTOR CAR COMPANY
Mauufacturer.s of Motor Delivery Cars and Trucks
Year
190.3,
1904.
190 J,
190G,
1907.
1908,
1909.
1910,
1911,
1912,
1913,
Clearings
ii!:K>7.'2:il.l.")3.8'>,
3-27.4.51.4-10 .'!9.
3."i()..")(i7. .)()."> .'5S.
3nii.'2(!H.lSl 91.
43t,(iS9.97,V34.
4ll9,(IS(i.489.'>3,
4li7,S7(i.993.J3.
.50'2.8'>{).G97..54,
ol(!.870.770.78.
.■i79.088..538 . '>.).
(i3.).3OS.09.5.5O.
Gain
$-2.5.340.029.58.
220.2S()..57,
2:'..11(!.0(>4 99,
4.).7(lll.(:7(i,.53,
38.421,793.43.
.58.790,504.00,
34.949,704.31,
14,050.073. '24,
(i2,2 11,767.47,
.5(1.219.557. '2.5,
$25,603,486.1
Balances
$41,482,090 04
41.82(1.2111.35
42.4.59.240.63
4.5..531.146.31
.51.(178,031.12
41).94(1,012.43
(1(1.(19(1.280. 39
02.404.407.27
03.392.215.92
09,227.358 38
78.578.243.58
Note.
I'l.ANl OF THK DINN
•Manufacturers of Fine PrintinE^ and Littiosrapliic Inks
-The ink used in printing tliis publication was furnished by the Duiwi Ink Works.
OTHER ASPECTS
OF BUFFALO
While this book, as
pieviously indicated, is
issued primarily to indi-
cate the recent growth
of Buffalo commercially
and industrially, and sta-
tistical information has
been given to emphasize
these features of Buf-
falo's progress and de-
velopment, there are
other aspects inevitably
iutemoven in the growth
of a municipality which,
bv reason of their dove-
Piifie Thirl ii-fiiiir
r. \\ E A r i: R B x: f f a i. o
tailing with industry and
commerce, sliould re-
ceive the attention of
persons interested i n
studying any particular
city. Sonic of liicsc
other aspects of hfe in
Buffalo will be referred
to here.
It .should always be
borne in mind, first of
all, that Buffalo is still
a young city. It is still
within the recollection of
men who have not y^t rounded out their three
and uninviting frontier town, just the kinfl of
UUFFALO HARBOR
Lalie Steamer t'nloading by Ore-haTiiIlitii; Machinery
HORTICULTURAL BUILDIXG .\T SOUTH PARK
score years and ten, when, what is now Buffalo was a raw, unsightly,
I ])lace one would expect to be erected on a great waterway, only lately
, forsaken, as history reckons time, by its
aboriginal occupants. Historical and ro-
mantic associations, which constitute so
largely the charm of old-world cities,
received little attention from the dwellers
in the voung land still devoid of virility.
Although still young, Buffalo has de-
veloped confidence and does not hesitate
to take the initiative. If large centers of
population may be regarded personally,
then Buffalo is a commander with author-
ity in the great army which is building
what already is the greatest nation of all
times. On the dividing line between the
teeming central
region and the
strong eastern
financial sec-
tion, Buffalo
takes from each
and is the melt-
ing pot into
which is thrown
the Western
daring and the
Eastern con-
servatism, the
resultant being
a new element
that produces
the highest
success in all
PLANT OF THE ATLAS .STEEL I'ASTINCiS CO.MPAXY
Manufacvurers of Open-Heartll Castings for all purposes
Page Thirty-five
r, R E A T E R B I F F A L O
MiiMuf:
ta;o. .1. .MEVKR MALTING COMPANY
iturers nf Superior Qualities of Malt. Annual Capacity. 2,500,000 Bushels
l!i:il makes for the welfare of niankiiul. Buffalo is a bii;
city, bij; in the sense that its j)eople are broad in their
views, deep in their comprehension, facile in adaptati<in,
an<l (|nick to apply that which makes for the ijeneral
welfare in all directions. M.-iterial well-being is not the
sole aim and end of a Btitfa Ionian's existence. The
intellectual is not ignored, anil there is an esthetic
Buffalo, whose influence is so broad and far-reaching
that its devotees include rejiresentatives from all ranks
of life. Iliose measured liy mat<'rial possessions, as well
l;l ll\\ l.l.L 1' \HK\\ AV
as all classes of the many nation-
alitie.s included in the city's popu-
lation.
SOf'I.Vr. WORK IN
BUFFALO
As early as 18()'-2, Buffalo took
the initiative in what has come lo
be the model method of judicial
procedure with regard to juvenile
delinquents. Up to that time the
cases of children arrested for any
cause were handled the same as
were those of adidt defendants.
The practice was not a good one
Pai/e Thirty-six
BIFFALO I'LANT OF THK MON.VKCH K.MTTI.NC. CO.Ml'A-W
Manufacturers of Sweaters and Fancy Knit Goods. Other Plants at St. Thomas, Dunnville. and
St. Catharine-s, Ontario
r. R E A T E R BUFF A L O
and the first sk'|) in the
rig'lit direction was tai^en
when tlie cases of chil-
dren and adnlts were
separated and separate
trials were accorded in,
what was then, the morn-
ing court of the city.
This court was con-
ducted in the various
poHce stations by t h c
morning justice.
On January 1, 1900.
a further important step
was taken in this im-
portant branch of the
judicial administration
PLANT OF THE FEDDKKS .M.^NUF.\CTl'RIN'G COMP.\MY
Manufacturers of High-Grade Automobile Uadiators
of a big city, when separate courts were conducted at differ-
ent hours for adults and children, the children being tried
in the afternoon and the adults in the morning. Chicago
was a Httle ahead
of Buffalo in this
respect, having
adopted this prac-
tice in the fall of
.\H( »ED UKIDtiK, DEL.\\V.\RE
P.\KK
18!)!), but Buffalo was the
first city in the country
which established a children's
court in a separate building
and having no physical con-
nection with any other courts.
Pending their trials, the
children are never confined in
prisons but are sent to a
detention home, where they
receive such care and atten-
tion as are accorded in any
children's institution and
where they are free from
any possible debasing prison
influence.
Buffalo was the first city
in the world to establish a
lin'erside Branch
THE FLEISCHM.WX JIALTIN'G COMP.\>JY, CINCINN.\TI, OHIO. (BUFFALO BRANCHES)
Page Thirty-seven
GREATER BUFFALO
Lake Onlarin
Xiai.':,ra Kails
The Tonawandas
BIKD S-EYE VIEW
The above pieture |]resent.s in ffi'aphic form and In a strictly origi-
nal manner what is, umUmbtedly, one of the richest and most promis-
inj; industrial sections to be fonnd in the United Stiites.
From the sonlhern city limits of Bnffalo on Lake Erie to Lake
Ontario, the extent of territory, as the crow flies, and as portrayed
above, is some 'ili miles. The original painting from which the pic-
tnre published herewith was reproiluced is lOJ by -1 feet in dimensions.
E VIEW Oi' l.UK.VrS
y point in Canada opj
It is painted in perspective from an imaginary
site Bntfalo, with the river, lake, and harbor Iti the foreground a
the surrounding cities and villages indicated merely by name in I
background. In other words, the picture is practically a photograpl
rc|)roduction of Buffalo, the Tonawandas, and Niagara Falls. In ti
form the picture tloes not show the scores of thriving \illages a
smaller cities either contiguous to Buffalo or within a verv few mi
domestic relations court, and tliis court has become the model from which other cities, notably Chicago and New York,
have copied and in accordance with which they are now carr3ing on similar work. This court was estabhshed about
1908 and was the idea of Simon Nash, the police justice of the city. It is now a branch of the regular city court, and
in it cases involving relations between husband and wife are passed upon with excellent results. The method of opera-
tion is such that domestic difficulties
coming before the court are handled
-Kg..
Pdf/r Thiriij-riifht
PLANT OF THE DWELLE-KAISER COMPANY
^\■holesale (Ilass, Paints. Oils, Etc.
Manufacturers of Stee! Products. This is
GREATER BUFFALO
Buffalo 1
LO ANU MAGAKA 1 KU.M'Il:U
the city and connected with it \>\ trolley lines and railroads, so
it, for all practical purposes, they really constitute part of Buffalo.
The picture, for example, does not set forth in detail the city of
ckport, which has some 18,000 population, nor the villages of
pew and Lancaster, which practically border on Buffalo anfl have
lie 4.000 inhabitants each; nor yet does it show the steel center,
c'kawanua, with 16.000 inhabitants. .\s a matter of fact, the pic-
'ith reference to the Great Lakes, the Barge Canal,
and Atlantic Seaboard
ture gives a very fair idea of what might be termed the metropolitan
district of Buffalo, which district includes upwards of 600,000 inhabit-
ants. The water and rail transportation facilities and the situation
on the Niagara Frontier, with reference to the country as a whole, is
such as to insure the industrial development of this section with greater
rapidity than undoubtedly will be the case with reference to any other
large citv in the Uuitefl States.
privately, receiving no publicity, and are disposed of in a manner which saves the pride of all concerned. There is no
need, in fact, no opportunity, for complainants to come in contact with the ordinary run of criminals and law breakers,
and the record of the court is that adjustments made by it between husbands and wives usually continue indefinitely.
Long before New York State established its probation system, Buffalo had taken the initiative in placing men and
women on probation for their own welfare. This was in 1901, and to-day this city's probation system is admitted to
be one of the best, if not the best, in the entire .State.
PLAXT OF TUB LACKAWAN.\.\ .STEEL COMPANY
Largest Steel Plants in the Worltl. Covering an Area of 1.025 Acres, and Capable of Producing 1.250,000 Tons of Finished Steel a Year
Pac/f Thirfy-nine
GREATER BI'FFAT>0
BUFFALO A
LIBERAL CITY
That Buffaloni-
ans are liberal in
even- sense of the
term is shown by
the success of all
endeavors under-
taken for the wel-
fare of all its citizens
irrespective of their
stations in life.
Through well-organ-
ized institutions,
supported niaiidy bv
public contributions,
not merely the boys
anil "'iris but the men
PL.\NT OF THE SOWERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Engineers and Fcmmlers. Manufacturers of Seamless Steam Jacketed Apparatus and Jacketed Engine Castings
UKAK VIKW, ALHKICllT AHT GALLERY
and women come in for attention and are afforded
opportunities to better themselves.
The city's playground system is coming to be recog-
nized as one of the best in the country. Free public
bath-houses have been maintained in Buffalo for many
years. The city is now engaged in carrying out plans
for the establishing of small parks in the congested
sections of the city for the benefit of the dwellers in
such places. Band concerts, at public expense, are given
regularly throughout the summer months in the parks
and other public places and are always attended by
thousands who gather in the open air to enjoy the music.
In winter, public con-
certs are given in the
city's convention halls.
The man without a
home and without a job
is not forgotten or over-
looked, or the woman
either for that matter.
With special reference
to the men, the county
maintains a lodging
house where men out of
work, whose sole relief
would be a police station
or the penitentiary were
it not for this institution,
are cared for temporarily
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PLANT OF THE L. & I. .1. WHITE COMP.\NY. (ESTABLISH EIJ 18;i7)
Manufacturers of Edge Tools, Machine Knives, and Dies. Branch Offices, New York and Chicago
CHKATER BUFFALO
sheltered, boarded at public expense, and sujjporled
until they have had reasonable time in which to
find work. All this is absolutely free, and the work
is carried on so no one availing himself of this pub-
lic charity need feel in the least humiliated. Thou-
sands of deserving men, suffering temporary mis-
fortune, through the medium of this lodging house
have been saved from the humiliation of the peni-
tentiary and the police station, and not to mention
the possibility of degradation or the possible sub-
jection to criminal influences through coming in
contact with evil doers confined in such places.
Buffalo's park system now embraces some l,'-20()
acres, exclusive of contemplated acquisitions in con-
gested portions of the city. The parks are scattered
throughout the entire city, and, in each instance,
the park commissioners strive to make each park
a model of its kind. Competent critics have declared
uifiOTllill
iiii
iiii'
T.VBER PUiMP COMPA.NY
Muiiufiicturers of Rotary and Centrifugal Pumps
that the small [)arks of Buffalo are among
the most beautiful in the country.
Buffalo parks are intended for the
|ilc;isure of citizens of Buffalo, and their
use is not only constant but increasing
steadily. A liberal policy is followed in en-
couraging citizens to use the park lands, and
all sorts of provisions are made for outdoor
sports of all kinds, such as baseball, ten-
nis, tjolf. lawn bowling, etc.
lit II' ALII H.\HB<>h
One of Buffalo's twenty-three elevators. Lake steamer unloading
NEW PL.VNT OF THE STRONG STEEL FOUNDRY CO.MP.\NV
-Manufacturers of -\cid Open-Hearth .Steel Castings. Also Nickel Chrome, Vanadium, and Manganese Steel Castings
Payc Forti/-iiiie
(IREATER BUFFALO
'0r^
This is the largest paper b(
)ox nia
.. HIKT ('(iMl'AN V. I.ll>
laimfactory in the world
A feature of Delaware Park is the Zoo, located in the northeastern portion of the park. While this Zoo is not large,
it is a great attraction for visitors and is frequented by thousands, particularly on Sundays and holidays.
In South Park the city maintains its botanical gardens. Modern buildings house the displays, and the buildings are
grouped artistically and form an exceedingly effective picture and central feature of the park. Hou.sed in the buildings
are some rare collections of tropical plants and fliowers of all kinds, including some of rarest and finest orchids to be
CopyriylU, iyi3
liLl'lW1.0 .'5 SLl'EKU LOCATION
c oce&N
Butfalo's wontlerful coiiiiiiei'cial and industrial progress, as has been indicated in this Ijouk, is due iu large measure to its natural
strategic location. Situated at the foot of the (ircat Lakes, it is the bottle-neck tlirough which the comuierce of thL^ rich section of
the United St;ites gravitates. The $130,000,000 Barge Canal, now being constructed by New York State and to be completed iu
1915, will give Buffalo water connections with the .Vtlantic seaboaril on a scale of such size as to give this city the advantages of a
seaport. .VII the raw materials to be found in the Great Ijakes region can be assembled by water routes in Buffalo and transmitted
in canal barges at the low freight rates afforded by such transport;ition facilities to New York or Boston without breaking bidk.
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(; HEATER BXFFAEO
seen in this country.
The city also maintains
a forestry department,
the duty of which is to
look after the shade
trees on all the streets
of the city. Buffalo is
noted for its beautiful
shade trees, and its
citizens, realizing the
important part they
play in the making of
a beautiful city, do all
in their power to pre-
serve them, and to
plant new trees where-
ever required, all of
which expense is met
bv general citv tax.
PL.\NT OF THE NIAGAR.\ LITHOGKAPH COMPANY
Manufacturers of Lithograph .\dvertisinff. Paper and Metal. Plant covers an .Area of T\\
rid One-half .\cre.s
RELIGIOX AND EDUCATION
In educational facilities Buffalo is amply qualified
to meet all its requirements. Nearly 70,000 pupils at-
tend the public schools of the city and, in addition, about
25,000 attend the parochial schools.
In addition to high and technical schools, to meet
its needs, Buffalo maintains, free of expense to bene-
ficiaries, a truant school, open-air schools, medical school
inspection, special classes for the mental defectives, anrl
a daily census system to enforce the Compulsory Edu-
OITT!-
-: M
CL.VWSO.N & WILSO.N COMI'.iXY
Wholesale Dry Goods
MAY-POLE AT CAZEXOVIA
PARK
cation Law. The city
also carries on vocational
.school work, and other
special activities of its
.school department in-
clude manual training,
domestic science, art
instruction, domestic
arts, evening schools,
vocation schools, kinder-
garten work, and in-
struction in German in
grammar schools.
Upwards of two hun-
dred churches, repre-
riHje Forty-three
CtREATKR lilFFAl.O
SUMMIT PARK AXD AMHERST ESTATES
Showing some of the hand.some homes lately erected on these properties in the North
Main Street residential section
sentiiij; more than thirty ilenoiniiiations and including foreign as well as English institutions, devote themselves to the
religious welfare of the city.
ESTHETIC BUFFALO
Esthetic Bufi'alo centers about the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, which, through the generosity of Mr. John Joseph
Albright of this city, has been proWded with a palatial art building, named after the donor the Albright Art Gallery
and located on a bluff oxerlooking the lake in Delaware Park. Tlie Academy was organized in November, 186'2, and
was incorporated in December of the same year, "to promote and cultivate the fine arts and to that end to establish and
maintain in the city of Buffalo a permanent art building or buildings and collections of paintings, .sculpture, engravings,
and other works of art, an art library and art schools adequately equipped and having courses of instruction and prac-
tice, and generally to foster art in all its braiiches."
RE.SIDENCE OF LEWIS J. BENNETT
PfKjr Forty-four
RE.SIDENCE OF THE LATE KDWARD H. BITLER
(GREATER BTFFALO
BESI I
HESIDE.VCK OI" JOHN IJ. I.AHKIN
It was an ambitious plan which the oriii'inal members of the Acaciemy promulgated, but many of them are still liv-
ing to enjoy the fruits of their labor and to realize that every detail of the plan has been carried out.
The art school associated with the Academy has done, and is doing, most commendable work. In the advanced
classes the standard of scholarship is high. The corps of instructors comprise artists of distinguished ability. The fees
for instruction are extremely moderate. There are classes in drawing, painting, and modeling from the antique and
from life, in composition, decorative design, metal work, wood-carving, bookbinding, etc. Scholarships of limited num-
ber are awarded to students whose work shows exceptional earnestness and advancement.
The influence of the art school upon Buffalo, esthetically considered, is immeasurable. The students are from all
(EXTRAL PARK
Some of the Beautiful Homes built in Central Park during the past two years
Piific Forty-fir
r,R EATER HIKFAEO
~tfga*HW I /^' JV
XYE PARK
lUustratiDg resiliences recently built on only two streets. Middlesex Road and Chatham Avenue, of this large subdivision
walks of life, and the demand for instruction has been so
insistent that night classes are maintained, which are at-
tended by young men and women who are obliged to work
during the day time. Many of these students have an
inherent love of art and res])onci to this desire by attending
the classes. Others
have artistic ability
and are employed in
vocations where fur-
ther a d d i t i o n a 1
knowledge is of much
value to them in
their work. To per-
fect themselves in
this work, they at- ^^f!* A'»t*'^'FC^*J fK-Vi^ iW*^! ''' ' llH^ ^"^'^ "'*^ *'"* s^**""' ^^''1'""* 'lie loss
of time from their daily employment.
ALBRIGHT ART GALLERY
The Albright Art Gallery has been
cluiractcrized by a competent critic
"the finest example of pure Greek architecture to be found
in America." It is a white marble structure '350 feet long
(north and south) and 150 feet deep (east and west). Its
central feature is based on the east porch of the Erectheum,
on the Acropolis at Athens — perhaps the purest tj-pe of
Ionic architecture — especially appropriate for an art build-
ing, in that it typifies the spirit of feminine grace, liglit-
RKsiDKXCK i)K si'KNCKR KELLOGG iicss, dignity, and refinement, as distinguished from the
RESIDENCE OF
fH.\RLES H. AVILLI.WIS
r.R EATER IHFFAEO
E.NI'HAMi; ■]■
Adjoining Delaware Park. Sli».i\viii
i'f:mh Ks'i' i'\iiK
imrtitin of le^ijeiires recently completed
massiveness and se\er-
ity of the Doric and
the too hixurious Cor-
inthian.
Another institution of
which Bufi'alonians are
justly proud is the Buf-
falo Society of Natural
Sciences. The mem-
bers of this society are
doing much effective
work along the lines
indicated by the organ-
ization's name. \t pres-
ent the society is housed
in the Bufl'alo Public
Library building, but
it owns a fine site of land near the Albright Art Gallery and some day will have a permanent home of its own there.
The home will be of a character similar to the Historical Building and the Albright .\rt Gallery.
One of the tasks which the society has performed regularly for many years is the conducting of courses of lectures
throughout the winter months. These lectures are free to all who may be interested in them, and the lecturers are among
the foremost scientists
of this country. The
society also has a paid
lecturer, who pays con-
stant visits to the pub-
lic schools of the city
to deliver illustrated
lectures upon topics
which dovetail with
tile school curriculum.
From time to time,
this lecturer, who is
a scientist of high
standing, visits various
parts of the world to
make original investi-
gations, and the knowl-
edge so acquired is
imparted by lecture
antl in pamphlet form
to the society mem-
bers and others who
may be interested.
HISTORIC
BUFFALO
In the Buffalo His-
torical Society, the
nmn s-eye view of residexti.\i, district between- bttff.\lo .\nd tox.\vvand.\
.showing two picturesque suburbs, Delawanda Heights ani.1 Delawanda Park
Pai/e Forlii-si'iTn
GREATER BUFFALO
c'itv has all (>r;;aiiization winch
is in a position for all time to
come to preserve the priceless
relics and treasures associated
with the life of the municipality
and its development and progress.
The home of this society is a
magnificent building overlooking
the lake in Delaware Park. It
is a structure which was erected
by the State of New York during
the Pan-American Exposition, and
later, by legislative act, became
the home of the society.
Another institution which has
been doing good work that will
become more \aluable as time
fe^^
WORKS OF THE BUFF.VLO CEMENT CO.MrA.W, LID.
Producers of Crushed and Building Stone
goes on is the Niagara Frontier Landmarks Association.
This organization has for its primarv' object the marking
of all historic places upon the Niagara Frontier. Com-
pared to the wealth of the Old World in historic matters,
it is very true this countrv. and more particularly this section
EXCrRSIOX STE.\MER ENTEHINCi HARBOR
of the United .States, has very little to offer. Neverthe-
less, events have transpired here which have had their
eflect upon the entire world and the world's histon.-;
hence they have their appropriate and high place in
all that pertains to the life of nations.
Practicallv :i!l the imjiortant land operation of the
East Delavan .Avenue Plant
Essex Street I'lant Mechanic Street Plant
BUFFALO PLANTS OF THE WEBSTER-CITIZENS ICE COMP.ANT
Capacity, 150,000 tons of manufactured ice per annuiu
Patje Forhf-eiijht
(; HEATER BUFFALO
'- ^ :EEi PPP r-r.,, ^ -^ ~^ ^KtW'
WAREHOUSE AXU OIFICES OF THE ALLIM. ^t CUKV (O.MIANY
Wholesale Paper Dealers. (The cover paper used on this publication was fxu-nished by this company)
War of 181-.?, that la^t struggle
with England, took place on
the Niagara Frontier, and this
section of the countr}- fairly
teems with points of interest
pertaining to that war. One
of the incidents of that war
was the burning of Buffalo> a
deed which was performed by
the British and their Indian
allies so thoroughly that only si
single house was left standing
in this city. All of the more
important places pertaining to
the war have been marked with
bronze tablets by the association,
and the work is still going on.
The association, however, does
not confine itself to the marking
of historic places connected with military operations. Its scope is wide, and in the eyes of the members of the associa-
tion, the site of the first school house erected in Buffalo and llic place where La Salle conslructed the fi^st sailboat to
traverse the Great Lakes are of equal im-
portance. Nor is history in the making
overlooked. Immediately at the close of
the Spanish-American War, a huge boulder,
suitably inscribed, was placed at the Front
as a memorial to the members of the 13th
L'nited States Infantry who gave up their
lives incidental to that struggle.
This boulder, by the way, overlooks
the ruins of Fort Erie, just across Niagara
River, in Canada, where some of the
bloodiest struggles of the War of 181 '2
took place. The boulder is located on
the site of Fort Porter, a United States
army post, maintained here for many years by the Federal Government, and from which the soldiers in whose memory
the boulder was dedicated departed for the war.
BIFEALO llAKliOK — GROUP OF LAKE \ E.-S.SELS
O.JTH REGIJIEXT ARMORY
74th KEGl.ME.NT ARMORY
Paf/e Foriii-Diii''
fiRKA IKH lUFFALO
WORKS OK THE SfHOKLLKOIT, llAKTKORD A HAXXA COMPAXY
Manufacturers of High-graiie Coal Tar Dies and Chemicals
PLAXT OF THE MCKIXXOX DASH CO.MPAXT
Manufacturers of Carriage and Automobile Dashes and Fenderg
BUFFALO AS A
CO^•^•ENTION
CITY
Buffalo's pre-emi-
nence as a convention
city is the natural result
of central location, un-
excelled hotel acconinio-
ilations, the attractive-
ness of the city and its
environs, and the enter-
prise of her citizens in
bringing these facilities
to the attention of the
world.
In many instances
the first consideration in
choosing the place for a convention
is accessibility. If an out-of-the-
way point, with inferior railroad
ser^•ice, is selected, it invariablv
means that the attendance will de-
crease, because members will balk
at uncomfortable travel and in-
creased expense, and the conven-
tion will fail in numbers. This
objection cannot apply to Buffalo
with any organization having the
greater part of its membership east
of the Mississippi River, because
if you draw a great circle with a
radius of JOO miles, its center at
Buffalo, it will include more than
half the popidation of the I'nited
Page Fifty
KIX.SEV A\].M_h. loHKMhW
The residences illustrated are located on one street of this sect
ion and have been built in the last two years
CRK ATER BUFFALO
States ami two-thirds of
the people of Canada.
Tills means that these
millions of people are
within a night's ride, or
less, of Bufl'alo. It is
midway between Chica-
go and Boston, Cincin-
nati and Montreal
Cleveland and Syracuse,
Pittsburgh and Toronto.
New York or Philadel-
phia, and Indianapolis.
Detroit, and Sunbury,
and travelers have the
choice of seventeen trunk
rr,ANT
Manufac
)1 THE HOrCK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, IM .
turers of Automobile Wire Wheels, Drop Forgings, and .\jcle.s
lines of railroad, including the
most luxurious and fastest trains
in the world. In summer these
facilities are increased by the
fleets of ten passenger steamship
lines plying the Great Lakes.
Just as important is the
proper accommodation of \'isit-
ors after they arrive in the con-
vention city, and Buffalo is not-
ably well equipped in this way,
her hotels not being excelled in
equipment or ser^^ce by those
PLANT OF THE ONiakid i',I,-m 111'
COMPANY
Manufacturers of Crackers, Cakes,
and Biscuits
of any American city. The lead-
ing hotels are models of modern
construction and furnishings, and
they are supplemented by smaller
hotels in other sections, so that a
\nsitor has a wide choice in the
location of his temporary head-
quarters, down town in a business
section or in the quiet of the
residence sections, and he is able
to find clean rooms and good
meals at the price he wishes to
pay and under either the Euro-
pean or American plan.
THE JOHN KA.M MALTING CO.MPANY
Pneumatic Drum House, Capacity, 2,500,000 Bushels of JIalt
Page Fifty-one
GREATER BUFFALO
"iiifll.
WHITE lil ILDIXG
Aiiotlier im-
portant essential is
suitable meeting
places for conven-
tions. In this re-
sjiect Buffalo leads
the world, having
two splendidly
equipped conven-
tion halls owned
and maintained
by the city. The
larger of these two
halls is known as
the Auditorium
and is located on
Broad w a y not
more than eight
minutes" walk from
the business center
of the city. This
great building was designed principally for moving exhibits,
and for this purpose the floor of the main exhibition hall is
underlaid with power conduits and drainage tile. The floor
sj)ace in this great room is nearly .50,000 square feet, every
inch of which is available and useful because of the splendid
lighting of the building either in daylight or at night. At
the rear is an administration building, including two large
liUlLDEHS KXCHANtiK
halls and a number of offices and
committee rooms.
Elniwood Music Hall, located
at Elmwood Avenue and Virginia
Street, is adapted to smaller
gatherings, seating 3,000 persons
comfortably, and is splendidly
equipped. Here is installed a
splendid pipe organ, the gift of
the late J. N. Adam, a formci
mayor, and available for the use
of conventions and entertain-
ments; and there are other pub
lie and semi-public halls available,
so that any number of sections or
divisions of the large conventions
can be suitably taken care of in
Buffalo.
In addition to these great
essentials, Buffalo has many
Page Fifty-two
INV.\LIDS HOIIE .-iNIl sluc.KM. INSTIirTi:
World's Dispensary in rear for the manufacture t:>t L>r- I'ierce's Family .Medicines
GREATER BIFFAEO
attractions for visitors. BiifYalo is a clean city with more miles
of asphalt-paved, tree-canopied streets than any other city in the
world, and a \'iew of the residence sections from an elevation
suggests a great park. Buffalo has a splendid park system
with green acres scattered from north to south and connected
with a magnificent system of boulevards.
Unusual opportunities for recreation are afforded by Lake
Erie and Niagara River, passenger steamers taking visitors to
shore resorts, and thousands of private craft plying these waters
in the sunmier season. Niagara Falls, one of the world's greatest
marvels, is at Buffalo's doors and is easily reached at any time
of day or night by train or trolley.
BUFFALO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Buffalo is fortunate in having one big central organization
like the Buffalo Chamber of Conuncrce to look after the rapidly
CHAMBER OI- COMMERCE BUILDING
Seneca Street entrance
increasing amount of
work arising in Buffalo
as in all large centers
of population, which is
not cared for by the
municipal authorities
or private institutions.
The Buffalo Cham-
ll.l.l'IIANT HOUSE, PARK ZOO, ERECTED AT A COST OF $.55,000
A NEW ^1 A II I
IN' buffalo: hospital for RESEARCH
Paye Fifty-three
GREATER BUFFALO
White Building
I'ruilf iitial Building
SH ELTON SQUAEE
>n\veaUh Trust Company
ber of Commerce is recognized as one of the foremost in this country and its field of activities
is very broad, not being confined solely to commercial and industrial work. Some idea of
the work done by the Chamber may be had by mentioning the different departments main-
tained by it, which include the Charities and Survey Bureau, Convention Bureau, Farm
Bureau, Industrial Bureau, Publicity Bureau, Traffic Service Bureau. Transportation Bu-
reau, and Vocational Guidance Bureau. In addition, there are allied with the Chamber of
Commerce a Real Estate Association, a Retail Merchants' Association, and a Wholesale
Merchants' Association.
J.\C'K-KM1 1. lilUDC
Page Fifty-four
.SHKEr -ill. LI--, BIFF.VLO STOCK YARDS
Second largest in the world, covering over 100 acre.s, and
doing an annual business of over §100,000,000
GREATER BUFFALO
n H Ul IWifi,
ELMWOOD MUSIC HALL
Practically, two entire floors of the big thirteen-
story Chamber of Coinnierce Building at Main and
Seneca streets in Buffalo are devoted exclusively to
the purposes of the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce.
In its office force the Chamber averages twenty-five
employes as its permanent force, while the club and
restaurant calls for a force of about thirty more
employes.
A brief summary of the acti\'ities of the various
bureaus will give some idea of the work carried on
by the Chamber at all times for Bufl'alo's benefit.
Taking the bureaus in the order mentioned above,
such a summarv would be as follows:
7*
TRANSMISSION ( Ar.l.i,^
Carrying high-power electric current acros.^ >.iagara River at Buffalo
NEW YORK CEXTRAL FREIGHT YARDS AT E.VST BTFFALO
Page Fifty-five
C; R EATER B I' F F A L O
I'N'ION STOIK VARUS BAXK
GERMA.N-A.MKKICAX BAXK
Capital and Surplus, Sl.OOO.OdO. Resourres. SW.OOn.nnO
Plifll'OSKU XF.W UriLDINt: OF Till". ( ITIZKXS BAXK OK BIFFALU
Page Fifty-six
Charities- and Siiriri/ — This bureau iuves-
tigates all perniiinent orijanizecl local charities
that appl}" for the eiulorscuient of the Buffalo
Chamber of Coiiuiierce, and in no instance is
such endorsement jji\en unless the business-
like and rigid requirements of the bureau are
met in a satisfactory manner. The bureau
also investigates fake schemes of all kinds,
advertising and otherwise, with a view to pro-
tecting Buffalo business men against the fakers
and in oriler that worthv charitable institutions
GREATER RFFFALO
and undertakings may command the sup-
port and assistance which they rightly
deserve.
Coniention Bureau — The business of
this bureau is to bring conventions to Buf-
falo. As has been pre\iously pointed out,
Buffalo's beauties, its accessibility, and ex-
ceptional opportunity it offers for recreation
of all kinds have made this city one of the
foremost in the country as a popular place
for tlie assembling of con\entions. The
Chamber's Convention Bureau has com-
plete files on all organizations, whether
LITTELL BUILDING (nEW)
State, interstate, national, or international m
character, which has ever met in Buffalo or which
are ever likely to meet here. It is the business of
this bureau to keep in touch with all organizations
holding conventions and ultimately induce them
to meet here. The bureau is one of the most suc-
cessful in the countrv, as is indicated bv the fact
DE.VTON, CUTTIHK
The largest exclusive Muisical Instrument House between New York and Chicago and the
oldest in the United States, being established in 1S27
MORG.\N Bl 11. M
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GREATER BUFFALO
that in lyi.'J Buf-
falo entertained
1'25 conventions of
all kinds.
Farm Bureau
— The Erie Conii-
tv Farm Bureau of
the Buffalo Cham-
ber of Commerce
is organized for
the purpose of pro-
moting agriculture
in Erie County.
The services of the
bureau are at the
disposal of any
farmer in Erie
County without ex- plant of the biffalo gasoline motor company
pense of any kind, Builders of Gasoline and Kerosene Marine Engines in all sizes from 3 to 150 H. P., and exporters to all parts of the world
and merely on application to the bureau he
will obtain expert advice with reference to
any agricultural problem which may con-
front him upon his farm.
Co-operating with the Buffalo Chamber
of Commerce in the operating of the farm
bureau are the Erie County Board of Super-
visers, the New York State Department of
Agriculture, the New York
State College of Agriculture,
the Bureau of Plant Indus-
try of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, the f^
Erie County Farm Bureau
Association, the Erie Hai
road Company, the New ^1
York Central & Hudson
Uiver Railroad Company,
and the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western Railroad
Company.
Industrial Bureau — Through this bureau the Buffalo
Chamber of Conmierce not only seeks to bring new indus-
tries to Buffalo, but also looks after interests of sucli in-
dustries as are already located here. Li short, the work of
tills bureau is to promote the industrial welfare of Buffalo
in every possible manner.
PuhJiciiij Bureau — The work of this bureau is to give
publicity to such facts regarding Buffalo as may be of in-
t<Mest at home or abroad. "The Live Wire," the official
jiublication of the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce, published
under the auspices of this bureau, is the medium through
w hich its members are kept informed of Chamber activities.
BUFFALO AND sriu KIJAX PLANTS OF THL UL l-l-\ I ITV
DAIRY COMPA.NV
Sixty wagons required for the Buffalo delivery of milk and cream
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Niag;ir;i F
Traffic Service Bureau — Through thi
Olcott Beach Park
t)un':ni tlie Chamber attends to tlie traffic problems of many manufacturing
concerns of Buffalo. Expert railroad inon arc cni])loyed in the bureau for the doing of this work and such detailed serv-
ice as auditing freight bills, collecting claims, tracing shipments, furnishing routes, etc., are among the daily tasks
performed for its subscribers by the Traffic Service Bureau.
Trauftportaiion Bureau — This is a new bureau recently installed by the Chamber with a view to looking after Buffalo's
ri.vxT OF Tin; imisiiv company
Makers of Sheet Metal Stamping for Automobiles. Motor Cycles. Bicycles. Cream Separators, Lawn Mowers, etc.
Page Fiftn-nine
OR EATER BIFF AI,0
many important trans-
l)ortation problems in an
fxpert manner. All trans-
|) o r t a t i o n matters,
whetlier freight or pas-
senger or whether by rail
or water, command the
immediate attention of
(;t 111
UUKKS OF THE BL KKALO FOKGE CO.MPAXV
Ensiue arid Pump Boilers, Fan System of Heating. Ventilating, and Drying. Mechanical Draft
Forges, Blowers, and Fans for all purposes
this bureau if they have any direct or indirect bearing upon Buffalo. The
bureau serves as a central disinterested agency through which the freight rates,
passenger rates, train movements, harbor facilities, canal and canal terminal
plans may be analyzed and comprehensively set forth to the users of such
facilities in a way that will enable them to enjoy the fullest benefit of these
most important advantages.
Vocdtiniiiil Ciiidanre and Inihistrial Ediirctlion B)irrati—T\\h bureau
J
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Br I 1 MM \\llMlj_~.vij, HAliUWAKE
CO.Mi'.VXY
Wholesalers of Har<l\vare, Cutlery. Builders' and
Contrac-tors' .Supplies
Standard Plant — Radiators
Bond Plant — Boilers
Pierce Plant— itadialurs Institute of Thermal Research
BUFFALO PLANTS OF THE AMERICAN HADIAI'OR Cf)MPANV
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CxR EATER BT'FFALO
carries beneficial effects to the youth of Buffalo, as well as to
the city's industrial life. In its raniification tlie work of this
bureau reaches directly into the homes of our citizens, pene-
trates the tap-root of our educational system, and lays a
foundation of permanency upon which to base the successful
operation of Buffalo inihistry and industries.
Retail Merchanlx' Axsneinliou — .\s is the case witli all
allied organizations of the riiamber. iiiembers of such a.sso-
STORE OF C. A. WEED & COMPAN'Y
Three floors devoted exclusively to Men's and Young Men's Clotliing
:)'s trade zone, and this practice
UKIDLE P.\TH, 1 IIAI'IN I'AHKU \ "i
ciations must be members of the Thamber of Commerce.
Throush the Retail Merchants' Association all matters hav-
ing any bearing whatsoever upon retail business of Buffalo
are considered and passed upon by this a.ssociation.
Wliolesale Merchants' Association — This association does
for the wholesale business in Buffalo what the Retail ^ler-
chants' Association does for the retail trade. In addition.
the association makes a practice of conducting trade excursions to places within Buffalo;
has gained for Buffalo much desirable publicity and trade.
Real Estate Association — As below set forth, the objects of this association include the fi>llowing:
"To advance the real estate
interests of Buffalo and its citizens
by fostering public improvements,
and an equitable system of assess-
ments and taxation and the en-
forcement of laws for the protec-
tion, welfare, and convenience of
real estate owners and leasehold-
ers: and generally to de%'ise, ad-
vocate, and support legislation
calculated to improve the city
of Buffalo."
These various bureaus and
allied organizations, as well as the
several committees of the Cham-
ber, are prepared to cope with any
[)roblem pertaining to the welfare
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MITIAL ELEVATOR
Owned by Mutual Terminal Company. Capacity. 3,000,000 bushels
GRKATER BUFFALO
lUVEK ELEVATTON
iJTU*€mTt^ ]
BUFFALO TERMINAL - D.L.jW.R.R. CO
NEW BUFFALO TERMINAL DEPOT LACKAWANNA RAILROAD
of the city, and, indeed, that is tlie sole test appUed with reference to any ((uestion which may arise as to whether tlie
Chamber shall interest itself in any projected or contemplated work.
A BRIEF SUMMING UP
In what has been set forth, it is clear that Buffalo is a busy city, populated with active people, which is an excellent
thing, for this makes for a wholesome life and hii;h moral tone. Buffalo is not noted for its idle rich, nor is there a leis-
ure class here likely to foment .social irregularities.
So far as the future is concerned, Buffalonians rest assured that their path will be one of progress. In commerce,
- - art, and manufacture the
city's position is certain. Its
citizens are already actively
engaged in all these branches
and are conducting their
operations on a broad scale,
not only with regard to the
present but with an eye to
the distant future. .\nd in
all other matters which make
for good citizenship, social
conditions, pleasantsurround-
ings, and ideal living con-
ditions, nothing is being
left untlone here to make
Hutfalo the best city in
I he world in which to live
and in which to work.
George C. Lehmaxx,
liidu.slnal Com m ix.iioner,
Buffalo Chamber (if
Com III free.
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WrjtiriK. DesiKning. Engravinfi:. Printing, Binding
Publishers of "The Buffalo Express"
-This beautiful iiook planned and pro<lui-ed by this concern
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SOME SOLKCES OF AMISEMENT AT Bl FFALO
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Steamer "Sep;unlIjee"^Biiffaln and Cleveland
Lackawanna Limited — Buffalo and Xew York
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Steamer "City of Detroit" — Bviffalo and Detroit
Petinsylvania Flyer— Buffalo, Phila<leli.lii;i, X.w Yi.ik. an, I Wa^-liiiinl..!,
Lehigh Valiey Bla.k Diamonil — Buffali., Phihiilelphia.
and Xew York
Excursion Steamer ■' Canadiana " — Buffalo and Crystal Beach Steamer '• -Northhuid "—Buffalo and Chicago
TUANSPORTATION LINES HAVING THEIR TERMIXI-.S AT BUFFALO
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New York Central Lines — Twentieth Century Limited
Buffalo, New York, and Chicago
West Shore Buffulonian — Buffalo and New York
New Yoik Central Enijiire State Express — BufTalu ami New York
Grand Trunk Litiiited- — Bulialu, Turuutu, and Muntrcal
Canadian Pacihc Limited — Buffalo, Toionii,. and
Canadian Northwest
.Mirhi-un Central Wdv.^i inr Hullal... Ih-n.i,
TRANSPORTATION LINES HAVING THEIR TERMINI'S AT BUFFALO
SPAULDING & SPAULDING
Fleet of high-power Fierce-Arrow tVIotor Trucks, each of five tons capacity, used exclusively by this firm for the city delivery of coal
Page Sixty-five
G R E A T E R R F F F A T, O
Country
Bufialo
Twentieth Century
1 utht
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Ellicott Square — H<inn' of Klliiott Cliil)
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Canoe
TWELVE BUFFALO CLUBS
Automobile
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THE TONAWANDAS
I'.UiDS-EYE VIEW OF THE TONAWANDAS
Shuwing Portions of Lumber Interests, Harbor, and Miles of Dockage
BOATING can be enjoyed on the
Niagara River, Tonawanda
Creek, Ellicott Creek, and
the canal, eacli of wliich has special
places of beaut}' and attractions of
its own. Automobiling both for
pleasure and business finds many
votaries. Splendid State roads radi-
ate in all directions and two paved
thoroughfares connect with Buffalo.
The surrounding country is quite
level, offering no obstacles even in
wet weather. To sum it all up, the
Tonawandas are one prosperous,
growing industrial center, located
where rail and water compete to ren-
der the best ser\-ice for the smallest
rates; where people are contented to
live and where they are served by
every convenience modern civiliza-
tion can desire. Bounded on the
north by Niagara Falls, on the east
by Lockport, on the south by Buffalo,
and on the west by the great Niagara
THE SWEENEY BUILDINU, NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y.
Containing Offices of tlie Tonawanda Power Company
Par/e Sirly-scren
THE T O \ A AV A X D A S
River anil (atiadu. but
williout bounds so far as
opportunity and possi-
bilities are concerned,
we can truly say this
spot is the key to tin-
Niagara Frontier devel-
opment. In recognition
of its wonderful possibil-
ities for growth, the Fed-
eral Government h a s
granted an additional
quarter of a million dol-
lars to make its harbor
the best and safest on
the Great Lakes system.
A description of the
Niagara Frontier would
no more be complete
without the Tonawandas
than an arch without the
Dock Plant and Ore Piles
NI.\G.\RA FURXACE.S AND BUILDINGS OF THE TONAWAXDA IRON AND .STEEL COMPANY
Manufacturers of Niagara and Tonawanda Scotch Brands of Foundry and Malleable Pig Iron
WOUKS OF THE BUFFALO BULT COMPANY
North Tonawanda
keystone or a lock without a key, for in-
deed they are in the heart of the entire
Frontier. These two prosperous cities,
Tonawanda and North Tonawanda,
constitute one commercial and industrial
center with a combined popul.ition of
■2."), (1(10. Their location is unique. The
lake vessels from Chicago, Duluth, and
all other ports on the Great Lakes enter
the Tonawanda Harbor, bringing lum-
ber, iron, and other merchandise — this
being the foot of the Great Lakes navi-
gation. Here also is the head of the new
thousand-ton Barge Canal, bearing the
FELTON HIGH SCHOOL
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THE TOXAWAXDAS
iNAWANDA. X. Y.
One of tlie Laryiest " Direct-to-Con.-;unier" Shippers of Building Material
in this section of the country
raw and finished material to tido-
water at New York. Here at tiie
Tonawandas is the point wiiere
the great shipping break bulk.
Here also the great trunk line rail-
roads bring their facilities of trans-
portation. No less than nine roads
serve the shippers of this industrial
center which enjoys the distinction
of being the third largest freight
point in the State of New York.
Here manufacturing sites with rail
and water facilities are plenty
and reasonable in price.
Niagara Falls electric power
furnishes light for domestic and
municipal purposes as well as
power for many of the large and
small industries. The manufac-
tures comprise pig iron, structural steel, nuts and bolts, automatic musical instruments, steam pumps and blowers,
radiators and boilers, paperboard roofing and paints, merry-go-rounds and carousals, gas engines, motor boats, silk
gloves and un-
derwear, choco-
late, novelties,
paper bags,
abrasives, fiber
products, brick
and tile, chains,
a n d m a n y
others including
all forms of
lumber produce
anil bo.x shooks.
As is always
the case in any
wide-awake industrial city, the esthetic things that make residence therein a pleasure are not neglected in the Tona-
wandas. Paved streets, the number of which grows every year, provide pleasant driving; municipal water and sewer
systems afford ample sanitation: churches
of every important denomination offer a
welcome to all. Two splendidly equippetl
Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. buildings fur-
f .
nish safe and wholesome places for young
people to enjoy their recreation.
The public is served by ample passenger
transportation facilities. During part of the
year there are ninety passenger trains a day
besides three trolley lines, two of which have
cars every half hour in each direction, and
the third line has cars every fifteen minutes.
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MILLS AMI -i AHI>s (IF THE EASTERN LUMBER CO.MP.VNY
Covering an area of 35 Acres. Capacity, 60,000,000 feet Annually
rilE BUFFALd ITMr COMl'AXV, MiKlil
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NIAGARA FALLS
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CANADIAN FALLS
SOME PERTINENT FACTS REGARDING INDUSTRIAL NIAGARA FALLS
FIVE power companies are now developini;
about 450,000 electrical horse jjowcr,
ec|iially divided between the American ami
the Canadian sides of the river. Large suppiv ni'
power now available.
Industrial concerns can locate a plant on each
side of the river — one in the United States and
one in Canada — and operate the two plants with
one execulive force, besides being free from tariff
complications.
Shipping facilities are unexcelled, with nine
trunk lines of railroad entering here and water
transportation as well by the Niagara River,
WHIRLPOOL K A I'll)
VLONU NIAl.AKA l.Olil,.!. liAILUUAD
THE HOME OF SHREDDED WHE.\T, NI.\GARA FALLS, X. Y.
The Cleanest, Most Hygienic Food Factory in the World. Visited by Nearly 100,000
Persons Every Year
Great Lakes, and Erie Canal. Over
1,000,000 freight cars are handled in
the joint railroad yards of Niagara
Falls annually.
The value of the annual exports
and imports from Niagara Falls, as
shown by the report of the United
.States custom house, is over $.50,-
000,000. Over 1,100,000 passengers
arrive from foreign territory' annually.
()\er 7,.'!00 passenger trains are in-
spected. Over 150,000 pieces of bag-
gage are stamped by customs officials
annually. Over 4,100 express cars
are sealed for transportation through
Canada anmiallv. The number of
Page Seventy
NIAGARA FALLS
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POWEK IlorSE NIAGARA FALLS POWEK (.UMl'A.NY
freifjht cars inspected and sealed for transporfafioii through Canada annually is -i.j-J.OOO. The number of entries at the
Niagara Falls port is over '^0.000 annually.
The post-oflSce receipts of the city of Niagara Falls for the year ending June ;i(), 1!)13, were $136,914.68. The re-
ceipts for the year
ending June 30, 191-2,
were $124,412.62. For
July, 1913, the post-
office receipts were
$14,818.45, as com-
pared to $11,669.34
in July, 1912, and the
August receipts were
$18,638.42, as coin-
WORKS OF THE DOBBIE FOINI^HV AND MACHINE COMPANY
pared to $13,513.39 the corresponding month the year before. The estimated
investment in power development and manufacturing establishments in
Niagara Falls is over $75,000,000. The number of operatives in industrial
concerns in Niagara Falls is over 10,000, with an annual wage of nearly
$10,00().00().
AMERICAN FALLS
Nearly all of the alvmiinum in the
world is made here in three big plants.
More abrasive materials are made here
than in any other city. There are also
large paper and flour mills. Niagara
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PLANT OF THE CARUOKINDL M COMPANY
Vaije Seventy-one
NIAGARA FALLS
Falls is the fhciiiifal
manufacturing center of
the United States.
The city of Xiagara
Falls was incorporated
in ISS'J. The population
then was about 10,000.
The population of Ni-
agara Falls by the United
States census of 1910 was
30,445, as against 19,45'2
in 1900, a gain of 56%,
WOHK.S OF THE I-NTEKXATIONAL ACHESON-GRAPHITE COMPANY
the largest in the State of New York for a city of this class, except Schenectady. The present population is undoubtedly
between 35,000 and lO.OOO.
The assessed valua-
tion of the city of Niag-
ara Falls for the year
1913 was over $35,000,-
000, which is about one-
half that of the entire
county of Niagara.
The landed area of
the city of Xiagara Falls
WORKS OF THE UNION CARBIDE CO.MP.^W
is 6,970 acres, which includes 41 '2 acres in the
New York State reservation at Niagara.
The building permits granted during the year
191'2 amounted to over $1,700,000. (he greatest
building acti\'ity in the history of the city.
Niagara Falls has three State banks, a trust
company, and a savings bank, with lolal deposits
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POWER HOUSE, HYDRAULIC POWER COMP.\NY
^ of over $9,000,000, and a total capital and surplus
of over $900,000.
BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF rilE ONTARIO POWER COMP.V.\i-
ALONG THE GORGE
Sceae on International Belt Line
Page Seveniy-two
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LOCKPORT
INCOMPARABLE advantages give Lockport a unique
place on the Niagara Frontier. Nature has been
no less generous to its '20,000 people than man in
its material progress. The city enjoys these combined
benefits which appeal to the traveler and emphasize
the claim which Lockport makes on being unexcelled.
Lockport is in the geographical and marketing cen-
ter of the noted Niagara fruit belt, unexcelled by any
other apple and peach section in the world. The wealth
of this productiveness is reflected in Lockport's pros-
perity undisturbed by periodical financial depressions
felt elsewhere. Its varied manufacturing institutions,
benefited by this great financial help, give to the city a
year-aroimd thriftiness measured by millions of dollars.
The outputs of its mills and factories yearly total over
$8,168,000. Lockport feels that it fulfills the classic
conditions which the ancients summed up as the ideals
for existence.
Railroad connections are most commendable. The
Liternational Railway operates trains every half hour
til Buffalo, Niagara Falls, the Tonawandas, and Olcott
Beach, all within an hour's ride. The Buffalo, Roch-
ester &• Lockport Railway and the New York Central
Railroad Company give hourly service to Rochester and
intermediate points on the east, vvhile the Central runs numerous trains to Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Rochester each
day. The Erie and Central railroads send a score or more of freight trains from the city daily, while the Rome, Water-
town & Ogdensburg, as a part of the New York Central .system, is but a few miles to the north. Li the matter of
freight rates the city enjoys
the distinction of being in
the Buffalo zone, a great
commercial center, enjoying
all pri\ileges of a large city
without the burdens of big
rent, high taxes, etc., inci-
dent to the crowded indus-
trial center.
Lockport is at the head
of the new Barge Canal,
and has that waterway of-
fering splendid free trans-
portation facilities to the
Great Lakes and Atlantic
Seaboard, soon to be aug-
mented by the completion
PLANT OF THE .SIMONDS M A.VUFACTUBING COMPANY of tWO SetS of terminal
<_))•' lllE FAKiVlEK."- ANU MECHANICS
SAVINGS BANK
Page Seveniy-three
LOCKTORT
PLANT or THE rXITj;D IXDIHATED FIBHE COMPANY
warehouses at a cost to the State
of $,'500,000. Tliese terminals are
ideally located in the industrial
centers of the city. This canal will
give direct connection with Panama
steamers at New York, insuring
low freight rates to the South.
Southwest, and all Pacific coast-
rate points.
lyockport's hydraulic power,
plentiful and clieaj), is backeil by
unlimited electric power from Ni-
agara Falls at low rates, obtained
by a special grant to the citv, an advantage which, among other things, secured for the city the Simonds Manufacturing
Company of Chicago, emplopng several hundred hands, after months of competition with a score of other cities.
The phvsical iidvantages already enumerated are not all that Lockport proudly possesses and offers to share with
new citizens. Statistics show that the city ranks among the first in the country in the number and diversity of industries.
There are 126 in all, wth $1-2,000,000 capital,
employing 3,169 people. The register of in-
dustrial facts shows the principal items of
manufacture here are pulp and paper, pulp
and fibre goods, steel saws, edge tools, dies,
etc.. printing and bookmaking. folding boxes,
building glass and glassware, linen goods,
automobile parts, tackle blocks, men's shirts,
collars and white goods, cuttins; and drving
machinery, cotton goods, plumbing supplies,
grain machinery, iron goods, paving material,
qiuirried stone, fruit and vegetables, canning
and preser\nng, flour, milk bottles, and sev-
enty-six other articles used in the different
trades.
The city has three banks with combined
resources of about $1'2, 000,000, and is the
home of the first Union School in the country, now the Lockport High School, nine district schools, four parochial schools,
one semin;iry> and two business colleges, with en\'iable records at Albany educational bureaus. There are twenty-one
churches, embracing the principal denominations, a magnificent new City Hospital, a Y. M. C. A., new Federal build-
ing, three modern department stores, several theaters, and other excellent business blocks and modern office buildings
comparing with any in l.-irger cities, several large hotels, two rlaily newspapers, the Lockport I'nion-.'^iDi. and the Lockport
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BUILDING OF THE LOCKPOUT rOTTO.V B.\TTIXG CO.MPAXY
Page Seventy-four
LOCKPORT
PLANT OF THE LOCKPORT .GLASS COMPANY
Daily Joiinial.
one German
weekly, T It e
Lock pari Wocli-
cnhlati, a n <1
large free
library.
Its local
street car sys-
tem, modernly
equipped and
operated, radi-
ates in five di-
rections from the center of business. Its Niagara River water supjily was recently installed at a cost of three-quarters
of a million dollars. The city has two telephone systems, two telegraph comj)anies, two express companies with hourly
service to Bufl'alo and Rochester, and a wealth of musical, social, and literary clubs, fraternities, and lodges.
As the county seat of Niagara County it possesses the handsome new $'200,000 court house, the new Niagara County
Almshouse (said by the State Board of Charities to be the model of the
Empire State), the Niagara County Jail, and county clerk's office. The
State Odd Fellows Home is located here, together \\ ith Odd Fellows Orphan-
age. Good roads lead into the county seat from all directions. The city
also possesses the Home for the Friendless Orphan Asvlum. The Town
and Country Club, with
golf links and tennis
courts, occupies one of
the most delightful spots
in the country. The
Tuscarora Club offers
the business and profes-
sional men metropolitan
service. A Masonic tem-
])lc is planned. The
Elks. Moose, Eagles.
O d d Fellows, and
Knights of Columbus
are located in inviting quarters. Lockport's beautiful shaded streets have earned its popularitv. Lockport is conspic-
uously the city of homes, and a great majority of the workingmen own their own homes. Labor conditions are most
satisfactory. The workingmen's standard of citizenship is high, and, as a result, capital and labor have worked together
on a basis of mutual interests, with Init few minor ilisputes.
A. ISIILDING
RESIDKXCE OF WALLACE I. KEEP
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PORTION OF LOCKS, 1,OOU-TON B.\RGE CAX.\L
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PLANT OF THE UNITED PAPERBOAKO COMP.\NY
Pa(je Seventy-five
DEPEW I
DEPEW — named aftt-r the famous orator, Chauncev ]M. Depew, is located four miles from the citv hue of Buffalo.
It is a hustling suburb containing about 5,000 people.
Seventeen large industries are now located at Depew and give employment to about 4,000 workmen, with
a monthly pay-roll of nearly $300,000.
Four trunk lines — the New York Cen- |
tral, Lackawanna, Lehigh Valley, and
Erie railroads — pass through the city.
The New York Central and Lehigh Valley
terminals give Depew direct connection
with the Lake Shore, Nickel Plate, Bufialo,
Rochester & Pittsburgh, Buffalo & Susque-
Axle For^e Plant
Steel Castings Plant
hanna, and Pennsylvania railways to the south and
west, and with the G. T. R. and C. P. R. via Niagara
Falls to Canada.
Some industrial facts relative to Depew — unexcelled
shipping facilities, Niagara Falls electric power, un-
limited supply of Lake Erie water in a reservoir hold-
ing 3,000,000 gallons anil an additional reserve res-
ervoir containing 10.000,000 gallons. It has macadam-
ized streets, cement sidewalks, natural gas, electric lights, modern sewer system, good schools, churches, hotels, plenty
of cheap labor, and low tax rate. It has two first-class trolley lines and thirty passenger trains daily to Buffalo, excellent
fire protection, two free postal deliveries dailv, good residential acconunodations, etc.
M:ille:.l.le Iron Plant
PLANTS OF THE GOULD COUPLER COMPAXY
Manufacturers of Couplers, Steel Forgings, and Car Lighting .Systems
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Buffalo, K. Y.
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