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Rochester 

in   1904 


1902  •  1903 


ROCHESTER      CHAMBER 
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Rochester's  Be 
Rochester  in  1!J(I4    . 
The  Naming-  of  Rochester 
Rochester  a  City  of  Homes 
Rochester's  Millinj,^  Interests 
Rochester's   Nurseries 
New  Street  Cleaning  System 
Rochester's  Shoe  Industry 
Charlotte  Life  Saving  Station 
Rochester's  Park   System 
Bishop  Thomas  A.   Hendrick 
What  to  See  in  Rochester 

Certificate  of  Incorporation 

William  Leach 

Chamber  of  Commerce  Bv-La 

Officers  for  1903      . 

Standing  Committees  for   liHI.S 

Members  of  Chamber  of  Conn 

In  Memoriam 


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Portrait  of  ex-President   Ht 

Chamber  of  Commerce  Buildint; 

Looking  North  from  Chamber  of  Commerce   Biiiklini. 

Looking  East  from  Chamber  of  Commerce  BuililiniJ- 

Looking  Northeast  from  Chamber  of  Commerce  Biiil 

A  Group  of  Rochester's  Picturesque  Streets 

Lake  Avenue  in  Winter 

In  Genesee  Valley  Park 

Upper  Falls,   Middle  Falls.   Lower  Falls 

Driving  Park  Avenue  Bridge — Gorge  of  the  Genesee 

Four  Rochester  Club  Houses     . 

V.   M.   C.  A.   Building— National   Theatre 

The  Old  Liberty  Pole  Corner— New   Masonic   Tem] 

Five  New  Rochester  Homes 

L'pper  Falls  of  the  Genesee  River 

The  "  Castle  "      . 

Reservoir  Highland  Park 

Driving  Park  Avenue  Bridge  and  Gorge 

Water  Cart  System  for  Street  Cleaning 

Assembly  Hall,  Chamber  of  Commerce 

Life  Saving  Crew  and   Drill 

Yacht  Irondequoit  .  ... 

On  Trout  Lake — Seneca  Park  East 

Four  Scenes  in  Seneca  Park  East 

Exchange  Street,   Corner  State  and   .Main   Streets 

Two  Views  Genesee  Valley  Park 

.Soldiers  and  Sailors'  Monument,  Washingto 

Four  Catholic  Churches 

Catholic  Young  Men's  Association 

Three  Bridges       .... 

As  the  Brick  Church  will  Appear 

Site  of  Sibley,   Lindsay  &  Cnrr's   New    Depa 

JIain  Street,  Looking  West  from  St.   Paul  S 

New  Public   School,   No.   23        . 

New  Plant  of  the  Pneumatic   Signal   Compan 

New  Water  Tower  ... 

Six  Club  Houses,  Irondequoit  Bay 

New  Building  of  the  Rochester  Trust  and   S, 

Entrances  to  City  Cemeteries    . 

Stecher  Lithographic  Co.'s  New  Building 

Color  Sergeants,   9th  Infantry.  U.  S.  A. 

Office  Building,  Rochester  Distilling  Co. 

New  Henrv  A.  Stnmg  Building 


Alii 


Bank 


AmeriL-an  Fruit  Product  Cc 
Archer  Manufacturing  Co. 
Barnard  &  Simonds  Co. 
Bausch  &  Lomb  Optical  Ci 
Beadle  &  Sherburne  Co. 
Brewster,  Crittenden  &  Co. 
Brewster,  Gordon  &  Co.     . 
Brewer,   H.  S.       . 
Brewers  Exchange,  The      . 
Brown  Brothers  Co. 
Buell,  George  C,  &  Co. 
Buffalo,  Roch.  &•  Pittsburgh 
Burke,  FitzSimons,  Hone  & 
Central  Bank 
City  Realty  Co. 
Clark,  Milton,  Co. 
Commercial  Bank 
Commercial  Correspond.  ,Scli 
Co-Operative   Foundry  Cn. 
Cunningham,  James,   .Son  & 
Curtice   Bros.  Co. 
Cutler  Manufacturing  Co. 
Duffy  Malt  Whiskey  Co. 
Eastman  Kodak  Co.     . 
East  .Side  Savings  Bank,  Th. 
Ellwanger  &  Barry      . 
Empire  Moulding  Works 
Ernst,  Louis  &  Sons     . 
Fidelity  Trust  Co.,  The 
Flour  City  National  Bank,  Tli, 
Ford,  C.  P.,  &  Co.        . 
GarHeld,  C.  F.,   Real  Estate 
(Jenesee  Valley  Trust  C<>, 
Genesee  Optical  Co.      . 
German-American  Hank.  Tin 
Gottry,   .Sam,  Carting  Cn. 
Graves,  II.  H.        .     '    . 
Ham  C.  T.,   Manufacturing  ( 
Higgins,  I-:.   K.      . 
Howe  i^  Rogers  Co. 


Huljl,ard   &  Eldredge   Co. 

Huther  Bros. 

Ingmire  &-   Thompson 

.Jeffreys  .  ■  .  . 

Knciwlton  &  Beach 

Langslow,  Fowler  Co. 

Likly,   Henry,    &  Co. 

Martin,  J.  W.,  &  Bro. 

Mason  Bros. 

Mathews  &  Boucher     . 

McCurdy  &  Norwell  Co.       . 

Mechanics  Savings  Bank      . 

Merchants  Bank 

Monroe  County  Savings  Bank 

Moore,  John  C. 

Morse,  Wm.  B.,  &  Sons 

National  Casket  Co. 

N.  V.  Hydraulic-Pre.ss  Brick  C 

( )aks  &  Calhoun 


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l'<.wcrs  Hotel, 
Present,   Philip      . 
Reed,  E.  P.,  &  Co.     . 
Rochester  Bo.x  &•  Lumber 
Rochester  Candy  Works, 
Rocliester  Carting  Co. 
Rochester  Dry  Goods  Co. 
Rochester  Gas  &  Electric 
Rochester  Germ'an  Ins.  ('• 
Rochester  Savings  Bank 
Rochester  Telephone  Co. 
Roch.  Trust  and  Safe  Dcpc 
Sciantom,  Wetmore  (.>;■  ('.> 


M. 


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Beir  &  Gormly 
Perkins  &  Ca>. 
-Vire  Works  Co. 


158 
111 
136 
108 
81 
150 
100 
138 
95 
155 
145 
130 
124 
94 
148 
146 
148 
120 
128 


INDEX    TO    ADVERTISP:MENTS— a;/////«,Y/ 


Stecher    LithoKraphic    Co. 

151 

Van  Keri{h   Silver  Plate  Co. 

Stevens,  J..  Arms  &  Tool  Co.      . 

]■-'/ 

Van  Hoesen,  F.  P. 

StrasenburKh,  R.  J..  Co.     . 

134 

Vredenburt;  &  Co, 

Teall  &  Sons         .... 

1311 

Waterman,  L.  E.,  Co. 

Telford,  W.  H 

IL'H 

Weaver,  Palmer  &  Richm..n.l 

Traders  National  Bank 

85 

Weston,  John  P.,  Co. 

Union   and  Advertiser  Co.,  The 

133 

Woodbury  Whip  Co.,  The 

Utz  &•   Dunn           .... 

!H) 

Yawman  &  Erbe  Mfg.  Co. 

Vacnum  Oil  Co. 

114 

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jHE  tlianks  of  the  Chamber  are  hereb 
have  b\  their  generosit\  anil  helpfuhie; 
sible.      Especially  are   the\'  due 

To   Mr.  Frank  VV.    Page  who   furnishe 
from   which    the   photo-engravings  were   mai 
lo,    12    ami    14. 

To  Mr.  Ernest  Hart  for  engraving  of 
the  Brick  Church,  found  on  page  =,2,  as 
it  will  appear  when  completed. 

To  Messrs.  Thomas  A.  Smyth  ami 
Edmund  J.   Burke  for  photographs. 

To  Mr.  Charles  F.  Crandall  for  archi- 
tect's drawings  of  new  business  buildings, 
pages    159   and    160. 

To  Messrs.  Webster  &  Albee,  pho- 
tographers,  for  courtesies. 

To  Mr.  Charles  Van  Voorhis  for 
photograph  of  Yacht  Irondequoit,  page  40. 

To  the  Union  and  Advertiser  Coni- 
pan\  who  di(.l  the  mechanical  work,  and 
did  it  well. 

It  is  hoped  and  believed    that  "  Roch- 
ester in    1904,"   circulating   in   Chambers    of    C 
and   Public  Libraries  in  all  parts    of    the   world 
advance    the    best    interests    of    the   city'which   we   1 
all  take  an   honorable  pride. 


tended    to    all   who 
ade   this    book   pos- 


the   photographs 
found   on    pages 


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O    STAND    on    the    roof    of    the   Chamber    of    Commerce 

T  building    to-da\-    and    survey    the    vast    area    of    factories, 

I  warehouses,  and  innumerable  manufacturing  structures 
that  stretch  out  from  a  central  point  towards  the  outl\ing 
districts,  in  which  are  the  mansions  of  the  rich  ant!  the 
homes  of  thousands  of  our  industrials,  it  seems  like  a 
phantasm  of  the  imagination  to  think  that  one  hundred 
years  ago  the  location  now  occupied  by  one  of  the  most  impor- 
tant commercial  cities  in  the  country  was  nothing  but  primeval 
forest,  in  which,  close  to  the  location  of  what  is  now  the  "  four 
corners,"  was  the  first  feeble  evidence  of  a  coming  industrial 
development,  in  the  shape  of  Ebenezer  Allen's  grist  mill. 
Although  as  early  as  1726  the  liritish  had  established  a  station  at 
Irondequoit,  to  enable  them  to  secure  the  trade  of  the  Western 
Indians,  to  the  exclusion  of  the  French,  there  was  not  the  slightest 
approach  to  a  permanent  settlement  until  after  Sullivan's  army, 
in  1779,  had  intimidated  the  hostile  Indians,  and  the  Revolutionary 
War  was  ended,  when  settlers  ventured  here  and  braved  the  malarial 
vapors  which  prevailed  in  this  section  at  that  period.  The  first 
movement  towards  settlement  was  the  purchase  from  Massachu- 
setts, by  Phelps  and  Gorham  of  a  tract  of  land  in  this  section, 
and  in  1789  the  disposal  of  one  hundred  acres  of  land  to  Eben- 
ezer or  "  Indian  "  Allen,  on  condition  that  he  build  thereon  a  saw 
mill  and  grist  mill.  It  may  be  fairly  said  that  Rochester  owes  its 
origin  to  this  "Indian"  Allen,  a  character  at  once  unique,  dramatic 
and  romantic.  Possessing  many  traits  of  the  savage,  restrained 
only  by  the  moral  qualities  inherited  from  more  civilized  ancestors, 
Allen  was  capable  of  meeting  emergencies  of  pioneer  life  in  the 
wilderness  by  measures  and  conduct  that  in  more  civilized  regions 
would  have  placed  him  in  danger  of  severest  penalties.  Being 
practically  monarch  of  all  he  surveyed,  he  was  a  law  unto  him- 
self, and  held  sway  over  all  the  Indians  who  lived  in  the  neigh- 
borhood, marrying  as  many  wives  as  he  wished,  and  committing 
other  deeds  contrary  to  law.  "V'et  his  unique  personality  was  of 
great  value  to  posterit)-.  A  less  courageous  man  would  have 
abandoned  the  project  of  remaining  amid  savage  foes  on  the   one 


Rochesterinl904  II 

liaml  ami  malarious  marshes  on  the-  other.  Had  he  weakened, 
it  mi<;ht  have  prevented  the  settlement  of  Rochester  for  many 
years.  With  all  his  faults,  Allen  was  much  respected  by  the  set- 
tlers, as  they  came  to  the  locality  later  on.  He  was  kind-hearted 
and  liberal  as  long  as  his  purpose  was  not  crossed,  and  aided 
materially  in  settling  up  the  country,  by  sawing  wood  and  grinding 
corn  for  the  nev\comers,  and  aiding  them  in  various  other  ways. 

The  first  log  house  ui  what  was  to  be  the  city  of  Rochester  was  built 
m  179b,  near  what  was  then  called  the  short  falls,  by  Josiah  Fish. 
The  short  falls  was  situated  where  the  Aqueduct  now  stands,  and 
was  blasted  away  when  the  latter  was  built.  In  1796  the  families 
of  Elijah  Kent,  Simon  and  Thomas  King,  Eli  and  Zadok 
Granger  settled  at  Fall  town,  afterwards  called  Hanford's  Landing. 
In  1806  Elijah  Howe  built  a  log  house  where  the  George  Ellwanger 
residence  now  stands.  In  1807  Charles  Hanford  built  a  block 
house,  the  first  well  constructed  dwelling  within  the  city  limits  on 
the  west  side,  and  the  next  year  built  a  sawmill  with  race,  this 
being  the  beginning  of   Brown's  race. 

In  1808,  Enos  Stone  built  a  sawmill  at  the  east  end  of  the  short  fall, 
and  in  1810  he  and  Jacob  Miller  settled  there.  In  181  I,  Enos 
Stone  built  the  first  frame  ilwelling  on  the  east  side,  and  in  1812, 
Hannibal  Scrantom  built  the  first  frame  dwelling  on  the  west 
side.  In  the  meantime.  Colonel  Nathaniel  Rochester  went  to 
Dansville,  built  a  flour  mill,  paper  mill,  and  a  sawmill  there  ; 
retaining  his  interests  in  this  locality.  In  1818  he  made  Rochester 
his  permanent  home  after  having  made  a  map  of  the  village  lots 
adjacent  to  the  upper  falls,  many  of  which  he  sold. 

This  was  Rochester's  starting  point.  The  first  school  in  the  city  was 
taught  in  18 13  by  Huldah  M.  Strong.  The  first  schoolhouse  was 
erected  in  18 14,  on  the  site  of  the  present  Free  Academy  building 
on  Fitzhugh  street.  In  1814  the  first  Rochester  free  schools  were 
organized,  and  a  board  of  etlucation  elected,  with  Levi  A.  Ward 
as  President,  and  J.  F.  Mack  as  Superintendent  of  schools.  In 
1827  the  first  High  School  building  was  erected,  and  after  some 
financial  troubles,  there  was  a  re-organization  in  1835,  and  with 
Rev.  Chester  Dewey,  as  Principal,  the  school  took  a  high  rank 
among  the  educational  institutions  of  that  time.  Rochester's  first 
lawyer  was  General  Vincent  Mathews,  who  came  here  soon  after 
Colonel  Rochester.  In  1812,  Abelard  Reynolds  was  appointed 
Postmaster ;  and  the  first  mail  delivery  between  Rochester  and 
Canandaigua  was  established.  In  the  same  year,  a  bridge  costing 
$I2,CX)0,  was  built  across  the  Genesee  River,  where  A'lain  street 
bridge  now  stands.      De  Witt  Clinton  visited  Rochester  about  this 


Rochester      in      1904  13 

time,  anJ  wrote  concerning  it  :  "  There  is  a  great  trade  between 
this  country  and  Montreal  in  staves,  potash  and  flour."  Potash 
was  one  of  the  main  industries  at  that  time,  and  the  flour  made 
in  those  days  made  a  reputation  for  Rochester  which  has  increased 
as  the  years  have  passed. 

In  1814  there  were  about  fifteen  houses  of  ail  kinds  in  the  settlement, 
besides  three  stores,  one  grocery,  one  blacksmith  shop,  one  saddler 
shop,  one  tailor  shop,  one  law  office,  one  flour  mill  and  two  saw 
mills.  Flour  was  first  made  for  shipment  in  1814,  but  it  was  n<it 
until  the  close  of  the  war  with  Great  Britain  in  181 5  that  several 
hundred  barrels  were  shipped  to  Montreal.  In  1818  the  shipments 
had  increased  to  26,000  barrels.  The  shipments  were  mostly  from 
Irondequoit  Landing.  The  first  pioneer  trailer  at  Charlotte  was 
Erastus  Spaulding,  and  his  vessel  was  captured  during  the  war. 

The  first  tavern  was  opened  b\  Abelard  Re\nolds,  the  first  census  was 
taken,  the  first  stage  line  was  started  between  Rochester  and  Can- 
andaigua  and  the  first  wedding  ceremony  in  Rochester  was  that 
between  Jehiel  Barnard  and  Delia  Scrantom,  in   181  S- 

In  1816  many  new  settlers  came  and  a  number  of  new  buildings  were 
erected,  in  short — Rochester  began  to  boom,  and  from  that  period 
the  rise  of  Rochester  to  a  place  of  commercial  importance  was 
very  rapid.  It  was  in  this  \'ear  that  the  first  4th  of  July  celebra- 
tion occurred  in  Rochester.  Strange  as  it  may  seem  at  this  date, 
the  chief  feature  of  the  day's  programme  was  a  sham  battle.  No 
doubt  the  orator  of  the  day  made  a  sensation  by  the  vehemence  of 
his  utterances  against  England  and  it  goes  w-ithout  saying  that 
there  were  bonfires,  and  much  quaffing  of  beverages  according  to 
old  time  custom.  It  was  only  three  years  before  this  that  the  first 
religious  meetings  had  been  inaugurated  in  the  tailor  shop  of  Jehiel 
Barnard.  In  1 8 14  Rev.  Comfort  Williams  preached  regularly  for 
several  months,  and  finalh'  became  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  So- 
ciet\-.  In  181 7  came  into  existence  the  first  fire  company.  In 
1820  the  first  United  States  district  court  in  Rochester  was  pre- 
sided over  by  Judge  Roger  A.  Skinner.  In  1821  the  first  county 
court  for  Monroe  County  was  convened.  The  first  bank  in  the 
state  outside  of  New  York  City  to  receive  a  charter  was  the  Bank 
of  Rochester  which  was  incorporated  in  1824.  The  Bank  of 
Monroe  was  chartered  in  1829,  the  Rochester  Savings  Bank  in 
1 83 1,  and  the  Rochester  City  Bank  in  1836. 

In  1826  the  first  daily  paper  between  the  Hudson  river  and  the  Pacific 
ocean,  called  the  Rochester  Advertiser  was  started.  In  1827  the 
first  directory  of  Rochester  village  was  published  and  in  1834  the 
first  directorv  of  Rochester  City. 


Rochesterinl904  15 

In  1823  the  first  Canal  Aqueduct  \v.^^  completed  at  a  cost  of  $83,000, 
ami  the  canal  w.i^  opeiieii  troin  end  to  end.  Rochester  sent  out 
its  first  load  of  Hour,  500  barrels,  by  canal  boat.  This  was  the 
opening  up  of  an  enormous  milling  business  in  Rochester,  which 
soon  became  known  as  the  Flour  City  on  account  of  its  milling 
industry  and  the  tine  i]ualit\  of   its  proilucts. 

In  those  early  days  the  people  had  an  immense  amount  of  enjoyment 
in  their  daily  lives  that  those  of  the  present  day  know  nothing  of. 
There  were  few  social  restraints,  people  lived  naturally,  healthfully 
and  enjoyed  many  sports  that  are  now  out  of  reach.  The  canal 
passenger  packets  and  the  mail  coaches  brought  the  news  and  the 
guests  at  intervals,  and  their  arrival  and  departure  were  not  un- 
mi.\ed  with  a  glamor  of  romance.  When  it  is  considered  that 
only  a  few  years  previous  the  Seneca  Indians  were  scattered  about 
the  Rochester  settlement,  and  had  held  their  pagan  festival — the 
sacrifice  of  the  dog — the  earl\  period  of  Rochester's  commercial 
development  may  be  said  to  have  been  tinged  with  the  traditions 
of  the  Red  man.  In  those  days  there  was  an  element  of  danger 
in  the  lives  of  the  settlers  that  gave  spice  to  existence.  The 
comic  element  also  must  have  entered  largely  into  their  occupations 
and  social  functions.  One  has  onK  to  compare  our  present  con- 
veniences for  visiting  friends  at  night  by  means  of  the  electric  cars 
to  the  primitive  method  our  forefathers  in  Rochester  had  recourse 
to  in  returning  to  their  homes  at  night  by  lantern  light,  over 
muddy  roadwa\s  and  through  woods  infested  with  wild  aniinals. 
That  the  \ouths  and  maidens  of  primitive  Rochester  made  the 
most  of  their  opportunities  to  ofier  mutual  assistance  goes  without 
saying.  In  those  old  days,  too,  the  tavern  bar-room  was  a  most  in- 
teresting and  instructive  place.  It  was  at  once  the  club,  lecture  hall, 
theatre  and  general  meeting  place  for  gossips.  On  wintr\  nights, 
when  the  huge  stove  was  red  hot,  the  men  of  the  village  used  to  meet 
to  pass  away  their  evenings  in  story  telling  and  laying  plans  for  great 
undertakings,  and  the  drinking  was  accompanied  by  less  of  the 
disagreeable  features  that  obtain  to-day.  There  was  a  cosiness, 
too,  in  the  family  parties,  a  jovialit\'  and  old  fashioned  hospitality 
which  is  absent  in  the  artificial  methods  of  entertainment  which 
has  been  decreed  by  fashion  for  parties  of  the  present  da\ .  In 
short,  people  lived  closer  to  nature,  were  more  sincere  in  their 
friendships  and  business  relations.  A  common  bond  of  sympathy 
bound  society,  which,  happily,  was  controlled  largely  by  leaders  of 
high  character  and  the  noblest  impulses.  Rochester  may  be 
thankful  that  the  founders  of  its  industries  were  men  of  honor  and 
imbued  with  stront;  religious  con\ictions. 


Rochesterinl904  17 

The  year  1840  may  be  said  to  have  been  the  great  transition  period  in 
Rochester's  industrial  development.  The  enlarged  canal  had 
opened  the  way  for  commerce.  The  Auburn  and  Rochester  railroad 
was  built  and  over  it  went  the  first  carload  of  wheat  in  that  year, 
and  very  soon  afterwards  railway  passenger  traffic  was  established. 
Four  years  later  the  first  telegraph  office  was  opened  here  by  the 
New  York,  Albany  and  Rochester  Telegraph  Company.  In  1847 
the  first  coal  for  foundry  use  was  brought  here  by  Jonathan  Child. 
Gas  was  introduced  for  business  places  and  dwellings  in  1848,  and 
the  streets  were  first  lighted  by  gas  in  1849.  In  this  decade  were 
brought  into  practical  use  in  premature  form  all  the  agencies  that 
were  to  develop  Rochester's  industries.  The  progress  was  rapid 
and  unparalleled  in  the  history  of  American  cities.  To-day  one 
has  only  to  glance  at  our  principal  street  at  night  to  behold  the 
splendid  achievements  in  tall  buildings,  magnificent  store  windows, 
first-class   pavements,   and   brilliant   illumination. 

■What  would  our  fathers  of  1830  have  thought  had  the\'  been  told  that 
in  a  generation  or  two  Rochesterians  would  be  able  to  talk  with 
friends  in  Buffalo  or  New  York  by  means  of  electricity  ?  Or  that 
we  should  be  able  to  unprison  voices  in  wax  cylinders  or  photo- 
graph a  man's  skeleton  through  his  clothes  and  flesh  ?  A  realiz- 
ing sense  of  Rochester's  wonderful  progress  from  primeval  forest 
to  a  position  of  a  city  of  the  first-class  can  be  obtained  by  looking 
at  the  halftone  pictures  in  this  book,  and  comparing  what  he 
there  beholds  with  the  first  grist  mill  of  poor  "  Indian  "  Allen 
situated  in  the  wilderness. 


HE  population  of  Rochester  is  at  present  about  200,000. 
It  has  120  churches,  8  hospitals,  and  some  2,750  manu- 
facturing establishments.  The  employees  in  factories  and 
workshops  are  estimated  at  53,000.  There  are  over  24 
fire  companies,  with  a  system  of  extension  in  hydrants, 
apparatus,  and  employees,  the  latter  numbering  about  225, 
There  are  about  200  policemen  :  and  the  average  death 
rate  for  the  past  five  years  is  only  14  per  1,000.  The  city  has  an 
area  of  11,365  acres;  there  are  325  miles  of  open  streets  and 
126     miles     of     improved     streets.      It   has    an    excellent     electric 


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Street  car  system  of  lo?  miles,  tappint^  varidus  other  s\stenis 
with  ramifications  that  extend  to  or  are  in  process  of  extension 
to  Buffalo,  and  Niagara  Falls  on  the  west,  Syracuse  and  the 
intervening  towns  on  the  east,  Auhurn,  Canandaigua  and  inter- 
vening towns  on  the  south.  These  trolley  lines  are  destined  to 
be  very  rich  sources  of  revenue  to  the  merchants  of  Rochester, 
providing  rapid  transit  to  a  prodigious  area  of  produce  raising 
country  within  a  radius  of  lOO  miles  from  our  city,  enabling 
farmers  and  stock  raisers  and  th'eir  families  eas)'  access  to  Roches- 
ter and  its  mercantile  houses,  theatres,  churches  and  social  circles. 
The  advantage  of  this  cannot  be  correctly  estimated,  and  will 
continue  to  increase  in  importance,  as  the  extension  of  the  trolley 
s\stem  expands  from  year  to  year.  Rochester  has  about  280 
miles  of  water  pipes,  about  230  miles  of  sewers.  Eleven  steam 
railroads  enter  the  cit\ .  Ten  bridges  span  the  Genesee  River 
within  the  city  limits. 

The  Genesee  river  is  capable  of  producing  50,000  horse  power,  about 
10,000  of  which  by  electricity  is  now  in  use.  The  matter  of 
securing  the  full  power  capacity  of  our  illimitable  water  resources 
is  a  subject  that  will  continue  to  engage  the  earnest  attention  of 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce  as  it  has  done  in  the  past. 

Rochester  enjoys  the  purest  water  supply  for  liomestic  uses  of  an> 
cit\  in  the  United  States  :  its  Hemlock  lake  s\stem  delivering 
22,000,000  gallons  daily.  It  is  hoped  to  reserve  this  water  ex- 
clusively for  household  use  by  securing  an  adequate  supply  of 
other  high  grade  water  for  manufacturing  purposes,  which  should 
be  of  such  a  quality  that  in  case  any  accident  happened  to  the 
Hemlock  conduits,  the  water  for  manufacturing  supph'  might  be 
temporarily  used  for  domestic  purposes  with  a  minimum  of  risk  to 
health.  The  Chamber  is  mindful  of  the  fact  that  the  life  of 
water  conduits  is  limited.  There  is  a  danger  of  pin-hole  perfora- 
tions after  a  certain  period  of  service,  and  it  would  be  foll\-  to 
close  our  eyes  to  the  fact  that  sooner  or  later  there  must  come 
conditions  of  corrosive  breakage  that  would  place  the  city  in  dan- 
ger of  a  water  famine.  In  such  a  case,  it  would  be  difficult  to 
control  the  action  of  the  ignorant  portion  of  our  population,  who 
in  such  an  emergency  would  content  themselves  by  dipping  their 
buckets  into  the  canal  to  obtain  water  for  domestic  use.  The 
danger  of  such  a  course  is  obvious  from  a  sanitary  point  of  view. 
The  Chamber  will  not  lose  sight  of  this  great  menace  to  Roch- 
ester's prosperity  and  health,  and  will  strenuously  advocate  any 
reasonable  and  economic  measure  to  place  Rochester  in  an  abso- 
lutely impregnable  condition  in  so  far  as  its  permanent  water 
supply  for  domestic  and  manufacturing  use  is  concerned. 


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As  the  health  of  a  city  lar^t-I\  dcpc-mls  upon  tlu-  opportunities  t;iven 
its  inhabitants  for  the  enjoNinent  of  fresh  air  and  recreation,  it  is 
with  pride  that  it  can  be  stated  that  our  city  is  equipped  with  one 
of  the  best  park  systems  in  the  countr\-,  views  of  some  of  which 
are  given  in  this  volume.  These  parks  contain  an  area  of  696 
acres,  and  are  at  once  places  of  refreshment  and  instruction,  con- 
taining as  the\'  do  over  l,200  varieties  of  shrubs  and  foliage,  and 
larger  trees  of  almost  every  known  species,  such  a  variety  indeed 
as  could  onlv  have  been  obtained  in  such  a  great  nursery  center  as 
Rochester  and  its  vicinity.  During  the  summer  months  free 
public  band  concerts  are  given  twice  a  week  in  two  of  the  parks, 
the  inauguration  of  which,  in  1901,  can  be  credited  to  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce.  The  coal  consumed  ui  and  shipped 
from  Rochester  annually  amounts  to  over  360,000  tons  of  anthra- 
cite, and  640,000  tons  of  bituminous.  Over  $50,000,000  is 
invested  in  manufacturing  and  the  wholesale  trades,  and  the  value 
of  annual  manufactured  products  exceeds  $70,000,000.  The 
receipts  of  the  postolSce  for  1903  were  $619,785.95.  The  annual 
increase  for  the  past  10  years  has  averaged  $30,000.  It  is  the 
first  city  in  the  world  for  the  production  of  photographic  appa- 
ratus, optical  instruments  and  nursery  stock,  the  third  cit\-  in  the 
Uniteil  States  in  the  manufacture  of  clothing,  fourth  city  in  the 
manufacture  of  boots  and  shoes,  the  combined  amount  of  products 
of  the  two  latter  industries  alone  being  over  $17,000,000  annualh-. 
It  has  the  largest  preserving  establishment,  cider  and  vinegar 
factory,  lubricating  oil  plant  and  button  factory-  in  the  world. 

The  educational  advantages  found  in  Rochester  are  of  the  best.  The 
city  boasts  of  38  public  schools,  with  an  average  daily  attendance 
of  19,000  pupils,  supervised  by  674  teachers.  A  Normal  Train- 
ing school,  attendance  794.  A  High  School,  attendance  1 502. 
(Another  High  School,  with  same  capacity,  building.)  A 
Mechanics  Institute  with  over  4000  students.  A  University  with 
270  students.  Wagner  Memorial  College,  and  the  Rochester 
Theological  Seminary,  under  the  control  of  the  Baptist  denomi- 
nation. There  are  also  18  parochial  schools,  2  academies  for 
girls,   I  academy  for  boys,  and  St.  Bernard's  Theological  Seminary. 

Rochester  is  in  proximity  to  some  of  the  most  charming  summer 
resorts  in  the  State  They  are  too  numerous  to  particularize. 
The  most  popular  are  on  the  shores  of  Lake  Ontario  and  Ironde- 
quoit  bay.  These  are  reached  by  electric  and  steam  car  service, 
and  include  Ontario  Beach,  Summerville,  Windsor  Beach,  Sea 
Breeze,  Forest  Lawn,  Glen  Haven,  Newport  and  Manitou  Beach. 
The  more  distant  resorts  are   Sodus  Bay,  Conesus  Lake,  Hemlock 


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Lake,  Silver  Lake,  to  say  nothing  of  the  resorts  that  can  he 
reached  hy  crossinti;  Lake  Ontario  into  Canada,  and  the  facihties 
offered  for  excursions  to  the  Thousand   Islands. 

The  Church  accommodation  of  Rochester  affords  opportunities  for  the 
exercise  of  every  denominational  faith.  There  are  17  Baptist 
churches,  2  Christian,  2  Congregational,  3  Evangelical,  2  Evan- 
gelical Association,  i  Holland  Christian  Reformed,  6  Jewish  con- 
gregations, 13  Lutheran,  14  Methodist  Episcopal,  i  Free  Metho- 
dist, 14  Presbyterian,  I  United  Presbyterian,  12  Protestant  Epis- 
copal, I  Reformed  Church  in  United  States,  17  Roman  Catholic 
churches  and  a  Cathedral,  I  Second  Adventist,  i  Unitarian,  I 
LIniversalist,  besides  a  church  each  for  Christadelphians,  Church 
of  the  Stranger,  First  Church  of  Christ  (Scientist),  First  Spirit- 
ual Church,  People's  Rescue  Mission,  Rochester  Italian  Mission, 
Second  Church  of   Christ  (Scientist). 

The  Hospitals  of  Rochester  include  St.  Mary's,  City  Hospital,  Roch- 
ester Homeopathic  Hospital,  Rochester  Hahnemann  Hospital, 
Infant's  Summer  Hospital,  new  Municipal  Hospital  for  contagious 
diseases.      There   is    also    a    State    Hospital   now    being    enlarged. 

The  Library  accommodations  of  Rochester  are  excellent,  and  con- 
tinually in  process  of  extension.  The  Reynolds'  Librar\  con- 
tains over  50,000  volumes,  the  Central  Library,  over  35,000 
volumes,  the  University  of  Rochester  over  39,000  volumes,  the 
Rochester  Theological  Seminary  over  11,000  volumes,  the 
St.  Bernard  Theological  Seminary  over  11,000  volumes,  the 
Fourth  Appellate  Division  Law  Library  about  25,000  volumes, 
the  Powers  Law  Library  over  10, GOO  volumes.  In  this  cursory 
review  of  modern  Rochester,  the  mind  is  again  instinctively 
reversed  to  the  past,  and  cannot  fail  to  recognize  the  marvelous 
manner  in  which  the  city  progressed  with  leaps  and  bounds  from 
a  condition  of  primeval  simplicity  and  aboriginal  control  to  that  of 
a  great  and  powerful  manufacturing  city.  Its  past  cannot  fail  to 
be  an  augury  of  its  future.  Great  as  has  been  its  progress  hitherto 
Rochester's  vast  resources  are  practically  only  in  the  first  stages  of 
development.  Nature  speaks  to  us  with  commanding  emphasis  to 
utilize  her  gifts.  She  has  supplied  us  with  every  conceivable 
facility  for  industrial  and  commercial  progress  and  the  enjoyment 
of  existence  to  meet  the  most  fastidious  requirements.  Nothing 
has  been  withheld  to  make  human  life  in  this  city  by  the  exercise 
of  common  sense  and  high  moral  principle  enjoyable  and  pros- 
perous to  the  fullest  extent.  It  remains  only  for  our  leading 
citizens  to  get  together  in  frequent  council  to  devise  the  way  and 
means  for  Rochester's  development  in  accordance  with  twentieth 
century  enterprise. 


'^m'^ms^^ 


HOL'CjH  most  people  are  aware  of  how  Rochester  came 
b\  its  name,  there  are  many  who  will  read  what  the  late 
John  H.  Rochester  had  to  sa\-  upon  the  subject  in  a  short 
article  published  before  his  death.  We  quote  the  followinir 
as  a  sort  of  memento  of  deceased  :  "  Many  people  think 
that  our  city  Rochester  was  named  after  the  ancient  Epis- 
copal city  of  Rochester  on  the  Medway  in  the  County  of 
Kent,  England.  But  this  is  not  the  case,  it  having  been 
named  after  one  of  the  original  proprietors,  Colonel  Nathaniel  Rochester. 
In  1802  Messrs.  Rochester,  Fitzhugh  and  Cornell  purchased  the  so-called 
'  Hundred  Acre  Tract,'  comprising  the  central  part  of  the  west  side 
of  the  river  of  the  present  City  of  Rochester.  The  settlement  was 
called  Genesee  Falls  until  its  creation  as  a  village  by  act  of  the  Legis- 
lature in  April,  1817,  under  the  name  of  Rochesterville,  which  name  was 
changed  by  a  subsequent  act  of  the  Legislature  in  1819  to  the  present 
name  of   Rochester. 

"  The  word  Rochester  is  from  the  Sa.xon  Hroff-crastus — meaning  a 
camp  b\'  a  swift  stream  :  hrofT,  a  contraction  of  the  Britain  dwr-bryf  and 
Roman  durobrivis — meaning  a  swift  or  running  stream,  and  crastus,  a 
camp,  the  latter  being  the  same  word  as  the  Latin  castra,  and  the  English 
cester  or  Chester  as  in  Winchester,  Gloucester,  etc.  Hence  the  name  is 
singularly  appropriate,  our  city  lying  upon  such  a  swift  stream  as  does  the 
English  city  of  the  same  name,  the  Medway  being  about  the  same  size  of 
our  own  Genesee  river,  and  having  like  it  a  rapid  and  turbid  current. 

"Another  derivation  of  the  name  is  given  by  the  recognized  English 
authorit}-,  Bede,  as  Hroff-castris,  the  camp  of  Hroff,  who  is  supposed  to 
have  been  a  Saxon  chieftain,  but  in  the  writer's  opinion,  fortified  by  care- 
ful investigation,  the  former  is  the  true  derivation." 


R 


(^CHESTER  is  pre-eminently  a  cit\  of  homes.  The  palaces 
of  the  rich  and  the  cottages  of  the  industrial  classes  are 
seen  on  every  side.  The  majority  of  our  people  own  their 
homes,  which  accounts  largely  for  the  permanent  prosperity 
of  our  city.  There  is  implanted  in  the  human  breast  a 
natural  inclination  toward  the  possession  of  some  permanent 
ding  place — some  spot  called  home  and  fireside,  and  no 
other  city  in  the  world  having  the  same  resources  offers 
better  advantages  for  a  man  to  own  a  home  of  his  own  than  Rochester. 
The  reason  is  simple,  for  our  city  has  a  greater  diversity  of  industries 
than  any  other  place  of  its  size,  and  all  can  find  employment  with 
opportunities  for  advancement  b\'  the  exercise  of  industry,  prudence  and 
patience.  Rochester  is  so  situated  as  to  afford  ways  and  means  for  the 
best  kind  of  living.  It  is  among  the  healthiest  cities  in  the  United  States, 
and  in  its  environs  land  can  be  obtained  so  cheaply  in  desirable  residence 
localities,  that  the  industrial  population  can  obtain  lots  for  building,  and 
it  is  an  easy  matter  for  them  to  arrange  for  the  building  of  homes  upon 
terms  that  are  equitable  and  easy  of  payment  by  monthly  instaUments. 
The  three  important  factors  in  a  city's  development — street  cars,  an 
excellent  water  system  and  electric  lights  are  available  throughout  the 
greater  portion  of  our  territory.  No  city  in  the  Union  has  better  facili- 
ties for  religious  and  secular  growth.  Our  climate  is  most  invigorating, 
our  surroundings  most  productive  in  flowers,  fruits  and  cereals,  so  that 
our  markets  are  always  supplied  with  the  choicest  and  freshest  vegetable 
productions.  The  rapid  current  of  the  Genesee  carrying  away  to  a 
great  extent  the  impurities  necessarily  attendant  upon  a  large  community- 
adds  greatly  to  the  healthfulness,  while  its  waterfalls  materially  enhance 
the  beauty  of  the  city.  Such  is  the  city  now  numbering  200,000  souls, 
and  which  offers  most  advantageous  opportunities  for  securing  that 
dearest  spot   on    earth — sweet   home  ! 


-Pochester's 


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NTERESTii 


iiulnstr\  of   R()chcst(_-r  dates   back   to  1790  when 

Tj  P'henezer  Allen  erected  the  first  mill  of  one  run  of  stone. 
In  the  year  1 807  the  second  mill  was  constructed,  also 
consisting  of  one  run  of  stone.  The  latter  eked  out  an 
existence,  and  in  the  year  181 2  was  purchased  by  Francis 
Brown  &  Co.,  and  enlarged  for  the  manufacture  of  flour. 
During  the  succeeding  years  several  new  mills  were  added 
to  the  list,  and  during  the  period  from  1836  to  1840  some 
eighteen  to  twenty  mills  were  in  successful  operation.  Rochester  then 
became  the  largest  milling  point  in  the  country  ;  the  quality  of  the  flour  was 
unsurpassed,  which  entitled  it  to  the  appellation  of  the  "Flour  City."  Little 
advance  was  made  in  Rochester  milling,  however,  until  1870,  when  the 
purifier  came  into  use.  This  little  machine  thoroughly  revolutionized  the 
art  of  milling.  Then  came  that  invention  of  George  Motley — the  wheat 
splitting  machine — which  he  ran  so  successfully  in  his  mill  in  this  city. 
Next  came  gradual  reduction  and  the  chilled  iron,  the  porcelain  and  the 
corrugated  roll,  and  eventually  the  improvement  of  the  bolting  apparatus, 
the  centrifugal  reel.  Although  Rochester  has  been  partially  eclipsed  as  a 
flouring  center  by  the  developments  in  northwest  Minneapolis,  the  Flour 
City  has  not  gone  back  ;  it  has  kept  even  with  the  times,  and  is  turning 
out  more  flour  now  than  diu-ing  any  period  of  its  history.  All  of  our 
mills  have  adopted  the  roller  system,  and  the  quality  of  their  product 
cannot  be  beaten.  The  Rochester  millers  are  turning  out  as  fine  a 
quality  of  flour  as  is  produced  anywhere  in  the  United  States,  and  are 
giving  Minneapolis  a  hard  rub.  (^ur  mills  are  equipped  with  the  latest 
and  best  improved  machinery.  A  great  advantage  possessed  by  Rochester 
is  her  fine  water  power.  She  has  also  advantages  over  every  other  milling 
point  in  being  in  so  close  communication  with  the  seaboard,  which 
enables  our  millers  to  lay  their  product  at  the  doors  of  their  customers  in 
one  quarter  the  time  it  would   take  to  get  it  from  the  west. 

The  opportunities  for  the  future  extension  of  the  milling  business  in 
Rochester  are  great.  The  expansion  of  our  country,  the  opening  up  of 
new  territory  to  cultivation  and  population,  is  providing  new  markets  for 
Rochester's  justly  celebrated  brands  of  flour.  The  struggle  of  the  north- 
west to  eclipse  Rochester  in  the  milling  business  reached  its  climax  years 
ago,   resulting   in    our  city  holding  its   own   as   a    flour   producing    center. 


westers /yursems 


^t^HlMiiffims€?|gM^-> 


OR  atiriciiltural  purposes,  the  country  that  environs  Roclies- 
ter  can  hardl\  be  surpassed,  being  rich  in  alluvial  deposits, 
well  watered,  rolling,  and  consequently  healthy  and  easily 
drained.  These  features  have  been  taken  advantage  of  for 
many  years  in  growing  seeds  and  fruit  trees,  industries  that 
have  attained  a  wonderful  magnitude. 

Through  years  of  experience,  it  has  been  discovered 
that  the  seeds  propagated  in  this  climate  are  remarkably 
hardy  and  prolific,  and  under  naturally  favorable  conditions  the  great 
industr\  has  grown.  By  the  perseverance  and  energy  of  those  concerned, 
Rochester  has  become  widely  known,  and  has  been  of  incalculable  bene- 
fit to  the  entire  country,  by  the  dissemination  of  agricultural  and  horti- 
cultural literature,  as  well  as  the  distribution  of  seeds,  plants  and  trees  to 
the  most  contiguous  as  well  as  the  most  remote  points.  The  magnitude 
of  the  business  conducted  in  this  branch  of  trade  has  assumed  gigantic 
proportions,  engaging  not  only  an  immense  capital,  but  the  attention  of 
thousands  of  workers  in  all  departments.  The  pioneer  nurserymen  of 
Rochester  were  George  Ellwanger  and  Patrick  Barry,  who  established 
themselves  in  Rochester  in  1838.  Other  nurserymen  having  under  cul- 
tivation many  score  of  acres  are  Brown  Bros.,  Chase  Bros.,  Irving  Rouse 
and  Glen  Bros.  There  are  upwards  of  thirty  nurserymen  in  and  about 
Rochester.  Many  seedsmen  also  make  Rochester  headquarters,  notably 
James  Vick's  Sons,  Mandeville  &  King  Co.,  and  Briggs  Bros.  &  Co. 
For  a  period  of  forty  years  or  more  Rochester  has  been  famous 
not  only  throughout  the  United  States,  but  all  over  Europe,  as  a  nursery 
center.  For  many  years  Rochester  possessed  the  only  nurseries  of 
an\'  size  in  the  United  States.  The  first  trees  sent  to  California  in 
1849  and  1850  were  from  the  Rochester  nurseries,  and  sent  across 
the  isthmus  of  Panama  on  the  backs  of  mules.  They  also  sent  the 
first  trees  to  Oregon,  and  now  California  sends  her  fruits  all  over 
the  United  States  and  Europe.  So  the  Rochester  nurseries  have 
supplied  Japan,  Australia,  New  Zealand,  South  America,  and  nearly  all 
parts  of  the  world  where  trees  can  be  grown.  In  an  article  written  by 
Patrick  Barry,  Esq.,  of  this  city,  in  1888,  he  said,  in  regard  to  the  nursery 
industry:  "I  find  to-day  on  the  list  of  the  Nurseryman's  Association 
reported  in  1887  for  Rochester,  thirt\-four  nurser\men  and  sixteen  dealers 


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in  trees.  The  latter  are  men  who  bu\-  their  stock  from  the  nurseries  and 
send  out  men  to  sell.  These  si.xteen  dealers  employ  probabh'  not  less 
than  2,000  men.  The  thirty-four  nurseries,  man\  of  which  are  very 
small,  employ  from  300  to  3  or  4  men  each  in  their  nurseries,  and  about 
2,000  as  travelers,  making  a  total  employed  in  the  business  of  probably 
4,000  men.  One  peculiarity  of  the  nursery  business  is  that  the  stock  is 
nearly  all  produced  on  the  ground  by  labor.  Very  little  is  expended  to 
purchase  raw  material  from  abroad.  Some  commercial  houses  will  do  an 
annual  business  of  millions  of  dollars  and  yet  not  employ  so  much  labor  as 
one  of  the  small  nurseries.  The  moral  influence  of  the  nursery  business 
is  a  distinguishing  feature  of  it.  Its  tendencies  are  all  good,  and  that  is 
more  than  can  be  said  of  some  industries.  That  our  country  has  made 
more  rapid  advancement  in  fruit  culture  and  horticulture  than  any  other 
country  in  the  world  is  due  in  no  small  degree  to  the  efiforts  of  nursery- 
men, and  particularly  to  the  Rochester  nurserymen,  who  have  sent  their 
skilled  missionaries  by  the  thoLisand  all  over  the  country  urging  people  to 
plant  trees,  plant  orchards  and  vinevards,  enrich  the  country  and  beautify 
their  homes." 

The  nursery  industry  of  Rochester  has  done  more  for  bringing  our 
city  into  honorable  and  favorable  repute  throughout  the  world  than  can 
be  easily  estimated,  and  every  firm  and  individual  engaged  in  it  have 
reason  to  be  proud  of  their  past  achievements,  and  may  look  forward  with 
confidence  to  a  future  of  continued  prosperity  and  more  extended  oppor- 
tunities. 


HE  Water  Cart  S\stcni,  for  street  cleaning,  which  is 
destined  to  come  into  general  use,  was  invented  hy  a 
Rochesterian  and  first  put  into  practical  use  in  the  summer 
of  1900,  when  Oxford  street,  between  East  avenue  and 
Park   avenue,   was   subjected   to    the   new   process. 

Commissioner    Grant,    who    was    then    in    charge    of 

streets,  witnessed  the  first   trial   of   the   plan.      The  original 

proposition   was   to  drive   two  water  carts  used  for  street 

sprinkling,  abreast  with  valves  wide  open.     It  was  noted  that  the  flood 

of  water  on  the  street  filled  the  gutters  with  a  swiftly  flowing  stream, 

and  cleansed  the  street  completeh'. 

The  residents  of  the  street  assumed  the  cost  of  cleaning  once  or  twice 
a  week  by  use  of  the  water  cart.  One  man  with  a  cart  using  full  water 
pressure,  accomplished  the  work  in  about  three-quarters  of  an  hour  at 
comparatively  small  expense.  This  system  has  been  in  operation  here 
during  the  past  four  years.  An  account  of  it  was  published  in  the  local 
papers  in  1901  with  some  remarks  by  the  Commissioner  of  Public  Works 
who  doubted  whether  it  could  be  used  successfully  in  cleaning  broad 
streets.  The  fact  is  it  had  never  been  tried  in  Rochester  on  broad 
thoroughfares  until  a  firm  from  St.  Louis  appeared  here  with  the  same 
system  that  had  been  operated  in  Rochester  so  long.  Air  pressure  has 
been  added  to  the  natural  pressure  of  a  full  tank  of  water  in  the 
St.  Louis  machines  making  the  stream  stronger,  and  three  wagons 
abreast  are  employed  with  six  horses  and  six  men.  This  system  of  street 
cleaning  is  far  superior  to  the  dangerous  one  of  using  broad  revolving 
brooms  which  create  clouds  of  dust  often  of  a  poisonous  nature.  The 
streams  of  water  cleanse  the  streets  very  thoroughly  and  flush  all  im- 
purities down  to  the  gutters  to  be  carried  off  by  the  sewer. 

The  system  will  no  doubt  become  popular  and  be  adopted  by  all 
cities  as  the  best  street  cleaning  device  ever  used,  and  the  credit  of  its 
invention    and    its   first   practical    use    belong   to    Rochester. 


the 


OR   a    period   of    nearly   forty   \ears    Rochester  has    heic 

F  eminent   position   of  beinj;  one  of  the   great  centers  fo 

manufacture  of  boots  and  shoes  in  America.  There  are 
only  three  or  four  cities  that  surpass  Rochester  in  the  shoe 
trade.  Although  the  shoe  manufacturing  industry  has 
largely  increased  in  the  West  during  the  past  few  years,  it 
is  a  remarkable  fact  that  tluring  the  past  decade  and  more 
the  establishment  of  new  concerns  for  the  manufacture  of 
shoes  has  been  a  marked  feature  in  the  industrial  growth  of  Rochester. 

All  the  old  style  shoe  firms  have  either  gone  out  of  business  or  have 
been  reconstructed  on  Twentieth  Century  principles  of  doing  things. 
The  newest  kinds  of  machinery  and  the  most  skillful  operators  are 
secured  by  all  the  Rochester  factories  from  time  to  time. 

Rochester  is  noted  for  the  production  of  women's  shoes  and  holds 
second  place  in  the  United  States  in  their  manufacture.  Philadelphia 
alone  is  ahead  of  us  in  point  of  quantity  but  not  in  that  of  quality. 

In  addition  to  women's  shoes  the  Rochester  output  includes  the  best 
lines  of  misses',  youths',  boys',  children's  and  infants'  shoes,  which  are 
marketed  in  every  large  city  on  the  Continent. 

The  Rochester  shoe  factories  pay  better  wages  than  those  of  an\ 
other  city  in  the  United  States.  This  is  also  accounted  in  the  absence 
of  strikes.  There  are  70  factories  in  Rochester,  many  of  which  are  small 
concerns,  making  what  are  called  cacks  or  soft  soles.  Over  $3,000,000 
is  invested  in  the  shoe  industry  in  Rochester,  and  nearly  $2,000,000  in 
wages  are  annually  paid  to  employees.  The  value  of  the  shoe  product 
in  this  city  is  officially  stated  to  be  about  $7,000,000  per  annum. 


T   was   largely  through    the  instrumentaiitv  of  the  Chamber 

of  Commerce  that  the  U.  S.  Government  was  induced  to 

suitably   reward    heroism    displayed    by  the  members  of  the 

Life   Saving   Station   at    Charlotte.      After  initiatory  action 

taken    by   the   Chamber,    Hon.  J.   B.   Perkins,  member  of 

Congress  from  the  Monroe  District,  was  requested  to  bring 

the    matter    to    the    notice   of    the    proper    authorities   in 

Washington    and    he,  with  characteristic  zeal  and  alacrity, 

succeeded  in  securing  the  recognition   of  the  government   to   the    heroic 

deeds   performed   by   the    Charlotte   Life   Saving   Crew   as  the  following 

letter  e.\plains. 

TREASUKY   DEPARTMENT. 

Ofice  o)  the  Gen.  Superintendent  of  Life  Saving  Service, 

Wa.shincton'.    I).   C. 


HON,    .lAMES    B.    FERKIWS, 

Rochester,   X.    V. 

.Sir  — H;ive  the  honor  to  forward  to  you  to-day  by  United  States  Express, 
nine  jfold  medals  awarded  to  the  keeper  and  crew  of  the  Charlotte  Life  .Saving 
Station,  as  follows,  in  recognition  of  their  services  in  rescuing  on  December  15, 
1902,  four  men  and  one  woman  from  the  wrecked  schooner  John  R.  Noj'es, 
which  was  lost  on  that  date  on  Lake  Ontario:  George  N.  Gray,  keeper;  Lester 
D.  Seymour,  surfman  ;  Ira  S.  Palmer,  surfman  ;  W.  Vernon  Downing,  surf- 
man  ;  Frank  B.  Chapman,  surfman;  Delbert  Rose,  surfman;  Jlial  E.  Eggles- 
ton,  surfman;  Charles  Eastwood,  surfman. 

There  is  also  enclosed  a  letter  from  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  to  each 
of  the  rescuers  reciting  the  services  for  which  the  awards  are  made.  This  is 
the  case  to  which  j'ou  called  the  attention  of  the  department  soon  after  the 
disaster.  I  would  thank  you  to  see  that  both  the  medals  and  letters  are  de- 
livered to  the  persons  named  and  their  receipts  for  the  medals  forwarded  to  this 
office.  Respectfully, 

S.  I.  KIMBALL, 

General  SuferintenJent. 

The  letter  from  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  accompanying  the 
medals  gives  a  description  of  the  services  rendered  on  the  memorable 
occasion  which  reads  more  like  a  romance  than  an  event  in  real  life 

It  describes  the  terrible  winter  weather  which  had  frozen  the  harbor 
tug  in  the  ice  up  the  river — the  proceeding  eight  miles  by  land  with  the 


Rochesterinl904  41 

life  boat — the  deep  snow  and  otiier  obstructions  — the  dela\  in  getting 
forward  by  railway — the  Captain's  forethought  in  telegraphing  for  sleds — 
the  journey  of  four  miles  through  drifts  of  snow  at  night — the  burning  of 
signals — the  unsuccessful  row  of  a  mile  in  the  pitch  darkness  and  return 
to  shore — the  burning  of  Asten  Coston  signals — the  few  hours'  rest  for 
the  life  savers  awaiting  for  daylight — the  subsequent  launching  of  the 
h'fe  boat  and  rowing  twenty  miles  in  a  rough  sea  under  awful  con- 
ditions and  in  a  freezing  wind — the  eventual  arrival  at  the  wreck  and 
rescue  of  the  imperiled  crew  of  the  fast  sinking  schooner. 

The  concluding  paragraph  of  the  Secretary's  letter  reads  as  follows: 

"  Thrciughout  all  tile  tryiiii,^  circunistaiKi.-s  you  l)<>ie  yourself  bravely,  with 
discretion,  great  skill  and  sound  judgment.  Your  foresight  in  ordering  a  tug 
frorn  Oswego,  telegraphing  for  teams  to  be  in  readiness  at  Lakeside,  sending  a 
lookout  to  the  windmill,  and  your  great  care  to  provide  yourself  with  ample 
compass  bearings,  evidenced  remarkable  prudence  and  sagacity — qualities  most 
essential  to  a  keeper— while  your  unflagging  zeal  and  persistence  in  the  face  of 
great  personal  peril,  showed  that  you  took  no  selfish  thought  of  your  own 
safety.  I  find  great  pleasure  in  acting  as  the  medium  for  the  award  of  the 
accompanying  medal  which  is  designed  to  bear  te.stimony  of  extreme  and  heroic 
daring  in   saving   lives   from    the   perils  of   the  .sea. 

Respectfully, 

L.    M.    .SHAW, 

Secretary. ■• 


mttrs 


HE   NEED  of  large  areas  of  land  for  park  purposes  in  cities 

Tl  is  no  longer  a  debated  question.  It  has  been  proved  be- 
yond the  shadow  of  a  doubt  that  the  more  parks  a  city  has 
tlie  more  moral  is  the  population.  Parks  mean  better 
health,  better  morals,  more  legitimate  pleasure  for  the 
people.  It  is  a  clearly  demonstrated  fact  in  very  many 
large  cities  that  the  creation  of  large  or  small  public  parks 
has  been  wise  from  a  financial  point  of  view.  Invariably 
and  necessarily  the  value  of  real  estate  in  the  neighborhood  of  newly- 
opened   and   completed   parks  steadilv   increases. 

Rochester  is  peculiarly  fortunate  in  its  park  possessions,  and  their 
distribution.  The  city  itself,  save  in  its  commercial  district  and  the 
central  streets  at  and  near  the  four  corners,  is  a  park  in  reality,  so  beauti- 
fully wooded  are  its  avenues  and  suburban  streets.  Lake  Avenue,  East 
Avenue,  PKmouth  Avenue  and  other  thoroughfares  are  so  rich  in  trees 
and  lawns  that  it  seems  like  a  waste  of  time  to  go  into  the  country  for 
scenic  beauty.  It  is  all  within  our  gates.  Our  park  system  is  but  a 
carrying  out  on  a  bigger  scale  for  the  use  of  the  people,  of  the  same 
beauty  cultivation  as  seen  in  the  avenues  mentioned. 

There  is  perhaps  no  finer  territory  for  park  purposes  an\  where  than 
that  which  lies  between  the  lower  falls  of  the  Genesee  and  Lake 
Ontario.  The  inhabitants  of  Rochester,  of  course,  do  not  appreciate  the 
beaut\  and  grandeur  of  the  scenery  because  they  are  used  to  it  from 
infancy.  But  strangers  who  come  here  are  simply  amazed  that  Roch- 
ester possesses  within  its  jurisdiction  such  magnificent  natural  landscape 
conformations  as  are  seen  in  Seneca  Park.  It  would  seem  as  though 
nature  in  primeval  days  had  anticipated  the  conversion  of  this  section 
into  a  grand  recreation  ground,  for  she  left  ever^'thing  calculated  to 
delight  the  eye,  the  mighty  falls,  the  deep  gorge  in  which  is  written 
history  of  the  geologic  formation,  taking  the  student  back  hundreds  and 
thousands  of  years,  the  wooded  cliffs  embracing  many  species  of  timber 
and  undergrowth  of  great  variety,  vistas  of  river  and  lake  from  eminences 
that  enrapture  the  artist  and  inspire  the  poet — all  came  readv  made  from 
the  prolific  womb  of  Mother  Nature. 

Akin,  in  point  of  beauty  is  Highland  Park,  situated  on  an  eminence 
that   commands   a    panoramic   view    of   great    magnificence,  including  the 


city  of  Rnchc^tt-r  ami  a  radius  of  coutur\  t-.\tctuliii!i  to  the  horizon  on 
every  hand.  Here  is  Rochester's  jjrand  botanic  display,  cidtured  by  the 
genius  of  our  best  nurser\inen  and  landscape  gardeners  in  which  can  be 
seen  a  greater  variety  of  out-door  specimens  of  herbage  and  flora  than  can 
be  found  in  any  other  park  in  the  United  States.  To  the  south  of  this 
arboretum  is  situated  Genesee  V'alley  or  South  Park,  possessing  a 
character  of  beauty  differing  from  those  spoken  of.  Here  we  behold  the 
silvery  Genesee  winding  through  the  meadows  and  woodlands  on  either 
side.  On  the  east  bank  of  the  river  the  land  is  adorned  with  woods  of 
ancient  trees  for  a  space  of  several  acres,  beneath  the  shade  of  which,  in 
summer  time,  bands  play  periodically  for  the  benefit  of  the  visitors. 
There  are  many  winding  paths  leading  to  the  river  and  meadows  where 
sheep  and  deer  graze,  beyond  which  are  more  woods.  On  the  west  side 
of  the  river  are  the  canoe  club  and  other  houses,  the  golf  links  and  base 
ball  grounds.  The  opportunities  for  diversion  are  many,  boating  and 
canoeing  being  a  favorite,  while  those  of  lesser  growth  patronize  the 
merry-go-round  or  gambol  on  the  green  and  play  games  of  childhood. 
In  the  center  of  the  most  frequented  spot  is  situated  the  house  of  enter- 
tainment where  may  be  had  rest  and  refreshment  at  moderate  figures. 

Rochester  has  other  parks  that,  of  late,  have  grown  to  be  beauty 
spots  that  not  only  embellish  the  city,  but  provide  breathing  and  resting 
places  quite  near  the  homes  of  the  people.  The  Park  Commissioners 
have  cultivated  every  foot  of  ground  that  has  come  under  their  super- 
vision. We  might  mention  the  Plymouth  Park,  a  small  enclosure,  but 
most  beautiful  in  the  picturesque  and  cultivated  taste  displayed  in  its  design. 
Franklin  Square  is  another,  beauty  spot  where  venerable  trees  give 
plenteous  shade,  and  the  lawrTs  are  decked  with  floral  splendors.  The 
park  known  as  Jones  Square  is  another  exquisite  breathing  place  on  the 
north  side  of  the  city.  Brown's  Square  is  another  large  space  of  park- 
like proportions,  nearer  tlie  center  of  the  city,  where  ancient  trees  afford 
shade  and  beauty  in  the  midst  of  mercantile  and  railroad  activity,  giving  a 
pleasing  contrast  to  the  work-a-day  surroundings,  and  a  pleasant  place  in 
which  to  linger  awhile.  There  are  other  pretty  spots  that  have  come 
under  the  careful  supervision  of  the  Park  Commissioners  who  deserve  the 
highest  praise  for  what  they  have  done  in  the  past,  and  are  continuing  to 
do,  to  make  Rochester  one  of  the  most  delightful  cities  in  the  world  in 
which  to  earn  a  livelihood  and  enjoy  to  the  fullest  extent  all  those  benefi- 
cient  privileges  which  nature  so  freely  gives  to  those  who  carry  out  her 
plans  by  intelligent  co-operation. 


The  appointment  by  the  late  Pope 
Leo  XIII  of  Rev.  Thomas  A.  Hendrick 
of  Rochester  to  the  Bishopric  of  Cebu, 
PhiHppine  Islands,  meets  with  the  heart\ 
approbation  of  the  American  people.  He 
will  be  one  of  the  four  American  prelates 
to  whose  hands  the  crisis  in  the  Church  of 
the  Philippines  has  been  confided  by  the 
Pope  and  to  whom  our  government  will 
look  as  interpreters  to  the  Catholic  Philip- 
pinos  of  the  honorable  intentions  of 
the  United  States  towards  its  new- 
citizens.  Speaking  of  the  appointment 
of  Father  Hendrick,    a   New   York  paper  said 


He 


of  the  strong 

men  who  never  seek  office  or  honors  because  office  and  honor  seek  them, 
and  as  a  rule  rather  late  in  life,  because  office  and  honor  belong  mostly  to 
the  mediocre."  "  The  Rochesterian  "  in  the  Post  Express,  speaking  of 
the  appointment,  said,  "Of  Father  Hendrick  who  is  to  be  bishop  of 
Cebu  it  may  be  said  that  he  will  represent  loyalty  to  America  and  even 
to  the  misguided  statesmanship  which  gave  us  our  distant  conquest ;  and 
as  he  is  in  some  respects  a  thorough  politician,  he  will  make  the  prestige 
of  his  position  felt  in  public  affairs,  when  there  is  need  for  interference. 
He  will  be  true  none  the  less  to  the  interests  of  the  church  to  which  he 
belongs,  and  as  he  is  a  man  whose  heart  is  with  the  poor  and  whose 
instincts  are  against  oppression  he  will  become  the  staunch  friend  and 
counselor  of  the  people  of  his  diocese,  not  only  in  what  concerns 
spiritual  afifairs  but  in  regard  to  their  civil  rights.  There  are  three 
threads  in  the  tangled  skein  which  each  of  these  new  bishops  has  to 
unravel — the  strand  of  loyalty  to  America,  the  strand  of  allegiance  to 
Rome,  and  the  strand  of  duty  to  his  flock.  Let  us  hope  that  none  mav 
fail  to  clear  away  the  snarl  and  twist  them  into  a  triple  cord  of  unity." 

Thomas  A.  Hendrick  was  born  in  Penn  \'an  fifty-four  years  ago. 
He  began  his  preparation  for  the  Roman  Catholic  priesthood  in  Seaton 
Hall  College,  New  Jersey,  after  receiving  the  education  afforded  by  the 
schools  in  the  vicinity  of  his  birthplace.  From  Seaton  Hall  he  went  to 
St.  John's  College  in  Fordham  and  from  thence  to  St.  Joseph's  Theo- 
logical Seminary  in  Troy,  N.  ^'.,  where  he  was  ordained  on  June  7th, 
1873,  by  the   late   Bishop   Wndhams  of  ( )gdensburg.      Then  he  came  to 


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tin's  city  as  assistant  rector  of  St.  AIar\ 's  parish.  He  was  afterwards 
priest  at  Charlotte,  and  Union  Springs,  and  in  1 891  became  pastor  of 
St.  Bridget's  Church  on  Gorham  street.  Last  year  he  celebrated  his 
silver  anniversar\-  of  his  ordination.  He  was  appointed  by  the  Legislature 
a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Regents  in  1900,  to  succeed  the  late 
Rev.  Father  ALilone  of  Brookl>n.  Father  Hendrick  is  held  in  high 
esteem  by  both  Protestants  and  Catholics  in  Rochester.  His  activity  in 
charitable  and  philanthropic  work  along  non-sectarian  lines  has  been 
almost  as  conspicuous  as  his  church  work.  He  was  largely  instrumental 
in  organizing  such  societies  as  the  Law  Enforcement  League  and  the 
Committee  of  One  Hundred,  the  general  purposes  of  which  were  to 
suppress  vice  and  save  the  young  from  ruin.  He  was  especialls  active  in 
the  work  of  the  Humane  Society  and  in  the  Society  for  the  Prevention 
of  Cruelty  to  Children,  of  which  latter  he  was  President.  He  has  the 
reputation  of  being  a  brilliant  writer  on  philanthropic  subjects.  He  was 
greatly  criticised  for  the  attitude  he  took  regarding  the  higher  education 
of  women,  claiming  that  it  had  a  tendencx-  to  wreck  a  woman  mentally 
and  physically.  Father  Hendrick  was  consecrated  Bishop  of  Cebu  in 
Rome  in  August,  1 903. 

ST.  MICH.AELS   BELLS. 

The  noisy  city  streets  grow  calm.  The  vibrant  sweetness  of  their  voice 

When  at  the  vesper  hour  A  message  seems  to  bring, 

A  benison  falls  like  a  balm  To  bid  the  hearts  of  men  rejoice. 

From  yonder  fretted  tower  ;  The  souls  of  men  to  sing  ; 

A  song  of  sadness  and  of  love  The  tuneful  pleadings  fall  like  dew. 

Upon  the  twilight  swells,  While  in  the  heart  there  swells 

The  golden-throated  music  ot  An  anriphonic  response  to 

St.  Michael's  bells.  St.  Michael's  bells. 

O  solemn  bells  !    thy  music  fills 

The  earth  with  joy  benign  ; 

O  pleading  bells!    thy  music  thrills 

With  peace  and  love  divine  ; 

And  so,  when  the  long  day  is  o'er, 

And  on  the  world  there  dwells 

A  brooding  calm,  I  listen  for 

St.  Michael's  heWs.  —  Ror/usIn-  PuH  Expr.-ss. 


JtD  se^j^^, 


Chamber  of  Commerce— Main  Street  East,  corner  of  South 
Avenue. 

County   Buildings— South  Avenue,  take  South  Avenue  car. 

Cemeteries— Mount  Hope,  take  Exchange  Street  or  South 
Avenue  car.  Riverside,  take  Charlotte  car.  Holy  Sepulchre,  take 
Charlotte  or  Lake  Avenue  cars. 

City  Hali,  and  Court  House — Main  Street  West,  corner 
Fitzhugh   Street. 

Clubs — Genesee  Valley,  East  Avenue  and  Gibbs  Street.  Rochester, 
East  Avenue.  Eureka,  Clinton  Avenue  North.  Whist.  Fitzhugh 
Street.      Rochester  Athletic,  Clinton  Avenue  North. 

Culver   Park — Baseball  Field,  take  University  Avenue  car. 

Drives — East  Avenue.  Lake  Avenue  to  Seneca  Park  West  and 
Charlotte.  St.  Paul  Street  to  Seneca  Park  East  and  Sinnmerville. 
Plymouth  Avenue  to  Genesee  Valley  Park.  ALain  Street  East  and 
University  Avenue  to  Rochester  University. 

East  High  School — Alexander  Street,  take  Main  Street  East  or 
University  Avenue  car. 

Federal  Building — Post  Office,  Custom  House,  etc.,  corner 
Church  and  Fitzhugh  Streets. 

Falls  of  the  Genesee — tapper  Falls,  best  seen  from  Piatt  Street 
Bridge,  take  Lake  Avenue  or  St.  Paul  Street  car.  Lower  and  Middle 
Falls,  best  seen  from  Driving  Park  Avenue  Bridge,  take  Lake  Avenue  or 
St.  Paul  Street  car. 

Hospitals — City,  take  VV^est  Avenue  car.  St.  Mary's,  take  West 
Avenue  car.  Homeopathic,  take  Monroe  Avenue  car.  Hahnemann, 
take  South  Avenue  car.  Infants'  Summer,  Ontario  Beach,  take  Char- 
lotte car. 

Kimball's  Conservatory — Take  Jefferson  Avenue  car. 

Masonic   Temple — Clinton  Avenue  near  Main  Street. 

Nurseries — ElKvanger  &  Barry,  take  South  Avenue  car.  Brown 
Brothers,  take   Brighton   car.      Chase  Brothers,  take  L^niversitv  Ave.  car. 


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Office  Blii.UINGS— Powers,  Main  ami  State  Streets.  Granite. 
Alain  Street  East  and  St.  Paul  Street.  Wilder,  Main  Street  VV'est  and 
Exchange  Street.  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Main  Street  and  South 
.Avenue.      German  Insurance,  Main  Street  West.      Cutler,  East  Avenue. 

Pl'Rlic  Libraries— Reynolds,  Spring  Street,  take  Plymouth  or 
Jefferson  Avenue  car,  (Branch  reading;  room,  ll8  Reynolds  Arcade). 
Central,  South  Eitzhuijh  Street,  take  University-  .Avenue  car.  Law, 
Court  House. 

Public  Parks — Genesee  Valley,  take  Plymouth  .Avenue  car. 
Highland,  take  South  Avenue  car.  Seneca  Park  East,  take  St.  Paul 
Street  car.      Seneca  Park  West,  take  Lake  .Avenue  car. 

Railroad  Stations — New  York  Central,  West  Shore,  Northern 
Central,  Toronto  and  Hamilton,  Central  .Avenue,  take  Central  .Avenue 
or  Clinton  Avenue  or  St.  Paul  Street  car.  Buffalo,  Rochester  and 
Pittsburg,  West  .Avenue.  Erie,  Exchange  Street  or  South  Avenue  car. 
Rome,  Watertown  and  (^gdensburg.  Lake  Avenue  car.  Pennsylvania, 
West  Avenue  car.  Lehigh  Valley,  South  Avenue,  take  South  Avenue 
car.      Rochester  and  Sodus  Bay,  Main  Street  East  or  Sodus  Bay  car. 

Reser\-Oir — Capacit\,  22,000,000  gallons,  in  Highland  Park,  take 
South  .Avenue  car. 

Soldiers'  .Monument— Washington  Park,  take  Monroe  Avenue 
car. 

State   Hospital — For  the  Insane,  take  South  Avenue  car. 

St.  Bernard's  Seminary- Boulevard,  take  Charlotte  car. 

Su.MMER  Resorts — Ontario  Beach  and  .\Lanitou,  New  \'ork 
Central  Railwav  or  Charlotte  car.  Summerville,  Summerville  car.  (jlen 
Haven,  Glen  Haven  car.      Sea  Breeze.  Sea  Breeze  car. 

Theological  Seminary- East  Avenue,  corner  Alexander  Street, 
take  Park  Avenue  car. 

Theaters — Lyceum,  Clinton  .A\enue  South.  National,  ALain 
Street  West.  Baker,  Fitzhugh  Street.  Cook,  South  Avenue.  Empire. 
-Main  Street  East. 

LiNUERSIT^'  OF   Rochester — University  .Avenue  car. 

Weather  Bureau  (U.  S.)— Federal  Buildmg,  Church  and  Fitz- 
hugh Streets. 

\'ouNG  Men's  Christian  Association — South  .A\enue,  corner 
Court,  take  South  or  Monroe  .Avenue  car.  "^I'oung  Women's  Christian 
.Association,  Clinton  Avenue  North,  take  Clinton  .Avenue  car.  Catholic 
"*»'oung  Men's  Association,  Chatham  Street,  take  North  .A\enue  car. 

Zoo — Seneca  Park  East,  take  St.  Paul  Street  car. 


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iNCORPOR/iir 


E,  the  undersigned  citizens  of  the  United  States  of   America, 

Wand  residents  of  the  Cit\'  of  Rochester,  in  the  State  of 
New  York,  desiring  to  form  a  corporation  pursuant  to  the 
provision  of  an  act  passed  b.\-  the  Legislature  of  the  State 
of  New  York,  May  3,  1877,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide 
for  the  incorporation  of  Exchanges  or  Boards  of  Trade," 
and  the  several  acts  extending  and  amending  the  same,  DO 

HEREB'^'  CERTIFY  : 

First — The  corporate  name  of  said  Company  is  "Rochester 
Chamber  of  Commerce." 

Secorit/ — That  the  objects  for  which  said  company  is  formed  are  to 
foster  the  trade  and  commerce  of  the  City  of  Rochester  ;  to  protect 
such  trade  and  commerce  from  unjust  and  unlawful  exactions  :  to  reform 
abuses  in  trade  ;  to  diffuse  accurate  and  reliable  information  among  its 
members  as  to  the  standing  of  merchants,  and  other  matters  ;  to  produce 
uniformity  and  certainty  in  the  customs  and  usages  of  trade  ;  to  settle 
differences  between  its  members,  and  to  promote  a  more  enlarged  and 
friendly  intercourse  between  merchants. 

Third — The  said  Company  shall  have  no  capital  stock. 

Fourth  — That  the  term  of  existence  of  said  Company  is  to  be  fifty 
years. 

Fifth — That  the  number  of  trustees  who  shall  manage  the  concerns 
of  said  Company  is  thirty-five. 

Sixth — That  the  names  of  the  trustees  for  the  first  year  are,  Hulbert 
H.  Warner,  William  S.  Kimball,  Frank  S.  Upton,  Henry  Michaels, 
Henry  B.  Hathaway,  Lewis  P.  Ross,  Charles  J.  Hurke,  Henry  C.  Brews- 
ter, Arthur  S.  Hamilton,  David  M.  Hough,  Cjeorgc  C.  Buell,  Alexander 
M.  Lindsay,  William  H.  Gorsline,  John  H.  Chase,  .'\rthur  G.  Yates, 
William  C.  Barry,  Isaac  Wile,  Eugene  T.  Curtis,  William  N.  Oothout, 
John  W.  Goss,  Frederick  Will,  E.  Frank  Brewster,  Clinton  Rogers, 
James  Vick,  Sidney  B.  Roby,  Lewis  Chase,  Harvey  W.  Brown,  Granger 
A.  Hollister,  Sylvanus  J.  Macy,  James  W.  Gillis,  Rufus  K.  Dryer, 
Edward  W.  Peck,  Thomas  B.  Griffith,  Charles  AL  Everest  and 
J.  Alexander  Hayden. 

Seventh — That  the  name  of  the  city  and  county  in  which  the 
principal  office  of  said  corporation  is  to  be  located  is  the  City  of  Rochester, 
County  of  Monroe,  in  the  State  of  New  York. 


Rochester 


In  witness  whereof,  we  have  hereum 
lav  of  June,   1888. 


H.  H.  Warner 
VV.  S.  Kimball 
Henry  C.  Brewster 
Henry  Michaels 
Henry  B.  Hathaway 
G.  C.  Buell 
T.  B.  Griffith 
D.  M.  Hough 


VV.  C.  Barry 
Arthur  S.  Hamilton 
John  W.  Goss 
Chas.  J.  Burke 
E.  Frank  Brewster 
Harvey  W.  Brown 
J.  H.  Chase 
A.  Ai.  Lindsay 


The  certificate   was  filed   with   the   Secretary 
Cleric  of   Monroe  County  on  July  2(1,   1888. 


nur  hands,  this  fifteenth 

Sylvanus  J.  Macy 
Chas.  M.  Everest 
Clinton  Rogers 
Eugene  T.  Curtis 
.Arthur  G.  Vates 
W.  H.  Gorsline 
Frank  S.  Upton 

J  as.   VV.   GiLLIS 

of   State   and   with  the 


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Mil  Ham   ?X[rarh 


/^•'HE  portrait  o£  the  late  William  Leach,  an  esteemeil  memlier  <if  the 
fl.  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  prominent  business  man  of  this  city,  will 
^"^  be  recognized  by  his  many  friends  as  an  excellent  likene.ss.  Deceased 
was    born    in    England    and     after     completing     his    education    became     an 

officer    in    the    British    army,       

serving  abroad  with  dis- 
tinction. Later  in  life  he  be- 
came interested  in  chemistry 
especially  in  that  branch  per- 
taining to  the  coloring  of 
fabrics,  such  as  perfected  in 
India  and  other  countries 
visited.  Leaving  the  army, 
Mr.  Leach  came  to  America, 
and  founded  the  Rochester 
Dyeing  Company  twenty-five 
years  ago  and  built  up  a  large 
and  prosperous  business  witli 
dye  house  at  81  Stone  Street 
and  office  and  store  on  Main 
Street,  East.  Mr.  Leach  was  a 
gentleman  o£  fine  attain- 
ments, gentlemanly  bearing 
and  genial  and  courteous  de- 
portment, and  his  death  is 
deeply  regretted  by  a  wide 
circle  of  friends.  He  is  sur- 
vived by  his  wife,  one  daugh- 
ter and  one  son. 


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Article  I— BOARD    OF    TRUSTEES 

Section  l.  The  management  (if  the  concerns  of  the  .Corporation 
being  vested  in  fifty-four  Trustees,  with  full  power  and  authority  to 
promote  the  objects  for  which  it  is  organized,  such  trustees  shall  consti- 
tute and  be  known  as  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Sec.  2.  The  Trustees  shall  be  elected  b\'  ballot  at  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  corporation,  of  whom  l8  shall  serve  for  one  year;  i8  for 
two  years,  and  i8  for  three  years,  or  until  their  successors  shall  be  elected 
and  qualified,  and  their  official  term  shall  begin  on  the  first  day  of  January. 
In  case  of  the  death,  resignation  or  disability  of  any  Trustee,  it  shall  be 
in  the  power  of  the  Board  to  fill  such  vacancies  for  the  remainder  of  the 
official  term. 

Sec.  j.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  enact  such  rules  as  may  be 
deemed  e.xpedient  for  the  government  of  the  Corporation,  not  inconsistent 
with  the  terms  of  the  Statutes  and  existing  by-laws. 

They  shall  hold  regular  meetings  each  month,  except  the  months  of 
Juh,  August  and  September,  on  Thursday  afternoon  at  4:.^0  o'clock, 
preceding  the  regular  monthlv  meeting  of  the  Corporation,  which  takes 
place  on  the  first  Monda>-  evening  of  the  month  for  the  transaction  of 
any  business  brought  before  them.  They  shall,  at  their  first  regular 
meeting,  appoint  the  Standing  Committees  for  the  ensuing  year. 

The\'  shall,  at  the  annual  meeting,  make  to  the  Corporation  a  full 
report  of  its  affairs  and  condition. 

In  case  any  member  shall  absent  himself  from  three  consecutive 
meetings  of  the  Board,  without  proper  cause,  his  place  may  be  considered 
vacant,  and  the  Board  shall  be  at  liberty  to  fill  such  vacancy  in  the  manner 
provided. 

Article   II— OFFICERS 

Section  i.  The  officers  of  the  Association  shall  consist  of  a 
President,  three  V^ice-Presidents,  a  Secretary  and  a  Treasurer,  all  of  whom 
shall  be  residents  of  the  City  of  Rochester,  over  the  age  of  twenty-one 
years,  and,  excepting  the  Secretary,  elected  from  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Sec.  2.  The  President  and  Vice-Presidents  shall  be  elected  by 
ballot  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Corporation,  and  shall  hold  their 
offices  for  the  term  of  one  \ear,  or  until  their  successors  are  elected  and 
qualified. 


Sec.  3.  The  Treasurer  shall  be  elected  by  the  Board  of  Trustees 
at  their  first  regular  meeting  each  year,  and  shall  hold  his  office  for  one 
year,  or  until  his  successor  is  elected  and  qualified. 

Sec.  4.  The  Secretary  shall  be  appointed  b\  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee, and  receive  such  compensation  as  the\  shall  agree  upon,  and  shall 
serve  during  the  pleasure  of  the  Committee. 

Sec.  5.  The  official  terms  of  all  officers  shall  begin  on  the  first  day 
of  January.  In  case  of  the  death,  resignation  or  disability  of  any  officer 
of  the  Corporation,  it  shall  be  in  the  power  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  to 
fill  such  vacancies  for  the  remainder  of  the  official  term. 

Article  111  — DUTIES    OF    OFFICERS 

PRESIDENT 

Section  i.  The  President  shall  preside  at  tlie  meetings  of  the 
Corporation,  and  the  Board  of  Trustees.  He  shall,  at  the  annual  meet- 
ing of  the  members  of  the  Corporation  and  at  such  other  times  as  he 
shall  deem  proper,  communicate  to  the  Corporation  or  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees  such  matters  and  make  such  suggestions  as  may,  in  his  opinion, 
tend  to  promote  the  prosperit\-  and  welfare,  and  increase  the  usefulness 
of  the  Corporation.  He  shall  receive  all  bonds  given  to  the  Corporation, 
and  shall  deposit  the  same  with  the  Rochester  Trust  and  Safe  Deposit 
Company,  and  shall  also  perform  such  other  duties  as  are  necessarily  inci- 
dent to  the  office  of   President  of  the  Corporation. 

VICE-PRESIDENTS 

Sec.   2.      In  the  absence  of  the  President,  the  Vice-Presidents,  in  the 

order  of  their  seniority,  shall  have  all  the  powers  and  perform  all  the  duties 

of   President  ;  and  in  case  of  the  absence  of  President  and  Vice-Presidents, 

the  Board  of  Trustees  shall  designate  one  of  its  members  President  firo  tern. 

SECRETARV 
Sec.  3.  The  Secretary  shall,  under  the  direction  and  control  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  keep,  regularly  entered  in  proper  books  of  record, 
true  and  accurate  minutes  of  all  votes,  acts  and  proceedings  of  the  Asso- 
ciation, Board  of  Trustees,  Executive  and  all  other  Standing  Committees  ; 
issue  all  notices  that  may  be  required  by  the  by-laws.  President  or  other 
proper  authority,  and  at  the  annual  meeting  report  the  transactions  of  the 
Corporation  for  the  previous  year.  The  accounts  of  the  Corporation 
shall  be  kept  by  the  Secretary  in  proper  books  belonging  to  the  Corpora- 
tion, which  books  shall  be  at  all  times  open  for  examination  by  the  Board 
"bf  Trustees  or  any  committee  of  said  Board.  He  shall  take  charge  of 
the  seal,  books,  papers  and  property  of  the  Corporation,  attend  the 
rooms  of   the   Corporation   during  business    hours,    and    shall   devote   his 


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entire  time  ami  attention  to  tiu-  interests  of  the  Corporation.  He  shall 
collect  all  moneys  due  to  the  Corporation,  giving  proper  receipt  therefor 
and  pay  the  same  over  to  the  Treasurer  without  delay.  He  shall  keep  a 
complete  list  of  the  names  and  addresses  of  all  the  members  of  the  Cor- 
poration. He  shall  conduct  and  keep  proper  records  of  all  the  corres- 
pondence of  the  Corporation  ;  furnish  the  Chairman  of  each  Committee 
a  copy  of  the  resolutions  whereby  the  Committee  was  appointetl,  and 
with  any  matter  or  matters,  together  with  all  papers  relating  thereto,  that 
may  have  been  referred  to  such  Committee. 

TRE.'VSL'RER 

Sec.  4.  The  Treasurer  shall  receive  all  moneys  from  the  Secretary, 
giving  his  receipt  therefor,  and  shall  disburse  the  same  only  upon  the 
written  order  of  the  Executive  Committee,  countersigned  by  the  Secre- 
tary. He  shall  carefully  preserve  all  vouchers  for  the  payment  of  money 
and  securities  of  every  kind  belonging  to  the  Corporation.  He  shall 
render  a  report  of  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Corporation,  which  report 
shall  be  audited  and  approved  by  the  Executive  Committee  before  present- 
ation, and  shall  report  at  such  other  times  as  the  Board  of  Trustees  may 
direct.  He  shall  give  a  bond  in  a  penal  sum,  to  be  fixed  b\  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties,  such  bond  to  be 
procured  from  a  duly  organized  Fidelity  or  Guarant\  Compan\-,  and 
paid    for    b\'   the    Corporation. 

Article  IV— COMAH TTEES 

STANDIXC;     COMMITTEES 

Section  i.  There  shall  be  appointed  each  \'ear  b\  the  Board  of 
Trustees  the  following  Standing  Committees  from  the  members  of  the 
Corporation,  each  committee  to  consist  of  nineteen  members,  including 
a  Chairman,  who  shall  be  chosen  from  the  Board  of    Trustees,  viz: 

No.  I.  On  Manufactures  and  Promotion  of  Trade. 

No.  2.  On  Railroads  and  Transportation. 

No.  3.  On  Public  Improvements. 

No.  4.  On  Statistics  and  Publication. 

No.  5.  On  Legislation. 

No.  6.  On  Postal  Facilities,  Telegraphy  and  Insurance. 

EXECUTIVE    COMMITTEE 
Sec.    2.      There  shall  be  an  Executive  Committee,  consisting  of   the 
President,  the   three    Vice-Presidents,   the   Treasurer  of   the    Corporation 
and  Chairman  of    Standing  Committees. 


-GENERAL    POWERS   AND    DUTIES   OF 
COMMITTEES 


EXECUTIVE      COMMIT 


Section  i.  The  Executive  Committee  shall,  subject  to  the  con- 
trol of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  have  general  control  of  the  rooms, 
property  and  finances  of  the  Corporation.  It  shall  act  as  an  Advisory 
Committee  to  the  Secretary  and  direct  the  preparation  of  the  annual 
report  of  the  Board.  It  shall  make  all  purchases,  audit  all  bills  and 
claims  against  the  Corporation,  and  direct  their  payment  if  approved. 
It  shall  report,  at  each  regular  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  the 
state  of  its  finances.  It  shall  appoint  the  Secretary  of  the  Corporation, 
and  fix  the  amount  of  all  salaries  and  compensation  for  services.  It 
shall  consider  all  nominations  for  membership,  and  report  the  same 
regularly  to  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  in  general,  be  charged  with  the 
advancement   of   all   the   general   objects  of   the   Corporation. 

STANDING  COMMITTEES 
Sec.  2.  Excepting  as  otherwise  expressly  prtjvided  by  the  B\-Laus, 
each  Standing  Committee  will  have  power  to  adopt  regulations  for  their 
own  government  and  procedure;  to  declare  a  vacancy  after  three  suc- 
cessive absences  of  a  member  thereof,  and  to  order  and  arrange  for  the 
convenient  discharge  of  their  duties,  by  correspondence  or  through  Sub- 
Committees,  or  otherwise.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  Standing  Com- 
mittee to  examine  into  and  to  make  report  upon  all  matters  referred  to 
them  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  ;  and  an\'  Standing  Committee  may  also 
consider  any  question  relating  to  the  special  work  of  such  Committee 
and  report  their  views  upon  the  same  to  the  Board  for  its  consideration. 
All  Committees  shall  report  all  propositions  or  actions  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  for  its  concurrence  or  dissent,  and  no  Committee  shall  have 
power  to  bind  the  Corporation  to  concur  in  the  action  of  any  such 
Committee,  unless  specifically  directed   so   to   do. 

Article  \q— MEMBERSHIP  AND  DUES 

MEMBERSHIP 

Section  i.  Any  person,  firm,  or  corporation,  recommended  b\'  the 
Executive  Board  and  elected  by  the  Trustees  of  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce shall  become  a  member  of  the  Association. 

Sec.  2.  All  applications  for  membership  of  the  Corporation  must 
be  made  in  writing,  contain  a  statement  of  the  occupation  and  qualifica- 
tions of  the  applicant,  and  be  addressed  to  the  Executive  Committee 
for  consideration.  If  the  Executive  Committee  approve  the  application 
they  shall  report  the  same  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  election  at  any 
regular  meeting.      If  the  applicant    shall    be    declared   elected,  ami  within 


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thirty  (lavs  aftt-r  bein;:  iiifdnmnl  of  such  election  shall  pay  to  the  Sec- 
retary of  llie  Association  tiu-  regular  liues  and  sign  the  Constitution 
and  By-Laws,  such  applicant  shall,  thereupon,  become  a  member  of 
this  Corporation,   and   receive  a  certihcatt'   of  membership. 

Skc.  .?.  An\'  member  of  this  Association  may  be  expelled  b\'  a 
majority  vote  of  all  the  members  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  provided  that 
the  Executive  Committee  shall  recommend  such  expulsion. 

Skc.  4.  Any  member  in  i;ood  standint;,  and  not  being  in  arrears  to 
the  Corporation,  ma\  withdraw  upon  filin<r  with  the  Secretar\  a  written 
notice  of  his  intention. 

Skc.  V  Each  membership  shall  be  entitled  to  but  one  vote,  hut  no 
member  in  arrears  for  dues  shall  be  entitled  to  vote. 

Skc.  6.  The  interest  of  a  member  in  the  property  of  the  Corpora- 
tion shall  cease  and  determine  upon  the  determination  of  his  membership, 
either  b\   death,  expulsion  or  resignation. 


Skc.  7.  I'he  annu.il  ilues  of  the  Corporation  shall  be  twent\- dollars, 
pavable  to  the  Secretar\  on  the  first  ila\  of  Januar.\'  in  each  year,  and  all 
members  failini;  to  pay  the  same  within  three  months  from  the  date  on 
which  they  are  due  shall  be  deemed  to  have  relinquished  their  member- 
ship, and  the  same  shall  be  forfeited,  and  such  parties  shall  thereafter  be 
admitted  onI\   as  new   applicants. 

Artici.k  \!1— MEEriNC;S    AND    QUORUM 

Shction  I.  The  annual  meeting  and  election  of  the  Corporation 
shall  be  held  on  the  first  Monday  of  December  in  each  year,  at  eight 
o  clock  in  the  evemng,  at  such  place  as  the  Board  of  Trustees  may  desig- 
nate. Notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  such  meeting  and  election  shall 
be  given  b\  publication  of  the  same  in  one  or  more  of  the  daily  news- 
papers of  the  City  of  Rochester,  and  posted  on  the  bulletin  board  in  the 
rooms  of  the  Corporation  for  at  least  ten  days  previous  to  said  meeting 
and  election.  And  if  for  any  reason  such  annual  meeting  shall  not  be 
held  on  the  first  Monday  of  December,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Pre.si- 
dent  to  call  such  meeting  within  two  weeks  thereafter,  in  the  manner  as 
stated  above. 

Skc.  2.  The  Corporation  >hall  hold  regular  meetings  on  the  first 
Monday  of  each  month,  excepting  December,  July,  August  and  Septem- 
ber, at  8  o'clock  p.  m.,  for  the  consideration  of  such  subject  matter  as 
may  be  directed  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  an<l  no  business  other  than 
that  named  for  said  meeting  shall  be  entertained,  even  though  unanimous 
consent  be  had. 


Sec.  3.  Special  meetings  of  tiie  Corporation  may  be  called  at  any 
time  upon  the  request,  in  writing,  of  the  President,  Executive  Committee, 
or  twenty-five  members  of  the  Corporation,  addressed  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  and  specifying  the  purpose  thereof,  provided  said  Board  in  session 
shall  approve  of  such  call  b\  a  majority'  present  and  voting.  Notice  of 
such  special  meeting  shall  be  given  by  mailing  a  cop\  of  the  same  to  each 
member  of  the  Corporation  at  least  two  days  previous  to  said  meeting, 
which  notice  shall  state  the  specific  object  for  which  the  meeting  is  called, 
and  no  business  shall  be  considered  or  transacted  at  such  special  meeting 
other  than  that  named  in  the  call  therefor. 

Sec.  4.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  hold  regular  meetings  on  the 
last  Thursday  of  each  month,  at  4:30  o'clock  p.  m.,  for  the  transaction 
of  regular  business. 

Sec.  S-  Special  meetings  of  the  Hoard  of  Trustees  ma\-  be  convenetl 
at  any  time  by  order  of  the  President  or  E.xecutive  Committee,  or  upon 
the  written  request  of  ten  members  of  the  Board,  addressed  to  the  Secre- 
tary, and  upon  such  order  being  issued,  or  written  request  made,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  call  such  meeting,  provided  that  one  day's 
notice  by  mail  of  the  time  and  object  of  the  meeting  shall  have  been 
given  to  each  member  of  said  Board,  and  also  provided  that  no  other 
business  except  that  designated  in  such  call  and  notice  shall  he  acted 
upon. 

Sec.  6.  Whenever  the  day  fixed  for  holding  any  stated  ineeting  of 
the  Corporation  or  Board  of  Trustees  shall  fall  upon  a  legal  holiday,  the 
meeting  shall  be  held  on  the  dav  following. 

Sec.  7.  Thirty  members  of  the  Corporation  shall  constitute  a 
(]uorum  at  any  regular  or  special  meeting  thereof.  Twelve  members  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees,  five  members  of  the  Executive  Committee,  and 
five  of  each  Standing  Committee,  shall  constitute  a  quorum  of  each 
respectively. 

Sec.  8.  At  the  regular  November  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees, 
the  President  shall  appoint  a  committee  of  seven  members  of  the  Chamber 
(not  of  the  Board  of  Trustees),  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  present  the 
names  of  candidates  to  be  voted  for  at  the  next  annual  meeting  of  the 
Chamber.  The  names  of  the  candidates  so  selected  shall  be  posted  upon 
the  bulletin  board  at  least  ten  days  previous  to  the  annual  meeting.  .Addi- 
tional nominations  ma\  be  posted  o\er  the  signatures  of  fifteen  members 
of  the  Chamber  at  least  fi\e  tlays  previous  to  the  annual  meeting.  No 
names  of  candidates  not  so  posted  shall  be  considered  at  such  annual 
meeting. 


Articlk  VIII— ORDF.R  of  BUSINESS 
Skctiov    1.      At  all  reirular  nn-t'tiiifis  of   the    Board  of   Trustees,  the 
order  of  busines-.  shall  he  as  follows: 

1.  Roll  Call. 

2.  Reading  of   Minutes. 

^.      Readinji  of  Conuiiunications. 

4.  Official   Reports. 

5.  Reports  of   Standing  Committees. 

6.  Reports  of   Special   Committees. 

7.  Unfinished   Business. 

8.  Election  of   Members  and   Officers. 
<).      Miscellaneous    Business. 

This  regular  order  of  business  may  at  an\  meeting  be  temporaril\ 
suspended  by  a  vote  of   t\\o-third>    of   the  members  present. 

Skc.  2.  The  order  of  business  at  all  annual  meetings  of  the  Cor- 
poration shall  be  prepared  b\  the  E.xecutive  Committee,  who  shall  file 
the  same  with  the  President  and  post  a  cop\'  on  the  bulletin  in  the 
rooms  of  the  Corporation  at  least  ten  days  previous  to  such  meeting. 

Sue.  ^  In  all  cases  in\()l\ing  points  of  Parliamentary  Law,  not 
provided  for  by  the  Constitution  or  B\-Laws,  Robert's  Rules  of  Order 
shall   be   accepteil   as  authority. 

Article  IX— SEAL 
Section  i.  i'lu-  Corporation  shall  have  a  Seal  with  suitable  device, 
containing  thereon  the  name  and  date  of  the  formation  of  the  Corpora- 
tion, which  shall  be  in  charge  of  the  Secretary,  and  shall  be  affi.xed  by 
him  only  to  certificates  of  membership,  unless  otherwise  instructed  to 
a(fi.\  the  same  by  order  of  the  Hoard   of   Trustees. 


Articlk  .\      LIABILITY 

Shction    I.      No  officer,  committee   or   member 
or    other    person   shall   contract  or  incur  an\   debt    01 
poration,  or   in   any  wa\  render   it    liable,  unless  auth 
of   Trustees   or   E.xecutive   Committee. 

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Article  \I— AMENDMEN'LS 
Section  i.  These  By-Laws  may  be  altered,  amended  or  added 
to  by  the  affirmative  vote  of  at  least  a  m:ijority  of  the  members  voting 
at  any  meeting  of  the  Corporation,  in  tlie  call  for  which  notice  of  the 
proposed  change  shall  be  given;  provided  that  any  such  alteration, 
amendment  or  addition  in  specific  form  shall  have  been  first  approved 
bv  a  majority  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  present  at  a  meeting  of  said  Board. 


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Chari.es  J.  Brown 


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Charles  J.  Brown 
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T.  B,  Dunn 
Charles  P.   F.,rd 

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William  F.   Balk: 
Herman   Behn 
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Milton  Clark 
C.  C.   Davy 
Miehael   Doyle 
A.   B.   Lamberton 
Henry  S.   Mackie 
Ceorjre   II.   Perkir 
.1.  Craiji  Powers 
ICdward  W.   Peek 
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Clinton   Rogers 
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Henry  C.  Brewstei 
Robert  A.  Badger 
.John   Bradley 

William  P.   Davi.s 
John  Fahy 
H.  B.  Craves 
C.    1-.    CarHeld 
Harold   C.    Kimball 
Joseph  Michaels 
E.  C.  Miner,  Jr. 
Philip   Present 
Louis  X.   Stein 
J.    B.   M.   Stephens 
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Ceorije  B.  Watkins 
A.  C.  Yates 


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William  F.   Balkam  Nathaniel  I 

Henry  C.    Brewster  Henry   B.  i 

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George  H.  Smith 
Rufus  A.  Sibley 


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Henry  C-    Brewster  George  G.  Fost 

Edward    Bausch  C     i'.   Ford 


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Horace  C.  Brewsl 
William  C.  Barry 
H.    P.    Brewster 

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E.   N.   Curtice 
Michael   Doyle 


Daniel    B     Murph) 


E.  G.   Miner.   Jr.  Thomas   B.    Ryde 

George  H.   Perkins  George  F.   Roth 

GriH  D.  Palmer  R.   B.  Sherburne 


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Harold   C,    Kimball 


Achuns,  Dr.  K.  A.  ... 
Adler,  L.,  Brothers  & 

Aiken  head,  \V 

Alden,  .John  F 

Aldridge,  Hon.  deori 

Alliance  Bank 

American  Brewini;  C< 
American  E.xpress  Co 
Amsden,  Frank  .1.  &• 
Andrew.s  Printing  Co 
Anstice.  .lo.siah,  &•  Co 
Ashley,  E.  F 


I'liysician 41.S  Powers  Bldjr. 

Co Manufacturers  Clothing 92  St.  Paul  St. 

Tallow  Renderer 60  Front  St. 

Iron  and  Steel  Bridge  Mfr 301  Powers  Bldg. 

re  \V 757  Powers  Bldg. 

Ilobart   F.  Atkinson,  Pres't. .  .183  Main  St.,  East 

p.  c.  Loebs,  Pres't 250  Hudson  Ave. 

H.  C.  Hacock,  Gen'l  Agent. .  .  103  State  St. 

Son Bankers  and  Brokers 4  Main  St. ,  West 

W.  B.  Hale,  Manager Aqueduct  St. 

Hardware  Castings 220-238  N.  Water  St. 

Insurance 202-206  Granite  Bldg. 


Babeock,  H.  H.,  &■  Co 
Bache,  .1.  S.,  K-  Co.... 

Bacon,  B.  H.  Co 

Barhite,  .tohn   A 

Barnard  &  Sinionds  C 


.  .  .Coal  Dealers 5  Main  St.,  West 

. .  .Bankers  &  Brokers,  Max  Brickner,  Res.  Mgr.,  Pow( 

. . .  Medicines 187  West  Ave. 

.  .  .  Lawyer 19  Main  St. ,  West 

. .  . Chair  Manufacturers Lower  Falls 


Barnum ,  N.  C 23  Portsmouth  Terrace 

Bartholomay  Brewing  Co  ....  Frederick  Cook,  Pres't Cor.  St.  Paul  it  Vincent  Sts. 

Barlow,  William  K.,  &  Co  ....  Insurance  Agents   16  State  St. 

Bausch,  E.  E.,  &  Son Ojiticians 6  Main  St.,  East 

Bausch  &  Lomb  Optical  Co.  .  .Mfrs.  Optical  Instruments 515  St.  Paul  St. 

Bayliss.  Charles  E Gen.  Agt.  Mutual  Life  Ins.  Co.,  207-209  Granite  Bldg. 

Beadle  &  Sherburne  Co Wholesale  &•  Retail  Dry  Goods,  142-154  Main  St.,  East 

Beckley,  J.  N.,  Pres't  T.  H.  &■  B.  R'y  Co.,  and  Pres't  Pneumatic  Sig.  Co.,  Beckley  Bldg. 

Begy,  J.  A.  Co Mfg.  Chemi.sts 512  State  St. 

Behn,  Herman Pres't  Bolton  Shoe  Co 165  N.  Water  St. 

Belcher,  Dr.  William  W Dentist 48  Clinton  Ave..  South 

Bell  Telephone  Co.,  of  Buffalo,  Alvin  11.  Dewev.  Dist.  Mgr.. .77  N.  Fitzhugh  St. 
Bennett,  B.  G.,  (Jen.  Agt.  North  Western  .Mutual  Life  Ins.  Co.,  Granite  Bldg, 

Bennie,  Charles  B Freight  Agt.,  North. Cent.  R'y,  103  Wilder  Bldg. 

Best  &  Waddell Gas  &  Electric  Fi.xtures 24  Exchange  St 

Bickford  Bros Upholsterers,  Furniture,  etc. .  .50-52  State  St. 

BickfordShant/.Co.,Wholesale&  Retail  Furniture  &•  Bedding. Ill  Main  St.,  East 

Bingeman  &■  Baxter Manufacturers  Buttons 202  Court  St. 

Binswanger,  Max Fancy  Dry  Goods 40  St.  Paul  St. 

Blauw  &  Brickner  Drug  Co. .  .Wholesale  Druggists 60  Mill  St. 

Block.  Otto Architect 815  Wilder  Bldg. 

Booth,  .lames  E Pres't  Monroe  Co.  Sav.  Bank. 35  State  St. 


Boykin,  C.  T 

Bradstreet  Co.,  The 

Brewer,  II.  S 

Brewster,  Crittenden  &  C< 
Brewster,  Gordon  &•  Co.  . 
Brewster,  Hon.  Henrv  C. 


.Manager  Prudential  Ir 
..I.  H.  Smith,  Sup't  .  .  . 

.Real  Estate  Agent 

.Wholesale  Grocers.  . . . 

.Wholesale  Grocers 39  N.  Water  St. 

.Pres't  Traders  Nat.  Bank 45  State  St. 


.218  Powers  Bldg. 
.412-420  Granite  Bldg. 
.35  Hobart  St. 
.44  St.  Paul  St. 


Rochesterinl904  70 

Brewster.  H.  P Tnljacconist 77  Main  St.,  East 

Brooks  &•  xMurphy Stock  Brokers 16  State  St. 

Brown  &  Poole Lawyers 33.S  Powers  Bldg. 

Brown  Brothers  Company Nurserymen Brighton,  N.  Y. 

Brownell,  F.  A Photographic  Apparatus 333  State  St. 

Buedingen  Manufacturing  Co. ,  Paper  Box  Mfrs 53-55  Piatt  St. 

Bnell,  George  C Wholesale  Grocers 37  Exchange  St. 

Buffalo,  Rochester  &  Pittsburg  Railway  Co 46  West  Ave. 

Burke,  FitzSimons,  Hone  &  Co.,  Wholesale  &  Retail  Dry  Cr..ods,    122  Main  St..  East 

Burr  &  Starkweather Agricultural  Implements 43  Stone  St. 

Burrit,  S.   D Jeweler 104  State  St. 

Bush,  Seth,  J.  T M.gr.  United  States  Life  Ins.  Co..  .405-406  Wilder  Bldg. 

Butts,  J.  DeWitt Lawyer  and  Real   Estate 16  State  St. 

Callender.  B.  Franklin The  Franklin  Crayon  Co W2  Birr  St. 

Carson,  William  &  Charles  H  .  Stone  Contractors 54  Plymouth  Ave. 

Castle,  Wilmot,  &  Co Specialty  Manufacturers 17  Elm  St. 

Central  Bank Benjamin  E.  Chase,  Pres't.  . .  .Wilder  Bldg. 

Chapin,  L.  S Stained  Glass  Works 90  Exchange  St. 

Chase  Brothers  Company Nurserymen 1  Pitkin  St. 

City  Realty  Co C.  C.  Clark,  Pres't 54  N.  Fitzhugh  St. 

Clark,  Milton Insurance    407  Cham,  of  Com .  Bldg. 

Clark,  W.  N.,  &  Co Canned  Goods,  Preserves,  etc.,  Hollenbeck  St. 

Clark,  C.  S Pres't  Com.  Corr.  Schools  ...  .27  Church  St. 

Cleary,  J  .  P Chief  of  Police 137  Exchange  St. 

Clum.  P.  A.,  &  Co Brass  Foundry 575  Lyell  Ave. 

Cogswell,  P.  J Brighton,  N.  Y. 

Cohn,  H.  C,  &  Co Mfrs.  Men's  Furnish'g  Goods.  .216  Andrews  St. 

Colby,  Charles  E Wall  Paper 57  State  St. 

Commercial  Bank Charles  H.  Babcock,  Pres't.  .  .47  Main  St.,  East 

Cooley,  William  H Lawyer 812  Powers  Bldg. 

Co-Operative  Foundry  Co Mfrs.  .Stoves  and  Furnaces 15  Hill  St. 

Cramer-Force  Co Bag  &  Paper  Warehouse     ...  .53  Main  St.,  East 

Cross  Brothers  Co Leather 114  Mill  St. 

Crouch,  Charles  T.,  &  Son  Co. Lumber,  Doors,  Sash,  etc 99  West  Ave. 

Crouch,  Wesley Proprietor  Powers  Hotel 36  Main  St.,  West 

Curtice  Brothers  Co Canned  (Joods Curtice  St.,  near  .St.  Paul 

Curtis  &  Curtis Insurance  Lawyers 16  State  St. 

Cutler  Manufacturing  Co Mfrs.  U.  S.  Mail  Chutes Cutler  Bldg. 

Dake,  Dr.  W.  E Physician S6  Clinton  Ave.,  South 

Davis,  J.  G.,  Co Millers Brown's  Race 

Davis,  William  P.  Mach.  Co.  .Machinery  &  Machinists' Tools. 130  Mill  St. 

Davy,  Cassius  C Lawyer 2  East  Side  Sav.  Bank  Bldg. 

Davy,  Hon.  John  M Justice  Supreme  Court Court  House 

Day,  Harper  R Real  Estate  31  State  St. 

Deininger  Brothers Bakers 392  North  St. 

Donovan,  P.  J Plumber 705  Lake  Ave. 

Doyle,  Michael,  &  Co Evaporated  Fruits 26  White  St. 

Dresser,  George  B Stockbroker 311  Wilder  Bldg. 

Drew,  Allis  Co.,  The Directory  Publishers 729  Powers  Bldg. 

1  )ugan  &  Hudson     Shoe  Manufacturers 175  N.  Water  St. 

Dunn,  T.  B.,  Co Perfumers Ill  N.  Water  St. 


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Kastman  Kodak  C Ph»t<.j{rapliic  Supplies 343  State  St. 

East  Side  Saving's  Baiil< Benjamin  K.  Chasu,  I'res't. .  .   Main  St.,  E.  &  Clinton  Ave. 

Eastwood  &  Son,  William,  Co.  Hoots  and  Shoes 176-180  Main  St.,  East 

Ellwanffer  it  Barry Nurserymen 286  Mt.  Hope  Ave. 

Ely,  Franklin  I'.. Cen.  Ajjt.  Home  Life 317  Powers  Bldg. 

Empire  MouldinK  Works  Mann  tact  iirers  Mouldings 60  East  Ave. 

Enjrert,  CeorRe,  &  Co C.al .306  Exchange  St. 

E<iuitable  Life  As.snrancc  S.a-..l.  W.  .Moore  X-  Wm.  H.  Barnes,  706  Granite  Bldg. 

Erie  Foundry  Co Iron  Founders 330  Lyell  Ave. 

Erie  Railroad  Co..(;eorj;e  A.  Bowman,  IJiv.  FreiRht  Agent.  .35  Court  St. 

Ernst.  Louis.  &  Sons Hardware  &  Cutlery 129  Main  St..  East 

Everest,  Charles  M Vice-Fres't  Vacuvim  Oil  Co.  . .  .  11th  floor  Cranite  Bld_4. 

Fee  Bros.  Co   Licp.ors 21  N.  Water  St. 

Fisher,  Edwin  .X City  Engineer 52  City  Hall 

Fisher  &■  Fisk Plumbing,  Heating  and  Gas  Fitting.  .Triangle  Bldg. 

Fisk,  Chauncey  -M . ,  &■  Bri> Merchant  Tailors 138  Main  St. ,  East 

Flour  City  National  Bank Walter  B.  Duffy,  Pres't 32  State  St. 

Flower  City  Brewing  Co Brewers  and  Bottlers 440  Lake  Ave. 

Ford,  C.  P.,  &-  Co Mfrs.  Boots  and  Shoes 12  Commercial  St. 

Ford  &■  Enos B.-inkers  and  Brokers 203  Wilder  Bldg. 

Foster  &  Co Piano  Manufacturers 60  Commercial  St. 

I-'oote,  Nathaniel Lawvcr 12  Roch.  Sav.  Bank  Bldg. 

Fritzsche,   Frank,  &■  Son    Hides  and  Skins 62  Front  St. 

Friederich,  A.,  Jt  Sons  Co.  . .  .Contractors 207Ellwanger&  Barry  Bldg. 

Fry,  E.  R Florist 74  Cottage  St. 

Fuller,  George  R..  Co Mfrs.  Artificial  Limbs  .  .  .  .  15  South  Ave. 

Fulton,  Newell  C Clerk  Ai)i)ellate  Court Court  House 

Furlong,  Henry  .\I Stock  Broker 117  Powers  Bldg. 

Galusha  Stove  Co Manufacturers  of  Stoves 167  Court  St. 

Gars(m,  U.  .M Clothing Cham,  of  Com.  Bldg. 

Garson,  Meyer  &  Co   Manufacturers  Clothing 70  St.  Paul  St. 

Garfield,  C.  F Real  Estate  Broker 9  Exchange  St. 

Gates,  George  G .Stock  Broker 12  N.  Fitzhugh  St. 

Genesee  Brewing  Co Brewers  and  Bottlers 345  St.  Paul  St. 

Genesee  Valley  'I'rust  Co     Exchange  St. 

German  American  Bank Frederick  Cook,  Pres't 19  Main  St.,  West 

Gihhs,  Charles  S....  Harness  and  Horse  Furnishing  Good.-i..l59  State  St. 

Gillies  Lithographic  and  Printing  Co..  The 42  Stone  St. 

Glen  Brothers Xurserymcn 117  Cutler  Bldg. 

Glass.  Waller  M Lawyer 909  Wilder  Bldg. 

G..ldwater.  N.,  &■  Bros.  .  .Men's  Furnishing  (7oods 134  St.  Paul  St. 

Goodberlet,  .1 .  R Trunks 88  State  St. 

G.iltry,  Sam,  Carting  Co Truckmen   11  Exchange  St. 

Graeser,  Wm.  V.,   Co    .Manufacturers  of  Fine  Furs  ..31  Clinton  Ave.,  South 

Graham  Machine  Co.,  .1.  S   9,30  Lyell  Ave. 

Graves,  II.   B    Furniture,  etc    78  State  St. 

( ;riesheinH-r  \-  d Clothing lOi;  \[ai,i  st. ,   East 

llagen.  A.  T.,  Co Star  Palace  Laiindrv 55  North  St. 

"•""•  ^ '•  '''■•  ^'fH-  *-'• ^^Irs.  Lamps  and  Lanterns  . .  .731  Oak  St. 

"■""''■  "    '' Mk'i--  Remington  Typewriter  Co.  .42  Main  St..  West 


Rochesterinl904  75 

Hamilton,  ,l..hii    H.  . . Cmnty  Treasurer Cmirt  Huuse 

Hamilton,  R.  A Croeer 44-4(3  Main  St.,  East 

Harris,  Edward Real  Estate 15  Savings  Bank  Bids. 

Harrison,  Hon.  Henry Collector  of  Port U.  S.  Cvtstom  House 

Hathaway  &•  Oordon  Ale  Brewers OS'S.  Water  St. 

Hayes,  \Vm,  I) Dist.  Mgr.  Travelers  Ins.  Co.  .512  Granite  Bldg. 

Hamlin,  F.  H Viee-Pres't  Genesee  Valley  Trust  Co.  .21  Exchange  St. 

Harned,  B.  C Restaurant  and  Bakery 157  Main  St.,  East 

Henry,  J.  P Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.'s  Express. 47  State  St. 

Hershey,  S.  B Pres'l  and  Mgr.  Am.  Lyceum  Union.  .228  South  Ave. 

Hickey  &  Freeman  Co ' 143  St.  Paul  St. 

Higgins,  Edward  F Boarding  and  Livery  Stables.  .84-90  N.  Fitzhugh  St. 

Higgins,  E.  M.,  Co.,  Wm.  .1.  Gucker,  Sec'y-Treas.,  Li(]uors  &  Cigars,  18  Main  St.  W. 

Hinds,  J.  A.,   Co Corona  Flour  Mill Murray  St.,  near  Otis  Sta. 

Hollister  Lumber  Co Lumber  and  Coal 316  N.  Goodman  St. 

Holtz,  Louis  &  Sons Manufacturers  Clothing 82  St.  Paul  St. 

Horton,  L.  L.,  &  Co Produce  Shippers 627  Cham,  of  Com.  Bldg. 

Hotchkiss,  James  L Lawyer 203  Cham,  of  Com.  Rldg. 

Howe,   Jacob Bakery 13  N.  Fitzhugh  St. 

Howe  &  Ro,gers  Co Carpets,  Oil  Cloths,  etc SO  State  St. 

Hewlett  Bros Rubber  Goods 55  Main  St.,  East 

Hoyt,  David Sec'y  &  Treas.  Monroe  Co.  Sav.  Bank.  .35  State  St. 

Hubbard  &  Eldredge  Co Manufacturers  Fancy  Chairs.  .West  St.,  cor.  Lyell  Ave. 

Hunt,  C.  L County  Clerk Court  House 

Hunt,   J.  K Manufacturer  Paper  Boxes 190  Mill  St. 

Ingmire  &•  Thompson Undertakers (54  Clinton  Ave.,  S.iutli 

International  Seed  Co W.  P.  Audrus,  Sec'y 55  Park  Ave. 

Jeffreys,    L.  A Undertaker 56  East  Ave. 

Jenkins  &  Macy Coal 100  Cutler  Bldg. 

Johnston,  James Insurance  Agent 147  Powers  Bldg. 

Jones,  J.  Emory Iron  Founder  and  Machinist .  .Brown's  Race 

.lones,  W.  Martin Lawyer 1136  Granite  Bldg. 

Judson  (iovernor  Co (iovernor  Manufacturers Brown's  Race 

,.     ,,         ,    ,^  (  Pres't  Roch.  Electric  Signal  Co 107  State  St. 

kaelber.  J.  George  ...  '^ 

t  Gen'l  Mgr.  Roch.  Light  &  PowerCo.l3  Graves  St. 

Katz,  Abram   .1 345  East  Ave. 

Kelly,  J.  Miller Pres't  Standard  Brewing  Co.  .Cataract  St. 

Kennedy,   John  W Household  Art  Rooms 43  East  Ave. 

Kimball,  Wm.  S.,  &•  Co Branch  Am.  Tobacco  Co .34  Court  St. 

Kimball,  Harold  C Tru.stee 127  Cham,  of  Com.  Bldg. 

Kinney,  John  F Lawyer 208  Ellwanger  &■  Barry  Bldg 

Knapp,  Homer Contractor,  Builder  &  Real  Estate  .  .53  Triangle  Bldg. 

Knopf,  Joseph Clothing 129  St.  Paul  St. 

Knowlton  &  Beach Paper  Box  Machinery  Mfrs  ...  29  Elizabeth  St. 

Kohlmetz,  Charles  E Architectural  Wrought  Iron  Works.. 178  N.  Water  St. 

Kondolf   Bros Ice 104  Main  St.,  East 

Lamberton,    Hon.  A.  B Real  Estate 184  Main  St.,  West 

Langslow,  Fowler  Co Chair  Manufacturers 63-67  South  Ave. 

Larzelere,  H.  L Architect 634  Granite  Bldg. 

Lawless,  David  T Paper  Manufacturer 124  S.  Water  St. 


76 


1904 


Lawyers  Co-Open 
Lee,  Or.  .lolin  M. 

Lee.  .lesse  S 

Lehijfh  Valley  R.  R.  C< 


liiif,'  Cci Aqueduct  BUIk- 

.  I'liysician  and   SurKeon 179  Lake  Ave. 

.Underwear 82  Main  St.,  East 

.M.  P.  Howell,  City  Freight  Agt.312  Granite  Bldg. 


Lent,  Geor},'e  A Real  Kstate 445  Powers  BIdg. 

Likly,  Henry,  &•  Co Trunk  &•  Bag  Manufacturers.  .155  Main  St.,  East 

Little,  A.  I' Mfr.  Typewriter  Supi)lieM 409  Powers  Bldg. 

Lowenthal.  Max,  &  Hrotlier.  . .  Mtrs.  Knit  Goods 422  Clinton  Ave.,  Soutli 

Ludekens.  Emil Lawyer 827  Cham,  of  Cora.  BhU 

Luther,  John,  &  Sons  Co Carpenters  and  Contractors.  .  .162  North  St. 

Lvceum  Theater  Co 82  Clinton  Ave. ,  South 


Mackic  Piano,  Organ  \-  Music  l 

Mandery,  .lo.seph  .1 .\ 

Mandeville  &•  King S 

Martin,  John  \V.,  &  Brother  .    Piano 

Mason  Brothers Prop' 

Mathews  &  Boucher Hard 

Maurer,  (Jeorge  C .  I  Estate  of ) .  ( "iroce 


.11.  S.  Mackie.  Pres't 100  State  St. 

^on's  Supplies 158  South  Ave. 

dsmen 187  Main  St.,  East 

nos.  Organs,  etc 73  State  St. 

>f  Swiss  Laundry    94  Exchange  St. 

ire 26  Exchange  St. 

and  Steamship  Agts.  .149  Main  St.,  East 


McClintock,  J.  Y 

McCord,  Gibson  &  Stewart 
McCurdy  &  Norwell  Co 

McGreal  Brothers 

McLennan,  I).  J 

Mechanics  Savings  Bank   . 

Merchants  Bank 

Michaels,  Stern  &  Co 

Millman's  Sons 

Millspaugh  &  Green,  C.  S 
Miner,   K.  G.,  Jr.,  Pfaudlci 

Minges,  K.  Leo 

Mingle,   Harry  B 

Moll,  Maurice 

Jloloney  Brothers  Co. .... 

Monroe  Brewing  Co lohn  F.  Bartels, 

Moore.  Henry  .1 Blank  Books  am 


.  .County  Engineer 534  Averill  Ave. 

.   Sporting  Goods 85  Main  St.,  East 

Wholesaled  Retail  Dry  Goods. 285  Main  St.,  East 

. .  Liipiors 25  North  St. 

.  .Tobacconist 276  Main  St.,  East 

..Charles  M.  Everest,  Pres't 18  Exchange  St. 

.  .P.  R.  McPhail,  Pres't 125  Main  St.,  Ea.st 

.  .Clothing  Manufacturers 77  Clinton  Ave.,  N( 

..Fruit,  etc 292  Main  St.,  East 

Kellogg,  Mgr.  D.&H.  Coal  Co.. 9  State  St. 

\'acuuni   Fermentation  Co 126  Cutler  Bldg. 

-   I'o.il  1  lealcr N.Goodman  cor.  M;i 

7  East  42d  St. ,  New  V. 

.  .  Musician 125  University  Ave. 

.  .Manufacturers  Shoes 6  Jones  St. 

res't 855  Clinton  Ave.,  N 

'rinting 69  Stone  St. 


nSt.E 
irk  Cit\ 


Moore  &  Beirs 

Moore,  Willard  K 

Moore,  S.  P 

Morgan  Machine  Co   .  .  . 
Morse,  William   B.  &  .So 

Morse,  C.  IL  &  .Son 

Moseley  &  Motley  Millini 
Myers  Advertising  Agenc 


Manufacturers  Clothing 125  St.  Paul  St. 

Banker 39  State  St. 

...  Lawyer 1010  Wilder  RIdg. 

H.  \V.  Morgan,  Mgr 46  Piatt  St. 

>    .  .  . Lumber  Dealers S2  West  Ave. 

Rubber  Stamps 13  South  Water  S 

t'o.. Millers Mill  St. 

Suburban  Newspai)er  Advertising. 35  Trust  Bldg. 


National  Casket  Co. 
Nei.lhardt,  C.  \-  Co. 
Nell   Brothers  cV  Ken 

Neun,  Henry  P 

N.  V,  C.  &•  H.  R.  R. 
New  ^■ork  Hydraulic 
Newberry,  C.  K.,  I'n 
Newcomb,  Thos.  W. 


B.  ]■:.  Chase,  Treas 

Harness  Manufacti 

Marble  Workers... 

Paper  Box  Manufai 

to Geo.  H.  Daniels,  ( 

I'rcss  Brick  Co.,  E.J.  Burke 
p.  I.  S.  Disbrow  Box  Factor 
Shoe  Manufacturer 


r 124  Exchange  St. 

s 112  St.  Paul  St. 

238  State  St. 

er 131  N.  Water  St. 

.  A Grand  Central  Depot,  N.  V 

^n.  Mgr. 27  St.  Paul  St. 

7  Aqueduct  St. 

251  SanfordSt. 


Rochesterinl904  77 

Oaks,  Ceorije  ,1..  Oaks  &•  Calhoun,  .Millineiv,  Fancy  GikhIs  .  .117  .Main  St..  ICast 

O'Grady,   Hun.  J.  M.  E Lawyer 212  ElhvangercX:  Barry  Blclg. 

Osgood  &  Davis Patent  Lawyers 804  Wilder  Bldg. 

Otis  Elevator  Co 198-210  Commercial  St . 

Otis,  Lyman   M City  Assessor 20  City  Hall 

Palmer,  Charles   H Cashier  Traders  Nat'l  Bank.  .45  State  St. 

Palmer,  C.  M Real  Estate 319  Powers  Bldg. 

Parrv,   Samuel   R.-'P^P'^'"    ^^"^    ^°^^     Panting  Machinery.  |  j.jj  j.^.^^^  j.^^  ^.  g  _^„^^,^  ^^ 

'  (line  and  Pasteboards ' 

Pearson,  C.  \V Grain  Shipper 607  Wilder  Bldg. 

Pennsylvania  Railroad  Co 81  West  Ave. 

Piatt,  J.  Mills Architect 921  Chamber  of  Com.  Bldg. 

Powers,  J.  Craig Powers  Bldg. 

Present,  Philip Wholesale  Jeweler IDS  Chamber  of  Com.  Bldg. 

Price  &  Palmer  Co Fish  and  Oysters 115-117  Front  St. 

Primrose,  George  L.,  Mgr.  S.  S.  White  Dental  Mfg.  Co 507  Chamber  of  Com.  Bldg. 

Proseus,  F.  W.,  Dr Dentist 238  Monroe  Ave. 

Protective  Life  Association.  .  .  .George  A.  Oliver,  Asst.  Sec. .  .247  Powers  Bldg. 

Pryor,  H.  H Deputy  Comptroller 9  City  Hall 

Pulver,  Theodore  S City  Clerk 31  City  Hall 

Rafter,  George  W Civil  Engineer (i2  Kenwood  Ave. 

Reed,  E.  P.,  &•  Co Manufacturers   Shoes 179  St.  Paul  St. 

Rhees,  Rush,  D.  D.,  LL.  D. . .  .President  L^niversity  of  Rochester 

Rich,  H.  H Real  Estate 918  Chamber  of  Com.  Bldg. 

Riley,  Wm.  S.,  Brewster,  Crittenden  &•  Riley,  Wholesale  Butter  &  Eggs,  288  Exchange  St. 

Ritter,  Frank Dental   Manufacturer 565  St.  Paul  St. 

Rock  Asphalt  Pavement  Co 31  Insurance  Bldg. 

Rochester  Box  &  Lumber  Co - Cor.  Piatt  &  Warehouse  Sts. 

Rochester  Brick  &  Tile  Mfg.  Co.,  W.  H.  H.  Rogers,  Pres't  &  Treas.,  243  Powers  Bldg. 

Rochester  Business  Institute 134  South  Ave. 

Rochester  Candy  Works 407  State  St. 

Rochester  Carting  Co 162-164  Andrews  St. 

Rochester  Car  Wheel  Works Leighton  Ave. 

Rochester  Distilling  Co 81  Lake  Ave. 

Rochester  Dry  Goods  Co 156  Main  St. ,  East 

Rochester  Fireworks  Co 402  Main  St.,  East 

Rochester  Gas  &  Electric  Co.  .W.  L.  Cole,  Sec'y 84  Andrews  St. 

Rochester  German  Insur.  Co.  .  H.  F.  Atwood,  Sec'y 19  Main  St.,  West 

Rochester  Lens  Co Dr.  G.  B.  Gilbert,  Mgr 65  Atlantic  Ave. 

Rochester  Lime  Co Manufacturers  Lime 209  Main  St. ,  West 

Rochester  Railway  Co Hon.  Frederick  Cook,  Pres't.  .267  State  St. 

Rochester  Savings  Bank Thos.  H.  Husband,  Sec'y 47  Main  St.,  West 

Rochester  Trust  &  Safe  Deposit  Co.,  J.  Moreau  Smith,  Pres't.  .25  Exchange  St. 

Rochester  Telephone  Co Chas.  E.  Stinson,  Gen.  Mgr.  .59  Stone  St. 

Rodenbeck,  Hon.  A.  .1 Mayor Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Rosenbloom,  Morris Wholesale  Jeweler 143  Main  St.,  East 

Ross,  Lewis  P Boots  &  Shoes  at  Wholesale. .  .60  St.  Paul  St. 

Rothschild,  B.,  &  Co Clothiers 149  St.  Paul  St. 

Rouse.  Irving Nurseryman 981  Lake  Ave. 


best 


Sadler.    1  k-nry  ,1 Law\  cr 907  Wilder  Bld.t;. 

Sargent  &  (Ireenleaf L'^-k   Manufacturers 178  Court  St. 

Sehlegel,  Frederick  &  Sons  .  .  .  Florists 770  South  Ave.   . 

Schlegel  Mfj?.  Co.,  Carriage,  Hear.se  &  Casket  Trimmings.  .  .27  Canal  St. 

•Schminke,  G.  &C Furniture  Makers 137  Main  St.,  East 

Scott,  diaries  A Patents 726  Granite  Bkl.^. 

Scrantom,  Wetniore  ^-  Co Books  and  Stationery 21-23  State  St. 

Searle,  H .  S Real  Estate 466  Clinton  Ave. .  North 

Security  Trust  Conipauv Edward  Harris,  Fres't 103  Main  St.,  East 

Seel,  .1.  A c;rocer 293  Main  St.,  East 

Shant-/.,  M.  H.  Co..  Button  Mfrs.,  H.  K.  Elston.Sec.  &  Treas.309  Cox  Bldg. 

Sheldon,  M.  B Proprietor  Hotel  Gerard Exchange  St. 

Shumaker,  .loliu   T Mechanical  Engineer Whitcomb  House 

Sibley,  Hiram,  E.state  of Real  Estate 25  Triangle  Bldg. 

Sibley,  Lindsay  &  Curr  Co.  .  .  .Wholesale  &  Retail  Dry  (ioods.  132-136  Main  St.,  East 

Siddons,  .lohn  Co..  The Copjjer  &  Galvan.  Iron  Work. 61-65  N.  Water  St. 

Sill  Stove  Works Manufacturers  Stoves 524  Oak  St. 

Sloan,  Samuel  &•  Co Plumbers'  Supplies 24  Exchange  St. 

Smith,  Beir  &  (lormly Whole.sale  Dry  Goods 37  St.  Paul  St. 

Smith,  Perkins  &  Co Wholesale  (Grocers IS  Exchange  St. 

Smith,  Hon.  George  Herbert .  .  Lawvcr 74  German  Ins.  Bldg. 

Smith,  W.  W Dentist 63  East  Ave. 

Smith  Premier  Typewriter  Co. Roy  11.  .larrctt,  Mgr 36  Exchange  St. 

Smyth,  Thomas  A Sec'y  Pneumatic  Signal  Co.  .  .412  Beckley  Bldg. 

Solomon    Brothers  &  Lempert.  Manufacturers  Clothing Cor.  St.  Paul  &  Central  Ave. 

Spader  &  Perkins Stock  Brokers 134  Powers  Bldg. 

Spencer,  Nelson  E   Lawyer 809  Wilder  Bldg. 

Stace,  W.  A Tailor 29  State  St. 

Stacy,  ().  T.,  Co Confectionery  Manufacturers.  .152  Clinton  Ave..  North 

Stahllmxlt.  Edward  A..  .Mgr.  Roch.  Hill  Posting  Co.,  &  Roch.  Sign  Co.,  19  Mill  St. 

Standard  Sewer  Pipe  Co 8  Caledonia  Ave. 

Standard  Electric  Construction  Cn.,    Electrical   Contractors.  .  14  N.  Water  St. 

Stecher  Lithographic  Co 242  N.  Goodman  St. 

Stein-Bloch  Co .Manufacturers  Clothing 140  St.  Paul  St. 


.Steitz,  G.  W.  &  Son  ... 
Stephens,  Hon.  J.  B.  .\ 

StenzeL  Charies 

Stem,  Charies  &  Co.  .. 

St.ine,    H.  I).  Co 

Stone,  L.  L 

Strasenburgh,  R..I.  Coi 
Straus,  Marcus  \-  Co... 
Strowger,  Walter  S.  .. 
Sullivan,  William  H..  . 
Sumner,  Dr.  Charies  R 
Sutheriand,  Hon.  Willi 
Swift,  T.,  &  Son 


■ath: 


Millers,  Irving  Mills 

Commission  Merchant.  . . 
Manufacturing  Chemists. 
Tailors'  Trimmings 


.405  Granite  Bldg. 
.Court   Hou.se 

.21  Andrews  St. 
.Brown's  Race 
.108  Cox  Building 
.1.56-160  West  Ave. 
.77  Clinton  Ave.,  Ni 


itor 51  Brighton  St. 

■cr 347  Powers  Bldg. 

ii-ian 33  Clinton  Ave.. 

•er 911  Wilder  Bldg. 

Leaf  Manufacturers 72  Spring  St. 


aylor,  Hn.the 
call  &■  Scms. 
egg,  A.  Geor; 
honuis,  Fran 


....  .Manage 
rmometer  an 


"hiug  i^i:  C< 
eter  Mfrs.. 


.130  State  St. 
.29-35  Elizabeth  St. 
.  139  East  Ave. 
.105  Piatt  St. 
.4  State  St. 


Rochesterinl904  7< 

Tliompsnn,  Thos.  C,  Jr   Stalilt- 26  Plvracuith  Ave. 

Thorns,  C.  M Real    Estate 129-131  Powers  Blcl.i;. 

Todd,  Bancroft  &•  Co .Shoe   Manufacturers 176  X.  Water  .St. 

Trotter,  C.  \V.  &  Sons Furnaces,   Ranjies,   Etc 7  East  Ave, 

Union  &■  Advertiser  Co \Vm,  F.  Balkain,  Treasurer. .  .22  E.xchange  .St. 

Union  Trust  Co F.  W.  Zoller,  Secretary 25  State  St. 

United  .States  Express  Co M.  \V.  Foreman,  Agent 61  State  St. 

Vacuum  Oil  Co 1100  C.ranitc  Bldg, 

Van  Hoesen,  Frank  F Wall  Paper 43  Main  St.,  East 

Vetter,  August Prop.  Vetter  Desk  Works 58  River  St. 

Vickery,  John  W Architect 905  Cham,  of  Com.  Bldg. 

\'ogt  Mfg.  &  Coach   Lace  Co.  .Casket  &- Carriage  Trimmings. 332  St.  Paul  St. 
\'redenburg  &-  Co Printers 228-236  South  Ave. 

Wackerman,  Geo.  W Oxygen  Gases 50  South  Ford  St. 

Wadsworth,  Hei-bert Avon,  N.  V. 

Walter,  J.  A.  P.,  &  Son Fire  Marshal 41  City  Hall. 

Watkins,   George  B W.  H.  Glenny  &  Co 192  Main  St.,  East 

Weaver,  Palmer  &  Richmond .  Hardware,  etc 33  Main  St.,  East 

Wegman,   Andrew  .1 Printer  and  Engraver 29  N.  Water  St. 

Wegman,  William  J Mattress  Manufacturer Ill  Mill  St. 

Weis  &  Fisher Furniture 445  Clinton  Ave. ,  X. 

Weldon,  George  &  Co Paper  Hangings 113  Main  St.,  East 

Weller,  Dr.  J.  L Dentist Elwood  Bldg. 

Werner,  Hon.  William  E   .  .  .  .  Justice  Supreme  Court Court  House 

Whipple,   George  C Furniture 136  Main  St. ,  West 

White,  Hon.  Thomas  E Judge  Municipal  Court 35  City  Hall. 

White,  Charles  F Salesman Ill  N.  Water  St. 

Whitmore,  Rauber  &  Vicinus.  .Stone  Yard  and  Contractors.  .279  South  Ave, 

Wile,  Julius  M Mgr.  Security  Trust  Co 103  Main  St.,  East 

Wilkins,  Herve  D Music  Teacher 543  Powers  Bldg. 

Wilson,  J.  C   City  Assessor 20  City  Hall 

Wood,  Lawrence  &  Xeel  Co. .  .Shoe  Manufacturers 286  Central  Ave. 

Woodbury  Whip  Co Whip  Manufacturers Ill  Allen  St. 

Woolworth,  F.  W.  &  Co F.  E.  Ward,  Mgr 114  Main  St.,  East 

Wolcott,  James  E 471  Mt.  Hope  Ave. 

Wray.  Henry  &  Son Brass  Founders 193-195  Mill  St. 

Wright,  W.  (j.JGen.Agt.U.S.HealthandAccidentlns.Co.,  1^,3  p„„.^,,  r,,,^ 
t  and  Washington  Life  Ins.  Co ' 

Yates.  A.  G Roch.  Savings   Bank   Bldg. 

Yawman  tV  Erbe  Mfg.  Co Office   Furniture    340  St.  Paul  St. 

Yost,  Charles  H .Auctioneer 5  Sophia  St. 


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OKI   in5trument>  of  all   other  makes  taken   in  exchange  at 
their  hill   xahie,   on   Steinnav   lliano^ 


''The  Oil!  House" 

J.  W.  Martin  S'Bro, 

73    State    Street, 

Sign   of  the    Drum 
BoTHTHo-fEs,  V+9''  ROCHESTER,  N.  ^' 


city 
Realty  Co. 

ot   ROCIIHSTKR 

Corner  N.  Fitzhuch 
AND  Church  Streets 

('ll\KIIS     r       Cl    \KK 

C;i.o.   C.   Hri;i.r. 

Frkdkrkk    W.   ZOI.I.KR 

Cii.MAV  N.  Phrkins 

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TKl.KI'll  ON  i;S     1993 


DWELLINGS 

.    BUSINESS 
BUILDINGS 

MAN'FACTURING 
POWER    PLANTS 

APARTMENT 
HOUSES 

LOTS 

We  havf  the^c,  uell  di-tribiitecl 
throughout  the  citv.  Will  sell  at 
low  prices,  and  on  terms  to  suit, 
or  will    rent   to   desirable    tenants. 


Rock  est er  Savings   'Bank 


\ CORPORATE 


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RESOURCES 
JULY  1,  1903 
$20,916,543.53 

SURPLUS 
JULY  1,  1903 
$1,888,145.23 


MoiifV  loaned  on  boml 

n    I   mortgage,   in  sums  of 

«o  and   under  at  live 

tour  and  one-lialf  per  cent. 

Deposits  made  on  or 
lietcire  the  third  day  of  any 
nionth  draw  interest  from 
the  hrst  of  the  month. 


OFFICERS 

James    B  r  a  c  k  e  tt, 
HoBART  F.  Atkisson,  ist  Vice-President 
Frederick  Cook,  2d  \'ice-President 
RuTis  A.   SiBLEV,   3d   Vice-President 


1903 

President 

EnwARi)   Harris,   Attorney 
Henry   S.    Ha\fori),    Treasurer 
Tho.mas   H.    Hlsband,    Secretar 


TR  USTEES 

James  Brackett  Rufus  A.  Sibley  Hiram  W.  Sibley 

Edward  Harris  Granger  A.  Hollister  Albert  H.  Harris 

Hobart  F.  Atkinson  Halbert  S.  Greenleaf  Erickson  Perkins 

Frederick  Cook  James  S.  Watson  Josiah    Anstice 


Thomas  W.  Finucane 
Harold  B.  Brewster 
CJeorge  Eastman 


Largest  HOME   FURNISHING  House 
BF/IWEEN    NEW    ^ORK   AND   CHICAGO 


)rT£ 


'^'->^. 


FURNITURE 

CARPETS 

DRAPERIES 

CROCKERY 

LAMPS 

STOVES 

KITCHEN 
UTENSILS 

CLOCKS 

PICTURES 


i 


Our  model  9-room  house,  furnished  complete,  is  located  on  the  fourth  floor.  This 
s  an  object  lesson  in  artistic  home  furnishing,  and  visitors  are  delighted  with  it.  We 
jive  you  a  cordial  invitation  to  come  and  see  it  and  take  a  look  through  the  entire  store. 


IREATJ'I  '/low'"'^!  fpRKUirni  fHO/AET^^ 

^Si  Cfel  k^!&^  liSlL^t^ti 


H.  B.  (^iR.W'ES 


Staii:.   .M.\rkkt    a 

.Mn.i.  SiRFi-'is 

K. 


Main  ENTRASch 
78   STATE    STREE'T 


State  and  City  Depositary 


Traders  National  Bank 

ROCHESTER,    NEW    ^ORK 

43  A\D  45  State  Street 

CAPITAL,    $250,000.00  SURPLUS,  $650,000.00 

OFFICE  RS 

HENRY   C.   BREWSTER,   President 
CHARLES   H.   PALMER,   Cashier 
CARROLL  E     BOWEN.  Asst.  Cashier 
EDWARD   D.   CHAPIN,  Supt.  Safe  Deposit  Vaults 

DIRECTORS 

Henry   C.   Brhwster,  puMdem 
John  F.  Alden,  Charles  H.  Palmer, 

American    Bridge  Company  Cashier 

George  C.  Buell,  Clinton  Rogers 

George  C.  Buell  &  Co.,  Wholesale  Gmcers  Howe  &    Rogers  Co.,  Carpels 

Charles  P.  Ford,  D.   D.  Silly, 

C.   p.  Ford   &  Co.,  Shoe  Manufacturers  Altorney  at  Law 

Frederick  C.  Loebs,  Eli  M.   Upton, 


Safe   Deposit  Vaults 


absolutely    FIRE    AND 
BURGLAR    PROOF 


"Exceptionally  large  and  secure,  with  ample 
accompanying  conveniences  for  box  renters. 
'ISecure  storage  for  papers  or  more  bulky 
valuables  at  reasonable  rates. 

Thoroughh'  equipped  for  prompt  and  efficient  service  in  every  depart- 
ment  of   Banking   Business. 

Interest  paid  upon   Special  Deposits. 

Inquiry  invited  from   those  seeking  new  or  additional  banking  facilities. 

Especial  attention  accorded  to  ladies  and  those  unaccustoineil  to  trans- 
actint:   business. 


WE     DKAL     EXCLUSIVELY     IN 

Carpetings  &  Draperies 


H(3\\  E  &  Rogers  Co. 

<S(),  cSL'  ciT  S4  State  St. 
ROCHESTER,   N.  V. 


|B0XlAf1D|LUMBER!CO|i 

\     ^  ALL  KINDS  •*  \^  iiJ^X^SPECIflLTT  *'!    '-> 


'^,^'^\^ 
.^^f 


-  ROCHESTER ■ N  v Y 


Alliance    Bank 

CAPITAL,  $275,000  SURPLUS,  $175,000 

RESOURCES,  $5,000,000 

I\IIR1S1     IMin    ()\    tlRlIIU    \lls    ol     DEPOSIT 
\\ns\\I\(,s    \c<.Ol\Is    \l    1>RI  \   Ml  l\c,   RATES 


ilSIillll 

1 1 1 T 11 ;  ijiiSI 


OFFICERS 

HoBART  F.  Atkinson,  President  John  P.  Palmer,  First  Assistant  Cashier 

James  G.  Cutler,  Vice-President  Charles  A.  Elwood,  Assistant  Cashier 

Albert  O.  Fenn,  Vice-Pres't  and  Cashier  Charles  L.   Barton,    Assistant  Cashier 

DIRECTORS 


U.   Fenn  J 

E.   Anele  J 

John  C.  Wo 


The  test  of  tiitie  is  the  true  test 
of  all  things.  For  more  than  a 
half  century  (  54  years  to  be  exact  I 
"Burke's"  has  been  located  at  the 
same  spot  and  has  followed  the 
original   principles  laid  down  for 


gun 


thi: 


bus 


customer  now  gains  from 
this  vast  experience.  In  every 
(juarter  of  the  trade  territory  tribu- 
tary to  Rochester  a  well-founded 
impression  is  that  one's  purchases 
jnav  be  best  made  at  "Burke's." 
We   have   gratifyingly   met  every 


Our  welcome  to  store  visitors 
is  not  gauged  by  the  size  of  their 
purchases.  Uniform  courtesy  is 
extended  to  all  who  enter  our  store 
—no  matter  whether  their  pur- 
chase amounts  to  five  cents  or  five 
hundred  dollars,  or  whether  they 
merely  come  in  to  look  around 
and  get  posted.  To  have  thou- 
sands of  people  speaking  good 
words  for  our  store  is  the  best 
advertising  we  can  do,  and  for  it 
we  find  we  can  depend  upon  the 
civilitv  and  attentiveness  of  our 
emplovces. 


Our 

Specialty  is 
Dry  Goods 
that 


WHOLESALE. RETAIL 


Satisfy 


Burke,  Fitz  Simons, 
Hone  &  Co. 


The  Flour  City  National  Rank 

of    ROCHESTER,    N.    V. 


CAPITAL 

$300,000.00 


SURPLUS 

$150,000.00 


* 


DESIGNATED  DE- 
POSITARY OF  THE 
UNITED  STATES, 
STATE  o/NEW  YORK 


CITY   of   ROCHESTER 


\Vm.  C.  Barry,  ist  Vice-Pr 
E.  Frank  Brewster,  2d  Vi( 


OFFICERS 

Valter   B.   DiKKV,   President 

ident  Peter   A.   Vav.   Cashii 

-PrcMdent  Edwin   W.    Birton,    - 


CSeorge  ElUvanger 
Charles  W.  Weis 
John  J.  L.  Friederich 
Alexander  B.  Hone 
S.  F.  Jenkins,  Jr. 


DIRECTORS 

J.  B.  Perkins 
E.  Frank  Brewster 
Wm.  C.  Barry 
Joseph  T.  Ailing 
Levi  Adler 


Rulus  B.  Sherbi.ri 
Walter  B.  Duffy 
W'ni.  L.  Ormrod 
\Vni.  F.  Balkan! 
CJe...  L.  Eaton 


'firs  rr~sir^^ 


SB 


I 


Genesee  Valley  Trust  Company 

'1\    Exchange   Stref-.t 


CAPITAL,  $300,000.00  SURPLUS,  $100,000.00 


Largest  Resources  Relative  kj  Liabilities  of 
ANi    Trlst    Comi-anv    in    Wesiern  Xeu    York 

Accepts  and  Administers  all  JManner  of    Iriists 
Pays  Interest     FOUR   PER  CENT.     Even  Months 

(WHETHER    OVER    OR    UNDER    $8oO) 


Executors  and   Adm 


stended   to  de 


HENRY  C.  BREWSTER,  Presitient  FRANK   H.  HAMLIN,   .st  \ice-Pr 

CHARLES  H.  PALMER,   2i.\  Vice-President  ami  Secret.iry 


of  a    Bank   is   thr   Cha, 


of  thr   Men   ivlio   Di 


DIRECTORS 


WILLIAM    H.    ADAMS, 

ALE.\A\D£R    B.   LAMBERTON, 

Justice  Supreme  Court.  Cananjaigua,  N.  V. 
JOHN  F.  ALDEN, 

American  Bridge  Company. 
CHARLES  E.   ANGLE, 

Trustee  East  Side  Savings  Bank, 
President  Park  Commission. 

FREDERICK  C.  LOEBS, 

President  American  Brewing  Co. 

W.   HENRY  MATHEWS, 

Treasurer  Moseley  &  Motley  Millini;  Co 
I.EO   BLOCK, 

Stein-Bloch  Company.  Wholesale  CImhina, 
CARROLL  E     BOWEN, 

Assistant  Cashier,  Traders  National  Bank, 

President  Rochester  Printing  Co 

Director  Central  Bank. 
WILLIAM  S.   MORSE, 

Wm.  B.  Morse  Lumber  Company 
CHARLES  H.    PALMER, 

Cashier  Traders  National  Bank. 

HORACE  C.   BREWSTER, 

Brewster,  Crittenden  &  Co..  Wholesale  Grocers. 

CHARLES  E.    RIDER, 

Manufacturer  Wood  Mosaic  Floo 

HENRY  C.   BREWSTER, 

President  Traders  National  Bank. 

CLINTON  ROGERS, 

Howe  &  Rogers  Co..  Carpets  and 

GEORGE  C.    BUELL, 

George  C.  Buell  Sr  Co..  Wholesale  Grocers. 

JOHN   S.    SHEPPARD, 

Capitalist,  Penn  Yan,  N.  Y. 

J(3HN  M.  DAVY, 

DARRELL  D.   SULLY, 

Justice  New  York  Supreme  Court. 

Attorney,  Director  Traders  Natio 

NATHANIEL  FOOTE, 

ELI    M.    UPTON, 

Foote,  Perkins  &  Havens,  Altorneys. 

Miller,  Director  Traders  Nat,., na 

ERANK  H.  HAMLIN, 

VALENTINE  WHITMORE, 

Pres't  Canandaigua  National  Bank.  Canandaigua 
THOMAS  B.  DUNN, 

President  Chamber  of  Commerce. 

President  T.  B.  Dunn  &  Co..   Mfrs.  Perfumes,   Etc 

Director  Merchants  Bank. 
Whitmore,  Rauber  &  Vicinus.  C 
JAMES  E.  WOLCOTT, 
Capitalist. 

CHARLES   P.    FORD, 

WII.I.IS  E.   WOODBURY, 

C    P    Knr.l  C.  .  Inc.  Shoe  Manufacturers 

M.TchanI 

I'nnal>ul   Entrancf   ClILER    Hl'II.DIXG 
CJenkrai.  Okmcks  of  the 

ClITLKR   MANUFACTURING  CO. 


U.  S.  Mail  Chute,  Cutler  Mailincr  System 


Hi  ii.i>:>,(;s  in  (.'< 


loTi-i.s,    Pi  Hi.ic  Krii.i)isc;s,   Apartments  and  Ofe 
)\  WITH  Tin:  II.  S.  Krke  Collection  Serv 


Th  e    Central    'Bank 

of     R  ()  C  H  E  S  T  E  R 


Office,  Wilder  Building 

Bank  Open   from    io  a.  m.   to  4  v.  M. 

SaTIRDAIS    Cl.lJSE    AT     12 


CAPITAL,         -----      $200,000 
SURPLUS  and  UNDIVIDED    PROFITS,         160,000 

OFFICERS 

BENJAMIN  E.  CHASE,  President 
GEORGE  WILDER,  Vice-President 
JOHN     H.     GREGORY,     Cashier 

DI  RECTORS 


Benjamin  E.  Chase 

\V.    II.    Matlieus 

Wi 

liam    Pitkin 

Frank   S.    UiUon 

Har.iUI   P.   Brexvster 

Ber 

lard   Dunn 

Charles  E.   Hovt 

William  A.   Sutherland 

Joh 

n  P.   Bouman 

Erickson  Perkins 

George  Wilder 

loh 

1   H.   (iregory 

Tohnson   I.   Robins 

Wm.    R.   Peters 

Ed^ 

yard   G.   Mine 

Ne^v    York    Correspondents  : 

Fourth  National  axd  National  Park  Banks 

Metropolitan  Trust  Co. 

Foreign  Drafts  issued  on  all  parts  of  the  world. 

Letters  of  Credit  available  for  foreign  travel. 

Interest  allowed  on  special  deposits. 

We  respectfully  solicit  the  accounts  of  Corporations,  Firms,  and  In- 
dividuals, and  are  prepared  always  to  furnish  such  depositors  with  business 
facilities  consistent   with   their    balances   and   standing, 

SPECIAL    DEPARTMENT    FOP    LADIES 


National  Casket  Company 


ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 


B.    F:.    chase,    Treasurer 


22   DIS'IRI  BATING    DEPOTS 


AI.HAW,   N.   V. 

Ai.i,i::(;iii:\v,  \>.\. 

BALTIMORE.  Ml). 
I'.OSrON,  MASS. 
m'Fl  AI.O,  \.  V. 
BK()(.)K1,\\.  N.  \  . 
ClIICAlJO,  II. I..  i3, 
NASinil.I.K,  IKX- 
IIOHOKKN.   N.  J. 


INDIANAPOLIS,    IND. 
LOUISVILLE,   KY. 
NEW  YORK,  N.  Y.   (2) 
NEW  HAVEN,   CONN. 
ONEIDA,  N.  Y. 
PHILADELPHIA,   PA. 
PITTSBURGH,  PA. 
WILLIAMSBURG,    N.  Y. 
ROCHESTER,   N.  Y. 
SCRANION,   PA. 


Mechanics   Savings   Bank 


i8    EXCHANGE    STREET 

R  O  ('  H  E  S  r  E  R  ,       X  E  \V       \"  O  R  K 


i'M''iw^i 


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'^ 


In 

ere< 

t   allowed 

on 

aocHi 

Its 

of    $800 

and 

iin.ler 

at 

the     rate 

of 

4   per 

cen 

t.  per  ann 

,m. 

On   ac 

<Ul 

nts   exceei 

ing 

$Soo, 

3'-' 

per  cent 

on 

uliole 

ace 

oLint. 

M 

3ne> 

loaned 

on 

bond 

and 

mortgage 

in 

Mims 

of 

$10,000 

and 

under 

at 

5    per    c 

ent. 

( )ver 

$10,000    at 

4'- 

OFFICERS 

Charles     M.     E\erfst,     President 
J.    |.    Bausch,    ist  Vice-President  Arthlr   Lietchford,   Sec'y  and 

William  R.  Seward,  2d  Vice-President  Hale  &  Bronk,    Attorneys 


TRUSTEES 

Wni.  R.  Seward  Jas.   H.   Boucher  CJeorge  Weldon 

S.   G.    Hollisler  A.   P.   Little  Louis  J.   Ernst 

Jerome   Keves  Charles  M.   Everest  Wm.   B.    Hale 

John  J.   Bausch  W.  J.   Curtis  William   Karle 

Wm.    E.   Sloan 


WEA\  ER,  PALMER  &  RICHMOND 

?i,  3.?.  .?S  Main  St.  East 
12   AND    14    Ml  I.I,    Street 

:::Tr.!n.  Hardware 


,  t^^fe©  — 


Sl>eci(il  .l/^rnciis : 

CORDAGE 


COI.UM 

Ropes  arid  Binder  Ti 
OLIVER  CHILLED  PLOW 


COODELL  CO.— Apple  Parcis 

BATCHELLER  &  SON'S  CO 

hay  and  Manure  Forks. 


Artistic  Builders'   Hardware 

Fine 
Mechanics'   Tools 

Table  and    Pocket  Cutlery 

House   Furnishing 
Goods 

Agricultural    Implements 

Dairy   Supplies 

Poultrymen's   Supplies 

Fruit    Evaporators'    Supplies 


C.  JEWEIT  MFG.  CO. 


Rochester   Trust  and  Safe 
Deposit   Co. 


Located    in    their 
Fire  Proof-Blildixg 

Ko.  25  ExcHAXGE  Street 

ROCHFSTER,     NEW    YORK 

CAPITAL,        $     200,000.00 
SURPLUS,  800,000.00 

RESOURCES,  14,000,000.00 


Desiirnateil  bv  Order  of  tlie  Supreme  C' 
as  a  Legal  Depository. 


Authorized  to  act    as    Executor,     Adiiiini; 
trator,  Guardian.  Trustee.  Etc. 


INTERESr  ALLOWED 
ON   DEPOSITS 


Loans  made  on  Approved  Securities.     Will 

draw  Drafts  on   Europe,  and  issue 

Letters  of  Credit. 


SAFES  RENTED  IN  BURGLAR-PROOF  VAULT 


J.   MOREAU   SMITH.   Presidem  V.   MOREAU   SMITH.   Secretar 

R.   C.   WATSON,   Assistant  Secretary 


The  Red  Cross  Victor  Range 

COMBINATION 
GAS  AND  COAL 

A     S  T  U  D  \-     IN     PLANISHED     STEEL 
A    TRIUMPH    OF    ROCHESTER    MECHANISM 


CO-OPERATIVE  FOUNDRY  CO. 


V  O  R      S  A  1.  E      H  V 

H.Lkstek,  156  Main  St. W. cor. Washington  Kenneov  &  Co.,  22  Soutl.  Avenue 

H.  \i.  Craves,  74-76-78  State  St. cor.  Market  J.  H.  Brown,  372  Nortii  St.  cor.Woodward 

F.  J.  Hr.\vek,  385  Jay  St.  cor.  Childs  Wm.  Rohr,  First  Avenue  cor.  Central  Park 

C;.  K .  Harker,  402  State  Street  I,.  J.  Marlhand,  488  Main  Street,  East 

W.  A.  McCoRMicK,  528  State  Street  Ciiari.e.s  Shui.tz,   672  Clinton  Avenue,  N. 

Kraisneck  &   Vaixmzi,   307  Lake  Avenue  A.  (ioi.OMAX,    175  Joseph   Avenue 


ESTABLISHED    1868  INCORPORATED    looi 

S.  G.  Curtice,   President 

E.  N.  ClRTlcE,  Vice-President  and  Treasurer 

R.  A.  Badger.  Secretary 


CURTICE    BROTHERS    CO. 

=  Preservers  = 

CANNED  FRUITS,  VEGETABLES  AND 
MEATS,  JAMS,  JELLIES  AND  PRESERVES 
TABLE   DELICACIES 

Blue  Label  Ketchup  and  Soups 


ROCHESTER.    N.  Y. 


MATHEWS  &  BOUCHER 

Wh.ue.aie  AM)  Rrtaii. 

Hardware   Merchants 


Tr  P  m  M 


T     i^:  S  ^ 


BUILDERS'  HARDWARE 


CARPENTERS' 
TOOLS 


MANUFACTURERS' 
SUPPLIES 


HOUSE   FURNISHING 
GOODS 


HORSE  BLANKETS 


AGRICULTURAL  TOOLS 


TINNERS'   SUPPLIES 


SKATES  AND 
SLEDS 


OIL  CLOTHS 


JSl 


26  Exchange  St. 
rocmf.ster,  n.  y. 


Geurge  C.  Buell  a.  Bvriin  Smith  W.  H.  Avereli 

ESTABLISHED     1844 

George  C.  Buell  &  Co. 

IMPORI'ERS  AND 

Wholesale 
Grocers 

37  AND  39  EXCHANGE  STREET 

AND    30    AND    32    IRVING    PLACE 


ROCHESTER,  NEW  YORK 
AND    AUBURN,    NEW    YORK 


II'arclirji,si\    Erie    Canal    Corner    South   Washington    Street 

Branch    House.     152,    154   AND    I  s6    StaTE    StREET,    AuBURN,    N.    ^'. 


Eagle   Brand 

MEANS    HIGH    QUALITY 

TEAS 

COFFEES 

SPICES 

EXTRACTS 

CANNED   GOODS 


ESTABLISHED    1826 

Smith,  Perkins  &  Co. 

WHOLESALE    GROCERS 
AND     IMPORTERS    OF 

TEA  and  COFFEE 

OUR  COFFEE  ROASFING  PLANT  IS  EQUIPPED 
WITH   THE   LATEST  AND   BEST  MACHINERY 

SMITH,  PERKINS  &  CO. 

15  Exchange  Street 
ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 

BROWN   BROTHERS   COMPANY 

Continental  Nurseries 

ROCHESTER,     NEW     YORK 


l.'X 


M^ 


FRUIT   AND   ORNAMENTAL   TREES, 

HARDY  FLOWERING  SHRUBS,  VINES,  Etc. 

LANOSCAHF.    WORK    A    SPECIALIV 

NKw  (;r()unds  laid  out 

AM)  OLD  ONES  REMODELED 


./(;/:\rS     If.lXTI:!)     E  I  1:  R  Y  II  1 1  h  H  K 


H.  Austin  Bre» 


Brewster,  Crittenden  &  Co, 

IMPORTERS,  WHOLESALE  GROCERS, 
AND    DEALERS    IN    FIELD    SEEDS 


?--    '''- 


44,  46,  48   and   50   ST.  PAUL   STREET 
16,  18,  20  and  22  MORTIMER  STREET 


ROCHESTER,    NEW    YORK 


ROCHESTER'S 
COMPLETE 


Book  Store 


T 


WO    VIEWS    ar 


largest  Book  Store  be- 
tween New  York  City 
and    Chicago  —  tliat  of 

SCRANTOM, 
WETMORE 
&~COMPANY 

wliicli  is  located  in  the 
famous  Powers  Build- 
ing, with  entrances  on 
both  State  and  Main 
streets. 

In  addition  to  Books, 
this  long-established 
firm   does  a  large   biisi- 


Stationery 

Leather  Goods 

Pictures  and 
Frames 

School  Supplies 

Office 
Supplies 

Games   and 
Sporting  Goods 


SOCIETY  AND 
COMMERCIAL 
E  N  CJ  R  A  V  I  N  G 


RETAIL    BOOK    nEPARTMENT 


SECTION    OF    WHOLESALE    SAMPLE 


Scrantom,  Wetmore   &  Co.'s 


BOOK   AND   STATIUXERV 
ESTABLISHMENr 


W  WHOLESAL^RETAlfiapR 


F^.  P.  Van  Hoesen 
Papers 

PAINTS,   OILS,  VARNISHES 
MOULDINGS  AND 
WINDOW  SHADES 


43    and    45    Main    Street,    E. 


SMITH,  BEIR 
&    GORMLY 


DRY  GOODS 
NOTIONS 
AND  MEN'S 
EURNISHINGS 


37  Axu  39  St.  Paul  Stree: 
ROCHESTER.  N.  Y. 


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ESTABLlSHEn    1844 


THE    LARGEST    MAKERS    OF 

Fine  Trunks 

IN   THE   WORLD 


VISITORS     10    ROCHESTER    ARE    CORDIALLV    INVTTED    TO    CALL 
AND    SEE    US 

Retaii.    Salesrooms 

155  [Main  Street,  East 


Henry  Likly   &  Company 


(vYKLL       AVENL'E 

ROCHESTER,    NEW    YORK 


AS  GOOD  AS  ANY 


BETTER  THAN  MANY 


THAT  MEANS 

OUR  SHOES 


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E.  p.  Reed  &  Co. 

SHOEMAKERS  for  WOMEN 


ROCHESTER,  N.  Y 
St.   Paul    and    River   Sts 


NEW    YORK,  N.  Y. 

Alexander  BIdg. 

19TH  St.  e-  6th  Ave. 


CHICAGO,    ILL. 
147  Fifth  Ave. 


SAN   FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

5:13  Market  St. 


W.    A.     HlBBARI),    Jr.  I..     O.     El.DREDGE  FrED    S.     MlI.I.Efl 


Hubbard   &  Eldredge  Co. 


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Rockers 

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Cor. 

LvEi.L  Avenue 

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West    Street 

ROCHESTER,     NEW    YORK 

M.   n.   Knoui.ton 


Fred  H.   Beach 


Know  LTON  &  Beach 

MANUFACTURERS     OF 

Paper  Box  Ahi  chin  cry 


'1\\-[\S  Elizabeth  Street 
ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 


3       G  O  S  W  E  L  L       ROAD,       L  O  N  D  C)  N 


All  of  the  dark-room  fuss  and  bother  is 
removed   from  photography    hv  the 

Kodak 

way  of    picture    making.      Better  results  than 
the  old  way  too. 

Anybody  can  make  good  pictures,  now 
that  the  Kodak  Developing  Machine  has 
abolished  the   Dark-Room. 

Kodaks,    $5.00   to   $75.00 
Brownies,  $1.00  and  $2.00 

Kodak  Developing  Machines.  $2.00  to  $10.00 

EASTMAN    KODAK    CO. 

KOCHESIER.    N.  V. 

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The  Fidelity   Trust  Company 


Powers    Biildixg 


CAPITAL 

$200,000.00 


SURPLUS 

$150,000.00 


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TRANSACTS 
A  GENERAL 
r  R  U  S  T 
COMPANY 
BUSINESS 


LEWIS  P.   ROSS,  President  JOHN   CRAIG  POWERS,   Secretary 

DIRECTORS 


Rufus  K.  Dryer 
James  E.  Booth 
Waller  VV.  Pew 
L.  L.  Williams 


Arthur  T.  Hagen 
Joseph  Michaels 
John    C.   Woodhu 


Erbe 


FIRST    PRINCIPLES 

If  oil  saves  power,  it  follows  that 
one  sort  of  oil  saves  more  than  another. 
What  saves  most?  That  depends  on 
circumstances.  Oil  that  is  good  for 
one  place  is  not  good  for  another. 
That  leads  to  this  conclusion  :  If  a 
competent  person  studies  machinery 
and  makes  an  oil  exactly  right  to  lubri- 
cate this,  another  exactly  right  to 
lubricate  that  and  so  on;  then  you  can 
get  the  oil  that  saves  most  power  in 
your  work,  whatever  that  work  may  be. 

Now  power  is  costly  and  oil  is  cheap. 
But  if  oil  saves  power,  the  oil  that  saves 
most  is  extremelv  profitable.  And  the 
man  that  puts  within  your  reach  the 
particular  oil  that  saves  the  most  power 
in  your  business  is  saving  you  part  of 
the  cost  of  that  power.  So  that  oil  is 
vastly  more  than  oil;  it  is  power.  You 
are  buying  power  by  the  gallon  of  oil! 
The  little  money  you  pay  for  oil  is 
multiplied  over  and  over  again,  if  you 
get  the  right  oil.  If  there  is  a  right 
oil  for  you,   somebody  makes  it. 

VACUUM    OIL   COMPANY, 

Rochester,   N.  Y. 


Rochester  Gas  and  Electric  Company 

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Institution  Before 
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The 

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Insurance 

Company 

OFFICE 

Co.Mi'Aw's   Building, 

Cash  Capital 

Reserve  for  Re-Insurance 

Reserve  for  Unpaid  Losse 

NET    SURPLUS 

Gross  Assets 

Main  Street 

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EST,     CORNER 

Irving    Place 

.       $200,00000 
725,337.36 
109,852.87 
509,280.22 

STATtME.\T.     JL 

s  an.l  Other  Liabi 

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.     $1,544,470.45 

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UGENE   H,   SATTERLEE.   V 
F     ATWOOD.   S,.cr,tari. 

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Id   Vice-President 

ROCHESTER    CARTINC; 
COMPANY 


ROfHtSHRCARrtVifo 
SAFE 

BOILER.MACHINERY 
fREIGHTATOrURNITURE 

MOVERS 


Offices  162-164  Andrews  St.,  and  24-48  N.  Washington  St 


John   C.  Wuodbl  rv  J.  Wesley  Kingston  Charles  E.   Crouch 


Secy  and  Tre 


The  Woodbury  Whip 
Company 


;  R  \  i)f  •,     AND     Styles 


BUGCiY,  TEAM.  DROVERS 
RIDING   A 


s'o^co^^H  Whips 


Rochester,      New     ^'  ( >  r  k 


ROCHESTER  TELEPHONE  CO. 


ST( 

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N  E  VV 

YORK 

Oz 

7V'     6,000 

Telephones 

Connected 

Mo 

DERX,    Independent  Telephone 

Plant 

\VF.     HAVE    CONNECTIONS    WITH 
POINTS     IN     WESTERN    NEW    VliRK 

OVER 

I  N  C  I. 

ONE     HUNDRED 
TDING    BUFFALO 

James  Cunningham,  Son  S?  Co. 


BUILDERS       OF 


FINE  HEARSES,  CASKET  WAGONS, 
AMBULANCES,  COACHES,  LANDAUS, 
BROUGHAMS     AND     CABRIOLETS 


\\\     H.\\  i;    A    NIMIIIK    Ol     SIldND-IIAM)    HEARSES    AND 

carria(;es   wiiiLii    we    are    offering   at  reason- 
able    PRICES.  CORRESPONDENCE    SOLICITED. 

I'llOTOGK.II'IIX    ,IM)    D/uSCItll'IIOXS    M.III.ED     ON    APPLICATION 


FACTORY: 

ROCHESTER,    N.  Y 


Rochester  Real  Estate 


BOUGHT,    SOLD,    EXCHANGED, 
AUCTIONED  AND  LEASED 


PROPERTIES   MANAGED  AND 
RENTS  COLLECTED 


LANDS  AND   BUILDINGS 
APPRAISED 


MONEY  LOANED 
FIRE   INSURANCE   PLACED 


Manufacturing  Buildings  and  Sites  on 
Railroads,    Canal,  Etc. 

Factories  erected  on  10  to  20  years 
lease  at  reasonable  rental. 


COTTAGE    HOUSES 
For  Sale-$1.000  and   Upwards 
For  Rent— $8  Month  and   Upwards 

FLATS 
For   Rent— $5  Month  and   Upwards 


2}i    STORY    HOUSES 


For  Sale— S2. 000  and   Upwards 
For  Rent— $20  Month  and  Upwards 


LONC;  DISl'ANCl 
BELL 

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CFGarfield 

REAL  ESTATE  COMPAMY. 

9  EXCHANGE  ST-CARFIELDBLDC. 


ROCHESTER 
PHONE 


Rochester,  tlie  Power  City,   presents  a  splendid  field  for  the 


The 

Brewers'  Exc 

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of  Rochester,  New  '^ 

'ork 

307   Ellwanger    &    Barry 

Building 

HENRV  B.   HATHAWAY,  President 

Excel 

live  Coir 

iiiilli-e 

MATHIAS  KONDOLF,  Vice-President 

].  Miller   Kelly 

JOHN  C.   ENDERS,  Treasurer 

John   B 

RADLEV 

JAMES  MALLEY,   Secretary 

John   F 

Bartels 

The  Powers  Hotel 


THE  POWERS 
BUFFET 

28   Main   St.,  West 


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THE  POWERS 
RESIAURyXNT 

?2   AlAix   St.,  West 


WESLEY'    OROUC'H,    Proprietor,     R  ( )CH  Ks  1  I.  k,     X.    V 


Rochester 
Dry  Goods  Co 


Department 
Store 


156   TO    166   MAIN    STREET,    EAST 
Rochester,   N.   Y. 


The 
John  Siddons  Company 

Roofing 

STEEL    CEILINGS 


Ct)PPKR     AM)      c;.\I.VAMZED      IRON 
to  K  NICK     WORKS 


(il,   (k),  (iS    North    Water    Street,    ROCHESTER,    N.   Y. 


Ingmire    &    Thompson 


UNDERTAKERS 


C 0  m  m  e re  i a  1    "B  a  n  k 


47  Main  Street,  East, 


Rochester,  N.  Y 


Okhce  HoiRs,   lo  A.   M.  TO  4  P.   M. 


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CAP  IT  AIL,   $200,000 
SURPLUS.   $150,000 


OFFICERS 

CH\^.     H.    BaBCUlK. 


H.  Austin  Breuster, 

ist  Vice-Presicient 


Henry  D.  Stone, 

2d  Vice-President 


Thomas  J.  Swanton. 
Casliier 


DIRECTORS 


H.  A.  Brcwsr 
H.  \\\  Davis 
Hciity  D.  Sti> 
R.    M.   Myers 


C  H,  Bab 
1,.  P.  R.is! 
Henry  VVi 


1RKESP()N1H-NT,    AMERKAX    EXCHANGE    NATIONAL    BANK 

Interest    Allowed    on     Special    Deposits 
Foreign   Drafts  Issued  on  all  Parts  of  the  World 


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YAWMAN   &   ERBE  MFG.    CO. 


ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 
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Wm,  S.  Morse 

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LUMBER 

DEALERS 

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Rochester,    New  York 

DUFFY'S    PURE 
MALT    WHISKEY 


Medicine  for  all  Mankind 


WRITE    FOR    FREE    BOOKLET 


DUFFY  MALT  WHISKEY  CO. 

Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Archer  Manufacturing  Co. 

P-MENir     BARBER,      PH/\TRS  P'-'^NO 

DFNI  1ST  Gf    SURGEON      '"^^^^^^^^'^      STOOLS,  Etc. 
Our   Neu    Hc.lestal    Barber  fliair 

The  ROCHESTER  No.  50 

Revolving  and   Reclining  Mmements. 


Revolving,  Reclining,  Ball  Bearing 


Special    Slylrs  of    MIRROR    CASES. 

Our  New  Dental  Chair,  No.  10,  "■-' "- 
ROCHESTER,    N.  W 


F     E.    RDCEB 


Snow  Wire  Works  Co. 

MANIF.^CTURERS    OK 

Pf^ire  Goods 

OE      EVER^'      DE  SCRIP  EI  ON 


Bank   an.l   Ortice   Railinf;^,     Elevator  Cars  and   EncloMires,    Brass  a.ul   Iron   CJrille 
and   ulher   Artistic   Metal    U'ork 


SEETEES,  CHAIRS, 
WIRE  EENCES 


FLY  SCREENS 
A  SPECIALTY 


"()  TO  S4   E.xcHAXCK   Street,    ROCHESTER,   N.  V 

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STEVENS 


OUR   FIREARNtS  have  been  useil  anil  indorbed  b>  hunters  and 
marksmen  everywhere  for  almost   half  a  century.     This   indi- 
cates the  degree  of   accuracy  and  'reliability   embodied   in  the 
ii'l     "Stevens."     This    name  branded  on   an   arm   means  guarantceci  for 


We  manii 


a  complete  line  of 


RIFLES,    PISTOLS    and    SHOTGUNS 


J.    Stevens   Arms   O.  Tool   Co. 

p.    O.    Box    3701, 

Chicopee   Falls.    Mass. 


Ask  for 


Chocolates  and  Bon  Eons 


The   Rochester  Candy   Works, 


407  TO  4i;^  State  St. 


ROCHESTER,   N.  Y 


Philip  Present 


iriiolcscllc 

Jeweler 


Silver  Ware 


Optkai.  Cioo: 


First    Floor  of   the 
ChainlH-r   of   Commerce    Buildini; 


New  Departures  in  Messenger  Service 

In  addition  to  regular  messenger  ser- 
vice in  vogue  for  some  years  in  Roches- 
ter, I  wish  to  call  your  attention  to  neiu 
departures  in  which  I  am  able  to  serve 
the  people  of  this  city. 

I.  I  furnish  a  boy  in  uniform  to  call 
for  and  escort  your  children  to  and  from 
dancing  school,  children's  parties  or 
other  entertainments. 

II.  I  will  furnish  a  young  gentleman 
to  escort  ladies  in  the  evening  to  theatre 
or  society  functions,  in  citizens  or  even- 
ing dress. 

III.  I  furnish  boy  in  uniform  to  con- 
duct ladies  about  the  city  and  carry  their 
packages. 

IV.  I  furnish  a  caretaker  for  the 
home  in  the  absence  of  owner  and  family. 

V.  I  furnish  a  boy  in  uniform,  young 
lady  or  woman  to  stay  with  the  aged  or 
little  children. 

V'l.  I  will  furnish  a  boy  in  proper 
dress  to  attend  door  at  receptions  and 
weddings. 

VII.  I  furnish  you  an  umbrella  when 
caught  in  the  rain. 

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Beadle  &  Sherburne  Co, 

138  to  154  MAIN  ST.  EAST 

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Garments  Upholstery 

MilHnery  Draperies 

Shoes  Rugs 


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High  Grade  Printing  and  Stationery 


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OUNDED    1839 


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Caterers 

Parties,  Weddings,  Receptions,  Banquets    Club  Entertainments, 
In  or  Out  of  the  City.       Full  Service.       Modern  Features. 


HALL    FOR    PRIVAIE    DANCES,    DINNER    PARTIES,    ETC. 


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Their  experience  is  that  of  as  many  hundred  more  who  have  obtained  a  thorough 
business  education  by  our  methods,  and  have  been  placed  by  us  in  paying  positions.  All 
large  business  houses  complain  that  they  cannot  secure  competent  bookkeepers,  account- 
ants and  other  help.  Moderately  good  people  are  plentiful.  Experts  are  in  demand. 
We  teach  you  to  be  an  expert,  and  fit  you  for  an  expert's  salary.  Our  courses  are  the  most 
complete  and  systematic  in  existence.  They  were  prepared  by  experienced  business  men 
to  suit  modern  business  needs.  So  perfect  is  our  system  that  we  are  willing  to  teach  you 
bookkeeping,  accounting,  and  business  methods,  at  home,  without  loss  of  time  or  money, 
and  allow  you  to  pay  your  tuition  fees  out  of  your  earnings,  after  we  have  placed  you  in  a 
paying  position.    No  other  school  will  do  this.     We  can.  because  to  be 


a  C.  C  S.  graduate,  is  to  be  recognized  as  competent,  and  we  have  little 
difficulty  in  finding  good  positions  for  our  graduates.  We  maintain  em' 
ployment  bureaus  in  200  cities  and  hive  representatives  all  over  the  country 


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COMMERCIAL  CORRESPONDENCE  SCHOOLS, 

140   SCHOOLS    BUILDINGS,  ROCHESTFR,      N. 


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McCurdy  6?  Nor^^ell  Co. 

THE    DAYLIGHT    STORE 

Women  look  to  this  store  for  fashion— and  McCurdy's  is  the  Mecca  for  those  who  appre- 
ciate its  exclusiveness.  To  buy  a  hat,  a  garment,  silks,  dress  goods  or  anythmg  else  here 
is  equivalent  to  getting  the  best  produced  for  the  money. 

WE    USE    SPECIAL    PAINS    IN 
CHOOSING     OUR     STALES 

Selecting  only  the  very  best  things  from  the  very  best  makers— our  buyers  are  experts  in 
their  various  lines  and  are  constantly  on  the  lookout  for  the  late  style  points  and  ideas  so 
that  ivhen  the  article  comes  from  McCl'RUv's  you  are  insured  THE  top  notch  of  quality 
AND   THE    FASHIONABLE   TOUCH    DESIRED    BY   THE    REFINED   DRESSER. 

This  Store  is  now  showing  the  fall  things  that  smart  fashion  makers 
have  endorsed  as  correct — the  things  that  will  be  worn  by  those 
who  know  how  to  dress. 


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(It  MeCurdv's 


Rochestc/s  Best  Store 


Louis  Ernst  &  Sons 

12;)-i;u   Main  Street,  E. 
ROCHESTER,     N.    Y. 


Mechanics'  Tools,  Builders'  Hardware 

Manufacturers'  Supplies 

Cutlery 


Busy  men  have  too  many 
any   but  the  best  pen. 

We  will  guarantee  to  prov 
can   be   suited   with 

\\aIernuins(IdealFounlaiii'Pen 

^'our  dealer  will  fulfil  our  guarantee  to  the  extent  ot 
offering  with  absolute  confidence  a  pen  for  signature;,,  i 
bookkeeper's  pen,  a  stenographer's  pen,  which  togethei 
with  our  manifolding  pen  will  cover  the  entire  range  ot 
office   requirements. 

These  pens  have  action  similar  to  the  popular  Falcon 
pen  and  we  can  even  furnish  the  identical  Falmn  nib-, 
if  desired. 

In  addition  to  peculiar  pen  points  to  suit  the  indi 
vidual,  all  our  pens  are  fitted  with  our  new  spoon  feed 
which  absolutely  regulates  the  flow  of  ink  so  that  the 
pen   never  skips  or   floods. 

Bt'ivare  of  imitations. 

Pu.rchase  throLigh  your  home  dealer,  writing  us  w  lu  ii 
you   are   not   served   satisfactorily. 

L.  E.  WATERMAN  CO. 

Main   Oftice,    173   Broadway,  NEW    YORK 


Bausch  &  Lomb  Optical  Co. 

M ANL  FACTURERS 

OPTICAL  LENSES 

OF    ALL    KINDS 


Photographic    Lenses,    Field    Glasses,    Microscopes, 
Laboratory  Supplies  and  Chemicals 


OCrKS       O.v      REQUEST 


ROCHESTER,    NEW    YORK 


BOSTON  FRANKFURT  am  GERMANY 


John  T.  IVeston  Co. 


The  Stein  Mausoleum  on  o[-i[iosite  paj;e,  was  liesigneJ  atul    built  by  us. 

material  is  fine   cut  Westerly  granite  (the  best   stone   in   the  world    for 

nirpose).      The  interior  is  Sienna  marble.      The  altar,  seats   anil   crypt 

Its  are  of   pure  white  marble,  beautifully  carved.     There  is  room  for  sixty 

ials.      It  is  the    costliest   and    handsomest  tomb  ever  bin'lt   in   this  section, 

I  is  a  work  of  art. 


inil.DERS    OF 


Mausoleums,  Monuments,  Headstones, 

desk;ners  of  mantels  and  workers  in 
tile,  marble  interiors,  slate,  bronze,  etc. 


Jge7its  for    the   FAMOUS    GrUEBV    Th.E 

44  Clixtox  .\\ExiE,  South  Rochester,    N.  Y 


VanBergh  Silver  Plate  Co. 


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'il'M^:,  iijii  y  m  m  i 


We  have  recently  opened 
a  New  Vork  office  at  Nos.  7 
and  9  Warren  Street,  with 
MR.  GEO.  J.  FISHER  as 
Manager 

We  have  a  complete  line 
of  samples  there,  and  would 
be  pleased  to  have  you  call 
and  look  them  over 

Make  your  headquarters 
with  us  and  have  your  mail 
sent  in  our  care.  We  have 
a  desk  especially  for  the  use 
of  the  trade ;  also  a  sten- 
ographer in  attendance. 


Factory    ,a.\u    AI.ain    Ohich,    ROCHESTER,    NEW    ^ORK 


C.  p.  FORD  &  CO. 

Manufacturers  of 
Ladies',    Misses'    and     Children'- 

F/)/r  Shoes 

RotTiESTKR,    New    ^'ork 


GRAND     PRIX 

AWARDED 

Paris  Expo,srrioN   lyc.o 

M.ANUI'.ACTURERS     ANI 
K-XPORIERS 


Spect.acles 
Eve  Gl.asses 
E.4R  Trumpets 
Artificial  Human  Eyes 


Genesee 
Optical  Co. 


Main  Street,   East 
Telephone    893 


ISTON  WESLEV  BISSELI. 


Monroe  County  Savings  Bank 

33  AND  3s  State  Street 
Rochester,  New  York 
I  N  C  O  R  P  O  R  A  r  E  D     1850 

RESOURCES,  July  1,   1903,  $15,921,698.83 
SURPLUS,  -  -  -       1,602,219.80 


OFFICERS    FOR     1903 
James  E.  Bddth,  President 
RfFUS  K.  Dryer,  Vice-President  David    Hinx,  Secretary  and 

Alexander  M.  Lindsay,  Vice-President  Wm.  B.  Lee,  Attorney 

TRUSTEES 


G.-orgc  Ellwatige 
Oei).  G.  ClarksoM 
Cyrus  F.  Paine 


Edward  VV.  Peck 


American  Fruit  Product  Co, 


CAPITAL,    $2,000,000 


CDNTRdi.i.iNc  Leading  Brands  of 


Cider,  Cider  \'ine<j;ar,  Bottled  Cider 
and  E\ap()rated  Apples 


PRINCIPAL    DFFICE    AND    PLACE    OF    BUSINESS 


ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 


Oaks  &  Calhoun 


IMPORTERS,    JOBB 
A\D      RETAILERS 


MILLINERY 

Fancy  Goods 

NOTIONS,  LACES,  GLOVES 

,/;■/  EmI/rodu-ry  Materials,  Etc. 


117   Main   Street,   East 

ROCHESTER,   N.   Y. 


The  East  Side  Savings  Bank 

Cor.  Main  St.  E.   c5  Clinton  Ave.  S. 
R  o  c  n  E  s  T  E  R ,    New    ^'  ( >  r  k      . 

Young  Alafi 
Young   IV  0  man 

You  desire  success.     You  can  obtam  it.     A  great  aid 

■  IS  ready  monev.    The  East  Side  Savings  Bank  will  not 

only  help  you  save  it,  but  pay  you  interest  as  well. 

Men  cuid  Women  of  Middle  A^c 

Know  by  experience  that  money  is  a  necessity. 
That  it  buys  bargains  always  and  everywhere.  1  hat 
it  comes  to'and  stays  with  the  thrifty  and  none  other. 

Men  nnd  If'onien  of  Aire  and  Experience 

Know  that  absolute  safety  alone  insures  an  income. 
This  The   East  Side  Savings  Bank  gives. 

Tlie  ONLY  BANK    IN   ROCHESTER    DOING 
BUSINESS    EVENINGS 

Every  Monday  Evening  from  7  to  9  o'clock 

Monev  puts  a  roof  against  the  "rainy  day."  Stares 
want  out  'of  countenance.  Assures  success  and  secures 
a  competence. 

UPKN    AN    ACCOUNT    TO-DAY 


New  York 
Hydraulic- Press  Brick  Co. 

FRONT  BRICKS 

IN       ALL       C  O  L  t)  R  S 


FIREPLJCES 

The  front  bricks  used   in  the  brick   residences  sliown  on 
page  26,  were  furnished  by  this  t'ompany. 


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(XT.  Stacy  Co. 

CHOCOLATES 

csf   BON-BONS 

For   Ike    hinvst    Retail    TraJr 

it 

IS2  TO  160  Clinton   Ave.,   N. 

KO('IIi;srER,   N.   V. 

Oshurn  House 

Fred.  W.  Kohmax, 

Mana.er 


RATES: 
%'l  and  $2.50  Per  Day 


OsBURN    Hotel   Company, 

ROCHESTER,   N.  V. 


THE  GERMAN -AMERICAN  BANK 
OF  ROCHESTER  HAS  A  CAPITAL 
OF  $500,000.00,  SURPLUS  OF  $750,- 
000.00  AND  DEPOSITS  EXCEEDING 
$3,500,000.00.  IT  OFFERS  INDI- 
VIDUALS, FIRMS  AND  CORPORA- 
TIONS EVERY  FACILITY  AND  AC- 
COMMODATION CONSISTENT  WITH 
SOUND  BANKING.  INTEREST  IS 
PAID    UPON     SPECIAL    ACCOUNTS 


SAM    (.01  FRY   CARTING    CO 

FLRNIILRE    am/    PHMJ     MOI  I  k' 


Mason  Bros. 


I   I    1   1    PII()\  I       14  (( 

;)3-5)9    ExCHy\NGE    St.  ROCHESTER,    N.  Y 


Barnard  &  Simonds  Co. 

ROCHESTER, 
NEW    YORK 

MAKERS    OF 

Fine 
Chairs 

DINING 

OFFICE 

CHAMBER 

11,11. 1. 

LADIES'  DESK 

SLIPPER  CHAIRS 

ROCKERS 

SlPKk/OR     IX    STYLE,     C  0  XSTR  ['CT/ (J  \    JKD     FINISH 


Buffalo,   Rochester  S?  Pittsburgh   Ry. 

THE    DIRECT    ROUTE 

Betiieen 

ROCHESTER  and  PITTSBURG 

New  and  Elegant  Equipment,  Cafe  and  Reclining  Chair  Cars  (  Seats 
Free),  Pullman  Sleepers,  Fast  Time,   Superior  Service. 


For  Tickets,    Time  Tables  and   Fiirthei    Iii(o.ma 
ninsiilt  the  nearest  Agent  of  tlie  t'ompany,  or  ad 


(iKo.  v..  Merchant, 

Ctn ' I  Siipi//nteni/eiit 


Edward  C.  Lapey, 

Gen' I  Passenger  J  gent 


ROCHESTER,  N.  Y 


^  redenburg  &  Co. 


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HICiH-CLASS    CATALOGUK 
WORK     A     SPECIALTY 

228-2,^6    SOUTH    AVE. 
Rochester,    New  York 


M3rW 


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A.   T.   HAGEN,     ....  President 

D.   M.   COOPER,  .  .  Vice-President 

J.   D.   F.  WHITBECK,   Secretary   and   Treasurer 


%  s 


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Merchants   "Bank 

of      ROCHESTER,     N.     Y. 


CAPITAL,    $100,000.00 


SURPLUS,    $100,000.00 


Particular  care   i;ivcn   to   business  aiul   personal    acc.uints 
Interest    allowed   on   Special   Deposits. 


OFFICERS 

PFRCY    R.  NUPH.AIL,   President  GEO.    WELDON.   -nl   Vlce-Pr 

1  HOM  \S  J     DEVIXE,   Vice-Pre.i<lent  JOHN   C.    RODENBECK,   Ca 


DIRECTORS 

George  W.   -Archer  Percy   R.   McPha.l  George  Wel.ion 

William  N.  Cogswell  (ieorge  H.   Perkins  \  .   F.   W  Intmore 

Thomas  J.   Devine  V.   Morean   Smith  .Adolph  Sp.ehler 

Nathan   Levi  Frank   A.   Ward 


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COMPANIES            |H 

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$99,()()(),()0()  Assets 

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Companies'    Cash   Assets 

New   Hampshire   Ins.   Co.  of  N.   H. 

$3,779,570.00 

Westchester  Ins.  Co.  of   N.  Y. 

3.300,598.00 

London  and  Lancashire  Ins.   Co.  of   Eng 

anL 

2,746,215.00 

Potomac  Ins.  Co.  of  Washington,  D.   C. 

575,521.00 

Hanover  Ins.   Co.   of   N.   Y.        . 

3,795,167.00 

American  Ins.  Co.  of   N.  J.        . 

4,455.064.00 

Security   Ins.   Co.  of  Conn. 

1,284,785.00 

North   River  Ins.  Co.  of    N.   Y. 

1,000,843.00 

Williamsburgh  City  Ins.  Co.  of  N.  Y. 

2,390,737.00 

Traders  Ins.  Co.  of   Chicago 

2,673,612  00 

Northern  Assurance  Co.  of  England 

3,423,231.00 

German  Ins.   Co.  of  111. 

4,184,360.00 

Prussian    National    Ins.    Co.    of   Germany 

930,372.00 

Farmers   Ins.  Co.   of   Pa.             ... 

824,252.00 

Orient    Ins.    Co.    of    Conn. 

2.110,911.00 

Assurance  Co.  of   America,       . 

608,395.00 

Dutchess  Ins.  Co.  of  Poughkeepsie, 

744,806.00 

Colonial  Assurance  Co.  of   N.  Y. 

574,572.00 

Aetna    Life    Ins.   Co.    (Liability    Departm 
Total 

enti 

59,609,691.00 

$99,012,702.00 

Offices:   405,  407,  409,  411  Chamber  of 

Commerce  Bldg. 

Rochester,   N. 

Y. 

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Exclusive  Line  of 
PICTURES 

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FRAMES 

suitable  for 
Wedding  Gifts. 

^»  (is/furs  lire   ll'ilcaint. 

A    Empire 
j      Moulding  Works, 

60    f^ast   Avenue 


Factory  Sites 

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Specialty 

H. 

S.    BREW 

Real 
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Rochester,   N.   V. 

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