New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26
PROSPERITY IN SIGHT.
,rss DISTRESS AMONG THE POOR AND
MORE ACTIVITY IN BUSlNE'''
WHAT CITY OFFICIALS HAVE TO SAY or '''i
r,r,,,,r,,-, IN CONDITIONS BETWEEN NO"
AND LAST YEAR-INCREAsE IN IL

WHAT CITY OFFICIALS HAVE w. 90
n,rrrpy>,-y; IN CONDITIONS BETWEEN NO"
.snt,sr yrAR-1NcREAsE IN BUILD
ING AND RETAIL TRADE
,,,., or.v went before the people IN
-. - ,bo promise that IL II was put III Vn''
80 tho Government there would De 'r'u' rnts
osneritv that the Democrats hau o"'o ,, 10
os M, an empty boast, as gar aS 10 -
"oorned because there has been marked ci'''''e
co'o.i . q, business and in the condition OF
.o' &, tbis CITY Of Churches during the year
that is draw to close. -. Quantities
The official figures of the Department " na ,s
- Corrections ;ell In way that Is no. W ,he
80 that prosperity Is returning ~ ,d
81 ending December g. 1896 the ai'snV ,,. No
W., ,nnnates while during the week endii.s ~
cenober D. this year. the nn'hpe, vao,
,,.a,lv a hundred less In the pef''e"'.' - 90
go ,bero were i.O42 convlc's; the'e II" 49, IA.
- s,,,r.s give on exaggerated ldea oi VI" -,
IneSe ne .,.,o because considerable of that 'a'"s
cIe"se . 10 accounted for by the loss OF 'hi''N
States long-term prisoners nan who is
commissioner Charles j. henry ~
cau,ions In speech, said yes'eroaS ,a Cor tho
..I don,t think things are quite rs w .u .ho
oor as they were. and business 10 $780,
ro,ar,s get show It 10 be better l., contact
- man in the city Of Brooklyn comes y. rao,
az much with grinding poverty a'ia h'a a. ,oar as
.oorrneI,,ng tales OF woe ourl's uio NJ
zen t SIT ir chief clerk OF the Chaiiue' "a
Joseph ohoI., - "a, o,d heard are snow white, ana
par .,.o tbis not so much 70 adVahciis se'
Ho .no tort that day in and day on. ."O1
-, ,,ears he has been face 70 race WIN ao,,,
,ng human suffering II any one MT w. a rr,hune
t,on OF the poor, he Is 'ha' p0
renorter he said last week 1900 ,oous. ~
fepU, e. ,ees Of pressure the poor because VI
.,o,r Inability 10 find something 10 W V Co..
80 last While there Is still large ue'. ,
oee,stance there IS percepupe mp ,no 80
" 80 a General bettermen: In business aiSo' ~
opi1Q
~ 90 tho moor The cases OF grinoihs poN-
. eo 49,, ooroe 10 nv attention seem 10 oe 4oS'
ssvere in their nature -. co,,.,,, for
Albert A. Day, general agent Vi Wv. ~.,.,o,os
rrnroving the Condition OF the rOo', snd mora
omgbIv that there are twenty-five ''ous ,. ,han
roue'' ~ ave work in Brooklyn this winter imam
people VINO nave WIN "
last. !. so,d "to the OPEN
This may be attributed ne saiu' ,,oa . large
n =, the winter, which mas ei'dO -. 49,,
.0rn, OF building TO go right aions ", $500
s,onnine OF work. This recent co'u 'pea' Co.. coaI
So bropaht the poor 10 US cia'io' me .n ,oar
. ",, ond food With the opening OF the 20.
,n 60, three hundred women al worn ''""'e
underclothing for the poor. ,,ora were
u me- " ,,Ith,n four or five days ego 'heie "e'o
mt as many applicants TOT cn'''' 10
.ame date last year, however. 20 ,ao,,.
NJ Dav's estimate OF the large huinoe, - 49,
-. 90 emnoyed Is fully corrooorateo ny Yin
.,istics that were completed TWO W. 80,
49, rornenters' Union OF BrooHy"' i ny 49,
~, ont Of |, 400 carpenters oiiis '' W." ,,,,soa
last year at the same 'ii"e '
who could not find WORK ,ua,,o
Wiz 80 IA an unusual amount OF ouiiuhs
-, q, the suburbs. any one can see oy .akne
. ,rin through the Twenty-ninth ana IN. 49, esn
,,rds on a bicycle. The sa" anu ''- ..
- all oav and hundreds OF he" co'."so''
-. ,brough the building and loan associauohs'
~ hor,e-buy!ng concerns are sprlusihs up
"a n hv magic Fiatlands. that was co" pasture
q, rov, c,v 4 village stretches clear across from
49, Vancouver Park the Upper Boulevard
The City and Suburban Homes company "a' "''''
an entire village near BytheDourhe'
evidences are plenty" said buhuihss Coi"n'
s,oner Wesley c. Bush. that there Will be marked
revival Of building activity In the coming year
Mr. Bush's remark applies equally 10 the year
,ust closing as Is shown By the following COM
parative figures which he gave to the Tribune:
JANUARY / TO DECEMBER /. 1897.
1897 1906 IN II, f ,ss7
Number OF buildings Of al;
kinds for which permits
buildings ........siA7s5Oos SIP 4sG $50 49, 2ss $50
nss actually erected. .si.sis82i sli.2OaG7 so44Gi
Number OF buildings now
in process o erecI'on.... 1880 .ls2s
Estimated OF bui:d-
ngs In process OF cree
uon ................... Sll,B27 6C6 eS9.040637
For twelve months.
The assessed valuations OF new buildings IN
the last five years which follow, show the de-
parture and return of prosperity 1893 s152ese 6O.
1884 ssesdso: 1885,. TsSs2o; 1886. ss9os4 1884, So
Some OF the expensive buildings begun mr. in.
ished In the year were the New>York and New
Jersey Telephone company'e structure. in WiilougS
Ss rensry cor Of the os auaSr q Million The
q which Is 10000; the $4,000 drIllroom Of the
h Regiment ana the new powerhouse Of the
st ana VEST Ngss combsn at
The Twenty,ninth Ward leads with ls4 new