The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-15

some good during the fifteen years offs existence,
encouraged by the present general state OF pros.
perity 81 this country and the great development,
1 ~ Us immense resources. both cOmmerclhl ana
industrial. and by the greatly Increasing demand
Of American products from abroad. the l'hIlhh
Chamber ~ Commerce has determined ~ phlarse
iis SCOPE. and 10 this end submitting M" pitSen,
circular letter tO the consideration 81 american
manufacturers and exporters IN general WIN q
view Of obtaining valuable additions TO us ron
" membership. As you are doubuessly aware.
and manufactures, and will be even more 80 IN
the near future. and through the Italian Shamber
81 Commerce YOU ma obtain reliable iniormnti9hs
and advantages that will avail you considerably
In your export business In that direction
The Chamber publishes every month q review,
the ItirLtd COmmerciae, Coroner yucca Is Tie
President Of the Board Of Directors.
" similar character Is the French ,hhlnbet
OF commerce, established In 1890. the PreId.h, OF
whichls Henry. +, Gonrd. The Chamber publishes
a monthly bulletin, the French Government ha'-
The Manufacturers Association II New orr
IL A brooklyn Organization whose name tells its
character The Merchants and Manufacturers
Board Of Trade, Of which e {. Shayne Is ltesi
dent, became pretty widely known as the organi
zation through whose efforts chiefly the 800
personal baggage limitation WAS INCORPORATED
Ia NE Federal law. The cry Llub has objects
which make II properly named. The Reform
Club Is among the organizations which discuss
public matters. Over in Long Island Guy there
has been III existence for several years. C"mmiitee
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Island bridge project
TREE PLANTING ASSOCIATION CENTRE.
The Tree Planting Association 81 New York
aims to beauty the city and do good ~ The same
time by planting trees in The streets and avenues.
and II suggests that one ur more residents OF
each block form q club and unite IN sending an
nation is furnished TO those interested BY, the
association, Among the early proncr'y. hold
sTs, associations formed was The Washington
RAnlyanQn m Tie HEIGHTS Was Inc ~ iahlrHfDn
Heights Progressive Association, Both were
formed to secure improvements for The Heights
that district. Lawson \, Fuller. Thomas Alex
andcr and Corporation Counsel Whalen have
been among, the active participants In ne long
continued efforts 10 secure rapid transit for This
region, Mr., Fuller finally got tired and went
II alone. and a, last he moved out Of the neigh
borhood, coming down the hill To- what nov Is
included In tie general term Harlem, Mr., Fu',
Ter says that had Jay Gould lived the elevated
road would have been extended 10 The Heights.
as Mr.. Gould believed that the scheme was q
good one. as did Cyrus J. Field, who expended
effort and money in conjunction with NJ, Ful-
Ter TO secure transit for lha, district. When a
promise las once secured hat the elevated road
would be- extended 10 the Heights property went
up in value 90 per cent, and Mr.. Fuller is an
thority for the statement that one syndicate " hose
members he knew OF made n profit in sixty days
of 500, 600. Some unbalanced enthusiasts, ac-
go, through the Legislature Just at that Tine
the bill compelling the elevated roads tochargc
only a Ave cent fare Throughout the day instead
Of only at commission hours, and then the com
pany refused TO build TO For, George, whercupun
The value Of property fell Of again. Mr.. Fuller
fought the underground road project with III"
hone % getting elevated transit 70 the Heights,
Another local Organization for the local public
benefit is the Good Citizenship League Of Flush.
ing, whose members. women, recently got Prof.
l. q. Howard Of the Smithsonian Institution
10 come there and tell them how 10 abolish the
mosquito nuisance Of their town. The League
Of American Municipalities whose aim is the
the general improvement Of every branch of NUM-
cipal administrat maintains a bureau II in
formation in this city for the collection, compila
ton and dissemination Of statistics, reports and
all kinds Of information relative 10 municipal
government, the league bcirg intended for The
co operation Of American cities in the practical
study OF all questions pertaining TO municipal
administration