New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-20
"NO PENT-UP UTICA
UBaT ITS CHAMBER OF CON-
MERGE DOES.
GROWTH OF MANUFACTuRlN" ~ LIN
EsTS - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Under WAY-NEW LIBRARY
AND COURTHOUSE.

,bo assoc;ation when Rear Admiral ochies ~
the guest Of honor. On TUESDAY e'elii'e -. o1ec-
week took place the annual meeting "1I IN
zion of officers was held the foho"lhs Ndg 49,.
1-s eoI1oDing officers were elected: Freslue"''
-, T Naber. first vioe-presdent. Oscar . rus
ter. second vice-presdent' Henry Mar w.
sneneer kellogg: secretary, Correl huinPHieS7'
The Utica Chamber of Commerce is SIX He'' w
From the date of its organization IL mas - ,'e
s.,,r4ar+ factor in the business and polucdl I-e
Of the city IT has about five hundreu el'
Including business men. manufacturers ,l
9,,i,ders bankers and artists-in fact the liieii
ship represents the staid ana coilseI ''-'N
sIl walks Of life in the city -,
The organization is identified with the upo"iiu-
,,ng and advancement Of the interests o. inc gig
commercially and politically ana lhe ie0et4'
ouet of the Chamber Of Commerce was one " ~
GREAT social functions OF the year during lie la9
fvr years the development OF the city has oeen re-
,narl,afle but when looks ahead and collsiuelS
the things already projected in the CIT! 5 Ii'ei
.he term boom" comes to the lips. Ana Ne' - "
NOT a boom" which faces the people. but the re
suit OF q substantial growth, OF carelul Pial9
sor wears of an industrial development ~hch
means enlarged facilities for carrying on Inc oS
ness of Utica as wen as enlarged factories
lust now the city in the midst OF the
ston or q modern street railway system WHICH VIII
link its affairs closely with those OF Tue Pc
,,e in the Mohawk Valley cast and west anu ia 'Ii
districts south Of the city. There mas JuS' 80
completed a modern power plant at tIie 4"0'"'
Falls. Wllcn NtiS III INS ''-' N
the famous summer resorts This power Plai'
.,,,.s q ,ossihle for greater number OF manu-
factories to operate in the city Of Uuca' ana el'e
cisllv has there been n great increase IN 'lie mum
her Of knitting concerns. Modern demands MAX
,,acessarv q change in the channel OF the Moha"k
,,iver one Of the most beautiful OF waterways Out
20 1a+a vears converted into a great drain by the
thousands of persons who live near Its banks III
rident to Strengthening the river is the
s Now station by the New-Yorl1 Central and Hud-
dc T-n1E
,rbe library building which has for years served
fte nurroses of the people, is no longer aoequate
where Will be a library building ana modern
courthouse will replace the old one All these
s.binrs are actually under way. For some Of them
TJticans have been fighting for years, and 1t so
shappens that all of them will be carried to COM
spletion in the next two or three years
= Cyor-el Humphrey secretary of the Utica Chamber
spf Commerce, has compiled table IN "hch 'he IN
s~dustries OF the city the capital the yearly sales
srbe number of hands employed and the yearly pay
sol are set forth The capital invested In the cot
s4on and woollen industries amounts to SloOoe";
clothing 10000; heaters S2GaeeO knitting mills
ase 100000; lumber S300Oe0 and the other industries,
ac- which -here are about twenty-five s254.S00 In
k1he case of the and woollen industries the
.,early sales amount to as much as the capltal
Sstock: clothing, q million more than the cafltai
sstock: lumber four times the amount OF the capt.
sfa stock and the yearly sales at the knitting nls
,,earlz three times the capital stock. Seven million
dollars distributed every year among lS'V'o
f1nen and women employed in the manufacturers OF
sthe city. The capital stock and yearly sales in
screase about 50 100000 year for each. while the
rnumber of and women employed In the rae
9zories increases about 5000 year
The Utica Chamber of Commerce has eighteen
edrectors-D- c Hurd. Spencer Kellogg. John c
fHoxie o. s. Foster, William II. F1tchard, f. Ii
sGouge Henry Martin. J. E. Mclaughlin, Edmund
Il Munson, Edward l. Wells. George l. Bradford,
George W. Pixley, William E. Gray, Herman l.
johnson William H. Cloher. jr-. John l. Mahar,
sE C Field and Correl Humphrey. Regular COM
,nttees have the following departments in charge:
a19uhlic improvements. manufactures and promo
ton of trade. railroads and transportation public
gatherings and conventions. postal telegraph and
Telephone facilities, passenger facilities and legisla-
zion.
The Utica Chamber of Commerce fosters indus
f4ries A large number of the smaller have
received substantial assistance through the Cham
her of Commerce and the list has been extended
Through efforts of the organization In the first
five years of the organization. the Chamber OF
Commerce influential in establishing nine new
Industries in Utica which all in a hourishing
condition the present time These nine dversi-
fed industries started with about 15O employees.
These were increased to 600. who received an
average 81 50 a day. making a payroll Of $4,000 a
year. Another hundred thousand dollars should
be added for the salaries Of the men in charge
of these concerns. A large amount of money
expended in the establishment Of these plants. for
the construction of buildings. and for machinery
and supplies all of which distributed among
the trades In the city.
While the direct influence of the Chamber
Commerce may not have been necessary for the
promotion and enlargement of many of the larger
concerns il cannot be denied that the organiza-
ton has been of great benefit through the efforts
of its individual members encouraging with brain
work and purse the accomplishment of the pur-
poses desired. The very fact of the existence Of
organization representative of the best business
men of the city is of great value, and, while much
OF the result Of its work In the upbuding of the
city's interests is at in evidence. its influence
viii be appreciated mere and more in the future.
The most notable engagements Of existing plants
fn the last two years have been the Utica Steam
Cotton Company. the Mohawk Valley Mills, the
Shenandoah Cotton Company. the oneita Knitting
Mills, the Utica Cotton Company. the Standard
Harrow Company and the Foster Manufacturing
Company. These establishments have added large
sy 10 facilities and their working forces The
Riverside Manufacturing Company and the Utica
Pipe Foundry Company have also enlarged their
plants and the New-York Mills have made extern
siye improvements.
Among the larger enterprises established are the
Savage Arms Company. the Utica Heater Com
pany. the Mohawk Valley Packing Company. the
Utica Dyeing Company. the Central Maccaroni
Factory. the Utica Excelsior Company. the Lathrop
Manufacturing Company. the Utica knitting Com
pany, the Royal Textile Company. the Avalon Knit
Wear Company. the Seal Back Underwear Com
pany, the Wadham Cycle Company. the Empire
Shaft Manufacturing Company. the Utica Brass
Works the Fisher Knit Goods Company and the
Remington Automobile and Motor Company.
The passenger facilities committee and the rail-
roads and transportation committee have been ac-
five in their endeavors improve railroad facilities
Tor the city In addition improved train service
the Chamber OF Commerce has secured a switch
through Broad-st. connecting the New-York Gen.
trail and West Shore railroads.
Through the efforts Of the public gatherings and
conventions committee the following conventions
have been secured for Utica: State Chamber of