New-York tribune., 1902-06-15

A GROWING CITY.
CHANGING FEATURES or 4 Hh
historic STATE CAPITAL.
MANY BUSINESS STRUCTURES IN fho'-
REss-GROWTH OF THE Clli
IN VARIOUS LINES

,u-ec,aD-A new Albany is rap
,5Iv taking the place Of the Albany nc -.
L,gee tn architecture, little growth IN poPui
c4N'7 -o-a,v the addition of a new firm to us
uon' anu - concerns The former resident OF
~. Is -bo remembers 1t only as city that was
as,+lr diving with its wharves gong 10 rum
stn M buildirg Of importance In progress eA0ept
.L vvbite granite Capitol at the summit oA '
s+.+es+ hill and business house a1teI aIio''ie
-. +re citv owing to the decrease Of business
-, coo, nor be able recognize his old nome.
-rs.,- after building banking office. telephone
-. -ss,roed station and dwelling house, mas
-, constructed in recent years. A ne" heIs siioo
,oo5 NJ detached houses. with pleasant "a" -
obout them has grown up in the western p'' Va
the city. -,-,.-- - A,
= ,- four horses wearily dragging loaded
s+rsetcars I'D the Safest hill Now the cars u
q, electric system mount that NIL AT d raPiu pa
"a snees along the avenues that cross each o'iei
.D the territory covering the higher Pat' - ~
bany. . ,,-+ that
= ,Ut b,,- also big cars conveying passengers
- schenectady sixteen miles distant along lie
1--we, ground al the foot OF the hlIl '14eie N
s,,,ar hIg trolley cars from Hudson, tWen'y-siA
lies 70 the southwark. and trolley line 10 the
.-+, extends to Saratoga and to Lake George
rsssfng through Troy
r,,,..-.o,,erv with this railroad construction
= Re e-ecf,on Of lew buildings there has been
n nrogress the repairing Of the streets OF the ciS'
.pa enlargement Of and addition TO parks ana uS
x-ension Of boulevard system Now 3 ooule-
- ex+a-as from the northern part Of the city
=, +l,a vicinity Of ex-senator HIS house NoiIeI
9oog+ - the south end westward of the city
rba,A e also q boulevard directly west OF the CITY
There are now eigllty-one miles OF paved S'iee17
., -he citv TIE city administrator a-so IlaS 'c
a., c-s5t an immensely valuable Improvement o1
~. ,ra+e- s,pplv system. Formerly Albany SUI
go Greatly IN its business affairs and in reputa-
a.. ,ire IN -he poor quality Of the water
--1,bo,d fever appeared to threaten every ones
fife There was enormous sale IN 'le CITY u
---,,- 9vs+er Thousands Of gallons Of water
g., 6 s,-ing IN Osyvego County were supplied 10
+e members Of the legislature. and the l3o state
e..-s and clerks n the State Capitol and the
c.o+a buildings Now a filtration plant on the
hanks OF the Hudson for the water USED IN the
cs+v hes taken away the fear Of the DREADED Ie'er
Few cases now occur. and they are beheVeo 10 oe
irnportaIions.
Capitai and population no doubt have peen at
..ct.d hv this Improvement in the quality of the
water supplv: and possibly influence has oeen
stronger II bringing about the recent RAPID chahse
for the better Of Albany than the establishment OF
the filtration plant The death rate indicates Al
t,,xss healthy condition For March the rate was
onlv 1sos per 1eoo while in New-York it was 1913.
tn Troy 20 tn Buffalo IA, ard the average In the
State IL
One OF the strongest influences in bringing about
the recent Improvement Of Albany has been tie
Chamber Of Commerce This also was a mortbund
institution few years ago. Then influential ciu-
seus took Il IN hand, and have since used It
isixunentalttv attract manufacturers, business
concerns and visitors TO Albany. The Chamber Of
Commerce has handsome rooms in building in
state-st and membership OF four hundred. Ed
ward y. Mckinney. its president. and the other
executive officers James F. McElroy. first vice
president: Gardner c. Leonard. second vice-presi-
dent: Donald Mcdonald. treasurer. and William B.
Jones. secretary pay constant attention its af-