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New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

Many Of the commercial fringe, for that IA what
1t is where the men line up against the curb. have
grown wealthy 10y close application 10 business
Some OF them have retired wealthy and any
number OF prosperous merchants all over the
city got their start In that way IL is indeed
an unucky individual who cannot make a faIr.
huuge-leSs living thereby.
In the neighborhood Of the stock Exchange these
make moving picture during week DAYS,
"Shoestrings and laces' Shoestrings ana
Iaces, Three. Ave and ten cents cries an OLD
man who stands day after day In the shadow OF
the building in which the greatest maker or
trusts that the world has ever known evolves MS
plans. ,, -,
old man, has a bank account and he is adding
to II steadily. Near him young man has taken
his stand with a tray Of hill cases and purses
The young man has a hank account too. and
every penny he makes !s sent 10 swell the balance
Each buslnt IS day at noon IN the middle Of
Broad-st there Is a string OF eating wagons
twenty or thirty long. The wagons are much
alike having several compartments and a table
like top. All are covered with big umbrellas.
half hour before the rush on the eating
wagons begins. Most or the patrons are messenger
bows Office and telephone boys from the noun
tains OF buildings which pile up the vicinity.
They must accomplish lunch for not more than
ten cents and most OF them within the limits OF
five What they eat must be filling, and II must
be sweet. And what lunches!
Give me doughnut. an "A dog an a glass
Of lemonade" says the boy to the wagon man
as he hands over the requisite number of pennies.
He manages the doushnut and the dog-a hot
sausage. Frankfort style, with a swab of mus
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31
CENTURY BUILDING COMPANY.

The Arthur Building. at No. a Broadway is one
Of the finest specimens of modern architecture 1t
was built by the Century Building Company and is
now fully occupied from basement TO roof. the
average space rental realizing So 81 per square
foot. The tenants chiefly Stock Exchange
firms and n number of high class corporations.
Leases have been taken up for long periods. and
tenants already receiving offers of bonus on
their unexpired terms The exquisite taste dis
PLAYED in the internal decorations is obvious as
soon enters the entrance hall. The walls
covered with heavy burlaps the lower floors
being in light green. the centre floors dark green
and the top floors red giving the building COM
Portable and hoinelike appearance On the ground
floor the chief decorative features are carved red
leather and white and gold enamel. On this floor
the offices of Mcintyre & Marshall, which. IN
the opinion of many. among the finest private
banking offices in the city.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31
TIDE WATER BUILDING covp,xx

n building company that does a II its angfrso,
erection of iron work. masonry carner+r- , ,
palhtlng, thus being entirely Independents os -,
outside help in these important branches ts obIN
10 oHer patrons special advantages and fn5ro
ments- Such is the Tide Wate. Building Cor,n.r
Inc advantage claimed in these respActs arc s,,t
stantialy proved by the promptness and skin MIL.
which the company is able to construct bui1di,gs
ana the strength and durability of its work rL
PIeSiueht OF th1s company. A. Milton Naniar ba,
Tue training OF an architect. and was selacta5 r.
John Jacob Astor to superintend the constrr,c+,o.
of the Astoria Hotel. S. Fischer Miller. The vIcs
president. has for years been actively engaged =,
the iron and steel business. The secretary sn5
treasurer Is Joseph P Ranney. H. Stevenson fs the
general superintendent. With such practical of
GERS taking an active part in the work the tasts
undertaken by the Tide Water Building Coronar,,
are uniformly satisfactory. Among the 1otsbioo
DuudlngS erected by the company are the Vfrcsr+
Dulldlng and the Collier building in Little West
IWelItn and Thirteenth sts.. which covers
ground area OF 5000 square feet or fourteen cit
lots. and which is probably the largest and roost
important of its kind In the world The cGrr-scs
ready for occupancy August l. following
among the many other notable buildings complered
or under way by this company the ReDubicao n
club. IN FOrtieth-St-; building for John Iaoob
AStor. IN Thtrty-fOurth-st-. between Fifth and
sixth aves.; the row Of private houses at One-hnn
building. at NaUgatuck Conn., and founTryt
budlng at Union City. Conn. for the Naugatuck
MaIleable Iron Works. The offices are at No q
West Twenty-sixth-st
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

tard and placed in the centre of bun-with one
hand He takes them in alternate bites. begin
ming with the doughnut. He washes them down
his sleeve, he strolls down the line Of wagons
with envious eyes on the piles of good things
at least they seem mighty good to him.
to pass five or six wagons with admirable self
denial. Then he to of the pie women
he is tempted, and he falls.
Gimme pie, he says handing over FIVE
extravaganza by whispering. Didn't / make five
cents extra by walking uptown and pocketing the
fare?"
He is nearly out of the temptation zone when
the cry of the ice sandwich man strikes
his ear. No Faust whispered more allur-
ingly. He buys sandwich for cent.
year ago he would probably have purchased
lick glass" the boys of the street called
the little glasses OF which they licked ice
cream in the absence of spoon The glass Of
ice cream has been succeeded by the ice cream
sandwich-two thin crackers with a layer of
cream between. the price depending the thick
of the layer
cafe who the rich brokers and .-men:-
hers" Fond mothers of boys who do not have
work may say. Yes. and they are making
dyspeptics. too but they would be wrong, for,
the stomach of a messenger boy does not know
that there Is such disease.
Still another class of merchant known to Wall
Street is the man who sells dogs everything from
puppies by the basketful grown St Bernards
who tug strenuously at chains. The dog man is
said to be the sign of a ''bulI' market He is
going badly But when the ticker tells of soar
ing prices, comfortable money conditions and
lot Of pups. II has never been explained why
many buy dogs after lucky day on
the Street, but they do.
over on Broadway, between Nos s6 and 100
has his stand. He is Captain Robert Brown,
Grand Army veteran. ex-policeman- ex-volunteer
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

the work keeps mo busy. At night I nave to
roast peanuts. for my trade In tfem Is crowns
r;tptdly hire Il woman shell and box them
Sometimes I make my candy. sometimes
she does II. but II ia all home made and there ~
none better
Near the bridge there IS another soldier mer-
chant He l. young man and the blue OF ms
unifor1u is the blue of the regular army OF TO-
day one OF his legs is missing and ne ieaIS
on Crutches when he has not helped himset 10
n seat on the subway railing He sells dictton-
aries and guide books and does n rushing nusl-
ness He makes effort 10 arouse pity; other
than the mere sight OF his missing limb ana
he wants no charity. II you ask him he Will tell
you that ne lost his leg In Cuba hghung
Spanards.
In front OF the Tribune Building tucked away
between railinRs. Antonio Fedeilo has sold fruit
and confectionery for the last ten years He does
a rushing business with the eddying stream OF
humanity which passes this centre, ana AT night
when the street is quiet. he makes a tour OF
the newspaper Offices for the benefit Of the night
workers. Sometimes he f. accompanied by =
brghF faced. deep eyed Italian child, his son.
of whom he is very proud. The fathers eyes snap
when the newspaper men play with him. but
II they to give him pennies. he shakes his
head Please do not do that he says, My
boy must learn to earn his money
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31
THE r#oMPsox-sTAHRErr conP.xx

Messrs. Thompson and Starrett of the Thor,
son-Starrett Company rank among the forernos.
builders of the day. The builders life worx a.
craven indelibly in the buildings which they Arsc,
Such reminders in stone and steel have been srao.
ed by the Thompson-Starrett Company which !. .
combination Of ten different businesses unaa :
management in which diversity or conflict 90 D.
terest can arise Each branch is handled bv rao.I
recognized among the brightest and most ski1,,
IN this country, all working harnonor1sv ard -,
enthusiasm toward one end for one profit ana -.
Tor ten profits. The services of the Thompson-sto
Tett Company are offered TO architects invev+.
and the realty companies Apart from elegance a.,
durability. the buildings put up by the Thonnso-
Starrett Company have a reputation for ero,t.
from foundation to frieze with rapidity- that =
niue less than startling Take for instance The s
peru many storied structure of the Onondaga C,o,
~ Savings Bank. at Syracuse n Y the sro
structure of which was begun on Decer7bar > fSos
and finished before the first of Nav 1897 A1s, 49,
LndghlHcent skyscraper at No. SIS WfIiam-st We t-s
W oHr WhIch went UP with wizard-ke rapidI,,,
MI thompson president of the Tbnrnns0r St.-.ess.
COMPANY Is the son Of the late senior nner1ba ~
Iue Ihonpson Bedford Company Tbsodou -
Starrett ViCe-presdent Of the company urbcE L
ueCo1e so distinguished in the building vrorI5 -
tht son OF the Rev William A Starrett ~ n @ -
renee Kansas Mr.. Starrett was fcTnoerIy- +be &
oHd Vlce-preSIdent of the George A FII1er &C. seC-
PaHy' ana was instrumental in buiI6ing IN III IN
BUSINESS done by that firm The Thor1-SSsorps ~ tHe
rett Company formed in 1900 with NJ
general manager. 49, PA0"1ue1t and
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

and n9sT past IS the Rmshfs rempar He
draws pension of $50 month from the govern nr
mert for wounds received during the CltIl 5 W T.,
saited peanuts. homemade candies and other
sweet stuff @ Wak Sma Blocks SSS fo 6ay from him
some Of the richest men Ct the hh]aIciai ] in VI
stream. these customers. and while most of them
spend but two or three cents the EEL orc
"4Tlo an unframed eye could tell that Captain Brown
is a man with a story. for he locks it; besides
has stories-of riot days in this city when ne
front %r " ~hen 6f Pnlfce peparmenf OF shting
under the flag in Southern battlefields and ~, OF
long dreary weeks of confinement IN LlooH
Il Vent to war orderly sergeant in COMPANY pan
Captain Ellsworth Aexandria when he pulled
down the Confederate flag. When he was 5, m m1r 7
s1G secgred the flag and brought it North to Colonel
G NGa9 n, III the Street but Who is buried
up in Connecticut.
= had just one chance in actual battle but butt it
mine thst took no further f m paf TURN 1t cSme Mns
was G IN IN temporary command of my, company and
leading them in charge shell onrst i Over @
head. As I lay on the ground another bullet
plunged into my hip kRew e9g dasd fGF as ayd
in Southern field hospital ,ig My comrades sent
He went into hidden compartment in his
little stand and brought out faded war war telS,
battle Yesterday. Unable to find bo iy'
NV wife got that message and wore black Tor
thirty days before she heard that was alive
though q prisoner" .
The candy man has other relics including
the mimic ball, which removed from his
skull at St; vincents Hospital, in this city some
The government has. been very good to me me
far as actual necessity Is concerned 1 need not
run this street stand. But il IT not better fCr
me to be making something for myself than to
let the government SUPP ort me? The men who
own these buildings have been kind to me, too,
and I have their permission to stay here as long
as l like without paying rent These fellows he
motioupd to several vendors with movable STANDS
who had lined up in the vicnity-.thcse fellows
have to move whenever the policeman comes
along.
Il have a nice little home up in Harlem, and
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31
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EDW CORNING.

In 1877 Edward Corning boy in the office
of Abram S. Hewitt. in 1882 he in business
for himself. For years he has been of the
most successful and prosperous building contractors
in the great metropolis. That is a record to, be
proud of and represents series of business sue
cesses of of the present prominent figures in
New-York's industrial life and progress. few
of the buildings which he has supplied with struct-
ural iron work. an iron contractor, are: The
Beard Building. the Free Church Of St Mary the
Virgin. the Horace Mann School Building the
Dodd-Mead Building Among the buildings he has
constructed s builder are: The DonaC apartment
house the Barraclough apartment house and many
fine residences. All of Mr.. COrnng's buildings give
evidence of the greatest and skill in their
construction. He is prepared to undertake high
class construction of any magnitude. Mr. Corn
ing's office is No Ii John-st.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

Among the older buildings which the firm mas put
I'D are the Eden Musee. the Metropolitan opei@
House and the Presbyterian Hospital IN rece"t
.asrs +ba brIk of their business has been that OF
experts in consutat tions relating to bui1dlhS PIop
lens Some of the later buildings in Ne"-l
CITY constructed by the firm are the Ne"-iolN
Clearing House. the Bank for Savings the oeiN
ca,ings Rank the Nev-York Savings Bank the
FRANKLIN Savings Bank the Empire. Astor' ItoGse
veIt Black and Constable buildings AneTic@ Am Ti,sIi
change CaIlatin Shoe and Leather ana Eia
hanks the Washington Life. Lancashire anu r.
Fire insurance buildings. the cubhoqS4S vi .1,,he
T,eutscher Vercin. New-YOrk Yacht ana ndls go
and tine Hotel Manhattan. besides nunpeI , ~ '
residenreS The perfection in building WI g.
taired by the firm has been appreciated pE vi @tu.
leading architects of the country All the AIT b
improvements over European mFtnoGS @ uaF r-i5T:+l
made since the founding of the firm OF MdrE -
& SON and many due 70 the inventlNs 0++n NJ
~ the members and employees OF this fTn. Clto ~
Eiditz is president of the Mason Bullde 6+ o1e hun
tion of New-York. which comprises @nout "l'e ma"
dred of the largest building firms IN the CITY
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31
TUCKER 4 yIyTOS COup.xv

representative firm in their line is that Of
Tucker & VintOn, No. 156 Fffth-ave Their busi-
ness was established in 1897 and the firm was ncor-
porated in 1909. They are engaged in the handlin,
and development of Portland cement concrete
with reference particularly to engineering and
architectural problems Both members Of the firm
are graduates OF the Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology, and consequently have received the
best training necessary successful prosecution
OF their business Among Of the big con-
tracts which Tucker & Ninton have hand ars
the construction Of vault lights in the Rapid Tran
SIT subway and also for the concrete work in the
Rapid Transit Power House. and the floor CouStruC-
ton and floor finish. Another important contract
they have Is for the big dam in Six Mile Creek for
Cornell University, Ithaca. y. y. MeSSrS Tucker
& FintOn are prepared TO furnish estimates, based
moderate charges for all kinds OF engineering
and architectural concrete work. and have facli-
ties which enable them to handle contracts Of any
ma Entude. Messrs. Ross & Tucker are gentlemen
Of highest standing in building and trade circles.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

Jacob a Zimmerman. mason, builder and genera
contractor. has offices at No. 1.S5S Broadway NO
building and contracting concern in the country .
better equipped. both by experience and facihues'
tor doing good work Mr. Zimmerman has ample
capital prosecute to successfui COM
pletion a contract of any magnitude: NJ
business established by the late - ",
Gustav A. Zimmerman in 1858. Numerous Iai ~ ~
buildings throughout the city were erected "a
him. Jacob A. Zimmerman was Admired S,cs %
partner In his fathers business in 1856. ana sni.
the death OF the latter in 1889 has continued ~ u
der its present name. He practically grew ". - -
the business. and is most thoroughly acquaisl is.di
with its every detail. and conducts under MS s-
viduaI management every branch of the buiiure
trade. There few contractors who nave Hss -.
died heavier contracts than Mr.. Zimmerman III -
city OF New-York-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31
REMINGTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

general building construction is <. Remington. in
corporated, whose offices located Nos. 1S5
and 137 Broadway The business incorporated
August 49, 1902, with +. Remington. president
". II. Chesebrough vice-presdent; W. r. Filing
ton. secretary; Oakleigh Thorne, treasurer George
II. Hansel. assistant treasurer, and the following
board of directors: W. H. Chesehrough Fl b
HollnS, Edgar ]. Levy. e Remington Walter T.
Rosen. Oakleigh Thorne and Warner Van Norden
The heads of the above company men who
have been in the building business for several
years, and under whose supervision and energy
a great many of the largest buildings have been
put up In New-Tork City in recent years. The
company allows no one to excel it in filling con-
tract in accordance with time agreed upon and
specifca tions and the quality of work done II
always stands ready to execute work promptly and
in the best workmanship manner. II has at the
present time three large contracts under way, and
has several others to be started In the spring
The company has ample facilities for doing the
highest class of work. and Is prepared to take
contracts of any magnitude.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31
B. A. & G.. y. WILLIAMS.

Great credit is due TO the enterprlslns "oi
and capitalists who have devoted their eheisls'
and money to the exploitation Of stone and maroie
quarres Among the pioneers OF the successl-' succ
contractors who supply cut stone to the oullDins
trade of the country is the old established nm "a "a
3. y. & G. n. Williams, whose premises ana ol.r5 -
in New-York City Situated at Avenue "A a. an Il
Sixty-eighth-st. Originally founded IN lS04 ,S ~ =
now incorporated with a capital of 100000 AnoIs
the buildings in New-York City this hrm mas IL, te
nished with it's splendid stonework may De LIZ
toned the New-York Stock EXchauFe. the HalN
Row Building. the Equitable Building, the Frs FIr;
byterian Building the Library OF New-t ork tIjs t
the Washington Life Insurance Company BuIllrs -,
and many fine private residences This nrm Is - -
doubtedly among the Leaders of its branch OF ~.
stone industry. The company has branch OFFICES
and works at Astoria
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

Greasy nockets Of these merchants and that the
bulk of their annual trade is easily between %i9
600 Oe1 and 500 G0O00e Not an lnSlgnlhcaht lillle
even in these multi-moneyed days. , r,..
Wherever you go from The Bronx to the batltLy @
and from one river q the other the street inel-
chant is in evidence There is hardly thing
for which the great common people OF the cit4
have need which cannCt be purchased in some
sidewalk mart other. There are parts OF e lie
CITY where the poor buy nearly everything lIopi
,uSbcarts In fact. the East Side. the sue
cess of the pushcart man has been SO great that ,
tba regular merchants put most OF thelr STOCK
in trade on the sidewalk in order to compete
Inora intmately with the nomadic cart pusher-
1r'e nnrchants without stores have rent to
pay unless gives that name TO the eNpel5f 39t o
taking ont licenses. The city is the only andIo! q
they know and it charges & for the use OF the
nmbIic curb These men of business have no com
taxes 1t is profitable for them and a grert n,.rd
,T,nnSed driving the pushcart off the streets
ttbsre y.ould douhtless be such howl as the
C'tty Fathers have not heard since the eNcltensht
over the Spate chairs.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

There IS building material known 10 the
stonecutter's art at more beautiful
durable than pink granite. Many of the hand
soonest buildings I'm the country now construct
ed adorned with II. 4 notable FIRM engaged in
the quarrying. cutting and general construction
work Of this stone Is the Milford Pink Granite
Company. whose extensive works cover 5S acres
at Milford and HopktnSon. Mass The quarrieS of
the company among the most modern and thor
Oughy equipped granite quarries in the United
States. Every mechanical device and improve
ment known to stone quarrying and cutting is To
be found there. The uses which the granite is
put testify not only to its dura bility and
mental beauty but TO the perfect manner in which
IL is quarried cut and dressed This granite is
greatly In demand for fine monuments. The Offices
a No. lbs Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31
HALL & GRANT CONSTRUCTION co.

The wonderful work of reconstructing the old
Morse Building. at Nassau and Beekman-sts. New
York City and transforming it into a modern tall
office building. with every up-to-date equipment
was carried out successfully by the Hall & Grant
Construction Co.. Of No. 40 Nassau-st. When
work commenced about April I. 1902. the
building filled with tenants. II was determined
make the necessary reinfOrCements without ma
tcrally disturbing the interior. interruptng the
business there. q obstructing the streets.
The rcnodelling OF this building is considered
of the most unique and remarkable events in the
building world. The entire structure being changed
interior and exterior. with a complete dress.
without interfering with disturbing the tenants
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31
JACOB ANEIROD.

In order TO be a successful builder man must
have brains. plenty Of and lots of patience
To these important attributes be attributed
the marked success achieved by Jacob Axelrod
one OF the successful men in the building
business In the last hve years he has constructed
many fine apartment houses on the West Side and
these speak volumes for his skill and ability. be
sides being most successful renting and selling
propositions. Mr.. Axelrod employs $50 skilled
laborers and only the best Of materials while
S noted for its strength. Durability ana
superior finish. He believes that prerequisite OF
success is for the builder to do his figuring before
beginning operations and in this important feature
of his business Mr.. AXelrod has no superior, ena-
bling him to do the best class OF work on the
closest possible margin of profit and consequently
most satisfactorily and advantageously To his
patrons Mr.. Axerod also conducts extensive real
estate operations. in which line he has been very
successful. and controls MANY fine properties. Mr.
Axelrod's office is No. 2,603 broadway.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31
THE John II. KANE COMPANY.

Among the leading merchants OF New-York City
dealing in masOns' building materials. the John P.
Kane Company stands prominent. The main office
of the company is situated at the northeast corner
of Twenty-seCond-st. and Fourth-ave while the
extensive and marble yards the foot
OF East Fourteeuth-st. and at the foot of West
Ninety-siXth-st.. New-York City. The company
are the sole owners and distributors of the Cele
brated Trowei Brand OF American Portland Gem
ent. acknowledged TO be the best in the market.
and they also the sole distributors Of the
famous - J. j. brick. John p Kane. the
founder of the company. IS now the general man
ager and 1t Is to his exceptional energy and ability
the prosperity and ever increasing business OF
the company Is due The highest quality OF ma
terials only dealt in by the John z. Kane Com
Tagf
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31
AERIAL BAGGAGE SHlFTER.
From Nature.


aerial luggage transmtter has been erected
recently by the London and Southwestern Railway
Company at its junction at Woking, and is ur-
derstand. in the nature of an experiment being IL
is believed the first appliance of its kind used by
any railway company In the kingdom. In briefly
describing IL Engineering states that the up
and down platforms erected iron towers, each
thirty-two feet six inches in height. and set in
blocks of concrete Suspended from tower to tower
four spans of wire cable. The
which the transmitter runs to and fro. excep-
tionally strong. and is capable of bearing strain
equal 10 at least twenty tons The second
keeps the ransmitter in position. and the third and
fourth cables. which. much thinner and are i'm
one length. for paving out and returning
Each span is 1i0 feet long, and the height of the
transmitter above the railway is twenty feet
six inches. Attached to the transrnitter an iron
cage capable Of holding half at one time