New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-23
THE JOHN STEPHENSON COMPANY.

y Il he given the illustrious dead visit the
scenes Of their earthly triumphs. the great John
Stenbenson uioneer streetcar builder. must be-
hold in wonder the magnificent works which bear
his bonored name And how quickly would ne
recognize the successful effort of the present man
apeuent TO keep that name what he made 1.-THE
synonyme for enterprise and eXceilence-and
where he placed tin the van OF AHs'lcd : 1ead-
ing industries
Elizabeth justly rates these works as one OF
the most valued Jewels in her industrial crown
They are most advanta geously located thirty teet
above tidewater. with approach TO Staten Island
Sound comprising a permanent right Of way
across Intervening railroads. No competing com
pany enjoys like taclllteS tor opIas su H
York capital is interested IN most streelcar lines,
everywhere, and these works front on her harbor
and are but twelve miles distant by rail-. Compel
ing have to travel TO solicit orders; they
can't get them by phone But when the metropoil-
magnate wants cars and wants them In a
And, by the way, there are many times more cars
in use within thirty miles of these works than
I'LL; Ie pe in receiving its lumber naturally
the larger part of its material. by water.
Passaic Newark Bethlehem and Trenton its iron
and steel is easily and cheaply obtained Elizabeth.
with it's ninety thousand Inhabitants, and Newark,
y %i1h us Of q skilled labor NeWYork CITY With its
bounteous supply OF spiendiG nahogahyit Is car
ried there as oalast-iareely, used IN tht hhlsh
OF cars, and with its great glass and paint manu-
cheaper market than has any OF its competitors.
To utilize these advantages the company has the
handling cars Space viii not admit of an ex-
tended description but II may be briefly said that
(and not. like older works, been added TO- piece By
where the raw material enters at one end of the
grounds and comes out, the finished product at
the other. notable iealureS however, - ina {
electrical transmission prevails throughout and
that as II runs altogether underground. only ma
chimes appear in the shops, thus economizlns
space obviating danger TO operators from flying
count count. in measure, for the New England Mil Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company. the most exacting
nd
their product-and is the only plant of its kind
they do insuTe-though II may be added that the
The company has miles upon miles of railroad
tracks through and about its works, with trolley
w., an noyiar nant which II is increasing bv the
addition OF a 800 horsepower compound condensing
As to its product the company leads IN interur-
cars IN size. speed strength. durability, elegance
and.above al-comfort; and IT is tied TO prec-
edent but is always experimenting. and generally
with success, in search OF improvements, especially
ries an immense stock OF material. more especially
lumber. the yard for which would dwarf any
cars TO England and the Continent TO Japan. ART
Mexico South America a1G Of eoUTse all parts
sometimes in the shape Of the material only
To the six hundred families they support, is paid.
in wages 10 operatives alone, about 10000 annu-
But though these works have doubled their ca
pacty in the last two they still occupy less
one cannot help asking himself how IT can afford
TO keep idle so much valuable land-ts value ia
the B. & O.. the c. r. r.. and a Pennsylvania CON
the scene of the greatest industrial ACTIVITY and
sorts Of prices in their eagerness TO avail them
selves not only Of the extraordinary advantare Of
Iocauon but of the vast appreciation in values
%hieh must come with the certain rapid and great
lexeopment of this favored section IN the near
surely II must hope to spread over these
eiiEhty Eight acres eventually. And how valuable
TINS idhd Is may be judged by the fact that naarly