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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06

before them One of the recent outputs of the bell
making plants of Troy is the great bell for the
tower of the College Of the City Of New York.
which is said TO be the largest school bell ever
cast in the world. Years ago when the Troy iron
industry second to in the country, the
plating and parts of the Monitor, the little Yankee
cheesebox ironclad which whipped the big Merri-
into submission during those trying days OF
the Civil War, cast in Troy, and during the
celebration which opens tomorrow tablets to the
memory Of he two citizens OF Troy who had faith
enough in the product Of the Troy foundries TO
stand sponsors the United States for the
cess of the queer little ronclad will be unveiled
in City Hall.
There also great valve factories in Troy,
where the largest valves made in the United States
are put together. The annual output in this in
dustry alone amounts to about $1,000 600. IN the
manufacture of horseshoes and surveying instru-
ments Troy has for years been leader. Stoves
chains, brushes and paper boxes also included
in the list Of principal productions the part OF
this enterprisng city, The number of incorporated
business companies totals 146 At Watervliet Ar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06

ployed in the shirt, collar and cuff industry Ihere
are seven square blocks of shirt and collar shops
within a radius of a mile in the collar section of
Troy. and the city boasts, among other things the
largest collar factory in the world. monster
building 4o5 feet long But the collar. cuff and
shirt industry though by far the largest in Troy
is not the only for which the city is known
in the industrial world. There Gil nanufact-
urng ablishnents of all sorts in Troy Its total
industrial production amounts annually to $4,000
N0 and it's annual payroll totals s0,O00000.
Years ago Troy became known for iron and bell
casting industries. and though these are not so
active now as they were good judges Of the
business situation say that there is great future
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06
Great Celebration This Week of the Citys CROWN
and of Its New Motto: Don't Knock; Boost!

Park from which there is TO be had SUPERB
panoramic view OF the city below. In this paih'
which has an of about eighty acres, Governor
FIughes will address an open air meeting to-mor-
row. Beman Park, Powers Park, Twelfth street
Park ard Seminary Park are all attractive thoush
smaller features of the park system OF the city
There is probably no city In Northern Ne" iolA
that is better equipped with educational institu-
tions In addition to the very complete public
school equipment, which includes. In ADDITION 10
Troy High School, in the centre of the city an
other high school in Lansing Borough, teach-
ers training school. twenty-five grammar inter
mediate and primary schools eight kndergarsens
and four ASYLUM schools the city is the home or
the Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, and OF inc
Emma Willard School for Women. both OF which
occupy novel places in the educational worio-
Troy points with pride to the fact that graduates
of the "R. P. L. they Familiarity designate the
Polytechnic Institute have performed great en-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06
PROGRAMME FOR THE CELEBRATION.

But whether it be at events good or bad Troiars
are to-day doing little. II any looking backward
All looking forward. and with great interest at
the developments of the coming week
Tomorrow there will be special services in -
churches and open air services in The parks with
Governor Hughes making two ad1resses-one. n
the afternoon. in Prospect Park. and another IN
Twelfth Street Park. Upper Troy The Lieutenan,
Governor and Speaker WadswOrth are also expect
ed to address these open air meetings.
Among the tablets which will be unveiled on
Monday. Labor Day. viii be one marking the 10
cation of the first bank OF Troy and the opening o.
the Rensselaer, PoIytechnfc Institute at River and
Mddleburg streets. marking the opening Of tbs
Troy Female Seminary. NouIton's Coffee Houss
and the meeting place of the first Masonic lodge o
Troy. in the Russell Sage Building; OF the Emma
Willard School in I'd street; marking the houss
of Samuel WILSON, known as Uncle SAM in
Ferry street; in City Hall to John A. Griswod
and John F. WinslOw. sponsors for the Monitor
in the courthouse TO Governor William Z
Marcy. who began practice in the original court
house. erected the present site; one on the SITS
now occupied by the National City Bank building.
Ist and State streets to commemorate the rescus
Of NaIIy an escaped slave: one at the site OF ths
original Wander Heyden farmhouse. at the south
east corner OF Ferry and River streets; one az ns
site of AshIey's Tavern at the northeast corner OF
Ferry and River streets: one at No. 159 Sd street.
marking the site where the first detachable collars
collar industry started. and at the factory
where the machinery invented by Henry Burden '0'
the making OF horseshOes was first operated
Tuesday. whch'is Civic Day. will be one OF rs
most brilliant Of the entire week. with its military
fire and industrial turnout; but one OF the preties
sights of the week has been reserved for Wedn7~
day. the last day of the celebration on this cav
occurs the float parade in which all OF the enlsa
Of the public. parochiaI and private schools We
take part. Among the persons and things OF ~
torical interest TO be represented in this parade
Henry Hudson's ship, the Half Moon; CD Del'>
Wander Heyden and his farmhouse. the 1rst eo..
house Of Rensselaer, County, and the Monitor, ~
lowed by a marching company OF United ss"
marines OF the period of 1850. There VII
grand concert on the evening OF that Gay u ~
big armory building
Throughout the week the city will be N -
dress. Courts of honor have been erected a.
functions of several of the principal streets a.
at night there will be beautiful electrical elsp@,
And the best OF it all is that. as Mayor ElA9 .~
Mann said the other day. there VIII % -
welcome awaiting all The old Troy nahus
will be in operation for the reception OF re'1
sons and daughters. as well for the -
stranger and altogether Troy Week VIII oe s,r
demonstration OF what people can DO ""e- .-.d
quit knocking and boost shall be .-,,s
through the length and breadth OF the Elp"
for many day to come.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06
THE COLLAR AND CUFF INDUSTRY.

There are six national banks. savings bank and
two trust companies. and some idea OF the amount
of business transacted through these institutions IS
10 be gathered from the last United States census
which shows that the total value Of the products
of the city amounted s3 ssos29. while the wage
earnings in the collar and cum industry alone
amounted to s4f67 log and the salaries TO officers
end clerks in the same industry were $1.542409
Troy sends out in the course of a year RO0oVo
collars and cuffs and about 100000 dozens OF shirts
EMPLOYMENT is given In this industry alone to more
than 10 900 wage earners. and thirty-two concerns
are engaged in the industry. Just who should be
credited with the designing and making of the first
detachable collar seems question not yet thor
oughly settled though the promoters Of Troy Week
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neighborhood. although about the only collar ous-
alton now done in the homes is that known a,
turning"
Because they were tied about the neck IN
string or tape attached to each end the first col
lars made in Troy were known string coIfa-,
and were worn with old-fashiOned stock ties rsaa.
of bombazine and stiffened with haircloth to sun
mort the collar Byron and Bishop collars ~
lowed In quick succession. and then the vsrj,v
which these new-fa2gled neck ornaments had d.
veIoped inspired the first shirt bosoms These wer,
fake bosoms known -'dicksys." he'd in place,
by strings about the neck and waist. Il was 4,
1915 when the manufacture % GetachahIe cuffs va,
begun that the making Of shirts was first started
In Troy By Lawrence Van NalSenburgh Late IN
1851 when Nathaniel Wheeler, OF the firm O,
Wheeler q Wilson paid a visit 20 Troy ard tried
to get the collar and cuff makers TO his new
sewing machine they laughed at him and I'D
him the work could not be done on any maehire
Finally however, jefferson Gardner gave thein-
vention trial in the spring OF ls5Z and his success
was so immediate that other makers at once vit
in machines Three years later the operation %
machines by steam power was introduced and TIA
great collar industry OF Troy was we'll under way
Then along came the buttOnhOiing machine in
1875, ard the industry which had been held back BY
the inability Of human hands TO do sufficient
amount OF the difficult buttOnholrg within given
time went forward with leaps and bounds 10 its
present great proportions. Some idea OF what
the making of buttonholes in connection with this
industry means is gathered from the fact that
five hundred million buttOnholes required .
be made annually in the output OF the collar ard
cuff industry in Troy. Shrinking was another thing
which for time gave the collar and cuff makers
trouble. Before the days OF shrinking The nate
rial the appearance Of wells wrinkles IN ira
interior folds OF collar relaundering was
common occurrence. Then some one bit on ths
simple scheme OF shrinking the material before L
put into the collars. and with all the agra
waiting wrinkles gone once more the men OF ths
United States gave thanks 20 Troy and boughs
fresh linen. When finally the skilfllI collar makers
managed to get the shrinking process down 70
such exact science that quarter size collars could
be made which would resist even the elongating
effects Of Chinese laundering the joy OF the colar
wearers knew no bounds Perhaps for these things
If for rothfns more. all over the United States
will take off their hats TO Troy tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06
STARTING THE BOOST.

Well, from that night on the success or the
Booster Club was assured. Kindness was the
clubs PLATFORM and its watchword became Don't
knock-boostr About every wore the buttons.
and nearly all Troy became henderson, the Boost
Or Club But all this time mind you, there had
been no thought Of any such thing Troy Week.
That developed in the most natural manner posi-
BILE The Chamber of Commerce had no advertis-
ing committee. and Cornelius Burns. the president
OF that body. when he appointed one, named me
as fits chairman. II decided that some definite
steps must be taken boom the city outside Of
Troy The Booster Club all right so far as it
went but we must do something to place Troy in
true light before the outside public Well, got
I'D a lecture and delivered it before the commit
tee They liked il SO well that at their suggestion
II was delivered publicly meeting at which ad-
dresses were made, only by Elias p. Mann.
the Mayor but by George B. Wellington, Cor
poration Counsel William j. Roach, formerly
city attorney; E K. Belts and other prominent
men
We'll after much consideration. advertising
committee decided on Troy Week the best me-
dunn for exploiting Trey before the general pub
lie and our plans gained the Endorsement Of Cor
neiius F. Burns, president of the Chamber Of Com
rr.erce who suggested also that have tag
day' a number of Troy women entered into this
plan very enthusiastically. and June 6 we
had Tag Day, when through the efforts OF Mrs.
JOHN NJ Russell chairman, and Mrs. Andrew II.
Meneely, vice-charman, the women succeeded in
raising s. 100 through tagging TrOjans and visitors
TO the city with cardboard tags
The most prejudiced outsider within the ctys
gates even II he cannot bring himself 10 agree
with all the enthusiastic Booster tells him. is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06

give the credit TO a woman, Hannah Lord Mon
tag1Ie as the inventor and first manufacturer. and
in the ceremonies of next week will unveh a tablet
at the old house in which the industry Is said TO
have started at No. 139 Sd street
One version of the start of the collar making in
dustry in Troy says:
TT is stated that the first detachable collar was
conceived in 1925 by the wife OF Troy blacksmith
Before that time shirts had always been made with
collars and cuffs attached them. The Of
this clever woman is lost history, and it is not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06

underground wires. many beautiful homes and a
continually growing residential section in the east
and northern parts of the city The state dam
In the Hudson River. in addition TO furnishing
power. forms a deep course, three miles long.
which is popular with oarsnen. and power boats
and has been the scene Of several aquatic events
No unsightIy street signs distractions are per-
od In, rrrnr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06

forced to the conclusion that Troy mas aIter an
many Just claims distinction For instance
If it were not for Troy, where would the collars
and cuffs for the of these United states COINS
from for fully 30 per cent of all these imperative
adjuncts 10 civilized existence. to make no men
ton of shirts are made right here In Troy. Anu
again. if il were not Troy, where would the clean
linen come from, when the weeks supply is soiieo'
for everywhere all over the country, In the wake
of the Troy collar and the Troy Guns, have tol-
lowed the branches of the Troy laundries
Just how much the great collar, cuff and shirt
business means TO Troy may be gathered from the
fact that the head of of the largest manu-
facturies of collars and cuffs told the tribune
man that the annual output of collars and cuffs
amounts to about 100000 In the light OF TINS
figure one well believe the manufacturers
claim that TROY collars the world This same
manufacturer told the Tribune man that the year
Iy output OF shirts in the United States amounts
to SIS 0o00 Co., and the greater part OF those
made are the product OF Troy factories
THE INDUSTRIES OF TROY.
OF Troy's 1881 total population. 5000 are In
dustrial workers. IS per cent of them being en-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06

depot. Because of the great amount of freight
business done in Troy the freight rate basis al
lowed to the South and the West is much lower
than that allowed most Eastern cities Troy has
ample trolley service within the city, and is the
point Of conveyance for four systems covering
Eastern New York and two others from western
Massachusetts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06
SUPERB EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

II Is claimed for Troy that it has the largest
volunteer fire department in the state, with new
and up-to-date apparatus, properly housed There
are two telephone, as we'll two telegraph, sys-
tens and gas and electric light plants. Troy has
6ftv miles of paved streets and six miles of as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06

gineerng feats not only in this but In foreign
countries well. Graduates, they will tell YOU
of the r P. either designed or built the Brook
lyn Bridge. the Williamsburg Bridge, the Ferris
Wheel the longest arch bridge span at Niagara
Falls the PouShkeepse Bridge the Chicago Drain
age Canal, the Trinity Building, New York. and
had much to 10 with the work on the Culebra Cut
of the Panama Canal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06
THE EMMA WILLARD SCHOOL.

Out of the 100000 given by Mrs. Sage to the
Emma Willard School college home is being
erected on the hill in the eastern part of the city.
from which beautiful view of the Hudson River
is to be had. This school, which has come to be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06
THE INDUSTRIES OF TROY.

OF Troy's 1881 total population. 2S,Ooo are In
dustrial workers. 6S per cent of them being en-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-22
STREET CAR HURLS
MAN TWENTY FEET
MAIL WAGON DRIVER STRUCK BY
SPEEDING VEHICLE
Former Conductor Suffers Fractured
Skull and Conclusion of the Brain
in Accident Near River
Station

Allan Shumway, aged %, driver of n
United States mail wagon, was struck
by Downey avenue car No. 493 on the
curve at San Fernando and Sotello
streets and fatally injured about
o'clock yesterday.
Shumway was employed by ]. w,
Ritzman, a United States mail con-
tractor. The driver had backed his
wagon up to the Southern Pacific depot
at River station and was waiting for
the mail train, which was short dis
lance away.
Just as the train pulled in Shumway
ran across the Los Angeles railway
tracks in front of a rapidly moving
northbound car. Efforts to stop the
car were in vain, and he was struck
and hurled fully twenty feet in the air
He fell on his head and was uncon-
scious when picked up.
Shumway was taken to the receiving
hospital Immediately after the accident
An examination by the surgeons re-
cussion of the brain, possible fracture
of the skull, an abrasion of the nose
and a laceration of the right leg.
Shumway was formerly employed by
the Pacific Electric company as con-
ductor. He resigned about three
months ago and took the examination
for driver of mail wagon.
He arrived in Los Angeles nearly six
months ago from Michigan. He has
been living at the Barnes apartments,
Sol East Fifth street. His relatives live
in Kalamazoo, Mich. Shumway was
removed to the Emergency hospital a
short time before noon. The chances
for his recovery are doubtful.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-22

AT
Cost
A Remarkable Closing
Out Sale of New
Instruments
LOW PRICES : TERMS

The time to buy piano is now
when prices are the lowest ever quoted.
This sale of ours is one which every
prospective plano buyer should take
advantage of. A peculiar trade con-
dition compels us to close out six
prominent agencies. We find that it is
good business to confine ourselves to
fewer makes. We shall in future limit
our operations to the -four great Ger
man leaders Kranich e
Bach. Sohmer and Kurtzmann. The
Instruments to be closed out are the
Emerson, Estey, Starr, Laffargue and
Huntington. There are more than $50
in ALL
SO great has been the success of this
sale that the Sterling and Starr are al
most closed out-only a few of these
Instruments left. But the other four
makes offer great range of choice.
Note these low Prices:
$475 Emersons at $3.50.
$500 Esteys at $275.
$500 to $500 STAIRS at 1910.
$500 to $500 Sterlings at 1910.
All these instruments are absolutely
new. You can choose from any wood
and finish. The prices we are making
are lower than dealers who acquire
these agencies will have to pay at
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-22
YOUTH ARRAIGNED IN
TWO JUSTICE COURTS
ALLEGED FoRGER HELD UNDER
$500 BONDS
Young Man Accused of Passing Many
Fictitious Checks Must Answer
Before the Superior
Court

Charged with passing forged checks,
D. B. Sprinkle was arraigned in two
police courts yesterday. He was first
given a hearing before Police Justice
Frederickson and held in bonds of $4,000.
In Police Justice Roses court he was
held under $500 bail.
Sprinkle is charged with having
forged the names of his uncle. T. B.
Burnett, and his father, w. r. Sprin-
kle, to numerous checks passed on mer-
chants of Los Angeles. Young Sprinkle
is said to have forged his fathers name
to checks over year ago, but the
amounts were made good and the Of
fender was not prosecuted.
Sprinkle was arrested by Detective
Hosick January IL.
1t is alleged he passed worthless
checks on B. R. Randolph of the Cana
dian hotel; H. Kllbansky, Natick
Clothing company, 107 South Main
street; ]. Joseph of the Joseph Furni-
ture company 625 South Broadway;
Columbian Photograph company, 5lS
South Broadway, and the Caroe Trunk
company, 349 South Spring street.
These checks, it is said, were Tor
small amounts, the largest being $40.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-22
TENDER PASSION
STTRS HEART OF
AMBITIOUS NEWSY
Dramatic Tale Of Love and Lovers
Flows from Pen Of Youth
full Los Angeles
Author

The following initial paragraphs of
the first chapter of what is intended to
be a love story are from the pen of
Los Angeles newsboy, with a precocious
penchant for meIodramatic fiction:
1T was night, and the pale bright
MOON like a monday sun, was gieam-
ing family through the dim mazes oil
the distant sky.
I'm the far off clouds there are dozens
of stars shining gorgeously, but they
can't be seen because of a number of
black clouds that threaten to rain and
hide the sky.
"Alone, by themselves, in the illus
trious moonlight, sits young youth
and his fair sweetheart, aged 10 and IL
respectively. They are holding hands.
"All of a sudden, without warning,
he speaks to her, exclaiming with con-
siderable hoarseness, Darling, love
your
This startling declaration of affec-
ton comes from our .aeo. 1t is all about
the things which happen afterward
that this novel is being written.
1.-The young lady, alarmed at the ter
rible intensity of his words, lays her
head gently against his bosom, and he
looks pleadingly down into her up
turned eyes. She nestles closer, ana
again takes hold of his hand"
Just what happens after this interest
ing event fills up about 100 pages, and
is very similar in style of expression
and dramatic construction.
The whole will be handsomely printed
on linen~wove paper, with steel engraV-
ings and tri-color plates, hand sewed
and boilnd in morocco. The edition de
luxe will be placed on the market In
the near future, and it's author expects
after the thirty-seventh edition to re-
tire from public life.
Copies of the novel can be had for as
low as SO. Only one copy to GUS
toner.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-22
REPUBLICAN CLUB TO
MEET TOMORROW NIGHT
Members of LincoIn-RooseveIt League
Plan Monster Rally to Be
Held at Symphony
Hall

There will be rally of the Lincoln
Roosevelt Republican club of the
Seventy-fifth assembly district at
Blanchards Symphony hall, 232 South
Hill street, Thursday, January %. at
p. m. Frank G. Tyrrell will deliver
the main address. His subject will be
patriots or Parasites"
Other speakers will be Senator
Charles M. Bell of Pasadena, City At
torney Leslie Hewitt and Russ Avery.
This is the second meeting of the
club, the first meeting having been
held about two months ago in Blanch-
ard hall. The executive committee,
elected at the first meeting, and which
has the entire matter in charge. con-
sists of Gilbert S. Wright, president;
S. H. french, G. R. Johnson, Robert
Mitchell, Clarence M. Taggart and Ir-
wing S. Metzler.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-22
STREET RAILWAY LINE TO
HOLD SERIES or EXCURSIONS

The Pacific Electric system will in
augurate on January q a series of per-
sonally conducted trolley trips over the
various lines.
shore, where Huntington Beach, Long
Beach, Alamitos Bay and Naples viii
be visited. Other points of interest
such as the Ostrich farm, Pasadena,
Oak Knoll, Oneonta Park, Alhambra
Masonic home, Sanborn's orange grove,
San Gabriel mission and Ramona's
birthplace are included in the trip.
The distance covered will be about
100 miles. The cars viii leave the Pa
cific Electric depot at $3.50 a. m. daily.