New-York tribune., 1913-10-05
Inspection Tour To Be Held
Under Auspices of the
North Side Board
of Trade.

An opportunity is to be given to manu-
facturers looking for sites 10 examine
thoroughly the many advantages pos
sessed by The Bronx for industrial pur-
poses. The examination is TO take the
form OF 4 tour Of inspection of the water
ways OF the great borough north of the
Harlem River and also of its principal
factory areas.
The inspection outing has been planned
by the North Side Board Of Trade and
will take place on next Wednesday. Oc-
tober s.
Members and guests will meet at the
home Of the organization at 1890 o'clock
and will there be received by the presi-
dent and committee in charge of this inn
portant tour. who will hold a reception
until II o'clock
Those who are to take part IN the tour
will then go by auto to Trimmer's Pier,
Il l3Sth street and the Harlem River,
ghere they will board the steamboat
Commander. which will leave the pier at
lis o'clock sharp.
The boat will go up the Harlem River
to Kingsbridge at which point it will turn
and proceed down the river TO He'll Gate,
and from there it will so up the East
River to Throg's Neck.
The boat will then sail to Stevens Pier,
at Clason Point, where machines will be
ready to take the visitors and members
of the organization on the second part of
the trip-an inspection of the land charms
10 manufacturing concerns. Plots imme-
dlately available for Improvement are to
ha .f~f,1 f,ato
ested may learn the cost, rental price and
other particulars about the properties.
Covers will be laid at the Hunter Island
Inn for the members Of the inspection
trip. Dinner will be served at o'clock.
The members In charge of the Manu-
facturers' Day trip hope the arrangement
Of the automobiles in line will be rigidly
kept. On previous inspection tours there
has been some slight confusion owing to
cars not keeping their place. and also
some delay in guests and members for
getting TO occupy the machines assigned
10 take them on the journey.
The beautiful home Of the organization
Is in the triangular space bounded oy
Third and Lincoln avenues and l3itn
street. Any property owner who has or
knows Of any suitable site for factory
concerns and desires TO have the visitors
informed about the property should lose
no time In sending a thorough descrip-
uon OF the parcels TO the organization
before next Wednesday. Residents OF
The Bronx will also largely help the en-
ergetc officers OF the board if they VIII
let them know the names and addresses
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acering enlarging its plant and desirous
Oh new home site.
Most Of the guests on the tour of in
spection next Wednesday will be either
owners or representatives of big concerns
Prominent in the Industrial world, seek
ing new place of business. The output
OF those factories yearly totals many
millions, and, best of all, they furnish
many thousand persons with steady Work
at good wages. II only one-third of the
guests decide to become identified with
the industrial districts Of The Bronx
there will be great rejoicing among the
members Of the North Side Board OF
Trade.
The Bronx has on some previous oc-
casions given a striking demonstration
oi now TO get great Industrial concerns
quickly to locate within its borders. No'
many years ago one of the most proHl-
nent property owners in the borough pre-
sented free OF cost more than a oiocK .o
one Of the biggest industrial concerns IN
his country. That gift OF property re-
suited in big enhancement OF VaiueS
over a wide adjoining area of property
as . great factory zone, where the oes'
skilled workmen were employed, was per
manently established
William W. Niles is president OF the
North Side Board Of Trade. and the otner
onicers are: Treasurer. Charles w. DO
CART; secretary, Charles e. Reid; VICE
presidents. John Clafiin. Ernest Han, 1o-
seph A. Goulden, Adolpb G. Hupfel' Johh
.. Amory, Henry Lewis Morris, LOUIS r.
hsffen, Charles A. Berrian and j. HOMER
Hildreth.
Inc Bronx is growing at a very hVeiy
rate. In 1880 1t had 8s,9O3 inhabitants. IN
Do its population was 20o,507, and In lsio
" had <30.9S0 Experts have estimated
that its present population is 5G,lSl; thus
u has grown beyond the half-miiiion
mark since the last United States census
was taken, in 1910.
From 1900 to 1910 the increase In the
population IN the borough was 1l44 per
cert. DIR. Joseph Caccavajo estimates
mat In seven years hence there VIII be IN
,'he borough $4,000. Other experts. how
ever. on statistics figure that the borough
VIII then contain from 100000 TO l.3o'VoV'