New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
Organization Revealing the
Charms of that Beauti-
full Town to the City
Business Man.

The Chamber Of Commerce of the city
of Mount Vernon is one Of the most pro-
.,ressive organizations Of its kind in this
country. Those residents OF this rapidly
growing city Of WestcIester county who
know what the organization has accom-
plished and is striving 10 do are proud
OF its achievements. and rightly so. And
as nearly every man. woman and enid
in the busting city Of Mount Vernon has
a fair idea OF the vast work done ana
being planned by the Chamber of com
merce. il can be truly said that the or
sanitation has merited universal praise.
The Chamber Of Commerce has not
been content to work along the usual
lines of similar institutions having as
their primary object the enhancement of
trade and industrial channels of their
respective towns but il has so Widened
its scope of usefulness as to be potent
factor in every effort made TO transform
the city of Mount Vernon into one OF
the most enhancing residential suburbs
OF the metropolitan district
Briefly, this organization fulhls in
large degree the duties of wideawake real
estate agents and property owners ana
efficient city officials 1t goes in search
of home seekers, and when its advances
in this respect are crowned with success
and the newcomer becomes a resident of
Mount Vernon. the organization makes
special effort 10 have him feel al home.
If YOU are merchant OF have an Office
I'm that section Of Manhattan bounded by
18th and 18th streets and Fourth avenue
and Broadway. do not be surprised II you
are importuned to become a resident OF
the city of Mount Vernon. The canvas
sers of the organization are now active
and they are making special efforts TO
interest those persons whose place o.
business is in the section named. IL has
been estimated that there are at least
CITY thousand persons in that district
who ought TO live in suburban homes
and most Of them the canvassers hope
TO induce To Join the attractive residential
colonies Of Mount Vernon at an early
date
What wonderful opportunities for specu-
latiye builders and investors these ener-
eetc abors of this organization make
possible Speculative builders are doubly
assured of finding ready tenants for their
houses. and with we'll rented houses a
broader market is created for the sale OF
their properties. it is impossible 10 esti-
mate to a dot the value OF such services
for speculative builders. hut conserva-
tive figure would place it at least at
|. many millions Mount Vernon builders
l are indeed most fortunate.
Mount Vernon is at the northern
threshold of New York. and ii as there
nyf her
drift from the residential zones Of The
Bronx and Old New York. This entranc-
ing city OF Westminster has ample room
in which to grow much greater. II has a
square area of 42l miles. Within its Dor
ders now are about thirty-eight thousand
inhabitants Experts say it has land
enough TO comfortably house under pleas
ing suburban conditions over one million
persons. and many real estate men think
il will reach the million mark long before
the time anticipated by most OF the active
realty developers.
The building permits issued in Mount
Vernon last year called FOR an expendl-
ture OF 81 $3.50
The city has a fire department Of 40
enrolled men, a police department OF fifty
well trained men. an excellent school sys-
TEN. ten grammar schools and one high
school. two parochisl schools many pn-
waite institutions and one institution OF
industrial arts. IL has public library OF
over twenty-five thousand volumes thlrty-
seven churches, over thirty-eight frater-
nal orders. FIVE theatres and the largest
financial institutions in the county.
What ought to appeal most strongly TO
home owners is the fact that IT has the
lowest tax rate of any city in Westches-
ter County. Its healthfulness, too, is far
famed. Within recent years i has spent
vast sums of money on modern sewage
disposal plan
The Chamber Of Commerce began a
year ago q campaign TO enlarge its mem
bership, which is now over five hundred.
IL aims 10 have one thousand members
II especially desires 10 make the city
suburban commuters town, with residen-
tial features Of greater grandeur.
The organization has already won
many notable civic victories. 1t urged
the supervisors Of the county TO make
the building OF the proposed Fulton ave
nue. bridge a county charge. This bridge
is the first approach on the Boston Post
Road no Westchester County, and is also
the main connecting link between South
Fulton avenue and the Pelham Parkway.
The organization Is trying 10 better the
water system OF the city. IL has urged
the city 10 further satisfactory and per-
manent solution Of this problem.
Mount Vernon has the right TO tap the
mains OF New York City which bring the
waters OF the Catskils to Manhattan.
But II does not want to get its future
supply from that source unless at terms
as 50 tisfactory as those granted to Ulster
County. A bill has been introduced in
the State Legislature for that purpose,
and the prospects are that II will become
a law.
While the Chamber OF Commerce Is
paying most attention to civic better
mont and residential development, IL is
not overlooking the Industrial side OF the
city. II has done considerable % attract
strong manufacturing concerns TO the
southeastern part Of the town. where
there H. room FOR Industrial expansion.
To help the shipping interests Of the