New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
GREATNESS OF QUEENS
Borough, if a City, Would Be
Nineteenth Largest.
FAST COMMERCIAL GROWTH
Had Lower Death Rate Last
Year than Any Other Sec
ton of New York.
By Walter L. willis. Secretary Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce Of Queens Borough.

n, Walter /. Willis, Secretary OF the Cham
Der Of Commerce Of Queens Borough.
Few people realize how great city the
Borough Of Queens would be, considered
by itself and separated from its political
connection with New York City.
Considered as a city, Queens Borough
ranks to-day nineteenth in population
among the principal cities of the United
States. according to the census OF lSlV
having Jumped from twenty-fifth place In
1900 and thirtieth place in 1880. The ma
tional census of 1910 gave Queens popu-
lauon of 2s2. OF, but it is estimated that
this has increased to a present population
Of 10000. IL is estimated that queens
will have a population of 100000 In lSzo
and 1900 900 by the year 1880. 1t exceeds
to-day in population such cities as Jersey
CITY. Seattle, Indianapolis, Providence
and Denver.
II is seventeenth as regards value or It's
manufactured products among the prlnci-
nal cities of the United States and fourth
among the cities and boroughs OF New
York state, being exceeded only by the
Roroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn ana
the city Of Buffalo.
The annual value of its manufacturer
nroducts increased from sS5,427ooo IN
1899 10 s151,6SO.0Oo in 1909. which was
an increase Of 314 per cent, or greater
Increase than that of the large cities OF
Tho United States. The value of its PROD
ucts in 1909 was equal to the combined
n,oducts of the principal manufacturing
cities Of the state Of Connectcut-Ne"
Haven. Hartford and Bridgeport.
Queens Borough, with only two-thlros OIL
the nonulation of The Bronx, has almost
four times the value of manufactured
rrodncts With one-ffth Of the popula-
ton Of Brooklyn, it has three-elgh'hS '''e
value Of products
u ,s s,xth in assessed valuation beihs
exceeded only by the following ciue'
outside OF Greater New YORK: fhilau ~.
mia. n545.576.O 900: Boston. N'l4o'oo9'0''
Pittsburgh. y749.s37. 600; Chicago Soo''-o'''io'
and Cleveland s5o6.Sl2.OCo
The total assessed valuation OF tho
Borough of Queens for 1913 is $4l,,''-'o'o'
vb,cb &c an increase of S2l.O42'2Si over
1912 The assessed valuation or the poi
ouyb NJ Queens has increased over wv
10000 since II became part ol s''o'
New York. .uos
opAens has an area Of 10 square miles,
or 10 per cent Of the land area OF create
New York. and is almost as large as ll'o
horouehs OF Manhattan, The Bronx anu
prookIvn combined, and is three times DIS
large as Boston. ,,
To-day the land OF Queens Is aooue
equally divided between that "hlcn -
now occupled. that undergoing develop
Wv. erd hat which remains for develop
nent.
II Is fifth in it's building developments
for 1872, in which year 4's2l pldhs w
fled for new buildings, costing Sls'e4-'---'
1t is first in health among the leaulhs
twenty cities in the United States haVi"s
not only the lowest death rate OF any ..
the first twenty cities, but OF any clhei %
the FIVE boroughs of New York.
A complete transformation in the next
five years Of that portion Of the borough
lying within ten miles Of the East RIVER
can be confidently predicted. Bridges
tunnels and rapid transit lines have eliih-
mated the East River as natural va
rier. With the completion of the rapiu
transit lines included in the oudl
contracts and with the great lhhuN VI
new factories that are daily coming INTO
this borough Queens will soon be Trans
formed from its present conoitloh VI a
great number of settled communities VII"
unsettled areas between them, 10 one con-
tinuous built up city.
The natural advantages OF the borough,
It's actual proximity TO the centre Vi
activities in Manhattan, its great lhuUS-
trial development and the vast innuN Oh
population from Manhattan and BROOK
lyn, which is being supplemented from
all over the country by those VINO are
brought TO the borough by the estaplisn-
ment Of new commercial and manufactui
ing interests. are all combined to MAKE
The Borough Of Queens within few years
the most important borough of New YORK
City.