New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05

from North Tarrytown TO Detroit.
Many brokers, who make a specially in
trading in suburban properties, par
ticularly in the class of parcels in this
beautiful part of Westchester County,
have known this secret since that time,
but, nevertheless, the public has not
been aware Of all the suffering and
tribulations that the removal or the
Maxwell Briscoe factory caused the
two sister villages. Now that the Che
vrolet motor works is going TO occupy
1he Kingsland Point, or the upper
plant, there is great rejoicing in both
villages.
The experience Of Tarrytown and
North Tarrytown in the last two years
Is one that is likely to be encountered
by any place similarly situated. BY
this is meant that any town whose
industrial vigor depends upon the pros
pcrity Of one or few big plants is
liable a. any time TO wake up some
morning and sec its industrial strength
rapidly ebbing away with the closing
Of its few factory doors Then follow
many vacancies in its trade centres and
usually lethargy in its home bailiwick.
Soon after the Maxwell Briscoe fac
fory closed it's doors about 200 men,
women ard children left the town. The
factory workers removed 10 the new
plant or the Maxwell Briscoe Company
in Detroit, and their families, OF
course, found new homes there, too.
The departure Of 200 persons in Il
DAY. a. 4 were, from place the size
Of Tarrytown and North Tarrytown, is
q great realty disaster. Ever since
their going five hundred fats in the
villages have been vacant, and 70 fiji
up those vacancies every possible cf-
fort has been made by the landlords.
Agents sent 10 scour the countrywide
offered big concessions in rentals TO
prospective tenants. I'm many IN
stances the cost Of carting furniture
from the old home TO the new one IN
Tsrrytoyn or North TarrytOwn was
borne by the landlord. Even in the
face OF unusual inducements few ten
ants were secured, and on last Mon
day there we're still about four hun
ored fat vacancies in the VILLAGES.
Flats that leased IN the brisk DAYS
when the Maxwell Briscoe plant was
running on fun time for sl2 % a
month could have been rented i'm the
last two years for 50 q month or less;
SIS fats az Sl2 or less. and there were
msny nice fats 10 be mad at 81 a
month. ~ course. those rentals are
never likely 20 be offered again IN this
part Of Wcstchester. as II is firmly
believed that the rcopcning Of the
Kingslsnd Point plant By the Chevrolet
company marks n new industrial epoch
IN historic Tarrytown and North Tar
rytoyn. The rcOpening D. likely 20 be
followed soon b. the cstablishmcnt a.
the lower, or the Beekman ay., plant
ana at some outer places IN North Tar
Tytown Of big manufacturing concerns
which Will employ hundreds Of hands.
Tsrrytown and North Tarrytown, al
tnoggh two distinct villages, are yir-
fually one from a physical standpoint.
stranger could not tell the 'bOunda-
RES OF one town from the other, and
even old residents experience congid-
er.bIe difficulty In pointing out the d.
tiding lines between the places. That
WY The prosperity or decline Of one
tlsee seriously affects the other
" II had not been for John ID. Rocke-
Ifler the big industrial secret which
Jsrrytogn and North Tarrytown have
bete.y guarded for two years would