New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-18

sidiarv of the A. c. Horn Company,
manufacturers of waterproofng mate.
rials. also located near Hancock and
Bodine SITS.
Ground has been broken for a new
eight story building, of concrete, steel
and brick construction, for the Ford
Motor Company, at Honeywell st. and
Jackson ave. Long Island City. east OF
and adjoining its present building.
The new building will have frontage
on Jackson ave. of 800 feet and VIII
cost about $650,000.
The Keshan Renovating Company, a
subsidiary Of the KaZan Carpet Com
pany. now located in the American
druggists Syndicate Building, has &C
uuircd property on Webster ave, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth ayes, Long
Island City. for two story building
The company expects to move into IT
the latter part of this year.
The Truoff & Carp Corporation has
completed a new five-story loft build
ing, $50 by 20 feet, of brick, concrete
and steel construction, at the corner OF
| Wilbur ave. and Sunswick St, Long
Island City. The ground floor IS oc-
! cupied by the 5. &. Y. Automobile Com,
pany, for service plant; second, third
and fourth floors, by the Walters Piano
Company, Nun HOOl' ~ N
] Roseman. manufacturer of yarn, silks,
thread, etc.
The Truoff e. Carp Corporation has
/ begun the erection of another five
| story and basement loft building, Of
concrete, brick and steel construction.
| 104 by II feet, on the north side OF
| Sunswick ST., between Wilbur ana
/ Payntar ayes, Long Island City. Inc
basement, first and second floors, which
! il is expected will be ready for occu-
nancy about January /, 1915, have been
| leased to the Wahle Phillips Company,
/ of New York, manufacturers OF cleo
trical goods. When completed the
three upper floors will be leased to
other industries.
L, Narcotic g. Co., Of II East 36th
/ st. New York, decorators and furniture
/ repairers. have leased one floor of the
/ Palmer Singer Building, Webster and
| Second AYES, Long Island City, where
/ they began operations August l, en-
ploying sixty hands.
A fve-story and basement factory
/ building, to contain total floor area
| Of about 100000 square feet, Will be
/ constructed for the Sterling Gum Com
many on the south side of Harris ave,
! between Ely ave. and william St, Long
/ Island City. The Sterling Gum Com
/ many is now located in the factory
| building at 10th st. and Vernon ave,
Long Island City. 1t, however, has
| insufficient room and recently leased
two floors in the Miller Building, in
| Greenpoint av., Brooklyn. II eX-
pects TO be able to move into its new
building by April, 1915, employing up
ward Of 700 hands. 1t now employs
about 500
The Russell Foundry and Machine
Works. Long Island City, are erecting
a four story brick factory building ad-
Joining their plant at 81 9th St, the
dimensions of which are l00xl3S feet
A part of the first floor will be used
for a machine shop. The remainder Of
the building will be leased.
Joseph Elias & Co, dealers IN win
dow and plate glass, of 54l West 22d
St. New York, have leased the building
of the American Locomotive Company,
on Jackson av.. near Sixth av., adloin-
ing the tracks of the Long Island Rail-
road, Long Island City, to which they
cxpect TO move about November l. Ar
rangements are now being made TO
build a sidetrack TO serve the property.
The American Every Ready Company
of New York, manufacturer OF cleo
trical supplies, is erecting an eight
story building, 200x900 feet on the
block ACQUIRED in December, 1918,
bounded by Thompson and Mott avs,