New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
Plant of American Ever
Ready Works of SUI
perior Design.
HAS LARGE DINING
ROOM ON THE ROOF
Structure Occupies a Block Front
at Degnon Terminal, Long
q Island City.

The American Ever Ready Works OK
the National Carbon Company is now
erecting at the Degnon Terminal Just
across the Greensboro Bridge In Long
Island city. one Of the most modern IN
dustrial buildings in. the United states.
II Is located on the block adjoining the
new Loose wiles Biscuit Company iac-
tory. and viii occupy a block front OF 200
feet and will be 600 feet long. The plan
is Il shaped, with a large court In the
centre into which railroad trains VIII en-
ter to deliver and receive freight.
II will have a basement, with seven
stories above. The material for manu-
featuring purposes will be delivered 10
the basement by chutes from between the
railroad tracks, or 10 platforms on the
first story.
one side OF the building will be devoted
10 receiving raw material from the ran
road In the court and the street on the
same side. where there are numerous
elevators 10 take the raw material up
and distribute II for manufacturing AS
tho goods are manufactured they grad
ually work their way Ia the other side
Of the building, where thfy descend TO the
street level by elevators and are shipped
bv train through the court above men
toned. or from street platforms by au-
tomobiles.
The building will be devoted to the
manufacture of electric pocket and port
able lights, dry batteries, electric meters
storage batteries, speedometers, automo-
bile starters and accessories.
The building is Of reinforced concrete
Of the most modern type fiat SLAB
construction, which is advantageous In
that the column spacing may be larger
than usual: in this particular case OK"
feet: and also because, the constructor
Of the ceiling being fat, better and more
dinused lighting is obtained. as there Is
an absence Of shadows cast by projecting
l,ams in the old and usual type OF re-
.pforced concrete construction.
The building is of modified Gothic design,
With a brick and terra Gotta front, having
maximum window space 10 afford the best
POSSIBLE lighting, and In addition to when
the windows are placed close up TO the
ceiling. which can be done because OF the
"ha, slab" construction.
The very latest in the way OF toilet "a
c.lties IS being provided for men ana
women workers. and also the best IN the
way of wash rooms. lockers, rest rooms
and first aid rooms has been provided Tor
them
On the roof there will be q large dining
room, with roof space especially htted up
FOR recreation purposes and for the men
and women workers to take the air ana
walk during the luncheon hour.
The skyline OF New York, because OF the
installation of sprSnklers in factory ana
,.,rcantile buildings, is being gradually
ID, bideous and s9rdid looking, because
;he euormdhs sprinkler tanks perched
Tho. tons of our buildings. Some OF the
v.rr best buildings of the city are oelns
made unsightly because Of these tanks
I'm this particular building the arcm-
tacts Maynicke & FRANKIE, have solved the
urohlern by housing the 3O0o0-gallon tank
IN the tower, which has turned the usual
uo1v tank into an interesting feature OF
the design.
with the completion OF the L'oose-Whes
factory. the largest concrete structure III
tbe world. and the building of the Ameri-
can Ever Ready plant, the Degnon Ierini-
nal is now rapidly developing into what
AIicnae! J. Degnon, subway and terminal
contractor. has planned it to be, one Oh
tbe greatest industrial development ever
manned out for this part of the world.
Quietly and without blare of trumpets
mat usually accompanies such an uh-
dertaklng, the Degnon company mas pre-
pared a great tract OF land II owns III
Long Island City, making all street III
movements. building a waterway from
Newtown Creek right into the heart CT
its property laying railroad tracks from
the sunnyside yards of the Pennsylvania
Railroad throughout their own land' aho
,ettinR a franchise from the city ioi
the operation Of terminal railroad
The plan of development devised oy the
Deenon company is interesting. They aTe
nrenared to entertain concerns requiring
snace from That of a four story building
ON a plot 5OxlOO to that of building OF
unlimited height. covering a plot Oh SIN
acres Their plan contemplates either
tho selling or leasing of the land and inc
erection OF buildings either with the
money of the prospective tenant or Win
their own funds.
phe American Ever Ready company
building will cost 100000 and 1870 hand'
will be employed,