New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
i Y. City Stands First in
Use of Power and
Appliances. X
ZIG PLANTS SUPPLY
100000 CONSUMERS
Tradition Most Favorable Here
for Manufacturers of
Lamps.
=, the Industrial Bureau Of the Mer.
chants Association.

chants Association.
no il electrically" is the slogan OF the
.,.ent and Of the future. To the iayman,
.srnr from ordinary observation, il
-rn seem as II it were already being
,,as electrically. but the electrical engi-
.- win soon convince him that the re-
,rkable development Of the electrical in
,,ry in the past is insignificant as COM
ard with the possibilities which the
azure presents. Yet no industry in the
rriied States has shown a more rapid ex-
ansion than the production of electrical
pods OF all sorts.
IN iSo the total value Of such products
gas only 2655.o3s. while in 1909 the census
rccrds a total value of products amount
re to SCI, SoS5ss. and a conservative esti-
cate recently made shows that the total
reduction in 1913 was close to $S5o,OOO.OoO.
New York State was the original home
the electrical industries. and It still
,,sks first in the manufacture OF electri-
q goods. In 1909 its total production was
gslaed at SF,2S9Ol5, which was over 2 per
,sat Of the total production in the United
stsiss. more than double the value of the
PRODUCTION in New York State In 1893, and
l;.ssS,0O greater than the value OF such
wcdocts in Pennsylvania. the state rank
ing second.
New York City. although ranking fourth
among industrial centres in the manu-
acture Of electrical products. stands
lsi in the use OF electric power ana
atric3l supplies in the United States,
not m the world.
/ u has ten electric light and power com
'snes, supplying nearly 10000 con-
amcrs. In ADDITION there are approx
1te,y L70o isolated generating pants.
uh a tota! production of electric power
sAlch is greater than that Of the COM
aaies supplying the consumer through
ta,ral stauOns. Aside from the light
AID power companies there is also an
enormous generauon Of electric power on
The part of the street railway systems.
10 this total there should be added the
great generating plants OF the Pennsyl-
yania, New York Central and the New
FORK, New Haven & Hartford railroads.
De first railway systems to adopt electri-
feauon Equany striking is the fact that
he New York Telephone Company oper-
stes 5-NgoJ telephones IN the city, a num-
Der which is tar IN excess of any other
ndrstral centre In the world.
The New York market is Of primary
Importance from two standponts; first, as
market for local consumption; second
as an order market. In both these re-
'pects New York holds a dominant po-
aiiOn as distributing centre.
The first distinctive feature Of the local
rarket is the great diversity of the de-
nand The tremendous use of electric
p9wer creates an immense market for
heayy electrical machinery for equipping
he generating stations OF the pubnc ser
vice companies. The constantly increasing
lse Of electric power In turn creates a
very large demand for electrical apparatus
shG appliances Of all sorts. For a large
humber Of electrical products the impor-
ancc Of the market is dependent entirely
bon the extent Of the population. This
, s,rihDgly Illustrated in the sale OF
elcphone equipment. in which New Yorks
hremacy is extremely noticeable. Cen
Sally speaking it is fair to state that
Sew York City consumes or absorbs
HON 10 to IS per cent Of the total pro-
iuction Of electrical apparatus and sup
plies in the United states.
As an order market for electrical prod
gcts the city is without a rival. Prac-
ucally all the great electrical, engineering
an1 development companies have their ex-
.cutive offices here. and the equipment for
The plants which these companies control
oF are constructing is ordered in New
York a representative Of one of the
argest electrical machine producers re-
Gently stated that practically 20 per cent
ot his company's product was sold in and
through New York, and this seems TO be a
fair statement Of the general opinion in
the trade
In the production Of electrical ma
chinery, apparatus and supplies there are
four main divisions, each Of which pre-
sents different problems in the produce,
and distribution Of the product They
are: First, the production of electrical
machinery such as generator. dynamos
md motors; second, the production OF in
iulated wire and cables, which constitutes
The most important single item in cleo
rlcal manufacture; third, the manufact-
lre u electric lamps, and, fourth, the
production Of electrical apparatus and
electric specialties.
The manufacture of electrical goods in
New York is confined almost entirely 70
he last two divisions, There is no man
itacture OF heavy electrical machine y in
he city, although there is a number OF
arge establishments devoted to this type
: production IN the nearby New Jersey
AVns. Similarly. there are only a ve.y
IS manufacturing establishments here
mich specialize in the production of in
-iated wire and cable. although there is
large production In the immediate vi
Unity New York has, however, a very
important production OF electric lamps
IND electrical apparatus and supplies. In
E9 according TO the census reports,
here were l6O establishments engaged in
Electrical manufacturing IN this city with
! capital of $lO.623 900. employing 56So
wage earners and turning out product
ralued at Sll,7SS,OO0
IN 1912 there we're four establishments
N New York employing more than twenty
aborers which specialized in the manu-
lactnrn IL ircn nheaccnf lannne of various