The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-02
Big INDUSTRIES FOR
LONG ISLAND CITY
Many Concerns Locate There
', Because Of Advantages Not
. Found Elsewhere.
~ MICHAEL y. DEGNON.

Country wide betterment in general
business conditions il reflected In many
ways right here in New York. but In no
field of endeavor is that bctterment more
apparent than in the Industrial Develop
ment of Long Island city. To say that
Long Island City IL rapidly working up
to a point of most intensive industrial
development as a result OF Improvement
in practically all manufacturing indus
tries would be merely to state an opin-
ion which Is supported by facts.
But when ] say that this unparalleled
growth is a result OF general business
betterment I must add that II is pos
sible beca use conditions In Long Island
City make it SO. In other words the
manufacturers of this country who seek
the greatest and best markets have come
TO the conclusion that no other place
offers them the advantages which are
10 be had there. First is low priced
land, of which there still Ia an abuh-
dance. Next is the actual presence or
the greatest labor market IN the world
in which skilled or unskilled men may
be had almost without number for any
kind or grade OF manufactured article.
Not the least OF the advantages Long
Island City offers IL that "A concern may
have its Office in the busiest part OF Man
haitian Island and not be more than ten
minutes distant from its factory. via the
greensboro subway WniCu HOW iu''
from Forty-second street.
Manufacturers have concluded tha'
Long Island CITY Is the best place IN
the country to locate their plants. This
statement is based on the fact that dur
ing the last eighteen months We have
had four of the largest concerns in their
, respective lines settling In the Degnon
Terminal and to-day we have negoiia-
lions pending building UP practically all
of our remaining land with modern rae
tory buildings for some of the largest
individual industries In the country.
. II was less than two years ago that
We COMPLETED the physical development
OF our property and closed the contract
for our first building operation-the
erection of the great Loose-Wlles plant
the largest concrete building in the
world. That concern decided to locate
in the Degnon Terminal because ny
q. means of n terminal railroad we couih
nut them In touch with every trunk line
in the country and because by means of
the dredg!ng and bulkhcading of Dutch
kills canal right into the heart of our
'rroperty we made II possible Tor then
10 shin by and receive from any steam
shin line in the port or New YORK
These improvements and the proximity
OF Manhattan Island with its great mar
ket brought more industries to US. me
American Ever Ready NoThS VI 'hc va
t,onal Carbon Company quickly saw tne
advantages offered and located IT'S DIE
plan Mt there. Next ollowed the br.t'
Iithographing Company and the Stude.
baker Company. These concerns are al
housed in the Degnon Terminal now, and
we have started a great structure ioi
the use of the Rome Metallic Bedstead
. Company.
within a con paratively short time
expect the upbuildinG OF our termlna
will be completed. We are negotiating
for n huge building for one of the iarges'
silk manufacturing concerns in IN
United States. \ maker of cotton more
goods for lining automobile tires. ruppe'
hose and for similar purposes has ab"ti
decided to have us improve "A large hioci
OF our property for him. This structure
will be even greater than the Loose
Wiles plant. a So 900. 900 building. ON
OF the most important operations we eN
meet to have under way soon is a build
ing for n mail order house which Will re
1uire 1880 0 square feet OF space. !
large Western storage house lis nego
Uiatjng with US for a whole block o
property OF which IL to be erected
structure containing 500. 900 square fee
of floor space. ! expect that most OF thes'
operations will he closed soon and tina
the building operations will be started 1
the early spring.