New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16
One Hundred Business
Men Named for Indus
trial Campaign.
ITS OPPORTUNITIES
TO BE MADE KNOWN
Board of Commerce Starts
Movement for District from
10th to 155th Street.

Harlem is to have an industrial sur
vey, the Harlem Board of Commerce,
which is interested in the district from
10th st. to 155th ct, with 500 active
members, has just put on highly sue
cessful carnival. which has set people
thinking about the advantages and pos
sibilities Of that district. The survey
idea has been brought forward as a
means Of capitalizing this interest in a
vigorous movement for achieving the
advancement TO which the advantages
of the section properly entitie II.
For the purpose Of conducting the
industrial survey the board has ere
sted a committee OF one hundred bust
ness men. the chairman OF which is
Frank A. Shaw. The committee has
retained Or. b. NJ. Rastall. who is a
well known civic expert, having con
Quoted a number OF such surveys in
other sections.
What" is the question one nat
urally asks. SIS an industrial survey -
A. the idea is taking form In Harlem,
II is used in the widest extent Of the
term 10 cover not only manufacturing
industries, but also wholesale and re
tail trade, transportation. real estate.
banking. and, IN fact, all business and
professional lines. The survey - 20
determine what opportunities Harlem
has to offer for all lines OF business;
what specially new openings therc are
i'm the territory. and what advantages
are offered for persons Who s"ek a
home In the C1virons o. Manhattan
Island.
To ascertain these opportunities and
advantages great amount cf de,a ]
work will naturally ho required. \
traffic census IS TO be made lu the
streets and compared with other i'm
portant centres; real estate and build.
ing values and rentals are 90 be au-
alyzed and compared with condt tons
elsewhere, n great mep Vlll BE- prepared
Of the section showing the vacant sites
available for manufacturing purposes,
lists viii be prepared showing all prop
critics available Tor rentals and the
rates Of charge for both business and
residential property. These are simply
examples Of the detailed materials to
be gathered. a large number Of SEIZED ..
ules Of information will be completed
and worked into 2 cling system b. the
board. From this reservoir there viii
be offered a practical information ser.
vice to any inquirer relating 10 all
phases Of living and business con
dltlOns.
The second part OF the survey WORK
will relate to analyses Of the informa-
ton gathered, so that definite pros
pectuses can be worked out for the
various interests. Occupancy studies
will be made, so that real estate val
ues and rentals. together with sdvan-
tages Of location, can be compared be-
tween this and other sections.
For showing definite manufacturing
opportunities, studies will be made OF
availability and prices OF raw prod
ucts, labor supply and wage rates;
transportation rates and facilities and
overhead costs, such as taxation, in
surenee and light and power. The
availability Of capital for properly
situated concerns and the opportuni-
ties for securing the erection Of special
structures on low lOng-term leases VIII
be worked out, so as 10 facilitate the
coming OF desirable concerns.