The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
CITY UNITES TO KEEP
FINE o IN 5TH AVE.
Even manufacturers Enlist in Strong Movement to Stop
Encroaching Of Factories in Worlds Finest Re-
tail Street-Whole Town Would Benefit.

y movement, unusual in the forces
'n't are back of 1t. is under way to
make the district from Thirty-third
street to F%ifty-ninth street. bet wecn
Third and seventh avenues. the highest
'iass shopping district In the world. a
reputation which it has, but which IL
sIahds a fair nay to lose because OF
inc ehcroachments OF factories.
Inc shops already firmly established
III the district. the banks lending money
on III" zeal estate in this district, thos.
owning the fine homes In Park avenue,
Madison avenue. Fifth avenue and the
side streets the real estat. interests
handling the land AMI buildings in this
distrlct taxpayers in all parts of the
NY ana, more a.trulstic still. the manu-
ilctur!ng interests already intrenched in
the district. some Of them with long
leases on their hands. have all united
TO drive out factories. ard enable shops
and homes to eiter.
The prosperity and comfort OF the city
IN g'neral-ihat is the aim Of these CO.
operating units banded together to push
the project. There is no one assocla-
ton or one group of businesses behind
the plan.
Manufacturers Aid rrojcct,
I'm instance of the generosity with
which the project Is viewed is the atti-
tude or the manufacturers associations.
y committee representing the idea went
To see officials of one of the largest man
ufacturcrs' associations. The comrn!ttee
explained the idea and it, benefits and
then waited for an answer from the
president Of the manufacturers asso-
citation.
- .. - ...l - a. e.
loriicr my wife and children live here
In New York with me. NV children go
10 school here. and I expect that they
VIII spend the remainder OF their lives
here. and also that their children will
! am for New York, and YOU can count
on me and this association 10 back
our project to the Utmost"
This man aid this. even though. as
things appeared. he stood to lose money
II his own firm had to leave the MD
lie business zone Of the city. II he
moved out and left his competitors 10
say behind they might get business
which he might lose. but the movement
has become so general that II is not
probable THAT he will suffer through
his enthusiastic adoption OF the cause.
Taxpayers In general approve ~ the
movement. T. Is said. because II will give
tho city a first class shopping district.
free from the intrusion OF factories.
These factories will Ice driven down
town. to the old factory and wholesale
district between Canal and Thirty
second streets adjacent to Broadway. In
This old district rents have t.,en falling
of as'oundingly. consequently valua-
lions have dropped. as n necessary con-
ssqucu'. ~ which assessed valuations
nav. fallen.
u follows. g. 10 pointed M that
,aSes .u tl, old district have fallen ~
alarmirEly z this old district ir re-
hah,lta'od with furnishing factories the
asscssei Vtiu,t "ps VIII 80 ~ aga .
Tris of colrs', ~ % d'siri,, - large.
must ave lts effect upon tdc taxes col
lettrd from She res, Of the .'ty real
estate uAu,rs bon ever borough will feel
rnr "f(,rr IF the change and lessee.
f.t dwe'.crs. ev'ry where. will eventu-
all, ee; the benefits.