Title: ... Five minutes' talk about the commerce, industries and resources of Buffalo, state of New York ..
Description: This 24-page booklet compiles 1879-1881 Buffalo Board of Trade facts and figures on commerce and manufacturing for the City of Buffalo, New York, with some tables going back to 1836. Topics include: railroad and Lake Erie shipping, the grain and livestock trade, and coal production.  Also contains demographic and vital statistics, and a short urban history of Buffalo’s churches, schools and newspapers.  Pratt & Co. as well as other "business card" ads published in the booklet provide useful information on these companies and their products.
Subjects: City of Buffalo New York, 1879-1881 commerce, trade, Lake Erie shipping, 1881 demographics, 1881 vital statistics, Buffalo churches, Buffalo schools, Buffalo newspapers, Commerce
Places: Buffalo New York
Time periods: City of Buffalo New York 1879-1881 trade and commerce.