The Schenectadian, portraying the advantages, attractions and opportunities of the electic city . (Photo by White) County Court House. (Fholo hx White) Post Office purchase of the plot was made possible by agenerous gift from the General Electric Com-pany. The building was completed, at a costof $50,000, in 1903, and was opened to thepublic in the following year. With a shelvingcapacity for 50,000 books, the library now pos-sesses upward of 34,000 volumes, including areference collection covering a wide range ofsubjects and books for general circulation inall departments of literature. It is a
The Schenectadian, portraying the advantages, attractions and opportunities of the electic city . (Photo by White) County Court House. (Fholo hx White) Post Office purchase of the plot was made possible by agenerous gift from the General Electric Com-pany. The building was completed, at a costof $50,000, in 1903, and was opened to thepublic in the following year. With a shelvingcapacity for 50,000 books, the library now pos-sesses upward of 34,000 volumes, including areference collection covering a wide range ofsubjects and books for general circulation inall departments of literature. It is also pro-vided with a liberal representation of maga-zines and technical and trade loan libraries and reading rooms,established in ])ub!ic school buildings, havebeen found to Ije successful adjuncts to themain lilirary. BANKS AND BANKING iMuancial conditions in Schenectady havealways been essentially sound. As the logicalbanking center of a widely-extended, pros-perous surrounding region, and the home ofgreat manufacturing and mercantile interests,its banking institutions rank among thestrongest in the country.
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