Queens Borough, New York City, 1910-1920; the borough of homes and industry, a descriptive and illustrated book setting forth its wonderful growth and development in commerce, industry and homes during the past ten years ..a prediction of even greater growth during the next ten years ..and a statement of its many advantages, attractions and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and to succeed . Courtesy of E. ]\. Spofford—Copyright 1916. Airplane view of Queens Boroughs 200 miles of water front looking Eastfrom mid-town Manhattan. The East River in the foreground, Newtown Creek o
Queens Borough, New York City, 1910-1920; the borough of homes and industry, a descriptive and illustrated book setting forth its wonderful growth and development in commerce, industry and homes during the past ten years ..a prediction of even greater growth during the next ten years ..and a statement of its many advantages, attractions and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and to succeed . Courtesy of E. ]\. Spofford—Copyright 1916. Airplane view of Queens Boroughs 200 miles of water front looking Eastfrom mid-town Manhattan. The East River in the foreground, Newtown Creek on the right. Flushing Bayon the left, and Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean in the distance. New York City 25. This vast water front, representing 34% of the entire water frontage ofNew York City, is a substantial commercial asset giving Queens Borough unusualindustrial advantages. Congress has recognized its value by appropriating large amounts for thedeepening and widening of the channels in the East River, Newtown Creek, I-kish-ing Bay and Jamaica Bay, 26 Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens The completion of this project will develop a more symmetrical harbor forNew York and relieve the present congestion of water trafific in the North improvement is an important part of the Intra-Coastal Waterway. Anoriginal appropriation of $1,250,000 was included in the 1917 Rivers and HarborsBill for beginning the work; the cost of the entire project will be $37,000,000. The improvement of the East River will permit an increase in the numberof vessels of large tonnage using the River. Many vessels which can now onlycome in at high stages of the tide, owing to the lack o
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