A home geography of New York city . sendgreat quantities of raw sugarto these refineries, where it ismanufactured into sugar suchas you see on your table. A great many people areengaged in the making of news-papers, magazines, and must be written, printed,bound, and sold. The publish-ing business gives employmentto printers, bookbinders,writers, and publishers. Other great industries arethe manufacture of machinery,furniture, cigars and tobacco,and malt liquors. We also findcoffee and spice-grinding mills,bakeries, slaughtering and meat-packing establishments, gas plants,and factor
A home geography of New York city . sendgreat quantities of raw sugarto these refineries, where it ismanufactured into sugar suchas you see on your table. A great many people areengaged in the making of news-papers, magazines, and must be written, printed,bound, and sold. The publish-ing business gives employmentto printers, bookbinders,writers, and publishers. Other great industries arethe manufacture of machinery,furniture, cigars and tobacco,and malt liquors. We also findcoffee and spice-grinding mills,bakeries, slaughtering and meat-packing establishments, gas plants,and factories producing the needful articles for building. From 42d street to the Battery, Manhattan has become one hugeworkshop and ofiice building. In Brooklyn many of the large factoriesand refineries are located along the East river shore north of theBrooklyn bridge. South of this bridge is the region of are many large warehouses and grain elevators in Brooklynborougli. In The Bronx and in Queens are some large Copynjjhtcd, l!ll J, liy Gloh Flatikon Building CHAPTER X NEW YORK: THE NATIONS MARKET PLACE Goods manufactured here and elsewhere are sold in New Yorkin great quantities. People come to New York from all parts ofthe United States to purchase goods. Merchants in one line of busi-ness generally locate close together for the convenience of this reason wefind similar kinds ofbusiness grouped incertain localities ofthe city. The whole-sale business is foundlargely in the lowerend of Manhattansouth of 14th retail district isin the middle sectionsouth of 42d street. The wholesale dry-goods district is along Broadway and itsside streets from Reade street to Prince street. West of this districtwe find the wholesale groceries. The leather district is south of theapproaches to the Brooklyn bridge. The leather district is calledThe Swamp. The wholesale jewelry district is in and near MaidenLane. In the neighborhood of 23d street and along
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