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 . Among the factories shown here are the American Chicle Co., Old Reliable MotorTruck Corporation, Rolls-Royce Service Station, Wappler Electric Co., Houpert MachineCo., Repetti, Inc., Perfe


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 . Among the factories shown here are the American Chicle Co., Old Reliable MotorTruck Corporation, Rolls-Royce Service Station, Wappler Electric Co., Houpert MachineCo., Repetti, Inc., Perfect Window Regulator Cc. Lauraine Magneto Co. INDUSTRIAL GROWTH 1909—1916 Every live the Bureau of Census of the United States Departmentof Commerce compiles complete figures regarding manufacturing in each village,city and state in the country. The census figures for 1914 show a remarkablegrowth in Queens Borough over the previous census of 1909. In the order oftheir importance, from a percentage standpoint, the increase in the several itemswas as follows: Salaried Employees Salaries ^o Wages Wage Earners , Capital Invested Xumber of Factories .•\t llie cxircme li-ii is till .SiTvice Station of t!ic Packard Motor Car Co. ol New comes the $500,000 Service, Sales and Export Building of the White Co. (MotorTrucks), the $1,000,000 building of the .-icrican Chicle Co., the handsome structure ofthe American Ever Ready Co., and the huge sunlighted factory of the Loose-Wiles BiscuitCo., where Sunshine Biscuits are made. The last four buildings are all on the propertyof the Degnon Realty and Terminal Co. 1909 1914 1916 771 975 1,169 27,841 37,201 63,964 $151,488,000 $164,789,000 $323,198,000 $145,.^07,000 $187,990,000 Not obtained $ 18, $ 25,750,000 $ 46,921,000 90 Chamber ok CoM>tEKCE of the Borough oi-- Queens It must be remembered that 1914 was a year of marked industrial depressiondue to the beginning of the World War.


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