The Schenectadian, portraying the advantages, attractions and opportunities of the electic city . figures of theUnited States census reports, that show a cityof i9,yo2 inhabitants in 1890 bounding for-ward to a population of 72,826 in 1910. Again of 12,000 in the succeeding two years isindicated by the postal census of 1912. and itis a conservative estimate to place the presentpopulation near the mark. The under-lying causes of this growth are not far toseek. They are to be found in the strategicadvantages of the situation for manufactur-ing purposes, in the excellence of the trans-por
The Schenectadian, portraying the advantages, attractions and opportunities of the electic city . figures of theUnited States census reports, that show a cityof i9,yo2 inhabitants in 1890 bounding for-ward to a population of 72,826 in 1910. Again of 12,000 in the succeeding two years isindicated by the postal census of 1912. and itis a conservative estimate to place the presentpopulation near the mark. The under-lying causes of this growth are not far toseek. They are to be found in the strategicadvantages of the situation for manufactur-ing purposes, in the excellence of the trans-portation facilities at hand, in the attractive-ness of an environment that invites home- liuilding. and. al)ove all. in the broad-visionedalertness of the citys Inisiness leaders. Suchinfluences, making possible the locationof the American Locomotive Company, the(General Electric Company and other manu- - mm- ^^^E ^^ mm tk/ ^^^^^^^|^^^B^%^^ -is !?- ? • -. sr^^^M 0« ? ?Mi ^M^^l . ^v- m -v-^M 1 . A ... „y. ;i-* ..^ -ilU. . —^ Board of Trade Christmas Tree, Crescent Park. .\t-ward Iiaic facturing interests in the city, have continuedto be operative as factors in fostering theexpansion of these varied industries until, intheir present magnitude, they give employ-ment to 30,000 of Schenectadys wage-earn-ers, whose weekly pay envelopes contain,under normal conditions. approximately$500,000. Population statistics, however informative,can do little other than convey an idea of therelative importance of the dot that Schenec-tady now makes on the map of progress. Abrief survey of the citys advancement in otherdirections—in municipal housekeeping, publicinstitutions and commercial endeavor—willprove more enlightening. LOCATION Fronting upon the ^lohawk Ri\er, wherethat historic stream, in a sweeping curve,turns from its easterly to a northerly coursetoward its confluence with the Hudson, atCohoes. Schenectady occupies a crescent-shaped area of about eight square miles. The
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