J9O0^i90i Glass ^n^ Book__.ELi CITY OF BINGHAMTON ■J:5S>* The Great Manufacturing Center of Southern New York. Its Growth, Wonderful lieauty, Rai)id Develop- ment and Natural Advantages, to- gether with an Account of its Repre- sentative Enterprises. PUBLISHED^;' ///^'BOARDS/TRADE NINETEEN HUNDRED AND ONE Hon. Jerome DeWitt, [Vlayor Binobatntoii :fl3oavb of XTrabe ©fficers for 1901 Presideut, P. J. McTlGHE Vice-President. Reed B. Fkeeman Secretary, R. B. LOCKWOOD John Andekson, Sec. Water Commissioners C. E. Beach, of the Star Electric Co. B. A. Baumann, with H. J. Gaylord, Real Estate I. T. Deyo, of Carver, Deyo & Hitchcock O. J. FowLEK, of the Osgood Scale Co. R. B. Freeman, President Bing. Overall Co. C. H. Hitchcock, of Carver, Devo & Hitchcock Treasurer. E. R. Ma.son iIru6tCC3 C. F. HoTCHKiN, Real Estate R. B. LoCKWOOD, Sec'y Commercial Envelope Co. E. R. Mason, Jeweler and ( ipticiau W. R. Mii.LEK, of W. R. Miller iV- Co. B. B. Ml Faiiuen, Pres. The Commercial Envelope Co. Limittd P. J. M. Tk.he, of McTighe, Truesdell & Davidge B. B. McFadden E. R. Allen, Freight Agent, Lackawanna StanMno Committees Stati£itic» Committee E. R. Mason Craneportatlon Committee E. D. HORtJAN, Freight Agent, Erie E. H. TlTCHENEU, of E. H. Titchener & Co. Chas. Wadsworth, Freight Agent, D. & H. John Anderson C. H. HOTCIIRIN loohout Committee Chas. E. Lee, President of the Ensign Lumber Co. fflnancc Commtttee E. R. Mason O. J. Fowler B. A. Baumann fiDciiibcre of ©fficcvs for 1000*1901 Hon. |i',KiiMK DeWmt, A/tij< C. P. Radkkek, Treasurer John E. Wentz Irmni; C. Hi ll, City CUrL- Frank Siew art, Corporation Counsel S. Mack Smiih, Reconhr CiIAKI.es D. AiDRU II 3iunicc of tbe peace W.\IMIN E. RoilERTS S. E, M of HlOcrmcn S 1> Smi I II, Ci esiilent first Hon/ H, H WonhBURN Seeon,l \\'ar\vell, Siipt. of Schools S. D. Whuur, Attciuiancf Officer R. V. BoGART. Superhitendent of Giouiids and ruii/d/ngs Ro$$ Park eommlssioners John Anderson T. I. Lacev Allen Banks Gerry Jones M. L. HOLLISTER A. S. Bartlett B. W. Mosher A. S. Barilett, President Allen Banks. Vice-President Iuhn Anderson. Ticuurer B. W. Mosher. 5<'' CiPil Service Commissioners Harry C. Walker AdklulkiJ. Sciilagei; Edward Guilkovle Harry C. VValkf.k. Frcsident M. Pemuroke Coni.don. Secretary Bingbamton £ity hospital Ma\or UEWni-, PrcstdenI ihtakij of managers Charles M. Stone William Wirt Newell Whjjam S Lawyer Julius E. Rogers James Sullivan Charles F. Sisson Board of Ulater eommissioncrs Elected Hon. Duncan R. Grant John Bayless Jei-terson Kingman H. a. Smlth Moses Stofpard John Anderson. Secretary and Stipcrintendeiit John D. Davidson. M. F. Dillon, Inspectors Junction of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers INTRODUCTION Tj ' HIS book aims to give as concisely and accurately as possible all the facts tliat prospect- « ive residents may want to know about the City of ISinghamton, N. Y., its industries and manufactures, its government, its natural advantages, and the inducements that it has to offer to the homeseeker and manufacturer To do any sort of justice to Ringhamton in a few printed pages is a hopeless task ; but if this i:)amphlet shall in- cite on the part of those to whom it shall come a fuller investigation into the city's advantages, it will not wholly have failed in its purpose. 15inghamton is a city of about 45,000 people, lying in Southern New York at the confluence of the Susi[ue- hanna and Chenango rivers. Five railroads radiate from the city in almost every direction. The leading industries are the manufacture of cigars, carriages, wood alcohol, acids and acetate of lime, boots and shoes, chairs, crackers, patent medicines, iron foun- dry products, clothing, time recorders, envelopes, folding b->xes, sportsman's goods, etc. Last year 90,000,000 cigars were made in the city, a number that would provide several cigars for every smoker in the United States and its new possessions At the last sale of city four per cent, bonds 10;;. 605 was paid for tlic privilege of buying them, which shows the stability of the city's credit. The city tax rate last year was .0152 on the dollar, and the state and county .0086. The area of the corporation is 6,.|oo acres There are 25.19 miles of electric railway, 125 miles of streets, nearly eight miles of pavement, nineteen public schools, fortv-one church bodies, ten newspapers (daily and weekly) and three public parks. Binghamton's situation is picturescpie. It lies in the Sus(|uelianna and Chenango val- leys, hills rising on nearly every side From the top of one of these, on a summer's day, the town looks as if it were embowered in a great forest, so numerous are the shade trees — save where the brick and stone of the business section makes a contrasting blotch of color. Nearly as far as the eye can reach down the Susquehanna stretches what is practically the city, for Lestershire, with its great industries, though incorporated as a separate village, is actually a part of Binghamton. And further down, nine miles from the City Hall, is Union, where they are building the new city of Endicott, with industries to employ tliousands. So closely is this connected with Ringhamton by the electric railroad, and so rapidly is the connecting territory being built up that it does not recjuire the gift of prophecy to foresee the day when this, too, will be a part of a great municipality twelve miles in length from east to west — the Greater Bing- hamton. Topographically the city is divided by the rivers and railroads into five main sections, known locally as the West Side, the North Side, the South Side, " Morningside," or the East Side, and the Central City — the district last named lying east of the Chenango and north of the Suscjuehanna. So closely are these knit together by the bridges that they form a homogeneous whole, with no pre'sent local jealousies, and all work together for the common good. The con- jitruction of a magnificent viaduct spanning the numerous railroad tracks at Chenango street and giving uninterrupted communication with the district north of the railroads is a recent achieve- ment of great importance, due in a great measure to the efforts of the Board of Trade. Court Street, Looking West HISTORY AND GROWTH The man from whom Binyhamton took its name was WilHam Bingham, of Philadelphia. An Englishman by birth, he came to America as a colonist, served in the American army dur- ing the Revolution and earned a cominission. At the close of the war he went into business in Philadelphia, where he accumulated a fortune. To him and to two others, Robert Lettis Hooper and James Wilson, was granted on June 27, 1786, a patent for a tract of 30,620 acres. It lay on both sides of the Susquehanna river and included parts of the present towns of Union, Vestal, Binghamton, Conklinand Kirkwood. In 1790 the trio divided the tract among themselves, the part containing the site of the present City of Binghamton falling to Mr. Bingham. The first settler in the vicinity of what is now Binghamton was Captain Joseph Leonard, a Revolutionary soldier, who came up the .Susquehanna river from Pennsylvania in 17S7. He found, occupying a temporary cabin here, a man known as James Lyon. In company with the Indian trader, Amos Draper, Captain Leonard had a conference with the natives and secured from them a lease for ninety-nine years of a square mile of land, agreeing to pay as rental a barrel of corn a year. This was about three miles above the mouth of the Susquehanna. This lease was not confirmed by the State, but the land was later sold and was held without trouble by the purchasers. Other settlers arrived soon afterwards and a little settlement sprang up which was known as Chenango. In 1800 Mr. Bingham appointed as his local agent General Joshua Whitney. Before that time some plans had been made for estab- lishing a village on the site of the present city, at the junction of the Susquehanna and Chenango rivers. How far these plans had gone is uncertain, but they were proba- bly somewhat indefinite. As soon, however, as the new agent took charge he bent his energies towards establishing a settlement on the present site. Streets were laid out and various inducements made to the peo- ple of Chenango to move to the "Point." On July 4, 1800, William Bingham conveyed 3^' to Joshua Whitney 215 acres in this tract, and the latter put up a house. In 1801 an act was passed authorizing the holding of court in Chenango Point, and the following- year a court house was built. This was an event which finally established the suprem- acy of the new Chenango Point over the lit- Residence of Chas. M. Turner, Front Street tie hamlet up the river. One of the inducements held out to settlers by General Whitney was that a bridge was to be built across the Chenango, at what is now Court street. 'I'his, however, was not con- structed until 1808, when it was built as a private enterprise. Main and Front streets were laid out ahdut this time, buildings were erected at the four corners near the bridge, and an air of Th<- Viiiclurt iind D. L. St W. Station modest activity was apparent. In 1812 a company of Indian chiefs arrived at the little settle- ment and claimed the land on behalf of the former occupants of the region. John A. Collier carefully investigated their claims and assured the visitors that they were not valid, after which the red men departed cjuietly. .4... aK.'.-1«S!»'^- Jm ^mmm M |:''^',3w: **■"■>'■' 9St W^ '•■.tnl' \Tfitl\)»'.:t.K-^'i ■* 1 '■ , .-'^ L .. in Lyons' Park This year was notable also from the fact that it marked the date of the lim- ited incorporation of Binghamton as a villajje. The population at this time was between 250 and .^00. Ten yeai's later the village was regularly incor- ])oratcd. The construction of the C^ie- nango canal, authorized liy the legis- lature in iS^:;,:;, was of \ast importance to Minghamton. Its northern terminus was Utica, its southern Binghamton. The first canal boat arrived in Bing- hamton on Ma\' 6, 1H37, and was greeted with general rejoicing. Three years later the population was 2,000, and the i-esidents of Binghamton began to think that it might some day be- come a \-erv laroe villaue. But wliat was in many respects the most important event in the earlier histor}' of the place oc- curred in 1.S48 This was the opening of the New York &• Erie railroad. From this time the growth was rapid. In 1850 there were 4,000 inhabitants or more. The next year the acts incorporat- ing the village were amended, and the village limits were ex- tended. The j-ear i860 saw Bing- 'hamton a village of 9,000, and one of the most important stations on the line of the Erie road. Seven years later it was incorporated as a city and divided into five wards. Its popidation was then 10,000. :^J W^ View "n Lyons' Parl< From this time Binu-hamton has never taken a backward step. Her growth has been steady, and though there "have been times of particularly rapid growth, none of it has been of the mushroom sort. The founders laid the foundations strong and deep; their descendants have built upon these foundations wisely and well. The population in 1870 was 12,692; in 1875, 15,518, and in 1880, 17,317. During the next ten years the number of inhabitants had doubled, the census in 1890 showing a population of 35,005. Today a fair estimate of Binghamton's in- habitants is 45,000. And the city is growing every month. PUBLIC PARKS Just south of the city, not more than a mile from the business center, lies a plot of natural woodland of surpassing beauty. Through it runs a picturesque defile, winding around the base of a densely wooded hill. Roads as firm as stone wind among the trees and lead to the summit of the hill, where from " The Lookout " a view of the city and valley breaks upon the eye — rivers like silver ribbons sparkling in the sunlight, toy trains creeping along like snails, and a busy city spread out at one's feet At the base of the hill there is plenty of human life and animation. Scattered among the trees, viewing the animals or patronizing the various attractions there are several thousand people every day. From the stand on the hill-side a band plays gaily, and a merry-go-round whirls with happy children as passengers. Picnic parties by the dozen are scattered in the big dining-pavilion or at the many rustic tables among the trees. Such is Ross Park on a summer's day. It is a resort which is enjoyed not only by the citizens of Binghamton, but also by thousands of excursionists who come during the season from points on the railroads There are few cities in the country which can point to a park that is so near to nature as this. There is nothing artificial about it, care having been taken in all the improvements to preserve all the natural woodland features. So successful has been the result that in a quiet corner of the park the herd of deer and elk seem to be grazing in a real forest During the season the Binghamton Railroad Company provides daily entertainments in the open air, free, and band concerts, afternoon and evening. They are viewed by thousands, the company obtaining its remuneration for the entertainments out of the extra street car traf- fic in this line. Refreshments are sold on the ground, but intoxicants are prohibited. Besides this there are two smaller parks which have not been greatly improved as yet. One is situated in what is known as the " German Settlement," and the other is in the eastern part of the city As the city grows these will some day be charming breathing places for the people. The parks are under the control of a Board of Park Commissioners. Lyons' Park, on the South Side, owned by Daniel Lyons, is also an attractive spot. Another favorite pleasure resort is the Casino, a beautiful park owned and controlled by the Binghamton Railroad Company at Endicott. Frequent car service is provided by the com- pany, 25 cents beinaf charged for the round trip from the city. Entertainments are also pro- vided here by the railroad company, and picnic parties find pleasnre on the banks of the Sus- quehanna, which flows past the park. Little lakes, fountains and lawns add to the attractive- ness of the place. tk..^^^^ Residence of Daniel Lyons, Conlilin Avenue CHURCHES Prospective residents of Binghamton may rest assured that the} could find no place, large or small, which can offer to them better church advantages than this city. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are invested in the c h u r c h e s, whose membership is large and active. What- ever may be the case elsewhere, it has been remarked upon by visitors that empty pews are not the fashion here. This may be due in part to the fact that tlie local churches have a more than usually able body of clergy. Some of these have a reputa- tion which extends far, and many of the churches are among the largest in their denomination. In short, it may be said that Binghamton is, to a degree, a church supporting town, which means that it is for the most part a moral and law-abid- ing town. This could not truthfully have been said of the early settlement. At the close of the Eighteenth Century and the opening of the Nineteenth the pioneer preachers seem to have had consideraV)le difficulty in getting a hold u])on the settlers. The first religious services were established b\' a Baptist minister, named Howe, who came to Chenango Point in 1790. West Pr«'sl>ytprian Church An account of the pres- ent condition of some of the most prominent de- nominations may be of interest. PuiiSHYTERiAN. — There are at present seven Pres- b)'terian societies, with a total membership of sev- eral thousand. They are the First, West, North, Ross Memorial, Immanuel Chapel, Broad Avenue and Floral Avenue. The de- nomination has a church in every cpiarter of the city. The First Church is one of the ten largest Presbyterian societies in the United States, and the name of the pastor, the Rev. G. Parsons Nichols, D. D , is known through- nut the country. The North and the West Churches also have large parishes, the latter hav- ing lately erected a mag- nificent stone structure on Main street, which, with its grounds and fittings, is valued at i5;7o,ooo. All the other societies are strong and jirosperous. MeTHODISI' El'ISCOP.XL — The denomination that can boast the largest num- ber of local churches is the Methodist Episcopal, which has ten societies. Of these the most prom- inent are the Centenary, in the center of the city, and the Tabernacle on the Tabernacle |VI. E. Church West Side. While the other organizations are somewhat smaller, none is feeble, and Metho- dists are an important factor in city life. Binghamton city and district are among the most im- portant in Wyoming Conference. The presiding elder is the Rev. L. C. Floyd, Ph. D. , of this city. Baptist. — The Baptists are represented by six churches — the First, Conklin Avenue, Main Street, Grace, Calvary and Park Avenue. The First Church has a fine edifice on Che- nango street. The church was destroyed by fire a few years ago and promptly rebuilt in the most modern style. A marked feature of the religious life of this church is its healthful progressiveness in theological thought. Dr. Phillips, the pastor, received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of London. Protestant Episcopal — The oldest church building in the city, and one of the most notable, is Christ Church on Washington street, which has already been referred to. It is of stone and was built in 1854 after de- signs by the architect of Trinity Church, New York. It is regarded as one of the best speci- mens of ecclesiastical architecture in the coun- try. Trinity Memorial Church, on Main street, is a splendid modern structure of stone. The Church of the Good Shepherd, on the South Side, has connected with it the House of the Good Shepherd, a worthy charitable institution. Roman Catholic. — The city is divided by the Roman Catholics into three large parishes —St. Patrick's, St. Mary's and St. Paul's, in each of which there is a membership of sev- eral thousand. St. Patrick's, on the West Side, was established in 1838 by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Hughes, and the present edifice cost $125,000. Connected with it are St. Joseph's Academy, St. James' Hall and a fine parochial residence, the whole property being immensely valuable. St. Mary's Church of the Assumption is a great modern building of brick at Court and Fayette streets, the interior of which is especially beautiful The pipe organ is one of the best in Southern New York. St. Paul's is a new parish on the North Side, First Presbyterian Churcli CoNGREGATiONALisT. — The First and Plymouth Churches are worthy examples of Congre- gationalism in Binghamton. While this denomination is not so numerous in New York as in the New England States, the First Church is one of the largest in the city and has a membership remarkable for its prominence and intelli- gence. It has generally had pastors of high rank in the denomination, its present brilliant minister being Dr. Nacy McGee Waters. Other Religious Bodies — The Christian, German Lutheran and Universalist churches and the Seventh Day Adventists have one or- ganization each. There are two Churches of Christ, Scientist, a rescue mission and corps of the Salvation Army and American Volun- teers. The Salvation Army conducts a "shel- ter " and a salvage department, and its splen- did work among the poor is cordially cooper- ated with by the churches. The Young Men's Christian Association owns a four-story brick building on Court street, where it has meeting halls, a reading-room, library, gymnasium and other conveniences. The Railroad Y. M. C. A. has a building near the railroad stations, and statistics show that in several branches of work it stands first in the State. It has plans for a fine new building. The Young- Women's Christian Association also occupies beautiful rooms and does an excellent work. BANKING FACILITIES For the convenient transaction of business, banks with ample capital and solid financial standing are of first importance. Binghamton is admirably equipped with institutions whose condition is of the most satisfactory character. The recent consolidation of three of the leading banks, the First National, the Suscjue- First Congregational Church ate, has provided one of the largest banking institutions in rst named of these had a capital of $200,000 and the other two of $100,000 each. The present banks and their capitalization are: First Na- tional, $400,000 ; Binghamton Trust Company, $300,000; City National, $200,000, and Peo- ple's $100,000. The Binghamton Clearing House was established in 1S91. Since then the annual clearings have nearly doubled, the fig- ures for the successive years being as follows: iS()i . . . .$ 12,522,200 00 ,892 ... 13,789,300 00 1893 ... I 5,404,200 00 IS94 .. I 7,460,800 00 1895 . . 17,701,900 00 1896 . . . ■ '6,345>300 00 1897... 16,891,500 GO 1 898 . . . 18,038,800 00 1899 .. 19,317,700 00 1 900 . . . 20,705,300 00 St. Mary's Church It will be noticed by this table that last year's clearings went far ahead of any in the history of the house. But, so far this year the banking busi- ness, bankers say, has been very much larger than it was for 1900. However, the figures of the Clearing House show a de- crease of about five per cent. over the same period last year. This is due to the consolidation of three banks, already referred to, and does not give a correct view of the situation. FIRE DEPARTMENT The Fire Department is practically under the volunteer svsteni, composed of the follow- mo- eight companies: Excelsior Hook and Ladder Co. No. i, T. J. McNamara, foreman- Crys- tal Hose Co, No. I, Charles Cain, foreman; Alert Hose Co. No. 2, Charles Van Cleve foreman- Protection H os-e Co. No. 3, Jay Whitney, foreman; Fountain Chemical Engine Co No' 4, John Lyon, foreman: Independent Hose Co No. 5, Charles S. Waring, foreman; Mechanics' Hose Co No 6, James F. Garvey, foreman: Rockbottom Hose Co. No. 7, James E Foster foreman. The department is well equipped, admirably managed, and has always proved en- tirely adequate to any demands made upon it. Steamer No. 3 is a second size LaFrance piston engine, purchased in 1S99. It is manned by three full-paid men, who respond to all alarms of Scene on Cuurl Street fi„^ Th.„ is a,s„ one ordinary h„»Yn|;a^4e--*l«;<^i°,rSsS^^^^ I " City of Binghamton," a second size Silsby i^?*^'^> P^^'^P^^^A^: „ears old, both of which Bennett'," a third size LaFrance rotary P^^P/^ made or he purchase of another engine, are held in reserve. Arrangements have also ^^^^ ^^J^^ ;°^^^\^^7,i„,, to the service, four part paid. or^^SlfSen^arn^^S^^ht who belong to the several com- panies. Residence of Benjamin B. iva^adden, Main Street With the exception of the bt.ilding oecnpied by *=Ch=mtal Comply ,he^^^ -S^^X^S^^y^ S?e'I=a"l=ty Sl^^^'£^ .. .o.„a.on.»d the chemical engine belong to the various companies. The Central Fire Station is a fine bnild wfsrs.d/Th^V'f' -"d a new fire station has just been completed on Ma'nstree on he West Side. The fire alarm system is of the Gamewell patent, and consists of fifty-six street boxel 119 'iv"*^^ " n 1 Residence of Thomas B. Crary, Main Street The total number of alarms of fire last year was 133. The total loss by fire was whi^hdaimforio""'"''^.''' "^! $■ 73.879.63. and the tot^i insurance on the property on wlml claim for loss w^^^^^^^^ ^^■^'^°^'°9o.oo. The amount of the budget for last year^was fhlS BiSfam on h?S ^ •'! ^^^P'-^^-^^ent IS fully competent is shown by the fact that tZf^lat,ZZ';%s^^^^^^ ^'"^^^ ^^' '^^-l^^-^- oyer aLntury, it has THE CLIMATE OF BINGHAMTON Notwithstanding the size of the city, its shaded sti'eets, velvety lawns and pure air make it a delightful place in which to spend the summer. Many residents prefer to remain in their cozy homes rather than to leave them for places that are called suminer resorts. A station of the United States Weather Bureau is located in the Government Building. It is at present in charge of W. E. Donaldson, who has prepared for this book the following account of the local climate: Average for tlic Year. Temperature 48° Precipitation 27.8 inches Snowfall 44 inches Hourly wind movement 6.5 miles Clear days 81 Partly cloudy days 1 24 Cloudy days 1 60 Rainy days 144 It can be safely stated that summer begins with the last destructive frost of spring and ends with the first destructive frost of autumn. This would limit the summer on an average in Binghamton from the 20th of May to the 10th of September. It is possible to have a destruct- ive frost in this section after the 20th of May or before the 10th of September, but this seldom occurs. In the past four years the lowest temperature from the 20th of May to the loth of September was 34°. The average number of hours the sun shines daily during the summer months is eight hours and twenty-four minutes, whereas the sun shines on the average only three hours and thirty-two minutes per day during the winter months. While the precipitation falls more frequently during the winter, the precipitation falls more rapidly in the summer. The average precipitation for the summer months is 2.35 inches, and for the winter months only i.Sr inches. The wind moves at the average rate of eight miles per hour during the winter, and onlv five miles per hour in the summer. In the summer the wind increases as the sun rises, and becomes calm after sundown; while the high winds of summer accompany thunder-storms and are of short duration June is invariably the mildest month of the year, the temperature never being oppres- sively high, nor too cool. During the past four years the temperature was above 90° on twenty- five days, one day in June, fourteen days in July and ten days in August. The highest temper ature in the past five years was 96^ on August loth, 1900. Warm waves when the temperature goes above 90° for several consecutive days are not frequent in Binghamton. The longest warm waves in the past four years occurred in July, 1897, and in August, 1899, when the temperature was above 90° for four consecutive days. This would indicate that Binghamton had first-class qualifications as a summer resort. .STREETS. SEWERS AND BRIDGES Binghamton's streets are one of her greatest glories. There are 125 miles of them, lined for the most part with maples or elms, which in the older portions of the city have attained a noble growth. There are 7.64 miles of pavement now in use, and plans are being made for laying considerable more. Of this 4.63 miles is Trinidad sheet asphalt, .40 miles Alcatraz asphalt, . 165 miles Corning repressed brick, S85 miles Syracuse wire-cut brick, .615 miles Mack wire-cut brick, and .945 miles Park wire-cut brick. All the old wooden block pavement has been torn up in the march of progress and replaced with asphalt and brick. The total cost of all pavements has been ^Isgg.sog 66 — !|3io,gS3.g2 having been spent for asphalt and $1 14,376.87 for brick. The balance, $170,018 87, was expended upon the old wooden pavements. The cart and can system is used in cleaning the streets, the cleaners being uniformed in white duck with a straw helmet. The pavements are also llushed. The general neatness of the streets and surroundings has earned for Binghamton the title " Parlor City." The system of sewerage is kept up to the highest standard, sewers being constantly ex- tended to meet the needs of the growing city. To the care exercised in their construction is due in no small measure the excellent public health. At the close of the past year there had been constructed 34.17 miles of brick and pipe sewers, of which ;^i 51 miles were then in use. The Sub.quehanna and Chenango rivers are spanned by seven bridges, all but one of which are comparatively modern and costly structures The situation of the city along th^^ shores of two large streams that form a junction here makes the matter of bridges. an important one, and the fact that the city has speni $300,733.53 in building bridges shows that she is fully alive to this need Here is a list of the river bridges with the cost of each: Court street bridge, $75,875; Ferry street, $49,339.48; Tompkins street, $38,814.29; Washington street, $38,077.87 ; Rockbottom bridge, $35,193.97; DeForest street, $25,238.73; Exchange street footbridge (lately condemned), $4,500. A new bridge is to be built in place of the one last named. These, together with the other bridges over small streams, have a total length of 3,404.63 feet. THE WATER SUPPLY While for several years the city water has not been pure at certain seasons, this fault will be done away with at once, and within a few months the residents of this city will be drinking water than which none better could be found in the finest mountain springs. After carefully considering various plans for bettering the service, the Water Commissioners, on the advice of an expert, have decided to install a mechanical sand filtration plant, with a daily capacity of 8,000,000 gallons, and which, it is calculated, will remove from the water between ninety-eight and ninety-nine per cent, of impurities. The result will be water all the year around as clear and sparkling as if it had been distilled. Binghamton State Hospital The water works, which are owned by the city, are fully equipped for every emergency, and the service is uniform and entirely satisfactory. There are three engines — one Holly Gas- kell, four-cylinder, compoimd condensing, with a capacity of 12,000,000 gallons; one Holly Gaskell. new pattern, four-cylinder, compound condensing, with 12,000,000 gallons' capacity; one Holly quadruple, four-cylinder, compound condensing, capacity 6,000,000 gallons. The system is direct pressure, the source of sujjply being the Susquehanna river. At present the water is taken into wells from a crib situated above the sources of contamination from the fac- tories, etc., in the city. Last year 2,203,445,275 gallons were pumped, which is a daily average of 6,036,973. The financial condition of this branch of the city service is very satisfactory. It is man- aged by a Board of Water Commissioners, one member of which is elected annually. The de- partment has in the banks the sum of $113,067.70, and the outstanding bonds amount to $160,000. Of this amount $7,000 is to be paid this year, $gi,ooo in 1907 and $62,000 in 1918. Prospective residents will be interested in the water rates, which are as low as is consistent with good service. The principal rates are: Culinary use, per year, for each family not exceeding- six persons, $4; water closets, each family, $3; each additional closet, each family, $1; one bath-tub, family use, $3; each additional tub for same family, ,$i ; each bowl, $1 ; one set laun- dry-tubs in residence, ,$2 ; hand hose for sprinkling streets, etc, where the premises are not more than fifty feet wide, $3; where premises are more than fifty feet wide, special assessment; hose attached to lawn sprinkler or other device, $7. Stables: Private carriage horse, $4; each additional horse, $2; work horse, $2; each additional horse, $1. Offices: Three persons or less, $5. Stores, five persons or less, $7. No hotel, factory, livery stable, tannery, brewery or railroad com- pany is permitted to take the city water except thi-ough a meter. The rates range from twenty cents a thousand for a daily average of 1,000 gallons to five cents a thousand for a daily average of 20,000 to 50,000 gallons. EDUCATION Among the advantages which Binghamton can offer, not the least is her system of public schools, in which she takes high rank among the cities of the country. Generously provided for and conducted in the true spirit of modern scholarship, the schools give a practical training which is excelled in few cities of this size. The present head of the department, Darwin L. Bardwell, has a reputation among educators throughout the United States, and was recently called to the Pacific coast to deliver a course of lectures on educational topics. In addition to the High School, the Manual Training School and the Grammar School, there are fifteen ward schools situated in every part of the city. Many of them are new build- ings, fitted with every convenience, and accommodations are supplied ample for all the children of school age. i>/' « ^ >\ - V f^^n^ % - The High School, whose principal is Joseph Edward Banta, has a very capable staff of twen- tj^-four teachers and a total registration of 743 students. The thoroughness of its work is shown by the high rank that its graduates are taking at college and in life. Although the chief aim of the institution is not college preparatory work, the literary course is arranged to fit pupils for the leading colleges and universities. The other course in the curriculum is called the English course and requires two years of a foreign language. Both have been approved by the Hon. Charles R. Skinner, State Superintendent of Public Instruction. In connection with the High School is conducted the Barlow School of Industrial Arts, under the principalship of V. S. Paessler. This was given by the late Allen Barlow, and is under the direct control of a board of trustees which, owing to a lack of funds, is obliged to look to the public school sj'stem for aid. It has classes in joinery, wood-turning, spindle and face-plate turning, cooking, mechan- ical drawing, parallel and angular projection, forging, isothermal drawing, household manage- ment and household sanitation, sewing, etc. The Grammar School, of which Miss Mary E. Hunt is principal, is in the Washington street building. A Truant School is also in operation, and a supervisor of music, a supervisor of drawing and a supervisor of written work are also employed to look after the work in these branches in the various schools. Nothing shows a city's advancement more strikingly than the increase in registration in her public schools. In iSqc the total registration was 4,321. This year (1901) it is 7,002, made up as follows: Kindergartens, 660; first grade, 1,240; second, 775; third, 7S9; fourth, 802; fifth, 651; sixth, 603; seventh, 4S5 ; eighth, 254; ninth, 331; tenth, 154; eleventh, 135; twelfth, 123. The amount appropriated by the city for the support of the schools during the year 1900- 1901 was $i24,ot8.98, and $24,753.45 was received from the State, making a total of $[48,772.43. During the last fiscal year (1899-1900) $142,568.60 was expended, !|;95.69o 37 of which was for teachers' wages alone. Nearly every year the city has been investing more money in education. The amount appropriated by the City and State in 189S-99 was $140,595.67, and in 1899-1900 it was $140,532.56 The City School Library, which is in the Washington street school building, had in the year ending August 31, 1900, i 1,773 books in its circulating library and 1,437 in the reference library It was open 290 days and its total circulation for the year was 67,072 These were borrowed by 4,502 persons. The expenditures for the year were $3, 1 71.94. The library, while under the control of the school department, serves the purpose of a city library, any resident being permitted to take books. Though, as the figures will show, it is cloing good work, under the supervision of Mrs Josephine Clonney, librarian, a promising movement is now under way to erect a separate and more adequate public library building. Besides the public schools, there are within the city a number of private institutions of learning, notably the Lady Jane Grey School for young women; St. Joseph's Academy, a Cath- olic school conducted by the Sisters of St. Joseph, and two commercial schools — Riley's and Lowell's. Many families with children to educate move to Binghamton solely for the purpose of securing educational advantages for them. These the city has to offer in the fullest measure. Bloom. CociMls ,hiil THE POLICE DEPARTMENT \'isilc)is lo the city frequently comment upon the stalwart appearance of members of the police force. The department is under control of a Board of Police Commissioners, who have alwavs shown commendable zeal in the service. The officers of the department are: Chief, William Moore; Assistant Chiefs, C. Burdette Abel and Charles H. Meade; Roundsman, Wil- liam Fredenbursj; City Detective, Robert Stephenson. The number of patrolmen is thirty-one. The eight-hour system is in force, havinw re- ceiith' been adopted after careful investig'ation. It has given general satisfaction. The force is divided into three shifts, who succeed each other every eight hours, so that the city is well protected at every hour of the day and night. The department enjoys a reputation for efficiencv, honesty and thoroughness. Charges of corruption are never made against it, as in many other cities. Water Works City offenders are tried in Police Court, presided over by a judge known as the Recorder. The present incumbent is S. Mack Smith. Headquarters and court occupy convenient quarters on the first floor of the Municipal Building. Last year 1,379 arrests were made by the police department. TRANSPORTATION Few inland cities are so favored in regard to transportation facilities as Binghamton. Its geographical location is perfect, it being situated midway between New York and Buffalo, on two of America's principal trunk lines, the Erie and Delaware, Lackawanna & Western. The New York State Capital at Albany is on the direct line of the D. & H. Company, only 143 miles distant, and Harrisburg, the seat of Pennsylvania government, lies 191 miles to the south. Scranton, the heart of the anthracite coal region, is sixty-one miles away, and the bitu- minous coal district of Pennsylvania but ninety miles to the southwest, providing cheap fuel for the home and factory. The Syracuse and Utica divisions of the Lackawanna system radiate north from this city through the rich farming district to Oswego, on the shores of Lake Ontario, and the Susque- hanna division of the Delaware & Hudson, together with the branches of the Erie and Lacka- wanna running into the coal regions, reach a great consuming trade, from which the merchants and manufacturers of Binghamton reap many thousands of dollars annually. The Erie, with its many branches and lateral lines, penetrates the fertile district of Western Pennsylvania and Southern New York; the Lackawanna system likewise, Central and Northern New York, and the Delaware & Hudson Company through the Adirondack region into Canada, the latter line also being direct route to Boston and all New England points, so that from Binghamton there is no direction which cannot be reached with promptness and dispatch. All the passenger and freight stations here are located in the heart of the city's business district, the freight stations being equipped with all the modern facilities for the economical and rapid handling of freight, both received at and forwarded from the city. Seventy passenger trains depart daily. Shippersare particularly favored with quick freight service, owing to this city being such a large transfer point, where thousands of cars of freight are consolidated monthly for all points in the East and West, as well as New England; through car service 'has been inaugurated to all the principal cities as far west as the Mississippi river, enabling the Binghamton manufacturers to deliver their goods at destination ahead of their competitors, thereby holding and increasing their trade. A sample of the schedule time on package freight is twelve hours from New York to Binghamton; forty-eight hours from Bing- hamton to Chicago. The yard limits of the four roads extend for many miles on three sides of the city, switch- ing service is elaborate and prompt, and the charge for handling cars between the various lines and private sidings is nominal. H m M m W M! :'f stone Opera House, Binghamton, N. Y, The many miles of private sidings now in use by the various industries, and maintained by the different lines, is established proof of the extent to which the railroads have gone in pro- viding facilities for industries already located here, and should be sufficient assurance that new comers will be taken care of in the same generous manner. To all western points the same freight rates are in effect from Binghamton as from Roch- ester, N. Y., a point which is nearly 200 miles west, and on business from western points to Binghamton the same rates apply here as to Syracuse, N. Y. In other words, Binghamton enjoys Rochester rate basis west bound, and Syracuse rate basis east bound. The Street Railway system is very comprehensive, with mileage of forty miles, furnish- ing easy access to all factory and business districts as well as residence portions of the city. Both steam and electric railroad companies, through their Binghamton officials, have an excellent reputation for going more than half way to encourage new industries here by offering all the facilities at their command, which are needed from a transportation standpoint, to assist every concern to success. There is a large amount of desirable unoccupied land adjacent to the vari- ous lines which can be secured for the establishment of new industries. CITY'S FINANCIAL CONDITION The city is in a most solid condition financially, its bonds being sought after by capitalists who are willing to pay more than three per cent, premium on them. Tlae following statement of city finances at the time this book is issued is prepared by the City Clerk: FINANCIAL STATEMENT CITY CLERk'S OFFICE. Assessed valuation for 1900 $ 2 1, 109,730 00 Real valuation, estimated 21,109,730 00 Debt: Bonds previously issued 677,500 00 Floating S3-3oi 4i This issue 1 8,000 00 Total debt $ 74^, 8°' 4' Bonds issued under Chapter Si of the Laws of 1S95 and amended by Chapter 8 of the Laws of 1 90 1. L C. Hull, City Clerk. Of the assessed valuation $18,889,200 is real property and ,$2,220,530 personal. While, as will be noted in the City Clerk's report, property is supposed to be assessed at its actual value, as a matter of fact it is assessed at about two-thirds of its value. It may be said that the assess- ment upon industries is perhaps more reasonable than in any other city of the State, a fact which alone is a great inducement for manufacturers to locate here. Further information of great interest will be gladly furnished by the Secretary of the Board of Trade. This year's report and budget, recently presented to the Common Council, may be briefly summarized as follows: Public debt, $4,500; interest account, $19,899.84; pavement and sewer notes, $16,920.12; estimated expenses, $312,197.64; total, $353,517.60; less estimated resources other than taxes, $30,000; total amount to be raised by tax, $323,517.60. This makes the tax rate the same as last year, $1.52. Extravagance with the public moneys is one of the most fruitful sources of misfortune to any municipality. In Binghamton, generally speaking, a reasonable economy has usually been the rule and, as the figures given above will show, there is department. extravagance in any PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND INSTITUTIONS Binghamton has many attractive public buildings and institutions, which have cost over $2,000,000. The Binghamton State Hospital for the Insane, one of the largest in the country, is picturesquely situated on a hill in the eastern part of the city. Over $1,000,000 has been spent in the erection of buildings and I — equipment for this institution, in which over t,3oo patients are cared for. The Municipal Building, County Court House and United States Post- office and Court House are hand- some stone structures, each costing from $125,000 to $150,000. The city has a well-equipped gen- eral and emergency hospital. Over 100 Protestant orphan children are cared for at tlie attractive Susque- hanna Valley Home, while about the same number of Catholic children receive excellent care at St. Mary's Home. A Central Fire Station and seven other attractive engine and hose houses furnish homes for the different organizations of the city Ely Tower fire department. THE PUBLIC HEALTH Binghamton has an active and progressive Health Department which looks after infrac- tions of sanitary laws rigorously. Great activity and prudence are exercised in the matter of quarantining cases of contagious diseases, a fact that has prevented the spread of these affec- ' *■ " tions. It may be said that the city ^> |[ ■ iii ti T ~.r=E3iiK,j«Jl^jv^'' fl 1, 'i H r r w Postoffice is not subject to epidemics of fatal diseases of any sort. The number of deaths last year was 792, which gives a death rate for that period of about 19 97 per cent. But this is distinctly unfair to the city, for, be- cause of a general prevalence of sickness throughout the State, the number of deaths here was vastly in excess of any previous year. A computation of the deaths for a dozen years gives an average rate of 13 per cent. This very low death rate is despite the fact that the'Bing- hamton State Hospital, which has a population of 1,500. is included in the report. There were 10 1 deaths at that institution alone last year. The records of the department show that the following number of deaths have been reported each year since 1884: 1884, 304; 1885, 311; 1886, 379; 1887, 431 ; 1888, 496; 1889. ,^46; 1890, 554; 1891, 678; 1892, 685; 1893, 622; 1894, 643; 1895, 588; 1896, 559; 1897, 590; 1898, 669; 1899, 707; iQco, 792. The principal causes of death last year, together with the number of deaths caused by each, are as follows: Pulmonary consump- tion, 62; diphtheria, 51; cancer, 28; apoplexy, 39; dementia, 37; menin- gitis. 19; valvular disease of the heart, 34; pneumonia, 54; cholera infantum, 20; nephritis, chronic, 31. There is also a Plumbing; Board which has supervision over all plumbing done in the city. Applicants for plumber's certificates are very carefully examined, and no careless work is toler- ated in this matter of so much concern to the general health. COST OF LIVING. REAL ESTATE AND RENTS dai ma The cit ry product kers. Thi The CO: y is m s used t of li the center of an excellent farming section. Most of the agricultural and bv its inhabitants are cheaply delivered at their doors by the growers and Mncd with close competition between the merchants, makes cheap living, ving is still further reduced by the cheapness of rents, making it possible for factory em- ployes to live well on mod- erate wages. Binghamton is a city of com- fortable homes with propor- tiDuatelyfewer "shanties" than any city in the United States. Attrac- tive houses or Hats, with all modern and sanitary im- provements, ;i r e rented i.'heaply. Binghamton is "large for its size," cov- er i n g more ground than most cities of 45,000 inhabi- tants. Real es- Residence of 8- [Mills Ely. Henry Street tate values are accordingly moderate. Buildings for manufacturing purposes are rented cheaply; and in case buildings for any particular industry are not for rent, land owners are always ready to erect suitable buildings to rent at moderate rates. It may be said that rents of factory buildings and dwellings will average only twenty or thirty per cent, of what would have to be paid for the same accommodations in New York city. Manufacturers may also calculate upon a saving of about forty per cent, in wages over those paid in New York. Further information upon this subject will be gladly furnished by the Secretary of the Board of Trade. THE CITY'S FACTORIES The label, " Made in Bingham ton," is to be seen on manufactured articles offered for sale in all parts of the world. These goods are of all kinds, from a carpet tack to a large steam boiler. Some of the principal things made in the city are boots and shoes, cigars, carriages and sleighs, chairs and furniture, doors, sash and blinds, washing machines, hoes, glass bottles, scales, combs, buttons, wire goods, felting, beet sugar, harness and saddlery, boilers, electric dynamos and motors, flexible shafts, men's clothing, overalls, shirts, hunting jackets and canvas sporting goods, carriage ironing, whips, gloves, time recorders, flour, crackers, tacks, envelopes, folding boxes, refined wood alcohol, flavoring extracts, and rubber bicycle and carriage tires. For a quarter of a century Binghamton has been one of the leading cigar manufacturing cities in the country. About a dozen large factories and forty smaller ones last year turned out nearly 100,000,000 cigars, an output exceeded by only one or two cities in the Union, When the $10,000,000 American Cigar Company was organized last spring to operate factories through- out the country, it was immediately decided that three of those factories, employing 3,000 hands, should be located in Binghamton. These three factories have recently been started. About 600 persons are employed in the three large chair factories in the city. Over 200 hands are employed in two factories making Binghamton scales, which have a world-wide repu- tation for accuracy and durability. Over 200 men help make carriages and sleighs. The In- ternational Time Recorder Company, the only firm making time recorders in this country, employs several hundred hands and maintains agencies throughout the world. Four large overall, shirt and canvas sporting goods factories employ nearly 1,000 girls and women. The largest shoe factory in the world is operated in Lestershire, a suburb immediately adjoining the city. A large proportion of the 1,800 employes of this factory live in the city limits. The Lestershire company is now erecting another shoe factory to employ 2,000 hands, and the largest tannery in the world at Endicott, another suburb, which is connected with Binghamton by an electric car line. The cheapness of power is one of Binghamton's claims upon the manufacturer. A twenty-flve-horse power gas engine can be run for $20 a month. The attaching of a gasoline tank to the engine is permitted, the expense of which would not be over fifty cents a day. Electricity is largely used and is inexpensive, while a twenty-five-horse power engine can be run by steam for about $2.80 a day. The president of a company which recently came to Bingham- ton from New York says that it costs him less to rjtn his entire factory by gas poivcr than it ihd to light his offices in Nciv York. Cheap power, transportation and rent, together with compara- tively low' wages, puts the Binghamton manufacturer upon a basis where he can compete with his rivals without fear. TELEPHONE SERVICE Two telephone companies have plants here— the New York, Pennsylvania & New Jersey Telephone and Telegraph Company and an independent citizens' company, which will begin its service in a short time. Compared with many other cities rates are low, and because of the rivalry between the two companies they are bound to tumble away down. Already telephone service which in New York would cost $125 can be obtained in Binghamton for $48. NEW RAILROAD SHOPS As this book goes to press the officials of the Delaware, Lackawanna &• Western Raih-oad Company have selected a site and have announced their intention of at once erecting car and machine shops in Binghamton, because Binghamton is believed to be the best located of any city and to offer all ofthe desired advantages. All of the car and machine works of the com- pany will be centered in Binghamton, the plants being moved from Scranton, Syracuse, Utica, and other points. These shops will employ 2,000 men, mostly skilled mechanics. t!^ 0^S^t p. J. McTIGHE E. S. TRUESDELL J. M. DAVIDGE McTIGHE, TRUESDELL & DAVIDGE WHOLESALE GROCERS FAYETTE STREET >^ T-^ I OREMOST among the stable and progressive commercial enterprises of Binghamton is A I the wholesale grocery concern of McTighe, Truesdell & Davidge, a direct descendant of one of the pioneer mercantile establishments of the city. The trade of this firm covers an extensive field, and is large and steadily growing. Abundant capital and an exper ience of many years, supplemented by unsurpassed facilities for gauging the markets and keeping in touch with the trade, for close buying and selling and for shipping, are among the advantages which enable McTighe, Truesdell & Davidge to hold a com- manding place in the commercial life of this city and section, and these advantages are not more helpful to the maintenance of this concern's popularity and business prestige than the record for honorable dealing it has so long and so creditably sustained. No other firm has so generously or for so long a time contributed to the commercial stability of Binghamton, or done so much toward opening and maintaining the arteries for the inflow of that outside trade that has been so helpful in the direction of promoting the prosperity of the city. This is in no sense an advertisement for Mc- Tighe, Truesdell & Davidge ; they need none. Their business has been so long established, and it has grown to such proportions, that it continues to increase of its own force, with the aid of the firm's long-sustained reputation for reliability and its practical and progressive methods. In their new and commodious building, perfectly equipped for the convenient storing and handling of goods, and with switching facilities that enable them to load cars at their door, they are in a position to add to the other manifold advantages they are able to afford their patrons that of prompt and perfect ser- vice. Such an enterprise as this is necessarily stimulating to the commercial life of any community. T. B. CRARV, V. Pr D. A. SMITH, Treas. and Mflr Goff, Crary (Q. Smith Co. WHOLESALE DEALER* IN PIl tftall BOOTS, SHOES AND RUBBERS 187 and 189 Water Street, Binghatnton. N. Y. Ml m m m V/>e Radcliife Factory Capacity 0,000 Pairs Daily Money Saving Distributers of Boots, Shoes, Rubbers and Findings. Our popular line of Radcliffe Shoes for Women retail for $2.50 and $3.00 All leading retailers carry the Radcliffe for Women. IMade in all styles Our popular lines of Men's, Boys', Youth's, Women's, Misses', and Children's Shoes may be seen any time by sending us a card iillliiiiiiiilil YOU have a "RIGHT" business, and are looking for a "RIGHT" place to plant it, or transplant it; we're situated to help make ends meet. Binghamton is a "business" town — every way; always has been. And if you're built along that line 'twill be found to PAY to look up its points. The past, the present and the future are worthy the atten- tion of any live man; it's an all-round GOOD town to get in with. Yes, we are in the LAND business— got lots of it. But we're not booming it — 'tain't the "boom" kind. Been waiting till the "right" thing came along to "hit" it; nothing else will. And it's likely exactly what YOU'VE been dreaming about: the sort of situation to suit your needs. Ample acreage adjoining the Susquehanna, level as a floor and within a mile- radius of the city's center; with a new $40,000 bridge crossing to principal street; with a projected D. L. & W. switch; with convenient street car service; and with select, high ground Home Sites near by, free of saloons. Certainly a rare chance, if— yes, if — the "RIGHT" thing happens along; and we're watching the road every day. But conditions arc about to change — perhaps before this book leaves the press. Only early action will count. South End Land Company, "Arena," Binghamton, New York, will fetch further information, any time, anywhere. Want it? :l^MMM^^*^5if3?^^M^^SM^^^i^^^ m'Mi-/\Ky.f\'MK'M i 1^ ii m m i i m m J^ A/^ A^ <^t\;'vis><.'*^ vi^<^^*^<,'*^^<^4v<.'tv<.--i^ ^EKIKDOFBAITYOUUSE Ma|ig a^di)jerei\ce ir\wlvz\Jyou C2\jcl\. IFYOUWANT TO CATCH BUSINESS YOU WE MUST MAKE USE THE CUTS. BEST. ALL PROCESSES. ELECTROTYPING SJICLLEY ENG.C 301-5 WATLR ST, .^^ ^J"^,rf .f'5,PK ' .^1 j'l- F' iJU tt ^h^- llffllffffffflflftlfftllflllfltltll CLARKE & FISHER LOCATION THE most Beautiful Home Sites in the Entire City are in the Clarke & Fisher Location; they are only 8 to 10 minutes walk from the Court House; they lay directly in front of the new $50,000.00 Bridge at Exchange Street. There has been more Modern, Up-to-date Buildings built in the last two years on this plot than all the rest of the City combined. We will build you a House after your own plans and let you pay for it by the month 96 Conklin Ave. CLARKE & FISHER Binghciniton, [M. Y. :f^ ||||$||||$iii$ilii|ii|i$$$||$||$||||$|||$f */|f^ CROPPER & STAFFORD «^ DEALERS IN^O GAS FIXTURES Plumbers, Gas Fitters Sanitary Engineers 178 and 180 "Water Street BINGHAMTON, N. Y. Estimates Furnished •PHONE 349 K ^hQ FINEST \ O. I. BATES l^au^dry \ 115 Court Street, Binghamton, N. Y. 9 ^he LARGEST J. C. GOAL, President W. F. MESSNER, Vice-President L S. T. MESSNER, Treasurer \ TIONfl OIL GO. BINGHAMTON, N. Y. Lubricating Oils and Greases Gasolines, W. W. 1 50 SUB-STATIONS TROY and UTICA, N. Y. J. VICTOR 8CHAD FIRE - LIFE - ACCIDENT ..INSURANCE. ^ Cor. Henry and State Streets P 15 ACKERWAN BUILDING BINGHAMTON, N. Y. \ ^^^^^^^^^Sl^^S^^^&^^^^^^^l M LESTERSHIRE LUMBER ®. BOX CO. -^ ^ LUMBER -<^ -^ Boxes and Mill WorK LESTERSHIRE. N. Y. i^fl^iC;]' Highest Grade of TELEPHONE SERVICE furnished at Reasonable Rates LONG DISTANCE LINES covering Thirty-five States and the Dominion of Canada, in which one-half million Telephone Subscribers can be reached Modern Equipment and Facilities for furnishing EXCHANGE SERVICE on Short Notice THE NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY OFFICES, 173-177 STATE STREET BINGHAMTON NEW YORK BINGHAMTON Is the recognized trade center of the Southern Tier counties of the Empire State. Its city population of 40,000 — which is increasing rapidly — is supplemented by a thriving, in- telligent, well-to-do country and surburban population of many thousand more. The Bin gHamton Republican Is the only Morning Daily Newspaper in its field. It has the full report of the Associated Press, is bright and reliable in news and editorial and it practically has no competitor. Its Job Department Is the best equipped of any to do Up-to-Date, Artistic Book and Job Work and do it promptly and satisfactorily in price Modern presses, new type faces, including the latest improved Mergenthaler Machines for rapid and beautiful work. Estimates cheerfully furnished. BINGHAMTON REPUBLICAN, BingHamton. N. Y. The Oldest Established House In the City Three Minute's Walk From the Depots All Modern Improvements Gas, Electric Lights Elevator Steam Meat Rates $2.00 a Day mt^ M , , « i» rj T"! ^iypaiilliMil ffiiliiill ill illlMli ^f^wllg^g^ LEWIvS HOUvSE AVM. SHANUY, Prop. QUARTERED OAK E. C. SMITH Wholesale and Retail LUMBER ,',,., '""^ z/'^- •;.,,',!'■ V. '■■.'-• LUMBER ^^=-5^. ^/ 1 '^/ ^ii^ Rchion >I S\steni f ' New « "'*'^^thb C,||.p a, BUNCHLi n ji' lien « Tu„op,s «■ sure w growths La^y ^ Exlernal and InternnI dps1r(i>ine Women Menard? : Children Noburninj plislLfs o li X ray electric-? now for trealmenl, or address fs AL Kh Mountaii m "^^'^.^^Lifc^H&NTCa -^fcVv" "(iV^' -•'■'"■ 16 eldridge: street •PKone 206 Weir (^ Sullivan I Real Estate: m Q Special Bargains^^ Offered ii\ Improved Realty ^ MORTGAGES FOR SALE BINGHAMTON. N. Y. Rooms 607, 668 and 66Q THE O'NEIU BUILDING^ r ^^Bre-. jl^^^ C. H. MITCHl LL, I2H LrRoy St., 'Phone MITCHELL D. D. STEVER, 3 North Ave., 'Ph^ Estimates Cheerfully Furnished CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Telephone Office, QT-OO COLLIER STREET BINGHAMXON SAVINGS BANK BLDG ffllftffftttt? ''ff^ 6.&G.M«KlNNEY, /4j//f/\^fiyST S//VGttAMro/v.N.Y. Il$$$lll$l$ll$l$$$il^il^^ :i^^^$i^ii> ^$$$iii$ilii|^ ^v (Oualito A Winter 8( c-ne at Hopton's Meat Market. 108 Court Street £. F. -HnptCU, H'l-oprictoi- ■^f ^4^-'^'*t'-^4'4'4''"'T''^''^'--S^4'*t'V"V'V''V^ CROCKER cf OGDEN .r Wirol.KSAI.E AXD I?KTAIL ■^^ MiKLPs p,AXK r.Lir.DiNG B[X(; II A M'i< )X, Nkw ^■ol{lv HARDAYARE | r>icvcLE Sundries Cakriage (ioons 4 l^ELTiN(i, Etc. ' |; 4 i^ 4j i^ i^ ii ii ii «r^ #1% #l« #1% #|X #|W #(« #|« #X^ #1% #«« #«« #1% #1% #1% #1% #1% '»% «|% «|« 't« '»« '#« '»« '1% «|« '!« '«« '»« '«« '«« '4^ 'f^ 't^ '«^ 't^ c* ^ w ^h y u do ^1^ y .a _ 'dj' f ^^^ c«^ y y -K <\2 % ^ "5 ' C ^ « * « E u ■* Q. < 2 DO ° 5 k c » « £i £ c a 1» ^ a X (<) X a: rt3 V >- H t-, id ^ ^ I^H Ots; >' li ^lllllllf^ll^W^lM:^lMti:.llI^«llllf«T^l #D 3s i, '-■-'•i^rfS- V ■-' 50LE- ^U.ff-"' ^.»^'^''_ 50L^^=^^^^ fOP -%!, DELAWARE Hudson (pAl-BiNGHflMTON.N.Y FOR IX BEACH e POWELL soi.i; .\(;i'.\i-^ roH riii: Delaavahi: cS: Hudson CompanvV Genuine LACKAWANNA COAL rilK SUPKHIOK (JLAMTV OF I'lIK I). .V II. COAL IS WHAT HAS MAKK riiis i-.LsixKss rm: i.ahokst in iiik city i^ i^ i^ i^ m m m J. R. LYNCH & SON A Charles D. Mlddlebrook 86 STATE ST. Charles F. Mlddlebrook A G. D. MiddleDrook & Son (Established 1855) Manufacturers of Sheet Metal Goods Cornices, Skylights, Gutters, Conductor Pipes, Ridging, Finials and Weatlier Vanes Largest and Best Stock of Seasoned *;! White Pine, Whitewood and Yellow Pine 'X e>V\^ ...LUMBER... vVa^ Under Cover, Dressed and Ready for I|! Immediate Use ..* ^ j^ j* ^* ^* X Doors. Windows and Blinds Hemlock Timber and Uiimber SHiPQles. Latli, Ladders. Etc.. Etc. STATE ST., Corner of Lewis Near an the Depots Bi NGHfl M TON. N . V . Cbe Binahamton Ccadcr There is a leading newspaper in every city. In Binghamton, it's The LEADER: The only afternoon paper in the southern tier of New York and the northern tier of Pennsylvania a member of the Associated Press. Leading in news, in advertising and circulation The WANT COLUMNS are the popular medium of Want Advertisements for the City Delivered by Carriers*^ 25 Cents a MontK the Democratic (Ucekly Dader PublisKed THursdays jZ^ j£^ $1.00 a Year Ccadcr Publisblng Co* ^ BingbSmton'mw vork ' Just a Few of XHer L. J. RINGSLEY d Carriage MaRers' S\xf>f All Kinds j£f £? ^ BINGHAMTON, N. Y. WKolesale 'Wagon and Carriag'e MaRers' Supplies j£/ j£/ jSf Of All Kinds jZ/ jEf ^ SHEAR. ST FANCY PLYMOUTH RED ASH COAL VERY HARD AND BRIGHT More Heat Less Ashes Less Bother than any other anthracite coal M|LL FEED. ^INGHAf EMPIRE GRAIN AND ELEVATOR CO. SHIPPER* OF GRAIN, FLOUR AND MILL FEED Binghamton Elevator Capacity 40,000 Bu. J*Jt Binghamton Warehouse Capacity 5,000 Tons Anuuai Sales . . . $1,000,000.00 Fancy, Natural ar>d Clipped Oats a Specialty MILLERS' AGEMS FOR WASHBURN, CROSBY & CO.S CELEBRATED GOLD MEDAL FLOUR I . M. WILSON, Treasurer and Manager T. H. WILSON, Associate Manager ^ Operate over D. L.&W. R. R. ERIE R. R. LEHIGH VALLEY R.R. N. v., 0. & W. R. R. anil their connections ^ We "Would Appreciate a SKare o/ Your fire Insurance Our Agency is tHe Oldest in BingHatnton R.epresenting a Number of tKe Oldest and Most Keliable Companies in the Business Bo$$ ^ ]one$ Oia Office of BOSS, JTTOPPARD CSi, HECOX BOX TRADERS' a Specialty EARL D. 08TR0M AVHOLESALE and RETAIL Qgars 'PKone 316 B 82 Court St. Proprietor-^?- CIGA.R STA.NDS Hotel Bennett and The Arlington 69 1 -2 Court St. Binghamton, N. Y. ■VBNavJRS/V Cbc Bingbamton Savings Bank Incorporated APRIL 18, 1867 Cbe €ity of Bingbantton Incorporated APRIL 9, 1867 They Have Grown Up Together Substantial Solid Progressive .^w*=,amst. CHARLES DIBBLE FURNISHING Funeral Director 303-305 CHENANGO ST. BINGHAMTON, N. Y. TELEPHONE JUDSON S. NEWING Jtmkrm O pticians WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, CUT GLASS ^' EYES EXAMINED FREE LENSES GROUND TO ORDER ON SHORT NOTICE ^^ Repair (Uork of Jill Descriptions PROMPTLY DONE 86 COURT STREET BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK iNa»>.BNBNaNasBSB'>«NBvaNa'>'>B^a^>'>'^*^ C. C.JACKSON. Pres. DR. F. E. TAFT, Vice-Pres. a. O. KAEPPEL, Sec. O. S. HELLER. Treas. and Mgr. Binghamton Cold Storage Co. COLD STORAGE AND FREEZINCi (OLD 1j- CAPACITY 200 CAR LOADS Finest Equipped Plant in the State 281=287 WATER STREET BINQHAMTON, N. Y m m. m m BINGHAMTON. N. Y. Sales Agent, New YorR State and Canada, FOR. BERWIND-WHITE COAL MINING COMPANY'S e:uri:ra AND OTHER. pi HigH-Grade Bituminous Coals m m m m m m m For Steam Generating and General Manufacturing' Purposes PREPARED SMITHING COAUS-^ A Specialty "JACRvSON MINE" True Georges CreeK Cumberland BINGHAMTON, N. Y. WALTER R. MILLER & CO. The Leading Stationers and Sole Aflents In Blntihamton and Vicinity for the Globe Wernicke Elastic Bookcase and Elastic Filing Cabinets This House occupies a large four story building and basement full of goods In their line. They sell everything In Stationery, Blank Books and Office Supplies. If not carried in stock, will order, or have made to order, anything that may be required. 82-84 State Street Binghamton, N. Y. S. MASON ELLIOTT vS. M. i:lliott (d. CO. •oMClI'Iott &C0. 0' Wholesale COAL. COKE. CHARCOAL MonUiomery and Frederick Streets, Binghamton. N. V. Picturesque Trunk Line of America ERIE THE OLD RELIABLE" Solid Vestibuled Trains CONSISTING OF SLEEPING CARS, DINING AND CAFE CARS AND DAY COACHES, BETWEEN NEW YORK, BINGHAMTON, ELMIRA, CORNING, HORNELLSVILLE, ROCHESTER, BUFFALO, JAMESTOWN, CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI AND CHICAGO Must Comfortable Roiite to Thk West D. I. ROBERTS Genera! Passenger Agent. NEW York Trains Everywhere Protected by Block Signals W. G. MacEDWARD Division Passt-nger Agent. Elmira, N. Y. ■ N establishment that is extensively engaged in the manufacture of patent euvelopes for mailing purposes, is that of The Commercial Envelope Company. Limited, of this city, whose factory is on Jarvis street, „ the Lackawanna Railroad This Company was incorporated on April 13, 1891, under the laws of New York State, and its subsequent career has been of the most prosperous character. It has paid in dividends to its original stockholders 68 per cent. : the large trade that has been developed for its pro- ducts extends all over the United States, Canada, England. Brazil and South Africa. The envelope is used ex- tensively for mailing books, catalogues, samples of dry goods, seeds and merchandise of all kinds at a reduced rate of postage. The Company own patents on the Reversible, Open End and Bellows Envelopes that are made in all the various sizes required for l)usiness, which are of ingenious design and of indispensable utility to those doing business through the mails. The factory, which is .=i(i x i:;(t, two floors, is eciuipped with all the latest improved machinery which has been constructed and built by the Company. The Company, when first incorporated, located in very small ijuarters at 23 University Place, New York. In two years' time these quarters were found too small to accommodate our steadily increa,sing business and we moved into larger and more commodious quarters which we found at !)T Sixth Ave., New York. At this place the Company grew until it had acquired all the room that could be had in the block during the seven years we were located there. On July 2«, isys, we moved into our present (juarters on Jarvis street in Binghamton. At the present time we have outgrowni our .juarters and are figuring on a factory more than double its size. The officers of the Company are as follows : Chas. E. Lee, Treasurer Ben.j. B. McFadden, Pre.sident and Manager John Anderson, Vice-President R. B. LocKWOOD, Sec'y Board of Directors BEN..T. B. McFadden John Anderson Chas. E. Lee J. C. Hover R. B. LocKwooD Fred H. Haskins C. C. Pratt -»=^!«<_ , ^rA UOWNS AVENUE Several Desirable Factory Sites and 150 Choice Building I^ots for Sale at Reasonable Prices and Easy Terms F. >V. DOVV^NS^ ^' PHFLPS BLOCK BEAN ca CO. ® Ulhoksak 6roc(r$ tea Tmporter$ and £offee Roasters BINGHAMTON, N. Y ARTISTIC WALL DECORATIONS Our stock embraces all grades from the Cheapest Blank to the Finest Hand-Made Papers, in addition to our American line we show a large assortment of Imported Wall Papers. We also show a line of Wall Fabrics, such as Burlaps, Linens, Satin Damasks, Cretonnes, Tapestries, Etc. We make a Specialty of Interior Deco- rating, Fresco and House Painting. A. D. Van Sciver, 90 State Street A. S. Cleveland & Co. COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND JOBBERS OF Fruit, Produce Oysters CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED X 219 WASHINGTON ST., BINCHAMTON , N. Y. Our PRICES are RIQHT on ELECTRICAL WORK Supplies of All Kinds Private Line Telephones, Etc. BINGHAMTON ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION CO. 160 STATE STREET H. M. QITCHELL Wholesale Dealer WINE.S and LIQUORS 158-160 Washington St. Telephone BINGHAMTON, N. Y. J. f . RILEY, A. M , FOUNDER AND PF?INCIPAL BINGHAMTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (incorporated) THE BINGHAMTON vSCHOOL OF BUSINEvSvS u^ Is a strictly high-grade Business train- ing school. ^ ^*The business and professional men Invariably patronize it when in need of Stenographers, Bookkeepers and other office assistants. ^ ..*The school quarters occupy about bOOO square feet of space at 120 State Street. The institution has a commo- dious elevator for the use of students and the office is connected by private W, J. HASKINS & CO, 142 Court St., Binghamton, N. Y. ' ) NURSERYHEN •}• pj^tabllshed by J. H. Mason In 1878 X J. H. Mason & Son, 1889 E. R. Mason since 1890 E. R. MA50N OPTICIAN-^ *:; Also dealers in all kinds of Farm and Garden X Seeds. Seeds are positively fresh and of the *:* highest grades grown J* J* J* -'* <^ <•■* ♦ WRITE FOR CATALOQUE 69 COURT ST. BINGHAMTON, N. Y. Any one not able to read this fine print clearly at I 2 inches from the eyes should consult an optician: W.J. HASKINS & CO. % B"/6c Most Complete Mamifacturine % Optical Plant in tKe City j£/ £f j£f F. L. SHELDON, Pres't and Manager C. V. SHELDON, Treasurer The Sheldon Mfg. Co. BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK Manufacturers of 'M/v\" "PERFECTION" \^W^ Foot Balls, Striking Bags, Hunting ClotHing, Leggins And E^cinipmerkisj^je^^^j^ .7#v¥j Basket Ball Rugby Ball At>J>oi idtion Ball «;V. nl U. S. STEVENS, JR •^.^ ^j Stevens & Seaman ^i Livery and.^ ^ vSales Stables '?^V-|I] Tel Sllllllllllllllll Shoes Shined Free 31 COURT ST. Is. J\^ j\. j\~. J\^ J\t~. ^ ^ ,4^ ^- ^ -jl^ - ji i ji i|i ^{i iji ^ ifi ^ ifi i{i :|: ifi i m DIAMONDS ^ CUT GLASS ^ ^< After years of careful study and the hand- ^ ling of large numbers of precious gems, we ^j can now with all truthfulness state that we j^j are the leading and most responsible Diamond ^! house in Binghamton. We have expert's ^! knowledge of Diamonds. All stones are bought ^^i for cash and every stone is guaranteed to be as ^j represented. We have hundreds of loose stones ^j to select from, representing different shapes ^\ and cuttings. All .stones set and mounted by h^j expert workmen who make a specialty of this ^j work. Mountings of the newest and latest ^: designs constantly in stock. ^\ ^j ^^.^In Sterling Silver we carry a general and fine line manufactured by io^ ^1 Gorham's Manufacturing Co. and the Whiting Manufacturing Co., together ;^ ^! with other makes. Our general stock of Watches, Clocks, Hollow and Flat J5^ ^i Ware will be found complete in their several lines. j^ J. M. HENWOOD (^ CO. j^ ."'Being direct representative agent for one of ttie largest manufaclurerers we are able to show Ifie most com- plete assortment of Cut Glass possible. For years this house has had the repu- tation of not only manufacturing the finest quality, but of placing on the market the most novel and exquisite shapes and cuttings. Te are able to offer these goods at wholesale prices. It will repay anyone to visit our store and see these beautiful pieces of glass. if m m Ices m. m W\ m m ^! m m\ li i! OSEOOD e)CALt Co- INGHAMTON. UNITED STATES EstablisKed ''m i^ AND ALL FOREIGN-^ STANDARDS i iii^^ii^^^^^^^^^ii^^ii^5?^i '/?x->fl^>ri^:/f ytl^ gTsTInorx H ] Wholesale Provision Dealer ISO SXAXE STREET The oldest concern in this particular line of business in the city. Established 25 years ago The Best Line of Goods Handled Vv'. T". CORNELL Funeral Director MMDalnifiP 1 1 240 Gtienanoo Si Bingymion. N. y. J | CULHANE (Si GREEN Tunilture ^ Carpets « Upholsteries These Three Are Our Specialties Every Department of this Mammoth establishment abounds in the Season's Newest and Swellest Designs. We shall be pleased to have you drop in while shopping whether or no you intend to buy. CULHANE: ca GREEN PAINT MISTAKES If you want to iivoiil mistakes in paintiny tome to us. We have the right paint for each purpose. Each paint is made suitable for certain sur- faces and best results depend upon getting the right paint in the right place. U/ye SherAvin-AVillianis Pairits are all good. Each one is the best for the purpose that can be made. The best of men, materials and methods are in every can. U/)e Lawrence Paint Co. 84 CxcKan^e St. Bing'Katnton, N. Y. BBNNETT ca RE:NNEDY .DEALERS IN... COAL, WOOD, COKE AND CHARCOAL 131 >VALNUT STREET Jennett*}^nedy .''"co^^^„o»co'JJ,<„ ^GHAMTON NY. |3|WALNUT3T THE establishing of lliis business dates to 1871 under dirertion of Abel Bennett, deceased, and was continued by him for four years, when |V1r. Butler becoming associated therein, they to- gether conducted its operations until 1893, at which lime the establishment was acquired by the late Fred Bennett and \V. P. Kennedy and operated by them to time of Mr. Bennett's decease, since which time it is in charge of |V1r. Kennedy as surviving partner. The trestle and pockets were rebuilt and enlarged eight years since and have a capacity of five thousand (5000) tons, which it is the management's rule to keep well stocked; customers consequently have not been inconvenienced by short supply at critical times. The storage room gives opportunity to discriminate as to quality in purchases by the firm and also to hold stock in case of arriving in wet state until dry, thus insuring perfect separation from dust in screening. By reason of these facilities, central west side location and personal integrity of those connected therewith, this business has received a gratifying patron- age, steadily increasing, proportionate to growth of city naturally tributary to its location. Cbc nineteen Rundrcd masbcr €o. MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED 1900" WASHERS AND WRINGERS Cbc nineteen Rundrcd lUashcr Go. Binghamion, new Vork h. l.i- -.Licccssfiil. It is tlie ivcryday help savirs that |,i.,w Ihe most prnfitalile in the inventive line. Any- tinn- that cinikl relieve in the least degree the drudgery o; wash day in one honselloUl would lie sure to find a welcome reception in the thonsamls and hundreds of thonsands of homes throughout the land. The Nineteen Hundred Washer Company has tome alont with a niaehin.- that relieves this drudgery in all well regulated houscdiolds. It is a unique inver^tion inso- iinicli that the principle upon wdiich it works is radical- Iv differ.nl from anything hefore attempted. The diflfcrencc might he told in a few lines. The other machines more a.lapled for steam i.ower th n wonin's rounded arms, forced the clothes through the water. The Kjoo Washer works water girough the clothes. It is the tub that moves, the washhoard is upside down. The clothes are constantly changing, exposing all parts to the ruhhin^! surfaces and the meclianical action of the water. There- is n,. possible eliauce to injure the most ilclicate fahric and in this alone it saves its cost in a short time. The tuh sets, or ratller is balanced, like the seat part ot a revolving chair with the difference that the bear- ings uiion which this machine turn are as jierfect as those of a hundred dollar bicycle and will last a life time. To make it work as nearly automatic as possible it is pro vided with two oil tempered coil s]irings which liel|. to reverse the motion. Ii.'inrl ll c baud .11 rocks the th.lt rules 111 cradle ■ world." that 111. ;d...r r.- v.-s this wa piir.-.l for .11 e than tl cbibl can operate it. The ladv sits while using it. It makes washing like plav work. Its work is so effective that it will wash any g.irm.-iit clean without boiling, without .scrubbing, with" it tin- lea.st wear and tear and without the use of .lestnum. cliemicals. It washes the finest fabrics without breaking a thread and will wash a carpet with case. In every respect it is a high grade, easy running family washing machine; does any work that can be done by hand, bet- ter, quicker, easier. The "iQoo" washer is made of the best materials throughout. The tub is Virginia white cedar, hooped with galvanized wire. These boons are embedded by a prtented process into grooves and are electric welded. There is no stretching when the tub sw^ells or dro|iping off when the tub is drv. The tub revolves on a perfect ball bearing mechanism. The machine is well made as it can be. During the three years since its introduction the .\ineteen Hundred Washer company has sold 50.000 ma- chines, besides a large number of igoo wringers and stands. The machine'" is a warm favorite whereever m- shipments have been made to foreign far untr Me Belg .\nstralia. England . .._ nf this company deserve large credit for their energetic efforts in pushing this industry. They are: President. T. B. Crary; vice president and secrc- tarv, l^ W. Welsh; treasurer. R. F. Bieber. i\1r. r.ieber is general manager of the business, in which he is ably assisted by Mr. Doane Cafferty, as ac- "'Vhe" Nineteen Hundred Wasliel g nized in i8g7 and since that time phenomenal, the faetorv on Clinton sti.-.l i^ 11. .u linii ing out about 100 machines per .lav. .\ii ,,.Ii1iI...h is i„,n being hiiill which will double the capaciu. Kiaiuli of fices are established in all the leading cities ,,f Ihisc.uulrv and several foreign ones; nnt.ahly. .-Vntwerp. Relgium, Madri.l, Spain, and the City of Mexico. The mail depart mint is also an important one. THE GREAT RAIR y^' , 1^?^'^ 2-4-6 COURT ST. BINOHAMTON, ^. Y. W. D. McCULLOUGH F -^^-^^^^ — >> PRACTICAL « PLUMBER GAS AND STEAM FITTER Binghamton, N.Y. Telephone 2b2-4 ..^E^MVX COMPA Losses Fairly Adjiistccl and Promptly Paid _^ • f ■ " MONUMENTAL ;6' ^-^.-i^.t-^^Vii., Estimates Given on all kln.ls of Cemeterv Work TR.oE^c.s. &COJ:; CRANDAU STONE & COHPANY Established 1870 Incorporated J895 CHAS n. STONE, Pres. WM. H. STONE, Vice-Pres. C. E. TITCHENER. Sec'y F. S. TITCHENER, Treas. rianufacturers of the Pioneer Brand CARRIAGE TRIMMINGS AND HARDWARE FOR DOMESTIC AND EXPORT TRADE ANNUAL CAPACITY, MATERIALS FOR 300,000 TOP VEHICLES THE PIONEER BRAND CARRIAGE HARDWARE HAS BEEN THE STANDARD OF THE MARKET FOR THIRTY YEARS FACTORY LOCATED ON UPPER COURT STREET ABOVE WATERWORKS TKe Largest Stock of Plumbing Material, Gas and J Electric Fixtures, Furnaces, Stoves, R.ang'es and House J FurnisKing Goods between New York and Buffalo Exclusive Agents for FAVORITE STOVES AND RANGES -? STERLING STOVES AND RANGES <<» PEASE FURNACES >? KEL8EY FURNACES ,■ i mi RANGES^ I: ;.„ -^^--^ -''• '*> KITCHEN FURNISHINGS iHEATlNCr''^ ,^c, STRANSHY ENAMELED WARE -? WILKE TILE-LINED REFRIGERATORS ZANESVILLE STONE FILTERS V ETC., ETC. Depth 127 ft.. Width 57 tt. A Complete Line of KitcHen Furnishings, Including' jS^ .£^ Many Novelties for the Kitchen JZ^ j^ Vapor Stoves Garden Hose Filters Blue Flame Oil Stoves Lawn Movvers Refrigerators Oil and Gas Heating Stoves Water Coolers Woodenware Gas Ranges and Hot Plates Ice Cream Freezers Stove Repairs, etc. McManamy ^ Rodman 39-41 CKenango St. BingKamton, N. Y. JAME5 vS. CARY ....MANUFACTURER OF.... Working Clothing, Overalls, Etc. DOES BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME OF FREEMAN OVERALL CO. THIS is the i)iont/er couipiuiy in its line of business in this city. It canvasses and manufactures^ ex- clusively for the .iobbinu' trade, anil has a clientage extending from the Far East to the Far West. Illustrative of this fact remittances were received a short time since from Portland, Maine, and Portland, Oregon, by the same day's mail. Mr. Cary is one of the oldest— if not the oldest— merchaTit in Bingham ton that has been in continuous business. He commenced a clerkship with his father in 184 i. In February, 184!t, he went to New York city as a clerk in a large iniportint,' house. While there he was an active member of the Mercantile Liljrary Association and the New York Volunteer Fire Department. In 18.53 he returned to Binnhauiton and opened the first strictly merchant tailoring establislimeut in the villa.ge. In 18.5.5 he sold this business and took a position as bookket^Jer in the Bn.oirje County Bank. In 1862 he resigned this position to enter into copartiiershiii with William Stuart, under the firm name of Stuart & Cary. in the publication of Binghamton Daily and Weekly Hepnblican. The Daily was then changed from an evening to morning paper. The foil. .wing year he closed his interest m this firm and bought one in the oil refining business conducted bv H. Sanford Jarvis and William M. Ely. under the firm name of Jarvis, Ely & Carv. In 1865 he bought the entire business, which he conducted until 1867, when, under the firm name of Hallock & Cary. he began the wholesale manufacture of ready-made cloth- ing being the pioneer in this line in Southern New York. This business was started on what was then known as Fraukliu street. When the block north of the Phelps building on Chenango street was con- structed. Hallock & Carv moved into it. where they remained until 1871, when the existing firm of Hab lock, Cary & Co. erected" and moved into the fii'st iron-front building constructed in the city at 85 and 87 Court street. In 1880 Hallock & Cary sold their interest and moved to Ehnira, where they contmued m the same line until 1885, when Mr. Cary sold out, returning to Binghamton and biiying an mterest in the Freeman Overall Co.. of which, the following year, he became sole owner and has continued until the present time. While in the Broome County Bank he established and conducted one of the largest insur- ance offices of that time. Mr. Cary was one of the " lads" that followed "the boys " around when they collected the fire buckets, which each freeholder was required to keep. This was for the organization of the first fire (bucket) company in the village. He became a torch boy and has been comie.ted with the active and exempt firemen ever since. He was Secretary and Treasurer of tlie old Binghamton Library Association. He served a long apprenticeship as a Free Mason, and is the oldest living Past Master in the city He is a warden of Christ ( Ei)iscopal) Church, a member of the Board of Trade, also of the Binghamton Club. Noting the foregoing, we find that Mr. Cary has had a long and active business career, having been connected with some of the largest and most desirable interests in the development and substantial growth of the city. Mr. Gary is ably assisted and leaves business largely to the manage- ment of his son, Mr. Ralph S. Cary. 5f Lestershire Mfg. Co. jS^THK LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF^ Boots and Shoes in The World BOSTON OFFICE 66 LINCOLN STREET Factory at Lestershire covers eight (8) acres of floor space Factory at "Endicott," N. Y., covers six (6) acres of floor space Leather tannery at " Endicott," N. Y., covers eiqht (8) acres of floor space TOTAL FLOOR SPACE TWENTV-TWO (22) ACRES OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY H. B. ENDICOTT, President ELIOT SPALDING. Treas. and Sec'y GEO. F. JOHNSON. Ger C. FRED JOHNSON. Supt. " Endicott" Factory H. L. JOHNSON. Supt. LestersHire Factory N. C. BR.ODHEAD, Supt. Tannery at " E.ndicott," Me. it i'c 4J 4C f .J/> r4-^ rsi^i^ .^i^ <^i^ <^^ osi^ On^ S. N. I? F. W. INII I CHELL VI,I, KlXns OF INSURANCE R?:at. Estatk and INIon kv Loan ki) 74-7(i COLIM' ST. O'Nkii, Hi.iir. 1 1 northwestern mutual Ctfe Insurance Company OF MILWAUKEE Assets over . . $140,000,000 i^ The Northwestern has for the past 25 years furnished its insurance at a lower net cost than any other company. ic^ , ..».,,.,.. ».,,.... .,,.....,0, ,.».,,.,..,,., ..,,.,».. -^ %5 <%?■ ■%?> %^ %f> '.-♦s> ^^ '^^^ ^ ♦ -> v^ -^ c^^ c^ <^ 6c Bennett H. I. PROTZMAN R. M. FRASER. PROPRIETORS BABtotullNOS.'iUUntRWtlOO 1 HOUSE FURNISHINGS MANTELS, TILING GAS AND ELECTRIC FIXTUR ES AN D PAINT 174 WASHINGTON ST. 125 STATE ST. THIS enterprise, now about one year old, started out to manufacture felt of all kinds, and contrary to the condi- tions of some new concerns, has been busy ever since in filling orders. They are now installing some of the latest machinery known for manufacturing felt to their already well eguipped plant and contemplate building new additions at an early date, to accommodate the increasing demand for their goods. Their specialty so far has been Saddlery Felt, but under the able supervision of practical and experienced felt makers, they now manufacture a line of fine, high class wove felt for mechanical and other purposes. Their goods have been successfully marketed so far, having been placed in the hands of dealers in every state in the union, besides Canada and Europe. If straightforward, up-to-date business principles count, it is only a guestion of a short time when this concern will rank among the leaders in Felt Manufacture. The officers, who are all prominent business men of this city, are as follows : T, B. CRARY, President PAUL S. ROSS, Vicc-Pres't M. J. CORBETT, Sec'y and Trcas, THE STURTEVANT-LARRABEE CO. .Carriage and ^leigh IBuilders... v[ORTEVANT-[ARfiABEE^. CARRIAGE %E1GH BUILDER5 ^> BINEHAflTON NY FACTORY, CHARLES ST. AND ERIE R. R. REPOSITORY, STATE ST. 75 DIFFERENT STYLES CAKRlAGES^Jt^Jtjtjt 50 DIFFERENT STYLES SLEIGHS To Select From Catalogue Free W. S. C. SMITH SANITARY PLUMBER Bar Plumbing A Specialty Henry L. Beach, Pres. Z, Bennett Phelps, Treas. Wm. G. Phelps, Vlce-Pres. Walter P. Pratt, Sec. S, Mgr. OQDEN BRICK CO. ...MANUFACTURERS... BEER PUMPS, FAUCETS. BUILDING BRICK BLOCK TIN PIPES, ETC. 44 HENRY ST., BINGHAMTON, N. Y. Blnonaiiiion Bouiino Works ...MANUFACTURERS OF... fine Carbonated Beverages OUR. GINGER. ALE E(}UAL TO THE FINEST IMPORTED XI: Ifc^AyEVoG BINGHAMTON, N. Y. Austin S. Bump Sole flgeiits for SflRflTOGfl STAR SPRING WftT&R GAY CSL GODDARD 10-12 DeRussey St. Binghamton, N. Y. Smith (D, Bump Etchings, Engravings, Paintings Photographic Reproductions ART WALL PAPER Mouldings, Frames, Novelties, Etc. Shades Made and Hung A.11 Kinds of Framing to Order It e^x^c^h^Vg^e^It^r^et Binghamton, N. Y. I iVlylcs Rroon THE BEST 5c CIGAR on Ihe market, equal to most tens NLoonstotic ^ A lOc CIGAR S?^!^^^'!^^^ ...MANUFACTURED BY., EDWARD GUIEFOYLE 138-140 STATE ST. GRAIND* U>llOIN TEAS AND COFFEES OUR SUPERIOR GRADES FIND FAVOR IN MORE THAN A MILLION HOMESj*^J*.?«J*.'* GRAND UNION SPICES are the choicest product of the Spice Islands. Try our Spices and you will always use them. GRAND UNION BAKING POWDER Is the favorite of ali Cooks who have tried it. GRAND UNION FLAVORING EXTRACTS are celebrated for their concentrated strenflth, and their purity we guarantee. GRAND UNION PREMIUMS make a fine display at our store. You should see them. GRAND UNION TEA CO. Binghamton, N. Y. NEW TEAS i Freshly Roasted Coffees 2 i Spices, Extracts, Baking Powder ^ and Grocery Specialties SOLD AT THE GREAT ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TEA CO. 04 COURT ST. 'Phone 1551 txthange Building DAVID P. SELEECK ....DEALER IN.... REAL ESTATE INSURANCE r 1>i:<»ki:i: I.i;<;iTlMATK i^oANs Nkgoi'iatki) Kntkhi-hises Pi{()jM<»'ri;j» Strong Block, I>in(;iiam ton, X. Y. a<;t am i:i?ic'ax suukty co. im)i:mmiy hoxds xf ^|$$$|||$llllll$lllllll$lll$lllll^ M'. G. FAATZ, Hkksidkxt C. V. RKV>'OM)S. Vlci:-PltKs. G. II. FAATZ. Treas "SV. C. KING. SEc'v The Faatz-Rea xolds Fkltixg Co. ij:sri:!^-"">!^, new vork - — IS ,.. fe * ? 5* A.\ KXAt-r KEl'HKSKXTATIOX OF OIH M I MS MAN UFACTUKKHS OF Eagle Brand" WOOL EELTS HOTCHKIN'S REAL ESTA TE EXCHANGE Was established in 1884 by the late William S. Hofchkin, and is now continued by his son, Charles F. Hotchkin, who has been identified with Ihe business since its inception. It is one of Ihe oldest and most reliable agen- cies in the city for the sale, rental, or exchange of any kind of Real Estate anywhere. It is strict- ly a commission business and no charges are made unless something is accomplished. Millions of dollars' worth of property all over the United States have been sold or exchanged during the past seventeen years, and the firm point with pride to the uniform satisfaction ex- pressed by their thousands of clients with their method of doing business. They have occupied the entire second floor of the building shown here for more than 15 years, and with a force of half a dozen clerks, and all the latest, up-to-date office appliances, are able to transact any business in their line with neatness and dispatch. They also represent three of the oldest and best known Fire Insurance Companies, viz : Glens Falls, Home of New York and Conti- nental. SIGNOH S RUBBEH TIHE LIVERY OPEN DAY AND NIGHT liHori;llAMs COllM-: RlHItlOK IlKl-: COACHKS 1-OK UK 1,1.0 :;.-)T X'fMIOIHH'S W i:i>i>r\(; I?ixi;i-n<)\v, 'J'kas and Thain Cam.s iia\ k ()lh Limost Aitiontion BOARDING ANB SALE8 STABLES Ofkici: KW) Colht Sthki:!' Si AltLK IiKAR II<>ii;i> CHATs'DALI. EVER NOTICE THAT FOLKS Who know "What's What " always buy their Shoes of NICHOLS? It's because we've all the little kinks and quirks of newest fashions Seen our $3.5? SHOE MEN'S OR WOMEN'S? It's worth just $3.50, no more, no less. Some folks say there's not its equal in town. What do you say? H. A. NICHOLS ^' 29 COURT ST. % 1 H. A. NILES gomml$$ion H^ crchant BUTTE-R CHEESE ^ EGGS Shipments Solicited Qukk Returns.^^ .?» 247 •WATER 5TREE.T BINGHAMTON, N. Y. r^- The Elk Drug Co. ■n ^NE of the most prominent, as well as successful, of the many large commercial enterprises in our city is THE ELK DRUG CO., which occupies a splendid six-story building at No. 26 Henry Street. This is fitted up with all the conveniences and appliances known in the business, while the laboratory is one of the finest equipped to be found in the State. As wholesale and manufacturing druggists and jobbers in paints and varnishes, the company occupies a leading place in Northern Pennsylvania and Southern New York, over which its very successful travelers make regular trips. The house is noted for the splendid range of pure, fresh drugs, chemicals, herbs, roots and druggists' sundries bought from the best drug centers of the world at close quotations and sold on that basis. As manufacturers and proprietors of Dr. Carey's G. E. S. S. remedies it has a line of proprietary medicines of the highest merit, and which are in very great demand, while in paints, varnishes, etc., it handles only the warrantable goods that always maintain the highest standard, in each and every branch the company shows sound judgment of values and a thorough knowledge of what is required by the most progressive class of druggists and dealers in paints and varnishes, while by its customers it always deals in that liberal and equitable manner that has brought it such pronounced success. The officers who manage its affairs with splendid ability and success are : Edgar C. McKallor, President Rodney A. Knapp, Treasurer Lr O Stickley-Brandt Furniture Company BINGHAMTON. N. Y. We Are Large Manufacturers If you live In the city a call on us will show you a qreat line of all grades of furniture If you live out of town a line from you will bring our illustrated catalog with nearly five hundred cuts of all kinds of furniture ^^J-^^^^^^^^ 176 -WASHINGTON ST. 127 STATE ST. Security /IDutual Xitc flnsuvancc Compan^^ Among the prominent and most successful financial institutions of this City is the Security Mutual Life Insurance Conipany, occupying a large portion of the Phelps Bank Building, and employing in the office forty-five people, with an agency force numbering about three hundred, operating in over thirty States of the Union. The Company commenced business January 3, 1887, and from its inception its progress has been steady until to-day its name is familiar from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. Closing its first year in business with $1,000,000 insurance in force and $15,000 in assets, it now after fourteen years of successful busi- ness experience has assets exceeding $1,000,000, with insurance in force aggregating over $30,000,000. After providing for the reserve required by law it shows a surplus in excess of liabilities amounting to $645,666.46, the largest surplus in proportion to liability possessed by any company reporting to the Insurance Department of this State. The Company was conceived and projected by Mr. Charles M. Turner, its Secretary and General Manager, who by his indefatigable effort and progressive methods is largely responsible for the Company's success. His efforts are ably seconded by the officers and directors, who are numbered among the leading business men of this City. The officers are as follows: W. G. Phelps, President; H. J. Gaylord. Vice-President; Gborge W. Dunn, Second Vice-President; J. W. Manier, Treasurer; Charles M. Turner, Secretary and General Manager; Z. B. Phelps, Comptroller; F. W. Jenkins, Counsel; R L. Lounsberry, Medical Director; Charles A. LaDue, Assistant Secretary; A. B. Howe, Assistant General Manager; Moore Sanborn, Superintendent of Agencies, and J. B. Abbott, Cashier. The Board of Directors are : William G. Phelps, H. J. Gaylord, George W. Dunn, George E. Green, Charles M. Stone, Frederic W. Jenkins, James W. Manier, Z. Bennett Phelps and Charles M. Turner. The Security Mutual Life by its businesslike methods, prompt payment of claims and liberal policy contracts, has won the patronage of the best class of people wherever it has been presented and the Company is entitled to the first consideration of our citizens who contemplate Life Insurance. " Its list of Stockholders is a Directory of the Wealth of Binghamton." The B""9'^9'^t^" Trust Company Cor. STATE AND HENRY STREETS Capital and Surplus $ 500,000.00 Deposits ..... 2,300,000.00 Does a General Banking Business and pays 3 1-2 per cent. Interest on time deposits. Deposits received at any time and in any amount and interest paid from date it left three months or longer. Trusts accepted and faithfully executed. Freed from the contingency of death, the Trust Com- pany will survive the existence of any trust. IS A LEGAL DEPOSITORY FOR COURT MONEYS AND RESERVE AGENT FOR. STATE BANKS.g^ Offers its services on favorahle terms as Trustee of Corporation Mortgages, Registrar, or Trans- fer Agent for Corporations or Municipalities, Loans Money on Bonds and Mortgages and Approved Securities. OFFICERS CHARLES J. KNAPP, President JEROME B. LANDFIELD, Vice-Pres't A. J. SCHLAGER, Treas. STODDARD HAMMOND, Sec'y JACOB WISER, Cashier F. PERCY KNAPP, Asst. Cashier W. J. WELSH, AHorney J* TKUSTEES Charles J. Knapp Stoddard Hammond Adelbrrl J. Schlager F. Percy Knapp Jacob Wiser Fred. F. Hammond T. B. Crar\ John B. Simpson G. Tracy Rogers Francis Hammond Jerome B. Landfleid J. Stewart Wells (Jeorge W. Dunn W. J. Welsh J. B. LandHeld. Jr. vSROORUM ! HIAvS vSROORUM!!! TKat's SiwasH for ♦♦Best" and ''Very Best. j^ j^ \X Applies to -^ -^ THE EVENING HERALD It's a Remarkable Paper in Every Way. Has nearly 3000 more circulation than any Daily Paper In New York State in a City no Larger than Binghamton THAT IS BECAUSE IT IS SKOOKUM Goes into five of every seven homes in the City of Binghamton. Is delivered by paid carrier boys and always has THE NEWS. Is fair and fearless and HAS NO STRINGS ON IT. That tells why it is Hias Skookum!! IT IS ONLY 25c A MONTH DELIVERED ANYAVHERE DAILY CIRCULATION NO>V 9500 IN ROUND N^Ml^^ GEO. M. HARRIS f HEAVY and SHELF t -:f •:f -:f -:f •:f -:f •:f •:f •If •:f -:f ^f -:f -:f ^f ^f ir ^f ^f ^f ^f -If •* *♦# %«# »•* ^•# *.•# *•# *♦# %•# *•# *•# **# »V *•# *•# *•# *•* »•# V* »•* M* •Z. HARDWARE 38-40 COURT STREET Standing prominently in the trade of Binghamton is ttie Hardware House of George [VI. Harris. This business was es- tal>lished by William Harris, the father of the present proprietor, in 1852, and has been under its present management since 1880. The various depart- ments are well stocked with a large and comprehensive as- sortment of Hardware, Iron and Steel, Blacksmiths' and Wagon- makers' Supplies, Builders' Hardware, Cutlery and House Furnishing Goods ; in short, everything usually found in a first-class establishment of this character. The location is practically the same as that selected for the business in 1852. [More modern buildings have been substituted for the old and the establishment has enjoyed a large patronage for years, and is recognized as one of Bing- hamton 's most substantial business houses. Cbe ?inc$t Summer Resort in Broome County ■1 '^^ RIVER.SIDE DRIVE AND LESTERSHIRE HEIGHTS Fine Boating and Fishing ^ "-. e. wacener <^ Books Open For Picnics ■/. PROPRIETOR ■/• Large Dancing Pavilion (9 binghamton, n. y. U Boarders Taken J WELLINGTON WHITAKER LOUIS J. WEST P BINGHAMTON^ COAL COMPANY Ejitablished 1879 Is Second to None in Supplying tHe Trade witH tHe j£^ j^ Best Coal and "Wood j2^ j0^ VARO AND OFUCt CRANDALL STREET AT GLASS WORKS WMITAKER & WEST, PROPS TELEPHONE BEMAN & CO. Manufacturers of BoxcSv.< Box Shooks Keg Heads Shoe Nails and Tacks '"^Mt^-^^ KEG HEADS rvOiV. iTAri-r lirvViiU BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK (Swamp-Root is pleasant to tak<.-, i Dr KILMER & CO., BlNGHAMTON. N. Y.. U. S. A. CHICAGO- ILL., U S A. RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. S. A. KINGSTON, JAMAICA, B W I. Wi^k M John M. Poole The Prudential i Blank ^ Book ^ maker insurance Company of America And Book Binder Blank Books of all Kinds MADE TO ORDER Estimates Cheerfully Givers 166 Water St. Binghamton, N. Y. Home Office, NewarK, N. J. M. J. DILLON, General Agent, FOR SOUTHERN TIER, NEW YORK STATE BRANCH office: 675-676 O'NEIL BUILDING, COURT STREET, BINGHAMTON, N. Y. Telephone No. ISO v )^Jl Don't Fail to See Me Before Placing Your Life Insurance Satisfaction Guaranteed »^ Agents Wanted fJSv, \ WHIPS WHIPiS 7 Parlor City Whalebone Bone to Handle Parlor City Rawhide \ Bengal Bull's hide Ceylon Ox Hide L Flexible Steer's hide Gutta Percha Lined BINGHAMTON WHIP COMPANY MANUFACTUR.E.R.* CORRE SPO NDENCE SO LICITED BINGHAMTON, N. Y. NOT CONNECTED WITH WHIP TRUST THE CITY MISSION 128 WASHINGTON STREET E. E. LOWANS, Superintendent 'PHE work sought to be done is chiefly Interdenominational Rescue Work. / Located in the centre of the city and with a beautiful and commodious building-, / \ it appeals to all Christian people as worthy of their support and presence. We L ■ heartily welcome everybody to our services, which cannot fail to be helpful to them, i that it is not safe to keep your important papers or valuable [| articles in your houses? j* ^4 jt Jt ^* jt jt jt ji ^ BINGHAMTON SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS jj offer you a place for your insurance policies, contracts, wills, (J bonds, mortgages and other securities, which is absolutely safe n| from lire or burglars. Visitors, whether patrons or not, are al- I ways welcome during business hours. Boxes rented from $3 up. 47 COURT ST. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK 47 court st. 227 Chenango St. Binghcimton, N. Y. Y Modern Conveniences Open Day and Mght '"aChe Wales" C. 8. WALES, Proprietor (Formerly known as The North Side Hotel) 236-238 GhenanQO St.. BINGtlftMTON. N. y. LACEY'S BOX FACTORY A PROMINENT concern in its line in Binghamton is that known as Lacey's Box Factory, which is noted for doing the finest w^ork of its kind in the State. The proprietor, Mr. J. W. Lacey, established his business here in 1883, and in 18''9 removed to present location, 307, 30'', 31 1 Water Street, ^vhere with increased facilities and more commodious place has greatly increased the output. The equipment of his factory is of the finest description, com- prising four power nailing machines, the only ones in the city ; three printing presses and a large embossing ma- chine, or press, by the use of which the label is printed right on the box. Ijteam is used as the motive power and the output is 3,000 to 5,000 boxes per day. The exactness and neatness of all work emanating from this establish- ment is the subject of favorable comment throughout the trade. Mr. Lacey is a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Binghamton twenty-five years ago, and has won a last- ing success by his enterprise and just methods. •'^ D. J. MALANE Sanitary.. I ..Plumber I ':' .J. EflSHNnllcTRlFFinilBES | 1 Sole Agent for Pasteur Germ y ?i Proof Filter % f 88 STATE STREET THE ARLINGTON HIS hotel was built and is now owned by Messrs. Kennedy & Tierney, who have managed it for the past t3 years with signal success. Many improvements have been made from time to time to meet the wants of our increased patronage until to-day we have one of the most modern hotels of its class in the State of New York. Within the past two years we spent for internal improvements $25,000, and a glance at the interior will convince the observer that we have now one of the best appointed and furnished first floors to be found anywhere. During the past year we added 12 new private bath rooms and put in all new sanitary plumbing, which now guarantees to our patrons perfect sanitation. We have materially improved our cuisine until to-day it is acknowledged by the most fastidious epicure that our table is second to none. We have more improvements in contemplation for the Arlington which will be made within this year. Large and commodious new sample rooms have been provided for the accommodation of commercial travelers. „*.*We take this occasion to thank our patrons for their patronage in the past and cordially solicit a continuance of the same for the future. We are also proprietors of the New Rathbun Hotel at Elmira, which is one of the best appointed and furnished hotels in the State outside of New York City. The service and cuisine are high class in every particular. An up- to-date European plan restaurant is run in connection with The Rathbun. C KENNEDY & TIERNEY, Proprietors %, THE ARLINGTON BINGHAMTON, N. Y. r Binghamton Telephone Company INDEPENDENT OVER 1000 PHONES IN THIS CITY Rates, Houses $15.00 Per Year ^ ^ ^ ^ Offices and Business Places $30.00 LONG LINE SERVICE CORNER CHENANGO AND HENRY STS. Din^namiOn, 1>. I. ff$tttfft||fttttf$tt$tttffftfft|$ ENvSIGN LUMBER CO- >VHOLE»SALE liutnber, ^ ^hinglcs^ p-i\j5iGN Lumber Co. "«>ib.»- *tf .^' vSewer Pipe Lime, Cement and Lath JARVIS ST., BINGHAMTON, N. Y. •4«* ■4«* ^^ •^» Si -^5icsK5K^^5iC5{Cii^iJ?^'iC5K^^5if^2K^5Kslf2K^5{csi?5HljK5jf5iC5i«5lf5^ The above cut is one ot our live floors i^ <^^A-^ <^^ 4' *' *"*'"* *' *"**"*' if if i'c i'c ii i'c a ^^?3m.' ruRrj ITURE GROCKERr i:-p |J [n o*j*Direct importers of the celebrated makes of China, soch as Royal Worcester, <* t Doulton, Wedgewood, Haviland, Redon, Sevres, Bonn, Royal Vienna, etc. A pleasant Tj m place to include in your shopping tour. of [J if I 4 McNAMARA (Q. HARDING i' S 4« in 175-177 'WasKington St. BingKainton. N. Y. A Draughty House K-lr^-c^ is the acme of winter ?UC4«-~~^"^^ fittttftttflltf discomfort. Steam and Hot- IDEAL Bailers a AMERICAN Rad i*"^^^:;^? Water Systems give perfect heat distribution — there can be no cold rooms or hallways. The air is rendered evenly warm and balmy. RUNYON & OGDEN 32 COMMERCIAL AVE. ^||||$|||||$$|||||$|$$|||$|| BMRTLETT & GO. ...MANUFAGTURERSOF. is Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Frames, I I TURNED WORK, ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER c (? ;) ;) (? I WE FIT UP DRUG STORES, BANKS. DRY GOODS STORES And make a Specially of Interior Hardwood Trim in Quartered Oak, Hazel, Mahogany, Curly Birch and all kinds of Foreign and Domestic 'Woods^'J*J« CORNER OF HAWLEY X COLLIER STS. vSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY BINGHAMTON, N. Y.. U. S. A. MANUFACTURERS OF Hlflh Grade Fire fllariii Teieoraoli flPDaraius ^ STREET BOXES that are non-interference in fact as well as name, and, owing to efficient protectors and im- proved methods of con- struction, will successfully resist ttie injurious influ- ences of lightning and ex- cessive currents. ^ SOLD UNDER A PERPETUAL GUARANTEE ADVANTAGEOUS FEATURES.£y,e> L OUR APPARATUS AVORK* IN HARMONY WITH ANY SYSTEM ^ ELECTRICITY FOR POWER IvS ALWAY5 READY 50 per cent. Less Than Water or Steam «^ Over 200 Motors Now in Service ii\ tHe City<^ For Li^Kting it is CKeaper THan Gas. No MatcH Necessary «^ FOR PARTICULARS INQUIRE OF GENEIRAL E:LECTRIC CO. 79 STATE STREET BINGHAMTON. N. Y. faftilfsA.Mfs/ E. G. FREEMAN & CO. Sheet metal # Slate Contractors 1^ be COPPER AND GALVANIZED IRON CORNICES TIN AND SLATE ROOFING The Erection of the Blower System Heating: and Ventilating Plants A SPECIALTY >^ Having Done Some of the Largest Contracts in New York State, we are Prepared to Furnish Estimates on All Classes of Work ^ .< .< ^ .< .* ^ .< ^ ^ 81-83 WATER ST. >5l>5 ^^^^^^^^ BINGHAMTON, N. Y. J.W-BallardO- ■w Y^- COAL.^'^t 2 Ewer pi PL SALE AGENT FOR HIGGINSON>S HAR.D AVALL PLASTER.. SCRANTON FIRE. BRICK Delaware Lackawanna COAL. AND SHIPPERS OF CHARCOAL ATLAS mams HELDERBERG ROSENDALE CEMENT GLENS FALLS AND CHAZY LIMES 21 JARVIS ST. •Phone ^GT Cbc Lady jane 6rev School for Girls MRS. JANE GREY HYDE MISS MARY R. HYDE MISS JANE BREWSTER HYDE ^FECIAL and Regular Courses. Preparation for College and European Travel. Number of Boarding Pupils Limited. References required. Girls may be Chaperoned to New York, Washington or Europe during the Vacations J-^J-,^j*- i HI H! RATES: $2.00 PER DMY REDECORATED REFURNISHED MOTEL GRANDALL cJOHN W cJAY, PROPRIETOR LARGE SAMPLE ROOMS, WELL LIGHTED. BATH ROOMS. HEATED WITH STEAM. LIGHTED WITH GAS. EQUIPPED THROUGHOUT WITH ELEGTRIG BELLS Residence of Mark 8. Hotchkiss, 1 7 Grand Ave., Lesterihire, N- V. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF l}J]VGIIAMTON United States Depohitoky CAPITAL !}!4()0,()00.()5T Natk^al Bank BuiJvI>in'g 47 COUirr STREET ff |$||$|||||||||$|||||||||$$$| S^ii^N^JS 'r^K^WK: uoi as lyui ^ t$||tltttttt$$|f$t^ftttltttll$l$$ff$tltt$ttttttlfttttlftttlttllttttm ^ -^ -^ •m •^ «^ 4^ An Interior Vie-w of ZTAe City's Swell Store CHARLES F. SISSON, Prrs. CHARLES F. SISSON. Jr., VlirPres. BENJAMIN F. WELDEN, Secretary WILLIAM W. SISSON, Treasurer BINGHAMTON Dry Goods SISSON BR0THER8-WELDEN COMPANY Cor. Court and State Sts. NEW YORK Carpets Draperies Men's Furnishings Furniture ^|;$$|s$$$$$$|i^$$!|$$$$$$$$^$-|^$^$$|;i|$!|^|sijii{ir|i$$$$$$$|!$$$$f$$i}i$$i{:$$$$i|$$$$$$