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THE SUN, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1918.
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AMERICA NEEDS FACTORIES NOW
MILL BASIN
Brooklyn's Industrial Magnet
ON JAMAICA BAY
t
FORTY MILLIONS per
annum in manufactured prod
ucts from MILL. BASIN'S
plants in operation and in
course of erection.
Shipbuilding
Oil and Gasoline
PLANTS: Tin Smelting
Sheet Lead
Lead Pipe
Die Castings
TIDEWATER property is
the prreatest income producer
of any class of real estate.
350 Acres
12,000 feet of
wharfage
18-foot channel
at low water
8 miles from
Manhattan, 5
cent fare
Trolley service direct to factory floor
Rail and water transportation
Housing lacilities modern Tiomes
Unlimited supply of skilled labor
Every Public Utility and Convenience for the Manufacturer and h'is Employees
"MILL BASIN," a descriptive booklet, sent upon request
Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co.
JAMAICA
o kockaway f After BAy
I 2 1
Park Row Building
Room 2400
New York City
FOR SALE
New York City Water Front Property
Ideal Site for Government, State or City use for Cantonment,
Military Camp, Hospital, &c.
A tract of two hundred and forty (240) acres now ripe for development in the Borough
of Bronx, New York City, mostly high land and having 8,000 feet of water front on East
River, within short distanccof Rapid Transit Subway line now under contract to be finished
and it. operation within one year.
Excellent location for shipbuilding or manufactur
ing plants needing deep water facilities.
Vast fortunes have been made in New York City
real estate. Every four years this, city takes unto itself
a city the size ot Boston or St. Louis. Endowed by
nature with the finest harbor In the world, this wonderful
city is now increasing in population at the rate of two
hundred and fifty thousand yearly.
Rare opportunity here for a svndicate operation
in the development "of the above described property.
Title clear ana guaranteed.
For further particulars, address
H. B. REED,
90 West Street, New York City.
pJZ' JAY V '
DELAY IS UNWISE;
SPACE IS LIMITED
Renting Expert Advises Firms
to Secure Offices Now Be
fore It's Too Late.
Movement of largo downtown concerns
to the Grand Central zone has never
tiem no great as during the present of
fice renting season. Never before have
bo many largo concerns leao space In
the uptown office district which centres
at Madlaon avenue and Forty-second
'Btreet
Cusnman & Wakefield, who have fig
ured largely In the renting of the Grand
Central zone a latest skyscrapers, said
testerday: "The leasing of large space
from May 1 In that district commenced
last October, earlier than ever before,
and continue unabated nt-nn imtoumllnir
jiace, with every Indication of contlnu
mg.
'Ten or twelve years ago, when Twenty-third
street was considered the up
town limitation for an executive office of
any large concern, the move from down
town was considered even then In the
light of an experiment by competitive
business houses. To-day. however, the
(situation Is greatly changed. The over
crowded ofllces downtown, the filled to
rapacity condition of buildings In the
financial Uletrlrt, combined with the re
cent completion of several up to tho
inlnuto dkyarniperH In tho Grand Cen-
ral zone, with tholr convenient prox
imity to thf! Grand Central Terminal,
'ill Iran port tit Inn lines and New York's
targert hotels, Is attracting old estab
Mshicl downtown llnnx lo the newer
I'lI'Mlnca uptown b the wore.
Thero (s sit JrfHnt a decided uptown
m'ltviuvm among tlie nun ard miner
manufacturers of chemicals and
Acreage and Improved Subdivision
on JAMAICA BAY for
Industrial Plants and Housing Development
Basin 20 Feet Deep, 300 Feet Wide, 1 Mile Long
JMew York City and the
Federal Government are
spending millions of dollars on
the Improvement of Jamaica
Bay to increase threefold the
port facilities of New York
and to establish here the
largest harbor in the world.
The Main Channel, already
partially completed by the
Government, will pass di
rectly in front of the acreage
and improved subdivision we
offer. Shellbank Basin, of the
above dimensions, will alone
f urn ishio.ooo ftet of wharfage.
Rail and motor road connec
tions immediately available.
Improved home-sites for
workmen directly adjacent.
Correspondence Invited
HOWARD ESTATES DEVELOPMENT CO.
51 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK CITY
By W. S. Gifford,
Director of the Council of National- Defence.
TUK Inevltublo effect of the demands of war is to force an Increase of in
dustrial efficiency in two directions. It demands elimination of waste
and at the samo thne demands nn Increase In production.
In time of peace our country's Industrial plant and the producing facilities
of the naUon are engaged In surplylng tho needs of tho civilian population.
The efficient operation of Industry means a large production of commodities for
consumption, or, in other words, a high standard of living for the public. Now
over a million and a half of our men have been taken out of Industrial and
productive pursuits and recruited Into tho army or navy, who are thus still
consumers but no longer producers. Furthermore, many millions of those left
at homo must produce munitions for our fighting forces Instead of producing
commodities for civilian consumption.
Reduction In civilian consumption by the elimination of unnecessary
luxuries will help to mako it possible to supply our military needs. If the
standard of living Is not to bo seriously lowered, however, It Is obvious that
thoso engaged In the production of essentials for the support of tho civilian
population must produce moro than ever, and In order that the number which
must be taken from ordinary production to manufacture munitions nhall be
as few as possible munition workers must produce their utmost. In other
words, If we are to supply the men for our fighting forces, the men, machinery,
raw materials and transportation needed for munitions, and at the same time
enough necessities for civilian consumption to keep a fair standard of living,
our Industries must become more efficient than ever before. Waste and unnec
essary processes must be eliminated from Industry. Industrial leaders must.
more than ever before, glvo their time to serious study of the problem of In
creasing production.
Inefficient plantn must be made efficient. Plants producing commodities of
a Icsj essential nature for civilian consumption must preparo intelligently
against the possible need to convert their efforts to cither producing munitions
of war or mortt etsi-ntlul articles for civilian use. Manifestly It will bo a more
effective utilization of both man power and plant to convert existing facilities
and existing industrial organizations to war work rather than to create entirely
new plants and new organizations. It usually requires more time and expense
to build anew than to remodel the old. It should be the duty of every Indus
trial leader to give his thought to the problem as to how his own plant can be
most effectively utilized In the winning of tho war. Not only patriotism but
enlightened self-interest demands of Industry' that It exert every effort on Its
own initiative to meet tho task effectively. No Industrial leader should wait
for his plant to be drafted into the nation's service. He should realize that
responsibility rests upon him to prepare, so that when a request Is made upon
him by the Government to modify the operations of his plant he will be, as far
as possible, prepared.
Many of our Industrial plants have already joined the fighting Industries,
Many more will have to do fo. Many working on less essentia! tasks may have
to adjust themselves so that their production can be of n. nature vital to the
country's needs.
An Industrial Terminal
In the Heart of New. York City
The Home of Famous Manufacturers
FACTORY SITES
FOR SALE
AT THE
DEGNON
TERMINAL
OATEWAY TO WORLD'S GREATEST MARKETS
tax
I
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ti liilc.
oil, machinery, munitions and arms
manufacturers, concerns dealing In
metals of every description, contractors
and engineers, all users of largo space.
"The extremely active office renting la
exemplified by the large concerns who
have leasd Hpnro through our firm In
the new twenty-six story building at SO
Hast Kortj-second street, southeast cor
ner of Madison avenue and Korty-seco'id
street and In tho new twenty story
Kqultabln Trust IlulMIng and the
twenty-three story building at 21 Hast
r'nrtlcth wtreel, Although the latter
buildings will nut !' ready for occu
pancy until April they are now about
75 per cent rented,
"It behooves the concern or Individual
who cniiti'mplateH moving to emulate the
early bird anil catch an ultlcu while thero
are still enough to go round. With no
office buildings going up and none con
templated until the end of the war, and
the Improbability of completing any for
at least a year after tho war Is over,
there Is every logical reason for quick
action on tho part of those serklng larger
space If they would bo comfortable- for
the next few years."
WAKKIIOUSK AT SANDY HOOK.
The Amsterdam Hulldlng Company ot
Manhattan has obtained a general con
tract for tho construction of a one story
hollow tile and frame warehouse, at
Kandy Hook, N. J for the United States
Government, The coat Is approximately
1300,000.
Where already are located the
Loose-Wiles "Sunshine" Biscuit Co.
American Ever-Ready Works of National Carbon Co.
Brett Lithographing Co. Studebakcf Co.
Marcus Ward Co. Rome Metallic Bedstead Co.
Kindcl Bed Co. Pittsburg Plate Class Co.
Defender Mfg. Co. Paul Wissmach Glass Co.
And others.
LOWEST RATES FOR POWER
AND INSURANCE
TRUCKING ELIMINATED
ABUNDANCE OF LIGHT
UNEQUALLED TRANSPORTATION
BY RAIL AND WATER
Plants Served by Degnon Terminal Railroad.
TWO DUAL SUBWAY AND ELEVATED STATIONS
IMMEDIATELY ADJOIN DEGNON TERMINAL.
For llluslrnlcd HooUct Call or Write
Queens Subway Building, Long Island City.
Jake Qufcnsboro Subuaij lo Hunters point Ave. Station)
Thonc llunleiiKlut 4500.
Build Your Plant In Brooklyn
Unlimited Labor Market Lowest Land Values
Easy Trucking to Wholesale and Retail Sec
tionsSplendid Railroad and Shipping
Facilities
Three Remarkable Industrial Sites
Offered for Immediate Use
1 Plot of 8J.500 square fe;t fronting on Irving Avenue, Suydam and
Hart Streets; with siding of Long Wand Railroad connecting with
N. Y. Connecting Railway: one block to station of luh Street Subway
to Manhattan. Price $2,000 a lot.
O Plot of 39,600 square feet fronting on Wyckoff Avenue, Suydam and
" Hart Streets; with siding of Lour Island Railroad connecting with
N. Y. Connecting Railway; one block to station of 14th Street Sub
way to Manhattan. Price $2,000 a lot.
.. . N,' rh,. tvn ."'.'"I "F? the only avallahlc, unrestricted sites In
this rapidly growing unci ilcslrahlu Industrial cent r p.
O Plot of MO.ooo square feet with brick buildings, including Refricera-
tion Plant. on plot 2O0y2O0; near Wallabout Market; ready for im
mediate occupancy.
Diagrams and Detatlt can be had from
Willitm P. Rae Company, 192 Montague St., Brooklyn
GEO. A. FULLER
COMPANY
Fireproof Building
Constructors
offer the services of an organization fully
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Having completed in 19 17 contracts
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These contracts call for the erection
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Residences, the two largest Fireproof
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Being in such close touch with the
unusual conditions which confront the
building industry throughout the United
States because of its wide activity the
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