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The Home Lumber Industry idences. And a City of Beautiful Out Natural and. Acquired Advantages, Shipping Facilities by Rail and Water Unsurpassed Immense pjisjness Enterprises.Nan-ufacturing Concerns and A Concise, Up-to-date Review of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda. Excellent Locations for Factories Real Estate, Financial, Insurance and Other Interests. Institutions.

NIAGARA RIVER PLANING MILL in the planing- and manufacturing department of the great lumber busi- ness ln tals sectijon, the Niagara River planing mill stands conspicuously at the head of aU concerns' located In Tonawanda- Established In 18SK. they have been doing a flourishing and constantly growing business for th last seven years. Last year Mr. C. A.

lk DUrchaJpd DroDertv an -alKlns purchased the property, ant has largely added to and extended Ita facilities, and has rearranged the whole plant and added several new machines. rr THE HERSCHELL-SPILLMAN T0NAWANPA proved machinery and general facili- Hac fill- i ,,1 nf flrtlir in lflfffP quantities; arid there is a spacious and finely-equipped elevator attached. Mr. Fick is one of the most substantial and enterprising of our local business mn ana is Wraiiv Psteeme.1 as a representative citizen, -taking a deep i. in ma 111LC1 CO V.

Ill ri CI Ulll'ft ilia iiiu IW oi.vi i.n.icai J0g J- J. the prosperity and progi-ess ot tne Tonawandas. HERSCHELL, SPILLMAN CO. Tonawanda has the distinction of be- ing the only place in the United States Mercantile THE NcV-CITY OF TONAWANDA THE GREAT LUMBER CITY, ITS MARVELOUS GROWTH AND GREAT PROSPERITY. It was in Tonawanda that the first work undertaken Dn the Erie Canal in Erie Countv was begun.

It having been determined to use a part of Tonawanda Creek for the waterway, the Canal Commissioners coatracted with Judge Samuel Wilkeson iand Dr. Ebenezer Johnson, early in i the winter of 1822-3 to construct a dam across the stream, near its moutfrTand all through the summer of 1823 Wilkeson believed that a considerable settlement would eventually gather at that point, and he opened the first sSore there. Wilkeson and Johnson also! built a toll-bridge across the-creek, aind opened a store on the north side, In iNiagara County. Soon afterwards Albert H. Tracy, Charles Townsendj and a few other citizens of Buffalo purchased a piece of land, and laid it out in village lots and streets.

That was the beginning of Tonawanda. I On the 29th of Aagust, 1823, actual excavation on the anal Itself In this county was commenced, near the site AMERICAN ENGINE PLANT OF AMERICAN ENGINE 1 AWn Drill CD MCIDIfQ With office and works located on East 1 Niagara at the corner of Dela- wiirfl strppt th American feneino niiil Bofler Works have one of ithe largest plants in this vicinity St Tin fiTIO fll inp ana one oi inc i a finest and most! completely equipped of their particular kind 'in he United States. The main buildingi is a substantial two-story frame structure, covering a groupd area of 75 feet by 40 feet, and furnished with all the latest and most improved machinery and the finest general facilities for the successful production of tht, company's Spe- cialttes in the ljiighest state! of perfec- ticjin ahd efflciericy. The American En- gihe and Boileij- Works make marine, stationary and portable engines and 1 boilers, of 'every size aid descijip-i tion; and besides producing standard PI GILLIE ENGINE MACHINE CO. Besides being one of the largest con- cerns in the United States engaged In the manufacture of steam panorama riding galleries, steam ball-bearing riding galleries and ball-bearing bi- cycle merry-go-rounds, the Gillie En- gine and Machine Company with ex- tensive machine shop, boiler shop, brass and Iron foundry and blacksmith shop, make a specialty of marine en- gine, boiler and pump repairing, fur- nace grates and special castings, doing all general Job work ln these branches with the utmost promptness and effi- ciency.

The shops are located at the corner of Tonawanda and streets, near the tug docks and the canal locksJ Besides the shops named they have also a large merry-go-round shop, the whole plant comprising five iwo-siory iranie uunuines, me i- ground areas of 32 feet by 60 feet, 30 feet by 64 feet, 51 feet by 56 96 feet- and.30 fet SO feet. The shops are equipped with "nf.St all IUC 1 Ll 1 t. 11.1 IV .11 1 1. 1 i annaa fnr thu Riipnpssfiil nrnsprntmn nr theh- anufapturing and repairing bus- mess. Established four years ago, they have been doing a great and con- gtantly increasing trade each year, and over the world.

Their riding galleries and morry-go-rounds are of the most prising of our local business men, and they are highly respected by all classes of the community. ANnifv- 7 wne-rei mei i y-go-rouiius or sieaiu nu- aicv.i iiirrvncLiiiBin, uiuiuugn wuiiv-ing galtei ies, ivith all the necessary ap- manship and artistic finish, and the pliances, machinery and boilers, are company often find it difficult to keep manufactured: Herschell, Spillman pace with their orders for these goods. are among the foremost firms in Messrs. Gillie and Rumbold, the pro-this line in the world, their products are among the most repre-comrjrisins- Dortable and stationary sentative citizens and the most enter- yies in iquamtuea uiey unuer- tnat may be. uged constanUy during take a great deal of special brder work the day for business and other pur-for the construction of engines and ri m9v k.

steam engines and boilers, ocean waves, mystic swings, and improved riding galleries. With a plant covering two acres of ground, and a large two-story brick and frame building equipped with all the latest! most improved machinery for manufacturing purposes, they have thej finest facilities extant for the productidn of their specialties tne aimw ana in the highest perfection of workmanship and finish. Thirty-five expert machinists, engineers and finishers are kept constantly employed; and the company ship their products to all parts of the world. Their improved, riding gallery is the finest amusement outfit on the market. With an outside diameter of 40 feet, it is made to revolve by means of a genuine Norway iron cable passing ugV iim' 'nlcn is situ ated under the platform, being so placed as to act as ai band to bind the gallery firmly together.

The gallery consists of 16 strong, accurately-finished wheels, running upon a heavy steel track, seven inches wide, upon these being built the superstructure, which consists of sweeps, horses) chariots, platforms, steps, picture center, negro image, etc. Tent, organ (a military band affair, with two barrels, each containing eight 1 1 1 became dealers In square timber, jnd In 1857 bought a cargo of lumber from Canada; and B. F. Betts interested himself In the lumber trade. In 1865 A.

B. Williams and A. G. Kent purchased the mill -of Merritt CrandalL. and later acquired the mills of Frederick Smith and.

Robert Kooh. Mr. continued In the business for many years. The lumber, trade originated inthe village of Tonawanda, ibut has toTt arge extent been transferred to the presenjt' city of North Tonawanda. The two places comprise tne great lumber district; aijid so closely are their nterests associated in this, connection; hat they may, foe considered as one.

In 1873 there were received by lake transportation; 104,909,000 feet of lumber; 1,258,000 pieces of lath; and 1,112,000 pieces of shingle; and. shipped by canal! S0.273.285 feet of lumber. In 1883, the luantities were Received by lake: feet1 of lumber; 6,081,850 pieces of 55,217,000 pieces 1 of shingle; and -hipped by- canal 824,528,26 feet of lumber. Ten years later, again, there were received by lake transportation: feet of lumber; 13,232,600 pieces of lath; 25,257,400 pieces of shingle; and shippedj 'by canal, 216,116,532 pieces of lumber. Since 1888 something like half a mil-ion dollars have fyeen spent on the improvement of Tonawanda harbor, which -v ill now float any vessel on the lakes.

The last important step in the development ind growtji of Tonawanda vas its incdrporatjon as a city, by leg-slative action. Oil March 17th the'first ity elet-tion was held and Tonawanda, by the election ofj its civic officers became a city In deed as well as in name. AND BOILER WORKS STATE BANK OF TONAWANDA Incorporated In the year 1883, with a capital stock of $200,000, the State Bank of Tonawanda, at North Tonawanda. has had a career of '20 years' unbroken prosperity and' usefulness, characterized by remarkable growth during the year just closed. Officered by gentlemen of long practical, '-expedience in all details of the banking; business, and with a directorate1 composed of prominent local financiers and substantial men of business, whose names are a synonym for commercial stability and integrity, this bank is among the soundest and strongest of the State banks of New York; and it carries the accounts of some of the largest and, most important manu-taciuiing mercantile concerns in this section arid is the de pository for funds of the State, county and city Jn which it is located.

Con ducted upon the ipost progressive and liberal methods, consistent with tne due observance Of the traditions of banking, it offers' to its customers the best accommodations and 1 facilities- in. the management of their! financial affairs: while, affording to its stockhold-is the most profitable of safe1 Investments. By steady! and progressive growth, thei deposits at this bank showed an increase from $498,397.52 on January 1. 1902, to $1,058,959.04, on December 31st of the same year; while the quarterly report 'on the 'bank's condition at the close of business on December 4, 1902. showed the-most healthy and satisfactory state of affairs.

Resources the amount of $1,087,066.11 were composed of: Loans and discounts, United S.tates ana other bonds, real; estate, bank building, $15,000 and cash and due from reserve banks, $182,229.77. Liabilities to balance the resources were made up of: Capital stock, surplus, $50i000; i Undivided profits, Individ rial i deposits, and State Treas-, urer. New York, $19,000. The officers of the bank are Ti E.iEllsworth, president; J. S.

Thompson, vice-president, and H. W. Clarke, cashier. The directors are T. E.

Lockport. N. George S. Dailey, E. B.

Simson. J. S. i Thompson, Charles Weston; A. J.

Fox (Detroit. Mich.) and L. S. DeGraff, all local gentlemen, with the exception of Messrs. uiisworth and Fox.

Tonawanda, N. Y. boilers to be made according to par ticular plans and specifications. They have Just finished two large! boilers for the Cutler Desk Company bf Buffalo, and have always a large inumber of orders on hand for flrins lu tunanaiida and throughout Western New York, their machines and boilers having been well and fayoraply known In this vicinity fof the last! twenty-one yeat-s the pejriod that this business has been ln active operation. The repairing of all kinds of machinery, blacksmithing and bojiler work find) occupation fdr a large nymber of men! about the ijrorks, and thfe company also do a large amount of; marine work.

They carry, a full line of boiler pipe and-'pipe fittings, and are in a position to give the most prpmpt and efficient attention to orders ofhevery kind. I John Mahar, the. pro- prietor of the whrks, Is one cjf the most prominent and 'progressive Citizens of Tonawanda, of which he has been residerit for a great number iof years. THE NIAGARA LIGHT, I HEAT POWER CO. Incorporated nder the -laws' of the Stte of New York ln the year 1901, with capital amply adequate to the re quirements of their great business, the Niagara Light, Heat Power Company's enterprise is one of! the most important of the commercial! undertak- ings in the Tonawandas, being one ln which not only merchants, manufactur- er3 and professional men are alike in- terested, but which affects all classes of ithe community The company has I completed Iplans ror the erection 5 for the erection and equipment of one of the largest and most efficient plants in this section the manufacture of coa) gas, and their product Is conspicuous for its on 111...

tjr tiuu CAVC11CUI lUUAlllllULlIlg: QUttl- ity, while the pk-ice at which they sell it to consumers mttim. favaw GILLIE ENGINE MACHINE TONAWANDA up-to-date-sheets of music, and 6up- -i THE T-J0NES LUMBER THOMPSON HUBMAN FISHER outfiet, for which the company manu- The gentlemen composing this promi-, As retail dealers in lumber and manufacture and carry in stock a full lin nent enterprising firm have been facturers of house trimmings the firm of supplies. Their three-horse riding associated together under the present 0f Hubman Fisher are the gallery or merry-go-round is very hand- somfthinf over one year, largest as they are the old- somely finished and decorated, and is very attractive and finely-proportioned. witn ib nne, nana-carvea horees. it has a capacity for 76 passengers.

An-; other magnificent and substantial fit manufactured by this company is With one of; the largest and most completely eauipped mills in the State of New Yorki a two-story frame building coverinig.a ground area of 150 feet by 200 feet-i their business is cus-torn planing, mouldings, box shooks and cloth boards, gives employment to no less than 60 experienced workmen, and the mill is always working at its full capacity of production. The reputation for clean and accurate work enjoyed by the Niagara River Planing Mill ia such that their patronage extends all over the United States. C. A Calkins, tical man of long experience in the handling of lumber and the manufac- ture of building materials. He Is a prominent citizen and an enterprising and progressive man of business, highly esteemed inj ail the relations of life.

The new aerangement gives ample room for handling and sorting lumber i i i i lot expui ui iiicii lie lias a. itti ge a-iiu I growing business, enabling him to keep 1 all stock cover while being loaded on the est concern engaged in the For business in Western New York 25 years they have been doing an extensive and prosperous trade in North Tonawanda rnid; vicinity, with unsurpassed facilities fori the prompt execution of orders, They are proprietors or the Tonawanda Planing Mill, a large frame structure i equipped with all the latest and mbst improved machinery anmg, pmiung ana-other wood working purposep. Their plant covers-ten acres of ground, and gives employment to no less than 50 experienced workmen. Their products are held in the highest estimation in the trade as well on account their superior workmanship and -finish as of the fine quality of material used1 in their construction-and there are few builders or contractor in this section who are not customers of Thompson," Hsbman Fisher for sash, doors, blinds, and other house trimmings. J.

S. Thompson, E. H. Hubman, and George Fisher, the Individual members of the firm, are among; the best known citizens and most representative business men of North Tonawanda. I They are the heaviest enntraptnr.

in this vicinity, and are extensively engaged in house building themselves. G. F. MEYERS With large yards, commodious sheds and convenient offices centrally located on Goundry Street, hear the Erie Railroad station at North Tonawanda, G. F.

Meyers is among the most prominent of the retail dealers in coal and wood. He handles aM kinds of coal, including grate, egg. stove, mixed, chestnut, pea, carmel, smithing and soft, from some of the leading, Pennsylvania mines; and has the finest! facilities for the prompt execution i of (orders: In lumber he carries a great stock of hemlock and hardwood; and he has a plant most completely equipped for the cutting of wood into lengths suitable for the stove. Besides his large business in coal and wood, Mr. Meyers does an extensive trade In seweif pipe of various sizes and grades.

With four wagons and an adequate force of help, Mr. Meyers is la the best position to take care of his steadily: increasing trade. For Ave years he has: been doing a successful and flourishing trade which has been built up to its present proportions by clean-cut, up-to-date business methods; and there are-few men engaged In the same line who enjoy a more enviable reputation than has Mr. Meyers He is generally esteemed as a nmin-MaitfA and an enterprising man of business, and a pubiicrspirited citizen, tairino- keen interest in evdry thing that makes' for the welfare and prosperity, of the Tonawandas. i 1 CONGRATULATIONS THE TIMES exu-ndu Its ft congratulation to its new neighbor Mr ov." most thorough and Exhaustive tests covering all possible conditions, the car has been found capable of even more than claJmed for it.

It com bines all that could possibly be desired in an automobile, embodying the very latest improvements, a number of which are original with this model and Trinn rn nr. rw. ri i nuiiun nnrninir ivunu iiu u.ul u.b.,wuM'1 has been inaugurated in its construe- tion tnat naa not nrst Deen suDjeciea to long and careful tests and the gen- uine merits well proven. A special feature of their automobile is the large space for carrying luggage, etc. It has the stylish hood in front, long wheel base, large and roomy seat handsomely upholstered, wheel steering, and its entire arrangement is extremely convenient, appealing especially to the professional and business man as well as many others who desire an all-round, serviceable, convenient and altogether thoroughly reliable vehicle, Simple and easily understood.

used again for pleasure and recreation It is surprising how so many good things can be combined in a single vehicle and yet selling at so moderate a price. The company Is maKing preparations for a large output of their new model for the coming season, but will no doubt be taxed to their utmost in supplying the demand, as their product is bound to be hailed with enthusiasm throughout the automobillng" World. ARMITAGE-HERSCHELL CO. With plant covering acres i 1lu.u V.UI1.1 1U of ground, and located at the corner of Goundry, Oliver and Mechanic Streets, the Armitage-Herschell Company are the oldest and largest manufacturers V. 1,1 ll i ii- ui iu ui situi i muig gauci ies, mountain: valley railways, miniature railways, ete.

They also make marine, portable and stationary engines and boilers of the most perfect kind in all sizes. Established in.1 the year 1873, they were Incorporated under the laws or me stat6 or New York in 1890, with time occupied in each Journey beinK four vears- Thelr present salesman has been with the company eight vears. and has made the trip twice. The company have photographs showing their machines in operation in all the civilized countries of the world. Equipped with all the latest and most improved machinery for manufacturing purposes, tne coinpany's plant, gives employment to 50 skilled and thoroughly experienced workmen; and all their products are distinguished by great accuracy of design, thoroughness of workmanship, high-grade material, and fine finish.

In the construction of engines and -boilers they do work that is unsurpassed; and their amusement specialties are the finest ln the world. Their steam riding gallery is enaiess steel cable passing about Its circumference moved upon steel track around the center pole, the cable being driven' by a portable steam engine; and boiler. Each horse has a rapid galloping motion, which is delightfully easy; and between, every three pairs of horses are fitted chariots (four in num. ber), each capable of seating four adults or six children. In the form 1 of a portable amusement outfit', this company's Mountain Valley railway Is tjie grandest and most superb piece of i workmanship ever produced.

With a track 48 feet in diameter it is so constructed as to make two hills and two valleys; and there are eight gorgeous chariots, with total seating capacity for 96 people. Other specialties of this company are a hand-power riding gal- i lery, miniature locomotive and cars and a' new park riding gallery. i LOUIS T. FICK Occupying a prominent and important place in the grain, and produce business of this section is Louis T. Fick, who for the last five years has been doing an extensive and flourishing trade as a shipper.

Besides receiving grain in carloads and produce from farmers in various parts, Mr. Fick is a manufacturer of rye flour, for which he has a great number of large customers. He has a fine mill, a three-story frame building, covering: a ground area of 4 feet by 50 feet, located at North Tonawanda. The mill la equipped with all the latest and most im- hit i i 1 i i i I 1 1 1 4 i i wwi t-Biau- 'Z "7 uiviincio Ml tile lllllf til I11C11 UI. lILtf- louir exnerince in the trade.

T. Jones and hja business associates, Rob- --Tt Laidlaw ana a. MoPhrson, are among the most expert judges of lum-i ber in the trade, as they are also anions tne di st-known men in the business. With one of the largest docks ln the tonawandas, the firm have the finest facilities for the conduct of thelt great wholesale lumber 'business, their yards covering an area of fifteen acres. The firm's leading specialty is white pine, which they receive in large quantities from the forests of 'Michigan and Canada; shipping by water and rati to their many customers throughout the East.

Mr. Jones is a prominent citizen of North Tonawanda and takes a deep and active interest in everything that nakes for the welfare and prosperity of the cHy. The firm are largely interested ln Canadian lumber, the home of Messrs. Laidlaw and McPherson being there, where they have large lumber Interests, timber holding and saw mills. i those charged by other companies caPltal stock to the amount of injthis section of the State.

The com- andtheir Products are in demand in pahy also obtain a good supply of nat- 1 eyery countrv in the world. They em-ural gas, which they pipe throughout traveling salesmen, who makes ih a trip covering the entire world, the of the CQmmereia Street bridge, in Buffalo, on which loccasion there was the customary celebration and speech-making. Behind the plows of the contractors followed a procession with bands of music, whifle cannon were fired at intervals. "Thn," says the published account, "thgy partook of a beverage furnished toy ithe contractor." The work on thei western section of the canal went rapBly forward and before the close of 11824 it was nearly finished within the limits of this county. i The Buffalo Niagara Palls Railroad, the first steam railway in Western New Tork, was; opened from Tonawanda In 1836; an a the Canandalgua Niagara Falls Railroad in 1854.

Botn these roads are now part of the New York Central Hudson River Railroad system. The first town meeting of Tonawanda was held ln the spring of 1837, when 'he -following officers wfre elected: William Williams, supervisor; T. W. son, town clerk; John T. Bush, Daniel Smith and a Mr.

osdyck, justices of the peace; James Qarney and Jeremiah Phalin, assessors; William Post and John Simpson, commissioners of highways, i Henry P. Smith was the pioneer lumber dealer, and as tearly as 1840 John Simpson had established saw mills and planing mills, and alout 1849 with others was instrumental in causing the Cleveland Commerfcial Company to make an earnest eftort to develop and Improve the harbor, i The company purchased 500 feet of liver frontage, built an elevator with storage capacity of 250,000 bushels, laid out several new streets, gave a Jarge public square to the village, and pold numerous lots on credit. But thjs enterprise soon failed. The elevatorjwas burned in 1857 and the company mpved to Buffalo. About 1865, Tonawanda began to be an important luirfbet center, though it did not assume remarkable activity in this respect until afler 1870.

Colonel L. S. Payne erected a i steam sawmill in 1847, and In 1850 Mertltt Crandall started another. Soon afterward, Stimson, Stimson, Woolson Whaiey kuilt mills; Butts and others engaged in the stove trade; John A. McDougall the Ocean Wave" i outfit, a new but wen-triea invention, which gives all the mitlnn.

rtt V. -n-r, 1 vi mc nates in an Ktxay grucc- ful manner. Running on, ball bearings, tne macnine is noiseless and works perfectly. The passenger boats have a rocking and wave-like motion of six feet vertically and are carried in one wave 32 feet, which gives a pleasant and enjoyable ridel This outfit also is sup. plied with tent, organ and all the customary apparatus.

Allen Herschell anl E. O. Spillman are gentlemen well knewn In tine commercial, world at large. in wnicn tneyj enjoy the highest stand- ln: ana thejr are among the most Prominent and representative citizens 01 tne Tonawandas. Mr- O.

Spillman Is a member of the Board of Public Works, A special feature of their construction he use of malleable iron and steel castings Instead of cast Iron. it i for illuminating i and power nurnosPH Th7 nZw! i and power purposes. offices are conveniently situate in the jnrst National Bank Building, on the bridge between i the. Tonawandas, and elegantly equipped with banking Equities and compare favorably with any omces in western New York. The officers are gentlemen having other large interests the commercial world, and accustomed! to the handling of un-leiftakjngs of great magnitude.

They are men of influence and high standing in financial circles and ai-e highly esteemed by all who know them, The president is John W. Fisher, of Buffalo; vtce-president, G-eprge P. Smith, of Syracuse, N. Yl: Ithe secre tary, L. T.

Palmer, of Tonawanda, and thei treasurer, George A. Lewis, of Bosj40 feet in diameter, and by means of an i Hi- ton, Mass. Mr. Palmer, the secretary. is also general manager, and has Just recently taken charge of, the plant, haying come from Waterloo, where he (was among the most prominent and influential and he is already well-klnown and highly respected in social jand business life here In his new positian.

THE STARIN COMPANY, NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y. One bf the most important Industries: in the Tonawandas is that of the Starin Company, manufacturers of the Starin automobiles. The company enjoys a wide distinction in their product from anything else ofj the kind on the mar- keti They have combined ln their ye hicle for the comincr season. as shown In the accompanying cut, the strength and durability of the heavier touring cars with the simplicity and convenience of the runabout, )' The company makes very broad claims for their; new car, and while selline at a nrice helow that of the avei-age runabout, has! all.

the qualifications of the touring car, being designed for the roughest service oh erlcan roads, yet a quiet and all una convenient vehicle for city use. outlines and general appearance are graceful and pleasing. gasoline motor of the French type is used, rendering the carriage capable of overcoming the steepest grades and severest roads. In fact, after the llllllii Iv .7, sh- y.J an EXCELLENT GASOLINE AUTOMOBILE waods. The continued advent of new rttiea evidences continued prognerltV thi of esc part Is really I the DrosDerfrr nf fh whole, tie city of Buffalo fa persona Interest in the step iTonawanda iTaatoSk1, taken.

neirtboS- i. Jfew Tklcle by tke Karia C. Tuw MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE, TONAWANDA i.