FROM HTCJX.L, G-RTJIwIIwIOIID & CO. BIHGHAMTCN, OSt. Y. .,11 ■lllMI ■b * 1 1 1 1 IIMJII \MTON STATK UnM'irW, / E. Bookstaver. BINGMAMTON PAST and PRESENT ITS COMMERCE, TRADE AND INDUSTRIES DESCRIPTIVE AND HISTORICAL Evening Herald Co. 1894. FROM SXTLJJ, G-RUMIvIONX) & CO. Biiia-BLft-M-^oii, n:. r. PRESS OF THE EVENING HERALD CO. BINGHAMTON, N. Y. L r.w. Putnam CITY OF BINGHAMTON. THE Cit} of Binghamton bears the distinction of Susquehanna and Chenango rivers. It was then a deep being the onlj citj in the United States, as re foresl traversed only by Indian traders and hunters, ported bj the commercial agencies, to show an increase The two streams, (lowing swift and clear from their in bank clearings during the disastrous year of L893 as mountain sources, appealed to the business instinct of compared with the preceding year. This indicates thai il.n~rliar.ly pioneers. They saw there was wealth in its industries are uncommonly healthful and diversified, the splendid pines which skirted the waters, and thai h also means thai its business men are progressive, and the result was thai a permanent settlement wa* estab thai the city is unusually well situated to command the lished at what was then known as "Chenango Point " markets of the world. the city. The re was scarcely a pe rcepti" diminu tioi in the vol umeof trade during the worsl of the crisis; and this, it musl bead- children, and settled near the prescnl site of the County mitted.isprettj good proof of the solidity of its interests, Poor house during the summer of 17-7. A third child, and the intelligence and vigor of their management. Amasa Leonard, born soon after the family's location In the year 1786 a wealthy English resident of Phil here, was the first white child born in Br nc County. adelphia named William Bingham secured a patent The advenl of Captain Leonard was s i followed- by granting him a large trad of land in Southern New the coming of Colonel William Rose, his brother and York. It embraced the beautiful site now occupied by Amos Draper, this quartette forming the nucleus of the city named in his honor at the confluence of the whal in a feu years became a flourishing hamlet. /.' B1NGHAMT0N PAST AND PRESENT. Other early residents were Joshua Whitney, ithe father of General Joshua Whitney), General William Whit- ney, and Henry Green, all of whom still have descend- ants in this city. Early records show that William Bingham was a liberal and just man. He authorized his agent to sell desirable part- of his grant at so reasonable a price and on such favorable terms that before the close of the year there were more than a dozen families upon it. lie also conveyed to the county gratuitously large The first house was built at what is still nearly the geo- graphical .enter of the city— the corner of Court and Water streets. Before the close of the eighteenth century there was a snug cluster of homes established in Chenango Point, and it had become an important trading post. It was so isolated and so distant from any other settlement that intercourse was difficult. It naturally followed that the pioneers were not always well provided with food, although fish and game kept the wolf from the door at all seasons. There is nothing of historical interest to relate of the e a r 1 y ird : Samuel Harding, who built on the East side of the Chenango; Captain John Saw- telle. a man named Butler and Solomon Moore. These were followed the next year by about twenty families, and the permanence id' the place was fixed. Thirteen years after the grant to Mr. Bingham a charter was obtained to build a bridge across the Chen- ango riser. It was elected where the Courl street bridge now stands, and this it was which drew the little settlement fr it- old site at the foot of Mount Prospect to the point of confluence of the two rivers. Bingham himself. lie possessed immense wealth, owning a number of -hips, and carried on a mercantile business which extended into nearly every part of the world. He married the daughter of Thomas M. Will- ing of Philadelphia, the first president of the United State- bank. His two daughters married Henry and Alexander Baring, the eminent London bankers whose failure caused a sensation about two years ago. Mr. Bingham was ;i member of congress for some year-. He died in London in 1804. The first Burvey of the village was made in 1S00 B1NGI1AMT0N PAST AND PRESENT. i ; under the direction of Mr. Bingham, al which time the streets were regularly laid out. The firsl two streets were Court and Water, the latter running only from lain- a resurvoy was made by Roswcll Mar-hall, bul it was not until L835 thai a complete survey was made. Accordingto its lines, which were laid oul by William Went/., the village was about two miles long East and West by nearly the same distance North an. I South. The first stage line to run through the village was established in 1^17 by Teter <§ Huntington, and tan from Owego to Ncwburgh. One year later a line was established to Ithaca, and in L 822 another to Geneva. John Willoughby of Oxford commenced running a stage line from that place to Binghamton about the same time, and in IS25 one was 'laid out to I'tica. There was a line established to Montrose three years later connecting the enterprising settlement with every part of the compass, and adding greatly to its growth and pro-pci it v . The village of Binghamton was incorporated by an act of the Legislature on the third day of May. LS34. Tbc corporate tract was divided into five wards. On the first Tuesday of the following dune the people met and elected as Board of Trustees: Samuel Peterson, for the first ward; George Park, for the second ; Stephen Weed, for the third : William Seym ■, for the fourth, and William I'.. Doubleday, for the fifth. The Hoard elected the following officers: Daniel S. Dickinson, President; Erasmus D. Robinson, Clerk: Joseph S. Boswortb, Attorney : Julius Page, Treasurer, and Joseph Bartlett, Police Constable and Collector. Five Fire Wardens were also appointed : they were: Myron Merril, George T. Kay, Levi Dimmock, Cary Mur- dock and Isaac Leavenworth. A code of law- was adopted, and during the same month provision was made for forming two lire com- panies. About six hundred dollars was raised ami a company organized in the Fall of 1836. It was com posed of sixteen persons. A year later a second com- pany was formed called "The Juveniles." It is worthy of notc> that the village even at that remote time made ample provision against the destruction of hie and property by lire, a spirit which ha- character i/cd its people at every Btage of their advancement to the present . In the same year that the village was incorporated there was begun the construction of the Chenango canal, an important waterway completed three years later, which connected this citj with the Eric canal at I'tica. This course gave the place a tremendous im- petus. It virtually transformed it from a great lumber camp into a busy metropolis, the depot of supplies for a vast tract of territory stretching out on everj side. The construction of the Eric railway was begun under unfavorable circumstances in 1840 and completed to Binghamton in 1848. The enterprising village bounded forward with renewed strength at this period, its en larged commercial facilities and more evident natural advantages combining to bring it into prominent notice. The constructs f the railway to Syracuse, another lo Albany, and the Delaware and Lackawanna with its branches to I'tica and into the great coal fields oi Pennsylvania are project- of too recent date to require more than passing mention. When the City of Binghamton was incorporated in 1S67 it had attained a population of 11. ' p< It was no longer a hamlet, hut a city with beautiful streets, magnificent buildings teeming with an enter- prising and happy people. The young giant had then outstripped every rival, and already gave abundant promise of the commanding eminence it ha- now gained. The first Mayor was Hon. Abel Bennett, a gentlemen whose name is permanently identified with the latter history and development of the city. Before leaving this period of our narrative it may be well to speak of some of the more prominent institu- tions of Binghamton. The County Court House was built in 1857 by .1. Stuart Wells at a cost of $32, Several additions have since been made to it until it has become a massive and substantia] structure worth many times its original cost. It is surrounded by a beauti- ful esplanade and occupies the summit of an eminence in the most central and prominent part of the city. The architecture is of the composite style. The front is a Grecian portico of massive pillars, and it is stir BINGHAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. mounted by a magnificent dome capped by a majestic figure of Justice. The Court House grounds are en- closed on three sides by streets and towering business blocks. In the rear stands the County Clerk's Office and Jail. One of the most imposing buildings in this or any other city is the State Asylum for the chronic insane. It was first designed as an asylum for inebriates by Dr. J. Edward Turner, an enthusiastic philanthropist who spent the best years of his busy life and a large fortune in the consummation of his plan for the cure of dipso- mania, h hich he regarded as a disease. The corner long, three stories high, in the castellated Gothic style with great towers, turrets, butrcsses, and is embattled on the top. Surrounded as it is with beautiful lawns, adorned with flowers of every variety indiginous to this zone, it presents a lovely prospect and is visited almost every day in the year by scores of admiring sight seers. Among other institutions may be mentioned two Orphan Asylums — the Susquehanna Valley and St. Mary's Homes, the latter a Roman Catholic institution. Both are excellently managed. The city contains seven- teen public schools, a ,eaker linn Benjamin F. Butler, !In„. John W. Francis. Hon. Edward Everet Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson, Rev. Henry W. Bellows, John B Lewis, Jr., and Alfred B. Street, Esq. The hospital stands on a high plateau in full view of the city and i> en\ ironed by about three hundred acres of well tilled land. The state has added cottages to the original group from time to lime until there is now a group of handsome structures capable of accomodat- ing fifteen hundred patients. Every provision is made for their comfort, the milder cues being given the bene lit of out door employment when the weather permits. The main structure is three hundred and sixty-five feet he •• Annals of Binghamton," by .1. B. Wilkinson in 1840, and republished with notes and an appendix by Edward K. Clark, Esq., in L872. BINGHAMTON OF TO DAY. It is conceded that more pleasing to the e; Its streets are regular! well paved. There al of streets, and the cit \ city in the United Slates is than the City of Binghamton. .id out. wide, well shaded and -e than one hundred miles singula] ly free from the un- /;/ \ 'OIIAj MTO N PAST AMD PRESENT. sightly quarters that disfigure so many municipalities. It is frequently a subject of remark thai there is nol u single disreputable locality within the city bounds, nol one quarter where the wayfarer might fear for his life or property at any time of the day or night. The city's commercial blocks are of almost uniform beauty and solidity. Its residence property is modern in the main, and nearlj every house has its shrub or flower embellished yard. Evidences of thrift, prosperity and contentment are seen on every hand. COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURE tli Binghamton to-day has a population of an d people, and has doubled in population every de- cade since 1850. It is the government seat of Broome county, ami is surrounded by a flourishing farming Country On every side. Situated 859 feet above tide water, drained by two noble rivers, hemmed in by gently sloping hills covered by a lovely and diversified foliage, it is no wonder that those who once come here can never be persuaded to leave again. There is not a more healthful nor a more beautiful spot on earth, two qualities thai have undoubtedly contributed their share to its marvelous advancement. Being a large commercial and manufacturing center it is not necessary to say that the city's railway facili- ties are exceptional. Lines radiate to the North, East, South and West, rendering communication easy and cheap with all the great markets of the world. The New York, Luke Erie & Western, a great trunk line, affords means of transportation from the Atlantic- sea bord to the limitless West, connecting the city with nearly every large city of the country. The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western penetrates the Southern coal fields and affords a competitive outlet to the West, thus assuring the lowest possible rates for shipping. This railway also ha- branches to Syracuse, Utica and Oswego. The Delaware & Hudson operates a line from Binghamton via Albany to Boston, these seven outlets giving freighl and passenger facilities enjoyed by few inland places on the continent. Binehamton is a city of important and varied manu- facturing interests. It is one of the largest cigar mak inor cities in the world, having at present seventy-four factories in operation with an annual producl of more than L50, , cigars. < >vcr four thousand per- sons are employed in this branch of trade alone, the major part of them continuing al work all through the business depression of the preceding and proscnl years. The quality of cigars twined out is such that they find a ready market wherever choice goods are appreciated. There i< no city or village between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts where Binghamton cigars are not -old. The city also takes first rank as a seed depot, in the manufacture of chairs, wagons, sleighs, carriage hard- ware, tanning, the manufacture of glass, hoes, electri eal apparatus, blankets, button.-, scales, boots and shoes, clothing, furniture, doors and building materials. The annual report of the State Commissioner of Labor shows that 12,865 persons are employed, 8,816 of whom are males. It is a remarkable fact that the majority of Binghamton workingmen own their home-, hundreds of pretty cottages along many of the finest streets attesting the thrift and prosperity of the labor- ing clasps. As a matter of fact, Binghamton may be called the city of workingmen. It contains no drones. none of that class whose presence often is so blighting, the proprietors of large tract- of territory held for such increase of value as may follow the enterprise of adjacent landlords. GOVERNMENTS AND VALUATIONS. Until four years ago the city was divided into ten wards. According to an act of the Legislature the boundry lines were then largel) extended, the city re- districted into thirteen wards and these sub-divided into thirty-four election districts. Each ward is repre sented in tie- Common Council by an Alderman, in the Board of County Legislators by one Supervisor. These are elected every two years. The Mayor also holds office two years. The citj governmcnl further consists of a Health Board, a Fire, Police and School Boards. Politically the city swings to both extremes of the pendulum, it being alternately Republican and 16 BWGHAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. Democratic. A Board of Trade was organized in L887, and now has about three hundred members. It lias been instrumental in securing a number of important industries. Its membership embraces nearly every prominent business man, and all work with eye single to the upbuilding of the town whose collective advance- ment means also individ- ual well being. By reason of its sit nation there is no doubt that the city is destined to become the metro polis of that extensive fertile territory stretch- ing along the Southern border of the state from New York to Buffalo. Its rapid stride forward during the last thirty years may he taken as a sure indication of yet greater development to come. Its assessed val- uation of real estate has increased enormously, now being more than $18, 1,000, which is only about one half its real valuation. The as sessed valuation of per- sonal property is about $2,500, k making the total assessed \ aluation of property mure than twenty millions. The municipal debt is \cr\ small, the city having always preferred the pay as you go policy to 1 led indebtedness. In Ism:; ii was $326,500, carrying an annual interest charge of $10, 370. The tax rate is L5.39 per thousand of assessed valuation. While there are cities that can show a smaller tax rate, then- are none in which taxation is less burdensome iccount of the low estimat- ed valuation placed upon property by the assessors. It would he idle to dwell longer upon the many ad- vantages presented by the city either as a home or place of business. They are manifold and conspicuous enough to attract a large influx of population annually. Seldom indeed does one voluntarily exchange a home once gained here for a home elsewhere, and as for the loss of an indus- try the first has yet to he recorded. The healthfulness of its loca- tion, its superb school facilities, its numerous ami beautiful churches, its spacious and cleanly streets, superior water system, sewerage, pave- ments, and above all, its enterprising and hon- o rah le business com- munity combine to make it as nearly an ideal place for the enjoyment of life as this most fa- vored of countries af- fords. Several of the feat ures already re- ferred to will be treated in greater detail in what follows. Allusion should also he made to the city's natural en- vironment. Beautiful hillsides clothed with verd u r e, magnificent ineand chestnut forests, cultivated valleys and meadow inds conduce to it- beauty, healthfulness and pros- erin in a degree that few cities can boast. STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM. »f the institutions of the city of which every is justly proud is the Street Railway system. Erastus Ross, Preset. *w^ J), s. Richards. 1 /' > < Clinton Charles Davis, Vic ^^ (!. IT. 0*trandei\ The Merchants Bank, CAPITAL. $100,000. SURPLUS. 85.000. Binghamton, N. Y. Directors, • • • • 1 raStUS ROSS. Charles l>;,%i*. Allen Barlow. <'. <;. Armstrong. Clinton 1:..--. u . II. \\ llkin George Craver. G. .1. Babcock. .1. Stu ,,i Wei Frederic E. Ross. .1. s. Corbett. B. 11. Nelson. 1.. -. Ri< bards. Ef{asths Hess & Sons, 1 BANKERS, 4.4. ' F^oss Building, Bingharr)ton, N. Y, •^ ® safe: deposit vaults. 18 BINGHAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. The various lines were operated by horses until 1888, since which time they have been gradually improved, extended and equipped by electricity until there arc twenty-seven miles of track operated by the potent fluid. Franchises over all these streets are owned by the Binghamton Railway Company, a corporation chartered in L892, in which were consolidated the six companies originally operating in the city. Its lines extend to Ross Park, Bennett Park, the State Hospital, the various Cemeteries, the Binghamton Exposition grounds and through every principal street and thor- oughfare. The most costly rails have been laid, and the rolling stock -i RONG til of the best quality is used on the ■d streets now occu- pied, and 'I' suburban lines. It i> conceded by those conversant with railway construction that the roadbed of the Binghamton Railroad Company is without a superior in this or anj country. lis promotors have built for all time to come. The company owns one of the most thoroughly equip- ped power plants in the United Stales. It is pleasantly and conveniently located on the hank of tin' Chenango river not far from the business part of the city, and is fitted with every steam and electrical appliance that science ha- produced for the -ate and economical oper- ation of electric cars. The plant contains a maximum capacity of 1,400 horsepower, comprising three Ball ,\, Wood compound condensing engines, four Edison dynamos, latest improved slate hack switch-board, ample boiler capacity, lathes, drills, etc, for the con- struction and repair of anything that may be desired. In (lose proximity to the power house are located com- modious car and storage houses. The buildings are of brick and rest on a foundation of solid masonry. Binghamton was the first city in this state to adopt electricity as a motive power for street ears, and is to- day one of the foremost in everything that pertains to the improve- ment of the method. The K^-~ -" com p a n y ^T -^. ^ owns eighty car-, the most of which are of recent con- struction, and t w en ty- five C o m p I e t e double elect- r i c a 1 c a r e i| u i pments, which will be increased a s the growth of the s)sl em and develop- ity may require. Through the enter prise of the Street Car Company, thousands of strangers are brought annually to Binghamton to pic- nic at Ross Park, which is a direct benefit to the busi- ness interests of the city. The perseverance and sound financiering of the management have place. I the affairs of the company on a firm financial footing, so that its securities are rated among the highest at home and abroad. The greater portion of the capital slock of the company is owned by citizens of Binghamton who are interested in the welfare of the city, assuring mut- ual co-operation and assistance in the advancement of . Rogers, Treasurer, and <'. ( ). Root, Secretary, who have shown marked ability feature to the investors in this enterprise is the fact that the business is constantly increasing each year. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. The immunity which the city has long enjoyed from costly conflagrations is owing in great measure to the efficiency of its Fire Department. It is a volunteer department and is distributed so that it covers ade- quately not only the closely settled business and resi- dence quarters but the remotest suburb as well. The sharp rivalry which exists among the various com- ft IZ.ZZXZXIXZZSXZXXIXZXZI2XIZXXIX2I2ZIZZ;Z2ZIXZX2XIXZXZZTIZXIZ2ZIXXIIZIZZXZXZXZXZZ2 ft g'l I"! I SusqUehanHA- • • l I . . . v/\lley Bank, f H Phelps Bank Building, Binghamton, N. Y. § CAPITAL, $100,000. $$ SURPLUS, $40,000. K \V. MAN III; OFFICERS. WEED. Vlce-FreBlhigan,Mh ta, North Dakota, Colorado, California, Mi II I Txrg r, Aorth Th Ohio, Mich Carolina, Alabama and District of Columbi Reliable Agents and Managers Wanted. >^ss, CHAS. M. TURNER, Secretary and Gerjeral Manager, Binghamton, N. v. I'.l.Xi, EAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. panics to respond firsl to alarms of fire assures such an alerl and vigorous service that large losses have been comparatively rare, there not being on record a single instance of sweeping disaster such as have 1 tin 1 waste extensive tracts of territory in less ably protected cities. This gives property owners the benefit of the lowest possible terms that underwriters can make in the assumption of fire risks. The department's history Mould not he complete without further reference to the formation of the pioneer companies, now more than sixty years ago. Provision for the organization of two hook and ladder • o m p a nics 1830. In August of the same year another body of young men petitioned the trustees for permission to form a second company to be known as '-The Juvenile Fire Company." These young men were nearly all under twenty years of age, but there is documentary evidence to show that they were not wanting in time of need. Their names were Chas. L. Robinson, James H. Halstead, Evans M. Johnson, John II. Park, Albert C. Morgan, Russell 15. Tripp, ('has. Rogers, Jacob Morris, Jr., John McNeil, Thomas G. Halstead, Frederick A. Morgan, Chas. Tupper, Chas. Cole, William Castle, George Dyer and William Abbott. Roth of these lire engine. About the same time a petition signed by sixteen persons was presented before the village trustees praying that they be formed into a fire company. The signers of this petition became the members of the pioneer tire brigade. They were 'he founders of a number of the st prominent families of the city as the following names will attest : William II. Pratt, Henry M. Collier. James Eldredge, George Congdon, James Smead, A. W. Martin, Peter Clew, l.-,aae Bartlett, Caleb Roberts, .lames Bigler, William Bigler, John Schofield, [saac Bishop, Thomas Johnson, .1. 1'. Sutton and I >. Horton. This, be it remembered, was in the earlier part of ly a half ntury ago. The form- ion of the unorganized volunteer bodies of that early day into two officered companies took place in the latter part of L836. They were Phoenix Company, No. 1. and Cat- aract Company, No. •_'. Their formen were ('has. L. Robinson and Waring S. Weed, respectively. On July 21, L837, there took place an election of officers tor Phoenix company which resulted in the choice of M. S. Lewis as foreman: Abram DeWitt, Assistant Foreman ; I.. Sawtell, Second Assistant Forman ; Vin- cent Graves, Secretary, and llolliert Eldredge, Treas- urer. The torch bearers, then apparently an import- ant feature of tire and parade service, were Maneo C. Dickinson, Erastus Campbell and Phillip Harvey. c D. Middlebrook. STATb STRth I , i H. R. GRISW( )l D. w»wwww*-v,"» BlNGHAMTON, N . Y. $ C. D. MiddlebrooK & Co., Of Al I US IN Hough and Dressed fine, Hemlock and VVhitewood Lumber, LATH, SHINGLES, Doors, Windows, Blinds and Mouldings, hemlogk boards and bimi stuff, E/ives anb Ladders. A Large Line of Ready-Worked Lumber in All Grades. I Estates cUic-1 Uiiojcitioiis Promptly Fnnjislioel. j B1NG1IAMT0N PAST AND PRESENT. The signal of the company was carried by J. Farrell. In the absence of an engine house Phoenix company made its headquarters in Judge Robinson's barn on Washington street, while Cataracts kept their appar- tus in a barn mi Court street not far from the place where E. ('. Delavan's hat store now stands. The last named company passed out of existence many years ago, but Phoenix siill lives in Mechanics Hose Com pany, No. »i. The city now contains six hose companies, one chem- ical engine company, two steamer companies and one hook a in my. Its apparatus was of the most primitive character, consisting merely of a wagon with poles and hook- along the side upon which were suspended buckets for carrying water. In the Summer of [858 it was resolved to form another tire company, the village having outgrown its old time service. Accordingly a portion of Fountain Bucket company withdrew from the parent body and formed what was for -cine years known as Lawyer I lose company, a name subsequently changed to Crystal Hose company, No. 1. which name it still bears. Mechanics, Fountains and Crystals are there- fore the three oldest companies in the department The city now contains the following organizatior Crystal Hose Co., No.l, Alert Hose Co., No. 2, Pre tection Hose Co., No. 3, Fountain Chemical Co., 4, Independent Hose Co., No. 5, Mechanics Hose Co., No. 0, Rockbottom Hose Co., No. 7, Excelsior Hook & Ladder Co., No. 1. The department is subject to the control of a Board of Commissioners composed of four persons. It is ap- pointed and is supposed to be non-partisan. The Board at present is composed of Wm. F. Lent/, A. D. Fancher. Joseph Gil- bert and .1. W. Lyon. Many of the best known citizens of Binghamton have offieiat- ed as chief engineers of the depart- m e n t. A list of them m a y n o t prove unin- teresting. They are .1. K. R u g g, H. M. Col- lier, Levi Dimmock, Levi Rexford, Geo. Bartlett, Tracy R. Morgan, Jacob Morris, F. A. Morgan, Abram DeWitt, Wm. S. Lawyer, E. R. Campbell, Edward Unbelts, II. (i. Blanding, S. B. Drass, James W. Lyon. William F. Lentz, Albert Lockwood, Jerome DeWitt, F. W. Lovelace, Dan S. Burr, Loring 5. Harding, John Morrisey, Frank Stewart. Fred Welch, Frank B. Newell, I. W. Butler and Chas. Hogg. The worth and standing of these gentlemen is an index of the regard in which connection with the lire service in this city is held. There is also an Ex- empt Firemen's Association connected with the de- A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A.. BOOKSTAVER, ofbinghamton >^ The Real Estate Man WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN F^eal Estate of Every Description You will find ere the end of life's little span, Thai your besl friend on earth is the real estate man. REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT. Branch Offices at all Points of the United States. 117/,// in the coursi of human events, you desir, to buy any article, you generally go to the seller who has tin largest assortment froin which to mak, a choice. Til* ml, holds good in real estate. Will, over $2,000,000 of 'city real estate, and $1~>,000,000 of outsid, real estate, located all over tin United Stat is ,!■■ need for a buyer /•> leavt this offia without making a deal. Yum, it lots, houses, business blocks, hotels, farms, timber land, coal land, gold and silver mines, mills, water power, .inn,,,, groves, banana and pineappU and other fruit I, mils, etc., abeam on hand for sal, and to exchange. I ! | LOAN DEPARTMENT. W, loan money on mortgag, security, <'//i< \i.i. rnixi - or km i:i live i wkiik \\\ \ili>ki> tiii: TJ DIPLOMA and MEDAL BundyTime Recorders «World'sColumbianExposition The " Bundy " was the only Machine for Recording Employes' Time recognized by the Judges, and the only one receiving any award whatever. CO DC LU Q DC O O LU AC LU I- : >- Q Z D CO o o o 00 DC LU > O THE BUNDY SYSTEM of time-keeping was adopted and used exclusively during the •construction of the .. WORLD'S GObUMBIAN EXPOSITION, •• as well as during the entire Fair, for recording the time of all mechanics, clerk- and laborers. B1NGHAMT0N PAST AND PRESENT. mediately follow. In the language of the early hist- It was called St. Ann's church and was dissolved in orian : "As the population increased, morals degen- L816, a new society being organized in its stead with erated. Hunting, with other idle and dissolute means Hon. Tracy Robinson, chairman. The first edifice was dedicated by Bishop Hobart on November 20, L818, and was called Christ church. This building was sold to the Methodists in 1822 and a new one erected. It stood on the site of Christ church at the •oiner of Washington and Henry streets, and gave Society became divided into distinct place to the present edifice in 1854. The first wardens were S a ro- of passing the Sabbath became prevalent. Intem- perance crept in and prevailed the more when men could meet together in considerable numbers. And as men became more numerous they became more selfish, the bitter fruits of which became more and more ap- parent and felt classes; trill- . ing distinct- ions were made among its mem- bers calcu- lated only to foster the in V~~t w rrf r CC III B and hatred of others. •flic charm of fellow- feeling that hound them formerly to- gether was now brok- en. •• If the lament of o u r chron- icler i> understood it means thai tonians did not grow in grace as il As the sun of prosperity grew 1 E'lC rxrirj m r. rr r , - r ■ rty#ra? iKl'.MMnXl) he early Bingham Tin y grew in numbers, chu ighter their moral the place. condition grew darker until about the close of the sail, a siste eighteenth century when the struggling christian Thomas E\ society of something like a dozen souls was no more. cosl origina till Hi?! 5 : Mm r sr J;r r r r IOAK t'AITIIl;) ground still connect Inch repose some of the eailii The lirst person interred was Mrs. Bird of Mrs. John A. Collier and of Mrs. ns. The present Episcopal church edifice ly about $35,000, but the property is now PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL. worth more than four times thai sum. The next church organization was of the Protestanl three Protestant Episcopal chnrches Episcopal denomination, and was founded on the 19th Christ's, Trinity and the Good Sheph of September, 1810, the Rev. Daniel Nash, chairman, al I 1,000 communicants. Th the ll\ \\u\\, (iru/ryr^otyd Qo., E Binghamton, New York, Proprietors of the Following Brands ASTOR FLOR DE FRANKLIN . RAIL SPLITTER . . . MAIL POUCH . . . . COON SKIN . . .... CHIC .... RED DRAGON GREYHOUND . BILL NYE . RED MULE . . PUCK . . BLUE SEAL AND MANY OTHERS. THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS IN THE 21st. DISTRICT. B1NGHAMT0N PAST AND PRESENT. PRESBYTERIAN. The Presbyterian church society experienced a re- vival about the year 1S17 under the ministration of a zealous christian gentleman named Niles who came here from New Lebanon. An organization of the church was effected in that year by the Rev. Ebenezer Kingsbury, of Harford, l'a., and Rev. Joseph Wood, of Windsor, N. Y. The society comprised about twenty members, of whom only three were men, the remaining seventeen being ladies. The men were : Jesse Hinds, Jonathon Ogden and John McKinney. church flourished healthily from its inception, and soon became "an influential and thoroughly self sustaining body. It became too large for tin- enfeebled pastor about 1827 whereupon the Rev. Peter Lockwood was '-ailed to assisl him. Mr. Niles passed away in L828 and was succeeded by Mr. iod, who continued in charge until L833. There was no regular pastor then [for about three years when a call was extended to Rev. John A. Nash, and lie was succeeded in 1838 by Rev. David D. Gregory. The first Presbyterian church edifice was dedicated in 1819 or 1820 on the site of the present church on Chenango street. The form of worship un- til that time had been the Dutch Reformed, a closely allied creed. At a meeting in June, 1820, it was voted to adopt the Directory of the Presbyterian church, and this was done in April of the year fol- lowing. The society outgrew its home, and in January, 1860, it was voted to build a new church. It was of brick and was capable of seating 1,200 persons. Scarcely was it completed in 1862 when it caught tire and was destroyed, to be replaced by the magnificent edifice n o w stand- i ng on the beautiful old site on Chen- ango street. Its pastor is the Rev. Dr. Nichols, whose salary is $6,000, is t h e largest paid to any clergy man in the city. The church society num- bers many of :^ the wealth- iest families in Bingham- it present about r>,ou<> Presbyterians in the city allied with seven churches, the First. North, West. Ross Memorial, Floral Avenue, Broad Avenue ami Emanuel. METHODIST EPISCOPAI,. In 1817 the first Methodist Episcopal church was or- ganized by the Rev. Ebenezer Doolittle, consisting at first merely of a class, visited more or less regularly by circuit preachers. In L832 Binghamton was made a separate charge and became what was called a ••station,"' the village itself being the center of a cir- cle having a radius of some eight or ten miles. The WIM HENRY. THE ONLY CONCERN IN THIS CITY WHICH BINGHAMTON HOUSE — FURNISHING COMPANY OF FURNISHING HOME COMPLETE. Fu rniture of all Kinds Carpets and Draperies The Celebrated Fuller & Warren Co.'s Ra nge s and Heating Stoves Crockery and Lamps, Refrigerators, Cooking Utensils, Etc., Etc. OUR STORE IS WHERE THE SIGN 'FURNITURE' IS SHOWN IN ENGRAVING ON OPPOSITE PAGE. A. D. FANCHER^ | /fi y^. J. ^ | ?/ M $,_ .;.' church was located on Henry street was formed in l v "'l as an auxil street church, but il grew so rapidly tha ten years it outnumbered the parent place of worship ' Carroll streets. Tl BINGHAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. A second society to the Henry in less than .eiety. Its as at the corner of Court and s house was originally built E. church \vh< IkmU of dissenters from the M themselves •• 1' rot es- tant Methodists.'" but who failing to succeed in their project of founding a new church sold out to the offshoot from the Henry street society. In 1865, the centen- ary year of the M. E. church in this country, the two Methodist so- cieties united, forming what was called the " Methodist Church of Bi n gh am t on," with Rev. D. \V. Bristol as pastor. The joinl so ciety numbered aboul four hundred members. Mr. Bristol was an en- ergetic pastor, and im- mediately set about to provide his flock with a suitable place of wor- ship, the resull of his labor being the erect ion, within three j ears after the beginning of his pastorate, of the splendid edifice now standing at the corner of Court and Cen lenary streets and called Centenary Church. This edifice cost $65,000, and is now valued at $150,000. The Methodisl denomination is one of the strongest in point of membership and number of churches in the city. It possesses eighl societies as follows : the Cen tenary, the Tabernacle, High Street, Chenango Slreet, Clinton Street, Free Methodist, Zion and St. Paul's, the last two named being African. BAPTIST. The Baptists instituted a feeble church society some and years prior to the close of the last century, but it by a passed away in a very brief time. The present church died was organized in 1829, following a revival under the direction of an itiner- u m.i;m \\ BLOC ligi not Jacob Knapp OUS accession L869 when it suitable to its needs than were generously given, ate preacher named Frederick, who was also for a time pastor of a Baptist church at Great Bend, Pa. As seemed to be the rule i n those days the women largely outnum- bred the men in relig- ious work, the first Baptist society being composed of but four men and twenty of the weaker sex. John Congdon, Jr. and Reu- ben Starkweather were appointed deacons and held office for many years. Elder Freder- ick gave satisfactory service and was called to the pulpit of the young church in 1831. Mr. Frederic was suc- ceeded by Flders Cor- win and Henry Rob- ertson. In L837 a us revival spread over this part of the the ministration of an evangelist named and the Baptisl church received numer- It continued to grow rapidly until was resolved to erect a building more he old edifice. Subscriptions ind ground was broken on April 21, l s 7o. for what was then to be the largest M. L. COMSTOCK, SHIIM'KW OK Western Grain and Millfeed « o o CAR LOTS OA T /vV. Deliveries made to all interior and seaboard points in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New England by all fast freight lines operating over Vanderbilt, Erie, Lackawanna. Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Canadian Pacific. Ontario tSi Western, R. W. & O. and Grand Trunk systems. Samples furnished of any grade of Grain or Feed produced east of the Pacific coast and prices named delivered on consignee's track free of all charges. Sales Agent for Peoria Gluten Meal Endorsed by all Dairy Associations as being the most perfect Dairy Food on earth increasing flow and richness of milk twenty-five per cent. Samples, analysis and descriptive matter mailed on application. G. H. COMSTOCK, Mgr., Rooms 26, 27 and 28 Ackerman Office Building. ??? Opposite Page. 34 B1NGEAMT0N PAST AND PRESENT. church in the city. It was completed in 1871 and dedicated in 1872 (March 5.) The building was erected on Chenango streel and was a fine example of Romanesque architecture, eosting $78,000. Its des- truction by fire in the winter of 1893, and the immedi- ate erection of the presenl beautiful structure are matters of public knowledge. In addition to the First church there are three Baptist churches in the city. They are the Memorial, the Conklin Avenue and Park A v en ue churches. The Baptist denomination is one of the most progressn e in the city. ROMAS CATHOLIC. Roman Catholicism es- tablished itself in Bingham- ton in Is.'ls. Some work was done anterior to that time, hut it was not until then that a house of wor- ship was formally dedicat- ed. It was situated on Le- roy street on the site now occupied by St. Patrick's church. The Right Rever- end Bishop Hughes offici- ated at the dedicatory ser- v i c e. a n d occasionally thereafter until 1^17. when the late Rev. -lames F. Ilouiigaii was installed as pastor, and continued in the ll. A. GOFF a service until his death near- ly half a century after. The present edifice was buill in 1869 and cost $125,000. There are now two Cath olic churches in the city St. Patrick's, presided over by Rev. John T. McDonald, and St. Mary's, under the pastorate of Rev. Father Hughes. The Catholics also have a convent, orphan's home and parochial school, and own city property valued at over half a mil lion dollars. St. Mary's parish is building a line and costlj church edifice at tin- corner of Court and Fayette ill he finished before the close of the are not less than 8,000 Catholics in streets. It year. There the city. CONGREGATIONAL. This denomination, an offshoot from the Presbyter- ian church, was organized in 1836 with hut eighteen members. Formal institution over, the little society called Rev. John Starkweather to the pulpit and built a house the succeeding year. The Congregationalists now a v e t w o churches — the First at the corner of Front and Main streets, the other, Plymouth church, on Lydia street. The societies num- r several thousand per- sons. UTI Th« appea 1838. mill :hurc ER DENOMINATIONS. Fniversalists first red in local history in They have recently a handsome little i on Exchange street i hun- and number about died people. The Christians have two place- of worship, the Fm a nue 1 church of the Evangelical Association one, the Lutherans one, and there are besides two Young Men's Christian As- sociations, a Rescue Mis- sion and a Salvation Army, t may be said that the spiritual needs of several denomi- rs, denoting a spiritual vision. ( hi the whole the city are amply provided for. The nations frequently interchange past' commendible liberality and breadth of SUPERB SCHOOL PRIVILEGES. The writer who sang -'of the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome" sang of Athenian > $ ^ \ ^* .6 ;;i; heroism, spartan courage and the Roman's prowess in arms. The glory and the grandeur of ancient races were their conquests in battle. The glory and the grandeur of civilized modern people are their schools — those lofty temples in which the young idea is taught to shoot aright. Of these Bingham ton has many and the best. Nearly $100,000 is appropriated annually for the supporl of the local public schools. They are in truth the glory and grand- eur of the city, contribut- ing in a very sensible de- gree to its intelligent and upright citizenship. The power to establish and maintain free graded schools was conferred upon the city by an act of the Leg- islature in 1861. The sys- tem was immediately put in operation under the super- vision of David II. Crutten- den. an experienced teacher of very pronounced ability. Mr. ('rut tenden resigned in 1 s t',4 and was succeeded by II. 'I'. Funnell, who whs in t urn succeeded by Prof. Geo. Jackson, next follow- ing Prof. Norman I*'. Wright. Geo. L. Farnham, Esq., and M. W. Scott, the B1NGI1AMTON PAST AND PRESENT. wesa in the foil, figures must be interesting and signifi- cant : total school registration in 1880 was 2,687 pupils : number of teachers employed, 58. In 1890, the total registration was 4,321, a gain of 60.81 per cent: number of teachers employed, 121. In 1893, thi> total registration of pupils was 5,795, a gain of .-lit. . T ! II 1 last named i the office. 1 furnished th< Central Hi"! n>> ■of. Far plan- f, school, 590 : number of teachers em- llment during the last school year was as follows : 1st Grade.. 1, 785 7th Grade... ^29 znd Grade.. 71S 8th Grade... 281 jrd 1 trade. . 11I1 < rrade. . . 197 4th Grade.. 1167 10th Grade.. 108 5th Grade.. 470 1 Ith Grade. . 61 6th Grade.. 429 12th Grade.. 42 About $12,000.00 has been expended during the last y ea r for a site and new school building at Fairview, and a site has been purchased on Jarvis street, upon which it is proposed to erect a suit- able school building at once. The policy of the Board of Education has been not to erect new buildings faster total amount received during the year was sln-_\ t:',i' 38 : expended. $101,817.44. The tv owns fifteen schools val- ■d as follows : '"dings $254,200.00 TO.UOO.OO orator) al 1 1 ■ ^_l 1 j si 1 1 20,000.00 Cit) school library (8,000 vols.) 10.925.co ■ted iii 1872 at cost of $100,000. Sin,-,, thai time there have been built many magnificenl ward schools in which there are red an annual average attendance of nearly 6,000 pupils, presided over by 143 teachers, not in- cluding many special instructors in music, painting, drawing, etc. A.8 nothing more unerringly indicates municipal growth than the raii<> of increase in school attendan :e, :nc's STORE. Total valueo) scl 1 pro pert) *355.l 2 5 "O There are also a number of private schools, notably ic Lady .lane Grey school for misses, and St. Joseph's cademy, a. Catholic institution established in L862 i,| conducted by the Sisters of St. Joseph. Two immercial colleges afford facilites for obtaining a ,e said, therefore, abso- that Binghamton is su- bus Ill ss education. It ms hit. '.v « ithoul exaggerate per >h e [uipped to direct t ill!.'. ti is appealing with sp< paths of 1 . those who have GAYLORD Si EITAPENC, Manufacturers and Contractors of * riieri * GRADE * * - ... ... ... . * M ^ GJ * *PC ?*c ?jc ?fr >*c ?*c ^fc ^c ************* I Iff -I - B * nnrl Unn-lilntinnr Annni'n * Steam and Hot Water Warming L***: 1 and Ventilating Apparatus. Sole Manufacturers of the Celebrated •IMPERIAL* Oteam and Hot Water Do WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. iler. © © O Kpo\V What Other people H"Ve to Say About () support, and the balance is supplied by an- nual membership dues of $2.00. A tine property on Lewis street i- owned i,\ the association. The ^ oung Women's ( Jhristian Association is a flour isbing institution, conducted by and for young women. (ONOItKOATIoN AI. CHURCH Mr. Chauncy Morgan was the first person to "fill a long felt want " in Broome county. He found- ed the Broom,. County Patriot some time in 1811. A journal called the Ameri- can Farmer was circulated in Binghamton prior to that date, but it was printed in Old Chenango and Owego, at the former place by Daniel Cruger, and at the latter by Stephen Mack, who afterwards became judge of the county. The Patriot experienced the us- ual unhappy vicissitudes of journalism in p r im i t i v e communities, success^ ely passing into the possession of Reuben S. Close and Dr. Ely. and ultimately into the hands of Dr. Robinson. He changed its name to the /'/in nix and issued it in an enlarged and improved form. The enterprising editor continued at the helm until IMs, in the meantime associating with himself as part- ner the gifted Major Augustus Morgan. In 1818 he sold his interest to Anson M. Howard. During the same year a rival paper was started by Abraham Burrill called the Republican-Herald. It espoused the and Clinton side of the political question A. W. Reynolds, # =,\RertiTEeT. Rooms 15 and 16 Hagaman Building. I! <■: ling. also. CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. Mills. 37 and 39 Wall Street Bar Room, Store and Office Fixtures Built to Order. Designs Furnished. TELEPHONE. D. OSTROM, '-•-, ... ;• .-• ..-.. ■ - ■ MANUFACTURER OF THE CELEBRATED m TROPHY {',:.■ :■-■■:■ ■■■:'} '. \. ^$r<'S^<^^^^^S^8~rs. Sheldon and Marble. The usual lips ami downs followed. The paper was discon- tinued for a time after being burned out in 1838. It was the parent of the present Binghamton Democrat. A literary semi monthly periodical railed the Iris K VIEW. Van Valkenberg. Both The Binghamton Dm the lineal descendant of the Broome County Courier. It changed its name and ownership several times before 1847 when it became the Binghamton Courier, and was published by .!. L. Burtis. He sold out to J. T. Brodt, and he to Hon. John K. Dickinson in ls.V.i, after which it was published as the Democrat. In L855 it was sold to \V. S. Lawyer in part, and two years later Messrs. Lawyer & Adams assumed full proprietorship. Mr. Adams died in 1860, and Geo. Bartletl became its editor until the breaking out of the rebellion. Hallam Eldredge succeeding him. In 1^71 LLOYD & 6ARDINER ^ ,v ^o ^" Confectioners OF BINGHAMTQN. J OBBERS 0F 6RA6KERS 9 (9I6ARS MANUFACTURERS OF ** PROPRIETORS OF THE CANDY SPECIALTIES, tt "SURE THING" COUGH DROPS. Stock Complete, Quality First Class. 215 STATE STREET, Opposite Armory. TRADE MARK "WILD ROSE.' WILKINSON & EASTWOOD, Factory, Wall and Water Streets. BINGHAM TON, NEW YORK. MANUFACTURERS OF ANTIQUE ARD F/INGY eH/IIRS. B1N0HAMT0H PAST AND PRESENT. William S. and Geo. L. Lawyer became owners of the daily and weekly editions, and are still in the harness. A daily called the Binghamton Times was estab- lished by C. l'>. Gould in 1863 and placed under the energetic editorial management of Edward K. Clark, Esq. There were already two dailies in the field, the resull being a loss of several thousands of dollars dur- ing its career of less than two years. It was discon- tinued in August, 1864. The Tim.es was revived as a weekly in L871, chaDged into a daily under the manage- ment of Messrs. Purdy and ( into the Rep- ind then merged 1 former being business manager, and the latter manag- ing editor of the Republican, in September of the year of its birth. These gentlemen brought energy and ex- perience into the tottering concern, and succeeded, after nearly a year of unremitting labor, in placing it upon a paying basis. It was enlarged from time to time, a prosperous weekly was established and the papers to-day are two of the most influential in the city. Mr. Turner disposed of the greater part of his interest to his partner and others in August, 1 S 1 1 ; ; , the veiling Herald Co., then being made a corporate concern. Th e city also .as had severs 1 pro- hibition and trade papers, and n »w con- tains in ad- dition to the dailies nien- tionci w i t b their attend- ant \ eeklys, a S a t u rday and a Sunday journ d. The form. r, the Call, was found ,1 by J. W Hagar an d E. 11. V. V. togers, In-other until his death six years ago. quentlj purchased of Mrs. Carl by Gi whom it is published at present. The Binghamton Evening Herald, the fourth of the quartette of existing local dailies, was founded in Feb- ruary, L889, by Messrs. Bogerl and Briggs, the latter an Elmira gentleman of considerable newspaper experi- ence. It proved to lie an unprofitable enterprise and was sold to II. A. Stanley and ('has. II. Turner, the Freeman, and is at present p Esq., and Arthur W. Dibble. The Messag, .Sunday! was founded by < ). J. Coughlin, about a year ago. Both are newsy and apparently prosperous. CiTY m WATKK WORKS. The city is pecularily fortunate in the possession of i of the most valuable water systems iii the country — a system so ably managed and so profitable that no COSl is entailed on the tax payers by the annual exten- MORGAN & CARROLL. ••GENERAL- • Instance and Real Estate. GENERAL •• | J(J , Manufacturer of , . Only the Best Companies Represented. (»/■ AMERICA. /•// ora- tions. Indeed, t h e cost for family use is so small that it can scarcely be re- garded as a ser- ious item of ex- pense. The Bing- hamton water works system was established by an act of the Legislature in May, 1867, and placed under the control of ti \ e commis- sioners. Gen. Edward F. .1 o n e s serve* but one month. Tin- other four commissioners w Frederick Lewis, Win. A. Pope This board conducted the affairs < well that it became fust president of the board and has l>een in office since 1883. The actual value of the water works system is now upwards of $1,500,000. It has a bonded debt of $170,500, an annual income from rents, frontage taxes and other sources of nearly $80,000, has money at interest and is therefore more than self-sustaining. It owns one (iaskill four- cylinder, compound, condens- ing engine with a capacity of 12,000,000 gallons daily, and one Holly quadruple engine with a capacity of The water is drawn from huge and from t Wells Taylor I. Stu; and Win. 1 of the department SO Stable investment from the Other commissioners have been S. C. Milch cock, John Evans, Harper Duscnbury, Abel Bennett, J. B. Weed, John Anderson, Geo. W. Lester, Duncan K- Grant, Jefferson Kingman, John Bayless, Win. Shanlej and Stoddard Hammond. The last named five are serving at the present time. Mr. Grant is ■ than adequate to meet the utmost pos- owth during the next several decades. The f the two engines cost $42,000 and was paid (if the net earnings of the plant. 1 of Water Commissioners ,r's receipts were $77,342.- capacity m sible grow lar foi The report of the Bo for 1893 shows that the i 05, the year's expenditures (including cost of over four miles of new mains, etc. i $63,177.20. The yearly rate was reduced in April of the preceding year from $5 to $4, entailing a reduction of income of about $5,000. STAR CHAIR CO., BINGHAMTON. N. Y. tancv 0AK and hpes ^y and Br °catell e FanCyDl ^CH AlRs '" Le *ther anri Porch Fancy Chairs, C ^t Goods Kinds. Ch'ddren' spun"* and of a" s RocUevs and Ca^ Cam^H,o\sand fi,\d'>n£ Chairs. Rockers OF ALL KINDS. Wl II r A Til O OflAI MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF . A. HtAIH & MJN, WOOD-WORKING MACHINERY. l&€ Factory at Lestershire on D.,L.&W. R. R, We Solicita Portion of YourTrade. BINGUAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. The following statistics arc taken from the secretary's report for 1893, and shows the condition of the board's financial affairs at this time to be exceedingly healthful : arc now in use nearly fifty miles of mains of the fol- lowing dimensions : i ; om w atei rents d fr< mii In mtage tax Received from percentage Received from sprink li ng wagons . . Received from pulling iir scrvn r pip. Received from sale of materials. . . . ters Received for water for builders' use Rrci i\ed toi rem of house. .-45,^74 10 . 20,868 8j . 5-429 7° 20 ■ 33 190 00 . 2.7S7 00 025 22 rS 4 ,o S71 29 309 96 hi I11 ml [an. I, 1893 15.934 49 S"3-2 7° 54 EXPENDITURES. Superintendence and office S4.419 81 Pumping service 0.44S 34 Maintainance 4,805 17 Construction 26,417 56 Service and in.iiei ial 5,°37 °S irehased t,oo7 36 Wal 1 rents refunded 171 01 Bonds paid 1,50000 Interesl on I. mds h.oS 4 00 Buildings and grounds 3.63+67 Total paid oa! during I S03 S63, 127 20 hand in bank 515.140 -,4 Cash on hand (sp ikl. 5,000 00—830, 140 J4 S93.Z76 54 Mains were extended during the year 22,616 ted. at a cost of 521,155.38, this being nearly the custo- mary extension for several years past. Forty-five new hydrants were put in. making 469 now in use. Water for these hydrants for street sprinkling and other municipal uses cost the tax-payers nothing. If furnished by private corporation it would cost at least $25, , this proving conclusively the wisdom of the municipal ownership of franchises. There were pumped during the year, to lie exact, 1 ,1544,437,342 gallons of water, an increase over 1892 of 270,196,- 520 gallons, and an average for each twenty-four hours of t,505,308 gallons. The large increase of water pumped over 1892 was largely owing to the severely cold weather. Many days there were over a million gallons pumped and run through the service pipe- into the sewers to keep the pipes from freezing, There were consumed for pumping 3,213,893 pounds of anthracite buckwheat coal, which cost delivered at pumping station $1.75 per ton of 2,000 pounds. Average pounds of coal used each twenty four hours, 8,805 pound-. An idea of the magnitude of the water service may be gained from Hi,, fad that there M1I.ES. FEET. 1 -inch wrought iron pipe 4S1 1.576 2,078 3.283 3.744 2,341 3.515 771 1,500 1,215 69 IO 25 7 1 2 12-inch cast iron pipe 1 3 Total 49 4-733 A further reduction of rates is contemplated as soon as the cost of construction in recently acquired dis- tricts becomes sufficiently low to warrant it. The fol- lowing annual rates prevail at present : Baths for family use S 5.00 1 a. h additional tub. 2.co Bars to. 00 Boilers (3 horse or less) 5.00 Each additional horse 2.00 Business places. 5.00 Culinary use 4.00 Wash Basins I. Co Closets. 4.00 Fountains from S5.C0 to $70 00 Garden hose from 3.0c to 5.00 Motors from S2 5.00 upward Stables ..from 2. CO upward Idle rale for manufactui nig purposes is si\ cenls per thousand gallons. The water provided i> quite free from impurities, save when the Susquehanna river is swollen by exceed- ingly heavy rains. There is then a deposit of sand or silt discernible. It is proposed to filter the water at the pumping station as soon as the fiscal condition of the Board will permit of it. estimates of the cost having already been received. BANKING STATISTICS. "The safest barometer of the business life of a com- munity is found in its banking and financial interests," observes Mayor Geo. E. Green in an exhaustive re- view of the local business situation in his last annual message to the Common Council. So judged, the busi- ness interests of Binghamton were never more health- ful and never more auspicious of future development and prosperity. Comparison is also made between the savings bank reports at the close of 1880 and 1890 respectively. The number of depositors in the two < If' Illuminating Oils. . . . Lubricating Oils II :■ ■■ I ' I ( Ills : I' .... and Greases. ■^.v .- . S m Parafine Wax Candles. ^ .... yv' Standard OIL Company, OF NEW YORK. Binghamton Station — Office, 18 Wall Street, Win. Mason, Manager. Works, Erie Street. Branch Works at Sidney, Cooperstown and Cobleskill. ppfPUl § iiKiasS, "-: :.* — SHAPLEY BOILER. BINGHAMTON, N. Y Engines, Automatic and Plain. ^oilers, Portable and Tubular. ANY CAPACITY. ** Steam Fitting, Heating ^mj Ventilation. ** Ask Cor Prices. -I! \I'I I Y |:mii l'|; Willi \ Most Extensive Bui Tannery Machinery i\ mis Cf)l XTRY. & & & SHAFTING, HANGERS an d PULLEYS. ^ Iron W a a d (-\-istin ....$7-74 $100 as essed valuation, 1880, $[.60. | 1S94, not toe ^ceed Si. 56 While the expense of conducting the government, the COSt of street pave- ments, sewer and other public improvements mi small proportions, it is met by taxible re sources of correspond- ing dimensions. The budgel for the ensuing year as made up by the common council in June is as follows : Bonds falling dm - Interest on bonds . ; 1 or sewei : 17.765 6g |}j[ I ■ >i pavemenl - 10,610.95 ["ED 1 XPENSES. 1 tment.. S23.OOO.OO I ■ 1 58, 500.00 ; 11 n 84, I I I r and San- 3.99'-2i 1 1 8,oco.oo Fund 8 1 .Mayor receiving but $£ a year, and the Aldermen nothing. To this may be attributed the city's unin- terrupted growth, be the times good or bad, while scores of less advantageously situated and less economi- cally managed cities hover on the edge of bankruptcy. Again to quote from the Mayor's message: ••Among the tirst points considered by the manu- facturer desirous of locating a factory site, are trans- portation facilities, character of labor, local govern- nt and taxation, water p ? leges 1 n«l rates, an 1 in- surance. Nothing will awaken suspicion, and provt a greater bar- tier to the favo able consi leration of a city as a home for 11 ami- factu ing indust nes. than incompetent and tins: t c government, whicl is always ac- com] anicd by m ax i- mum tax rate. The SUCC( ss and conti lined pros] >erity of a <• ly is not 1 icasuredaloi e by its 1 educ itural resoi tionaladvan ages and wealth Of 1 opu- latioi . but instea 1 by i.sn anufacturing lercial inst and itu- Pri 1.500.00 !59,64i.2i .KSS, REM il Ri I - 'i| in |: | ]| \\ I \ X 1 ■ s. 1 1 $279,732.85 The aim of the city government is to secure as low a tax rate as is consistent with desirable improvements. No department of the government is extravagantly in inaged. The salaries of city ofB :ials arc low, the lions, which of them- selves, create and promote thrift and prosperity through employment giving to the masses, whereby distributing wealth and home comforts, and as a nat- ural result, bringing higher civilization, moral strength, increased education and all the concurrent blessings. Well and truly said. No other comment is neces sary than that the city of Binghamton is to-day one of the most beautiful, healthful, prosperous and altogether lovely spots on earth. Its people enjoy everj blessing conferred liy nature, intelligence, energy and thrift, these combining in a superlative degree to form a : THE BINGHAMTON DAIRY ASSOCIATION : | The product of the best dairies within i i • • ARE [Now RECEIVING | from Binghamton. They are receiving OVER 8,000 f quarts, or more than EIGHT [TJNS ol Milk p • Their Sixteen Wagons go to all parts of the City in Winter and Summer, rain or shine, in all seasons and at all times you may depend on their being at your door before breakfast, and supply- ing you with Milk or Cream in Sealed Glass Jars. FRESH CREAMERY BUTTER AND ALL PRODUCTS OF THE DAIRY. TELEPHONE ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. 9S Washington Street, Binghamton, N. V. 88jpra«2 Manufacturers of and Dealers in if % mm Pine, Hemlock Lester-Shire .-Hardwood *?*?*? ... . Lumber, In the Rough or Worked. Planing Mill and fJtfftft -._-.. _■-: . .-V .;-?•;. Manufacturers of all kinds of Box Manufacturing Go. Wooden goxes. N B. We have a "Sterling Printing Press' for printing wooden boxes- if ,.. V' LESTER-SHIRE. N. Y. BIN GIL 1 MTON 1\ 1 S T „ 1 ND PRESENT. stable and contented community in the finest section of the Empire state. MAM FACTORING INTERESTS. It would be impossible to give, within the limits of this work, more than a suggestion of the extent and diversity of Binghamton's industrial interests. They embrace the manufacture of almost everything that contributes to the well-being of mankind. Its chief industry is the manufacture of cigars, in which it takes high rank among the cities of the United States, if nut of thi' world. Measured by the value of the annual output it is surpassed by but one city in the United States, and that one the Metro- pol is. There are employed in this industry alone from 4,- ooo t o 6,000 persons. The dozen principal fad ories em- ploy from one hundred to six hundred hands each, and make from live million to twenty-five million cigars each an- uallv. The titty or more smaller factories employ from ten to fifty person- each, many of them making hand work exclusively. The quality of Binghamton cigars has been improved from year to year until it has attained a high degree of excellence. Their sale extends into every state and territory, many large Western jobbers handling them almost entirely. Indeed so high a reputation have Binghamton cigars gained in the markets of this country that they are virtually relieved from the com- petition of localities manufacturing cheap grades from dome-tie tobacco-, and hoping with cheap labor to •AKK AVENUE gain a temporary market by underselling their com- petitors. The supremacy of this industry is due to several causes. Foremost may be mentioned the exceptional shipping facilities of the city, its low rents, and its proximity to the best tobacco-growing section of this state and Pennsylvania. Every labor saviDg device that ingenuity has evolved is employed in the large factories, not to the disadvantage of labor nor to the detriment of goods, but to facilitate the manufacture of goods and to enable the producer to market them readily at attractive prices. Push and enterprise must also be con- sidered as de- nt e n t s which have contrib- uted to the up- building of the industry. It is esti- mated that more than $2,- ." I is paid out in wages a n n u a 1 1 y to those who make igars, cigar loxes, print abelSj and cn- ooking south. g :l g in the other employments depending on the cigar business. Employes in the cigar factories proper receive about 12,400,000 of thi.- magnificent sum. Many employes are females and no wage discrimination is made be tween the sexes, the piece-price plan prevailing in all the factories. The growth of the cigar business is be-t conceived from a comparative statement of the annual output .lining the last fifteen years. The number of cigars shipped in 1880was25, 1,000, and they were made by half a dozen shops. In L883 the output had nearly doubled, i:., being sent abroad. The number shipped in L884 was 56, ,000: in l s ^-">. 64,700,- * 6. 6- HUDDEBACK, M anu f a c 1 1 1 re r AND DEALERS IN CIGAF? MANUFACTURERS' SUF*F>L,IBS 4 AND 6 STATE STREET, n. B.-EMBossiNc, a specialty. Bingharnton, N. Y. Columbian M'fb. 6o. STRONG BLOCK, 159 STATE STRGGT. Electric Dynamos a nd Motors Climax Water Motors, Electrical Supplies, Batteries, Bells, Annunciators, Incandescent Lamps. Wiring for Electric Lighting. BINGHAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. 000 : in 1886, 90,000, > : in 1887, 1 15,000,000. The two following years it exceeded 150,000,000 an- nually, thai being about the mark reached in every succeeding year. This incredible number is sold by an army of experienced salesmen in every large city, and there is every prospect that the business will long continue to be a prosperous and profitable one for all connected therewith. Bingbamton also takes high rank in the manufact- ure of carriages and sleighs, this being probably the second industry in point of magnitude and amount of whip sockets, leather gloves and mittens and wire nails. There is nearly a quarter of a million dollars invested in the seed business, more grass seed being destributed from this point than from any other point in the United States except New York. It is thus seen that Binghamton is above all a city of workers. There is, in point of fact, no reason why it should not become one of the leading manufacturing and commercial cities of the state, its situation with reference to coal fields, its shipping facilities, its abundant water supply and the many other endow- ments already mentioned all contributing to the speedy at- tainment of that end. \MTON DAIRY vestment of from $50,000 to |500,000 are the follow- ing : tanning, overalls, hoots and shoes, baby car- riages, carriage hardware, clover and timothy seeds, boilers and engines, lumber and wood work, milling, brewing, glass Mow ing, scales, combs and buttons, chairs, hoes and tool-. Less extensive hut equally prosperous concerns are those devoted to the manu- facture of time recorders, motors and electrical sup- plies, harness, clothing, paper and wood pulp, barrels, cracker-, wood alcohol, wire goods, flexible shafts. butter pails, metal g 1-. patent medicines, whips and A RAILWAY CENTEE. It has been -aid that Bing- hamton is des- tined, by reason of its railway advantages, to become a city of 75,000 people within the next twenty year s. The prophesy is by no means an extravagant one. Its fulfillment may lie achieved within half that time. Binghamton is a natural railway center. It was a highway and a path- way center for ages before its discovery by the white race It was a rendezvous for Indian tribes, the focus of their forest paths, and became an important stage station almost from its foundation. In the graphic words of a local chronicler : " From Sir William John- son's castle on the lower Mohawk, or from Albany, the aboriginal traveler wended hi- way westward via Chenango Point. His route may have been by way of HARDWARE. Carriage Goods Blacksmith Goods « Builders' Goods * New Model Lawn Mowers Rival Lawn Mowers Disston's Saws J Hoyt's Leather Belting Rubber Belting > Barbed Wire Poultry Netting Don't buy a Refrigerator until you have examined our ' u NEW PERFECTION." Crocker & Ogden, PHELPS BANK BUILDING, BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK- : FRED MOON & CO., Manufacturers of j High-Grade Cigars, j 138 and 140 STATE STREET BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK. 56 BINGHAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. Cooperstown, the Otsclic or Tioughniogna, but he passed the night at the confluence of the Chenango and Susquehanna, starting westward in the morning by way of what was later the old Owego road, southward by the lake trail, or eastward past Ouaquaga mountain, as his mission might lead him, for all travelers be- tween the tribes had missions of a tribal nature. From Manhattan, which was for centuries an import- ant trading point, he journeyed westward to Niagara via Ouaquaga and Chenango Point. 1 ' The war for our national independence witnessed the jnii r n e y of KNTUAM'F, TO li< ISS l'AKK from tin 1 earliest days of human activity, and so will the iron or electric horse continue to lead thereto, mak- ing it, what nature decreed, the hub of this part of the country, from which radiate gleaming spokes toward every pari of the compass. Railways are the great arteries through which the commerce of the country finds the markets of the world. A town without these arteries is of necessity restricted in its commerce to local or nearly points. A town favored with a number id' these arteries be- comes at once an important commercial center, facili- ties for egress and ingress inviting the establishment of industries and the resultant influx of the industrious and their capital. A number of railways leading to or through any given point gives to it an advantage over competitive points not only in transportation facilities hut in rates, and this naturally attracts such capital as may seek the most profitable field for invest- ment. By consulting a map of New York state it may be seen that Binghamton is almost the geographical center of the territory lying between the Great lakes and the Atlantic ocean, it being nearly equi-distant from New York, Phila- delphia and Buffalo, with Albany, Roch- ester, Syra- cuse, Ctica and Scranton in the unequal periphery, and all far enough away to place them without the pale of Binghamton's eon t ributary erritory. The distance to New York city is 216 miles; to Philadel- phia, '.'l'ii miles: Buffalo, 208 miles: Albany, 142 miles: Syracuse, so miles: Ttica, 100 miles : Koch- ester, 180 miles and Scranton, 62 miles. RAILWAY HISTORY. The New York, Lake Erie and Western was the pioneer railway of this locality, and as its his tor J is in a degree intermingled with a history of the city the following brief -ketch of it- westward journey is given : An act to incorporate the railroad was passed April 24, 1832. Among the incorporators were Joshua 5. 0. Schcncl^, &* xto* $* ^° x\t>* **i< »tjife ** **?**«» e "m •»/#, '"{? '<* 29 COURT STREET. ♦ KNAPP & S©R, ♦ Practical A/Jachinists. SHAFTING, HANGERS, PULLEYS, &c Brass Bar Rails. Iron and Brass Castings. Brass Fittings to Order. r d Fl s c H E p, 196 State Street, BlNGHAMTON, N. Y. 58 BINGHAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. Whitney, Christopher Eldredge and James McKiuney of Binghamton. The locomotive was at that time deemed almost an untried power, and the Legislature was careful to ''empower the use of steam, animals or any mechanical or other power, or of any combination of them for a term of 50 years." This great enter- prise was started at a time when "the feasibility and even the general usefulness of such means of com- munication were held in question. The science of civil engineering was comparatively in its infancy."' It was not till 1836 that a loan was authorized, and thai ad was so hampered by conditions as to be useless. There- fore the work was not com- menced u n t i 1 1840. Up to 1 s 4 5 only forty-five miles had been com- pleted. Nov. 3rd, 1847, the road was ex- tended to Mid- dletown, lifty- three mil e s f r o in N e n York, later to Otisville, eight miles farther, and Jan. 6th, L848, to Porl Jervis, thirteen miles beyond 28th, L848, saw the lasl spike driven on the 127 mile extension from Porl Jervis to Binghamton, and June 1st, 1849, from Binghamton to Owego. It was not until April 22nd, 1851, that this road was pushed through to Dunkirk, and from thai date Binghamton's growth commenced. The railway now extends to Chicago, and lias trunk connections to every large city of the West. The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, another greal trunk line passing through the city and having import- anl branches here, made its last connecting link between Great Bend and Binghamton in 1869. It extends from New York and Philadelphia to Buffalo and the far West. It owns and operates the Syracuse & Binghamton, a line running North to Syracuse and Oswego, intersecting the New York Central system and giving communication with Lake Ontario. The com- pany also owns and operates a lino running to Itica. The Lackawanna is one of the most ably managed roads of the country, its tracks and rolling stock com- paring favorably with the best. The Albany iS Susquehanna railway runs from this city to the Slate Capital and thence to Canada and New England. I t connects with the Erie at this point and with the Fitchburg at Troy. The Albany and S u s q u ehanna road was pro- jected in 1851 and was opened to Schoharie in September i n L863 and it reached Coble- sk i 1 1 early in '6 5, Oneonta in September of t h e same year, Unadilla early in V,i;, Sidney late in October of that year, and Bainbridge in July of 1867, Nineveh in the Fall of 1867 and Binghamton in January of L869. The road is operated by the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company. \ LINK TO \\ II I 1 IMSPORT, PA. The city has been compared to the hub of a wheel whose spokes are its railways. The figure is not quite perfect, however, as the southwestern spoke is want- ing. This will be supplied in the building of the pro- posed road to Williamsport, Pa., an active survey of which is now being made. The distance is about one ^ MANUFACTURERS OF IA N0RM A Qie AR FA6T0RY m mm m ^ I wmwnmwm 10 CENT GOODS : Jb- r < -v ba j^ofma. €dna. tJ * it! i 0. and 1. bittle f+and-Made. Magnolia. •>/>•>' * ■ ■ l • ' 1 1 '- l '- \ pJUtiyi 1 ****** 11 ^ It « . ... C, E, FOLMSBE E & CO,, Prop'rs. 72 STATE ST„ BINGHAMTON, N, If, MILES LEONARD. Contractor and Builder. Estimates Furnished on all Kinds of Buildings. Stone ^nd Brick Work a Specialty Office, 3-7 WASHINGTON ST. 60 BINGHAMTON PAST AXD PRESENT. hundred miles and threads one of the richest coal, iron and lumber regions of the extremely rich Keystone state. The proposed line would connect Binghamton with the Northern Central and Pennsylvania Central at Williamsport, and thus open a short route to Pitts- burg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, placing this city into direct communication with the oil and bituminous coal fields of western Pennsylvania, and establishing the shortest line between New England and the southwest. So manifold are the advantages that would accrue to Binghamton from the construction of the proposed line that its long delay has created great surprise. Indeed, had it through freight. It is not unlikely that the manage- ment will soon construct a link from the bridge east of the city along the path of the old canal to Willow- Point, thus relieving the passenger and way freight rails to a great extent. The right of way and ample station facilities could be secured at small cost. of great loss of revenue to his plank road the richest adjoining territory that this city possesses would long since have been opened. The pro- ject bas been discussed from time to lime, and seems to lie on the eve of aeh ie\ enielit . Binghamton and Williamsporl once connected, then Boston and Pitts- burg are bul ten hours apart, and the mines and wells of western Pennsylvania are at our doors. The somewhat limited territory owned by the Dela- ware, Lackawanna cc Western railway in the city lias tinned the attention of its management in the direction of securing STREETS AND SANITATION. Among the many attractive features of Binghamton none catches the eye of the stranger so quickly as the streets. The first settlers and their immediate follow- ers p 1 an n e d well when they laid out its broad, level, well-shaded thoroughfares. In the main, the streets run at right angles to one another. ! They are skirt- ed with Maples and Elms, which in many p arts of the city form beau- tiful arches of foliage, the broad branch- ing Elms almost interlacing across the hard smooth roadbed below. The streets slope gently toward the Susquehanna or Chenango river, so that no surface water remains even after the hardest rainfalls. On the contrary, showers cleanse them so effectually that the entire city appears as fresh and pure as the most fastidious could wish after every rainfall. There are at this writing about one hundred miles of streets in this city, and more than two hundred miles of Bide and crosswalks. The streets arc flanked by twenty-three miles of city sewers, there being in secODd line through the city for its addition many private sewers from property along the * Binghamton /Owning and Jent (?o. • MANUFACTURERS OF ,!,,.,, ., g< Awnings, jfe^v Tents, Covers, T^ll Flags. HORSE CLOTHING ™ SPECIALTIES. TENTS TO HIRE. FLAGS RENTED FOR DECORATING. - - - TELEPHONE CONNECTION. - - - 1SO Park Avenue, Rossville. , r+M • * • Known all over the world 4j|| as the MOST PERFECT, DUR- r+++4-++++ H-+++++++ L +++++ H-+++ L t±i and ranges ever constructed. • • DO NOT BE PERSUADED TO TflKE flNY OTHER MAKE. BUY AN "ACORN" AND YOU WILL BE MORE THAN SATISFIED. Also, a Full Line of Jewett Refrigerators, Oil and Gasoline Stoves- Lawn Mowers. flLSO, TIN, IRON AND COPPER WARE. MATTHEW O'NEILL, - 18 FERRY STREET. 62 BIXGII. 1 M TOX I '. I S T . 1 XD J 'RES EXT. banks of the rivers. The total cost of sewers has been $378,512. A large brick sewer connects the State Hospital for the Insane with a point in the river nearly a mile below the city water works, an intervening dam further obviating danger of contamination. Nearly seven miles of sewer is of brick, the remainder being of vitrified pipe of the best quality. Six miles of new sidewalk grades were given last year, profiles made for nearly two miles of streets and one and three- fourths miles of sewer was built. The recent exten- sion of the boundary lines of the city made necessary the greater part of this work. The main business streets of the city are paved with the best Mayor Green's words on this subject as presented in his last annual message: "The truest economy in street paving comprehends not alone the original cost of the pave, but its character, the effect of frost, the cost of repairs to the pavement, vehicles, etc., the non- retention of dust or filth, involving comfort and health, the noise, etc., etc. Experience in other municip- alities, and at home, have demonstrated beyond a doubt the false economy and uudesirability of wooden pave- ments. Berlin claims to be the cleanest city in Europe or America, and at the least cost per square yard. It has many well-laid stone pavements, almost like floors. It has increas- quality < if As- p halt t h a t could 1 e ob- tained. Prior to the int ro- duction of As- pbalt the City Father's l.ad bee 11 c o m- in i t t c d t o Chestnut block pavement, but it did no prove satisfs ctory. Expcri lllellt lias also been made with vitrified brick, with what de- gree of success it is yet too early to determine. Last year there were laid 7,313.34 yards of Asphalt pave- ment on Ferry and Front streets, costing $20,257.95, ($2.77 per square yard, i The Courl streel bridge was also paved with Asphalt, al an expense of $6,113.45. The city now has paved streets to the extent of 67,- > s l square yards of wood paving, 65,099.39 square yards of Asphall and 3, t81.26 square yards of brick. The total cost of all pavements to date amounts to $363,803.93. So important a problem is that of paving in every 3sing city that we make no apology for quoting ed its Asphalt at about twelve per cent, each ;.^% year for seven- V teen years, and it is claimed Ms that this i s done not only for comfort, but to save f\- money for re- zi n m±. p airs a n d c 1 e a n i ng, so " c o s 1 1 y under the old system of pavements. — ■ — - The price of ieen materially • reduced in some cities during the past year." Great care is exercised to conserve the health of the community in the maintenance of a competent Health Board, Hoard of Plumbing Inspectors and a Sanitary Inspector. No disease- breeding spots are permitted to exi^t in any part of the city under penalty of heavy tine. The mortality rate is therefore very low. For 1893 it was lower than in any preceding year since the foundation of the city. It is thought that a garbage crematory will be provided within the next two years. The city covers an area of ten square miles, available grounds for dumping garbage being therefore no longer o O DC < I O z o < I o z DQ LU I CO QC < I o Ll_ o CD QC LJ QC Z) h- O < Ll_ Z> z: < 64 BINGEAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. readily accessible. As the city owns its water supply system it is enabled to make free use of that agent for purifying purposes, and the result is manifest in the scrupulous cleanliness of every quarter. OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS. The city government is not remiss in providing street illumination, the electrical system being em- ployed except in a few outlying districts. There are maintained 252 arc lights of 2,000 candle power burn- ins from dark to daylight every night in the year. They entail a cost of $27,594 Common Council : "The establishment of municipal lighting plants appears to be growing in popular favor, and is in line with the advanced thought of to-day. In view of the, rapid advancement in electric science, and the marvelous discoveries resulting in new and im- proved appliances and processes, both for gas and electric lighting, it may be expected that continual reduction will occur in the cost of generating lights, and the machinery and methods of to-day become almost absolute within the next few years. Under the existing conditions, and in anticipation of something better, I am of the opinion that this city can afford to closely watch ruination is furnished by the Binghamton General Electrical company. In addition to street lighting, the city now pays for lights as follows : $i oo pei daj 5365.00 Ross Park 1 in nnm, about ' 300.C0 Common 1 electric) $ 1 5.00 pei month. 1S0.00 1 ourl and Police Headquarters (electric,) 824.75 per 1 297.00 City Building (Firemen's llall.i (ya-;.) meter charge per annum.. 669.92 Total $1,811.92 The question of establishing a municipal electiric lighting plant has been agitated from time to time, but nothing definite has come of it. Sentiment touch- ing the advisability of such a step is divided, and may be expressed in the language of the Mayor to the as follows : hotels, 32 ; saloon, liquor, 109 ; store- keepers, 28 : ale and beer, 13. The total amount re- ceived for licenses granted in 1893 was 12,800, a de- crease of $1,099 from the preceding year. This, it is claimed, can be accounted for by the working of the amended state law permitting druggists to take out a storekeeper's license, without a druggist's license. POLICE PROTECTION. A vigilant and effective police department composed of a chief, two assistant chiefs, one detective, one roundsman and twenty-four patrolmen preserve the purity of the social atmosphere. The department is The Prudential Insurance Company < i] America. HOME OFFICE, NEWARK, N. J. Tl e Prudential issues p die es adapl ',1 to the wants and circums tances < t >er sons in e\ 'ery walk o ' life hi its INDUSTRIAL BRANCH policies are issued for sums not exceeding $1,000, with premiums payable weekly at the home of the person insured. The c , , . f t . „ ,, ORDINARY BRANCH For further mtormation, call on or address any represemative ot the Company, or of the Company issues all the popular foi Life and Endowment Policies, in sum- from $1,000 to $2£,ooo, with premiums payable an- nually, semi-annually or quarterly at the offices of the Company. W. E. RALPH. General agent, [5-16 .- McNamara Block, BINGHAMTON, N. Y. Jo\VelT]Qcisii]ess ^ollege, BINGHAMTON, N. V ^''V A thorough training given young people of both sexes in Boo^eepina, . Slioi<[l{ciiid, . Telegtfqpliy, . Peqmqiisliip, COMMON AND HIGHER ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS. Business Men Furnished Competent Office Help. White For Catalogue. J. E. BLOOMER, Principal and Proprietor iki 1 iiiom: ci.-.o. 66 BINGHAMTOS J 'AST AND PRESENT. under the control of a Board of commissioners, and every endeavor is put forth to maintain the highest possible standard of excellence. Gambling resorts and other places of questionable color are suppressed ;i> far as possible, and illegal liquor selling is rigidly pro- hibited. The resident criminal class is exceedingly small, and the rowdyism usually prevalent in cities of this size, is remarkable for its scarcity, if not for its complete absence. General good order, peace and quiet prevail at all times in an unusual degree. This is not the least of the attractions which the city pos- sesses as a habitation. Parents may rest secure at all t i m e s that their children are not sub- jected openly to the e\ il in fluences ob- tain i n g in p laces i n which police vigilence i s less rigidly imposed. So high a stand- ard of effici e n c y is re- quired that the bods has gained more CHENAK than local renown, the Binghamton force having become n\ in for all that is best in police organizations ROSS PARK. .Inst within the Southern boundary of the city a deep defile winds its way sinuously between lofty, tree-clad hills for nearly half a mile to the summit beyond. It is clothed with majestic Tines. Hemlocks, Oaks and Chestnuts, while in Springtime the snowj blooms of lie Dogw I gleam at intervals through the gloomy low-hanging foliage. A cold clear stream brawls noisily over the moss-grown boulders in its bed. To the West of the defile rises a commanding bluff called "Point Lookout," from which there breaks upon the view a prospect of surpassing loveliness. The valley of the Susquehanna, visible for nearly a score of miles, its sides broken by wood arid meadow, spreads in a splendid panorama from beneath one's feet: and through it the placid river winds like a gently narrow- ing band of silver until it passes away in the haze in- verting with softly changing lights of rose and gold the far Western horizon. Away to the North converges the picturesque valley of the Chen- ango, Mount P r o s p e c-t frowning grimly in the f o re ground. The beautiful 1 a n d s c a p e here again be- comes mellow in the reced- ing distance, until, blend- ing with the reflected tints of its ii w ii J \iicnt glory. it is trans fuse d w i t h into the deeper blue To the East there vista. The Susque- hills to disappear em its course, handiwork of fe— lies v .-..- - m III IVF.I! I.onMNi; NoIM'lI. delicate amethyst, melting at 1 i if the low-arching heavens stretches a scarcely less splendid \ hanna winds and rewinds among th only when the eye can no longer disce But more beautiful even than th nature — more beautiful because' instinct with the city below. Its magnificent buildings. it> cloud piercing spires. it> monumental chimneys from whicl lull- the .-moke of prosperous industry to mingle witl and fade into the blue of the .-Ties, its streets witl their garniture of living green, all combine to form i Wholesale Butter House ESTABLISHED IN BUSINESS 1844. REMOVED FROM WAVERLY. TIOGA CO.. N. Y. FANCY ffiP I ill iff STIFF mi f DELAWARE. CHENANGO. CORTLAND. MADISON. TIOGA anil BROOME COUNTIES Creamery and Dairy Butter RECEIVED FRESH DAILY. BINGHAMTON i« locate) Binghamton, and 1> & Co., Nal al and Erie, Delaware, I ;•■ „,,,! Budoon Ballr ,,, Express Com pan if n, Mr.,, ,,— and ,•-. Wellfi I arg i v prompt)} JOHN R. JONES, 219 State St , Near Lewis, BINGHAMTON. N. Y. r" i E. 6. Freeman, O L- "3 MANUFACTURER OF • 1 CX. I o Tin Roofing, —4 Cornices, ^| Eave Troughs, Tinware, Etc., Etc. 1 I k^^ 123 STATE STREET, BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 68 BINGHAMTON J 'AST AND PRESENT. picture of matchless beauty- -a picture which awakens at once thoughts of the present and of the past when only the Redman's cry echoed across the valley now cradled so calmly in the summer's sun. The two massive towers at the base of the bluff mark the entrance to the park. -lust over the ravine to the ridrl lies an enclosure in which gambol a num- ber of deer and other animals. To the rear towers a signal station, and investing the whole is a forest of trees and shrubs through which scores of children play from dawn to sunset. Rustic arches woo one to rest a1 every turn of t b e numerous paths that wim about and over the hills. It is an ideal retreat in w h ic h the wayfarer may enjoy the repose of natur e or commingle with the plca-ui— of her children, forgetting for the t ime the heartache of the bu sj world around. Hoss Park, which in- c I u d e s t h e WAS ravine, its enclosing bluffs and their envi contain an area of about one hundred i given to the city by Mr. Erastus Ross in 1 park purposes. It is under the jurisdicl government vested in a Board of Park Commissioners The l'aik Amii-cinciit Company has secured the Sum mer use of its amusement privileges, and has don< much to beautify and popularize the place. It i- con nectcd with the centre of the city by an electric rail way line of the best cla^s. and thousands of people eu joy it- shady nooks and dells during the sultry months Itoss Tails baa become of late years the most popu and was or public f the city lar resort for picnic, excursion and other parties in this part of the state, dividing attention with several more pretentious and more widely advertised pleasure resorts. There is scarcely a day from June to October that does not bring its throngs of merry-makers from a hundred villages within a radius of as many miles to enjoy its cool pure atmosphere. In addition to the attractions so bountifully be- stowed by nature, the Talk Commissioners have added many of their own. The city annually appropriates $3,000 for the maintenance of the park, and with this a number of ani- mals have been purchased to de- light the eyes of the little ones. There have also been introduced a m e r r y-go- round, a switch- b a c k railway, burros for the use of those w bo may not care to Climb the -leep sides of the dancing pa vil ion. mammoth refresh me n t :r looking NORTH. hall, rustic pa- numerous to nacadamized 3S in reality of the pari ,'d with electricity. So widely godas and other f mention.-' The d and brilliently illui have the attractions of this sylvan resort become ad- vertised by the thousands who have visited it in the past that it is become in very truth the Mecca of every Sabbath school, social club or fraternal order that can afford the health-giving luxury of an annual. summer outing. A brass band is also a permanent attraction of the park. Bennetl Park is a wooded tract lying in the North- western part of the city and is also accessible by I M>. I' II, C.I \ N I- CULHANE & GREEN ""■ I no. I. IVTcIneppcy & fio. Have One of the Largest Stocks of Furniture in the City, Comprising Dining Room, Parlor, / I , ■ Silting Room, Chamber, / and (je^ars Hall and Kitchen Goods and Carpets Mt. Vernon, Hermitage, Private Stock, At Prices as Low as Can Be Quoted at any Place in the City. Golden Wedding. Gibson, Old Crow, and all the Leading i:,.,,,.i- i B n and D Btlc CHAMPAGNES I CLARETS, also ;i Full 1 Ine of CULHANE & GREEN, ttINEKAL WATEKS FOK TABLI VS1 162 and 163 WASHINGTON ST. W WASHINGTON SI, B I N G H A IVl T M , t I — Stearns Bicycles F. R. KEYES^ leaf Tobacco 20 and 22 Susquehanna St. J. H. Hopler & Co., ,1 IENTS, 1^2 Washingl - n, IN. Y. B1NGUAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. electric railway. Concerts and dances are there occasionally during the Summer. AMUSEMENT PLACES. In close connection with outdoor amusement places may be mentioned the threaters, of which Binghamton possesses two, the Stone and the Bijou. The larger tainable being given to a reasonable scale of prices. The Stone is the legitimate successor of the Washing- ton street opera house which was torn down to make way for the extension of Henry street soon after the dedication of the present splendid structure. The Bijou is a cosy edifice situated on lower Water street, and caters to as respectable a class of the local and costlier of the two is the Stone. It is a superb public as the large theater. It was erected by Mr. Lee playhouse, and was erected through the enterprise of Mr. M. Cafferty about a year ago and is conducted by A. Chas. M. Stone about two years ago. It occupies A. Fenyvessy. The Bijou has a seating capacity of a tine site on Chenango street almost opposite the site oft lie Academy of Music which was destroyed by tire nine years ago. The Stone is con- ceded cil by traveling players to be one of the most beautiful and thoroughly appointed places of its kind in the United States. Its cost was about $150,- 000. T h e orchestra floor contains about 600 hand-. me plush cover- ed chairs of the latcsl design. Eight pros- cenium boxes, the bal- cony and gallery make its total seating capacit v . , \l UN STREET, AND CI nearly fourteen hun- dred. The stage is very large, and is supplied with full sets of scenery in sufficient variety to present any style of play. There is a commodious dance hall in another pari of the building, also offices for the theater corps, etc. The entrance and foyer are beautifully frescoed in style to conform with the handsome interior decor ations. Nothing that could add to the comfort of its patrons has been omitted. This theater is under the lesseeship of Messrs. J. P. E. Clark and E.G. Delavan, the best class of dramatic and operatic attractions ob- about eight hundred persons, composed of orchestra floor, t wo boxes and gallery. Both theaters are well patronized and suc- cessful. HACK COURCE8. Binghamton contains two places wherein horse races are given. They are those of the Binghamton Driving Bark and the Mow Driving Bark Associa- tions. The former is located a mile wot of the city. It contains a half mile track and is amply provided with accommodations. The latter lies north of the city and is equipped with a half mile and a mile kite-shaped track. The annual meets of the New York State Breeders Associ- ation are held on this track. BASE BALL. In an adjoining lot is one of the handsomest base ball grounds in the state. Binghamton having ever taken an active interest in the national game. Enthus- iasts still speak admiringly of the "Old Crickets." an invincible team in its day (1876), before which the strongest National League teams experienced defeat. 1-jOTEL BENNETT, » » « • BINGHAMTON, N. Y. The Only First-Class hotel. AND IT'S IN THE BUSINESS PART OF THE Cm ONE OF THE BEST APPOINTED HOTELS IN THE STATE. 35" Rooms With Bath. SSSSSBSm " f, „ .,..,M,Mrrrrrrrrf tPjrj r-rjr r r r r >r'f sample Kooms. i|j»MMiff?]ii'i *r ^% ^fe 10 bqi^G t(qiidsoii)e PqiflotfsSqifable fo* Contentions. MEN WAITERS, TABLE AND SERVICE UNSURPASSED. Ticket Office in the Hotel, Where Tickets and Mileaye Books are Sold at Reduced Rates Commercial l^ates $2.00, $2.50 and $§,00 per Da£ Pree 'Bus tfo and prom dAW grains. PROPRIETOR. BINGHAMTON PAST AND PBESENT. epresented in the International i the Eastern League conte The city was als League race, and later in the Eastern League contests. It wo., the Eastern League pennant in L892 still an ardent base ball city. hamton as a desirable place of residence, and for the employment of capital : the use of all proper means to of Tr ide wa 3 inco poratcd ■y L5, L8S7, with a large THE BOARD OF TRADE. The Binghamton Boari for fifty years on Fel.ru charter membership of enterprising citizens. It has grown from year to year until it numbers between three hundred and four hu n d r ed members, all looking with eye single to the advancement of the city's business inter- ests, as set forth in the following section of its by-laws: •• The objects of this Association are to pro- v id e and regulate a suitable room or rooms for the Board of Trade in the city of Bing- hamton: to inculcate just and equitable prin- ciples in trade : to es- tablish and maintain iiniformiu i n <■ mercial usages ; to ac quire, preserve a a d disseminate valuable business information : to adjust controversies and misunderstandings between it- mem- bers; to protect and foster the mercantile and manu- facturing industries: to promote the commerce of the citj of Binghamton and its general prosperity, by the solicitation of manufacturers and business enterprises to locate within it- boundaries and adjacent territory. the promulgation of the advantage- possessed by Bing- obtain legislation, national, state and municipal, favor- able to the interests of the city and its inhabitants ; the extension of facilities of transporation, and the pro- tection of the trade of the city from unjust discrimi- nation in rates of freight or otherwise; and generally by uniform and well directed efforts to advance and ex- tend the welfare and promote the commercial integrity of the business com- munity.*" The organization is governed by a Board of Trustees — thirteen in number — elected by ballot at the annual meeting, all members of the Board of Trade, in good standing, be- ing entitled to vote. A secretary is elected by the trustees. No official of the Board of Trade receives any sal- ary or compensation for services rendered, except the secretary. It has never been the policy of the Board to offer costly induce- ments to seekers for the location of more or less mythical industries. To quote again from the last annual nics- Ou many occasions the natural inducements and the splendid facilities afforded for industries to locate here, have been fully appreciated. The manufacturers desiring to effect a change in the location of their plants have been deeply impressed by the superior advantages possessed by Binghamton in comparison with other cities, but another city than ours was eventually -elected, simply because a larger of the May< av kiNNey evaRts & CO. Coffee and Spice Mills Importers of the Flower Girl Teas, Jobbers of Molasses, Canned Goods, Tobacco, Etc. Also Manufacturers of the Triumph Baking Powder, 186-188 State St.. Binghamton.N.Y. Setppett 8po<§.. O. W. SEH^S, Whole. :,!,■ mid l;,t:i ^ New York, Lake Erie & Western R. R. Co. ANTHRACITE AND BITUMINOUS Coal P1AN0S, ORB^RS oAnd Musical Merchandise of all Kinds. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. PRICES LOW. TERMS REASONABLE. 98 and UK) Qoiivt St., BingHamton, l\J . V. 19 CLINTON STREET, BINGHAMTON. N. Y. BINOHAMTON I 'AST AND PRESENT. cash bonus, possibly in addition to lands or the gifl of a plant, was offered and accepted. Many commercial wrecks and ruined manufacturers are discovered on every side standing as unite monuments of warning againsl inducing industries to locate on the alms-giving or take all-that-comes principle." -Many commercial •strikers' are abroad seeking whom they may devour. Sponsors of cashless concerns or of enterprises with capital and business in a decaying condition, desire 'a change' of location, owing to inadequate facilities, etc and are traveling the country, and through cor- respondence p r o- pounding the all-ab- s o r lii n g query, • W hat i n d u c e- nients will your city offer?' The highest cash bonus regardless of other at t ract ions, wi usually land the en- terprise, and soon after the felicita- tions cease on the part of the press and people because of -added indust- ries,' joy gives place to mourning a n d the tinanci: ' wreck floats outs as a buoy to warn others from similar industrial shoals. If the end was here, less would lie the harm, hut business failures, especially if repeated with fre- quency, soon place question marks opposite the credit and good name of a municipality and repulse responsi- ble enterprises from locating therein. Owners of honest, competent industrial plants, seeking new fields, will for good and sufficient reasons prefer the location P issessing equivalent advantages to any other, and in addition, offering a substantial bonus in cash or its equivalent." The Board disapproves of the subsidizing of manu- facturers, and its attitude is sustained by the conserva- tive business public. It awards cash inducements only after the most careful inquiry has shown it to be necessary in order to secure some substantial industry giving employment to a large number of persons at reasonable wages, and not even then unless assured be- yond question that the end will justify the means. Mr. E. M. Tierney is President of the Board. Two b f i i ilri ill 4ft lii 1 *«,:,.,.* ■r *r W W 1* ARMORY AND POSTOFFICE. ildings to which reference should be made are the State Ar- mory and the United States Pub- building. The Armory occupies a plot of ground e \ t en ding from State street to Prospect avenue. It was built in L881 by an appropri- ation of §10,000 from t h e State. The County gave ie site cost '1112 s.i 11 10. and the wentieth Separate ompany cont r i- uted $1,500 to complete the struct- tuilding is 180x80 feet, two stories nd is embellished with towers and 1888 the State built an addition at a and appropriated $3,500 to enlarge the building con- ure. The main high, of brick, battlements. In cost of Sin, and modify the main structure, tains a very large drill room, elegantly furnished com- pany quarters, lockers, parlors, etc. The Amory is occupied by the Twentieth Separate Company and the Sixth Battery, both of the State National Guard. The former is commanded by Cap- lain Hiram C. Rogers, and the latter by Captain Laurel I, Olmstead. THE A R I. I N G T O N The Leading h|otel in the city. rtMin r {. Aldrich, Detroit. Mich.: \V. Babcock & Stowell, Persels & Mack, anu Hardware. Mechanics' Tools, Refrigerators Ice Cream freezers, - LAWR MOWERS * Rubber and Cotton Hose, Wood and Tile Mantels, ♦ GAS FIXTURES, ♦ Leather and Rubber Belting, Wood Split Pullies, Bath Tubs, Range Boilers, Iron Pipe, Pumps, Sinks, Paints, Oils and Glass. 174 Washington and 127 State Sts. FINE HAND-MADE HARNESS 10 Chenango Street. ^eV-EPHO/v s 464. '' ■ i Horfy Sid^ * sjJ S- Uegge, , ESALE FRUIT * Confectionery, Crackers and Cigars, Candy Specialty. aijd (^oiiHUissiou • \Ierchaot, LARGEST LINE Penny Goods. 219 Chenango Street, . ..... ' ,?-H-# Nelson Block Two s,ree,s Nor,h of Dc p° ,s - BINGHAMTON. N. Y. B1NGHAMT0N PAST AND PRESENT. I I iomas, Rochester, and J. D. Fuller of Jordon, N. Y. After a long discussion a temporary organization was formed by electing A. H. Ellis, President and .1. D. Aldrich, Secretary. A meeting fur organization was called bj Mr. Aldrich to be held in Elmira, Oct- ober 31, 1891, at which meeting Mr. Aldrich was chosen Chairman and Walter 11. Booth, of Hornells- v i He, Secretary. fred Center; ( '. ( '. Howell, Ithaca. N. V.: A. II. Cal- aum, Rutherford, X. J.: 15. Blampied, Elmira, N. Y.: Geo. 1'. Lynd, Albany ; Frank S. Hunter. Elmira : D. E. Pugh, Elmira; -I. D. Temple, Chicago, III.: W. II. Booth, Hornellsville ; .1. I). Aldrich, Detroit ; S. H. Springer, Pittston ; A. A. Thomas, Elmira : Wm. Jackson, Elmira : Geo. X. Buchanan, Elmira: H. A. Kendall, Cleveland. Ohio, and YV. H. Wood, Elmira. A committee consisting of Messrs. Aldrich, Howell ami Booth were appointed to secure a charter. This committee, after consulting with eminent attorneys, found that they could not obtain what they were in search of under the genera] law. and employed Judge Vernon E. Peck- ham, of .lames- town, to draft a hill for presenta- tion to the legisla- ture asking for a special act of in- corporation. This hill was presented at the first session of the legislature in January, 1892, w a s passed and signed by the Gov- ernor February 25, 1892, and in accordance with he hill a meeting or permanenl or ganization was called by the Pres- ident for March 26, following. It. was very import- ant that this meet ing be held at some point where sufficient interest would he taken in the association to insure a good attendance. Mr. Aldrich after consult- ing with the committee and other members, decided upon holding the meeting at Binghamton, and the re- sult proved the wisdom of his decision. There were present about four hundred commercial travelers, and one hundred and sixty-seven members, residents of HILLS, McLEAN & WILLIAMS, kl.KIC- AM> millNMMIM Di^ess Qoods, Siltjs, V[illiqeiy, t — ' — Lc|ces rind T^icqtuiqgs. STYLISH WRAPS AND JACKETS FOR LADIES. MISSES AND CHILDREN. Sole Agents for three of the best known makes of KID GLOVES, viz : Maggione, Francesco. Jerome anil genuine Foster. Every pair war- ranted and fitted at the counter. Silk and Cotton Hosiery. Ladies' Silk, Wool, Lisle and Cotton Und rwear. STAMPED LINENS. ART GOODS, YARNS, MUSLIN UNDERWEAR, Etc. Also :■ Complete Line of House Furnishings, Consisting .it the Best Mai f Carpets. Draperies of every description. Lace and Silk Curtains, Portiers, Upholstery Goods for furniture coverings, Oil Cloths, Mattings, Linolium. Rugs, Art Squares. Carpet Sweepers. Ready-Made Sheets and Pillow Cases, Table Linen, Linen Suits, Lace Pillow Shams and Spreads to match, Bed Spreads, and many other useful articles. Hilk Mr I ean & Williams imi>, mcLcan oc vvmiaiiio. p. f\. BeQSoi?, ALEX. E. ANDREWS & SON. ^ iar , os , Orn^, Real Estate and Insurance, , I) III. KIN l>- 111 56 Court Street, Musical .'. Merchandise, BINGHAMTON, N. Y. Loans on Real Estate I n> CO! RT STREET, N itiated. • ♦ • # # # m # BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 80 BINGHAMTON PAST AXI> PRESENT. Binghamton, were added to the list, making a total number of charter members at the opening of the con- vention of six hundred and forty-four. By-laws pre- pared by Judge Peckham together with Mr. Aldrich ami Mr. Booth were presented and adopted. The fol- lowing officers were elected : President — -lames D. Aldrich, Detroit Mich. Vice-Presidents— John M. McKinstry, Cleveland, Ohio : P. .1. McCaffery, Scran- ton. Pa.: Sanford T. Georgia, Chicago. 111.: William Mason, Binghamton, X. Y. ; -lames Southard, Newark, N. J.; Orrin Scotten, Detroit, Mich.;W. H. Holmes, Boston, Mass. Secretary and Treasurer — Walter H. Booth, II or- nellsville, N. Y. Board of Managers — C. C. Howell, Ithaca, N. Y.: D. E. Pugh, Elmira, N. Y.: F. W. (irum- mond. Bing- hamton, N.Y. : J. F. Henry, New York; Geo. F. Sweig- ert, Scranton, P a. : ( '. F. Sut he r land, Wilkes- P.arre, Pa. : Theo. A. TITER WASHINGTON STKKI'.T. Chicago : Mack Wilson, of Cleveland, (.). ; F. C. Ham- ilton, of Evansville, hid.: John E. Roche, of Scranton, Pa., and C. C. Gale, of Boston, Mass., were elected, and by instructions of the Board of Managers, during the summer of 1893 visited the following cities which had ottered sites for the home: Ctiea, Rome, Syracuse, Auburn. Rochester, Buffalo, Binghamton, Ithaca, El- mira, Hornellsville, Mt. Morris, Aurora and Weeds- port. The next annual convention was held in Syra- cuse, October 10, 1893, at which this committee, after careful investigation, made report and unani- mously recommended the offer made by the citizens of Binghamton of one hundred acres of land and *15,000 in cash. This otter was unan- imouslv ac- cepted by the convention, there being present over twelve hun- dred members, c o m p osed of delegations ranging from fifty to three hundred from the different White. Binghamton, N. Y. ; Peter Crise, Elmira, N. Y. : W. C. Dunham, Alfred Center, N. Y. ; Horace II. ('adv. Cleveland, (). : A. II. Calaum, Rutherford, N. J.; ('. P. Olp, Mt. Morris. N. Y.: W. II. Svkes. Allentown, Pa.; B. E. Watson, Syracuse, \. Y.;Geo. W. Taylor, Philadelphia, Pa. Trustees of Reserve Fund Geo. E. Green, Binghamton, N. Y.: M. F. Robson, Elmira, N. Y. ; R. N. Hull, Cleveland, O.; W. C. VanBIarcom, Scranton, Pa.: -I. Frank Hart, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The regular annual meeting of the Association was held at Rochester, October '.'. L892, at which a site committee consisting of D. K. Clink, of cities ottering sites. The transfer of the one hundred acres of land from the citizens to the Association was made May 21, 18H4, and a topographical survey was begun June 6, 1894. The corner stone of the first building will be laid at the date of the annual meeting October It. 1894. The annual income of the Associ- ation is now somewhat more than $25,000 and it has over $100,000 in the bank for use as desired. It is estimated that the Home will cost from $200,000 to $300,000. The officers for 1893-4 are as follows: President — J. D. Aldrich, Detroit, Mich. Secretary and Treasurer — W. H. Booth, Binghamton, \. Y. JUNIUS F. BISHOP, RrchlleciUreil Wood TiLirninq ol fill Descriptions. ft ^ ft ALSO, MANUFACTURER OF Office Fixtures . . . fIND . . . FURNITURE. ft m ft /©0B VORKEK . . . flND ABINGT Maker. l 4r ™ ||1 §j . « €* « J m Factory, No. 20 Lewis St. and 54-56 Prospect Ave., Binghamton, N. Y. /T]odern pbarm,aey Cor COURT AND WATER STS. '—A Complete Line of Drugs |— Toilet Articles and Sundries. ' — All the High Grade Perfumes. ,— The Prescription Department is Complete. '— Soda Water and True Mineral Waters. | — Ice Cream Soda with Crushed Fruits. '— A Carefully Selected Line of Cigar-. Geo. M. Harris, 40 and 42 COURT STREET, 5. C. Smith, f[\. D. WHOLESALE.-. RETAIL HOUSE ESTABLISHED IN 1852. BINGHAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. Vice Presidents— William Mason, Binghamtou, N. Y.; P. J. McCaffrey, Scranton, Pa.; J. M. McKinstry, Cleveland, O.; W. H. Holmes. Boston, Mass.;Oren Scotten, Detroit, Mich.; James Southard, Newark, N. J.; Charles II. Hinman, Chicago, 111.: L. P. Reinecker, Baltimore, Md. Board of Managers, One Year — C. C. Howell, [thaca, N. Y.: D. E. Pugh, Elmira, N. Y.; Theo. A. White, Binghamton, N. Y. ; W. C. Dunham, Alfred Centre, N. Y. ; Geo. W. Taylor, Philadelphia, Pa. Two Years -John DeWitt, New York: George F. Sweigert, Scranton Pa.; C. F. Sutl erland, Wilkes- Bar t, Pu.:<\ P. Olp, Mt. Morris N. Y.: \V. II. Sykes, Allen- town, Pa. Th ice Years — B. E. Watson, Syracuse, N. Y. ; C. H. White, Buffalo, N. Y.: C. C. Frisbie, El- mira, X. Y.:S. I). W. Cleveland, Rochester, N. Y.:C. C. Gale, Bos- ton, Mass. Trustees of I! es e r v e Fu nd, Three Years— J. Frank Hart, Wilkes- Barre, Pa.; T. C. Northcott, Elmira, X. V. Two Years M. F. Robeson, Elmira, X. Y.;Geo. E. Green, Binghamton, N. V. < hie Year — W. ('. VanBlarcom, Scranton, Pa.; Kay Tompkins, El- mira, X. Y. Examining Finance Committee— J. II. Stitzer, Philadelphia, Pa.; W. A. Coleman, Scranton, Pa.; ('. II. Thompson, Binghamton, N. V. The object of the Home may be understood from these extracts from the by-laws : ••The objects and purposes of said corporation shall eate a fund l>y membership fees and annual in its members, with which to provide and I AI'.l'.UN \( I I' M rje to dues f maintain a home and hospital within the Slate of Xew York, to lie erected by said corporation for the recep- tion, care and maintenance and relief of indigent com- mercial travelers, who are members of said association and their dependent wives, widows and infant children, and to build, furnish and maintain in connection there- with a school for the benefit of said infants ; and to provide and fur- nish such other and further aid and assist- ance to the members thereof and their fam- ilies as may be pro- vided by the by-laws of this corporation. Any commercial trav- eler, resident citizen of the United States of America, of good moral character, is eli- gible to member-hip. All applications for membership must be accompanied by two dollars as membership fee. and one dollar to pay annual due- for current fiscal year, and he endorsed by one or more members of the association. Any per- son eligible to member- ship may become a lite member on the recommendation of the board of managers and the payment of forty dollars to the treasurer, which shall he in lieu of all future dues and assessments. Upon receipt of an ap- plication duly endorsed by one or more members and accompanied by a fee of not Less than twenty-five dol- lars, the hoard of managers may. at any regular or special meeting, by a two thirds vote of the members in frch. C. A. BAYER, Matthews & Pratt ii (:o(i i't S^'cct- $ :: e Real Estate, Fire Insurance and Loans I am prepared to fit any foot in the above shoe in French;- Patent or Russia Calf. (\ most complete and stylish assortment of Ladies'. Gents' and Children's Footwear. GIVE ME A CALL House and Lots, Vacant Lots, Business Property and Farms in all parts of the city and county for sale and exchange. 43 COURT ST., BINGHAMTON, N. Y. Walter P. Pratt. Geo. A. Matthew> EST ARI.ISill KI > I840 ROBT. HBATH, BARNES & CONGDON Manufacturers of SrXXZXXZXXZZXZXXiXZXXZXZXXXZXXXXXX* M * I Marble iE| and Granite [jj? a Monuments, a "xxzxxxxxzxxxzxzxzxzxxxzxxxxxxxxz" Connected with the Leading American Quarries. Barnes Block, 94 and 96 Chenango Street BINGHAMTON, N. Y. MACHINIST GOOD FACILITIES FOR GENERAL MACHINE WORK. MANUFACTURER OF Screw-Cutting Lathes FOR FOOT POWER. 227 Water Street, Binghamton, N. Y. BINGHAMTON J 'AST AND PRESENT. present, elect such applicant an honorary member. The person so elected shall be entitled to none of the benefits or privileges nor liable for any dues or assess- ments of active members." The site given by the citizens of Binghamton oc- cupies an eminence directly South of the city and Wesl of Ross Park. It is about one and a half miles from the Court house, and commands a view scarcely [ess picturesque than that obtained from the summit of the Park grounds. The two rivers and their valleys Btretch to the North, East and West, while the city lies peacefully below. BRIDGES. Five bridges con- nect the three sections into which the city is divided by the Sus- quehanna and Chen- ango rivers. The lar- gest i- a plate girder bridge spanning the Chenango between Court and Main streets. It cost near- ly $90,000, and is 100 feet long. The uppermost bridge spans the Susquehanna above the Rockbottom STONE OI'K dam. It is a three span iron structure 540 feel between shore abutments. Another mammoth iron structure connects Washington with DeRussey streets. This is Too feet long and cost between §40,000 and $50,000 eight years ago. The Chenango is also crossed bj a suspension bridge at the fiint of KeiT\ street, affording communication with the tine resilience quarter called Dwightville, in honor of it- promotor, the late Col. Walton W. Dwight. It is ' between its cable towers. A foot bridge con- nects the Southern part of the citj with the center at the foot of Exchange street. CITY SUB-DIVISIONS. The city is divided, for convenience of direction, in- to a number of localities. They are North Side, West End, Dwightville, Riverside, Rossville, Millville and Fairview. The North Side comprises all that teeming and progressive part lying North of the railways, and boasts of a population of more than 8,000 souls. It is traversed longitudinally by North Chenango street, from which extend a large number of handsome resi- dence avenues. Chenango street is second in commer- cial importance only to Court street, and is paved almost its entire length of a mile and a half with Trinidad As- phalt. Its Northern terminus is the North line of the city, and thence continues an unbroken succession of pretty v i 1 1 a s to Port Dickinson, three miles from the city Court house. The whole distance is threaded by a branch of the Binghamton electric street car system. The West End is perphaps the mosl beautiful residence part of the city. It is also comparatively new. the greater part of it having been settled within half a dozen years. It extends almosl to Lestershire, a thrifty suburb situated nearly three miles from the center of the city. Riverside is the name bestowed upon a handsome avenue following along the Northern bank of the Sus- quehanna river below the city. It is occupied by a superior class of dwellings and is undoubtedly destined in become one of the must charming divisions. Rossville embraces that portion of the city lying South of the Susquehanna river tributary ti> DeRussey Real Estate. If You Want to Buy, Sell or Exchange Property in City or Country, Call on D, P. STRATTON, 392 CMENANGO STREET, INGHAMTON, r\J. V. o •> -v * o o <■ Fire and Life Insurance. Money to Loan In Large or Small Sums. 3 e 0^ <° y NICELY FITTED WITH ISAAC LAUDER & SON, Marble anJ Granite Works. Manufacturers ..i All Kinds .if Marble and Granite Monuments, Headstones, fid Estimates Given on All Kinds of Cemetery Work. NO. 61 ELDREDGE STREET. Binghamton, N. Y. I ♦SHOES ♦ For Dress or Business ■ H. A. NICHOLS, 31 COURT STREET. w _ r^raije -X | ockWood, PALACE QUEEN FURNACE Ar)d Happy Thought Range ALSO, OIL AND GASOLINE STOVES. Jobbing 1 I COI u STKK1 I BUTOH^-MTOIT, ST. "ST. 86 BINGHAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. street. It is named for its chief patron, Mr. Erastus Ross, who has large interests there. Rossville is :i rapidly growing section and is very desirable as it com- mands a fine view of the city and the two uniting river.-;. It will be the terminus of the State Line rail- way previously referred to. Dwightvillc liesNorth of the Chenango river almost opposite the main business part of the city. It is com- posed of many pretty cottages and is devoted wholly t<> home purposes. Fairview includes that delightful section of territory lvine- between the Eastern line of the older city and the possessions of the State Hospital. It contain- a large chair factory, wagon factory, a carriage hardware manufactory, and is mainly I milt up by the cosy homes of those employed in them. Millville is BO called because it i< the site of several support being the mammoth boot and shoe factory es- stablished by the Messrs Lester of this city. The village contains a brush factory and other minor inter- ests, and is undoubtedly destined, like Port Dickinson, to ultimate union with Binghamton. An electric rail- way gives frequent and rapid transit to and from the place • g e manufact- ories, including a tannery, < factories, planing mill, sa w m il 1. .•hair factory, etc Port Dickinson is the name of a small village named after Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson. It contains a popu- lation of about seven hundred, and lies nearly three miles to the North of the city, being connected there- with by electric railway. It is virtually part of the city. Many persons doing business in Binghamton reside there. Of more recent birth and much more rapid growth is the village of Lcstcrshire, whose Eastern boundary i> the Western line of the city. It is also about three miles from the city and numbers about 1..' persons. Lestershire was founded by ('•. Harry Lester, its chief THE SOLDIERS- MONUMENT. An imposing monument commemorating the services of the soldiers and sailors, of Broome County, who fell during the war of the Rebellion, was erected on the Court house square and dedi- c a t c d on the Fourth of July, 1888. The mon- ument is of gran- ite and is composed of a base fifteen feet front by eleven feet wide and two feet high, w ith a sub base and plinth of cor- responding pro- portions. Above this is a die eight feet long, six feet wide and three feet ten inches high, surmounted by a massive cap with carved corbells at either end which support bronze statues representing a soldier and a sailor. Standing on the center of this coping is a stately obelisk four feet square at the base and twenty-two feet high, with two projecting belts in- scribed with battle names. Crowning the shaft is a beautifully carved Corinthian cap of about five tons weight, surmounted by a granite statue representing the Goddess of Liberty holding a sabre in one hand ami a shield and laurel wreath in the other. This statue is eight feet in height and is a model of beauty. Stanley N. Mitchell S. N. Saxton. W. L. Hernck SAXTON & MERRICK GENERAL Insurance and Real Estate ROSS BUILDING, Binghamton, NEW YORK. II F. IAPY I; S i OTTOS *•,••] r== i ; =.= • *£ 46 COURT STREET. GEO. h. HARDING, BINGHAMTON \1 ,\ N I : 1 A i rUREF Produce Co. 1 1 ILIM lilLMla Wholesale Dealers in 9 1 : | GROUND BONE, Ifflg Fnd. Gathered E ffiS| | CHICKEN FOOD, ] TALLOW AND GREASE, -j**& T And Dealer in- »&^~ BUTTER, CREESE, HAY, STRAW, FEED, FLOUR, &c. Hides, Calf Skins, Pelts and Furs, (Boods §old on Commission. 187 \)Oatep §t., 8ir?gr->anr-)t.or->, ty. GJ, Office, 205 Water St. Factory, Vestal Ave. BINGHAMTON, N. Y. #< BINGHAMTON, N. Y. Dicqe r>qi}l' ( 13t|ildir|£, The Harlow Music Store CITY ENGINEER, *'' n 9h„ yo^' °°noton, NesAi ^ n «* PIANOS. ORGANS DECKED BROS., PACKARD, .1. & C. FISCHER, MASON A HAMLIN. VOSE A sons. CROW] And Others. And Others Sheet Music, Books, Etc. ALSO The Domestic, Household and Whitf Sewing Machines. BICYCLES. urges! Stock, Low Prices, Cash i HARLOW & CO., 94 State St. SI U - ■.■ B1NGIIAMT0N PAST AND PRESENT. lished branches of the Knights of Pythias, Royal Ar- canum, Iron Hall, Knights of the Mystic Chain, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Catholic Knights of America, and many purely labor organizations. The American Protective Association has also quite a num- erous contingent in the city. BROOME COUNTY'S SOLDIERS. A history of the city would be incomplete without a record of the brave men who shouldered arms at the outbreak of the late Rebellion and enlisted in the ser- vice of t h e I'ni on. In this, as in all else, the city was not un- mindful of its duty. Scores of brave fel- 1 o w s left t li e i r bones to bleach un- der a South- ern sun, while - more attest with c r u t c h or h a n g i n g sleeve the serious pa it they took in thai great struggle for national unity. Memorial day is therefore a day fraught with heart-breaking re- flections in hundreds of homes in Broome County. Directly after the proclamation of President Lincoln calling for 75, I troops, an office was opened here by Col. Jacob C. Robie for enrolling volunteers. Three companies were -non formed which became Companies ('. I> and F in the 27th Regiment, New York Vol- unteers, commanded by Col. Henry \V. Slocum. Col. Slocum became a General before the close of the war. The regiment was mustered in. beginning May KKVNOI.DS, ltuoi'.ns ,v LAY s lACTOUY 1'KuM MSI'KNsIoN IlKIDOK 21st, 1S61, for two years service. Joseph J. Bartlett was the first Captain of Company C, but he was made Major at Elmira and attained to the rank of Brigadier General for gallant service before the end of the con- flict. Company C was mustered in with Edward L. Lewis, Captain, and the following roster of commis- sioned and non-commissioned officers : Chas. A. Wells, Lieutenant ; Geo. A. Hurd, Ensign ; Eugene M. Davis, Geo. W. Dunn, James M. Watson and John E. Ronk, Sergeants ; Eri S. Watson, F. L. Gleason, T. M. Leonard and Martin II. Adams, Corporals ; Samuel D. Crumb and Lewis W. Chichester, Musicians. There were sixty - s i x privates in the com- pany. C o m p any D was com- manded by Captain (aft- erward Gen- e rali Hiram C. Rogers; Henry C. .1 a c k s o n, Lieutenant; Asa Park, Ensign ; W. H. Bertram, Geo. Wil- liamson, Ed- ward C o in- stock, Albert G. Northrup, Sergeants : Wm. W, Spencer, .John L. Bailey, Chas. B. Fairchild and Ed- ward M. Watson, Corporals : Wm. J. Rundell and Chas. Yanllorn. Musicians. Ninety-six men made up the rank and file of the company. Peter Jay became Captain of Company F, with Wm. A. Sheldon, Lieu- tenant: Lafayette Cross, Ensign, and the following lisl of Sergeants : D. 1'. Benedict, Frank E. Northrup, Luther N. Hubbard and Joseph L. Ross. Corporals: Ceo. II. Roman, Frederick Randall, Harvey D. Whit- ing and John C. June. Musician, Franklin French. Reynolds, Rogers & Lay, MANUFACTURERS OF:'W The Commercial Travelers' Home Cigar, I \( ■Ti»i:\ on oi'i'osiTK l'A(.i; fpr?e Commercial travelers' |tome Association of America ♦ • • • Hrrfiuro ©ne Dollar [$1.00] pep thousand from Reynolds, I^ogers § bay, of Birvfr^amton, \i. *$., for ever^J thousand [1,000] (;i|ars sold under tfyis brand • • • Gvery purchaser of one of tr/ese (M^ars is a con- tributor to ©ur {romp. '"THE ceremonies of laying the corner stone of the Commercial Travelers' Home of America, will occur October 9th. All Comrrjercial Travelers Are Cordially Invited to Attend B1NGEAMT0N PAST AND PRESENT. There were seventy-two privates in the company. In Decern l>er of the opening year of the struggle the 89th Regiment, New York Volunteers, was mustered into the service. Companies B, F, G, H and K were composed of men very largely taken from Broome Count v. The regiment was commanded by Col. Har- rison S. Fairchild. Company I? numbered eighty six men and were under the command of Capt. James Hazley ; Nathan A. Newton, and Chauncey J. Reed, Lieutenants. Robert Brown was Captain of Company II : Moses Til tier and Win. N. Benedict, First and Second Lieutenants. Company < 1 was com- manded by Captain Seymour L. .1 udd ; Edward M. Bloomer and Frederick Haven- port. Li e u t enants. Companies II and K were commanded by Captains John l'>. Van Name and Frank Hurt, respectively. Another regiment largely recruited from Broome < !ounty which did valiant ser v ice during the war was the L09th, Col. Ben- j jamin !■'. Trac\ . com I man. I'm-. Col. Tracy was promoted to ( .en sisson bros. & \ eral, ami became Secretary of the Navy in President Harrison's cabinet. Isaac S. Catlin was Lieutenant ''"'"'"'I of the L09th, Philo 1'.. Stilson, Major and Peter \Y. Hopkins. Adjutant. Company D was com- ! bj ('apt. Geo. W. Dunn, with Win. Benedicl ■'""' 1; - H. Johnson, Lieutenants. Company E was commanded by Captain Edward L. Lewis. There was a liberal sprinkling of Broome County volunteers in other companies of this regiment. There was also a strong local color in the personnel of the gallant 137th, Col. David Ireland commanding. Company A was commanded by Capt. Frederick A. Stoddard, with Geo. C. Owen, First Lieutenant : F. M. Hallock, Second Lieutenant. The full official staff was as fol- lows : Sergeants — R. B. Mirriam, D. E. Vinning, W. E. Robinson, Wm. Humphrey and Spencer Clark. Corporals — James Watrous, Jacob C. Butcher, S. D. Merrihew, Leonard ?-5S» * Durham, Peter Vos- burg, Lucian Vinning, C. Neff and .John J. Boker. The .Musici- ans were C. B. Taft and Levi Pierce. Company B of the same regiment was officered by Henry H. Davis, Captain : Asa C. Gale and Owen J. Sweet, Lieutenants. Company L's Captain was Milo 1>. Eldredge, Cornelius E. D un n was First Lieutenant, and Geo. J. Spencer. Second Lieutenant. These three com- panies of the 109th Regimenl con t a ined nearly 300 men. Company F, Henry W. Shipman, Cap- ELDEN S STORE. ,.,„,_ .,,„( Will. N . Sage and Marshall Corbett, Lieutenants, numbered 88 men. The 161st Regiment, although made up chiefly by volunteers from other parts of the state, contained about fifty Broome County residents, among whom may be mentioned John P. Worthing, First Lieuten- ant of Company G, and John Jay, Second Lieutenant of the same company. Men from this county were also enrolled in the L68th Regiment, the L79th, the SISS0N BR0S. & WELDEN, Importers, Jobbers and Retailers of Foreign aQ d Domestic Dry Goods Fancy Goods, Draperies, Carpets, Millinery, &c. five: entire floors, ■ ^^ . . • 09ell bitted, Witt? 61e\)ator §erOife, • • • DeOoted to tt?e Display of tt?e Best (Soods tt?e Market Affords. SISSON BROS. Sl weldeN. CHAS. H. DIMMICK, Mosher's Jeweler and Diamond Merchant, establ,^ » years ago' 55 COURT STREET. BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK. Pure Drugs and Prescription Work OUR SPECIALTY. MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FINE Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds. SterliQg Silverware, Platedware, "Rogers Bros'. I847 M Knives, Forks and Spoons x i \i:i.i: v\ i) i in i i.i.m. in PERFUMES and TOILET ARTICLES. OUR SODA WATER IS UNEQUALLED. Popular Prices arid Satisfaction} Guarar>teed. MOSHER'S DRUG STORE, The Finest Goods Made and the Lowest Prices in the City. SO COURT STREET BINGHAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. 50th Regiment of Engineers, the Dickinson Light Artillery, Independent Battery, No. 16, the 51st Regi- ment, the 144th, 155th, 194th and the Ira Harris Guards cavalry. The last named organization con- tained the following well known names : officers roster, Company (i — E. P. McKinney, Second Lieutenant; Chas. II. Cannon, First Sergeant; Asabel Maynard, Chas. B. Harris and Com. Berrey, Sergeants; Henry Applegate, Asa Grurnsey, Oscar Stoutenburg; Carlton i\ Taylor, dames F. Pet tit, d ero m e 15. W ood and Geo. P. Tyler. Corporals; Will. C. Colt, C. Q. M. S.; Lewis II. Allen, Bu- gler, and Ceo. Miner, Wagoner. T li e w or k f r om w hich the foregoing in- formation is taken was compiled by Edward K. Clark, Esq., and given as an appendix to his addendum to the Annals of Binghamton in 1872. Ii is also noted in the same work that less than a hun- dred men responded to the call for t roops made under the act of ( longress of March 3rd, 1863. Under this act a draft was made in the 26th Congressional District on the 17th day of duly at Owego. The draft in Broome County was made under the supervision of Cap! E. C. Kattell, Provosl Marshall fortius district and President of the Board of Enrollment, the other members of the hoard being dames N. Eldredge and Dr. Samuel I;. Foster. The law permitted drafted persons to commute by paying $300, this sum reliev- ing them from obligation to serve during the three year- for which they were taken. Those enrolled were attached to the several regiments already enum- erated, the larger number, however, being assigned to Company E, 76th Regiment, New York -Volunteers, and the 64th New York Infantry. This call for troops was so unsatisfactory that on the 1 7th of the then following October the President called for 300, Oho soldiers, the plan being to encourage en- listment by offering a bounty. The Broome County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting on Dec- ember 14 and 15, 1863, and adopted a resolu- tion directing the County Treasurer to pay |300 as a bounty to every volunteer en- listing pursuant to the October call. There w a s a generous r e- sponse from every part of the county, more than 500 being added to Broome's already 1 a r g e representation among the country's defenders. President Lincoln issued another call on February 1. L864, 500, ( 100 additional soldiers being required. The County Board of Supervisors met on the 5th of the month and again voted an appro- priation of $300 to every person enlisting. Nearly 300 responded and were paid $30,000. The President's call for 200,000 troops on March 15, 1864 was provided for without a special meeting of the Board. On the 18th of duly following there was another call for 500,000 troops, and again the county legislature met and declared that it would pay out of the county treasury $300 per man to all enlisting. About 400 men stand credited to th county under this call, but able bodied men had be- M.llKN S CIOAl; IACTOKV. "H. A." ♦H.T. ALBEN, ♦ MANUFACTURER OF m'-'-< : '':r»rg:''° FINE SEED AND HAVANA CIGARS. NOS. 1 QQd 3 CARROLL STREET, BINGHAMTON, N. Y. THEY ARE THE LEADERS. SMOKE THEM. PH. G. 0. R. C, BINGHAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. come scarce, and al a special meeting of the Supervisors on January 13, 1865, a resolution was adopted giving a bounty of 1700 to each soldier enlisting for three years, $600 for two year men and $500 for those en- listing one year. About 200 men were thus obtained. Although the record is of necessity incomplete, enough is obtainable to show that between 3,000 and 4 000 men served in the various departments of the army and navy from this county alone. All served faithfully, and the regiments to which they were at- tached won dis- llion were only of the cility on the iur army or f heroic de- he more blackesl treachery, hut of amazing in pari of certain officers then serving i navy, these were relieved by instance! votion to the Union and it> flag, which wer admirable became passive and therefore unnoted and un- known. Among those may he reckoned the preserve lion to the Union of Fori McHenry al Baltimore by Captain since Major General) John C. Robinson, 5th Infantry, who. with a handful of men, held that im- portant position during the four weeks whieh separated the bloody triumph of the rebel mob in the slaughter of the Massachusetts men (April 19, 1861) from the bloodless recovery of Baltimore by General Butler, May 13. Had the fort, with its arms and munitions been given up by its defenders, its possession, with that of Baltimore, could only have been secured by a lavish outlay of effort and of blood on the part of the Union." Binghamton has three Grand Army Posts, Watrous, Wal- ton Dwight and Joseph .1. Bart- lettPost. Wat- trous Post is commanded by William S. day. Walton Dwight y H. P. Mul- ford, and Jos- eph J. Bartlett Post by Dr. John M. Har- rington. With the Daughters of Veterans. Mrs. Marx Stringham, President, and the Son of Vet- erans, Et. I>. String h a m, Captain, their ned number is about six hundred. The inert - oms of the various organizations are handsomely •mfortablv furnished. TRADITION AND HISTORY. The material development of the city having been traced step by step from its foundation to the present, and it having been shown that Binghamton is amply deserving of all the encomiums showered upon it from SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND STATIONERY. DAILY PAPERS AIM I > PERIODICALS. fste i WILLARD DAY'S jfm i ALL NIGHTS t^f! Dru 9 Store, SLEEPiS 1 INI M un Street, LEEPlS 1 ringnightbell' WILKINSON BLOCK. a & parlor ( ity Bottling Works, EST A BLISHE I > jas. B©weHAN&eo. MANUFACTURERS OF Lemon Soda, Ginger Ale, Sarsaparilla, Lemon SoUr, Saratoga Mineral Water, Etc. All These Goods Are Made From the Water From Our Artesian Well. DELICIOUS SODA AND TENNEY'S CANDIES. PRESCRIPTIONS AM) RECEIPESPUT UPRIGHT. 160 1-2 MAIN STREET, TELEPHONE CALL. 391 1-2. BINGHAMTON, N. Y. ********************* m * * 1 Jas. McDevitt, S * Filneral Director fIND EMBALMING. *■ * * * * : ' * * * * * * * * * * *r * *:.■■■■ * — * : * *#. * * * 123 Washington Street. * * *££§* ** * ****#***********:a|fc*** ** *#*£* BUY^ Wines end Liquors OR Geo. BUCHANAN, 114 Washington Street. Three Pointers: He Has th ted Stock, Quotes Most Reasonable Prices, And Has Moi Years' Experience than Any Dealer in the City. ' BINGHAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. time to time, it may not prove uninteresting to note some of the tales that are told in connection with its early historical or semi- legendary period. The spot upon which the city stands, although a beautiful one in itself and in its surroundings, would not seem to have been thought desirable as a habitation by the Indians. This may possibly be explained by the fact that the point of confluence of the two rivers has been so re- cently reclaimed from the waters. There is no lack of proof that both the Susquehanna and Chenango rivers were exceedingly large streams at no very remote date, the whole territory lying between House's hill and South mountain on the South, and Mount Prospect on the North be- ing submerged. Shells are even now frequently found imbeded in the rocky ledges on both these ranges of hills. The rapid r e c e s si o n of waters during the last few centuries, and notably since the disappear- ance of forests, U ndoubted 1 y laid bare the ENTRANCE TO bottom of the valley at too recent a period to make it desirable tor occupency at the time of its discovery by the whites. The Chenango river has its rise in Madison county and is about ninety miles long. The stream contains no rapids but (lows along smoothly between verdant hills until it joins the Susquehanna at Binghamton. Ili'- Susquehanna rises in Otsego lake, a beautiful body of water made historical by Feuimorc Cooper's charm ing -lories of Indian life, and empties into Chesapeake bay. Its course lies through a broken, irregular country. After leaving ii> parent lake it winds in a Southerly direction until it receives the Unadilla, then bears more Southerly to the Great Bend, after which it turns to the North-east until within about five miles of Binghamton, from which it flows due West to Owego. It winds and rewinds among the mountains of Northern Pennsylvania, scarcely half a mile in a straight line, in a Southerly course by way of Towanda to Pittston, thence South-west through the Wyoming valley to Harrisburg, thence in almost a direct course to the bay. The stream is broken by many small rapids which serve to make it (innavigable. Although the Indians had no village upon or near the site of the present city, the locality was not un- known to their war cry. The fierce roving bands which ravaged the earl}' settle- in e n t s to the South and West and the E a s t m a d e this a prominent stop- i ng place in their peregrina- tions. A de- t a c h m e n t of troops under Genera] .lames Clinton also en- camped here for several days while on their BENNETT PARK. way „, j om the command of General Sullivan, who was fighting the Six Nations for supremacy during the war for colonial independence. How the tribes of the Six Nations were pledged to neutrality, broke faith and abetted the English are matters familiar to every student of col- onial history. Their massacres at Cautega, Cherry Valley, Minnesink and Wyoming have often been told in song and story. Congress finding it necessary to grapple with them in earnest -cut Gen. Sullivan against them with a force of about .'..oiio men, composed of three divisions, the New York line being under Gen. Clinton. Gen. Sulli- van and two divisions left Wyoming on the 31st Of ALBERT HATTEN. W. J. STONE. Hatten & Stone, ^©lhmbia . . * BREWING COMPANY [ANllKACTUKKKS Ol Cong Gave 5pougf??>, . . ALL KINDS OF METAL ROOFING ^and purnaccs. 179 WATER STREET, BINGHAMTON. N. Y. FINE ALES and PORTER, 19 TO 31 < il I II H STKI I I BIISIGHAIVITOISI, NEW YORK. D^~> x f f =Al D YOU'LL LOOK SWEET R. O. W . INGR/\HAA\, IN I II I S] \ I III \ l:l M I I I SPECIALIST of d.seasescft.e LUNGS) particu.arly, Consumption, Asthma and BronGhitis. A SPECIAL METHOD OF TREATMENT employed that has proved eminently successful in permanently curing these diseases. Offices, 43, 44 and 45 Ross Block, Corner State and Court Streets, Binghamton, N. Y. Office Hour*: •> to 11 A. M . . : to i P. M., excepl Sundays. Binghamton Wagon The climax of carriage making! They're the poetry of motion Tin- mould of style ! They are built for business. I. S. MATTHEWS" SONS. 130 State Street, BINGHAMTON. 100 B1XGI1AMT0N FAST AXD PRESENT. July, 177'.', and moved up the Susquehanna river in flat boats. The baggage of the army was carried on 2,000 horses and in 120 boats. The boats were pro- pelled and often partly carried up the shallow waters by soldiers with strong poles, the horses marching in single tile along the Indian paths on the banks. The divisions halted at Tioga Point for the remainder of the army, which was then at Otsego lake under Gen- Clinton preparing means of transportation down the Susquehanna. Clinton built a dam across the outlet of the lake until it rose several feet, where- upon by tear- ing it away he was enabled to tloat his ord- nance, stores and troops on the swell down the stream. The delay caused by cut- ing his way t h rou gh the woods from Fort Plain to the lake, and the building of the dam, made Clinton's ar- rival at Tio^a RESIDENCE OF ERASTUS ROSS, F Poinl too late for active service againsl the Indians at that place. The enemy had gathered in large numbers and attacked (Jen. Sullivan with savage ferocity. I hey were repeatedly repulsed with great loss, the J ^ V V s * V* W. C. FO\VLBlx\ Manufacturer and Jobber of H. A. SMITH DRUGGIST 'O»n»««««o CONFECTIONERY, ^ mssz Z" Surgical Instruments CHEWING GUM, NUTS, CIGARS, ETC , 90-92 Chenango St., BINGHAMTON, N. Y. A SPECIALTY. S^W* V* 5 A* V* V 9 5^ ^^ ' 77 COURT STREET. Casper & Crittenden, BOWEN & MONROE, INSURANCE, Wholesale and Retail Deale rs irj 0& Kin] tat * 5 1 \ ^ .,•,;.."- J 1 1 1 1 45 eQtlRT STREET. Crockery, Glassware, Tinware, Etc, Lamp Goods a Specialty. 209 CHENANGO ST., 24 ELDREDGE ST. Losses (Adjusted NORWICH I MOV COMMIX ASSI RANCE, NEWARK FIRE, SEC! KITY, PROVIDENCE, WASHINGTON, l*RI SSIAN, V IIIOV \C. MERCHANTS. Money to Loan. Wi BINGEAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. the company marched to the junction of the rivers. He speaks of the '-white bridge," and says there were several Indian wigwams and growing corn on the island above the bridge. The white bridge referred to stood where the Washington street bridge now stands, and the island spoken of has nut yet entirely disappear - THREE INDIAN STORIES. In September of the year in which the foregoing events took place Lieutenant William Boyd and twenty- one men left General Sullivan's army as it lay en- camped near Hemlock lake to reconnoiter. They pene- This was ■r the land river directly hack of Weed's tannery formerly a large island, the river flowing < where the tannery now stands. On his way down the river Gen. Clinton destroyed a large Indian settlement at Oquaga and several smaller nearby villages. The finding of cannon ball- and pieces of broken arms on the South side of the river at Hooper woul indicate that: skirmish alsi It lays near the North bank of the Susquehanna trated some distance into the woods without discover- ing any trace of hostile forces and were about to re- turn into camp when they were surprised by Brant and Butler with nearly a thousand Indians and white renegades. Thirteen of the band were killed, six es- caped and two, Boyd and one Parker, were taken prisoners by Col. Butler and condemned to death. Boyd requested an interview with Brant and it was granted. What took place between t h e m is not known, but Brant immedi- ate 1 y g a v e cider that Boyd's life m u s t be spared. They w e r e t h e n transported to an Indian vil- lage called Beard st w n. Soon after their arrival there Brant was called away and the prisoners were given into the custody of But- ler. He interrogated them as to the number of Sulli- van's forces, l>ut they, undoubtedly relying on Brant's rattle of he fateful union am musketry almost without cessation dur summer of 1 779. With the movement of Sullivan's army after the rival of Gen. Clinton at Tioga Point, and the decisive assurance of safety, declined to give him any informa- triumphs won over I'.iant and Puller during the month of September this narrative has nothing to do. The movement of Clinton's division is of local interest be- cause it led through familiar territory, and is related in detail because it affords the only historical con ation. Butler then turned them over to the Indians with instructions to torture the coveted information out of them. An Indian chief called Little Beard im- mediately took charge of them. Lieutenant Boyd was first stripped of his clothing, bound to a tree and nection of which any authentic record exists binding the cruelly hacked with knives and tomahawks, but with placed our own home- and friends to those stirring invincible courage he refused to reveal ought as to events out of which grew our national unity and in- Sullivan'- strength or movements. Failing to loosen dependence. his tongue in this way the Indian master of ceremonies AFFERTY'S ■ Life » kin. hi ii cut. Kill . c Livery™ Boarding Stable ^ Dyspepsja I'aln l» ii . in-.-. Ii la ih. punUlimsnt dI 4 the In it > ui' ii health) iHimui h more thun j| «nj i organ In ii,. i> ii,, rerun- Rear 140 Water Street. Binghamton. N. Y. Largest and Mosl Complete Livery Stuck in Southern New York. Carriages and Light Wagons at All Hours, PRICES REASONABLE. Destro - — Fills prisons and m . We destroy the destroyer. Our One. if tin- 1 in, -I -1 Pineapple Pepsin and Celery Cures Dyspepsia or Indigestion and all its bad effects. 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Be that as it may the warm blood of intestine fastened it to a sapling, unbound him and the Frenchman was inflamed to passion for her. Not- wiili scourges drove him around until his intestines withstanding the old chieftain's warning that Minola were entirely drawn from his body. Being still alive was pledged in marriage to Wannetta, a young war- he was beheaded and left unburied on the ground, rior then off on the war-path, Durand was persistent Parker was compelled to witness the frightful agonies in his attentions to the Indian girl and ultimately of his companion and then was also beheaded. Lieu- married her. All might have been well had not Wan- tenant Boyd was buried at what is now (iroveland, netta returned a few days after the ceremony. It need near the bank of Beard's creek under a clump of wild not be said that he was enraged to find his promised plum decs, and his grave may be seen there to this bride and a hated paleface occupying the same wig- coming the entire force set out upon that errand of murder ami rapine which to this day cannot be recounted with- ■hildren and grandchildren Hi in. In the warn. A moment suf- ticed to persuade the squaws of the village that Durand had vio- lated the hospitality of the tribe and de- served to die. Pro- ceeding in a body to his cabin hi' was seized, bound, fast- ened to a stake and burned to death. Minola was never afterward reconciled to the ways of her people, and soon left them to live among the more civilized whites. She is said to have joined the little settlement at "Chenango Point,*' where she gave birth to a boy whose ire in local history. ing of 1780 there floated down the Sus- quehanna to the mouth of the Chenango a licet of Indian canoe- containing nearly fifty warriers and seven Tories under command of Capt. Brant. They out a shudder. It was Durand's misfortune to be had eleven prisoners who were taken immediately after quartered at the wigwam of an old Mohawk chief the burning of Harpersfield in Delaware county. One whose granddaughter, Minola, is said to have been of the prisoners was Captain Alexander Harper. Pass- -v'SricaY r -^~ W m a i n iyiyi u&m d f . w^P|p| Drugs, Toilet Articles - 1 Of Flneil »Hty. ®$® Doctors' W. P. HOLBERT, Supplies, DEALER IN AND MAILORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. L U M B Elf * S<> effect and -lowly but surely it began to draw away from its older rival. Railroads began to centre here, industries came in and by reason not only of it- location, hut also of its thrift, energy and public -pit it of it- inhabitants, this city soon became what it M. D. Terry,. you Must eat • J Wholesale Fruit and WE 1 Commission Merchant. CHOICE TROPICAL FRUITS CONSTANT LY ON HAND Oranges in Season, from My Own Groves at Deland. Florida 144 COURT STREET, Binghamton, N. Y. J BAKESTUFFS, ™j ICECREAM.. » CANDIES. Manns Bakery, 121 COURT STREET, BINGHAMTON, N. V. II \ M I viil. the Idea of Inviting your individual at- tention to Hii- Department, thai leads us to send you this somewhat personal letter. . \\ . have engaged :i Hrst-class Lad) Fitter, who . . We feel sure iliiit this Department, wh. can get their Suits made In the latest style, will meel with the cordial approbation of both your good taste and judgment . . w, were employed, for a number of years, with Hi.- well-known fashionable dressmaker, Mr. Julius Lauger, n;i Llhseck Street, Berlin, Ger- many, and feel, therefore, well prepared to super- vise ilii- New Department. Trusting to have the pleasure ol seeing you a fre ntvlsltorat itend the best compliments ol the season, and remain, your Obedient Sei vent, Robert Reuben, 233 CHENANGO STREET. Binghamton, N. Y. 108 BINGEAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. is to-day, the prosperous growing city and County Seal of one of the leadiDg counties of the Empire state his Annals that one Deacon Stow unearthed many silver trinkets of peculiar formation. One was of triangular shape about EARLTX NEARBY SETTLEMENTS. It is curious to note that the numerous villages which nestle among the hills of Broome, Chenango, Tioga and Chemung counties were invaded by white settlers about the same time between L784 and 17H4 or thereabout. It is not always possible to fix dates accurately. A few of these settlements are noted in the following: round hok worn as a round. ab( confederation of tribes \\ hich became the Six Nations i the union of the Tuscaroras a few years before the events thai have made the races famous. A deeply worn Indian path is >till pointed out across the Oquaga mountains to the village, and again across the mount aitis on the opposite side. There were vasl orchards and grain fields in the valley, both pointing to a large and populous settlement. A grcal number of Indian bones, pottery, trinkets and rude weapons have been exhumed by the plowman for many years since the de parture of the lir.-t inhabitants. Wilkinson relates in nch across, flat, with a small ;it one angle. It is supposed to have been 1 ornament for the nose. The other was ut the size of a fifty-cent piece, also made of silver, and is thought to have been used as a pendant for the ear. The river side of the village was strongly fortified with unhewn logs, and the great number of arrow heads, broken hatchets and other weapons found about the fortification would indicate that battles there were not infrequent. It is also held that the fortifica- tions were con- st r u e t e d 1 >y General Clin- while on his way down he Susque- hanna to join General Sulli- van, bul there i- nothing to support this view. Clinton destroyed the villa g e a t s the Indians did not contest that point, nor did he halt there, it is not t he threw up the ponderous breastworks v the early white inhabitants. More likely ere built by Brant and his British allies, as command was quartered there during the part wintc Th little. irk: if 1 • of ITss • ■ tirst whit White n missionaries were drivei settler at that place was David Doo- e men had appeared among the Indians as prior to Mr. Doolittle's coming, but all out at the opening of the French war. 110 BWGHAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. Mr. Doolittle was followed by many settlers, the maj chenango forks. ,„i, v f them coming from Waterbury, Conn. The The settlement of what is now called Chenango Forks firsl settlement was made in 1788, although it was not was also made about this time, Thomas Gallup being until after 17'.':; thai any substantial foothold was the first white man to penetrate its wilds with the view gained by the whites. Among the pioneers was David of making it his home. Mr. Gallup lived alone near Hotchkiss and his two sons, John Garnsey, Secretary the junction of the Tioughnioga river with the Che- Harpur, Major Samuel Stow. Rosweil Higley, Lemuel nango, and was joined by John Barker soon after the Badger, John Stuart. Asa Judd, Capt. -I Edwi Knox, .1 Russell and Win. Moore. Isaac Churche Jonathan Andrus. This anecdote is related of Samuel Slow to illustrate the hardihood of those early residents : The year 1794 brought of the lestructive Hood which destroyed the crops r ang in the deep pine wo< close of the Indian war. The next comers were Sim- eon Rogers and Gen. John Patterson who. however, moved some distance up the river at what is now Whitney's Point. A -lames Lampeer built his cabin in the same vicinity. Among others whose axes soon .John Allen. Asa Beach, So 1 o- m o n Rose, a brother of Col. William Kose, one of the first settlers of B i n g h a mton, David Corn- wall, Ebenezer Tracy, Moses Adams, James Richards, Jona- han Cow-dry, Robert Parce and the Sey- mour brothers, i n a n d i d. The the nearest mill to lie ground. This South side of the Tioughnioga belonged to the Boston cated at Whattles Ferry. He carried back company, and the North side to Mr. Hornby, an the ground meal the next day. and the whole neighbor- Englishman whose patent embraced some 90,000 acres. I, 1 gathered together and held a sort of jolification. The country was quite thickly inhabitated by Indians. Bears grease was used for .-urinary purposes instead of all of whom seemed to belong to the Mohawk tribe. lard. The firsl settlers were reduced almost to star- They were peaceable and well disposed toward their vation by the failure of crops and the long distance to white neighbors excepting when under the influence of adepol of Bupplies. What was true of Oquago ap- liquor, which had already made its appearance with the plied also with nmre or les's force to other pioneer resi other accessories of civilization. dents of this locality. Oquaga is still a very small The wife of Simeon Rogers was set upon by nine place, li lies in one of the most beautiful valleys of drunken braves at her home one day. One of the Ihe s tate. party was a young Mohawk chief named Antoiie by BEAN& GO., Territorial - Mill Agents for WHOLESALE GROCERS i :" J; 4i 1fe"2 and KbZf Water §>l, Binghamton, N. Y. 1 Washburn, Crosby & Co.'s FLOUR. The Best Bread Flour on Earth J ohr> Gumberg & Co., WILLIAM RIDD, graduate of tr?e ©ntario Veterinary (p:le<|e,1875. VETERINARY SURGEON and DENTIST Manufacturers of Giqars. 30, 32 & 34 Commercial (\\iz. © OFFICE AND INFIRMARY : 192 WATER STREET. Residence: 120 Washington St., Binghamton, INI. V. ff\ :on, i>j. t . n\ BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK. Telephone: Binghamton Produce Co. i^S B1NGHAMT0N PAST AND PRESENT. the French, and known generally as "the Prince." Mrs. Rogers threw herself upon his protection, and the Indian, undoubtedly flattered by this mark of dis- tinction, took her part, severely thrashing and kicking several of the band who insisted upon molesting the woman. One of them, a worthless fellow called David was so seriously injured that he was left for dead. He afterward recovered and was shot. The first grist mill in the entire locality was built at Chenango Forks aboul 1802. Prior to that time grain had to he ground at Tioga Point or Whattles Ferry. I Mi IN \NH VESTAL. It was not until aboul a year after the settlement of the Chenango valley that white settler.- found their way into what are now Union and Vestal. The earliest inhabitants were Major David Barney, who came from Cooperstown soon after Gen. Clinton's raid, and John Harvey. One of the most prominent early residents was Gen. Oringh Stoddard, one of the commissioners delegated by the Boston company to treat with the Indian-. He was the father of Judge Stoddard, who was al-o a prominent and influential factor in the early history of the village. His brother, James Stoddard. was one of the first settlers of Lisle. A few weeks after the arrival of those just men- tioned the little colony was augmented by the incoming of Nehcmiah Spaulding and Walter Saliins. the latter being employed by the Huston company to survey the locality. Other residents of about the same date were (apt. William Brink and Henry Richards. Captain Brink was a Hollander, and one of the hardiest of those intrepid men and women who iirst caused the New World wildernesses to bloom. He lived to see almost ninety years of life and won local renown by cradling live acre- of grain on his seventieth birthday. It is al-o related of him that he held a hear by the hind legs until a companion dispatched it with an ax. Among those who settled in and about Union, and win. subsequently became well known were Ezekiel i , Amos Patterson, Joshua and John Mercereau. Mr. Patterson became Judge of Broome county ; Mr. Crocker was one of the sixty proprietors of the Boston purchase, and .lame- Mercereau was one of the first judges of Tioga county. He was also one of the first agents for the Hooper and Wilson patents. The two Mercereaus were the first to found a stage line lietweeu New York and Philadelphia. John introduced the first posl coach that ever ran in the United States. Both served under Gen. Washington during the Revolution, and were employed on many difficult expeditions. It is -aid that the Mercereau brothers assisted Washing- ton very materially in crossing the Delaware river when pursued by the British, and that but for their forethought several boats would have been left for the enemy to cross with. They returned after the colonial forces were safely over and found two large boats sunk along the shore which had been placed there by the Royalists. A large number of Judge and John Mer- cereau's descendents still live in Union. They were of French Huguenot extraction. ( >THER SETTLEMENTS. Other early settlements were at Whitney's Point, Lisle and Greene. All were included in the Hornby patent of 90,000 acres. Greene was first called Hornby, and named later after the famous General Greene of Revolutionary fame. Its first inhabitant was Conrad Sharpe, who came about 1794 and was followed within a year by a number of Dutch families and French refugees, among the latter being a Captain Juliand, grandfather of the Juliands now living there. About the same year IT'.'D the place was visited by Tallyrand the distinguished French statesman. He -pent a night at the home of ('apt. Sawtelle at Port Dickinson. A French gentleman named Dutremont caught the fancy of Tallyrand and accompanied him to France as his private secretary. A large mound was discovered about two miles South of Greene, which upon excavation in L829 was found to contain great heaps of human bones. It i- supposed to have been an Indian burial ground. \s/K ARE YOU RS CLIPPERS. ARE AS GOOD AS THE BEST. stylish Garment. poote & Buchjmeier, SOLD \'.Y FOSTER&SMITH, Merchant Tailors. 15 Ferry St . Bingbamton. Dosite Exchange fJotel. 57 (gurt Street. ^Spqil* \\' Ol'l'. i\ Sp< )C\ l\ 1 | V . P. K. FIELD, J. WALTER ASH. 198 Chenango Si w. Always to tr;e pfont Witt? p^ine Groceries, Fruits, &c Jeweler and Graduate Optician. \ \ \ \ Personal flttention Given to Watch) WorK and Warranted. . \ N \ \ EYES eXAMINGD FREE \ \ \ \ A MAT I INK III THE BEST OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND JEWELRY Best Goods at Low Price At l-i i, ei A. cording i" I .. 198 J. WALTER ASH, iqs IS MY MOTTO. Close to Depot. BINGHAMTON. N Y m BINGHAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. ; 1 i ,1 i i \. M.iyi of the •' Parlor City" is a native ol tin- county, having been bom at Kirkwood August 30, 1858. lie is a true representative of the self-made men of to-day, his patent- having been primitive farmers in the town of Fenton in the neighbor! 1 oi Ballahack. At the age of 14 lie entered the general store ol I- F. Keel 1 md here received his first lessons in co He subsequently engaged with J. E. Waite at Tuscorora, (town of Windsor, Broome Co.,) in the capacity of clerk in a large store an 1 re mained there two years. In 1S78 he came to Binghamton and was em ployed by Jerome Shaw in his grocery which was then at the cornet oi Main and Edward streets and for a short time previ mem with Ford & Evans he traveled for Mills Ely & Co. During this time while he was getting a practical knowledge of business, he was adding to his education by de- voting in- time to books in the evening and long into the night. Soon after he became con « ith this firm he built up for them a hand- fholesale trade and as a reward for his iter the retirement of Mr. Evans he was admitted as a partner with Hoi ney A. lord, the firm ! ird .v 1 three and a half years 'alien Mr. ii the • - and lat t i Mil M, . is conducted the as general sales agent for the P.erwind- White Coal Mi \i wnii t;i. inn'i: !•:. (ihki'.n ing I. it'll he gives entire pei 1 has eminently successful. Mr. Gt from his real estate president of the Bund) VI rlnerinthe "i of Hath.i . , ' kholder in the Binghamton ■ . V V. When quite a voting man he took politics and after being in ion several : nominated and elected alderman foi e t the 10th, nth and 12th 11 he acted as president ol alderman he always championed the cause of public improvement and the present sewer system and the asphalt pavement is the result of his indefatigable efforts. He was nominated for the mayoralty in 1889 and defeated by Frank H. Stephens the Democratic nominee and again ted in 1893 when he defeated Hon. Benajah S. Curran then act- ing mayor by a majority of S54. His Democratic predecessor having received a majority of 681. His administration thus far has been singularly popular, his appointments having given general satisfaction ami only the most capable and efficient parties have been given positions, and all his acts have been characterized by prudent and conservative action. An important adjunct to the city's advancement to which much credit is due the mayor is the selection of lling- haniton for the Com- mercial Travelers Home which will add largely to it- fame over the en- tire United States. He is president of the Board of Trade, a 32nd degree Mason, member oi the Irder of Red Men, in which he has held the highest office in the state, member of the K. of P., I!. P. O. E.,the Binghamton < Hub, Republican I Yoik city, president of the Republican league ■ ■I the -lat..- oi New York, and connected with other societies. I le has an extensive ac- ig business men. Mr. G by his own ] 1 won his way and prominence. In all he has ever ed an incor- :iiy and an unblemished 11 married in February, [880, and has one promising I ', rick street. Mr. Green has been mentioned as a probable candidate this stair ii in political circles, and the wisdom which he has always displayed in the conduct of affairs entrusted to him make , political elevation exceedingly promising. The high rank that he has already won in Republican councils is certain! Above all, Mr. Green's charactei is with- out a stain, his political and business eaten being absolutely without Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. Colliery Proprietors, Miners and Shippers of EWREKA BITHMIN0WS 60ALS OFFICES: Philadelphia, New Yorl^, Bostor). GEO. E. GREEN, sales agent. New York State and Canada, BINGHAMTON, NEW VORK. SHIPPING WHARVES: New York Harbor, Philadelphia, Baltimore. BINGHAMTON PAST AND PBESENT. 38 The subject of thi ipilation of the his 1, and ret 5 sketch, In as. H. Turner, to whom » torical pari of this book, was born of Gi red in Ulster county, this slate. He Hillsdale (Mich.) College, being a classr poet and lecturer. In 1880 Mr. Turner that of harness-making, for a time. In of Will Carlton, the well-known : to this city, working at his trade. 2 he began the study of law in the office o) Vrms & inns, remaining there about two years. During this period he became a contributor to such periodicals as the Century, the Leslie publi- cations, Tid-Bits, Pn,k, and a number of story papers. His poetical work attracted the attention "f ('has. M. Dickinson, the publisher of the Bingham- ton A Publican, Mr. Turner subsequently becoming a contributor to the Sun- day edition of that journal, and winning several prizes offered fot excellence in poetical composition. A few months later he obtained the position . >t news editor of the Republican, becoming its managing editor within a year, a pos ition which he held until 1SS0. when, with II. A. Stanley, then busini ager of the same paper, he purchased the Binghamton Evening Herald. Under the direction of these two gentlemen the then death-smitten Herald iivelously, it soon becoming the most widely distributed and influential journal in the Parlor City. In [893 Mr. Turner sold the greater part of his interest in the Herald to a stock corporation and retired. He has since then given his time to literature, and found favor with such periodicals j< ,1 1 Frank 1 Won xly. Mr. Turner excels in the delineation of the hun ns whethei in prose oi hich was also embodied .n the Herald until editor I ira M Whitney, only daughter of Joseph B. \\ hitn During his connection with the reason of a humorous paragraph departn became too manifold for its en Triangle, this county. 11 obtained which he conducted, ; In 1886 Mr. Turner was by tram. Michaei I. Garvey, born in Binghamton, Broome Co., N. Y., October 10, 1858. and Elizabeth (Keller) Garvey. The father was well known ii for many years. Our subject was educated and gradu - parochial academy in his native city early to support himself, and was first engaged in the employ aw anna >\ Western Railway Company, and by faithfi He started out in life very nt of the 1 lelaware, 1 .a< k- attention to business during his on nee lion with the road, was promoted to various ; West Shore railway, and resided in Syracuse, X. V. there he became superintendenl of the Syracuse ,\ Baldwinsville railway. ttention to this business, Mr. Garvey returned to Bit ust. He was While living Aftei several elected to the honor; t City Clerk, which he held during the yi ars of 189] 2, having been the choice of the Democratic council then in power. In 1S0:, Mr. Garvey n the hotel business with James F. Doyle, and keeps the well known "Ex- situated on Court street, the most prominent thoroughfare in Bingham- ton. Thi elry has be:n remodeled and refitted throughout, and the travelei ■ re of a comfortable home a 1 ■ . dations. • i ; th ward in I Health and City Buildings and property. In 1S01. Mr. Garvey was main Anna Sinnott, who was born in Ireland, bin 1 with her parents when but Mr. and Mrs. Garvey are prominent members of the Catholic t hun h. and Mr. Garvey is a mem 518 of th' Catholii Knight No. Ill, Catholic Mutual Benefit Association articularly fortunate in his matrimonial choice, Mrs. Garvey being a lady ni rgy and ability and well tmed to assist him in his preseni I! lother, Mrs. Sinnott, who was early left a wid unaided efforts raised a family of daughte yroungest married, and pi y and comfortable homes. ■ 1 1 \ 1 : 1 . ,.\i:\ i:y 'M IN INSURANCE. ACCIDENT INSURANCE. .. mi: .. Inter-State Casualty Co., OF NEW YORK, Is the ONLY Company that pays for partial disability, as well as total. It pays M for injuries than any Coi pany in the world. Almost SI.0U0.000 force in this city. Payments. ^ __ ^-. '.j. ... ' THE I in. this c • in the Inter- • ■ AND • • in all walks \\ ill h insurance. Before you INSURE or MAKE YOUR NEXT PAY- MENT IN SOME OTHER COMPANY, DON T FAIL TO SEE ONE OF THE INTER-STATE POLICIES. ■ NO. 5 STRONG BLOCK. CHARLES ELI SHORES. LIFE INSURANCE. The Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association, of New York, stands fourth to-day in the list of big companies. It writes insurance at aboul one-half the usual rates. It has paid nearly $20, » in death losses since organization. It has aboul 6300, ,000 insurance in force, and its Reserve Fund or actual cash approximates §4,000.000. This vast sum will be paid back to policy holders in dividends. It transacts a larger volume of business ever} year than forty old system companies combined. Now, Listen to Me : I don't care whether yon comtemplatc taking insurance or uot, but I want see what I can do for you. I can t " Lif Insurance for what $1,( system company, [f you want to save money, you will investigate. GRARbES E. SHORES, Office, 5 Strong Block. GENERAL AGENT. J 18 B1NGHAMT0N PAST AND PRESENT. THE BINGHAMTON HERALD. The Evening Herald is probably the greatest news- paper success, considering its age, in the state of New York. There may be papers of greater circulation and making more money, but there is no daily of its age in a city llif size of Bing- hamton, thai lias as great a A type web press had been leased, ami Jan. 1st, 1891 saw 415o circulation. About tins time, or a month or two before, the Leased web bad been exchanged for a bran new $7,000 stereotype web. and the Herald had been enlarged to an eight column folio. bona- fide circulation, or that is so universally respected and relied upon by its constituency. Founded as a live column folio, Feb. 28th, 1—'.'. by .). 11. Briggs, of Elmira, and I-'.. II. Bogert, of Binghamton, it sunk between $4,000 and $5,- < the first six months of its existence. September 1st of thai year, it was purchased by Chas. II. Turner, managing editor, and Hiram A. Stanley, business manager of the /•'• publican, who resigned their positions to go in for them I). VAN ami'.i ia.il. Via Fret and Adv. Mgr. witha Saturday quarto edition of twice the size. Jan. 1st, fv.'-_' it had 5,150 circulation, notwithstanding its compet- itors had seen fit to concert- edly cut subscription rates from ti.5 and 50 cents per month respectively, to 25 cents each and sent out a score or more of canvassers, with the professed intention of wiping the HERALD off the face of the earth. The Herald did noth- ing in the way of retaliation, except to get out the best paper it could and Jan. 1st, selves. It was then sinking 1893, could boast of 6,250 $160 per week. Tin' first circulation, and had added four months of their rule. the largest and best job it continued to sink money, office in the city. Some- and had eaten nearly $4,000 what later, it addedasteam of their money. It had nearly doubled in circula ion however, having 2,750 subscribers -Ian. 1st. 1 890, and had been enlarged from a live to a mx column folio. bindery, capable of making all the finest blank books. and in addition to its news paper business, was fast be coming what it now is. a firsi class publishing house, BINGUAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. printing and binding the finesl books, in competition with the largesl concerns of the United States. April 15th, 1893, it purchased the circulation of the Evening a recent defunct attempt at newspaper business, and added temporarily to its list, some 1,800 circu- lation. Many of these were not good paying sub scribers, as there are always about 800 of such in a eit\ the size of Binghamton, waiting for the Btart of a new paper, and these were cut from its list, until < )cto ber 1st, 1893, it had about 7.000 circulation. About this time it was found necessary of the business, to incorporate as a stock company, and the Evening Herat d Company was incorporated < >ct. 1st. with a paid in capital of $40,000. At this time Mr. Turner retired. selling his half interest to the new company, which was of- ficered as follows: Pres. II. A. Stanley. Vice Pres., V. D. VanAmburgh; Managing Edi- tor, G. VV. Beardsley ; Secre tary and Treasurer. H. .1. Mitchell; Manager Circulation, II. V. Bogert. These we lation consequently increased. From its original Boor -| ■ of 15x30 feet, the three tl -s of n building 18x105 were in use, besides outside Btorc houses for stock, but these were inadequate, and a line lot having been purchased, extending from Water to Centre streets, 1274 feet along Henry, plans were drawn for a new home, a cut of which is here given. At this nine an effort was made to rebuild Ihi with an idea of increasing its -peed, but while the men were at work upon it, an accident happened, compelling nd faster press, eo»t'n This delayed the election of the building for a year at least, but with the new im- provement, business came in faster than ever, and June 15th, of 189-t the Herald was once more enlarged, ra an eight column quarto, and the largest paper in its field as well a- the largest penny paper in the state. It- editorial and ne w - col u in n s have been strengthened and it is by all in its field recognized as the leader in worth, as it stands UMJULRM M..ekl...lder- and ntlieer- a... , ^ F f ^ f t" "£■ t * : f' } 'fc !M __^_ ready to prove it is. I acting as . Board of Directors. ±-^^^-^^ *- »***K£~ ,,.,„■■„. It has ,o-da, they appointed the following heads of departments: Man ager Foreign Advertising, X. the herald's I'koi M. Sheffield, room s .". Tribune building, New York City; Manager Foreign Circulation, R. B. Georgia; Manager of Collections, A. I >. Legg : Manager Weekly Herald Circulation, E. E. Nichols; Manager Bindery, J. F. Swanney ; Manager Book and Job Department, Owen , I. Donnelly. These with several able foremen for various minor positions, and a well drilled force of workmen, made an equipment equal to the first-class mechanical equipment already mentioned, and the Her ald's business began to boom as never before. The daily and weekly editions were enlarged from an eight column folio to a seven column quarto, and the circu- sket torial colui l.ooo mor petitors at he Hi circulation c \ cecd i n a : copies, and this is fast inereas- »ing. i D g. At the date srald has standing at the head of i an offer of $100 to charity, if it has not ital circulation than any of its local corn- is not at all backward about opening up its hooks. It believes that every advertiser has a per- fect right to know it- exact circulation and is the only paper in its field with open pre— rooms. It remains an independent new -paper and for the reason that it is so in every sense of the word, is looked upon and -up- ported b) ever} body. In return for such liberal patron age, it proposes in the future as in the pas patron- the very best paper their patronage will afford. BINGHAMTON PAST AND PRESENT. ■ %^^:^^mBB^^^^ •&- 'IB,' -STwt" 3'j " — r--vj=?.- -■■•' k >".>r g COMMERCIAL TBAVELERS HOME, BINGHAMTON, N. V. C. I II. A «. in 1 hi State of New Vork, LOCKPORT, N. V., July 24th, [894. \ S. D. W. < lairman, Hotel Bei m, N. V. - •: — 1. \V. Grumm I, of your committee, has called u]>on : and extended a cordial invitation to lay the corner stone of the proposed building of the Commercial Travelers' Home Association of America, at Binghamton the 9th of October, 1894. This building you intend erecting for the shelter and protection of the more unfortu- nate members of your association, is an enterprise to be commended, and one worthy of emulation by the best citizens of our country. On be- half of the Masonic Fraternity, I cheerfully accept the invitation and assure you that Ancient Oaf 1 Masonrj IS always willing and ready to aid and assist all good work of this character. I have instructed our Grand Secretary. Col. 1 M. 1.. Killers, to formally accept the invita- tion and notify the Grand Lodge officers, and the Fraternity to assist me in the performance of this duty. Yours Very Truly. Ji iHN HOIX 1 . Crand Master. The subject of this sketch, Mr. F. W. GRUMMOND, is a member of the large cigar manu- facturing firm of Hull, Grummond & Co, Binghamton, N. V.. and is a well-known traveling National Board of .Managers of the C. T. II. A. of A., and did much to make this organization a success. He is also an enthusiastic Mason. He was largely instrumental in locating the Commercial Travelers' Home in Binghamton. Mr. (Irummond is a veteran commercial traveler although a young man in years. He has sold cigars on the road for a time than any other cigar salesman in the city and the constantly increasing business of the firm bespeaks his abilities in this line. He has a pleasing personality and is deservedly popular with all classes, lie is a self-made man and it is to his untiring industry and indom- itable perseverance that he owes the by no means modest success he has attained. In his busi- ness life he is eminently fair and upright, and his politic course has been a by no means unim- portant factor in aiding him to attain the high position he holds in the commercial world to-day. H 3 a beautiful moden Morgan street in this city, a lied with all that contributes to domestic comfort and happiness. As yet a young man : with continued success, a reward which he richly deserves. RD -1«. 6. ^§^32084 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 014 222 155 A