CHAPTER V

The Distribution of Workers Employed in Manu¬
factures IN New York City

Manhattan below Fourteenth Street

In the preceding two chapters the causes of the location
of industries have been investigated. The aim has been to
set forth the main factors which have brought the various
kinds of industries to Manhattan, and the advantages which
manufacturers find there. The factors influencing the loca¬
tion of industries in the suburbs have also been considered.
Certain strong economic currents have been steadily tend¬
ing toward the removal of factories from the centre of the
city. This is evidenced not only by the answers given by
the employers, but also by the number of establishments
which have actually removed.

The question now arises: What effect has the location of a
factory upon the distribution of its employees? What are
the factors which influence the distribution of the workers ?
Further, what is the effect of the removal of a factory upon
the distribution of the employees? What are the differ¬
ences in effect upon the residences of workers, of a location
in Manhattan and one in a near-by suburb ?

There were, of course, no available statistics concerning the
distribution of the residences of workers. It was necessary,
therefore, to collect all the data upon which to base any con¬
clusions. This was done by distributing cards among the
workers in factories in Manhattan and in other boroughs.
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