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description of the Consolidated Fireworks plant at Graniteville, 

 stated to be "the largest ... in the world." The illustrations 

 include several views of the interior of this huge local concern, a 

 closely fenced area with which few outsiders are familiar, inas- 

 much as the article states, " there is no place harder to get into 

 than a fireworks factory. A stranger can get into that at Gran- 

 iteville only when personally conducted by an officer. The reason 

 is not to safeguard secrets — since men who have worked on fire- 

 works all their lives never learn any of the really valuable secrets 

 — but to safeguard against accidents . . . this eternal vigilance 

 pays. In the Graniteville factory there has been but one serious 

 accident in thirteen years . . . not a single life has been lost. 

 . . . There are occasional small fires, but the official records show 

 that in the past four years only four alarms of fire have been 

 sent into the city department from this factory." , 



A. H. 



Interesting People : Leland O. Howard*' 



This is an appreciative sketch of the personality and multi- 

 farious activities of Dr. Howard, accompanied by an excellent 

 portrait. Although not a Staten Islander, and, in fact, known 

 personally to comparatively few of our residents, we are justified 

 in feeling a proprietary interest in Dr. Howard by reason of 

 having elected him the first one of our four corresponding mem- 

 bers, in 1907. 



A. H. 



Staten Island'^ 



This is a quarto pamphlet of thirty-six pages, with a map, and 

 one hundred and thirty-eight illustrations. It is essentially a com- 

 mercial publication, similar to many others which have been issued 



•Samuel Hopkins Adams. American Magazine, October, 1911, 721-721, 

 with portrait. 



'' Staten Island | Illustrated | Borough of Richmond | New York City ] 

 Copyright 191 1 | Published by Staten Island Chamber of Commerce | New 

 Brighton, N. Y. | Bureau of Information, 45 Broadway, New York. 



