Winter &
Smilie; Weston & Gray; John S. Wright, one of the incorporators of the
New York Coffee Exchange, of Wright, Hard & Co.; Watjen, Toel & Co.; A.
Behrens & Co.; "Steve" Matheson, of S. Matheson, Jr. & Co.; C. Wessels &
Bros., later Wessels, Kulenkampff & Co., and finally Fromm & Co.; Julius
Steinwender, of Steinwender, Stoffregen & Co.; Leon Israel, of Leon
Israel & Bros.; Herklotz, Corn & Co.; Ponfold, Schuyler & Co.; Maitland,
Phelps & Co., later Maitland, Coppell & Co.; F.H. Leggett, of F.H.
Leggett & Co.; Carhart & Brother; George W. Flanders, of George W.
Flanders & Co.; Jonas P. O'Brien; George S. Wallen, of George S. Wallen
& Co.; Charles F. Blake, of Blake & Bullard; and Martin J. Glynn, of
McDonald & Glynn, later Martin J. Glynn & Co., who had their office at
Front Street and Old Slip for twenty-five years.

Three other names closely associated with the early days of the New York
green-coffee trade were: Glover, Force & Co., later Waterbury & Force,
then W.H. Force & Co., and finally W.S. Force & Co., weighers and
forwarders; Daniel Reeve, of Reeve & Van Riper, mixers and hullers; and
John H. Draper & Co., auctioneers.

_Growth of the Leading Coffee Ports_

Twenty-two years ago, when the century opened, New York passed over her
docks a total of 676,000,000 pounds of coffee, which represented
eighty-six percent of the total for the country. In 1920, juggling the
figures a little, she imported 767,000,000 pounds, which was fifty-nine
percent of the total. While she was thus practically marking time, she
watched New Orleans run wild with an increase from 44,000,000 pounds to
380,000,000 pounds, or 763 percent gain; this meaning also the supplying
of twenty-nine percent of the country's demands instead of five percent,
while San Francisco in the same time jumped from 24,000,000 pounds to
137,000,000 pounds, or 470 percent gain, her share of the total trade
now being ten percent instead of three percent in 1900. These gains,
however, have not all been made at the expense of the city on the
Hudson. In 1900, Baltimore was a close rival of New Orleans and was far
ahead of all other ports except New York; but a decline in her imports
began about 1903, and was so swift, that five years later her imports
were almost negligible.

[Illustration: LOOKING SOUTH FROM WALL STREET INTO THE HEART OF THE
GREEN COFFEE DISTRICT

On the left-hand corner is Hard & Rand's, opposite Leon Israel & Bros.'
building, and beyon