Business & Finance: Kodak Empire

Rochester, N. Y., a city of 325,000 souls near the shores of Lake Ontario, is the fine ready-made men's clothing centre of the U. S. But the world knows Rochester as the home & factory of the late George Eastman. Ten thousand people work in Kodak Park or other local Eastman plants. One out of every six citizens is supposed to be an Eastman stockholder, and swank East Avenue, where the Best Names live, is traditionally paved with Eastman certificates.

And for those who are not connected with the $150,000,000 concern, there are the...

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