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been an active worker in the Democratic ranks for years, he is connected with the Joel Parker Association of Newark, a mem- ber of the German-English School Society of Orange and a mem- ber of the U. G. S. B. Sharpshooters of New Jersey, of which he has been repeatedly elected President. He also belongs to Orange Lodge, No. 135, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and several other charitable organizations, Singing Societies, and to the German Press Club of New York.
He was for a number of years an active and energetic member in the Executive Board of the Liquor Dealers' League, having served two years as their State Secretary, and at their convention in Hoboken, 1892. was elected State President at the conventions held in Paterson, 1894, and in Newark, 1896, he was unani- mously re-elected with great enthusiasm. Mr. Koehler was elected as one of the Vice-l'residents of the National Retail Liquor Dealers' Association of the United States, at the con- vention held in Washington, D. C. He was chiefly instru- mental in organizing the State thoroughly for the Liquor Dealers' State League of New Jersey, and his efforts were so highly appreciated, that at the convention held in Paterson, Senator Daly, on behalf of the Hoboken Inn Keepers' Associ- ation, presented him with a very handsome jewel holding a diamond star, the design of which is a masterpiece of art.
The genial, gen- erousand courteous ways of Mr. Koehler, have won for him a host of friends. Having
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ESSEX COUNTY, N. J., ILLUSTRATED
W HEN, in July 1895, Messrs. Burke and Beyer, the young men whose portraits appear on this page, assumed the ownership and manage- ment of Town Talk, the paper was rounding out the sixth year of its existence. At that time the publication was issued from No. 251 Market street and was printed by William A. Baker, at considerable cost per week, to its new proprietors. Less than eighteen months after securing control of Town Talk, the present owners made a new home for the bright and sparkling weekly at No. 249 Market street, from which address it is now issued. The plant is thoroughly equipped for job printing. A large and carefully selected stock of type, without doubt the finest assortment of any house in the State, which was essential to meet the artistic and diversified requirements of the advertising pages and other departments of the paper, and such other paraphernalia and fixtures indis- pensable to the office of a publication, conducted on the modern and strictly up-to-date ideas that characterize Town Talk, were in shape when the publishers installed the paper in its present abode. Few estab- lishments now excel it. Being next door to the " old stand," yet entirely severed from ties that formerly bound it, Town Talk entered upon a career that, from the first indications, was destined to prove the most successful in its history.
It was the pioneer newspaper of its class, surviving hundreds of imita- tors and pursuing the even tenor of its way, without copying others' ideas or depending upon paste and scissors to furnish it with material. Indeed, only those papers that copied after Town Talk-that is, in the same class T. E. BURKE. -achieved success and are livingto tell it. As a home newspaper reach- ing the best class of people, Town Talk really merits the wonderful advertising patronage it commands, and in its new quarters, where only the most efficient workmen are employed, the opportunities for acquiring, and preserving, greater prestige in the big territory it fills. are more readily grasped and utilized, Messrs. Burke and Beyer certainly show, by their enterprise, that they mean
HERMAN E. L. BEYER.
to spare neither time nor expense in the good work of extending their circulation and enhancing the value of their publication as an advertis- ing medium. It is by far the handsomest illustrated paper published for five cents, so their task is not such a hard one after all.
Its hright sayings, its original stories of local happenings and in- cidents, its happy and effective style of treating public men and public measures, and its pungent criticisms of hypocrisy and cant have won for Town Talk many complimentary notices from the State and metropolitan press. Town Talk has its own methods in dressing down politicians for their shortcomings, and its independence is demonstrated, by the fact that it spares neither Democrat nor Repub- lican when adverse criticism is thought to be deserved.
An inviolable rule of Town Talk is that nothing unclean, sugges- tive or in any way objectionable, from the standpoint of decency. shall appear in its columns. In all truth it is a paper of the home and for the home.
In connection with the success Town Talk has met with under Burke and Beyer, a plain, unvarnished statement should be made : It would have been a surprise, especially to the newspaper fraternity, had the venture proved a failure. The art of managing and editing a newspaper was no mystery to the new owners. The doubt, un- certainty and trepidations that would beset the path of novices in such an undertaking, did not loom up to appall them They were "old" as newspaper men, though young in years. They were possessed of experience, ability, energy, indefatigability, and some means. Mr. Burke was the city editor of the Newark Evening News and Mr. Beyer held the managing editorship of the Sunday Times- Standard, at the time they purchased Town Talk. Mr. Burke had been connected with the News for twelve years, and had the advant- ages of the schooling in newspaper work, which only that enterprising paper can give and Mr. Beyer had also been connected with the News. Mr. Burke was born in South Orange, and Mr. Beyer, in Newark.
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THE NEWARK LEDGER.
"D EVOTED to Religious Liberty and Purity in Politics." In that declaration the Newark Ledger states the purpose of its being, and its files and its records prove the sincerity of the announcement as fully as its great success demonstrates the appreciation of its objects by a liberty-loving and fair-minded public.
Under the name of The Catholic Ledger this paper was founded in April. 1893, by Winfred S. Woodruff, who was con- nected with Newark newspaperdom for many years, and who has since died. In the fall of that year it passed into the hands of M. J. O'Conner and T. J. Regan, well known Catholics and business men of Newark. They announced at the outset that their object was not to make money, but to utilize all the paper's
several counties of Ireland, which are of intense interest to the home-loving sons and daughters of the Emerald Isle, among whom, even then, the paper found the bulk of its supporters.
The Ledger, in 1895, added to its name for a time the caption Independent Democrat. It was the first to name James M. Seymour for the mayoralty in 1896, and it was the chief means of electing him. In the month of August, 1896, Messrs. O'Con- nor and Regan sold the paper to a stock company, who thought it best to call it The Newark Ledger, as it would under this name be free from imputations that might be cast upon it should anything not entirely orthodox appear in its columns. Its capital stock was fixed at $25,000 and its shares at $50 each. none of which has been sold below par value. The president of the company, which is known as the Newark Ledger Publish- ing Company, is M. J. O'Connor ; the secretary, John Regan,
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Patrick J, Tansey became editor of the paper in February, 1894. One of the first changes made in it was the establish- ment of a page of Irish news, a report of local happenings in the
and the treasurer, John Jackson. The Ledger went with its accustomed vigor into the Presidential campaign of 1896, and took the side of free coinage. It gained in circulation rapidly because it was then, as it always has been, found true in its devotion to religious liberty and purity in politics and that the public believe that it will be ever ready to take up the cudgels for whatever people may be persecuted for their faith and against whatsoever party that attempts to encroach upon popu- lar rights. The Ledger has at present subscribers in every town and village in New Jersey and, indeed, in nearly every State in the Union, and has been complimented by some of its advertisers with the statement that they have found it the best medium for informing people about what they have to sell.
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ESSEX COUNTY, N. J., ILLUSTRATED.
ALBERT M. HOLBROOK.
OR more than a quarter of a century F Albert M. Holbrook took an im- portant part in the work of up-building the city of Newark. Standing at the head of one of its vastly important institutions of a public character and one in which every citizen had an interest, this man of genius, and I might almost well say. man of destiny and ever persevering, worked on, with few returns and less thanks, till his o'er wrought system gave way, and he that went out and in among us, so cheerful and uncomplaining was then carried to the tomb. Few men were bet- ter known than Albert M. Holbrook. His life work lay in the way of pro- ducing a map of the city of Newark and making a directory of the same. The memory of Albert M. Holbrook will be cherished by those who knew him and the work he did while he was a sojourner M. J. O CONNER, MANAGER NEWARK LEDGER. here will be canvassed in honor, and was almost the father of and loved as the apple of his eye, and from which he was seldom absent when a conclave was being held. Another, he saw in the industrial features of Newark. History had long opened up to the people of Newark that she was the Birmingham of America, but it was left for Albert M. Holbrook to be the herald of the fact that it was such indeed. Again it was the wisdom and far-sightedness of this same man that made others see as he was seeing that Newark, as the great imporium of industry of the western continent, needed only a public demonstration to show it to the world.
ALBERT M. HOLBROOK (DECEASED.)
should none other tablets be erected to his memory, readers of Essex County N. J., Illustrated, as they turn its pages, will find a constant reminder of the debt of gratitude the people owe him, in the beautiful memoriam illustration on which the artist has so beautifully traced his name and the lines of a copy of his Newark City Directory, among the gems of art which our artists have so gracefully transferred to the pages of this souvenir. For genuine open heartedness Albert M. Holbrook was noted, and for perseverance in the accomplishment of purposes and the ends he sought, few was possessed of in a greater degree. He was far-seeing and nobody was ever fonder of brushing away the mists which shadow much, if they do not shut out from un- discerning eyes great events breaking through the clouds of the future and rushing toward the vista of grandeur on which we stand and fail to see them, even though rushing toward us with locomotive speed. For an example of his far seeing and his power to read the future, attention can be called to his declara- tion made in the Board of Trade, which grand institution he
WALTER C. JACOBS.
WALTER C. JACOBS.
W ALTER C. JACOBS, a photo of whom is shown in the illustrations on this page, is perhaps one of the youngest and most enterprising printers in Essex County. He was born in this city in 1873, and was educated in the old time- honored Morton Street Public School. In May, 1895, he opened a printing office at No. 7 Alling, near Market street, and in a small way commenced his present business with every prospect of success. Being a practical printer by tra le and having one of the finest arranged plants in the city, he is enabled to execute all orders in the job printing line with neatness and dispatch. Mr. Jacobs is identified with many of the leading societies of the city, and is a popular man with the young element of Newark. He is an enterprising business man and devotes his personal attention to the work entrusted to him, and is a worthy representative of the job printing trade.
DAVID B. NATHAN.
S CHOOL Commissioner David B. Nathan, who is now serving his second year on the Board. was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 24 1856, and was educated in the public schools there For the past twenty-three years he has been con- nected with the firm of Chas. Cooper & Co. He has been a lifelong Republican and has always taken an active part in the politics of the Tenth Ward, from which he was elected as a member of the Board of Education by a handsome majority Throughout his term on the Board he has shown a keen interest in the cause of education and has done much to advance the school work in this city.
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ESSEX COUNTY, N. J., ILLUSTRATED.
CHARLES WOLBER & CO., PRINTERS.
THE illustration on this page represents a view
on the southwest corner of Market and Washington streets, one of the old historical locali- ties in this city, commonly designated as the swamp or "watering place " in the annals of the town. It has been known for years as the " Printer's Cor- ner," and has been the headquarters of the German newspapers in this city. The building is now covering the plant of Charles Wolber & Co., who are well known Newarkers engaged in the German and English printing trade and the manufacture of badges in all the various styles. Although the firm is located at that corner but a short time they have been known in the printing trade during the past thirty years. Mr. Wolber, the senior member of the firm, was born and educated in this city, having learned the printer's trade on the spot where he is now successfully conducting a business for himself. He is ably assisted by his partner, Mr. August Putscher, an experienced and conscientious printer, who entered the firm in June, 1895, and who has been connected with some of the largest printing houses in this city. These enterprising citizens devote their time and talents to book, job, mercan- tile and society work of every description, in either the German or English languages, and make a specialty of German printing and translations. The firm also manufacture every description of badges, buttons and all the numerous designs in this parti- cular line, which has become so numerous to society folks. Through their prompt and courteous treatment of customers they are rapidly coming to the front rank in their line of trade. The jobbing department of Charles Wolber & Co., is one of the most complete of its size and kind in the city, and it is an undeniable fact that the members of the firm are alive to the procuring of all the newest styles and latest designs in the pro- fession ; being practical mechanics themselves, they employ the most skillful workmen and thus secure the good will of their many patrons. Their facilities are such as to meet any demand that may be made upon them for the rapid and handsome com- pletion of all work intrusted to them and their rapid advance
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from that slow and imperfect printing machinery to the presses which enable them to turn off the finest of the process half-tone work, fitly characterizes the progress made by these wide-awake mechanics in their jobbing department. The members of the firm are prominently identified with many of the leading German and English associations which are a credit to the city of Newark.
The firm of Wolber & Co. was established at No. 62 Spring- field avenue, about four years ago, at the beginning of the present business depression, in the basement, a small room of which was used covering a space of about one hundred and fifty square feet, and although the firm has had much sharp compe- tition to contend with, the business has steadily increased to such an extent that the enterprising firm was compelled to enlarge their plant. New quarters were found on the first floor in the same building, having one-half of the floor space, and
six months later it was necessary to occupy all, having about five hundred square feet of room. Thus it grew until March 1, 1897, when the plant was removed to No. 82 Market street, corner Washington, where it has ample room to meet all requirements for some time to come. The manufacture of badges has become an important industry in connection with the printer's calling of late years, and Messrs. Wolber & Co. are alive and wide- awake in this branch of the trade, having added a model and well equipped badge department to their business by which they are enabled to turn out promptly anything in the line and on the most reason- able terms. The firm make a specialty of translations in German or English, and in this particular is one of the few printing houses located in this city.
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DRAKE & CO., PATENT ATTORNEYS.
N EWARK has long been noted all over the world as the home of men who were endowed with inven- tive genius and whose unselfish achievement in mechani- cal skill have in a large degree contributed to the com- forts, pleasures and advantages of humanity. The stimulus that has caused inventors to perfect their ideas has been the wise and encouraging patent laws of the United States and other countries granting protection to the inventor whereby he may reap a just reward. Patent laws prevail in all civilized countries, and it behooves an inventor, if he would not see others profit by his ingenuity, that he be careful to secure protection for his production in all countries, or in the more important of them. It is true that the patent laws of all countries are different, so that it becomes a difficult matter to know how to set about obtaining patents abroad. In this connec- tion we take pleasure in placing before the readers of this illustrated souvenir of Essex County, the name of one of the oldest and most honored patent agencies in the city of Newark, Drake & Co., patent attorneys. located at the southwest corner of Broad and Market streets. In the illustrations presented on this page, life- like photos of the gentlemen under consideration and their office is shown. The firm is in possession of the fullest details of all foreign and domestic laws relating to patents, and are fully able to advise in all matters pertaining to the same. During the past thirty-three years this firm have ably represented the citizens of Newark, N. J., and its suburbs, before the United States Patent Office, at Washington, D. C. As attorneys and solicitors of American and foreign patents, and as ex- perts in patent causes, this firm have an established reputation and the most extensive practice of any others in their profession in the State of New Jersey. The late senior member of the firm. Mr. Oliver Drake, established himself here in the practice of his profession in 1864, and in 1879 the firm was re-organized by the admission to partnership of Mr. Charles H. P'ell, who conducts the affairs of the agency since the death of Mr. Drake, which occurred in 1896. No firm stands better before the United States Patent Office, or can secure fairer treatment by its officials. The importance which attaches to the patenting of
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inventions in this country is evidenced by the fact that during the existence of this firm the number of patents issued by the U. S. Patent Office has increased from about 41,000 in 1864, 10 570,000 at the present time, Feb. 23, 1897, and New Jersey stands near the head of the list in respect to the number of inventors and patentees.
The firm are recognized as able, scientific and successful attorneys and experts, and possess every possible facility for conducting every branch of patent law under the most favorable auspices and upon the most satisfactory terms. Their practice relates to the preparation of specifications and drawings, to the making of prelimi- nary examinations as to the patentability of an invention, and to the preparation and filing of applications for patents, re- issues, designs, trademarks and labels, and to every item of service necessary to the successful prosecution of the inven- tor's application down to the time the patent is granted and issued by the office. They have clients in all parts of the United States, and many of the leading manufacturers of Newark employ their services exclusively. Mr. Pell was born in New York, is popular with all and greatly interests himself in the general public interests of the city, and through his efforts, largely, the new public parks in Essex County have been secured. Before his death, Mr. Drake held the esteem of a large circle of friends, who have deeply mourned his loss.
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EDWARD WESTON.
T HE introduction of the dynamo electrical machine for electro- plating, electro-typing and similar classes of work revolu- tionized the art of depositing metals and effected an immense annual saving in time and material, concomitant with the work on these machines for electroplating and electrotyping. Mr. Weston carried on his investigation on machines and apparatus for the electrical transmission of power and for electric lighting, and pursued the work with an ardor and earnestness which seems almost incredible, and under circumstances which would discourage most men. Not one of the men associated with him had any confidence in the future of the great art which has since sprung up from his and the few other earnest workers engaged in the same line. The business men considered most of his schemes chimerical, but he stuck to his work with a determina- tion and persistence which was remarkable, and his confidence has been abundantly justified by the results.
One of the most serious difficulties met with in the early stages of the work on dynamo machines was the great loss of energy in the machine, and the great amount of heat caused by the loss. Mr. Weston carefully studied all the sources of loss in machines, and by introducing entirely new features, was able to reduce the loss to an infinitesimal amouut, and thus produce machines which gave back nearly all the energy expended in driving them in electrical energy for useful work. The types of machines known before his time gave from twenty-five to fifty per cent. of the energy in the useful work, the rest of the energy being wasted in the production of injurious heating of the machine. Mr. Weston, in 1873, changed all this and succeeded in building machines which gave eighty per cent. of the energy PRIVATE LABORATORY OF EDWARD WESTON, HIGH STREET. expended in driving them, and by further investigations later on succeeded in raising the efficiency until it reached ninety-seven per cent. But this saving of energy was not the only result secured by his work. The saving of energy meant the absence of serious heating of the machines and consequently decreased liability of injury to the insulation, and also meant that vastly more mechanical energy could be transformed into electrical energy by a machine of a given size. In this way the cost of a machine for a given power of conversion was greatly reduced. Without these advances it is safe to say that the application of electricity to electric lighting. power transmissions and the numerous uses could not have been accomplished. With the perfection of the dynamo machine its field of usefulness became immense, aud Mr. Weston's time was spent largely in opening it up. He attacked the problem of arc lighting from various standpoints and invented and perfected numerous devices for the production of arc lights, and for the measurement of the current and the distribution of the same. He was the first to make and use the copper coated carbon so extensively employed in
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