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Nearest railroad station, Trenton, on the Pennsylvania Railroad and the. Philadelphia and Reading Railway. Population, 500. Banking town, Trenton. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $1.15.
A suburb of the city of Trenton, from which it is easily reached by trolley ; combines the advantages of a semi-country location with those of the close proximity to a large city. Land for factory sites may be purchased at very low figures, and other important concessions will be made to firms starting
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desirable industries. The supply of labor is practically the same as that possessed by Trenton, and includes men and women skilled in almost every known calling.
Hammonton (G 8), Atlantic County.
On the Atlantic City Railroad and the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Stations of both roads in the center of the town. Population, 3,481. A bank- ing town. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States and West Jersey Companies. Tax rate, $2.16.
First-class railroad facilities ; all the conveniences of a progressive modern town; good schools, gas and electric lighting; water works now in course of construction ; local and long distance telephones, and offices of all the tele- graph companies.
Upwards of twenty acres of land, four of which are close to the railroad stations, afford a choice of factory sites of any desired size. The inhabitants of the town, represented by its chief business men, will be pleased to assist in the establishment of any proper industry which improves the growth of the community and furnishes occupation for its people. Very probably, there- fore, parties desiring to establish manufacturing plants could depend not only on having the land donated, but receiving assistance in capital.
There is one building (wood) suited to factory purposes now idle; it can be purchased outright for $4,000, or it will be rented for a moderate amount per month. The building has 3,200 square feet of floor area and is equipped with a steam engine and boiler. The population is large enough to furnish an abundant supply of either skilled or unskilled labor.
The following are the principal industries now in operation :
C. F. Osgood & Company, manufacturers of shoes ; employs 75 persons.
William Skinner & Son, manufacturer of cut glass ; employ 20 persons.
W. H. Bernshouse, lumber; employs 15 persons.
D. D. Leo, manufacturer of macaroni; employs 5 persons.
Harlingen (G 5), Somerset County.
On the Philadelphia and Reading Railway. Station in the village. Popula- tion, 125. Banking town, Somerville. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. A prepaid freight and express office. Tax rate, $1.20.
Land is plentiful and low priced ; fine factory sites may be had on very liberal terms.
Harrington (D 2), Bergen County.
Railroad name, Harrington Park, on the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad (West Shore Division) and the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad. Stations of both roads in the village. Population, 3,500. Banking town, Hackensack. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, National Company. Tax rate, $2.28.
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About 16 acres of land in every respect adapted to use as factory sites are for sale on very easy terms and at extremely low prices. The railroad service is good and freight rates low, as are also the taxes. Labor supply from the village and near-by places is good and of a very desirable kind.
Harrison (C 4), Hudson County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Erie Railroad (Newark and Paterson Branch). Stations of both roads in the town. Population, 10,596. A bank- ing town with one bank. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Ex- press service, Adams and Wells-Fargo Companies. Tax rate, $2.42.
Harrison, although in another county, is for all business purposes a part of Newark. It is on the east side of the Passaic River and connected with the latter city by several railroad and other bridges. The river is a navigable stream and affords deep water connections to Newark and New York Bays, Staten Island Sound, and all the large and flourishing cities and towns on the shores of these waters. The distance to New York City by water, 15 miles ; distance by rail, 7 miles. The water supply is first class and the sewerage system very complete, all sections of the town being perfectly drained. All parts of the town are reached by trolley roads, as are also the suburbs and New York City. Land in nearly all sections of the town may be had for factory sites, some with water front and some with railroad connections, with a considerable number having both these important advantages.
As before stated, the town is practically a part of Newark, and has all the facilities for the transaction of business that may be enjoyed in any large progressive and well-governed city.
Buildings may be found in the business section of the town available for manufacturing purposes, some of them having electric or steam power, that can be leased at a fair rental per month or purchased outright. Manufactur- ers who settle here have the benefit of practically an inexhaustible supply of labor, containing men skilled in almost every known occupation.
The following are the principal industries now in operation :
Fritz & Weidman, brewers; employ 8 persons.
Peter Hauch Brewing Company, brewers ; employs 70 persons.
New Jersey Adamant Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of adamant plaster ; employs 15 persons.
Walker Chemical Works, manufacturers of chemicals ; employs 28 persons.
Storey General Electric Company, manufacturers of electric appliances ; em- ploys 40 persons.
Edison General Electric Company, manufacturers of lamps; employs 1,390 persons.
H. Hahn & Stumpf, manufacturers of leather ; employ 240 persons.
W. G. & G. Greenfield, manufacturers of machinery ; employ 12 persons.
Newark Machine Company, manufacturers of machinery; employs 15 persons.
Torrance Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of machinery ; employs 17 persons.
Stewart Hartshorn Company, manufacturers of shade rollers; employs 215 persons.
Hyatt Roller Bearing Company, manufacturers of roller bearings ; employs 42 persons.
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J. K. Osborne Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of metal goods ; em- ploys 255 persons.
New Jersey Tube Company, manufacturers of drawn tubing; employs 248 persons.
George C. Campbell, manufacturer of tan bark; employs 10 persons.
Benedict Wolf, manufacturer of fireworks; employs 26 persons.
Pope Process Company, manufacturers of paints ; employs 28 persons.
Benjamin Atha & Illingsworth Company, manufacturers of steel forgings and billets; employs I,102 persons.
Headley & Farmer Company, manufacturers of trunks and traveling bags ; employs 210 persons.
Globe Wire Company, manufacturers of wire cloth ; employs 9 persons.
Staniar & Laffey Company, manufacturers of wire cloth ; employs 43 persons.
Harrisonville (E 8), Gloucester County.
Nearest railroad station, Harrisonville Station, on the West Jersey and Sea- shore Railroad, distance, two miles. Population, 250. Banking town, Swedes- boro. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $1.26.
Land for factory sites at nominal prices ; a good supply of labor. Inhab- itants of the village will welcome any legitimate industry and do all in their power to insure its success.
Hartford (F 7), Burlington County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad (Camden and Sea Girt Branch). Station in the village. Population, 150. Banking town, Moorestown. Money order post- office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams Company. A prepaid freight and express station. Tax rate, $1.40.
The inhabitants of the village desire the settlement of manufacturing in- dustry among them, and will do everything possible to further the interests of such as may come there. The supply of labor is good and land for fac- tory sites may be purchased at very low figures or would be donated if the establishment to be built should be large enough.
Hasbrouck Heights (C 3), Bergen County.
On the Erie Railroad (New Jersey and New York Division). Station in the borough limit. Population, 1,300. Banking town, Hackensack. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Wells-Fargo Com- pany. Tax rate, $2.18.
Excellent building sites along the line of the railroad, some of them near the station, are offered free for manufacturing sites. The town is built on a high ridge, and is, by reason of its altitude, very healthful. The railroad facilities are of the best, nearly forty trains a day passing through in both directions to and from New York; trolley lines connect with Paterson, Passaic, Newark, Hackensack, Jersey City and Hoboken. Water supply is abundant and of very good quality and the drainage perfect. Labor supply is abundant and of a very high character for skill and steadiness. A small manufactory of machinery and machine tools and one of paper boxes are now in operation at this place.
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Hawthorne (13), Passaic County.
On the Erie Railroad and the New York, Susquehanna and Western Rail - road. Stations of both roads in the town. Population, 2,076. Banking town, Paterson. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, National and Wells-Fargo Companies. Tax rate, $2.03.
Situated on the Passaic River, only a short distance above the head of navigation; the drainage is good; railroad facilities, freight and passenger, are first-class. Upwards of forty trains daily on both roads pass through the town, going east and west. The distance from New York is only 18 miles, Jersey City 16 miles, and Paterson and Passaic, the former a city of 100,000 population, is so close that the trip to either place by trolley lines occupies but little time; workmen may readily travel daily from one point to the other as the necessities of employment may require. The supply of labor afforded by the town itself, and that may be drawn from near-by places, is composed of men skilled in almost every known art or calling, and in point of numbers equal to any possible requirement. Land for building sites, very favorably sit- uated for manufacturing purposes, can be purchased for from $100 to $500 per acre.
The American Silk Dyeing and Finishing Company have their plant, which employs upwards of 200 persons, located here. The La Favorite Rubber Com- pany and the firm of Schuster & Obat have works here and employ respectively 20 and 25 persons.
Heislerville (F 10), Cumberland County.
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (Ormond and Port Norris Branch). Station in the village. Population, 500. Banking town, Millville. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $1.86.
Has advantages favorable to manufacturing; land is cheap; railroad facil- ities are good, and labor is plentiful. Employment is mostly in the oyster industry. The firm of J. C. Fifield & Son has a large manufactory of fish fertilizers here, in which about 35 persons are employed.
Helmetta (H 5), Middlesex County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad (Camden and South Amboy Branch). Station in the town. Population, 500. Banking town, Jamesburg. Money order post- office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, . $1.74.
Has water-works which furnish a good supply of wholesome water. Land for factory sites may be purchased in plots of any desired size at nominal prices. Much of the land is adjoining the railroad, from which spurs or sidings to connect with factories can be built.
The firm of George W. Helm & Company, manufacturers of snuff, has a large plant in operation here; 260 persons are employed.
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Hibernia (H 3), Morris County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey (High Bridge Branch). Station in the town. Population, 1,425. Banking town, Dover. Money order post- office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $2.06.
The only industry carried on in Hibernia is iron mining. There are two firms, Joseph Wharton and Andover Iron Mining Company ; the first named employs 300 men and the last 400.
High Bridge (F 4), Hunterdon County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Station in the town. Population, 1,400. Banking town, Clinton. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $0.15.
Situated upon a hill near the south branch of the Raritan River (not nav- igable here), the town has excellent natural drainage, and so does not require a sewer system. It has water-works, which furnish a good supply of water. There is a very fine water-power derived from the above named river and from 100 to 150 acres of land along the banks of the stream, where the water-power is available, may be purchased outright or leased for a long period of years, upon very liberal terms. The fact that the town is right on the line of the railroad would very materially reduce the cost of handling freight. The distance to Easton, Pa., is 20 miles, and to New York City, 52 miles, both on the main line of the Central road.
There is a very extensive hard wood timber country closely adjacent to High Bridge, which contains a fine grade of lumber for building purposes. The locality is very healthful and entirely free from malaria. Unskilled labor is very abundant and may be had at very moderate wages. In the heart of the great peach belt of Northern New Jersey, in a country abounding in fruit of several kinds, there is every reason why High Bridge should be a very profitable center of the fruit canning industry.
Highlands (J 5), Monmouth County.
Railroad name, Highland Beach. On the Central Railroad of New Jersey (New Jersey Southern Branch). Station in the town. Population, 1,228. Banking town, Atlantic Highlands. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $1.42.
Situated on the Shrewsbury River (a navigable stream), the village has communication by water with New York, Philadelphia and all other sea- board towns. This gives the railroad a choice of shipping routes for certain kinds of freights, which should redound greatly to the advantage of manu- facturers carrying on business there.
Hundreds of acres of land near the station and the river can be purchased in any sized plots at prices and on terms to suit purchaser. Land for factory
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sites will be given free, and in other ways parties contemplating establishing workshops there will be assisted as far as possible by the inhabitants.
One piece of land offered free for a factory site is directly adjoining the railroad and about 100 yards from the Shrewsbury River.
Hightstown (H 5), Mercer County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad (Camden and South Amboy Branch) and the Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad. Stations of both roads in center of the town. Population, 2,000. A banking town, containing one bank. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.87.
The town has excellent water-works and some sewers, good streets, electric light and power plant, telegraph stations of all companies, and local and long distance telephones. There is also a good water-power, the use of which may be had at very low rates.
Twenty acres of land situated along the line of the railroad at both ends of the borough affords a choice of factory sites, which may be had at very low prices. The public-spirited people of the town have in the past given factory sites free and have also contributed money to the capital of industries estab- lished there. This they will cheerfully do again in the case of desirable in- dustries, the owners of which may contemplate erecting factories there.
There is one building now idle and suitable for factory purposes. It is constructed of wood, and has a floor area of 6,000 feet. The structure may be purchased with the grounds on which it stands for $6,000, or it will be leased at an annual rental of $400.
The following manufacturing establishments are now in operation in Hightstown :
Hightstown Smyrna Rug Company, manufacturers of rugs; employs 100 persons.
J. Mount Smith, manufacturer of shirts; employs 35 persons.
Hoagland & Company, manufacturers of shoes; employs 25 persons.
Hightstown Shoe Company, manufacturers of shoes; employs 12 persons.
B. H. Reed & Brother, manufacturers of brick and tile; employ 12 persons. W. H. Dillon, manufacturer of brick and tile; employs 6 persons.
A. L. Ellis, manufacturer of brick and tile; employs 5 persons.
John R. Shangle, manufacturer of agricultural implements; employs 6 persons.
Thomas Peppler, manufacturer of agricultural implements ; employs 5 per- sons.
Anderson Canning Factory, manufacturers of canned goods; employs 50 persons.
Highwood (D3), Bergen County.
On the Erie Railroad. Station in the village. Population, 250. Banking town, Englewood. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Wells-Fargo Company. Tax rate, $2.27.
Excellent location for manufacturing business, although there is nothing of the kind there now. Land close to railroad can be purchased at very low prices for factory sites.
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Hillsdale (C 2), Bergen County.
On the Erie Railroad (Jersey City and Haverstraw Branch). Station in the village. Population, 775. Banking town, Hackensack. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Wells-Fargo Company. Tax rate, $1.54.
Abundance of land for factory sites at low prices. Good railroad facilities and plenty of labor.
A building formerly occupied as a silk mill is now idle and may be either purchased outright or rented on reasonable terms.
Hoboken (C 4), Hudson County.
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Station in the city. Population, 59,364. A banking town with three banks. Money order post- office and several telegraph stations of each company. Express service, Adams, National, United States and Wells-Fargo Companies. Tax rate, $2.43.
Situated on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River opposite the city of New York, connected therewith by ferries, which join the railroad terminus with the latter city. Trolley roads to Newark, Elizabeth, Paterson, Passaic and all the large towns in the section of the State in which it is situated.
A first-class sewer system, which drains all parts of the city, and an abundant supply of good pure water; electric light and power plants, tele- phones (local and long distance), good schools and enough of them to meet the demands of the population.
Land in almost every section of the city may be purchased for factory sites, and as well-paved streets are found everywhere throughout the city, the advantages of one location over another in convenience of freight han- dling and shipping is very slight. Freights may be shipped by rail from Hoboken to any part of the United States and by water to any part of the world. Labor, skilled and unskilled, is abundant.
The following are the principal manufacturing establishments now in oper- ation in Hoboken :
R. B. Davis, manufacturer of baking powder ; employs 70 persons.
T. H. Dorsett, manufacturer of cornices and skylights; employs 15 persons.
E. H. Horwood & Company, manufacturers of corset waists; employs 39 persons.
Vilar Cork Company, manufacturers of corks; employs 32 persons.
Geo. Focht Sons, manufacturers of coal hoisting machinery; employ 73 persons.
F. Furgeson & Son, manufacturers of marine engines ; employs 50 persons.
W. C. Baker, manufacturer of car and house heaters; employs 23 persons.
American Lead Pencil Company, manufacturers of lead pencils ; employs 789 persons.
Horace Brittain, manufacturer of straw hats ; employs 290 persons.
Robert Mayer & Company, manufacturers of inks; employs 14 persons.
Wright Health Underwear Company, manufacturers of knit underwear ; em- ploys 160 persons.
Lehman & Raudnitz, manufacturers of pocketbooks, etc .; employ persons.
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R. Neuman & Company, manufacturers of leather ; employs 150 persons.
Rock Plaster Company of New York and New Jersey, manufacturers of rock wall plaster; employs 36 persons.
Consolidated Iron Works, manufacturers of machinery; employs 76 persons.
W. & A. Fletcher Company, manufacturers of marine engines; employs 600 persons.
W. D. Forbes & Company, manufacturers of marine engines; employs 52 persons.
New York Switch and Crossing Company, manufacturers of switches, frogs and crossings; employs 80 persons.
F. A. Verdon Company, manufacturers of marine engines; employs 75 persons.
Wm. Schimper & Company, manufacturers of metal novelties; employs 220 persons.
New York Wire and Spring Company, manufacturers of wire springs; em- ploys 25 persons.
Strauss Mfg. Company, manufacturers of musical instruments ; employs 15 persons.
Benton, Heath & Company, manufacturers of wall paper; employs 136 persons.
Hoboken Paper Mill, manufacturers of building and lining paper ; employs 23 persons.
Frank S. Pownall & Bro., manufacturers of wrapping and lining paper ; employ 29 persons.
Keuffel & Esser Company, manufacturers of surveyors' instruments; em- ploys 232 persons.
American Mutoscope Company, manufacturers of mutoscopes; employs 30 persons.
Balas Freres, Ltd., manufacturer of silk ribbon; employs 160 persons.
Beck Bros., manufacturers of silk; employ 28 persons.
E. & W. F. Finley, manufacturers of rufflings and neckwear; employ 50 persons.
Henry Hoppe & Company, manufacturers of silver novelties; employs 6 persons.
A. Stenken & Sons, manufacturers of soap; employ 6 persons.
Fagan Iron Works, manufacturers of iron construction; employs 106 persons.
Hotopp Varnish Company, manufacturers of varnish ; employs 5 persons.
Pinney, Casse & Lackey Company, manufacturers of cloth for window- shades ; employs 27 persons.
Weber Cooperage Company, manufacturers of barrels and kegs; employs 105 persons.
Meincke Cork Company, manufacturers of cork; employs 45 persons.
C. G. Paul Mfg. Company, manufacturers of toilet articles; employs 26 persons.
Truslow & Fulle, manufacturers of cork; employ 100 persons.
F. W. Mills Mfg. Company, manufacturers of automatic machines ; employs 33 persons.
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Standard Fashion Company, manufacturers of paper patterns; employs 231 persons.
National Casket Company, manufacturers of caskets and coffins; employs II5 persons.
Hohokus (13), Bergen County.
On the Erie Railroad. Station in the town. Population, 700. Banking town. Paterson. Money order post-office and telegraph' station. Express service, Wells-Fargo Company. Tax rate, $2.50.
Admirably situated as a location for manufacturing industry. Good drain- age, an abundant supply of water and a healthful climate. The railroad facil- ities are first-class and freight rates low.
Land for factory sites in plots of any desired size may be purchased at very reasonable prices; much of the land adjoins or is near the railroad, so that factories built upon almost any part of it would enjoy superior. advan- tages in the handling and shipment of freight. Labor of all kinds is plentiful and of an intelligent character.
The manufacturing establishments are as follows :
New York Leather and Paint Company, manufacturers of leather substi- tute : employs 31 persons.
Brookdale Bleachery, manufacturers of bleaching cloth ; employs 40 persons. Conklin Brothers, fancy wood turning; employ 10 persons.
Holland (E 4), Hunterdon County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad (Trenton and Manunka Chunk Branch). Station in the village. Population, 100. Banking town, Frenchtown, or Eas- ton, Pa. A prepaid freight and express station. Express service, Adams. Tax rate, $1.25.
Factories will be made welcome here. There is a practically unlimited sup- ply of land, a great part of which is near the railroad, that can be purchased at very reasonable figures.
There is a very fine foundry sand mine here, which is owned and operated by A. C. Rapp ; 20 persons are employed. There is also a basket manufactory and grist mill employing 5 persons.
Holly Beach (F 11), Cape May County.
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (Anglesea and Holly Beach Branch). Station in the village. Population, 600. Banking town, Cape May. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $3.75.
A fine location for manufacturing industry. Land is abundant and low priced. A good supply of unskilled labor. Railroad facilities are fair and freight rates low.
Holmdel (15), Monmouth County.
Nearest railroad station, Hazlet, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Population 1,100. Banking town, Red Bank. A money order post-office. Ex- press service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $1.22.
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