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Sayreville (H 5), Middlesex County.
On the Raritan River Railroad, and connected with New York City by steam and canal-boat line. Population, 4,000. Banking town, New Brunswick. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.86.
Land in abundance for factory sites may be obtained by purchase at low prices along the river front, which is navigable for heavy draught vessels, or on the line of the railroad. The location is a favorite one for brick manufac- ture, both because of the plentiful supply of good clay and the facilities for shipping product to market by water route.
The following firms, engaged in the making of brick, have their establish- ments here :
Sayre & Fisher ; employ 1,200 men.
Edwin Furman Company ; employs 161 men.
Boehm & Kohloff : employ 70 men.
Charles and William Whitehead, miners of clay; employ 15 men.
Schooleys Mountain (F 3), Morris County.
Nearest railroad station, Hackettstown, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Population, 200. Banking town, Hackettstown. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.46.
Scobyville (15), Monmouth County.
Nearest railroad station, Freehold, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Railroad. Population, 100. Banking town, Freehold. Post-office and telegraph. Express service, United States and Adams Com- panies.
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The Charles Bucklin Canning Company, employing 80 persons, and the saw-mill of J. H. Roosevelt, employing 50 men in the winter months, are in operation here.
Scotch Plains (H 4), Union County.
Nearest railroad station, Fanwood, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, distance about one mile. Population, about 800. Banking town, Plainfield. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $2.04.
Abundance of land for factory sites at low prices.
The Harper, Hollingsworth & Darby Company, manufacturers of hats, employing 30 men, and Seeley Paper Mill Company, employing 15 men, are in operation here.
Scullville (G 9), Atlantic County.
Nearest railroad station, Linwood, on the West Jersey and Seashore Rail- road. Population, 250. Banking town, Atlantic City. Post-office and tele- graph. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $1.68.
Sea Bright (J 5), Monmouth County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey (Atlantic Highlands Division). Population, 1,200. Banking town, Red Bank or Long Branch. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.87.
Sea Isle City (G 10), Cape May County.
On the Atlantic City Railroad and the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Population, 750. Banking town, Cape May or Ocean City. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States and West Jersey Companies. Tax rate, $3.10.
The town is situated on the ocean coast line. It has a water system and an electric lighting and power plant. The railroad facilities are good, and land from which factory sites of any size may be chosen is abundant.
Seaville (G 10), Cape May County.
On the Atlantic City Railroad (Tuckahoe to Sea Isle City Branch). Popu- lation, 300. Banking town, Cape May or Millville. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $1.60.
Secaucus (C 4), Hudson County.
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and the Erie Rail- road. Population (borough), 1,626. Banking town, West Hoboken. Money
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order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Wells, Fargo & Company and United States Company. Tax rate, $2.50.
Land for factory purposes adjacent to the railroads at very low rates. Good transportation facilities, proximity to the cities of New York, Jersey City and Hoboken, and an abundant supply of labor are the special ad- vantages offered.
The industries now here are :
G. Geyer, china decorator ; employs 15 persons.
Hellisa Button Works; employs 8 persons.
Deliceres Button Works; employs 14 persons.
Seeley (D 9), Cumberland County.
Nearest railroad station, Finley Station, on the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Population, 250. Banking town, Bridgeton. Post-office and tele- graph station. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $1.38.
Land for factory purposes here in abundance may be obtained by purchase at prices ranging between $25 and $100 per acre.
The industries now here are the Edgewater Flour Milling establishment, and a canning works operated by the Montecute Packing Company.
Sergeantsville (F 5), Hunterdon County.
Nearest railroad station, Stockton, on the Belvidere Division of the Penn- sylvania Railroad. Population, 165. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.38.
Land at low prices for factory sites may be had here. The only industry at present in operation is a creamery conducted by William Strouse.
Sewaren (14), Middlesex County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey (New York and Long Branch Division). Station in the center of the town. Population, 400. Banking town, Rahway. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express ser- vice, United States Company. Tax rate, $2.36.
The town is located on Staten Island Sound and has a fine water front, approachable by vessels of the deepest draught. A steamboat makes daily trips to New York City. There is a water-works and sewage disposal sys- tem and an electric plant which furnishes lighting and power. Woodbridge Creek, a good-sized stream, enters the Sound here. Land along its borders may be purchased at very low prices for factory purposes. Only a short dis- tance from Elizabeth and Rahway, from which places an abundant supply of skilled and unskilled labor may be drawn.
The principal industries now here are :
The Vulcan Metal Refining Company, converting tin scrap into steel; em- ploys 50 persons.
C. W. Boynton, manufacturer of brick and tile; employs 25 persons.
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Sewell (E 7), Gloucester County.
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Population, 115. Banking town, Woodbury. Post-office and telegraph station. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $1.25.
Sharptown (D 8), Salem County.
Nearest railroad station, Woodstown, on the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Population, 350. Banking town, Pennsgrove. Post-office and tele- graph station. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $1.05.
Plenty of land at reasonable prices available for factory purposes. The lo- cation is a healthy one, and would be a desirable place for workingmen's homes. Any industry that would employ twenty or thiry men or an equal number of women could be accommodated with about that quantity of labor.
A fruit and vegetable canning establishment, conducted by K. M. Dovies, in which about 150 persons are employed during the season, is in operation here.
Shiloh (D 9), Cumberland County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Population, 450. Banking town, Bridgeton. Money order post- office and telegraph station. Express service, United States and West Jersey Companies. Tax rate, $1.35.
The vegetable and canning establishment of Davies, Rainear & Davis is loca- ted here ; ninety persons are employed during three months of the year.
Shimers (E 4), Warren County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, and Lehigh Valley Railroad, and Belvidere Division of the Penn- sylvania Railroad. Population, 500. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $1.05.
The town is distant from the stations of the above-named roads about one mile and connected with them by electric cars. There is a practically un- limited quantity of land available for factory sites, which may be purchased at very low rates.
Steam, electric and water-power are available for running factories. The place is practically connected with the town of Phillipsburg, the Board of Trade of which will carry on negotiations with parties desiring to establish industrial plants here.
There are several blacksmith and wheelwright shops, a soap-stone mill, and a flouring mill established here, employing each from 6 to 12 persons.
Shirley (D 8), Salem County.
Nearest railroad station, Elmer, on the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Population, 150. Banking town, Woodstown. Post-office and telegraph. Ex- press service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $0.97.
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Short Hills (H 4), Essex County.
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and New York and New Orange Railroad. Population, 500. Banking town, Summit. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Com- pany. Tax rate, $2.03.
A number of green-houses and florists' establishments are carried on here. Among them the following :
The American Bulb Company; employs 20 men.
Short Hills Rose Company ; employs 10 men.
Anderson & Christiansen; employ 6 men.
A. Capern ; employs 5 men.
Thomas Jones ; employs 8 men.
Shrewsbury (1 5), Monmouth County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey (Red Bank and Bayside Branch). Population, 500. Banking town, Red Bank. Money order post-office and tele- graph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.45.
The town is situated on the Shrewsbury River, and has a good water-supply. All the land necessary for any number of factories may be obtained at very low prices.
The industries now in operation here are:
E. C. Hazard, canner and maker of food products ; employs 147 persons.
W. J. Green, carriage manufacturer ; employs 5 persons.
C. H. Hurley, carriage manufacturer ; employs 5 persons.
Sicklerville (F 8), Camden County.
Railroad name, Sicklertown, on the Atlantic City Railroad (Mullica Hill Branch). Population, 200. Post-office and telegraph station. Express ser- vice, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.85:
Smithburg (H 6), Monmouth County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Railroad. Population, 100. Banking town, Freehold. Post-office and telegraph. Ex- press service, United States and Adams Companies. Tax rate, $I.II.
Smiths Landing (G 9), Atlantic County.
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Population, 800. Banking town, Atlantic City. Post-office and telegraph. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $2.95.
Land for factory sites in any sized plots desired and at prices that are merely nominal. Industrial establishments would be made welcome here. The location is healthy and the supply of labor good.
J. C. Fifield & Sons, manufacturers of fertilizers, have an establishment here in which 10 men are employed.
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Smithville (G 7), Burlington County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad (Camden to Seagirt Branch). Population, 550. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $2.04.
The town is situated on the Rancocas Creek, about three miles from navi- gation. There is a water-works, and an electric plant which supplies light and power. Land for factory purposes may be obtained at very low prices.
The H. B. Smith Machine Company, makers of wood-working machinery, have an establishment here in which 270 persons are employed.
Snow Hill, Camden County.
Nearest railroad station, Magnolia, on the Atlantic City Railroad, distance one-half mile. Population, 100. Banking town, Haddonfield. Post-office and telegraph. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $1.74.
Somers Point (G 9), Atlantic County.
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad ( Pleasantville Branch). Popu- lation, 400. Banking town, Atlantic City. Money order post-office and tele- graph station. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $1.74.
The town is situated on Great Egg Harbor Bay on the east, and Cedar Swamp Creek on the west, which is navigable for vessels drawing five or six feet.
The quantity of land available for factory sites is practically unlimited. Plots will be given free to such manufacturing enterprises as engage to employ twenty-five persons. Taxes are low, railroad facilities are very good, and the labor supply, at moderate wages, is large and of a good character.
The firm of Samuel H. Pim & Sons, of Somers Point, answers the question as to the advantages offered to manufacturing industry in that place as fol- lows: "To anyone starting factories here, a deed clear of all incumbrances for the factory site and one acre of land adjoining said site for each fifty hands employed will be given. The borough will also guarantee exemption from taxes for from five to twenty years, according to the number employed. Goods can be shipped from here to any point in the United States, either by rail or water."
Somerville (G 4), Somerset County.
On the main line of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Station in the town. Population, 4,843. A banking town, three banks. Money order post- office and telegraph station. Express service, United States and several local New York companies. Tax rate, $1.34.
Somerville is one of the most prosperous communities on the line of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. It is connected with Bound Brook, Plain- field, Elizabeth and Newark by trolley and by the Central Road. There are fine streets, electric and gas lighting, schools, churches, and all other con-
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veniences of a thoroughly modern and progressive town. Its railroad accom- modations are first-class in every respect, all parts of the country being accessible from here.
Land for factory sites within easy reach of the railroad may be purchased on very reasonable terms. A good supply of labor, skilled or unskilled, may be had in the town or drawn from Bound Brook or Plainfield, which are near by.
The Somerville Mfg. Company, makers of woolen cloth and men's clothing, have a large mill here in which 340 persons are employed. The Ross Brick Company also has its works here, and employs 50 persons.
South Amboy (15), Middlesex County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Central Railroad of New Jersey (Long Branch Division), and the Raritan River Railroad. Stations of all three roads in the town. Population, 6,349. A banking town, one bank. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $1.68.
The city is situated on the Raritan Bay and River, and has an extensive front on both. Deep water permits the largest vessels to approach the docks. The shipping facilities to any point, by either rail or water route, are abso- lutely perfect.
There is a water-works and sewage disposal system, police and fire protec- tion, good schools, churches of every denomination, and large, well-stocked retail stores.
Land for factory sites will be given free to parties wishing to establish plants here. Deep water frontage may also be obtained.
The following industries are in operation here :
H. C. Perrine & Son, pottery; employ 20 men.
H. C. Perrine & Son, mining clay and sand ; employ 25 men.
Locker, Reagan Company, pottery ; employ 12 men.
Whitehead Bros., mining clay and sand ; employ 25 men.
Southard (16), Monmouth County.
Nearest railroad station, Lakewood, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Population, 300. Banking town, Freehold. Post-office and telegraph. Ex- press service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.30.
Land for factory sites may be obtained free of cost.
The Lakewood Brick Mfg. Company is the only industry at present settled here; 10 men are employed.
South Bend, Somerset County.
Nearest railroad station, Raritan, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Population, 150. Banking town, Somerville. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.30.
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South Dennis (F 10), Cape May County.
On the Atlantic City Railroad. Population, 350. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.80.
Land for factory sites in abundance and on very liberal terms. Railroad service is very good ; freight rates and taxes are low.
Two large carpet-weaving establishments, one owned by A. G. Brosius, the other by N. B. Frintt, are in operation here.
South Orange (14), Essex County.
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, and also connected with Newark, Elizabeth, Jersey City and New York by trolley lines. Popu- lation, 6,238. Banking town, Orange. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States and several local New York and Newark companies. Tax rate, $2.19.
The town has water-works and a sewer system projected, also an electric plant, which furnishes light and power.
About fifty acres of land conveniently situated toward the railroad are available for factory sites. Industrial plants would be welcomed here and every possible assistance given them.
South Plainfield (H 4), Middlesex County.
On the main line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Station in the center of the village. Population, 270. Banking town, Plainfield. Money order post- office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.60.
Land in abundance of the best kind and finely situated for manufacturing purposes. Good railroad facilities for reaching any point. The land will be sold at specially low figures to those contemplating the erection of factories.
South River (H 5), Middlesex County.
On the Raritan River Railroad. Population, 2,792. Banking town, New Brunswick. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $2.00.
The town is situated on South River, about two miles from the Raritan. It has excellent shipping and transportation facilities both by water and rail routes. The supply of labor is large and wages are moderate. Land for fac- tory sites will be given free.
The following manufacturing establishments are now located here :
Whitehead Bros. & Company, mining sand and clay ; employs 40 persons.
John Whitehead, brick manufacturer ; employs 50 persons.
James Bissert, brick manufacturer ; employs 40 persons.
Potter & Miller, brick manufacturers; employ 70 persons.
Yates Bros., brick manufacturers; employ 45 persons.
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Theo. S. Willett, brick manufacturer ; employs 40 persons. American Enamel Brick and Tile Company ; employs 35 persons. North American Pyrogranite Company ; employs 30 persons. Edgar Bros., manufacturers of fire brick; employ 25 persons.
Herman Aukane Company, manufacturers of handkerchiefs; employs 750 persons.
South Seaville (F 10), Cape May County.
Railroad name, Seaville, on the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Popu- lation, 500. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $1.80. .
South Vineland (E 9), Cumberland County.
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Population, 600. Banking town, Vineland. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $2.18.
The town is located on the Maurice River. Land for factory sites may be obtained on very liberal terms.
The following manufacturing plants are located here :
Globe Fireproofing Company ; employs 30 persons.
Clayville Mining and Brick Company ; employs 20 persons.
R. O. Bidwell, sand mining ; employs 10 persons.
J. Burns, sand mining ; employs 10 persons.
J. W. Holt, clay mining; employs 20 persons.
Sparta (G 2), Sussex County.
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad. Population (vil- lage), 550. Banking town, Newton. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, National Company. Tax rate, $1.13.
Land for factory sites may be purchased at low rates on easy terms. There is a great water-power which is available for manufacturing purposes. .
Spotswood (H 5), Middlesex County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad. Station in the town. Population, 700. Banking town, Jamesburg. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.92.
The town is situated two miles from South River. Land in any desired quantity is offered free or at nominal prices for factory sites. Water-power may be had to run factories.
The railroad service is first-class, and labor, skilled or unskilled, is plentiful.
The industries now in operation here are:
De Voe Snuff Company, manufacturers of snuff ; employs 17 persons. Skinner & Company, manufacturers of snuff ; employs 12 persons. Bloomfield Mills, manufacturers of medical herbs; employs 30 persons. Vliet & Son, manufacturers of shirts ; employ 50 persons.
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Springfield (H 4), Union County.
Nearest railroad station, Milburn, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Wes- tern Railroad. Station one-half mile distant from town. Population (town- ship), 1,073. Banking town, Orange. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $2.24.
Land for factory sites will be donated to encourage the location of industries. here. A plentiful labor supply at very moderate wages may be depended on.
The Zapon Celluloid Company is located here, employing 24 men men ; also a carriage factory, owned by J. Farrow, in which 5 men are employed.
Spring Lake (J 6), Monmouth County.
On the New York and Long Branch Railroad and the Pennsylvania Rail- road (Woodbridge and Bay Head Junction Branch). Population, 526. Bank- ing town, Manasquan. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Ex- press service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $2.36.
Springtown (E 4), Warren County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Station in the village. Popula- tion, IIO. Banking town, Phillipsburg. Post-office and telegraph. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.84.
Stanhope (G 3), Sussex County.
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Station about one- half mile from the town. Population, 2,400. A banking town, one bank. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.40.
Fine sites for factories may be had here at very low prices or may be given free if the industry is of sufficient importance.
The following industries are now in operation here :
M. J. Works, foundry and smelting; employs 75 persons.
United States Mineral Wool Company ; employs 12 persons.
Sussex Shirt Company; employs 26 persons.
Hackettstown Underwear Company; employs 35 persons.
Stanley (H 4), Morris County.
Nearest railroad station, Madison, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Wes- tern Railroad. Population, 150. Banking town, Summit. Post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.90.
The town has a water-supply system and electric lighting. Land for factory sites may be had at very low prices. Water-power may be obtained from the Passaic River.
The following industries are now located here :
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The Malt Creamlet Company, manufacturers of malt creamlets ; employs 60 persons.
The Franklin Wheat Grist Mills; employs 6 persons.
Vapo Cresolene Company ; employs 18 persons.
Stanton (F 4), Hunterdon County.
On the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Population, 150. Banking town, Flem- ington. Post-office and telegraph. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.40.
Stanwick, Burlington County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad (Camden and Seagirt Branch). Popu- lation, 500. Banking town, Moorestown. Money order post-office and tele- graph station. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $2.12.
The town has a good water-supply system. Abundance of land available for factory sites can be purchased at fair price.
There are three buildings formerly used for manufacturing purposes which are now idle; these can be bought outright or leased.
John Rippel, carpet manufacturer, employing 60 persons, has large works here.
Stephensburg (F 3), Morris County.
Nearest railroad station, Hackettstown, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Population, 200. Banking town, Hackettstown. Post- office and telegraph. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.47.
Land for factory sites may be had here at very low prices. The climate is exceptionally healthy and the location in every respect a desirable one for industry and the homes of workingmen.
Stevens (F 6), Morris County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad. Population, 125. Banking town, Burlington. Post-office and telegraph. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.69.
Factories would be welcomed here and every possible assistance given them. Land for factory sites may be had in any quantity.
The F. Cooper Canning Factory, employing 45 persons, is located here.
Stewartsville (E 4), Warren County.
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Station in the vil- lage. Population, 600. Banking town, Phillipsburg. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.14.
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