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To each and all of these gentlemen the thanks of the department is hereby heartily tendered.
WILLIAM STAINSBY.
EXPLANATIONS.
The towns named in this compilation may all be regarded as ready to welcome the establishment of manufacturing plants among them, and willing to assist such enterprises so far as local circumstances permit.
To Obtain Information.
Inquiries relating to industrial matters should be adressed, if the town under consideration is a large one, to the President or Secretary of the Board of Trade, an organization which exists in some form in almost all places having a population of one thousand or more.
In the case of smaller communities inquiries should be addressed to the postmaster, who, if not in a position to give the desired information himself, may be depended on to refer correspondents to someone who can and will.
Tax Rates.
To understand properly the actual relation of tax rates as given for the various towns, to necessary expenditure on that account, it must be borne in mind that everywhere throughout the State the policy pursued in taxing manufacturing plants is, very wisely, a most liberal one.
The valuation placed on such property by assessors is often no greater than 25 per cent., and seldom above 33 per cent. of its real cost.
Therefore, the outlay for taxes at the rates given for each town should be computed on the basis of about one-third the real cost of the property comprising the plant.
Population.
Populations of all incorporated places as reported in the United States census of 1900 are given ; those not reported by the census are from the most reliable local authority.
To Locate Places on the Map.
Note the letters and figures in the map borders midway between parallels and meridians; the letter and figure after each name indicate in which one of the small squares made by the meridian and parallel the name will be found.
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Manufactured Goods.
To find the name and address of firms making any particular line of manu- facture look for the article under its proper trade name in the alphabetical list of manufactured goods ; if made in the State, both will be found there.
The Trunk Line Railroads and Their Branches Traversing New Jersey.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Miles of Road in New Jersey, 404.53.
New York Division.
MAIN LINE.
Delaware River, at Trenton, to North River, at Jersey City, Terminus. BRANCHES.
New York Bay Railroad-
From connection with Main Line east of Waverly to New York Bay at Greenville-part now under construction.
Passaic Branch-
From connection with Main Line east of Waverly to West End of Meadows Yard.
West Newark Branch-
From connection with Main Line 2,800 feet west of Emmet Street Station, Newark, to south side of 18th Avenue, Newark.
Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Railroad-
From connection with Main Line at Perth Amboy Junction, west . of Rahway, to Perth Amboy.
Bonhampton Branch-
From connection with Main Line at Metuchen to Bonhampton. Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad-
From connection with Main Line at Millstone Junction, west of New Brunswick, to Millstone.
Rocky Hill Railroad-
From connection with Main Line at Monmouth Junction to Rocky Hill.
Princeton Branch-
From connection with Main Line at Princeton Junction to Princeton.
Delaware River Railroad and Bridge Branch-
From connection with Main Line at Frankford Avenue, Philadel- phia, Pa., to Haddonfield, connecting with the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD-(Continued).
Amboy Division.
MAIN LINE.
Camden to South Amboy.
BRANCHES.
Jamesburg Branch-
From connection with Main Line at. Jamesburg to Monmouth Junction.
Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad-
From connection with Main Line at Jamesburg to Sea Girt. Bordentown Branch-
From connection with Main Line at Bordentown to Trenton.
Columbus, Kinkora and Springfield Railroad-
From connection with Main Line at Kinkora to Lewistown.
Florence Branch-
From connection with Main Line at Florence Station to Wood's Iron Works, Florence.
Camden and Burlington County Railroad-
From connection with Main Line at Pavonia to Pemberton.
Burlington and Mount Holly Branch -.
From connection with Main Line at East Burlington to Mt. Holly.
Mount Holly, Lumberton and Medford Railroad-
From connection with Camden and Burlington County Railroad at Mount Holly to Medford.
Vinceniown Branch-
From connection with Camden and Burlington County Railroad at Ewansville to Vincentown.
Philadelphia and Long Branch Railroad-
From connection with Camden and Burlington County Railroad at Birmingham to Bay Head Junction.
Browns Mills Branch-
From connection with Philadelphia and Long Branch Railroad, I 7/10 miles east of New Lisbon to Browns-Mills-in-the-Pines.
Island Heights Branch-
From connection with Philadelphia and Long Branch Railroad at Island Heights Junction to Island Heights.
Philadelphia and Beach Haven Railroad- Extends from Manahawkin to Beach Haven.
Barnegat Railroad-
Extends from Barnegat City Junction to Barnegat City.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD-(Continued).
Belvidere Division.
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BELVIDERE DELAWARE RAILROAD.
MAIN LINE. Trenton to Manunka Chunk.
BRANCHES.
Martins Creek Railroad-
From connection with Main Line at Martins Creek to State line, middle of Delaware River.
Flemington Branch-
From connection with Main Line at Lambertville to Flem- ington.
Enterprise Railroad-
From connection with Main Line at Coalport to East Trenton.
Millham Branch-
From connection with Main Line at Coalport to Millham Junction.
CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY.
Miles of Road in New Jersey, 390.
MAIN LINE.
Jersey City to Phillipsburg, connection with Lehigh and Susquehanna Division in Pennsylvania.
Newark Branch- New York to Newark.
West Side Connecting Branch- Jersey City and Bayonne.
Constables Hook Branch- Bayonne to Constables Hook.
Perth Amboy Branch- Elizabethporth to Perth Amboy.
Sound Shore Railroad- Elizabethport to Sawyers.
Raritan North Shore Branch- Perth Amboy to Raritan River Clay Beds.
Newark and Elizabeth Branch- Elizabeth to Newark.
South Branch- Somerville to Flemington.
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CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY-(Continued).
High Bridge Branch-
High Bridge to Dover and Rockaway.
Hopatcong Branch- Kenvil to Lake Hopatcong.
Ogden Mine Branch- Lake Hopatcong to Edison.
Chester Branch- Middle Valley to Chester.
New York and Long Branch Division- Perth Amboy to Point Pleasant.
New Jersey Southern Division- Atlantic Highlands to Bayside.
Mattawan to Navesink Highlands.
Navesink Highlands to Long Branch.
Mattawan to Freehold.
Long Branch to Eatontown.
Bridgeton to Greenwich Pier.
Lakehurst to Toms River and Barnegat.
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
Miles of Road in New Jersey, 109.79.
Main Line from Jersey City, through Newark and Bound Brook, to Phillips- burg, with terminals at Jersey City and Newark.
Principal Branch from South Plainfield to Perth Amboy, with extensive tide- water terminal at the latter place.
Constables Hook Branch joins the Main Line at Constables Junction and extends to Constables Hook at Bayonne.
The Bloodgood Branch joins the Main Line at Picton and extends to the Essex Mills on the Rahway River.
The Perth Amboy and Raritan Branch joins the Perth Amboy Branch at Keasbeys and extends to the clay beds on the Raritan River.
The Flemington Branch joins the Main Line at Flemington Junction and extends to Flemington.
The Clinton Branch joins the Main Line at Lansdown and extends to Clinton. The Pittstown Branch joins the Main Line at Lansdown and extends to Pittstown.
The Paper Mill Branch joins the Main Line at Musconetcong Junction and extends to Hughesville.
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THE DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA & WESTERN RAILROAD.
Miles of Road in New Jersey, 176.24.
The passenger terminals of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail- road (lessee of the Morris and Essex Railroad Company) are in Hoboken, north of the Hoboken-Jersey City line.
The freight terminals, consisting of eight freight and three coal docks, are in Jersey City, south of the Hoboken-Jersey City line, extending to the ter- minals of the Erie Railroad on the south.
The Morris and Essex Railroad (Main Line) extends from Hoboken, via Newark and Morristown, to Phillipsburg.
The Boonton Branch leaves the Main Line two miles west of Hoboken, runs via Paterson, crosses the Main Line at Denville, and connects with it east of Dover.
The Newark and Bloomfield Branch leaves the Main Line at Newark and extends to Montclair.
The Passaic and Delaware Branch leaves the Main Line at Summit and extends to Gladstone.
The Chester Branch leaves the Main Line near Port Oram and extends to Chester.
The Hopatcong Railroad leaves the Main Line near Hopatcong Station and extends to Lake Hopatcong.
The Morris and Essex Extension leaves the Boonton Branch east of Paterson and extends to freight yards in the city of Paterson.
The Warren Railroad extends from Hampton Junction (connection with the C. R. R. of N. J.) to the Delaware River at Delaware, crossing the Main Line at Washington.
ATLANTIC CITY RAILROAD.
Miles of Road in New Jersey, 222.49.
MAIN LINE.
Miles.
From Camden to Atlantic City, 56.69
Cape May Branch-
From Winslow Junction on the Main Line to Cape May, 54.15
Gloucester Branch-
From Gloucester Junction, one mile south of Camden, to Grenloch, 11.45 Sea Isle City Branch-
From Tuckahoe, on the Cape May Branch, to Sea Isle City, 12.20
Ocean City Branch-
From Ocean City Junction, 3.6 miles east of Tuckahoe on the Sea Isle City Branch, to Ocean City, 10.30
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ATLANTIC CITY RAILROAD-(Continued).
Williamstown Branch-
From Willaimstown Junction, on the Main Line, eastward to Atco 3 miles and westward to Mullica Hill 19.65 miles, 22.65
Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad-
Main Line: From Bound Brook to Delaware River, 27.09
Trenton Branch : From Trenton Junction to Trenton, 3.72
East Trenton Branch: From Trenton to East Trenton, 3.03
Port Reading Railroad-
Main Line From Port Reading Junction to Port Reading, 19.72
Woodbridge Branch: From Main Line to Woodbridge Clay Pit,. . 1.49
ERIE RAILROAD.
Miles of Road in New Jersey, 141.93.
MAIN LINE.
Jersey City and Weehawken to the New Jersey State line at Suffern.
Northern Railroad of New Jersey Branch-
Connects at Bergen Junction and runs to Piedmont.
New Jersey and New York Railroad Branch-
Connects at Rutherford Junction and runs through Hackensack to the Hudson River at Haverstraw.
Newark Branch-
Bergen Junction to Paterson, runs through the city of Newark.
New York and Greenwood Lake Branch-
Bergen Junction to Greenwood Lake, Caldwell and West Orange.
The Main Line and branches run through large manufacturing centers, such as Jersey City, Weehawken, Hoboken, Paterson, Newark, Passaic, Dundee, Hackensack, Garfield, East Orange, Orange, West Orange, Mont- clair and Pompton.
NEW YORK, SUSQUEHANNA & WESTERN RAILROAD.
Miles of Road in New Jersey, 213.42.
Eastern Terminus-
At Marion Junction on P. R. R., 2.4 miles from Jersey City Station. Western Terminus-
Bridge No. 96: 9-10 at Delaware River. I. 8-10 miles west of Dunfield.
Length of Main Line-
94.5 in State of New Jersey.
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NEW YORK, SUSQUEHANNA & WESTERN RAILROAD-(Continued).
Edgewater Branch-
Starts on the Main Line at Little Ferry Junction, I.I miles east of Little Ferry, ends at Edgewater, N. J., 3 miles in length.
Hackensack and Lodi Railroad and Lodi Branch Railroad (Lodi Branch)- Starts on Main Line at Lodi Junction, I-10 mile west of Prospect Street, Hackensack, N. J., ends at Lodi, N. J., 1.7 miles in length.
Passaic Branch-
Leaves Main Line at Passaic Junction, 1.5 miles west of Rochelle Park, terminates at. Passaic, 3.05 miles in length.
Paterson City Branch-
Leaves Main Line at Broadway, Paterson, terminates Straight Street, Paterson, 75 miles in length.
Echo Lake Branch-
Macopin Lake Junction to Macopin (or Echo) Lake, 1.5 miles.
Middletown Branch-
Leaves Main Line .2 miles east of Two Bridges to N. J. and N. Y. State Line, 20.2 miles.
Delaware Branch-
Leaves Main Line at Columbia Junction, .8 mile east of Columbia, to Dela- * ware, 3 miles in length.
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Industrial Directory of New Jersey. 1901.
The cities, towns and townships of New Jersey, alphabetically arranged, in which manufacturing is carried on or that are, by reason of natural or artificial advantages, adapted to the successful prosecution of manufacturing industry.
Their population, banking facilities, tax rate, railroad and express service, with the special advantages which are offered to encourage the settlement of manufacturing plants.
Absecon (H 9), Atlantic County.
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; station in the town. Popu- lation, 530. Banking town, Atlantic City. Money order post-office and tele- graph station. Express service, Adams and West Jersey Companies. Tax rate, $1.74.
No manufactories at present, but railroad facilities are good and desirable factory sites of any required size may be had at prices much below the actual value of the land.
Aldine (D 8), Salem County.
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; nearest station, Elmer. Popu- lation, 150. Banking town, Woodstown. Express service, Adams and West Jersey Companies. Tax rate, $1.18.
Land for factory purposes is plentiful and cheap. The only industry at present in operation is the fruit canning factory of Jonas Watson & Co., in which, approximately, seventy-five persons are employed.
One building (wood), with steam power, formerly used as a factory and adapted to that purpose now, is for sale at low figures.
Allamuchy (G 3), Warren County.
On the Lehigh and Hudson River Railroad. Station in the town. Popula- tion, 588. Banking town, Hackettstown. Money order post-office and tele- graph station. Express service, Wells, Fargo & Co. Tax rate, $1.05.
No manufacturing at present. Factory sites may be had on very easy terms and at low prices. The population is comparatively large, and there is a good supply of labor.
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Allendale (12), Bergen County.
On the Erie Railroad. Station in the village. Population, 694. Banking town, Paterson. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Wells, Fargo & Co. Tax rate, $1.68.
The town has a very good railroad service and low freight rates. It offers important natural advantages for the location of manufactories ; land for that purpose will be sold at low figures.
Allentown (G 6), Monmouth County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad. Nearest station, Robbinsville, distance four miles. Population, 800. Is a banking town. Express service, Adams Co. Tax rate, $1.37.
Healthy climate, good water and an almost unlimited quantity of land suited in every way to factory purposes will be sold at low figures.
Alliance (E 8), Salem County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Nearest station, Willow Grove, distance two and one-half miles. Population, 500. Banking town, Vineland. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams Co. Tax rate, $0.15.
In and about the village there is 400 acres of land well adapted to factory site purposes, which will be sold in plots of any desired size and at very low figures.
Alloway (D 8), Salem County.
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Station in the center of town. Population, 500. Banking town, Vineland. Money order post-office and tele- graph station. Express service, Adams and West Jersey Companies. Tax rate, $1.18.
Has neither a sewer system or water-works as yet, but soon will have both. There is a large quantity of land along the line of the railroad well situated for factory sites, which will be sold for that purpose in plots of any size and at low figures. Some of it would be donated to assist in inducing manufacturers to settle there. The clmate is healthful; no malaria. Water good.
Almonesson (E7), Gloucester County.
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Nearest station, Woodbury, distance two miles. Population, 350. Banking town, Woodbury. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $1.66.
Alpine (D 2), Bergen County.
On the Northern Railroad of New Jersey and on the Hudson River. Nearest railroad station, Closter, distance two and one-half miles. Popula- tion, 175. Banking town, Englewood. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Wells, Fargo Company. Tax rate, $2.05.
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Anderson (F 3), Warren County.
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Nearest station, Port Murray, distance two miles. Population, 71. Banking town, Wash- ington. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $I.II.
Ampere (East Orange), Essex County.
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Newark and Mont- clair Branch). Station in the town. Banking town, East Orange. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Com- pany.
Large quantities of land favorably situated for manufacturing purposes ; plots of any size may be had at very moderate prices.
The town has a first-class sewer system and water-works. Facilities for handling freight are first-class and rates are moderate. The following manu- factories are now in operation in Ampere:
Crocker-Wheeler Co., electrical appliances ; employs 450 persons.
C. A. Goldsmith, brass foundry ;. employs 15 persons.
Andover (G 3), Sussex County.
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Waterloo and Frank- lin Branch) and the Lehigh and Hudson Railroad. Stations of both roads in the town. Population, 500. Banking town, Newton. Money order post- office and telegraph station. Express service, United States and Wells, Fargo Companies. Tax rate, $1.25.
Through trains on the D. L. & W. road run to Paterson, Newark, Jersey City and New York, and to Wilkesbarre, Scranton and the West. On the Lehigh and Hudson trains run to Boston and the East, and southward and westward to Trenton, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington.
Andover is an hour and thirty minutes run to New York City, with eight through trains each way per day. First-class telegraph and telephone service, large facilities for storing water for manufacturing purposes.
Land in every respect admirably adapted to use as factory sites may be had in any required quantity at nominal prices, if not donated. Rents, living and taxes are low, and with the almost perfect facilities for handling freight, Andover is a most excellent location for any kind of manufacturing.
Two large ice-gathering plants are now in operation-one owned by the John Hancock Ice Company, the other by the Knickerbocker Ice Company. Together these firms employ during the ice-cutting season about 250 men.
Anglesea (F 10), Cape May County.
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (Anglesea Junction and Holly Beach Branch). Station in the village. Population, 230. Banking town, Cape May City. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $3.00.
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Would welcome manufactories of any kind . and give them every possible assistance and encouragement. Land is abundant and will be s old for factory sites on specially favorable terms.
Annandale (F 4), Hunterdon County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey (Main Line). Station in the town. Population, 600. Banking town, Clinton. Money order post-office and tele- graph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.50.
Has water-works and an abundant supply of pure water.
Land in any size plots can be procured at very low prices; some of it will be donated if the industry seeking a location is a good and desirable one.
There is one factory building now idle, which may be rented or purchased outright at a low figure; it is fitted with a steam engine and boiler, both in condition for immediate use. The floor area is 16,440 feet.
Industries at present in operation in Annandale are a carriage manufactory, owned by Hummer Brothers, employing four persons, and a lime kiln, owned by M. F. Gano, employing six persons.
Anthony (F 3), Hunterdon County.
On the Musconetcong River. Four miles from Glen Gardner, the nearest station on the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Population, 100. Banking town, Washington. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.35.
A good location for industries employing unskilled labor. Water-power and land for factory sites.
Ardena, Monmouth County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad. Nearest station, Fairfield; distance, one and one-half miles. Population, 500. Banking town, Freehold. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.40.
Land for factory sites is practically unlimited in quantity, and may be purchased at very low prices. Climate is healthy, no malaria, and there is a good supply of labor.
Arlington (13), Hudson County.
On the Erie Railroad (Jersey City and Greenwood Lake Branch). Station in the town. Population, 10,896. Banking town, Newark. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Wells, Fargo Company. Tax rate, $3.38.
Has water-works and a sewer system; is situated on the Passaic River directly opposite Newark, and has all the advantages of close proximity to a large center of population. As the industries of Newark are said to be the most widely diversified of any city in the Union, it follows that in Arlington, which is, for all practical business purposes, a part of that city, an
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abundant supply of labor for any kind of manufacturing may be obtained. Choice sites for factories at very low figures.
Recently a company has been organized for the purpose of working an old copper mine in Arlington that had been opened and worked more than one hundred years ago. The works were abandoned many years ago because the then known processes for extracting the ore were too crude and costly and could not be made to pay.
The new company has taken out of the mine several thousand tons of ore, and are now erecting the works for treating it according to the latest scientific methods.
The following industries are now in operation in the town :
Arlington Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of celluloid; employs 275 persons.
Hoyt Metal Company, manufacturers of special metal; employs 12 persons. Strothmeyer & Wyman, manufacturers of stereopticon views; employs 25 persons.
Standard Flint Paper Company, manufacturers of sandpaper; employs 50 persons.
John J. Foster & Son, manufacturers of gold pen tools; employs 4 persons.
Asbury (F 4), Warren County.
- On the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Nearest station, Asbury Station, dinstance one mile. Also on the Musconetcong River, a branch of the Delaware. Population, 300. Banking town, Bloomsbury. Money order post-office, telegraph station and prepaid freight and express station. Ex- press service, United States Company. Tax rate, $0.95.
Large quantities of land for factory purposes at low prices. Inhabitants would welcome the right kind of industries and extend every form of assist- ance and encouragement in their power toward establishing them.
The Asbury Graphite Mills, producers of graphite, plumbago and black lead, have their works here.
Asbury Park (J 6), Monmouth County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the New York and Long Branch Railroad. The three roads use one station, which is situated in the center of the town. Population, 4,148. A banking town. Money order post-office and telegraph station. A prepaid freight and express station. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $2.25.
Has both a sewer system and water-works, ample for present needs. The railroad service is unsurpassed by that of any city in the State. The popu- lation is large enough to furnish a sufficient supply of labor for almost any kind of industry.
The land available and favorably situated for factory sites lies south of Asbury Park and west of the railroads. In the past the practice has been to donate land for manufacturing purposes, and sites are still given free of cost to industries that are of a particularly desirable and satisfactory char-
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acter, but most of the land is held at a price which will be made low to those who want it for factory purposes.
The following industries are now in operation in Asbury Park : Steiner & Sons, manufacturers of shirts; employs 400 persons.
Symphonion Mfg. Co., manufacturers of music boxes; employs 84 persons. United States Ice Co., manufacturers of artificial ice ; employs 12 persons. G. W. Coll & Co., manufacturers of lubricants ; employs 5 persons.
Hope Liniment Co., manufacturers of patent medicines; employs 5 persons. Jackson Medical Co., manufacturers of patent medicines ; employs 4 persons.
Atco (F7), Camden County.
On the Atlantic City Railroad, Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, and West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Station of each road in the town. Population, 500. Banking town, Camden. Money order post-office and tele- graph station. Express service, Adams, United States, and West Jersey Companies. Tax rate, $2.38.
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