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Bloomfield (13), Essex County.
On the Erie Railroad (Greenwood Lake Branch) and the Delaware, Lacka- wanna and Western Railroad (Newark and Montclair Branch). Three sta- tions of the Erie and two of the D. L. & W. Road in the town at different points. Population, 10,000. A banking town with two banks. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Wells, Fargo and Com- pany and United States Company. Tax rate, $2.50.
Bloomfield is one of the most flourishing manufacturing towns in the- State; its industries are of a widely diversified character ; the establishments- engaged in each of them are of more than average size and furnish employ- ment for large numbers of workmen.
A sewer system, which extends through the entire town, insures exception- ally good drainage.
Labor, skilled or unskilled, for any kind of industry, is abundant. The authorities and citizens have done, and will continue to do, everything in their power to make Bloomfield an advantageous location for manufactories. Land situated near the railroad stations may be had for factory sites, but. prices in other parts of the town are lower.
The following are the principal manufactories in operation in Bloomfield :
Sprague Electric Elevator Company, manufacturers of elevators; employs. 730 persons.
Thomas Oakes & Company, manufacturers of woolen cloth; employs 206 persons.
Consolidated Safety Pin Company, manufacturers of safety pins ; employs 170 persons.
Diamond Mills Paper Company, manufacturers of fine paper; employs 87 persons.
United States Aristotype Company, manufacturers of photo paper ; employs 30 persons.
Ampere Silk Company, manufacturers of dress silks; employs 85 persons. S. B. Townsend, manufacturer of lawn mowers ; employs 60 persons.
Ellor Bros. & Hall, manufacturers of hats; employ 120 persons.
Lappin Brake Company, manufacturers of car brakes ; employs 41 persons.
H. B. Wiggins & Company, manufacturers of window shades; employs 53 persons.
L. C. Harrison & Company, manufacturers of church organs; employs 60 persons.
National Label Press Company, manufacturers of labels; employs 50 persons.
E. H. Davey & Company, manufacturers of paste board; employs 27 persons.
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Power Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of bicycle chains; employs 25 persons.
James Crisp & Company, manufacturers of jewelry machine belts; employs 15 persons.
Shea & Company, manufacturers of turf goods ; employs 25 persons.
United States Butter Extractor Company, manufacturers of butter cx- tractors ; employs 30 persons.
Bloomingdale (H 3), Passaic County.
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad. Station in the town. Population, 5,000. Banking town, Paterson. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, National Company. Tax rate, $1.84. A prepaid freight and express station.
Town is situated on the Pequannock River and a fine water-power capable of running the machinery of several factories is derived therefrom.
Land on the line of the railroad or the river may be purchased in plots of any size at prices made specially low as an inducement to manufacturers. A good supply of labor.
The Bloomingdale Soft Rubber Works, employing 30 persons and engaged in the business of reclaiming rubber, is located here. There is, also, a large lumber mill and a firm engaged in wood turning.
Bloomsbury (E 4), Hunterdon County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey (main line) and the Lehigh Valley Railroad, about seven miles from Easton, Pa. Stations of both roads in the town. Population, 1,000. A banking town. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.03.
There are no manufacturing industries, but the inhabitants are very desirous that enterprises of that character should be started, and will do anything in their power to secure them. There is but one building at present idle suitable for factory purposes. It was formerly a piano factory. and is equipped with engine and boiler, which, with the building, is in good condi- tion and ready for immediate use. Fine building sites for factories on the line of either railroad of any size desired may be purchased cheap; stock in the industry would be taken in payment.
The facilities for shipping goods to or from factories here are unsurpassed. A piece of land 10 acres in area adjoining the Lehigh Valley Road, on which there is now steam power, can be had on reasonable terms for cash, or manu- facturing stock will be taken in payment. Full particulars regarding this piece of property can be had by addressing A. G. Creveling, Bloomsbury, N. J. Almost the entire population of the town is without employment at home, and an enterprising manufacturer beginning business here would have an abundance of faithful and intelligent labor right in the community.
The following industries are now in operation in Bloomsbury :
Bloomsbury Canning Company, canners of all kinds of vegetables and fruits; employs 100 persons part of the year.
T. T. Hoffman, manufacturer of coal facings and plumbago; employs 14 persons.
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Blue Anchor, Camden County.
On the Atlantic City Railroad one and one-half miles from Winslow Junc- tion. Station in the village. Population, 100. Banking town, Hammonton, Atlantic county. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Prepaid freight and express station. Tax rate, $1.85.
Factories would be very welcome here, and fine sites close to the railroad may be purchased at very low figures.
Bogota (G 3), Bergen County.
On the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad and the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad. Stations of all three roads in the village. Population, 337. Banking town, Hackensack. Express service, Adams and National Com- panies. Tax rate, $2.36.
The unsurpassed railroad connections of this village makes it a particularly advantageous place for carrying on manufacturing industry of any kind. Land bordering on or very near either of the railroads can be purchased for factory sites at very low figures.
The Bogota Paper Company, which employs 25 persons, own and operate a plant here.
Boonton (H 3), Morris County.
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Station in the town. Population, 3,985. A banking town. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $2.96.
Boonton has first-class water-works which are ample for all present needs. It has the Morris Canal as a means of transporting freight, as well as the D., L. and W. R. R., and with the low prices at which factory sites may be purchased it offers advantages as a location for manufacturing industry such as are equaled in but few other towns of the State.
Electric or water-power may be secured for factories that do not have a power plant of their own. Land in any quantity needed may be had at a very low price, or it will be donated if the new industry for which it is required should employ a sufficient number to warrant the gift. Taxation would be remitted for a certain number of years. There are two buildings now idle in Boonton that are suitable for factory purposes; one of 500 feet floor space can be purchased outright for $3,000; the other has an area of 6,000 feet, and will be sold outright or rented for a moderate sum.
A large quantity of young help, male and female, at low wages; low freight rates granted by the railroad company; frequency of trains; no labor dis- turbances; no strikes.
A large population in the country surrounding Boonton would be glad to find employment in any kind of legitimate industry. Taxes and house rent are low in Boonton; the climate is remarkably salubrious and healthy, and every advantage known to a country home are found here.
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The following are the principal manufactories now in operation there :
Boonton Iron and Steel Company, manufacturers of bar steel and iron; employs 175 persons.
Pelgram & Meyer, manufacturers of silk goods; employs 205 persons.
E. N. Hubbard, manufacturer of agricultural implements; employs 40 persons.
Lincoln Iron Works, manufacturers of architectural iron; employs 76 per- sons.
Standard Drop Forging Company, manufacturers of drop forgings ; employs 20 persons.
Colonial Paint Works, manufacturers of paints ; employs 17 persons.
F. S. Field & Company, manufacturers of paper ; employs 35 persons.
Loando Hard Rubber Company, manufacturers of electrical supplies ; em- ploys 20 persons.
Boon & DuBoise, manufacturers of drop forgings and machine screws ; employs 10 persons.
Bordentown (G 6), Burlington County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad (Camden and Amboy Branch and Borden- town and Trenton Branch). Station in the town. Population, 5,000. A bank- ing town. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service Adams Company. Tax rate, $2.53.
Situated on the Delaware River, the town has a very good drainage ard water-works; in other respects, also, it offers advantages as a location for manufactories. The railroad furnishes first-class service between the town and the large cities; freight rates are very reasonable; land upwards of 50 acres situated close to the railroad, is very cheap; and, there is a good sup- ply or labor, male or female.
One brick building erected for factory purposes is now for sale and prices will be quoted on application. The following are the principal manufacturing establishments now being operated there :
Jacob Miller & Sons, manufacturers of shirts; employs 275 persons.
Springfield Worsted Mills, manufacturers of worsted goods; employs 300 persons.
· Riverview Iron Works, manufacturers of machinery and castings; employs 12 persons.
Macpherson, Willard & Company, manufacturers of steel forgings; employs 65 persons.
Ironside Pottery, manufacturers of sanitary ware; employs 100 persons.
S. Graham & Company, manufacturers of brick and terra cotta ; employs 51 persons.
Bound Brook (G4), Somerset County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Philadelphia and Reading Railway and the Delaware and Raritan Canal. Sta- tions of all three railroads in the center of the town. Population, 2,622. A banking town. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express ser- vice, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.80.
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Situated on three trunk lines of railway and a well-kept canal, which is open nine months in the year. The town of Bound Brook is in direct communi- cation with every source of supply of raw material for manufacturing and every large center of population in the country where products are mar- keted. It is, therefore, a really ideal place for manufacturing purposes. The population is large enough to furnish a good supply of labor, and from the surrounding country large numbers can be drawn for that purpose.
The land available and favorably situated for factory sites is practically unlimited and can be bought on very easy terms and at low prices. A large proportion of the land is situated directly on the line of either of the rail- roads, and spurs of track connecting factories with the roads can, with little expense, be laid down, and material and product delivered direct from rail- road to factory, or vice versa.
The following are the principal manufacturing establishments now in operation at Bound Brook :
Bound Brook Woolen Mills, manufacturers of cloth; employs 250 persons. American Steam Engine Company, manufacturers of steam engines and electric motors ; employs 100 persons.
Standard Paint Company, manufacturers of paint ; employs 50 persons.
Standard Gas Fixture Company, manufacturers of gas fixtures; employs 60 persons.
Somerset Chemical Company, manufacturers of gelatine; employs 30 persons.
Graphite Lubricating Company, manufacturers of graphite bushings; em- ploy: 25 persons.
Bradley Beach (J 6), Monmouth County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey (Perth Amboy and Bay Head Junc- tion Branch) and the Pennsylvania Railroad (Woodbridge and Bay Head Junction Branch). Stations of both roads in the town. Population, 1,300. Banking town, Asbury Park. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. A prepaid freight and express station. Tax rate, $3.24.
Branchville (F 2), Sussex County.
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Branchville Branch). Station in the town. Population, 526. Banking town, Newton. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $I.IO.
A very advantageous location for manufacturing industry. The climate is healthful; land is very cheap, and there is a good supply of labor.
Bridgeboro (F 6), Burlington County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad. Nearest station, Riverside, two miles. Population, 600. Banking town, Moorestown or Burlington. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.56.
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Bridgeport (D 7), Gloucester County.
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (Penns Grove Branch). Station in the town. Population, 700. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $1.48.
Cheap land for manufacturing sites ; some might even be donated ; good rail- road service and a fair-sized population from which to draw labor.
The town is situated on Raccoon Creek, near the Delaware River, and has two moderate sized ship and boat building plants. There is also a manu- factory of vegetable lozenges for dyspepsia, a carriage factory, a shoe fac- tory and a saw and grist mill.
Bridgeton (E 9), Cumberland County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey (Red Bank and Bayside Branch) and the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Stations of both roads in the city. Population, 13,913. A banking town with three banks. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States, Adams and West Jersey Companies. Tax rate, $1.70.
The city has a good sewer system and water-works; fine public schools and churches of every denomination. It is situated on the Cohansey River, a navigable stream, which runs into the Delaware.
Several factory buildings, some of brick construction and others of wood, are now idle and may be either rented or purchased. Steam, electric or water power may be had.
There is upwards of 1,000 acres of land, much of it bordering upon the river or the railroads, out of which plots of any desired kind may be pur- chased for factory sites on very easy terms and at low figures.
The railroad facilities are of the best, freight rates and taxes are low, the population is large and able to supply any required amount of labor, skilled or unskilled. Idle factory buildings have been offered rent free for one year, and the business men of the city are prepared to offer inducements for the settlement of good, legitimate factories here.
The following is a list of the establishments engaged in the principal in- dustries of Bridgeton :
Bridgeton Glass Company, manufacturers of glass bottles; employs 156 persons.
Cohansey Glass Company, manufacturers of glass bottles; employs 300 persons.
Cumberland Glass Company, manufacturers of glass bottles ; employs 955 persons.
Kirby & McBride Company, manufacturers of glass bottles; employs 80 people.
The Moore-Jonas Glass Company, manufacturers of glass bottles; employs 330 persons.
Parker Brothers, manufacturers of glass bottles; employs 110 persons.
Cumberland Packing Company, manufacturers of canned goods; employs 170 persons.
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Abram Robinson, manufacturer of canned goods; employs 120 persons.
B. F. Ayres, manufacturer of canned goods; employs 190 persons. J. F. Brady, manufacturer of canned goods ; employs 265 persons. William H. Sander, manufacturer of canned goods; employs 115 persons.
Probasco & Lanning, manufacturers of canned goods ; employs 240 persons.
J. W. Stout, manufacturer of canned goods ; employs 157 persons.
Cox Sons & Company, iron foundry ; employs 105 persons.
Charles Crickler, manufacturer of moulds ; employs 10 persons.
Cox Brothers, manufacturers of canners' supplies ; employ 16 persons.
Ferracute Machine Company, manufacturers of general machinery; em- ploys 140 persons.
Bridgeton Iron Works, manufacturers of iron castings ; employs 30 persons. Acme Gas Fixture Company, manufacturers of gas fixtures; employs 40 persons.
Crescent Gas Fixture Company, manufacturers of gas fixtures ; employs 25. persons.
William H. Rice, manufacturer of shirt waists; employs 65 persons.
Sol. Miller & Company, manufacturers of shirt waists; employs 57 persons.
C. G. Ware & Company, manufacturers of shirt waists ; employs 30 persons.
Bridgeville (F 3), Warren County.
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Station in the village. Population, 50. Banking town, Belvidere. A telegraph station. Ex- press service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.20.
Broadway (F 4), Warren County.
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Station in the vil- lage. Population, 200. Banking town, Washington. Money order post-office- and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $0.971/2.
Abundance of land for manufacturing sites, good railroad service and. plenty of labor, which can be employed at low wages.
Brown Mills (G7), Burlington County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad (Brown Mill Branch). Station in the vil- lage. Population, 300. Banking town, Mount Holly or Bordentown. A tele- graph station. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.48.
Land for manufacturing sites, abundant and very cheap. Extensive cran- berry bogs are operated here by George Pfeiffer & Company, Joseph J. White- and C. H. Pittman.
Burleigh (F 10), Cape May County.
On the Atlantic City Railroad (Cape May Branch) and the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (Holly Beach and Anglesea Branch). Stations of both roads in the village. Population, 100. Banking town, Cape May City. Express service, United States and West Jersey Companies. Tax rate, $1.42.
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Budd Lake (G 3), Morris County.
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Nearest station, Stanhope; distance, two miles. Population, 210. Banking town, Dover or Hackettstown. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express ser- vice, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.41.
Budd Lake is at present more distinctly a summer resort than anything else. It is, however, a very desirable place for certain kinds of manufacturing industry, and land for that purpose in any quantity may be bought at low prices.
There are now several fair-sized creameries and a cider and vinegar press established there.
Burlington (F 6), Burlington County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad. Station in the center of the city. Popula- tion, 7,392. A banking town, containing two banks. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $2.56.
Burlington has a fine sewer system, water works and all other recognized advantages of a modern city. Good public schools, a public library, paved streets, electric lighting, telegraph, local and long distance telephone and a completely equipped fire department.
A low rate of insurance prevails, and the tax assessed on manufacturing plants is merely nominal.
To manufacturers, several factory sites and properties, with or without power, are offered; some of these have frontage along the Delaware River, and others along the line of railroad.
Mr. Charles Harmer, Secretary of the Burlington Improvement Associa- tion, writes as follows regarding the advantages offered by Burlington City as location for manufactories : "Our location is naturally very superior ; the city is situated on the Delaware River, midway between Philadelphia and Trenton, and on the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, between Philadel- phia and New York. The river is navigable for ocean-going vessels from the city to the sea. The railroad runs through the center of the city and provides 42 passenger trains daily to and from New York and Philadelphia. Boats carrying both passengers and freight also make frequent trips to Philadelphia and Trenton, where they connect with other lines, thus affording a variety of facilities and routes for shipping. Our fastest railroad trains run to New York in one hour and forty-seven minutes and to Philadelphia in thirty- seven minutes. The railroad station is located in the center of the city.
"We have almost any kind of factory building that a manufacturer would be likely to want. If upon investigation it is found that we have nothing suita- ble or desirable for the purpose required, we are willing to construct for a responsible party a building that will be satisfactory and lease the same at a small rental for a definite period, with or without option of purchase at cost, any time during the continuance of the lease.
"We do not want to deal, however, with one who simply wants capital 10 run a business ; we have no money to invest that way, but we will gladly meet half way anyone who desires to avail himself of our facilities and natural advantages."
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The following are the principal manufacturing establishments now in opera- tion in Burlington :
J. F. Budd, manufacturer of shoes; employs 287. persons.
R. T. Wood & Company, manufacturers of shoes ; employs 238 persons.
W. C. Turner & Company, manufacturers of shoes; employs 105 persons.
G. W. Lewis & Son, manufacturers of shoes ; employ 95 persons.
Bastian & Firth, manufacturers of shoes ; employ 40 persons.
Cutter Brothers, manufacturers of shoes; employ 35 persons.
Standard Shoe Company, manufacturers of shoes; employs 28 persons.
Frederick C. Dauber, manufacturer of shoes ; employs 25 persons.
R. B. Force, manufacturer of shoes; employs 15 persons.
C. Bunting, manufacturer of shoes; employs 10 persons.
U. S. Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company, manufacturers of cast iron pipe, etc.
Delaware Foundry Company, manufacturers of iron castings; employs 18 persons.
Stuart & Peterson, manufacturers of iron castings; employ 55 persons.
James H. Birch, manufacturer of carriages and harness; employs 75 per- sons.
John Craft, manufacturer of carriages and harness; employs 7 persons.
T. Severns & Sons, manufacturers of wood mill work; employ 20 persons. W. H. Buckmeyer, vegetable and fruit canner ; employs 100 persons.
Charles Korb & Company, vegetable and fruit canners ; employs 120 persons.
Turner & Massey, manufacturers of boxes; employ 25 persons.
Butler (H 3), Morris County.
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad. Station in the town. Population, 725. Banking town, Paterson. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, National Company. Tax rate, $1.80.
The town is situated in a healthful location; the railroad service is good and land can be had in plots of any size for factory sites at very moderate prices.
The following manufacturing establishments are now in operation in Butler :
American Hard Rubber Company, manufacturers of hard rubber goods; employs 400 persons.
Bloomingdale Soft Rubber Company, manufacturers of soft rubber ma- terial; employs 50 persons.
Butler Wood Working Company, manufacturers of turned wood; employs 8 persons.
Chapman & McLane Rubber Company, manufacturers of soft rubber sup- plies ; employs 80 persons.
Pequannock Valley Paper Company, manufacturers of toilet paper ; em- ploys 34 persons.
Demorest & Russell, manufacturers of excelsior ; employ 35 persons.
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Caldwell (H 3), Essex County.
On the Erie Railroad (Greatnotch and Essex Fells Branch). Station in the town. Population, 1,500. Banking town, Montclair. Money order post- office and telegraph station. Express service, Wells, Fargo Company. Tax rate, $1.85.
The town of Caldwell offers exceptional advantages to manufacturers. It has a good sewer system and an abundant supply of water. Its electric light- ing, telegraph and telephone (local and long distance) is of the best.
Land is abundant and cheap ; specially low prices will be made for anyone desiring a site for manufacturing purposes.
Much of the land is adoining the railroad. The supply of labor for almost any kind of industry is equal to any demand. The railroad service is very good; freight and express rates are low, and the trolley lines of street rail- roads connect with Newark. The firm of Lane, Lockwood & Company, manufacturers of tobacco, has an establishment there, in which 75 persons are employed.
Califon (F 4), Hunterdon County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey (High Bridge Branch). Station in the town. Population, 450. Banking town, Clinton. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.25.
Land for factory sites can be had at low prices. The inhabitants of the town would welcome a manufactory and give it every facility and encourage- ment in their power. The railroad connection is good and freight rates are low. The supply of labor, particularly of the unskilled kind, is abundant.
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