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There are two good-sized flour and feed mills and three fruit and vegetable canneries established here; the latter employ between them upwards of 200 persons during the canning season. The names of the canning firms are :
William B. Jones, Thomas S. Newkirk and William Richman.
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Dayton (H 5), Middlesex County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad (Haddonfield Branch). Station in the town. Population, 250. Banking town, " Jamesburg. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.24.
At present there are no manufacturing industries at Dayton, but, having good railroad facilities and abundance of cheap land for factory sites, with good-sized population from which to draw the labor supply, there is no reason why it should not be carried on there to advantage.
Deckertown (G 2), Sussex County. (Name now changed to Sussex.)
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad and the Lehigh and New England Railroad. Stations of both roads in the town. Population, 1,305. A banking town with one bank. Money order post-office and tele- graph station. Express service, National, and Wells, Fargo & Company. Tax rate, $1.71.
Has water-works but no sewer system, but the surface drainage is so good as to render them almost unnecessary. The railroad service is exceptionally good; freight rates are low, and there is a large quantity of land which by reason of its close proximity to the railroads is particularly well adapted for factory sites. This land can be purchased at very low figures.
The following firms are now conducting manufacturing establishments in Deckertown :
Ewald Brothers, manufacturers of shoes; employ 100 persons.
Sussex Mills, manufacturer of toweling; employs 70 persons.
There is also an iron foundry and an establishment for producing con- densed milk.
Deerfield (D 8), Cumberland County.
Railroad name, Deerfield Street. Nearest railroad station, Husted, on the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Population, 625. Banking town, Bridgeton. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $1.38.
Abundance of land for factory sites at low prices. A large population from which to draw labor.
D. Frank Nannon carries on a fruit and vegetable canning establishment here.
Delair (E7), Camden County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad (Camden and Amboy and Haddonfield Branches). Population, 200. Banking town, Camden. Money order post- office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.35.
An abundance of land suitable for factory sites at low prices. Very good railroad service and low freight rates. Hatch & Son carry on a brick-making establishment near Delair, in which twenty-five men are employed.
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Delanco (F 6), Burlington County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad (Camden and Amboy Branch). Station in the town. Population, 800. Banking town, Burlington. Money order post- office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.72.
The town is situated on the Delaware and Rancocas Rivers. The Mer- chants Transportation Company runs boats from there to Philadelphia. The freight rates by either rail or boat are low.
There are a number of good factory sites on the railroad or on the river front, which can be purchased at very low figures.
The firm of A. Ridgeway & Sons carry on a shoe manufacturing business in Delanco, in which 27 persons are employed.
Delawanna (B 4), Passaic County.
Three miles south of Passaic, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Population, 500. Banking town, Passaic. A money order post- office. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $2.15.
A very desirable and advantageous location for manufacturing industry. Land along the line of the railroad or in close proximity to it can be purchased for factory sites at very reasonable prices.
The town is so close to Passaic and Paterson that labor, skilled or unskilled, can be procured in any desired numbers from these cities. The Passaic River runs very close to the village, and factory sites having the advantage of water communication with Newark, Jersey City, New York and other large commercial and business centers, can be purchased on its banks.
The firm of Worthen & Aldrich carry on a large bleaching and dyeing busi- ness at Delawanna at which upwards of 500 persons are employed.
There is also a varnish manufactory operated by the Minett Varnish Company.
Delaware (E 3), Warren County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey (Hopatcong and Edison Branch) and the New York, Susqushanna and Western Railroad. Stations of both roads in the village. Population, 250. Banking town, Belvidere. A money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, National and United States Companies. Tax rate, $1.04.
The firm of Smith & Hoyt conduct a business in which wagon material is made; they employ 30 men. W. C. Allen carries on a saw-mill and employs 18 men. There are also two grist mills.
Delaware Gap (E 3), Warren County.
Railroad name, Dunnfield; on the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad. Station in the town. Population, 150. Banking town, Belvidere. Express service, National Company. Tax rate, $1.02. The Dunnfield School Slate Works have a large manufactory of school slates here. and employ 18 persons.
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Delmont (F 10), Cumberland County.
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (Anglesea and Holly Beach Branch). Station in the village. Population, 500. Banking town, Millville. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $1.58.
Demarest (J 3), Bergen County.
On the Erie Railroad (Jersey City and Nyack Branch). Station in the village. Population, 350. Banking town, Englewood. A telegraph station. Express service, Wells, Fargo & Company. Tax rate, $2.90.
Dennisville (F 10), Cape May County.
On the Atlantic City Railroad (Winslow Junction and Cape May Branch). Station in the town. Population, 600. Banking town, Cape May or Millville. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States and West Jersey Companies. Tax rate, $1.80.
The principal industry of Dennisville is cutting cord-wood and cedar lumber. There are no factories, although the place possesses some important advantages that should prove very attractive; chief of these is the compara- tively large population from which to draw labor, cheap land for factory sites, and good railroad service.
Denville (H 3), Morris County.
On the Delaware, Susquehanna and Western Railroad. Station in the town. Population, 300. Banking town, Morristown. Money order post- office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $2.06.
Dias Creek (F 10), Cape May County.
Nearest railroad station, Cape May Court House, on the Atlantic City Railroad, and on the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Population, 300. Banking town, Cape May. Money order post-office. Express service, United States and West Jersey Companies. Tax rate, $1.42.
Dividing Creek (E 9), Cumberland County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey, distance from the station, two and one-half miles. Population, 800. Banking town, Bridgeton or Millville. A money order post-office. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $2.15.
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Dorchester (F 9), Cumberland County.
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (Ormond and Port Norris- Branch). Station in the town. Population, 200. Banking town, Millville .. A money order post-office. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax. rate, $1.82.
A very good place for manufacturing industry. Cheap land, good railroad accommodations and a fair-sized population from which to draw labor.
Dover (G3), Morris County.
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and the Central Railroad of New Jersey (High Bridge Branch). Stations of both roads in. the heart of the town. Population, 6,000. A banking town with two banks. Money order post-office and several telegraph stations. Express service,. United States Company. Tax rate, $3.41.
As a location for manufacturing industries Dover offers most excellent facilities, being on the main line of the D., L. and W. Railroad, about forty miles from New York and one hundred miles from Scranton, Pa. The New Jersey Central also has a station in the town, making direct connection with Philadelphia and the West and South. The passenger service consists of twenty-five trains a day each way between Dover and New York. There is an ample amount of land available for factory sites which can be had along the line of the railroads if desired. Fuel is much lower in cost than at tide- water points, and the Morris Canal, which runs through the center of the town, affords another means of getting fuel and material to industries that may be located along the side of it. There is no water-power available, but electric-power can be secured by manufacturers who desire to use it from the electric lighting plant. For very light manufacturing some have used small water-motors in connection with the city water-service, which gives a. head of about eighty pounds in the lower part of the town.
Within a radius of five miles Dover has a population of nearly, if not quite, twelve thousand to draw upon, and labor of all kinds is plentiful and of good character.
There is a volunteer fire department of the highest efficiency, and insurance rates are low. The town is supplied with social, religious and educational institutions and with all other features characteristic of a live, progressive, modern community.
There is a Board of Trade organized for the purpose of securing desirable industries, which has, however, no standing offers to make, the inducements in each case being based on the nature of the proposition; but the Board is ready at all times to do anything necessary, if it is possible, to get desirable indus- tries located in the town.
In the accessibility of the leading markets and in transportation facilities, in the supply and character of labor and in various other ways, Dover affords- unrivaled inducements, and the Board of Trade will be glad to take the matter up at any time with manufacturers contemplating making a change in location. Comunications of this nature should be addressed to Mr. E. Neighbor, Secretary of the Board of Trade. There are several hundred acres-
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of land available for factory purposes, all well watered by streams and springs.
The population, which is composed for the most part of skilled workmen, nearly all own their own homes, which fact goes far toward preventing strikes and making a contented community.
Donations of land has brought some manufacturers to Dover, but the greater number have come of their own volition, the inducements being superior railroad facilities, train accommodations, nearness to New York City and the large supply of skilled labor. The world-famous Richardson & Boynton Range and Furnace Works located in Dover after viewing every offered place within one hundred miles of New York City.
At present there is only one idle building suitable for a factory; this was originally built for a roller-skating rink, and was used for a time as a skirt and wrapper factory.
It has 7,500 feet of floor area, with 800 square feet additional in the gallery for storage. It is offered for sale at $3,500, and can be rented for $35 per month. The distance from the building to both railroad depots is short. It is lighted with electricity and supplied with city water.
The following are the principal industries now in operation at Dover :
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Car Shops; employs 500 persons. George Singleton's Silk Mill; employs 175 persons.
Swiss Knitting Company, manufacturers of silk underwear; employs 125 persons.
Paul Gunther, manufacturer of knit goods; employs 10 persons.
Richardson-Boynton Company, manufacturers of ranges and heaters; em- ploys 317 persons.
H. S. Peters, manufacturer of overalls; employs 60 persons.
Morris County Machine and Iron Company, manufacturers of machinery ; employs 50 persons.
Dover Iron Company, manufacturers of bar iron and steel; employs 150 persons.
C. H. Eagle, manufacturer of wagons; employs 6 persons.
George McCracken, manufacturer of wagons; employs 5 persons.
John Lawrence, manufacturer of harness; employs 5 persons.
New Jersey Iron Mining Company, mining iron ore; employs 95 persons.
Downer (E 8), Gloucester County.
On the Atlantic City Railroad (Atsion and Mullica Hill Branch). Station in the town. Population, 200. Banking town, Glassboro. Express service, West Jersey Company. Tax rate, $1.86.
A good location for factories; land cheap and abundant; good railroad . facilities and low freight rates. Downer Bros. carry on a business in lumber, glass, and foundry sand.
Dragston, Cumberland County.
Nearest railroad station, Dividing Creek, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, distance one and one-half miles. Population, 200. Banking town,
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Bridgeton or Millville. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $2.75.
The village is situated on a navigable stream that empties into the Dela- ware Bay. Freight can, therefore, be carried by water as well as by rail.
The principal products of the farms are strawberries and tomatoes. There is a very good field here for a canning industry. A very superior sand for glass making is also found in abundance.
Drakestown (F 3), Morris County.
Nearest railroad station, Stanhope, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Population, 180. Banking town, Hackettstown. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.4I.
Dumont (D 2), Bergen County.
On the West Shore Railroad. Station in the village. Population, 500. Banking town, Hackensack. A money order post-office. Express service, National Company. Tax rate, $1.80.
Dunellen (H 4), Middlesex County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Station in the town. Population, 1,239. Banking town, Plainfield. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $2.48.
There are no manufacturing industries in Dunellen, although there are few places where equal facilities for carrying them on may be obtained. The town is situated directly on the main line of the Central Road, and has upwards of forty trains daily to and from New York City. It is also con- nected with Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and the West and South by the Philadelphia and Reading and the Baltimore and Ohio, the trains of which connect with the main line of the Central Railroad of New Jersey at Bound Brook. Trains run from Dunellen to New York in forty-five minutes and to Philadelphia in one hour and thirty minutes; there is also a trolley road, which connects the town with Plainfield, Elizabeth, Newark and inter- vening places on the east, and Bound Brook, Somerville and New Brunswick on the west.
The population within a radius of five miles is upwards of 18,000. Work- men of good character and sober habits who are skilled in all forms of industry can be secured without difficulty. There is abundance of land in and about Dunellen, some of it bordering directly on the railroad and more but a short distance removed, from which factory sites having all the advan- tages offered by the location may be obtained.
Dutch Neck (G 5), Mercer County.
Nearest railroad station, Lawrence, on the Pensylvania Railroad. Popula- tion, 100. Banking town, Hightstown or Trenton. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.20.
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East Millstone (G4), Somerset County.
On the Pensylvania Railroad (Millstone Branch). Station in the town. Population, 500. Banking town, New Brunswick Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.15.
The village of East Millstone is on the Delaware and Raritan Canal, and has, therefore, the advantage of rail and water route for transporting freight.
Land in and about the town, bordering on the railroad and on the canal, admirably adapted for factory sites, can be purchased in plots of any size at very low figures.
The Somerset Distilling Company has a large plant here employed in the production of whisky and yeast; 37 persons are employed at the works.
East Orange (H 3), Essex County.
On the Erie Railroad (Forest Hill and West Orange Branch) and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Hoboken, Rockaway and Easton Branch). Stations of both roads in the town. Population, 21,506. A banking town containing four banks. Money order post-office and numerous telegraph stations. Express service, United States and Wells, Fargo & Co. Tax rate, $2.65.
East Orange has a fine sewer system and an abundant supply of good water furnished by a private company. The city is chiefly a residential one, although there are some large and important industries in operation there. Land, by reason of this, is held at fairly high prices, but the advantages of the location, fine railroad service, upwards of fifty trains daily to and from New York, the trip occupying only thirty minutes, more than counterbalance the costliness of land.
The population of the city, joined to that of the other Oranges and of Newark, affords a practically inexhaustible supply of labor, skilled and unskilled, adaptable to the requirements of any industry.
The following are the principal manufacturing establishments now in operation in East Orange:
Crocker Wheeler Electric Company, manufacturers of motors and general electrical appliances ; employ 485 persons.
Seabury & Johnson, manufacturers of pharmacists' supplies; employ 300 persons.
Thomas Walker, manufacturer of hats; employs 48 persons.
Frank Smith, manufacturer of hats; employs 35 persons.
Williams & Condit, manufacturers of carriages and wagons; employ 16 persons.
J. W. Pausley, manufacturer of soda water; employs 10 persons.
Eatontown (15), Monmouth County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey (Long Branch and Eatontown Branch). Station in the town. Population (township), 3,021. Banking
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town, Red Bank. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.51.
The town is very favorably situated for carrying on almost any kind of industry. It has sewer and water, good streets, electric lighting and many other advantages. There are some fifty acres of land available for factory sites, choice parts of which will be donated to parties who will build factories thereon, in which a fair number of working men or women can find employ- ment. As a further encouragement manufacturers who start plants here are guaranteed every favor allowed by law in the matter of taxation.
The railroad service is very good, freight rates are reasonable and the supply of labor for any kind of industry is abundant.
There are two buildings now idle that could be used for factory purposes ; one is constructed of brick and one of wood. Either of these places may be rented, with water-power, for $25 per month.
The following industries are now in cperation at Eatontown:
E. P. Hendrickson, manufacturer of night-shirts; employs 16 females.
Harson & Company, manufacturers of hats; employs 6 females and 45 males.
Echo Lake (H 2), Passaic County.
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad. Station in the village. Population, 500. Banking town, Paterson. Express service, National Company. A prepaid freight and express station. Tax rate, $1.56.
No manufacturing carried on, but abundance of land at low prices for factory sites. Good railroad facilities, and a population large enough to afford a sufficient supply of labor.
Edgewater (D 4), Bergen County.
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad (Little Ferry and Edgewater Branch). Station in the village. Population, 1,200. Banking town, Jersey City. A money order post office and telegraph station. Express service, National Company. A prepaid freight and express station. Tax rate, $1.84.
The town of Edgewater is admirably situated for carrying on manufactur- ing industry. At the foot of the famous Palisades, the Hudson River flows directly past its front. It is about four miles north of Hoboken, six miles north of Jersey City, on the west bank of the river, and directly opposite the city of New York.
Freights may be transported either by rail or water, which insures moderate charges.
The following establishments are now in operation at Edgewater :
The General Chemical Company (Hudson River Works), manufacturers of chemicals ; employs 200 persons.
The Bulls Ferry Chemical Company, manufacturers of dyestuffs and chemicals ; employs 30 persons.
John Ellis & Company oil refiners; employs 106 persons.
Davis & Arundell, iron founders; employ 16 persons.
E. H. Hinners' Sons, wood moulding mill ; employ 25 persons.
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Edgewater Park (F 6), Burlington County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad (Camden & Amboy Branch) and near the Delaware River. Railroad station in the village. Population, 300. Banking town, Burlington. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.85.
Edison (G 2), Sussex County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey (Hopatcong and Edison Branch). Station in the village. Population, 700. Banking town, Newton. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States Com- pany. Tax rate, $1.13.
The railroad facilities of Edison are good, land is cheap, and factory sites may be had on very favorable terms.
The New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Company's works are situated here; the work consists of the extraction of fine iron ore particles from rock that has first been crushed. All the processes employed are the invention of Mr. Thomas A. Edison. Upwards of 400 men are employed at the works.
Egg Harbor City (G 8), Atlantic County.
On the Atlantic City Railroad and the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Stations of both in the town. Population, 2,000. A banking town, one bank. Money order post-office and telegraph station. Express service, United States and West Jersey Companies. Tax rate, $2.10.
Egg Harbor City has exceptionally good railroad facilities, and offers many other advantages as a location for manufacturing industry. It is a flourishing, up-to-date town, with a population large enough to furnish any required quantity of labor. Has telegraph, telephone, long-distance and local.
Land for factory sites may be had in plots of any desired size at very low prices. There are no large industrial establishments in Egg Harbor City, but there are small ones in which many lines of manufacturing are carried on. Clothing, cigars, wine, toys, wagons, brick and glass-there are several firms ยท engaged in the production of each of these lines of goods.
Eldredge, Cape May County.
Nearest railroad station, Cape May, on the Atlantic City Railroad, the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad, and the Cape May, Delaware Bay and Sewells Point Railroad, distance from Eldredge one mile. Population, 800. Banking town, Cape May. Express service, United States and West Jersey Companies. Tax rate, $3.30.
Land for manufacturing sites is abundant and can be purchased at low prices. Plenty of labor for any kind of industry. Hastings & Company, gold beaters, have their plan here, and employ 70 men.
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Elizabeth (H 4), Union County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Philadel- phia and Reading Railroad, Lehigh Valley Railroad, and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. There are ten passenger stations of these roads within the cor- porate limits of the city. Population, 52,130. A banking town containing six banks. Express service, Adams, United States, Wells, Fargo & Company, and numerous local routes between the city and New York, Newark and other near towns and cities. There is also a water transportation line to New York City . which carries freight and express matter. Money order post- office and offices of all telegraph companies. Tax rate, $2.96.
There are few cities of its size in the United States that equals Elizabeth in natural advantages. It covers an area of twelve square miles, extending westward from the Kill von Kull four miles, with three miles of front on navigable waters connecting with New York Bay and the shipping to all parts of the world.
Freights can be sent from the docks along the water-front and delivered. at any wharf in New York or transferred to steamship lines on railroads leaving that city in almost as short a time as by rail. Another very advan- tageous feature is that access to the railroads from any part of the city is easy, there being many stations and finely paved streets leading to them. By means of these superior railroad facilities, every point of the compass is in direct connection with the city for freight and passenger traffic.
Elizabeth has some of the most important industries in the country, and one, the Singer Mfg. Company, makers of the world famous Singer sewing machines, the largest in the world. Its Elizabeth factory furnishes employ- ment for nearly 5,000 men, and in its business ramifications throughout the United States upwards of 50,000 persons are employed. This colossal industry was settled in its present location after careful consideration of the advan- tages and inducements offered by many other cities and towns within a certain .: radius of New York City, who put forth every possible effort to secure it. Wages are paid weekly in this great establishment, the amount disbursed .. being upward of $70,000.
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