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For further particulars, address Jno. A. Suaier, or Joseph K. King.
Chesilhurst (F 8), Camden County. (WATERFORD TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad; station in the town. Population, 300. Banking town, Hammonton; distant about nine miles. A money order
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post office; telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $
The town enjoys many advantages that should commend it as a location for manufacturing industry. It is on the main line of a first-class railroad with frequent trains to and from Camden and Philadelphia. Freight rates are reasonable and there is no scarcity of labor. Land for factory purposes can be bought at low prices, but building sites will be given free of cost in the case of satisfactory industries. The townspeople will extend every possible indulgence and exemption to persons starting a new manufactory. There is one public school in the town and four churches-three Methodist and one Lutheran. The country surrounding the borough has many small fruit farms.
A manufactory of ladders and a button factory, both of fair size, are the only industries at present in the place.
Chester (G 3), Morris County. (CHESTER TOWNSHIP.)
On the German Valley and Chester Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, and the Dover and Chester Branch of the Delaware, Lacka- wanna and Western Railroad. Station of the Central road in the town, and that of the Lackawanna road one mile distant. Population, 400. Banking town, Dover or Morristown. A money order post office; telegraph and tele- phone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $
The residents of Chester are very desirous of having factories established in and about that town. There is a practically unlimited quantity of land favorably situated for factory sites that will be sold in plots of any size de- sired at very low prices. Electric power and lighting can be had. Labor suitable to any kind of industry is plentiful, and can be secured at moderate wages. The train service is good and freight rates reasonable.
Chester has one public school and three churches-Congregational, Pres- byterian and Methodist. The water supply is obtained from wells, and there is no organized fire protection. The industries now located here are:
Wm. Sturzenegger, silk embroideries, employs 30 men and women, and the Arrowsmith Manufacturing Company, arch props, employs 20 men and 3 women.
For further particulars, address Edwin Smith, Postmaster.
Chesterfield (G 6), Burlington County.
(CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest station, Bordentown, on the Pennsylvania Railroad, distant four miles. Population, 175. Banking town, Bordentown. Post office and tele- phone connection. Express service, Adams Co. Tax rate, $1.23.
The village has one public school and one church-Baptist. Land for in- dustrial or other purposes will be sold at very low prices. A fine farming country with good soil. The principal products are wheat, rye, corn, oats, potatoes and hay.
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Two grist mills, one flour mill using the roller process, one saw mill and a blacksmith shop are the only industries at present in operation here.
For further particulars, address William Wallace, Assessor, P. O. Cross- wicks, N. J.
Chews (E 7), Camden County. (GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP.)
On the Philadelphia and Reading Railway (Atlantic City Division). Sta- tion one-quarter mile from the village. Population, 500. Banking town, Camden. A post office and telephone connections. Express service, United States Co. Tax rate, $1.63.
Chews is an excellent location for manufacturing industry, to the estab- lishment of which public sentiment is reported to be very favorable. Land for factory purposes will be sold at very low prices ordinarily, but in the case of a good and reliable industry that is likely to be permanent the build- ing site would probably be donated.
The town occupies an elevated location and is entirely free from malaria and all kindred ailments. The water supply is derived from driven and ordinary wells, and natural drainage answers for the present all the pur- poses of sewers. The train service is satisfactory and freight rates are reas- onable. A fair supply of labor, either male or female, at moderate wages, may be secured without difficulty. The number now available for employ- ment is reported as 20 men and 20 women.
The community supports one public school and two churches-Methodist and Episcopal. Of fraternal orders there is one lodge of American Me- chanics and one of the Patriotic Order Sons of America. Chews is situated on Big Timber Creek, a tributary of the Delaware River, and boats carry- ing as much as one hundred tons of freight, sail without difficulty from the town. This means of transportation is utilized by the farmers for carry- ing their fertilizers and shipping their produce to the river towns.
The farm products are principally garden truck, grains, milk, butter and eggs. For further particulars, address the postmaster.
Cinnaminson (F 7), Burlington County. (CINNAMINSON TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest station, Riverton, on the Amboy Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, distant one and one-quarter mile. Population, 171. Banking town, Riverton. A money order post office; telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $2.08.
Cinnaminson has an ample supply of pure water furnished by the River- ton and Palmyra Water Company. The nearest navigable water is the Dela- ware River, which is about one and one-half mile distant. The town has one public school and two places of worship-a Friends' Meeting House and a Methodist church. Fire protection is furnished by one volunteer company, provided with hose carriage and eight hundred feet of hose. In addition to this there are eight high pressure water plugs distributed at convenient distances.
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There are as yet no manufactories of any kind, but the villagers stand ready to encourage enterprises of that character that may hereafter settle among them. Land for industrial purposes may be had on the applicant's own terms, and the village population, with that of the surrounding country, will furnish a fair supply of labor.
The soil of the farming country in this region is very good, and absolutely every foot of land is under the most careful cultivation. The products in- clude all kinds of garden truck, such as tomatoes, sugar corn, cantaloupes, egg plants, watermelon, sweet and white potatoes, strawberries and other varieties of fruits, vegetables and grains peculiar to that part of the country. A very good opportunity exists here for the successful operation of a vegetable and fruit cannery. A large supply of the required produce can be found there now, and farmers would guarantee a quantity of these goods suffi- cient for all demands.
For further particulars, address the postmaster, Cinnaminson, N. J.
Clarksboro (D 7), Gloucester County.
(EAST GREENWICH TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; station one-quarter mile from the village center. Population, 460. Banking town, Paulsboro or Wood- bury. A money order post office; telegraph and telephone connections. Ex- press service, Adains Company. Tax rate, $1.39.
Clarksboro is situated near Mantua Creek, a tributary of the Delaware, and the business interests of the place derive much advantage from the facilities thus afforded for water transportation. A line of freight steamers runs between the place and all the large river towns. The village supports one public school of eight grades and three churches-Methodist, Episcopal and German Evangelical. There is one building and loan society, and repre- senting the fraternal orders there is one lodge each of Odd Fellows, Amer- ican Mechanics and Knights of the Golden Eagle. A part of the town gets its water supply from a private plant, but a majority of the people depend on wells, either driven or ordinary. Fire protection is provided by a chemical engine and two large water storage tanks.
Public sentiment in Clarksboro favors extending every practicable kind of encouragement to industrial enterprise, and an industry that would bring a respectable class of workers to the village would be warmly welcomed. At the time of this writing the number of townspeople ready to accept em- ployment is reported at approximately 35 men and 20 women. Land for factory purposes would be sold at extremely low prices if not given absolute- ly free, as it probably would be in the case of an industry employing from 50 to 75 people. A factory of that character engaged in an established business would be aided financially if such help were required to give it a proper start.
About one and three-quarter miles from the town is a fine water power of 75 horse capacity ; the dam is in perfect condition, the stream large and full flowing, and no better site could be selected for a manufactory of any kind.
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The soil of the surrounding farm land is fair, and the crops are largely garden truck and sweet potatoes.
For further particulars, address Isaac T. Haines, Postmaster. .
Clarksburg (H 6), Monmouth County. (MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Imlaystown, on the Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad, distant five miles. Population, 350. Banking town, Hightstown or Freehold. A money order post office and telephone connection. Express ser- vice, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.30.
The only industrial establishment in the village at present is a lumber and saw mill, which makes a specialty of turning out telegraph and telephone poles. Eight or ten men are employed in this place. The villagers would welcome a factory industry of any legitimate kind and would assist one start- ing there by every possible means. Land for factory building purposes would be given free of charge, and enough labor would be guaranteed for any fair sized industry.
Clarksburg has one public school and one church-Methodist. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and large crops of general produce, in- cluding garden truck, are raised on the farms.
For further particulars, address the postmaster, Clarksburg, N. J.
Clayton. (E 8), Gloucester County. (CLAYTON TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Electric Railroad, Camden and Cape May Division; station in the borough. Population, 2,000. Banking town, Glassboro; distant three miles. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $1,000,000. Tax rate, $1.51.
Clayton derives its water supply from artesian wells, and the water under test is shown to be 98 per cent. pure. The distance to Philadelphia is twenty miles, and only thirty minutes are required to make the trip. The railroad service is in every respect first class, the town being connected by the road on which it is situated, with all the great trunk lines of railway in the country. Freight and passenger rates are reasonable, and the train service is equal to all requirements. There is a water power approximating ten horse capacity.
In all other respects Clayton may be said to have every essential con- venience of a modern city. A good supply of wholesome water, electric and gas lighting, local and long distance telegraph and telephone connections, clean well kept streets with curbed and flagged sidewalks, one weekly newspaper, and one building and loan association now in its twenty-eighth year, with 240 stockholders and assets amounting to $110,602. There is one public grammar school from first to eighth grade, and one high school from ninth to twelfth grade. The Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian and Baptist denominations have one church building each, besides which there is
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one mission church building. The fraternal orders are represented by lodges of Masons, Red Men, American Mechanics, Patriotic Order Sons of America, Daughters of Liberty, Grange, Glassblowers local, and several others. There is also a Board of Trade, of which N. D. Brown is president, and Benj. M. Turner secretary.
The arrangements for fire protection are very thorough; these consist of numerous fire hydrants with water under a gravity pressure of sixty-five pounds, supplemented by a powerful stationary steam pump, an ample supply of hose, and a hose carriage, all under the control of a volunteer company of firemen.
Public sentiment is favorable to industrial expansion, and the townspeo- ple would welcome a desirable industry of any kind that would be perma- nent ; to plants of that character building sites would be given free of cost. The importance of manufacturing industry as an element of growth is fully recognized, and the community is prepared to do anything that is reasonable to encourage and assist manufacturing plants that may select Clayton as a home. Taxes on property used for manufacturing purposes are so low as to be merely nominal. Parties contemplating the selection of a factory loca- tion would do well to investigate the advantages offered here.
The soil of the outlying farming country is good; the crops consist of garden truck, all kinds of berries, white and sweet potatoes, corn and other grains.
The non-English speaking residents of the town consist of twenty-five Italians. The industries now in Clayton are :
Moore Bro. & Co., glass bottles, employ 380 men.
F. M. Pierce & Co., glass bottles, employ 100 men.
N. H. Pomelear, granolithic walks, employs 10 men.
For further particulars relating to Clayton address the President or Secretary of the Board of Trade.
Clementon (E 7), Camden County. (CLEMENTON TOWNSHIP.)
On the Atlantic City Railroad; station in the town. Population, 800. Banking town, Camden. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $200,000. Tax rate, $1.50.
Clementon has water works, but as yet no sewers; the want of the latter however is not severely felt, as the location affords good natural drainage. The climate is healthful, and the land elevated. The train service is first class, freight rates and taxes are low, manufacturing plants being particularly favored in both these respects.
Every convenience essential to residence or business purposes is to be found here. There is one large public school, which furnishes ample accommodations for all the children, and three churches-Episcopal, . Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant. Of fraternal orders there are lodges of Red Men and P. O. Sons of America. There is one build-
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ing and loan association with 200 stockholders, and a Board of Trade, of which Wm. Atkinson is secretary. Electric and gas lighting and power may also be had, and within a radius of one-half mile there are four water powers, one of 60 and three of 30 horse power capacity each.
Popular sentiment in Clementon is warmly in favor of encouraging manu- facturing industry, and land for factory purposes will be sold at exception- ally low prices. In the case of a desirable industry of a permanent charac- ter, the building site would be given free of cost, and, if required, financial help also. The number reported as willing to accept employment is 30 men and 20 women.
The farm land surrounding the town has fair soil, and garden truck, with potatoes and corn are the principal products. There is a public reservation covering fifty acres which is being laid out as a park; 20 men are employed on this work. The foreign population consists of 12 Italians. The industries now carried on are as follows :
Snyder & Gibbs, flour and feed mill, employ 4 men.
Geo. Barber, wool waste, employs 5 men.
John R. Rowand, pulverized charcoal, employs 4 men.
John Bardier, clothing, employs 8 women.
International Lythoid Company, sand brick, employ 6 men.
Clermont (G 10), Cape May County.
(DENNIS TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, South Seaville, on the West Jersey and Sea- shore Railroad; distant two miles. Population, I10. Banking town, Cape May Court House. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone con- nections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $0.99.
Clermont is situated in about the center of the southern part of the State, between the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay; the breezes therefore which sweep over the place, no matter from what quarter blown, are laden with the invigorating elements of salt sea air. The place is exceptionally health- ful, and the natural features of the country are pleasing. The community supports one school, and one church-Methodist. The only fraternal organ- ization is a farmers' Grange.
There are no manufactories of any kind except a boat building plant owned by Eli Townsend, in which ten men are employed, but the villagers are very desirous of securing others, and will offer every reasonable induce- ment to that end. Land for factory purposes will be sold at reduced prices, and if an industry of a permanent and reliable character were to apply, the building site would doubtless be given free. An industry in a position to furnish reliable security and guarantees, could, if necessary, secure financial assistance also. Factories to engage in any legitimate business would be welcomed, but at present the conditions seem most favorable for fruit and vegetable canneries, the region surrounding the village being an exceedingly rich farming country, which produces large crops of the goods usually put up in that way. The number of village residents who would accept em-
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ployment in any form of industry is reported as 30 men and 20 women, but a much larger number can be secured from nearby towns.
For further particulars address Eli Townsend or Paul Henson.
Cliffside (D 4), Bergen County. (RIDGEFIELD TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Edgewater, on the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad; distant one mile. Population, 2,500. Banking town, Edgewater or Union Hill. A money order post office, telegraph and tele- phone connections. Express service, National Company. Tax rate, $2.26.
Cliffside is almost exclusively a town of residences, there being only one manufacturing plant located there at present. The town has a good water supply furnished by the Hackensack Water Company. For fire protection there are street hydrants and three volunteer companies equipped with modern apparatus. There are two public schools from first to eighth grade; three churches-Episcopal, Catholic and Lutheran-and two fraternal lodges- Masons and Hibernians.
The community sentiment is favorable to manufacturing industry, and a factory enterprise of the right kind would be welcomed and assisted to a reasonable extent. Land for industrial purposes will be sold at reduced prices, and in the case of a particularly desirable industry that is likely to benefit the town by furnishing employment for a considerable number of people, financial assistance will be given if required. There is abundance of labor-skilled or unskilled-and a valuable water power may be developed at comparatively small cost. The town is opposite New York City, and only a short distance from Hudson River. There is no farming in the vicinity.
The number of foreign immigrants residing in the town and vicinity is 25 Polacks, 25 Hungarians, 25 Russians and 200 Italians. The only industry located here at present is the Grantwood Moulding and Trim Company, manufacturers of sashes, doors and blinds, who employ 12 men.
For further particulars address S. Wood McClave, Mayor, or August E. Neuman.
Cliffwood (1 5), Monmouth County. (MATAWAN BOROUGH.)
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Railroad; stations of both roads in the village. Population, 500. Banking town, Mata- wan. A money order post office and telephone connection. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $2.07.
Cliffwood is situated on Raritan Bay, and is an important center of the brick industry, there being in its immediate vicinity large deposits of clay of the kind used in that and the terra cotta trade. Being on the lines of two first-class railroads, and also close to the deep waters of Raritan Bay, the town enjoys a perfectly ideal position for the inexpensive handling of freight by water or rail.
Cliffwood is within one hour's railroad ride to New York City, and about one-half of that time from New Brunswick, while the large towns of Perth
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Amboy and Matawan can be reached in about fifteen minutes. The village supports one primary school and one church-Methodist Episcopal. In and about the town are large areas of land, part fronting on the bay or adjoin- ing the tracks of either railroad, out of which factory sites of any size can be purchased at reasonable prices.
All kinds of small fruits and berries that grow in our climate, together with tomatoes, egg plant, sweet corn, peppers, etc., are produced in large crops on the surrounding farms. The industries now here are :
Clifford Brick Company, brick of all kinds, employ 350 men.
Lenox Brick Company, brick of all kinds, employ 50 men.
For further particulars, address the postmaster of Cliffwood, N. J.
Clifton (1 3), Passaic County. (ACQUACKANONK TOWNSHIP.)
On the main line of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad; station of Erie in the town; station of Lackawanna about eight minutes' walk. Population, 5,700. Banking town, Paterson or Passaic. A money order post office; telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Wells Fargo Company. Tax rate, $1.32.
Clifton has first-class railroad service, there being a large number of trains daily to and from New York City, the trip occupying not more than forty-five minutes. Paterson and Passaic are so close that either city can be reached by trolley road in a few minutes. Clifton has a good water sup- ply, being served by the East Jersey Water Company from the same mains through which water is conveyed to Paterson and Passaic. The streets are well kept and lighted by electricity. Mail matter to and from the town is received in and dispatched from its own postoffice; there are four deliveries per day.
Clifton has four public schools covering every grade from primary to High School, and three churches-Episcopal, Dutch Reformed and Catholic. For fire protection there are a large number of street hydrants and three companies of volunteers provided with the best kind of apparatus.
Clifton is a manufacturing center, which is steadily growing in import- ance. Many large manufactories have been attracted to the town by its superior advantages, and there is still practically unlimited room for more. The townspeople are favorably disposed toward industrial expansion, and land for factory sites can be purchased at specially low prices. There are several fine locations adjoining the tracks of both railroads. The labor sup- ply-either male or female, skilled or unskilled-is sufficient to meet all possi- ble requirements, besides which the nearness of Paterson and Passaic, which can be reached by trolley roads-the one in twenty and the other in ten minutes-makes the populations of these cities a part of the labor force that may be drawn upon for the industries of Clifton. As a matter of fact, a large proportion of the operatives employed here have homes in these or other nearby cities.
The non-English speaking immigrants residing in and about Clifton is reported to be 500 Polacks, 400 Hungarians, 100 Russians and 600 Italians.
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The soil of the surrounding country is good, and the farmers raise large crops of garden truck and fruits, which are marketed for the most part in Paterson and Passaic. There are several farms for sale in the neighbor- hood.
The principal industries in operation are :
American Fluff Rug Company, rugs, employs 15 men and women.
Clifton Paper Mills, paper of various grades; employs 40 men.
Clifton Chemical Laboratory, chemicals, employs 5 men.
Dundee Textile Company, umbrella cloth, employs 450 men and women.
Mutual Match Company, matches, employs 40 men and women.
New Jersey Car & Equipment Company, car material and repairing, em- ploys 10 men.
Pitcairn-Holdsworth Company, worsted goods, employs 500 men and wo- men.
Wolf, Jacques & Company, chemical, employ 10 men.
For further particulars, address Richard Berry, Postmaster.
Clinton (F 4), Hunterdon County. (CLINTON TOWNSHIP.)
On the Clinton Branch of the Lehigh Valley Railroad; station in the town. Population, 900. A banking town-two banks. Money order post office; telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.69.
Clinton has all the essential conveniences to be found in a progressive modern community; an abundant supply of pure water distributed by mains; electricity for power and lighting; local and long distance telephones; fine weil kept, shaded streets, and large stores. There is one public school, graded, and four churches-Presbyterian, Methodist, Catholic and Baptist. Fire pro- tection, which is ample in every respect, consists of street hydrants with a water pressure sufficient for sending a stream over the highest buildings, and a volunteer company provided with proper apparatus.
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