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Dividing Creek has two public schools of the grammar grade, and pupils are transported without charge to the high school in the nearby town of Newport. There are two churches-Methodist and Baptist. The fraternal orders are represented by lodges of the American Mechanics, and Odd Fellows. The principal farm products of the surrounding country are garden truck, fruits and berries, particularly strawberries, which are very success- fully cultivated here. Large crops of hay are also produced.
At present there is only one industry of fair magnitude carried on in Dividing Creek-a saw mill, owned by M. J. Dilk, in which 20 men are employed. In addition to the general lumber products, Mr. Dilk turns out a large quantity of peach and garden truck baskets.
For further information relating to Dividing Creek and its resources, address Mulford Campbell, Postmaster.
Dobbins (G 6), Burlington County.
(FLORENCE TOWNSHIP.)
Railroad name, Florence station, on the Pennsylvania Railroad; station in the village. Population, 120. Banking town, Burlington. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.34.
Dobbins is less than one mile from the Delaware River, two miles from Florence, and one and one-half miles from Roebling. The water supply is derived from wells, and there is one public school and two churches- Methodist and Baptist. The villagers are very desirous of having a manu- facturing plant, and it is quite probable that land for factory building pur- poses could be secured without cost. There are facilities for the develop- ment of water power. The soil is fair, and the farm produce consists mostly of garden truck. There are many foreign immigrants in the vicinity, but the races or numbers were not reported. For further particulars, address the Postmaster, Dobbins, N. J.
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Dorchester (F 9), Cumberland County.
(MAURICE RIVER TOWNSHIP.)
On the Maurice River Branch of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad ; station in the village. Population, 200. Banking town, Millville. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.88.
Dorchester is situated on Maurice River, which is navigable for schooners and sloops of medium draught from the village to where that stream enters Delaware Bay at Maurice River Cove. There is as yet no regular boat service over the river to deep water, but no serious natural obstacles to the establishment of a line exist.
With its excellent railroad service and easy access to the deep waters of Delaware Bay, Dorchester offers perfectly ideal facilities for freight trans- portation by either rail or water, and should take high rank among the smaller towns of South Jersey as a very desirable location for manufactur- ing industry. Even without water transportation, which, however, can be established at any time, the advantages offered here are important enough to repay serious investigation by persons interested in the selection of a location for an industry of any kind not requiring a high degree of skill on the part of operatives in the beginning.
Public sentiment is 'strongly in favor of industrial growth, and factory sites connected with the railroad by spurs will be guaranteed by the Town- ship Committee free of cost, together with exemption from taxes, and the extension of every other favor in its power to grant. It is probable that financial assistance would be given if necessary. The village population is orderly and industrious, and no trouble would be experienced by manu- facturers settling here in securing an excellent quality of help in numbers sufficient to meet their wants.
Dorchester has one public school, and a high school; there is one church belonging to the Methodist Episcopal denomination. The fraternal orders are represented by one lodge of Knights of Pythias.
The soil of the surrounding country is good, and the crops include every- . thing usually raised on farms in this climate.
The principal industry at present in Dorchester is ship and boat building, of which there are two plants employing about thirty men, owned respec- tively by Chas. Stowman & Son, and John R. Chambers. For further in- formation, address Chas. W. Champion.
Dorothy, Atlantic County.
(WEYMOUTH TOWNSHIP.)
On the Cape May Division of the Atlantic City Railroad; station in the village. Population, 250. Banking town, Mays Landing or Vineland. A money order post office, and telegraph connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.70.
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Dorothy is a very attractive village situated close to Tuckahoe River, which runs into Great Egg Harbor Bay. Its water supply-derived from wells, is of excellent quality, and it enjoys the advantage of a rather novel, but highly efficient arrangement for fire protection, in the fact that it has a fire warden who calls out all the men and boys of the village in case of forest or other fires, and directs their operations while at work. The village has one public school covering from the first to the fourth grades, and two churches-Catholic and Episcopal. There is one organiza- tion of the townspeople for social purposes called the Dorothy Benefit and Social Society.
The townspeople are very desirous indeed of bringing about the establish- ment of some kind of manufacturing industry in which all their young people of both sexes could find employment, instead of being, as now, obliged to seek it elsewhere, and would do everything in their power to pro- mote the success of such an enterprise. It is probable that land for factory building purposes would be donated and persons interested are advised to address A. Bourgeois, Estelleville, N. J. Fifty men and 40 women residents of the village would accept employment in a new industry.
There is one idle building in the place, which was formerly used as a cigar factory; the structure is built of wood, one story high, and 14x28 feet ground dimensions. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and the farm products consist of sweet and white potatoes, melons, onions, corn, tomatoes, besides practically all kinds of tree fruits and berries. Strawberries and sweet potatoes are, however, the principal products. The farm land in the vicinity is all under cultivation, and there is nothing for sale except town lots.
The foreign immigrants in the place are 2 Polacks, 5 Hungarians, and IO Italians. For further particulars, address M. A. Robertshaw, Postmaster.
Dover (G 3), Morris County.
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and the High Bridge Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey; station of both roads in the center of the town. Population, 7,000. A banking town, two banks. Money order post office and extensive telegraph and telephone connections. Ex- press service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.94.
Dover is an incorporated city with a mayor, recorder, aldermen and councilmen. Its population is 7,000, but there is within a radius of five miles from the center of the town a population of more than double that number. Dover has a free mail delivery service and five carriers. Two rural free delivery routes start from there and cover practically all the outlying country. The average elevation of the town above sea level is 765 feet, and it is therefore one of the most healthful of the municipalities of the State.
The two lines of the Lackawanna road which run to and from New York, one by way of Paterson, and the other via Newark, meet at Dover, as does also the Chester Branch of the same line, which connects at Wharton with the Hopatcong Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, and also the Morris County Railroad, which runs from Wharton to Charlotteburg
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on the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad. Wharton is only two miles from Dover, and a trolley line connects both places with Rockaway. This line is being extended so as to connect with Lake Hopatcong, Morris- town, and eventually join the great system of electric roads that now cover the State.
As a location for manufacturing industries, Dover offers advantages that are not surpassed elsewhere in the State. The distance to New York is only forty miles, and the number of trains per day to and from that city is twenty-eight on the Lackawanna road, and five on the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Another valuable transportation route for freight from the Hudson to the Delaware River, is the Morris Canal, which passess through Dover on its way to Phillipsburg.
Dover is distinctly an industrial town and its people take a deep interest in everything that tends to increase its importance as such. Manufactories of any kind will therefore be made welcome, and favored in every possible way. Land very favorably situated with relation to the railroads can be had for factory sites at very low prices. Another important advantage is that fuel is much cheaper here than at tidewater points, as is also iron and steel, the town itself being situated in almost the center of the State's most important iron district.
Dover has one of the finest water supplies in New Jersey. The lower part of the town is supplied by a gravity system, which produces a pressure of eighty-five pounds, while in the higher section pumps are used which produce a force sufficient to throw a stream over the highest building in the district. Additional fire protection is derived from two steam engines, one hook and ladder truck, and a modern fire alarm system. Dover has an electric plant driven by engines of seven hundred horse power, which sup- plies lighting for itself and Wharton, and also power for the trolley lines. There is also a large plant which furnishes gas for both places.
Dover has three graded schools, including a high school. There is also a free public library, supported by the town; two weekly and one semi-weekly newspaper, and one building and loan association, with 580 outstanding shares, and assets amounting to $220,214. There is also a Board of Trade, of which Mr. E. D. Neighbor is secretary.
The church buildings are twelve in number and the denominations rep- resented by them are Methodists, Catholics, Episcopal, Baptist, etc., and one Jewish synagogue.
The streets are all macadamized and sidewalks flagged and curbed. The land available for factory purposes is all well watered by streams and springs.
The population of the town is largely composed of skilled, well paid work- men and their families, a large proportion of whom own their own homes, which fact not only speaks highly for their thrifty habits, but also goes far toward making a contented community in which strikes or labor dis- turbances of a serious kind are unlikely to occur.
Donations of land have brought some few industries to Dover, but by far the greater number have settled there of their own volition; the inducements being superior railroad facilities, accessibility of the leading markets, and an
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ample supply of intelligent, high grade labor. The world famous Richardson- Boynton Stove Works were located in Dover after that firm had considered every place offered within a hundred miles of New York City.
The local Board of Trade will take up the question of factory building with manufacturers contemplating such enterprise, and communications on that or any other subject addressed to the Secretary of the Board will receive a prompt response. There is a brick factory building now idle and for rent. The structure is 40x120 feet, and one story high.
A large number of Italian immigrants are employed at construction work in and about the town. For further particulars, address E. D. Neighbor, Secretary of the Board of Trade, or John H. Martin.
The following are the principal industries now located in Dover :
Friedman, J. J., ladies' cloaks, employs 14 persons.
Dover Boiler Works, boilers, bridges, etc., employs 75 persons.
Dover Wood Heel Company, wooden heels, employs 15 persons.
Fitzhugh, Luther, Company, car repairs, employs 20 persons.
McKiernan Drill Company, rock drills and air compressors, employs 50 persons.
Morris County Machine and Iron Company, iron and brass castings, em- ploys 60 persons.
Peters, H. S., overalls, employs 70 persons.
Richardson-Boynton Company, ranges, furnaces, etc., employs 500 persons. Singleton Silk Manufacturing Company, silk throwing, employs 160 persons. Swiss Knitting Company, silk and woolen underwear, employs 100 persons. Ulster Iron Works, engine bolts and iron, employ 200 persons.
Downer (E 8), Gloucester County.
(MONROE TOWNSHIP.)
On the Mullica Hill Branch of the Atlantic City Railroad; station in the town. Population, 150. Banking town, Glassboro. A money order post office; telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company.
A good location for manufacturing industry; land for factory purposes will be sold at specially low prices, and a good supply of intelligent and interested labor can be readily secured. The villagers are very desirous of seeing some good labor-employing enterprise started, and would do every- thing in their power to help it along. Special inducements are offered for a glass factory or a steel works. In the case of either of these industries all the land required for buildings will be given free of cost. Sand for glass making of a very superior quality is mined and washed in the imme- diate neighborhood, and would, as a matter of course, be supplied to a local glass works at prices reduced to at least the extent of transportation charges.
The village has one public school and one church-Methodist. The water supply is derived from wells and one private main laid along the principal street. The soil of the surrounding districts is good, but no farms are re- ported for sale. S. W. Downer carries on the business of mining and wash- ing glass and foundry sand. About 20 men are employed at this work.
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Dragston, Cumberland County.
(COMMERCIAL TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Dividing Creek, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, distant one and one-half miles. Population, 210. Banking town, Millville or Bridgeton. Mail by Rural Free Delivery, and at present neither telegraph or telephone connections. Express service, United States Com- pany.
Dragston is situated on Dividing Creek, which is navigable for light draught vessels from this point to where it enters Delaware Bay. Freight may, therefore, be carried to and from the village by water and by rail. The lines of the Bridgeton and Millville Traction Company run through and con- nect the village with these cities and other towns on its circuit of twenty miles. The traction company handles freight and also carries express matter.
Land for factory sites can be bought here at very low prices; the villagers are very desirous of having a manufacturing plant, and will do anything reasonable to induce one to settle there. The resident population, with that of the immediate outlying country, will supply sufficient labor for a fair sized plant of any kind. The people are sober and industrious, have no union affiliations and would make excellent workers with but little training. Dragston would make an excellent location for a cannery. The farms produce large crops of corn, tomatoes and strawberries, which the farmers would gladly increase if such an outlet for their goods were established.
The only industry in operation here at present is a marine railway and shipyard, in which schooners, sloops and barges engaged in the oyster indus- try on Delaware Bay are built and repaired.
Drakestown (F 3), Morris County. (WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Hackettstown, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, distant four miles. Population, 155. Banking town, Hackettstown. A money order post office; telegraph and telephone connec- tions. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.45.
The villagers would cordially welcome any kind of labor-employing indus- try and extend to the same every possible favor in taxation and other mat- ters. Land for factory building purposes can be had on substantially the applicant's own terms, and a fair supply of labor may be secured at very moderate wages. The roads leading to and from the village are maintained in good order ; there is one public school and one church-Methodist.
The soil of the surrounding country is good, and practically all the land is under cultivation. No farms are reported for sale.
Dumont (D 2), Bergen County. (PALISADES TOWNSHIP.
On the West Shore Railroad; station in the town, and within two miles of the Northern Railroad of New Jersey, and the New Jersey and New York
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Railroad. Population, 1,400. Banking town, Hackensack, Closter or Engle- wood. A money order post office; telegraph and telephone connections. Ex- press service, National Company. Value of taxable property, $816,000. Tax rate, $1.99.
Dumont has good natural drainage, and an excellent water supply derived from the Hackensack Water Company. For fire protection there are sixteen street hydrants and a volunteer department consisting of four companies provided with good modern apparatus. The Hudson River is only four miles distant, and soon the town will be connected with the network of traction lines which traverse the large municipalities on the New Jersey shore of that great commercial highway. The location is very healthful, and the town in every sense is a desirable place for residential or industrial purposes. Land for factory sites will be sold at reasonable figures, and access to New York City or the large municipalities of Hudson county is easy and com- paratively inexpensive. Water power can also be had. The town has one large public school from first to eighth grade, and a two year High School course, and two churches-Dutch Reformed and German Lutheran. There is one lodge of Masons and one of American Mechanics. The foreign resi- dent population consists of 20 Polacks, 5 Russians, 10 Hungarians and 75 Italians.
At present there is no manufacturing industry of any kind. The soil of the surrounding country is good and most of the land is occupied either for residence or farming purposes. No farms are for sale.
Dundee Lake (B 3), Bergen County. (SADDLE RIVER BOROUGH.)
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad; station in the village. Population, 1,200. Banking town, Paterson. A money order post- office; telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, National Com- pany. Tax rate, $1.40.
Dundee Lake is a close suburb of the great manufacturing city of Pater- son and offers all the advantages for carrying on manufacturing industry that are peculiar to such proximity. Land for factory sites can be pur- chased at specially low prices. Trolley lines connect with Paterson, Passaic and Newark. A labor supply equal to any requirement can be secured with- out difficulty. The water supply is drawn from artesian wells. There is one public school and one church-Presbyterian. Water power may be had here. The industries most desired are silk mills and dye works. The only foreign immigrants residing in or about the town are 100 Italians. The industries here now are:
The Dundee Lake Dye Works, silk dyeing, employs 50 men and 100 women. Coirin Chemical Company, which employs 6 men.
Dunellen (H 4), Middlesex County. (PISCATAWAY TOWNSHIP.)
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey; station in the town, and distant one mile from the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Population, 1,550. A banking
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town-one bank. Money order post office; telegraph and telephone connec- tions. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $781,375. Tax rate, $1.84.
Dunellen is best known as a particularly fair and desirable residential town, and until a comparatively recent time there were no manufacturing estab- ments of any kind there; there are, however, few places in the State more favorably situated for development into an industrial center of importance. The town is situated directly on the main line of the Central Railroad of New Jersey and has upwards of forty trains daily to and from New York City, and at Bound Brook connection is made with the Philadelphia and Read- ing, Baltimore and Ohio, and Lehigh Valley Railroads, which all converge on the central road at this point. Trains make the trip between Dunellen and New York in forty-five minutes, and between the same town and Philadelphia in one hour and thirty minutes. For local travel there are trolley lines running to Plainfield, Elizabeth, Newark, Staten Island and other points on the east, and to Bound Brook, Somerville, Raritan and New Brunswick on the west.
Dunellen has two excellently conducted public schools, one building and loan association, one weekly newspaper and six churches-Episcopal, Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist and Seventh Day Baptist. The fraternal orders are represented by one lodge each of Foresters, P. O. Sons of America and American Mechanics.
The streets are kept in very good condition, and over their entire length there are beautiful lawns and shade trees, and the water supply, which is brought down from the Watchung Mountains north of the town, is as pure and wholesome as any in the State.
Ample fire protection is afforded by numerous hydrants under pressure sufficient for throwing a stream over the tallest house in town; there is also a volunteer fire department provided with the best modern apparatus. Water power for industrial purposes can also be had here.
The population living within a radius of five miles of Dunellen numbers not less than 30,000. Workmen of good character, skilled in almost every form of industry, can be secured without difficulty in any number desired.
Land bordering on or only a short distance from the railroad can be had for factory sites at. very reasonable prices.
The only idle factory property is an old mill at New Market, about one inile from Dunellen; this can be either rented or purchased outright. The soil of the surrounding land is good and the farms are all occupied and under cultivation. No farms for sale. The industries now here are:
Dunellen Lime & Stone Company, crushed stone, employs 25 men. Levering & Garrigues, structural steel, employ 240 men.
Ramson Concrete Machine Company, concrete machinery, employs 125 men. Hall Printing Press Company, printing presses, employs 250 men.
Dunnfield (E 3), Warren County. (PAHAQUARRY TOWNSHIP.)
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad; station in the vil- lage. Population, 25. Banking town, Portland, or Stroudsburg, Pa. A
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money order post office, and telegraph connection. Express service, National Company. Tax rate, $1.10.
Dunnfield is situated on the Delaware River close to the famous Delaware Water Gap, in one of the most beautiful scenic districts in the country. The climate is unsurpassable for healthfulness, and the place is entirely devoted to the entertainment of summer visitors.
Dutch Neck (G 5), Mercer County. (WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Princeton Junction, distant two and three-quarter miles. Population, 100. Banking town, Princeton or Hightstown. A money order post office, and telephone connection. Express service, Adams Com- pany. Tax rate, $0.87.
This village has one public school and one church-Presbyterian. The water supply is derived from wells. The villagers are favorably disposed toward manufacturing industry and would welcome a small plant of that character ; about 10 men and 5 women would accept employment. The soil is good and the usual farm crops peculiar to this region are raised.
East Millstone (G 4), Somerset County. (FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP.)
On the Millstone Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad; station in the center of the town. Population, 500. Banking town, New Brunswick or Somerville. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $95,000. Tax rate, $1.15.
East Millstone is directly on the line of the Delaware and Raritan Canal, and has therefore facilities for the transportation of freight by rail or water. These advantages together with its proximity to the large city of New Bruns- wick, should make the town a desirable location for manufacturing industry. Public sentiment is highly favorable to that form of development and popu- lar interest would approve and support as far as possible an industrial plant of any kind. Land for factory sites very advantageously situated with reference to transportation facilities will be sold at reasonable prices. Labor adapted to practically any kind of industry can be secured here, and, if necessary, workmen can be drawn from New Brunswick, which is only a few miles distant.
East Millstone has one public school, and four churches-Reformed, Methodist, Methodist Episcopal and Catholic. The fraternal orders are reprsented by a lodge of Odd Fellows and American Mechanics. The town water supply is obtained from artesian and ordinary wells.
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