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On the New York, Susquehanna and Western, and the Lehigh and New England Railroads; stations one-quarter mile from the village. Population, 175. Banking town, Blairstown. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, National Company. Value of tax- able property, $50,000. Tax rate, $1.20.
Hainsburg is a good location for industrial purposes, having excellent rail- road service, and a water power in the vicinity susceptible of extensive development. Land is low priced, and if wanted for factory building the prices would be made even lower. Unskilled labor can be secured in fair numbers from the village and surrounding country. Freight charges and tax rates are low and the villagers would welcome the establishment among them of any form of labor employing industry.
Hainsport (F 7), Burlington County. (LUMBERTON TOWNSHIP.)
On the Pennsylvania Railroad; station one-half mile from the town. Popu- lation, 550. Banking town, Mount Holly. A money order post office, tele- graph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $50,000. Tax rate, $1.21.
Hainsport is situated near Rancocas River, a stream that runs into Dela- ware River, and is navigable between both points by vessels of light draught. The water supply is obtained from wells, and for fire protection dependence is placed when required on organizations in Mount Holly. There is one public school of three grades and two churches-Baptist and Lutheran. Several tracts of unimproved lands within the village limits and close to the railroad or the river, afford unlimited opportunities for the selection of advantageous factory sites. Public sentiment is favorable to manufacturing industry, and any part of these lands will be sold at greatly reduced prices if wanted for factory purposes.
The soil of the surrounding country is fair, and the usual varieties of grains and garden truck are raised.
The foreign immigrant population is reported as 100 Polacks, and 25 Italians. The Ronalds-Johnson Company, manufacturers of plumbers sup- plies has a plant here in which 125 men are employed.
Hainesville (G 2), Sussex County. (SANDYSTONE TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Beachville, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad; distant seven miles. Population, 350. Banking town, Milford, Pa., or Branchville, N. J. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $200,000. Tax rate, $1.77.
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Hainesville is situated on upper Delaware River, far above navigation for any but small boats. As a location it offers the advantage of a fine water power susceptible of very great development at comparatively little cost.
Public sentiment is highly favorable to industrial enterprise and a labor employing plant of any legitimate kind would be warmly welcomed. Land in practically unlimited quantities can be purchased for factory purposes at very low prices, and in the case of a particularly desirable industry the land will be given without cost. Financial assistance will also be given if required. A cannery or an alcohol factory are suggested as being particu- larly suited to local conditions. A good supply of labor of an intelligent and orderly character can be secured at moderate wages.
Hainesville has within its limits three public schools-an exceptionally large number considering the population, which shows that a high degree of attention is given to educational interests-and two churches-Reformed and Methodist Episcopal. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and in addition to the usual products of grains, potatoes, tomatoes and garden truck, live stock, poultry, eggs and milk are raised for the markets in large quantities.
A number of farms are reported for sale; one of 85 acres with house and barn; another of 94 acres, house and barn, and others ranging from 20 to 200 acres, with good buildings, at prices ranging from $10 to $40 per acre. There are no foreign immigrants residing in or about the village. The industries here now are :
Asher Snook, special lumber, employs 15 men and 5 women.
H. C. C. Snook, shingles and mill work, employs 20 men and 3 women.
James M. Stoll, baskets and crates, employs 35 men.
For prices of farms and other particulars relating to Hainesville, address James B. Fuller.
Haleyville (F 9), Cumberland County. (COMMERCIAL TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Mauricetown, on the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; distant two and one-half miles. One mile to Central Railroad of New Jersey (freight service only). Population, 200. Banking town, Mill- ville. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections, dis- tant one mile. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $1.98.
Haleyville is situated about one mile from Maurice River, which is navigable for medium draught boats from this point to where it enters Delaware Bay.
Railroad service is fairly satisfactory and freight and tax rates are reason- able. Land in the vicinity of the river or the railroads can be secured for factory sites at very low prices. A fair supply of labor, either male or female, and the villagers would welcome any good permanent industry that may settle there. There are no industries of any kind at present, and the opportunity is good for an enterprising firm to start one. A cannery of vegetables and fruits would find a good field here, as just the right kind
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of crops for that purpose are raised in abundance. The soil is good, and no farms are reported for sale. The community supports one public school, and two churches-Methodist Episcopal and African Methodist. The only foreign immigrants in the place are a few families engaged in farming.
Hamburg (H 2), Sussex County. (HARDYSTONE TOWNSHIP.)
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western and the Lehigh and Hud- son Railroads; stations of both lines close to the town. Population, 1,200. Banking town, Sussex, distant four miles. A money order post office, tele- graph and telephone connections. Express service, National and Wells- Fargo Companies. Tax rate, $1.52.
Hamburg has a first class water power derived from the Wallkill River, which, at comparatively slight cost, can be developed to an extent sufficient for running several large mills or factories. Railroad facilities for passenger and freight traffic are of the best, and tax rates are moderate. Factory sites adjoining the railroads will be given free of cost to parties starting plants which will furnish employment for a reasonable number of persons. Other locations where the water power can be used will be donated on the same terms. Any number of good workers, male ar female, can be secured with- out trouble.
Hamburg is a very progressive and prosperous town; the population during the past few years shows an increase much greater than the general average for the State, and the number of flourishing industries now located there shows the existence of important natural advantages peculiar to the place and also the cordial interest which the townspeople take in its industrial growth. The climate, as in all parts of Sussex county, is entirely free from malaria and absolutely without a characteristic not conducive to good health.
The town has one large public school divided into several departments and covering practically all grades, which funishes ample educational facilities for the children. The churches, three in number, are owned by the Presbyterian, Baptist and Methodist denominations. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and besides ordinary farming, which is car- ried on extensively, there are several large dairies that produce a superior grade of butter and cheese. The farm products include everything in the line of produce peculiar to the climate. The following are the principal in- dustries now in operation :
Diamond Creamery Company, cream and milk, employs 6 men.
East Jersey Lime Company, lime burners, employs 25 men.
Fountain, F. A., Broom Company, brooms and whisks, employs 6 men.
Hamburg Creamery, butter, cheese, milk, etc., employs 12 men.
Ingersoll, W. H., flour and feed mill, employs 12 men.
New Jersey Lime Company, lime burners, employs 100 men.
Sussex Creamery, cream, milk, butter and cheese, employs 12 men.
Union Wax & Parchment Paper Company, tissue, waxed and parchment paper, employs 180 men.
Windsor Lime Company, lime burners, employs 22 men.
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Hamilton (1 6), Monmouth County.
(NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Shark River, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, distant four miles. Population, 100. Banking town, Asbury Park. Mail by Rural Free Delivery. Telephone connections, but no telegraph. Ex- press service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.36.
For further particulars, address Everett Newman.
Hamilton Square (G 6), Mercer County. (HAMILTON TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad stations, Newton, on the Amboy Division of the Pennsyl- vania Railroad, distant two miles, and Trenton, on the main line of the Penn- sylvania Railroad, distant five miles. Population, 450. Banking town, Tren- ton. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Ex- press service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $1.25.
Hamilton Square, a flourishing suburb of Trenton, is situated on the line of the Trenton Street Railroad, cars of which line enter and leave the town at intervals of 22 minutes. The Trenton and New Brunswick Trolley line runs one-half mile to the westward. The advantages of a country location are thus found here in perfect combination with the conveniences incidental to frequent and easy means of travel to large centers of population. The water supply, which is of fine quality, is derived from wells, and for fire protection there is a volunteer company provided with chemical extinguishers, pumps and hook and ladder trucks. There is one large school building built of brick which covers all the grades between and including primary and grammar. The churches are three in number, and all remarkable for their age-Presbyterian, organized 1776; Baptist, 1785, and Methodist Episcopal, 1844.
The fraternal orders are represented by lodges of Odd Fellows, American Mechanics and a Grange of Patrons of Husbandry.
Public sentiment in the village is very favorable to any plan which leads to industrial growth, and if a certain projected extension of the railroad which is to touch the village should be completed Hamilton Square will be- come an ideal location for factories, and any kind of industry should do well there. Labor in sufficient numbers could be found in the resident popu- lation or drawn from nearby towns. Land in and about the village is held at moderate prices and factory building sites would not come high. The soil of the surrounding country is good and large crops of the usual varieties, together with tree fruits and berries, are raised. Hamilton Square has one large industry, the Mercer Rubber Company, which produces a line of soft rubber goods, and employs 125 men. There is also a wagon building shop owned by J. H. West, in which 4 men are employed.
For further particulars, address the postmaster, who will answer all in- quiries.
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Hammonton (G 8), Atlantic County.
(HAMMONTON TOWNSHIP.)
On the Atlantic City and the West Jersey and Seashore Railroads; stations of both lines in the center of the town. Also in close connection with the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Population, 4,800. A banking town-one bank and one trust company. Money order post office, telegraph and tele- phone connections. Express service, United States and Adams Companies. Value of taxable property, $1,600,000. Tax rate, $1.52.
Hammonton enjoys first-class railroad service, has an excellent water sup- ply piped to all parts, gas and electric lighting, local and long distance tele- phones, well kept streets, schools and churches, with practically all other advantages and conveniences to be found in any progressive modern town of its size. There are two building and loan associations with united assets amounting $525,000, and two daily newspapers are published in the town. The community supports ten public schools and one kindergarten, and the course of instruction covers all grades and also manual training. The churches, seven in number, are divided between the Presbyterian, Catholic, Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, Universalist and Italian Evangelical denomina- tions. Of fraternal orders there are lodges of Masons, Odd Fellows, Red Men, American Mechanics, etc.
Public sentiment favors the development of manufacturing industry, and several large parcels of land, some of them adjoining the railroads, afford a wide choice of factory sites which can be secured at very moderate prices. The local Board of Trade has at times given building sites without cost to reliable concerns settling here. The Board will always be pleased to con- sider a sound and feasible proposition, and when necessary assist in the es- tablishment of any legitimate industry which improves the growth of the town and furnishes employment for its people. Very probably, therefore, a desirable manufacturing plant seeking a location could not only depend on having the land donated but also on receiving substantial subscription to cap- ital if the same should be desirable. Any number of operatives-male or female, skilled or unskilled-can be secured at reasonable wages.
Two factory buildings are now idle and open for sale or rental; both are built of wood-one, 35x72 feet and one story high, in poor condition; the other 45x160 feet, and two stories high. This building is connected with the railroad by a siding and is in very good condition.
The soil in the vicinity of the town is rated from fair to good, and berries, small fruits, poultry and garden produce of all kinds are grown on the out- lying farms, A cannery of either fruits or vegetables would find an excellent field here.
A number of farms, some near and others at a distance from the town, are for sale. These ranges in price from $10 to $150 per acre, according to quality of ground and condition of buildings. The foreign immigrant popu- lation of the town and vicinity consists entirely of Italians, of whom there is a large number. Fire protection is afforded by five volunteer companies, numerous street fire plugs, stand-pipes with sixty pounds pressure and a full equipment of the best modern fire fighting apparatus.
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The climate of Hammonton is noted for its mildness at all seasons of the year, and the town has a well deserved reputation as a health resort. It claims to have a lower death rate than any municipality east of the Rocky Mountains.
The industries now in operation here are :
Cottrell, M. W., hosiery, employs 80 men and women.
Hammonton Shoe Company, shoes, employs 65 men and women.
Imhoff, J. R., mill work and lumber, employs 20 men.
Osgood, C. F., & Co., shoes, employ 70 men and women.
Skinner, Wm., & Son, cut glass, employ 65 men.
For further particulars, address Dr. J. C. Betler, president, or J. A. Bur- gan, secretary, Board of Trade, Hammonton, N. J.
Hancock's Bridge (D 8), Salem County. (LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Salem, on the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad, distant five miles. Population, 300. Banking town, Salem. A money order post office and telephone connection. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.27.
Hancock's Bridge is situated on Alloways Creek, near Delaware Bay. The water supply is obtained from artesian wells, and a volunteer bucket brigade furnishes fire protection. The village has one public school of eighth grade, and three places of worship representing the Methodist and Baptist denom- inations and the Society of Friends.
Manufacturing industry of any kind would be welcomed. The soil is from good to fair, and the usual farm crops are raised, with considerable quan- tities of butter and milk.
Land at reasonable prices may be purchased in the neighborhood. There is one large creamery in the village owned by Carll & Brown, in which 30 people are employed, and a vegetable and fruit cannery owned by Fogg & Hires.
For further particulars, address H. E. Baker, H. I. Cable or Edward Han- cock.
Hanover (H 7), Morris County. (HANOVER TOWNSHIP.)
On the Morristown and Erie Railroad, distant one and one-quarter miles, and on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad; nearest station Madison, distant four miles. Population, 200. Banking town, Madison. A money order post office; telephone but no telegraph connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.23.
Hanover has one public school and one church-Presbyterian; there is also a Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry. The water supply is obtained from weils. Soil is good, practically all the land under cultivation, and no farms reported for sale.
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Hardingville (E 8), Gloucester County.
(ELK TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Aura, on the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad, distant two miles. Population, 120. Banking town, Glassboro. Mail by Rural Free Delivery. Telephone, but no telegraph connections. Express ser- vice, Adams Company.
Harlingen (G 5), Somerset County. (MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP.)
On the Philadelphia and Reading Railway; station one-half mile from the village. Population, 200. Banking towns, Hopewell or Somerville. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express ser- vice, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.06.
A very desirable place for a light industry. Land if wanted for factory purposes can be had on substantially the applicant's own terms. The labor supply, which is of a particularly intelligent character, will be found suffi- cient to meet the wants of a small manufactory. Railroad service is good and tax and freight rates are low. No industry outside of farming at pres- ent. The community supports one school and one church-Methodist. The soil of the surrounding country is good and besides the standard grains there is a considerable quantity of live stock and poultry raised.
Harmersville (D 9), Salem County. (LOWER ALLOWAY CREEK TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Salem, on the West Jersey and Seashore Rail- road; distance five miles. Population, 100. Banking town, Salem. A post office (not money order), telegraph and telephone connections. Express ser- vice, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.27.
Harmony (E 3), Warren County. (HARMONY TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Martin's Creek, on the Belvidere Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, distant three miles. Population, 200. Banking town, Phillipsburg. A post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.60.
The village has one public school and two churches-Presbyterian and Methodist. The water supply is derived from wells and cisterns and there is no organized fire protection of any kind. A farming country surrounds the village, the soil of which is good; practically all land is under cultivation and no farms are reported for sale. The location is a healthful one, and should be very desirable as a place for summer homes. The only industry carried on in the place is the manufacture of canvas gloves and mittens, in which 2 men and 6 women are employed. This plant is owned by Chas. Ramsey & Son.
For further particulars, address Chas. Ramsey, Postmaster.
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Harrington (D 2), Bergen County.
(BOROUGH OF HARRINGTON PARK.)
Railroad name, Harrington Park, on the West Shore Railroad; station in center of the borough. Population, 600. Banking town, Closter, distant one mile. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, National Company. Value of taxable property, $300,000. Tax rate, $1.71.
A very fine location for residential purposes. Climate is healthful, good railroad service, and reasonable tax rate. The townspeople support one public school of the grammar grade, and two churches-Dutch Reformed and Baptist. The desire of its people is to make the place an attractive home location for people of means, hence most of the property on the market is highly restricted. There seems to be no particular disposition to encourage manufacturing industry. The farms surrounding the town are practically all divided up into city lots, and are for sale for residence building purposes. The water supply is derived from wells, and for fire protection dependence is placed on the fire fighting force of Closter, which, as before stated, is one mile away. The town is only three and one-half miles from the Hudson River, and has excellent roads leading in every direction. There are oppor- tunities for the developmnt of a valuable water power here. One flour and feed mill owned by John J. Bogart & Son, in which four men are employed, is the only industry in the place.
Harrison (C 4), Hudson County.
On the main line of the Pennsylvania, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, and the Erie Railroads; stations of all three lines in the city. Population, 14,258. A banking town, one bank. Money order post office, unlitmited telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams and Wells- Fargo Companies. Value of taxable property, $9,975-378. Tax rate, $1.64.
Harrison is situated on the east bank of the Passaic River, directly opposite the city of Newark. North of Harrison and on the same side of the river, is the town of Kearny and the borough of East Newark. Harrison is only seven miles west of New York City; besides the three trunk lines of rail- road connecting it with the metropolis, there is also the advantage of a deep water route between the two places, which is navigable all the way by large vessels. Two finely macadamized roads afford direct means of transit for trucks and wagons to and from New York, and on one of these is a trolley line the cars of which make frequent trips between both cities.
Harrison, although in another county, is for practically all business pur- poses, a part of the great city of Newark, with which it is connected by bridges and trolley lines. The Passaic River is navigable for vessels of medium draught, and affords a deep water route through Newark Bay, Staten Island Sound, the Kill Von Kull, etc., to New York Bay. The distance to New York City by water is fifteen miles, and by rail, as before stated, seven miles.
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The water supply of Harrison is excellent in quality and ample in quantity for all purposes. The sewer system is very complete, all parts of the town being perfectly drained. Trolley lines run through the principal streets to and from all large towns within a radius of twenty-five miles. Land in nearly all parts of Harrison can be secured for factory sites, in some cases with frontages on either the river or the railroad, and some instances having both these advantages; this land can be purchased at reasonable figures con- sidering its real value. As before stated, Harrison is for business purposes, practically a part of Newark, and in that relation enjoys all the facilities for commerce, trade and industry that are peculiar to that well governed and progressive city.
In the manufacturing and business sections of the town there are idle buildings some of them with steam or electric power, which can be rented or bought outright at reasonable prices. Manufacturers who settle here have at command a practically inexhaustible supply of labor, including men and women skilled in almost every known variety of occupation.
Harrison has three large public schools and six churches-Catholic, Baptist, Episcopal, German Lutheran and Methodist. Public libraries, news- papers, fraternal and social organizations, building and loan societies and other forms of co-operative action for promoting mental, moral and material progress among the people exist here in as great proportion to population as can be found elsewhere.
The principal manufactories now here are given in the following list :
Carr & Ball, machinery, employ 75 men.
Cavagnaro, John J., machinery, employs 40 men.
Commercial Acetylene Company, acetylene system, employs 15 men.
Crucible Steel Company of America, steel, employs 400 men.
Diamond Compound Company, boiler draining compound, employs 6 men.
Driver-Harris Wire Company, electric wire, employ 100 men.
Durie & Davison, machinery, employ 40 men.
Federal Wire Cloth Company, wire cloth, employs 38 men.
General Electric Company, electric lamps, employs 2,347 men.
Globe Wire Company, wire cloth, employs 30 men.
Greenfield Engine Company, engines and machinery, employs 18 men.
Hahn, H. & Stumpff, leather, employ 240 men.
Harper Brick Company, concrete bricks, employs 25 men.
Hartshorn, Stewart Company, shade rollors, employs 505 men.
Hauck, Peter & Company, brewery, employ 69 men.
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