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Headley & Farmer, trunks and bags, employ 250 men.
Hewitt, John Foundry Company, iron castings, employs 50 men.
Hyatt Roller Bearing Company, roller bearings, employs 200 men.
Marine Engine and Machine Company, marine engines, employs 250 men.
McClave, E. W. & Son, lumber products, employ 50 men.
National Hoisting Engine Company, hoisting engines, employs 25 men.
National Ventilating Company, ventilators, employs 25 men.
New Jersey Adamant Company, wall plaster, employs 25 men.
New Jersey Tube Company, brass and sheet tubing, employs 175 men.
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Osborn, C. S. Company, Inc., artisans tools, employs 85 men.
Osborn, J. K., Manufacturing Company, leather goods, employs 150 men. Parker-Bruen, wire novelties.
Reuther Bros., foundry iron, employ 25 men.
Semi-Dry Battery Company, cells and batteries. employs 6 men.
Shriver, T. & Co., plates and castings, employs 250 men.
Spurr, J. J. & Sons, cut stones, employ 100 men.
Standard Bithulithic Company, paving material, employs 30 men. Swift & Co. (Harrison Branch), tallow and glue, employ 281 men.
Torrance Manufacturing Company, machinery, employs 10 men.
Webb Folding Box Company, paper boxes, employs 25 men.
Worthington, Henry R., steam pumps, employ 2,360 men.
Harrisonville (E 8), Gloucester County.
(SOUTH HARRISON TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad connection, Harrisonville Station, on the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; distant three and one-half miles. Population, 265. Banking town, Swedesboro, or Mullica Hill. A money order post office, tele- graph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $52,000. Tax rate, $1.08.
Harrisonville is situated at the head of Oldman's Creek, a small stream which flows into Delaware River, but is navigable only by boats of small size. The natural drainage is first rate, and a plentiful supply of pure water is obtained from wells. For fire protcetion there is a portable force pump and an abundant supply of hose.
The village supports one public school and one church-Methodist Epis- copal; of fraternal orders there are lodges of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, and a Grange of Patrons of Husbandry. Public sentiment in the village is strongly favorable to manufacturing industry, and land for factory building purposes will be sold at prices so low as to be merely nominal ; besides which financial assistance will probably be given to an approved in- dustry if the same should be necessary. A canning factory or a creamery are suggested as being industries that would best suit local conditions. The number of available workers is reported at 35 men and 15 women.
Harrisonville has an important water power derived from a fine lake, which is said to be one of the most beautiful sheets of water in Southern New Jersey. A large grist mill is at the present time operated by this power, and the water which flows over the dam every day would produce several times over the power now in use. Besides its use for power purposes, the lake is plentifully stocked with bass, pickerel, yellow perch, catfish, etc.
The soil of the surrounding country is good, and the lands are practically all under cultivation. No farms are reported for sale, and there are few or no foreign immigrants in the vicinity. For further information, address S. S. Conover, or Frank Kirby.
Hartford (F 7), Burlington County. (MT. LAUREL TOWNSHIP.)
On the Burlington County Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad; station in the village. Population, 250. Banking town, Moorestown, distant a little
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less than three miles. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.45.
Hartford is situated within three miles of Rancocas River, in a very rich farming country. The water supply is derived from wells, and for fire pro- tection dependence is placed on a "bucket brigade." The village supports one public school, and religious exercises are held by the several denomina- tions in one building. The villagers are earnestly desirous of having some form of industry established there which would furnish steady employment for the young people of both sexes, and stand ready to extend every possible encouragement to any enterprise of that character that may settle among them. Land for factory building purposes will be sold at very low figures.
The soil of the surrounding country is reported to be "first-class," and fine crops of the usual farm produce, besides garden vegetables and fruits are grown. This is a particularly fine potato growing country, and one hundred acre fields planted entirely in white potatoes is not an unusual sight. All lands in this locality are under cultivation, and farms sell for from $100 to $200 per acre. There are no foreign immigrants residing in or about the place. For further particulars, address W. T. Briggs, Postmaster.
Hasbrouck Heights (C 3), Bergen County. (LODI TOWNSHIP.)
On the New Jersey and New York Railroad (Erie System) ; two stations in the town .. Population, 1,825. Banking town, Hackensack, or Rutherford. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express ser- vice, Wells-Fargo Company. Value of taxable property, $1,715,517. Tax rate, $2.20.
Hasbrouck Heights is a favorite residence locality and offers all the at- tractions found in a town of that character. It is a community of fine homes, and quite popular as a desirable summer residence place. The town is situated on a high ridge and is by reason of its elevation entirely free from malaria and in every respect very healthful. Railroad facilities are of the very best, there being nearly forty trains daily to and from New York City, besides numerous trolley lines connecting with all large towns in Hud- son, Essex, Union, Bergen and Passaic counties, over which cars are run at short intervals.
The water supply, which is abundant and pure, is drawn from the Hacken- sack Water Company, and fire protection of a very efficient character is pro- vided by a volunteer department and street hydrants at convenient distances apart. The townspeople support one prosperous building and loan society and one weekly newspaper. There is one large public school with ten teachers and five churches-Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Episcopal and Dutch Reformed. There is one lodge of Royal Arcanum and another of Wood- men.
As stated before, Hasbrouck Heights is a community of homes, and a large proportion of the men-probably a majority-have their business offices in New York. While no special interest is taken in industrial matters, there are no prejudices against enterprises of that character, and manufacturers
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in search of a factory location would find this a very attractive place. A large one-story factory building is now unoccupied and in the market for lease or sale. A good water power exists in the neighborhood.
Market gardening is carried on to a large extent about the town, and the surplus produce is shipped to New York.
For further particulars, address G. H. Merkel, secretary, Business Men's Association.
Hawthorn (1 3), Bergen County. (BOROUGH OF HAWTHORN:)
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western, and the Erie Railroads; stations of both lines in the town. Population, 2,800. Banking town, Pater- son. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Ex- press service, Wells-Fargo Company. Value of taxable property, $1,200,000. Tax rate, $1.28.
Hawthorn is situated on the Passaic River only a short distance above the head of navigation. The natural drainage is very good, and an abundant sup- ply of pure water is obtained from artesian wells. Fire protection is provided by a volunteer company equipped with a hand engine.
Railroad service is of the very best character, there being ninety-one trains daily-sixty-one on the Erie, and thirty on the Susquehanna, to and from New York. The distance to New York is eighteen miles; to Jersey City, seventeen miles; to Newark, twelve miles. The large cities, Paterson and Passaic, are so close to Hawthorn that the distance is covered by trol- ley lines in a few minutes. Hawthorn is to a large extent a factory com- munity, and the operatives employed in the various mills support a building and loan association which has enabled many of its members to become owners of their homes. The town has three public schools and four churches, representing the Dutch Reformed. Episcopal and Methodist denominations. Of fraternal orders there are lodges of Maccabees, Foresters, Royal Arcanum and American Mechanics.
Public sentiment is warmly favorable to all measures which lead to indus- trial growth, and every possible encouragement is extended to manufac- turers who locate plants here. Any form of industry will be welcomed, but preference is expressed for silk mills. A practically unlimited supply of labor, skilled or unskilled, can be drawn from the town population and from the nearby cities of Paterson and Passaic.
The soil of the outlying country is fair, and some truck gardening is car- ried on. The foreign immigrants residing in the town are reported as num- bering 10 Italians and 2 Hungarians. The manufacturing plants now in operation here are :
American Silk Dyeing & Finishing Company, employs 450 persons.
Hawthorn Silk Company, silk goods, employs 177 persons.
Hawthorn Milling Company, flour, feed, etc., employs 10 persons.
La Favorite Rubber Company, rubber specialties, employs 40 persons.
Lee, M. P., photogravure, employs 14 persons.
Schuster & Obert, bevel mirror plates, employ 30 persons.
For further information, address C. S. Storey, M. P. Lee or W. H. Post.
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Hazen (E 3), Warren County. (OXFORD TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Belvidere, on the Pennsylvania and the Lehigh and Hudson Railroads, distant one and one-quarter miles. Population, 100. Banking town, Belvidere. Mail by Rural Free Delivery; telephone, but no telegraph connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $50,000. Tax rate, $1.09.
Hazlet (1 5), Monmouth County.
(RARAITAN TOWNSHIP.)
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Railroad; one station used by both lines in center of the village. Population, 50. Bank- ing town, Keyport. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone con- nections. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $1.00.
Hazlet has one public school attended by all children of the township. The water supply is obtained from wells, and there is no form of organized fire protection. The only industry of the district is farming; the soil is re- ported good, and garden truck with a wide range of fruits are the principal products of the farms.
For further particulars, address P. O. Weigand.
The Van Mater & Weigand Trading Company manufacture tomato crates here and employ 6 men.
Heislerville (F 10), Cumberland County. (MAURICE RIVER TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (Maurice River Branch), dis- tance to station one mile. Population, 450. Banking town, Millville. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express ser- vice, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.92.
Heislerville is situated near the point where Maurice River enters Dela- ware Bay. The sole industries of the place are oystering on the bay and raising small vegetables and berries on land. Maurice River is navigable for medium draught boats, and many crafts of that kind engaged in the oyster trade sail to and from the village over its waters. The townspeople are very desirous of enlarging industrial interests and would welcome a manufacturing plant of any kind, but a glass works would be preferred. Land for industrial purposes will be sold at greatly reduced prices, and in the case of a particularly desirable proposition it would probably be given free of cost. Capital in aid of a desirable industry might also be raised in the community. No foreign immigrants reside in or about the place.
For further particulars, address Henry Donnelly, Postmaster, or Joseph Butcher, M. D.
Helmetta (H 5), Middlesex County. (EAST BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP.)
On the Camden and Amboy Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad; station in the town. Population, 500. Banking town, Jamesburg. A money order
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post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.72.
The town is sewered in part, and has a water supply distributed through mains which is equal to all possible demands for years to come. Conditions are markedly favorable for manufacturing industry. The railroad service is very good and meets every requirement of passenger and freight traffic. There is one public school and one church, which belongs to the Episcopal denomination. Local sentiment is favorable to industrial growth, and every reasonable encouragement will be extended to manufacturers settling here. The climate is healthful and a good supply of orderly labor may be depended upon. Land for factory sites conveniently situated with reference to the railroads can be secured on reasonable terms. For fire protection there are two hose companies and many street hydrants with high water pressure. The soil hereabouts is fair and the crops consist largely of garden truck, small fruits and berries. The only industry in Helmetta is a plant of the Amer- ican Snuff Company, in which approximately 500 men and women are employed.
For further particulars, address Chester A. Burt.
Herbertsville (1 6), Ocean County.
(BRICK TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Point Pleasant, on the Pennsylvania and the New York and Long Branch Railroads; distant about four miles. Population, 300. Banking town, Point Pleasant. Mail by Rural Free Delivery. Telephone but no telegraph connections. Express service, Adams and United States Com- panies. Taxe rate, $1.49.
The village is situated within a short distance of Manasquan River, and enjoys practically the same climate as the nearby seaside resorts. The com- munity supports one public school of the eighth grade and one Methodist Episcopal Church. A manufacturing industry of any kind would be very welcome, and it seems as though a brick works might do particularly well, as there are large deposits of clay of the right kind in the vicinity. There is a water power in the neighborhood which is reported to be of ten horse capacity. The soil is good and all land under cultivation; no farms for sale.
Hibernia (H 3), Morris County. (ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP.)
On the High Bridge Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey; sta- tion in the town. Population, 1,000. Banking town, Rockaway. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.17.
Hibernia has been long known as a distinctively mining town, iron mining being practically the only industry of the place. The ore is high grade magnetic, and the business is under the sole control of Joseph Wharton, who employs about 650 men. The town supports two public schools covering from first to ninth grade, and two churches-Catholic and Methodist. Public
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sentiment is strongly in favor of industrial growth, and any kind of a mill or machine works employing the labor of men and women would be wel- comed. The number reported ready to accept employment is 300 men and from 300 to 400 women. Land will be sold for factory purposes at greatly reduced prices.
There is a fine water power here with every opportunity for developing the same to much beyond its present capacity. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and the crops reported are wheat, corn and rye. No farms reported for sale. The foreign immigrant population is reported at 200 Polacks, 30 Hungarians, and 250 Russians. There are some fine private lakes in the vicinity with good fishing, the scenery is very attractive, the roads are fairly good and the climate is healthful. The only industry here at present is the iron mining operations of Joseph Wharton, in which approximately 650 persons are employed.
High Bridge (F 4), Hunterdon County. (BOROUGH OF HIGH BRIDGE.)
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey, at the juncture of the High Bridge Branch with the main line; station in the center of the town. Population, 1,700. A banking town, one bank. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $900,000. Tax rate, $1.74.
High Bridge is situated on the South Branch of the Raritan River (not navigable). The town has perfect natural drainage, and an excellent water works with high pressure derived from gravity, which insures first-class fire protection. The water supply is drawn from mountain springs, and is of a particularly fine quality. The river affords water power estimated at 250 horse. The largest of the power plants is utilized by the steel and iron works, and others are used by flour and grist mills. The water power already in use has by no means exhausted the capacity of the river, and the oppor- tunities for its extension are still very great.
High Bridge has one building and loan society, with 200 stockholders, and assets amounting to $12,000. One weekly newspaper is published in the place. There is one large public school building containing eight rooms, in which the entire course from kindergarten to high school is covered. The community supports three churches-Methodist, Catholic and Dutch Re- formed. There is also a very active and efficient Board of Trade.
The townspeople are interested in everything promising the promotion of industrial expansion, and will meet parties desiring to start factories there in a very liberal spirit. Preference is expressed for a silk mill, or a manu- factory of knit goods, but any light industry would do well so far as loca- tion and labor supply is concerned. There is said to be a particularly fine opportunity here for some one to embark in the lumber trade. The number of persons reported as available for employment is 150. Land for factory building purposes situated close to the river or the railroad can be bought at reduced prices. A fine water power plant is for sale. A very superior quality of "graphite" is found here, and some years ago a large four-story building
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was erected for the purpose of working these deposits. The works have been closed for some time because of disagreement among the stockholders, and the building can be bought or rented at very moderate figures. The sup- ply of graphite is abundant.
High Bridge has excellent railroad service .; practically all trains to and from New York, Wilkesbarre, Scranton and other points in the coal and iron regions of Pennsylvania stop there. The distance to New York City is fifty-two miles, and to Easton 20 miles.
There is no better location anywhere for an industry using large quanti- ties of steel and iron, as the town is situated on the main line of the Central Railroad, which is the great highway for transportation to and from the coal and iron regions of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The general locality in which the town is situated is semi-mountainous, with bracing, pure air and no form of malaria whatever. In the very center of the great peach growing belt of northern New Jersey, surrounded by an exceedingly rich fruit growing country, High Bridge should be an ideal place for a fruit canning plant.
The principal industry of High Bridge is the large plant of the Taylor Iron and Steel Company, in which upwards of 1,000 men are now employed. These works were established in early colonial times, and during the Revo- lutionary War cannon and cannon balls were cast there for the American forces. At present the Taylor Steel and Iron Company produces steel and iron castings, car wheels and axles, manganese and other steel works-cast and forged-and steel projectiles of large and small calibre for the Government. For further particulars, address J. H. Rose, Mayor. The foreign immi- grants number about 100 Polacks and 100 Hungarians.
Highlands (J 5), Monmouth County.
(MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP.)
On the Atlantic Highlands Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jer- sey ; station in the town. Population, 1,192. Banking town, Atlantic High- lands or Seabright. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone con- nections. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable prop- erty, $462,150. Tax rate, $1.28.
Situated on the Shrewsbury River, the town has a line of fine steamboats connecting with New York City. The railroad service is very good, and there is thus a choice of routes for the shipment of freight which should prove very advantageous to manufacturers. The town has good natural drainage, and its water supply is derived from two artesian wells, a pumping station and standpipe at an elevation of 200 feet, which gives a pressure of 80 pounds to the square inch. A fine electric lighting and power plant, and for fire protection street hydrants are distributed at inter- vals of 500 feet over the entire town.
Highlands has one weekly newspaper, one grammar schoool, and three churches-Methodist, Catholic and Episcopal. The fraternal orders are represented by lodges of Red Men, Foresters of America, etc.
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Public sentiment is warmly favorable to manufacturing industry, and practically any kind of a plant would be welcomed. There is a large tract along the railroad and within one hundred yards of the river, out of which factory sites can be secured at very low rates ; it is possible also that the local Board of Trade would extend financial help toward starting an industry if the same should be required.
Highlands is a very well known summer resort, the population of which is increased to about 6,000 during the summer months. The opportunities for fishing and boating are unsurpassed anywhere on the coast. The only industry here at present is a manufactory of "double air-space building blocks" owned by Christian Williams, who employs 4 men. For further particulars, address C. J. Maison, secretary Board of Trade.
Hightstown (H 5), Mercer County. (EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP.)
On the Camden and Amboy Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad; station in the town. Population, 2,160. A banking town, one bank. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $1,120,064. Tax rate, $1.07.
The town has an excellent water supply, and is partly sewered. Has well kept streets, fine stores, electric lighting and power plant, and is a most attractive place for either residential or business purposes. Situated on a fine railroad, about midway between New York and Philadelphia, the trip to either of these cities can be made in little more than one hour. The community supports one building and loan society, which has 125 stock- holders, and assets amounting to $50,000; one weekly newspaper is published in the place. There is one large public school covering all grades including high school. The churches-nine in number-are divided in the ratio of one each among the following denominations: Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist Episcopal, Methodist and Universalists. The fraternal orders are represented by lodges of Masons, Odd Fellows, Foresters, Red Men, Knights of Pythias, etc.
Hightstown has a fine private academy known as "Peddie Institute," in which young men are prepared for college. There is usually an annual average of two hundred students in the school. The fire department is com- posed of several volunteer companies equipped with modern apparatus. Pub- lic sentiment in the borough is strongly inclined to favor manufacturing industry, and a choice of factory sites may be had at greatly reduced prices. Public spirited people of the town have in the past given factory sites free of cost, and also in some instances contributed to the capital of industries established there. This they would in all probability be willing to do again in the case of particularly desirable lines of manufacture.
One brick and frame factory building, 60x100 feet exclusive of engine room, and two stories high, and also one frame building 40x60 feet and one-story high, are for sale or will be rented for manufacturing purposes.
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The soil of the surrounding country is excellent, and fine crops of farm products and fruits are raised. All the land is under cultivation, and there are no farms for sale. The foreign immigrants residing in the town are re- ported to be about 20 Russian Jews, and 25 Italians. Any kind of a manu- facturing industry would be welcomed, but preference is expressed for a manufactory of shoes, shirts, or rugs. About 150 men and 100 women can be secured as operatives. The following industries are now in operation here :
Guyer, Frank, rugs and carpets, employs 60 persons.
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