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Hightstown Smyrna Rug Company, rugs and carpets, employs 110 persons.
Peppler, Thomas, agricultural implements, employs 15 persons.
Reed, B. H. & Bros., brick and tile, employ 15 persons.
Wicoff, Chas., & Bro., agricultural implements, employ 5 persons.
For further particulars, address C. C. Blauvelt, secretary, Board of Trade.
Highwood (D 3), Bergen County. (ENGLEWOOD TOWNSHIP.)
On the Erie Railroad; station in the village. Population, 1,000. Banking town, Englewood. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone con- nections. Express service, Wells-Fargo Company. Tax rate, $2.13.
Highwood is situated on the Palisades, two miles west of the Hudson River, and is therefore within easy reach of New York. The town has a sewer system and a first-class water supply carried in mains to all parts of the town. Fine, well kept streets and residences, electric lighting, ex- cellent railroad service and moderate freight and passenger rates are among the attractive features of the town. Fire protection is provided by a volun- teer department, consisting of one hose and one hook and ladder company, with numerous fire hydrants.
There is no form of manufacturing industry at present in the town, but the place is excellently situated for such purposes. Land adjoining the rail- road can be purchased for factory sites or for any other purpose at very low figures. The town has one school and one church-Dutch Reformed. The soil of the surrounding farm land is good, and garden vegetables are raised in quantities for the New York markets.
Hillsdale (C 2), Bergen County. (HILLSDALE, TOWNSHIP.)
On the New Jersey and New York Railroad (Erie System) ; station in the town. Population, 1,100. Banking town, Westwood. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Wells-Fargo Company. Value of taxable property, $655,000. Tax rate, $1.64.
Public sentiment is favorable to manufacturing industry. Good railroad facilities and reasonable freight and passenger rates. The labor supply is good in both quality and numbers, and wage expectations are very moderate. Two frame and one brick building suitable for business purposes are either
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for sale or to let. Hillsdale has one public school and two churches-Epis- copal and Methodist. Fire protection is furnished by one volunteer com- pany provided with good modern apparatus. The town derives its water supply from the Hackensack Water Company.
For further particulars, address E. F. Taylor.
Hoboken (C 4), Hudson County.
The terminal of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, and the western end of the Hudson River tunnels; stations in the city. Popula- tion, 68,000. A banking town-seven banks and trust companies with bank- ing powers. Money order post office with practically unlimited telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams, National, United States and Wells-Fargo Companies. Value of taxable property, $68,000,000. Tax rate, $1.44.
Hoboken occupies the west bank of the Hudson River opposite the lower middle section of New York City, with which it is connected by a line of fine ferryboats belonging to the Lackawanna Railroad, and also by the McAdoo tunnels.
Trolley service to all parts of the city and to all municipalities in Hud- son, Essex, Union and Passaic counties. Besides its banks Hoboken has one building and loan society with 634 stockholders and assets amounting to $450,000. One daily and three weekly papers are published in the city, and there are nine grammar and one High School. Besides the public schools there are three high class private institutions of learning. These are: Hoboken Academy, Stevens' High School and Stevens' Institute of Technology. The churches are twenty-three in number, and represent prac- tically every know Christian denomination, with one or two congrega- tions of Hebrews. The fraternal orders are represented by lodges of Masons, Red Men, Royal Arcanum, Elks, Odd Fellows, etc.
Hoboken has a first-class sewer system, which affords perfect drainage to all parts of the city, and also an abundant supply of pure water. The streets are well paved and there are several electric lighting and power plants, large public halls, local and long distance telephones and a well or- ganized paid fire department are among the advantages which residents enjoy. Hoboken has a very active Board of Trade which exercises an over- sight in all matters affecting the material interests of the city. Land in almost every section of the city may be purchased for factory sites, and as there are well paved streets everywhere the advantages of one location over another are very slight so far as freight handling is concerned. Freight may be shipped by rail to any part of the United States and by water to any part of the world. Labor, skilled or unskilled, can be secured here in num- bers sufficient to meet any possible demand.
For further information, apply to C. Alfred Burhorn, secretary, Board of Trade.
The following list contains the principal manufacturing establishments now in operation here :
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NAME OF FIRM.
CHARACTER OF BUSINESS.
Approximate
No. of Persons Employed.
American Lead Pencil Company ..
Graphite products
1,035
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Films and reels ..
50
Atkinson, William H., Company.
chinery
50
Autograph Register Company
Automatic Hook and Eye Company.
Ayvad Manufacturing Company.
Baker, William C., Heating & Supply Co.
Car heaters
I6
Balas, Freres, Limited.
Ribbons and silks
200
Bantz Brothers
Brush handles
I5
Barr, Thaw & Fraser.
Cut stone
60
Beck Brothers
Silk fabrics
I5
Brittain, Horace
Andirons, fenders
36
Cabot Manufacturing Company.
Machinery and boilers. .
60
Crescent Burner Manufacturing Company.
Insulators
28
Davis, R. B., Company
Baking powder
I20
Diamond Fabric Company of America.
Bed springs
20
Dorsett, T. W., Company.
Sheet metal
20
Fagan Iron Works.
Structural steel and iron Furniture
I33 250
Ferguson, F., & Son.
Castings and grate bars.
75
Fessenden Cooperage Company
Wooden goods
15
Finlay, E. & W. S.
Confectionery
II5
Fletcher, W. & A., Company.
Castings
II5
Forbes, W. D., Company ..
Machinery
17
Hall, Perry E
Paper
100
Hobbs, Benton & Heath.
Wall paper
II2
Hoboken Brass Foundry.
Castings
I4
Hoboken Paper Mill Company.
Wrapping paper
75
Hoboken Ribbon Company.
Silk ribbons
250
Hoppe, Henry, & Company
Silversmiths
6
Hotopp Varnish Company
Varnish
6
Howard, E. H., Company
Underwaists
II6
Kemmet, G. &. F., Jrs ..
Paper boxes
20
Keuffel & Esser Company
Drawing and instruments
surveying
550
Lehman & Company
Leather goods
225
Lutz, Alois M ..
Gas and electric fixtures.
I5
Mayer, Robert, & Company
Lithographic inks
35
McCleery Button Company.
Covered buttons
52
National Casket Company.
Burial caskets
250
Neumann R., & Company
Leather
200
35
Fisher, S .. & Company.
Engineers & boilermakers
600
Focht, Geo., Sons. .
Steam engines
55
Funk Engineering Company.
Millwork 20
Hinde & Dauch Paper Company.
Straw hats
213
Buchholtz, C., Company.
Sashes, doors, etc ... 25
Consolidated Iron Works ..
Boilermakers and ma-
Loose leaf books.
200
Skirt & dress fasteners. . 50
Water wings
35
Ferguson Bros. Manufacturing Company.
Silk and lace neckwear ..
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NAME OF FIRM.
CHARACTER OF BUSINESS.
Approximate
No. of Persons Employed.
New York Switch and Crossing Company. ...
Switches, frogs & cross- ings
100
New York Wire and Spring Company.
Agricultural implements. 90
Oriental Metal Bed Company.
Metal beds
243
Owens, C. M., & Company
Paper boxes
80
Potter Wall Paper Mills
Wall paper
75
Raudnitz, Adolph Company, The.
Purses, music rolls, belts Elevators
275
Schimper Wm., & Company
Silver & plated novelties.
200
Schmalzs, John, Sons, Incorporated.
Food products-Bread. ..
169
Schrenk & Company.
Mirror plates
60
Schwarzwalder, J., & Son.
Cooperage & tank mfg .. Soap
75 6
Summit Proofing Company
Waterproofing, silk and worsted
30
Tietjen & Lang Dry Dock Company.
Repairing vessels
750
Willow Manufacturing Company, The.
Silk quilling specialty.
30
Woodman, Joel H.
Veneering
150
Hohokus (1 3), Bergen County. (BOROUGH OF HOHOKUS.)
On the Erie Railroad; station one-eighth mile from town. Population, 700. Banking town, Ridgewood. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Wells-Fargo Company. Value of taxable property, $271,975. Tax rate, $1.48.
Hohokus is admirably situated for either residential or manufacturing purposes ; the place enjoys good natural drainage, and its water supply is derived from driven wells. The climate is exceptionally healthful, and rail- road facilities are all that could be desired. Freight and tax rates are low. The community supports one public school, and three churches-Catholic, Episcopal and Methodist. Land for factory purposes very favorably situated with reference to railroad connections, can be secured at reasonable prices. About fifty men, residents of the town, can be secured as operatives. There is a fine water power in the vicinity, and one brick building with water power, formerly used as a rubber mill, can be leased or purchased out- right.
Most of the farms in the vicinity of the town have been cut up into build- ing lots, and there is a great deal of activity in the erection of suburban homes. There are no foreign immigrants in the place. The townspeople are not particularly favorable to factories, and would prefer making the town a place of select homes. To assist development on these lines a fine new rail- road station has been erected, the streets re-macadamized, and now trolley lines are being laid down. The industries here now are:
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Reedy Elevator Company.
100
Stenken & Son. .
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Brookdale Bleachery, finishing and dyeing cotton goods, employs 105 per- sons.
Conklin Bros., wood turning, employ 5 persons.
Spring Brook Bleachery, dyeing and finishing cotton goods.
Holland (E 4), Hunterdon County.
(HOLLAND TOWNSHIP.)
On the Belvidere Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad; station in the village. Population, 200. Banking town, Milford. A post office (not money order), telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Com- pany. Value of taxable property, $100,000. Tax rate, $0.94.
There is a large area of unimproved land in and about the village, much of it situated near the railroad, which will be sold at very low figures to parties desiring to build factories. There are no manufactories of any kind here, but the villagers are very desirous of making a beginning in that direc- tion, and would extend a hearty welcome to any light industry, and under satisfactory conditions might be willing to donate the building site, and help financially if desired. A sufficient number of operatives, male or female, can be readily secured in the village, and other nearby places. Preference is expressed for a vegetable cannery, or a milk shipping station. There is one public school in the place, and one church of the Presbyterian denom- ination.
A large two-story and basement mill building constructed of stone is for sale or to rent, and there is a water power nearby of a capacity sufficient for light work. A fine farming country with good soil surrounds Holland on all sides; good crops of wheat, corn, rye, oats and general garden truck are raised. A vegetable canning factory would experience no strouble in obtain- ing a plentiful supply of produce here. All the land is under cultivation and there are some farms for sale. These farms are conveniently located near the railroad, have good buildings, most of them with long distance telephone connections, and would make ideal country homes for wealthy city, people. These properties can be bought at very reasonable prices. Holland is situ- ated in a very picturesque country near the Delaware River, almost directly opposite the Palisades on the Pennsylvania side of that stream. There are beautiful mountain and river views everywhere and the climate in healthful, bracing qualities, is all that could be desired. For summer homes, no more delightful place can be found in the entire State.
The only industries at present in Holland are the mining and preparing of foundry sand in which upwards of twenty men are employed, and a grist mill and basket factory, in which six men are employed.
For further particulars, address J. W. Angell.
Holly Beach (F 11), Cape May County. (HOLLY BEACH BOROUGH.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; station in the town. Popu- lation, 1,600. Banking town, Wildwood. A money order post office, tele- graph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $2.05.
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Holly Beach is best known as a popular coast resort, having peculiar attractions that commend the place to the thousands of visitors who make their homes there during the summer months. From June to September the resident population and summer sojourners are said to average fully six thousand per day. The permanent population supports one public school covering all grades up to, and including high school; and five churches- Presbyterian, Catholic, Dutch Reformed and Methodist. The town is well sewered, and has a good water supply. The place has many advantages that should commend it as a location for manufacturing industry of a light character. Railroad service is prompt and reliable and as many operatives as several light industries might require can be secured without difficulty. The reception and care of summer boarders and excursionists are at present the only occupations followed by the resident population, who would therefore welcome the additional employment which a factory industry would afford. Fire protection is furnished by one volunteer company, provided with suit- able apparatus. Land in practically unlimited quantities will be sold in plots of any desired size at very moderate prices. There is little or no farm- ing, and no foreign immigrants are reported as living there.
Holmdel (1 5), Monmouth County. (HOLMDEL TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Bradevelt, on the Freehold Division of the Cen- tral Railroad of New Jersey; distant three miles. Population, 1,000. Bank- ing town, Red Bank or Matawan. A money order post office and telephone connections; telegraph messages are transmitted by telephone to or from Red Bank, or Hazlet. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Value of taxable property, $1,000,000. Tax rate, $1.13.
Holmdel-a progressive and prosperous town-is situated in a fine health- ful location which offers many attractions and advantages for manufactur- ing industry of a light character. The community supports four public schools and two churches-Catholic and Dutch Reformed. In the village are three general blacksmith shops, a carriage and wagon manufactory and several other small industries. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and the crops consist of wheat, rye, corn, potatoes, asparagus and berries of many kinds.
For further particulars, address J. Alex. Grey, Holmdel, N. J.
Homestead, Hudson County.
(NORTH BERGEN TOWNSHIP.)
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western and the Erie Railroads; stations of both lines in the town. Population, 1,200. Banking town, West Hoboken. Mail by Rural Free Delivery from West Hoboken, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Wells-Fargo Company. Value of taxable property, $1, 194,000. Tax rate, $1.51.
Homestead is situated on an elevation which allows perfect natural drain- age. An ample water supply of good quality is piped to all parts of the
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town. In addition to the permanent population as given above there are 500 transient residents of the place who are employed as laborers on the new Hudson River tunnel work; after the completion of which they will go elsewhere.
There is much in local conditions to commend Homestead as a location for manufacturing industry, and several large and prosperous mills have been in operation there for many years. The railroad service is excellent, and Hoboken, Jersey City or New York can be reached in about one-half hour. Rents, freight charges and taxes are reasonable. Public sentiment is favorable to industrial expansion, and manufacturing plants of any kind would be welcomed. The cultivation of flowers on a large scale is one of the important industries of the place, and more florists are wanted. Several large tracts of land equipped with all necessary conveniences for this in- teresting industry, the products of which find ready sale in the large cities. Land situated near the railroad lines can be bought for factory purposes at specially low prices. The number of persons available for employment is reported at 150 men and 150 women.
Fire protection is furnished by a volunteer department. The town has one public school covering the primary and grammar grades; as yet there are no churches. The industries now established in Homestead are as follows :
Givernaud Bros., silk goods, employ 300 persons.
Hollingshead-Kernan Company, sashes, blinds, etc., employs 30 persons.
Homestead Brick Company, building brick, employs 40 persons.
Hansen, Marino, ferns and flowers, employs 10 persons.
Daley, J. C., flowers, employs 8 persons.
Austin, F. R., & Bro., sashes, doors and blinds, employ 25 persons.
For further information, address Chas. Eichhorn, Postmaster, West Ho- boken, N. J.
Hope (F 3), Warren County.
(HOPE TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Bridgeville, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, distant five miles, and Blairstown, on the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad, distant six miles. Population, 180. Banking town, Belvidere or Blairstown. A money order post office, and telephone but no telegraph connection. Express service, United States Com- pany. Tax rate, $1.08.
Hope has no manufacturing industry of any kind, but the villagers would most sincerely welcome a venture of that character and assist it to the utmost possible extent. Land for building purposes will be sold at greatly reduced prices, and if required financial assistance will be given to an ap- proved industry started here. The number of persons available for employ- ment as operatives is 40 men and 40 women. An industry that could use water power would find the greatest advantage here, as in the immediate neighborhood there is a stream capable of furnishing a power of large capacity. Hope has one public school, graded, and three churches-Episcopal,
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Christian and Methodist. Of fraternal organizations there is one lodge of Red Men and another of American Mechanics. The soil of the surrounding country is good and practically all land is under cultivation, the crops in- cluding all the grains, potatoes and berries.
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For further particulars, address R. M. Van Horne or A. S. Howell, Hope, N. J.
Hopewell (F 5), Mercer County.
(HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP.)
On the Philadelphia and Reading Railway (Philadelphia and Bound Brook Division) ; station in the town. Population, 984. A banking town-one bank. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $593,000. Tax rate, $1.48.
Hopewell has a fine water supply system which is owned by the town, but as yet there are no sewers, The town is situated on elevated land and is entirely free from stagnant, marshy water. There is no malaria, and the general situation and environment will, in the matter of healthfulness, com- pare favorably with any other part of the State. Railroad service is of the very best. Trains to New York, Philadelphia and intermediate places are run frequently and facilities for freight handling are first-class. Express trains cover the distance to New York in one hour and eighteen minutes and to Philadelphia in one hour. Hopewell has one building and loan asso- ciation with 200 stockholders and assets amounting to $35,000. One weekly newspaper is published in the place, and there is one large school with nine teachers which covers all grades from primary to High School. The churches -six in number-are divided denominationally as follows: Baptist, three; Catholic, one; Presbyterian, one, and Methodist, one. Of fraternal organiza- tions there are Masons, Knights of Pythias and others. Hopewell has a Board of Trade that endeavors as far as possible to exercise a helpful in- fluence over the town's industrial development. Fire protection is furnished by a hand engine and a hook and ladder truck.
Public sentiment is very favorable to manufacturing industry and for approved industries a choice of building sites is offered free of cost. The supply of labor is good, in the town itself 50 men and 50 women are re- ported as ready to accept permanent employment, and from Trenton and other nearby places-all connected by trolley lines with Hopewell-a prac- tically unlimited number of workmen can be readily obtained.
One brick building, 36x90 feet ground dimensions, and in height two stories and basement, can be leased or purchased for manufacturing purposes. This building is in excellent condition, and is equipped with engine, boiler and dynamo.
The soil of the surrounding country is good, and the farm crops consist of grains of the standard kinds, hay, milk and a wide variety of fruits. No farms are reported for sale. The industries now in operation are :
Burton, J. G., stairbuilding and millwork, employs 8 persons.
Cope, J. S., stone quarrying, employs 25 persons.
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Fetter, A. G., ship, wagon and car timber, employs 15 persons.
Hopewell Canning Company, vegetable and fruit packing, employs 75 persons.
Smith Novelty Company, brass works, employs 40 persons.
For further particulars, address Hugh Smith, president, or E. V. Savage, secretary, Hopewell Board of Trade.
Hornerstown (H 5), Monmouth County. (UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP.)
On the Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad; station in the village. Popu- lation, 125. Banking town, Hightstown or Allentown. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Com- pany. Value of taxable property, $17,000. Tax rate, $1.22.
Land for factory building purposes at practically any reasonable terms offered by purchasers. Railroad facilities are good and freight and tax rates are low. Pure water, a healthful climate and an abundant supply of orderly and intelligent labor. The village supports one school and one church owned by the Baptist denomination. With the exception of one grist mill there is no industry of any kind in the place.
Hurffville (E 7), Gloucester County. (WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Sewell, on the West Jersey and Seashore Rail- road, distant two and one-quarter miles. Population, 300. Banking town, Pitman or Glassboro. Mail by Rural Free Delivery from Sewell, and tele- phone but no telegraph connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $123,000. Tax rate, $1.23.
This village has a water power not yet utilized which is capable of run- ning several good sized industries. Public sentiment is favorable to manu- facturing industry, and land for factory sites with access to the water power will be given free of cost in the case of an approved industry, and in any case it will be sold for industrial purposes at greatly reduced prices. A good supply of labor can be secured here, the number reported as willing to accept employment being 50 men and 25 women. The soil of the surround- ing country is good; the crops are principally potatoes, corn, tomatoes and cabbage.
For further information, address Elmer F. Porch or Evan B. Kier.
Imlaystown (H 6), Monmouth County. (UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Imlaystown Station, on the Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad (Union Transportation Company) ; distant one mile. Population, 175. Banking town, Allentown. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.00.
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Imlaystown has no industry of any kind outside of farming, but the vil- lagers will extend every possible encouragement to parties starting a manu- factory of any kind. Land for factory sites will be sold at very low prices, and if necessary financial assistance will be given in the form of subscrip- tions to capital in the case of a good reliable industry. A reliable stream in the vicinity of the village can be made to furnish an excellent water power. The water supply is derived from driven and other wells; taxes are low and a good supply of water can be secured in the neighborhood. The village has one public school of the first and second grades, and two churches-Methodist and Baptist. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and besides the standard grains much garden truck is raised. No farms are reported for sale.
For futher particulars, address Dr. F. C. Price, or B. P. Malsbury.
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