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Indian Mills (G 7), Burlington County.
(SHAMONG TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Atsion, on the Atlantic City Railroad, and the Central Railroad of New Jersey, distant four miles. Population, 275. Bank- ing town, Medford. A post office (not money order), telephone but no telegraph connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.56.
No manufactories of any kind in the village at present, but every pos- sible encouragement will be given to any industry that may settle there. Land in abundance for factory sites at merely nominal prices, pure water from driven wells, healthful climate and an industrious population from which a labor force sufficient for several light industries can be drawn. Fifty men and forty women are reported as ready to accept employment. The village has two public schools of the third grade and one church, of the Methodist denomination. Fraternal orders are represented by one lodge of Red men.
The soil of the surrounding country is rated as "fair" and practically all the land is under cultivation. No farms reported for sale. For further par- ticulars, address John Miller, John Crane or Wm. Brown, all members of the Township Committee. Three lumber firms and one wheelwright do busi- ness in the village and employ between them 18 men.
lona (E 8), Gloucester County. (FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; station about one hundred yards from the village. Population, 300. Banking town, Elmer. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $10,000. Tax rate, $1.50.
Iona is situated in a very fine farming country, on which large crops of the usual varieties of farm produce, with much garden truck, are grown. The village has one public school, and there are three churches in the im- mediate vicinity. There are no manufactories of any kind at present, al-
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though conditions are most favorable for such purposes. Land for factory building purposes can be secured on the applicant's own terms, and in the case of a particularly desirable industry seeking a location the building site would probably be given free of cost, and financial assistance may be had if required. A labor force of about 100 men and women can be secured, and there is a good water power available for use.
The soil of the surrounding country is good. and practically all the land is under cultivation. Several farms with good buildings are for sale. Joseph Leonard keeps a nursery here, in which 12 men are employed.
For further particulars, address J. V. Turner.
Ironia (G 3), Morris County.
(CHESTER AND RANDOLPH TOWNSHIPS.)
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad; station in center of the village. Population, 225. Banking town, Dover. A money order post office, telephone but no telegraph connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.62.
Ironia is situated in a very picturesque and healthful region, and offers many attractive features as a place for manufacturing industry and for homes. The water supply is obtained from wells and mountain springs. There are no industries there at present, but public sentiment would wel- come one or more enterprises of that character up to the limit of the village capacity to furnish labor. There is an opportunity to develop a fine water power from a large and reliable creek which flows near the village.
Ironia has one public school of the eighth grade, and one "Union" church. The foreign immigrants about the place are reported to be 16 in number, more than two-thirds of them Russians. A manufactory of women's gar- ments owned by Gerson Krimsky. in which 2 men and 9 women are em- ployed. is in operation here.
For further particulars, address D. Stryker & Son.
Irvington (B 5), Essex County.
On the Lehigh Valley Railroad for freight purposes, and within easy reach by trolley lines of all steam railroad stations in the city of Newark for pas- senger service. Population, 9,375. A banking town-one bank. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams, United States and Wells-Fargo Companies. Value of taxable prop- erty, $6.857,973. Tax rate, $1.46.
The description of the commercial and industrial advantages of the city of Newark, which appears in another part of this book, applies with almost equal accuracy to Irvington.
Irvington is best known as a fine residence town, where every feature is in accordance with that character. The water supply, which is furnished by a private concern, is of excellent quality; there is one daily and one weekly newspaper; the streets, lined by beautiful shade trees, are main-
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tained in perfect order, and trolley cars to and from Newark, the Oranges and other large neighboring cities pass through the town every few minutes. There are four public schools of the grammar grade, and one High School with a four years' course. The churches, six in number, are representa- tive of all denominations, and there is a local Board of Trade composed of prominent citizens of the town that looks after all matters relating to the material interests of the municipality.
Public sentiment is favorable to manufacturing industry, and any legitimate enterprise of that character would be welcomed. Irvington has a number of fair sized and prosperous, well established manufacturing plants, all lo- cated in the quarter of the town called "Enterprise Hill." The location is a fine one for factories, the land being high and the air stimulating and pure. A spur of the Lehigh Valley Railroad laid down to accommodate the fac- tories connects this district with its main line at Newark, thus furnishing the most ample facilities for the direct handling of freight without the trouble and expense of cartage. There are no idle factory buildings. No farming in the vicinity of the town; land is all taken up and divided into building lots.
The industries now located here are as follows :
Atlas Metal Manufacturing Company, metal novelties, employs 30 persons.
Beyer, Richard E., bar fixtures, employs 15 persons.
Brandenburgh Wagon Works, wagons, employs 27 persons.
Castles, J. E., Ice Cream Company, ices and ice cream.
Eastern Cut Sole Company, leather goods (soles), employs 20 persons.
Empire Sash and Dood Company, doors, sashes and blinds, employs 10 persons.
Glorieux Smelting & Refining Company, refiners, employs 30 persons.
Howlett, J., & Company, seals and metal novelties.
Hunter, L. W., & Company, printing, employ 6 persons.
Irvington Manufacturing Company, tools, employs 40 persons.
Irvington Varnish & Insulation Company, varnish and decorating supplies, employs 14 persons.
Ross, Jos., Jr., & Company, files, screws, etc., employ 85 persons.
Union Trowel Works, trowels, tools, employ 10 persons.
Walker-Johnson Company, embroidery, employs 4 persons.
Weiss, M., & Company, metallic furniture, employ 10 persons.
Wittel, John, Artificial Stone Company, stone.
For further particulars, address A. J. States, secretary, Irvington Board of Trade.
Iselin (H 4), Middlesex County.
(WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP.)
On the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad; station in center of the village. Population, 200. Banking town, Rahway or Woodbridge. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.94.
Iselin has one public school, and one church of the Methodist Episcopal denomination. The location is an ideal one for residential or manufacturing
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purposes. The railroad service is of the very best, fine stone roads lead to and from the village in every direction, and the entire section is elevated land with pure air and healthful surroundings. A large and permanent stream flowing through the village can be made to yield a valuable water power at comparatively small cost. Land for industrial purposes situated along the line of the railroad can be purchased at reasonable prices, and wealthy residents and land owners would lend every reasonable assistance to any responsible party who would locate an industry in the town. About 50 men and 25 women would be willing to engage their whole time as opera- tives. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and grains, hay, poultry and garden truck are raised. No farms are reported for sale. The foreign immigrants in the vicinity of the town-mostly transient laborers, number 100, about equally divided between Polacks and Italians.
The water supply is derived from wells, and a chemical engine is provided for fire protection. For further particulars, address John Correja, or Henry Kuntz, Iselin, N. J.
Island Heights (1 7), Ocean County. (DOVER TOWNSHIP.)
On the Pennsylvania Railroad; station in the village. Population, 300. Banking town, Toms River. A money order post office, telegraph and tele- phone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $0.84.
Island Heights is situated on Barnegat Bay and Toms River, and is a noted and much favored summer seaside resort, with the best of facilities for boating and fishing. The population given includes only the permanent residents, and does not cover any part of the many hundreds of visitors who spend more or less time there during the summer months. The town has a good sewer system and water supply, together with other features usually found in a place where large numbers of summer guests are entertained. There are no manufacturing industries of any kind, but an establishment of that character would be warmly welcomed. Land can be purchased at very low prices for factory building purposes. The railroad service is good, tax rate extremely low, and a plentiful supply of labor can be easily secured.
The village supports one public school, and two churches-Methodist and Episcopal.
Jackson Mills (H 6), Ocean County.
(JACKSON TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Lakewood, on the Central Railroad of New Jer- sey. Population, 100. Banking town, Lakewood. Mail by rural free delivery route from Lakewood. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.79.
Jacobstown (G 6), Burlington County.
(NORTH HANOVER TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Cookstown, on the Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad; distant two miles. Population, 100. Banking town, New Egypt. A
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money order post office, telephone, but no telegraph connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.59.
A healthful climate, pure water from wells, good soil, and productive farms. Some good dairies, and besides the ordinary farm products, large quantities of pork are raised for the markets. The village has one public school, and two churches-Baptist and Methodist.
The land is practically all under cultivation, and no farms are reported for sale. Manufacturing industry would be welcomed, but no special induce- ments are offered. For further particulars, address J. B. Lamb, President Board of Education.
Jamesburg (H 5), Middlesex County.
(MUNROE TOWNSHIP.)
On the Camden and Amboy Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and the Monmouth and Bayhead Junction branch of the same line, two stations respectively, one-quarter and one-half mile distant from the town. Popula- tion, 1,450. A banking town, one bank. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $575,000. Tax rate, $1.31.
Jamesburg is partly sewered, and has a fine water supply system in process of installation. In addition to the bank there is one building and loan association with 450 stockholders and assets amounting to $86,000. There is one public school of eleven grades, and one private school. The churches, five in number, represent the Methodist, Catholic, Presbyterian and Baptist denominations. Of fraternal orders there are lodges of Odd Fellows, Grand Army, Woodmen and American Mechanics. Fire protection is furnished by chemical engines and other apparatus. A healthful location, low priced lands for factory purposes, frequent trains on the finest and best equipped railroad in the world. The labor supply-skilled and unskilled-is abundant, and the townspeople are greatly interested in enlarging as much as possible the list of prosperous industries already established there. Every reasonable concession will therefore be made to attract manufacturers in search of a location, although those already settled there have come in the first instance because of the many advantages offered by the place, and not through the influence of bounties in any form. The kinds of industries most desired are shoe, shirt, or rug factories. Land for factory purposes will be sold at re- duced prices, and in the case of approved industries needing such assistance, financial help will be given. A water power of 40 horse capacity exists in the neighborhood. Land surrounding the town is of good quality and is very extensively farmed.
There is one building adaptable to manufacturing purposes, now idle and for sale or for rent, the ground dimensions are 40x150 feet. The foreign immigrant population of the town and vicinity is reported as 100 Polacks, 25 Hungarians, and 25 Italians. The industries now in operation here are :
Gross Bros., flour and feed, employ 4 persons.
Crosby, W. C., shirts, employs 55 persons.
For further particulars, address F. L. Buckelew.
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Janvier (F 8), Gloucester County.
(FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station. Williamstown, on the West Jersey and Seashore, and the Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railroads; distant four miles. Popu- lation. 150. Banking town, Woodbury or Williamstown. Telephone, but no telegraph connections. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $25.000. Tax rate, $1.50.
The villagers are anxious to see some permanent industries established in the place, and as an inducement factory building sites are offered free of cost. Some form of textile industry would be preferred as there is some help-men and women-in the village that have had experience in that general line of manufacture.
The village has one public school. and one church-Presbyterian.
The soil is said to be very good, and the opportunity for profitable farming is excellent. Two farms-one of 20 and the other of 50 acres, are reported for sale; the buildings on these properties are not of any value. The num- ber of foreign immigrants in the village and its vicinity is very small, and . these are principally Danes. H. P. Fries conducts a manufactory of Smyrna rugs here, in which 6 persons are employed. This factory has an outfit of fifty looms, and a capacity for fifty operatives.
For further particulars, address C. M. Walsh, Franklinville, N. J.
Jefferson (E 7), Gloucester County. (HARRISON TOWNSHIP.)
On the Atlantic City Railroad; station in the village. Population, 200. Banking town, Woodbury. No post office, mail by rural free delivery. Telephone, but no telegraph connections. Express service, Adams Com- pany. Tax rate, $1.43.
Jersey City (1 4), Hudson County.
The terminal point of most of the great trunk lines of railroad which con- nect New York City with all parts of the American continent. The roads entering Jersey City with transit to New York by ferries and tunnels are as follows: Pennsylvania ; Central of New Jersey; Lehigh Valley; Erie: New York, Susquehanna and Western; West Shore; New Jersey Southern ; New Jersey and New York; New York and Long Branch; New York and Green- wood Lake; Northern Railroad of New Jersey: and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. All these roads have their terminals distributed along the Hudson River water front of the city from its northern to its southern borders, and the greater number of them have in addition to its terminal, one or more stations within the corporate limits of the city. Population, 248.458. A banking town-four National. and three Savings Banks, with nine trust com- panies having banking powers. Money order post office with numerous sub-stations, and unlimited telegraph and telephone connections with all parts of the world. Express service. Adams, United States, Wells-Fargo.
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and National Companies, besides many local routes covering all towns within a radius of twenty-five miles of Jersey City. Value of taxable property, $467,158,853. Tax rate, $1.93.
In addition to its other savings institutions, Jersey City has 39 building and loan societies, with an aggregate of 12,436 stockholders, and accumulated assets amounting to $7,172,831. There are two daily newspapers and three weeklies published in the city. The public schools-including the high school and training school-are thirty-four in number. The aggregate seat- ing capacity is equal to the requirements of nearly 28,000 pupils, and the total value of school property within the city limits is approximately $2,500,000. In addition to these educational institutions which are maintained by public funds, there are several parochial and other private schools in the city. The free public library, which represents an investment of nearly $400,000, con- tains upwards of 100,000 volumes, including works in the law and medical departments. The library has fifteen delivery stations located in the most convenient parts of the city, and more than one-half of the total circulation passes through these agencies.
Jersey City enjoys an equally rich endowment of churches. The number of buildings-large and architecturally beautiful structures for the most part- devoted to religious purposes is one hundred and twenty-two. The denomi- nations represented in this large aggregate and the number of churches owned by each are as follows: Baptist, II; Catholic, 18; Christadelphians, 2; Chist- ian Science, I.Congregational, 2; Evangelican, Lutheran, 17; Independent, I ; Jewish, 3; Methodist Episcopal, 23; Non-Sectarian, 7; Presbyterian, 7 .; United Presbyterian, 3; Protestant Episcopal, 12; Dutch Reformed, 13; Re- formed Episcopal, I; and Universalist, I.
In population and annual value of manufactured goods, Jersey City among all the municipalities of the State, is second only to Newark. The special advantages that have led to the great commercial and industrial development of Jersey City is the fact that only a river traversed at all hours of the day and night by a large fleet of powerful steam ferry boats separates it from New York. The growth of the past however will seem relatively insignificant when compared with that which is sure to follow the practical business unifi- cation of the two cities by means of the Hudson River Tunnels, which are now open to the public.
Other important advantages that have very largely influenced the city's growth are: Railroad communication with all parts of the continent by means of the great trunk lines which have their terminals there; a choice of competing routes for the shipment of freights to and from all parts of the country, and its position on the Hudson River and New York Bay, which affords deep water communication with every seaport in the world. In- ternally there are many influences that have materially assisted the growth of the city in the past and will surely be helpful in bringing about an even greater expansion in the future. There, in part: Low rents, reasonable tax rates, well paved streets, an abundant water supply, good local transportation service, ample police and fire protection, and an unlimited labor supply from which operatives skilled in practically all trades can be drawn.
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Jersey City has eight city parks, the aggregate area of which amount to twenty-nine acres; besides these there is a fine county park on the western slope of Bergen, the larger part of which will be well within the populous dis- tricts of the city. The area of this reservation will be upwards of two hundred acres. Jersey City has one of the most comprehensive systems of trolley service to be found anywhere in the State. The lines traverse all parts of the city, and connect with all municipalities in Hudson, Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Union counties. Jersey City has a total of two hundred and two miles of streets, of which one hundred and eighteen are wholly paved, twenty-four and one-half partly improved, and fifty-nine and one-half unimproved.
Fire protection of the most efficient character is provided by a thoroughly organized paid department, fully equipped with the very latest and most effective apparatus. The water supply plant, which is owned by the city, cost approximately $8,000,000. The plant is calculated on a daily consump- tion of 50,000,000 of gallons, but is capable of distributing 70,000,000. The water shed controlled by the city yields an average of 120,000,000 gallons daily.
Public sentiment is highly favorable to manufacturing industry, and such enterprises are encouraged in every possible way by the local Board of Trade and the municipal authorities.
Further details will be furnished on application to Walter G. Muirheid, Secretary Board of Trade.
The list of manufacturing establishments that follow, is limited to large and medium sized plants, and is given with a view to showing the average size rather than the total number-great and small of the city's industries. The list is arranged in alphabetical order by corporations or firms.
NAME OF FIRM.
CHARACTER OF BUSINESS.
Approximate
No. of Persons Employed.
American Knitting Mills ..
Knit goods
25
American Musical Supply Company.
Tuning pins
35
American Skylight and Iron Works.
Skylights
7
American Steel and Copper Plate Company.
Engraving plates
25
American Sugar Refining Company.
Refined sugar and syrup
1,000
American Type Founders Company
Type
500
Ames, W. & Company
Railroad spikes
100
Autocoil Company, The. .
Autocoils
30
Baker Castor Oil Company, The.
Castor oil
30
Barnes Manufacturing Company, The.
Doors and sashes
125
Battelle & Renwick ..
Saltpetre
40
Bender, William, Company.
Pork packing
35
Bishop & Babcock Company, The.
Carbonic gas
20
Borne-Scrymser Company .
Lubricating oil
21
Boynton Furnace Company.
Heating and cooking
utensils
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NAME OF FIRM.
CHARACTER OF BUSINESS.
Approximate
No. of Persons Employed.
Brady Brass Company.
Motor bearings, zinc ....
125
Brewster Cocoa Manufacturing Company.
Cocoa and chocolates ...
I30
Brown Dry Dock Company, The.
Ship building
IIO
Burt & Mitchell Company.
Ship building
109
Calm, M. & Brother.
Chemicals
35
Chadwick, James & Brother, Limited.
Cotton yarns
40 175 3
Cockburn Barrow and Machine Company.
Wheelbarrows
50
Colgate & Company ..
Soaps and perfumeries. .
800
Columbia Brewing Company.
Larger beer
14
Columbia Refining Company.
Oils and soaps.
15
Corcoran, A. J., Incorporated.
Windmills, tanks and
pumps
40
Crucible Steel Company of America.
Steel products
200
Cyclopean Iron Works Company, The.
Iron buckets for concrete
15
Dairymen Manufacturing Company.
Milk cans
I30
Datz, Albert, Company
Printers and bookbinders Oakum manufacturers .. .
40
Davis, Mark, Sons & Company.
Hats and caps
Day & O'Donnell.
Cooperage
De Renzi, S. & Company.
Knit gloves
100
Detwiller & Street Fireworks Mfg. Company.
Fireworks
325
Dixon, Joseph, Crucible Company.
Graphite products
75I 275
Doscher, John
Paper boxes
23 II
Eastern Carbon Works ..
Carbon batteries.
Edelstein, John
Cigars
50 24 100
Elliott, James, & Company
Galvanizing
Elliott, W. W. & J. N. Galvanizing Works.
Galvanized material
14
Erdwurm, Max
Brush ferrules
15
Eureka Fire Hose Manufacturing Company
Hydraulic hose & nozzle Structural iron
340 78 1,400 19 40
Forbes, John .
Franco-American Food Company
Food products (canned) Coffee machinery
25 250 20 9 125 50
Gibson Iron Works. ..
Foundry iron
Gillespie, Chas. H. & Sons.
Varnishes
Goetz, F. A. & Brother Company, The.
Tobacco and snuff.
Gothberg, H. & E. Manufacturing Company.
Chandelier trimmings ... Cigars
25 20 30 12 I6
Gould & Hedley.
Chrome and alum leather Engineers and machinists Steel buttons
20 5I
Hall Lace Company, The.
Laces and veilings.
150
Halstead & Company. .
400
Hamill, Alex. Iron Works.
Cooperage, lard and oils Iron railings
25
I4
Cigars and cigarettes. .. Pails, tubs, etc
Fessenden Cooperage Company
Foot Manufacturing Company.
Felts, buffs and brushes Foundry iron
Fraser Manufacturing Company
Frazer Lubricator Company.
Axle grease .
Gautier, J. H. & Company.
Fire brick, tiles & blocks
Gotthardt, William & Company
Gottschalk, C. G.
Lumber
Eagle Printing Ink Company.
Colors and inks.
65 190 44
Davey, W. O. & Sons.
Confectionery
Causse Manufacturing and Imp'g Company
Cochrane Chemical Company
Chemicals
Dodge & Bliss Company.
Fagan Iron Works ..
Federal Cigar Company
Hall Button Company.
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NAME OF FIRM.
CHARACTER OF BUSINESS.
No. of Persons
Approximate Employed.
Hillier's, R. Son Company.
Grinding drugs & spices.
60
Hudson Foundry Company
Castings
35
International Watch Company
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