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derived from the Elizabethtown Water Company, and for fire protection there are numerous street hydrants, and two volunteer companies. A new and very thorough sewer system is being constructed. The proximity of Rahway and Elizabeth, which are separated from Linden only by imaginary lines, and the fact that Newark is only eight miles distant insures an abundant supply of labor, either skilled or unskilled. The industries now here are :
Standard Oil Company, petroleum products, employs 2,500 men.
W. J. Bush & Co., oils, essences and chemicals, employs 25 men.
Lindenwold, Camden County.
(CLEMENTON TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; station in center of the town. Population, 375. Banking town, Haddonfield. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Com- pany. Tax rate, $1.34.
An excellent location for any purpose. Land high, free from malaria, and perfectly healthful, satisfactory natural drainage and good water drawn from wells. Railroad facilities are very good, and public sentiment is favorable to industrial growth. Land for factory purposes will be sold at specially low rates, and every possible form of assistance will be given to parties settling an industry here. The local population with that of the immediately outlying country is large enough to afford a good supply of labor either male or female. The number available for employment is re- ported to be 25 men and 10 women.
The community supports one public school in which three teachers are employed, and there is one non-sectarian church building, in which the several denominations represented in the population worship in turn. For fire protection there is one volunteer company. A reliable running stream in the vicinity of the village affords an opportunity for the development of a fine water power. The soil in the vicinity is fair, and practically all land is under cultivation. No farms reported for sale. Very few foreign immi- grants. The only industry here at present is the Lindenwold Ceremic Tile Company, which employs 8 men. For further particulars, address A. F. Schrank.
Linwood (G 9), Atlantic County. (LINWOOD BOROUGH.)
On the Somers Point Branch of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; station in the town. Population, 500. Banking town, Pleasantville. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express ser- vice, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $266,891. Tax rate, $0.66.
Linwood is situated three miles from Great Egg Harbor Bay, and thus enjoys to some extent the advantages of deep water communication with the outside world. The climate is healthful and the proximity of the ocean imparts a stimulating quality to the air. There are no sewers, but natural drainage answers all present purposes. A supply of pure water is' piped
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to all parts of the town. There is one public school and two churches- Baptist and Methodist Episcopal. Fraternal organizations are represented by lodges of Masons, Red Men, American Mechanics, Eagles and others.
The soil is good, and farm crops of the usual varieties are raised. No farms reported for sale.
For further particulars, address James Faist.
Little Falls (1 3), Passaic County.
(LITTLE FALLS TOWNSHIP.)
On the Greenwood Lake Branch of the Erie Railroad, and also on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad; station of the Erie in the center of the town; station of D., L. & W. one mile distant. Population, 4,000. A banking town-one bank. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States and Wells-Fargo Com- panies. Tax rate, $1.40.
Little Falls is an excellent location for manufacturing industry; railroad service is very good, passenger, freight and tax rates low and an abundant supply of good water. The place is already an important manufacturing center and other plants settling here will be welcomed and encouraged in every possible way. In and about the town are several large tracts of land from which factory sites favorably situated with reference to the railroads can be purchased at very moderate prices. Some of these plots adjoin the railroad, others have frontages on Peckman Creek, a tributary of the Pas- saic River. There are now a number of factories established on the banks of this stream, the proprietors of which selected these locations because of some advantages not to be found elsewhere. Many Paterson and Passaic mill operatives reside in Little Falls and travel to and from these cities by trolley, the trip requiring less than twenty minutes. The car service is first-class and transfers are given to all connecting roads in Passaic, Bergen and Hudson counties.
Owners of unimproved lands are ready to make most liberal concessions in the matter of selling prices as a means of attracting industrial plants to settle there.
Labor for practically any kind of industry can be had here in numbers sufficient to meet all possible requirements.
Little Falls has five public schools and five churches-Methodist, Catholic, Episcopal and Dutch Reformed. Fire protection is provided by a large num- ber of fire hydrants and a volunteer hose company. The industries now here are as follows :
Beattie Manufacturing Company, carpets and rugs, employs 330 persons.
Cascade Carpet Company, rugs, employs 75 persons.
Favorita Silk Company, silk, employs 90 persons.
Francisco Bros., trap rock, employ 60 persons.
Jackson, George, wool scouring, employs 25 persons.
Sindle, S., & Son, hair and wool felts, employ 15 persons.
Singac Brick Company, building brick, employs 50 persons.
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Little Ferry (D 3), Bergen County.
(LODI TOWNSHIP.)
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad, and the West Shore Railroad; stations of both roads about three minutes' walk from cen- ter of the town. Population, 1,775. Banking town, Hackensack or Carl- stadt. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Ex- press service, Wells-Fargo and National Companies. Tax rate, $2.00.
Little Ferry is on the Hackensack River, which is navigable up to the town by boats drawing fifteen feet of water. Fronting on the river are several large tracts of land aggregating about fifty acres, any part of which will be sold for industrial purposes at specially low prices. The town has satisfactory natural drainage, and an abundant water supply. Railroad ser- vice is excellent, the trip to New York City requires but little more than a half hour, and the number of trains is equal to all requirements. The Hackensack River offers a water route to New York, Newark, Staten Island, Perth Amboy and other coast cities and towns which is freely utilized for the transportation of freight and merchandise of certain kinds. The choice of routes naturally tends to maintain reasonable freight charges. The towns people will welcome any new industry and render every possible encourage- ment and assistance. Land for factory purposes will be sold at specially low rates, and every possible concession in the matter of taxes and water supply will be made in favor of new enterprises.
Little Ferry has one public and one private school, and one church-the property of an Evangelical Congregational denomination. A trolley line be- tween Hoboken, Jersey City, and Hackensack passes through the town. By means of this road and connecting lines all the large towns in Bergen, Pas- saic, Hudson and Essex counties are within easy reach of residents of Little Ferry.
The industries now in operation here are:
Dvorak, John, pearl buttons, employs II men.
Fenchtwanger, L., & Company, chemicals, employ 20 men. .
Gardner, M. B. & L. B., brick, employ 25 men.
Gardner, Edward, brick, employs 25 men.
Gillis, Jas. W., brick, employs 25 men.
Mehrhof, Nicholas, brick, employs 70 men.
Mehrhof Brick Company, brick, employs 145 men.
Mehrhof, Philip, brick, employs 35 men.
Schultz, Edward, brick, employs 30 men.
Walsh, C. E., brick, employs 40 men.
Little Silver (1 5), Monmouth County. (SHREWSBURY TOWNSHIP.)
On the New York and Long Branch, and the Pennsylvania Railroads; sta- tion of both roads one and one-quarter miles from the town. Permanent population, 900. Banking town, Red Bank. A money order post office, tele-
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graph and telephone connections. Express service, United States and Adams Companies. Tax rate, $1.24.
Little Silver is a well known coast resort on the Shrewsbury River, only a few miles from the ocean. The town is connected with New York City by a line of steamboats that make daily trips during the summer months. At present there are no manufactories of any kind, the sole business interests of the place being the entertainment of summer guests and daily excursionists who come in large numbers to enjoy the healthful, bracing sea breezes and the opportunities for boating and fishing on the waters of the beautiful river. The place offers many advantages as a location for manufacturing industry of a light character, and the townspeople would welcome any such enterprise and assist it to the fullest possible extent. The railroad service is good, tax rate moderate and there is a good supply of orderly and intelligent labor. The number reported as ready to accept employment is 75 men and 30 women. There is a good opportunity here for the development of a valu- abl water power. Land for factory purposes will be sold at reduced prices.
Little Silver has one public school of the tenth grade, and two churches- Methodist and Episcopal.
The town has a good water supply, but no sewers. Fire protection is pro- vided by a volunteer company and a hand pump. There are two carriage building and repair shops and one grist mill in the town.
For further particulars, address B. F. King or F. L. Sherwood.
Little York (E 4), Hunterdon County. (ALEXANDRIA TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Milford, on the Belvidere Division of the Penn- sylvania Railroad, distant three and one-half miles. Population, 100. Bank- ing town, Milford or Bloomsbury. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $54,200. Tax rate, I.29.
Little York occupies an elevated position in one of the most healthful and attractive districts of the State. The water supply, which is drawn from nearby mountain springs, is piped to all habitations in the village. A fine water power in the vicinity now used by several grist mills is capable of being enlarged to several times its present volume of energy. Land with access to the water power can be purchased for factory purposes at very low prices. A good supply of labor, either male or female, can be secured from the village population and that of the immediately outlying coutnry. There is one public school and three churches in the township-Presbyterian, Christian and Methodist Episcopal. There is a large creamery in the village owned by S. V. Eckel & Son.
Livingston (H 3), Essex County. (LIVINGSTONE TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Caldwell, on the Erie Railroad, distant three miles, and two miles from Essex Fells, on Morristown and Erie Railroad Population, 1,500. Banking town, Caldwell or Orange. A money order post-
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office, and telephone, but no telegraph connections. Express service, United States and Wells-Fargo Companies. Value of taxable property, $880,000. Tax rate, $0.98.
Livingston is situated near the Morris county line, and therefore enjoys fully the salubrious and bracing climate peculiar to that semi-mountainous region. The natural drainage is good, and there is an excellent water sup- ply derived from driven wells and springs. Land for factory sites may be obtained at specially low prices. Public sentiment is highly favorably to manufacturing industry, and a plant locating here would be assisted as far as possible. The advantages to be found here are low priced land, intelli- gent and orderly labor at very moderate wages, low tax rate and close proximity to the large cities of Newark and Orange, with both of which the town is connected by trolley lines.
The community supports four public schools, including a High School, and four churches, representing the Baptist and Presbyterian denominations. Of fraternal organizations there is one lodge of American Mechanics and one Grange of Patrons of Husbandry. The only industry at present in the place is a wagon repair shop and a small manufactory of brooms. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and the principal products of the farms are milk, poultry, eggs, fruits, potatoes and garden truck. The number of foreign immigrants reported is 10 Polacks, 20 Hungarians, 5 Russian Jews and 30 Italians.
For further particulars, address Amos W. Harrison.
Lodi (1 3), Bergen County. (SADDLE RIVER TOWNSHIP.)
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad; station in center of the town. Population, 4,500. Banking town, Passaic or Hackensack. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, National Company. Value of taxable property, $1,531,109. Tax rate, $1.82.
Lodi is situated on Saddle River, a tributary of the Passaic. It has a first-class water supply and excellent natural drainage; electric lighting and power; trolley lines with connections extending over all the populous parts of central and northern New Jersey; near New York, Jersey City, Paterson and Passaic, and a labor supply equal to all possible demands, are some of the imporatnt advantages which should attract manufacturing industry to Lodi.
Land in various parts of the town, near the railroad or the river, can be secured for factory building purposes at very low prices. To encourage industry by every legitimate means is the fixed policy of the townspeople, and therefore parties in search of factory locations will receive very gener- ous treatment. The Lodi Land Company will donate factory sites to re- sponsible parties, and other concessions carrying important advantages will be made.
Lodi has two large public schools and six churches-Catholic, Christian Reformed and Dutch Reformed, two each.
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The industries now in operation here are as follows : Watson Rubber Company, rubber goods, employs 85 men. Millbank Bleachery, cotton goods, employs 90 men.
United Piece Dye Works, dyeing and finishing silk, employ 1,000 men.
Logansville, Morris County.
(PASSAIC TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Basking Ridge, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, distant two miles. Population, 200. Banking town, Bernardsville or Morristown. Mail by Rural Free Delivery from Milling- ton. Telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property (township), $119,000. Tax rate, $1.29.
This village is in a fine, picturesque and very healthful section of the State. The trip to New York City is made in one hour. An ideal place for residence. The only industry in the village is a small manufactory of tileing and flower pots. The community supports one public school.
Long Branch (J 5), Monmouth County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Railroad; nine stations of both roads within the city limits. Permanent population, 15,000. A banking town-four banks. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections, including all lines. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Value of taxable property, $15,145,819. Tax rate, $2.02.
Long Branch has a world wide reputation as one of the oldest and most popular resorts on the Atlantic coast, at which many thousands of persons from all parts of the country make their residences during the summer months. Its location and many attractions are so well known that any elaborate reference to them here is unnecessary, as but little can be said on the subject that is not already widely known. The town has a sewer system which effectually drains all its territory and a water supply of the best quality. Electric and gas plants furnish lighting and power, and trolley lines provide frequent and convenient transportation to all coast towns north and south of its own location. The New York and Long Branch Steam- boat Company's boats make daily trips to and from New York. This service, with the exceptionally fine railroad facilities which the town enjoys, assures moderate freight and passenger rates.
Long Branch has nine public and two private schools, all enjoying deserved- ly high reputations for educational efficiency. The churches-sixteen in num- ber, are divided as follows: Methodist, four; Catholic, three; Baptist, Epis- copal, Presbyterian and Jewish, two each, and Dutch Reformed, one. For fire protection there is a partly paid and partly volunteer department of the highest efficiency which is equipped with the best modern apparatus. An important feature of the social life of the town is the existence of lodges representative of practically all the well known fraternal orders, such as Masons, Red Men, Odd Fellows, Foresters, Knights of Columbus, American Mechanics and many others. The community supports one building and
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loan association, which has 412 stockholders, and assets amounting to $300,- 000. One daily and two weekly newspapers are published in the town.
Long Branch has an active Board of Trade, of which George E. Poland is president and Daniel Dorant, secretary.
There are several prosperous manufacturing industries in Long Branch, and the townspeople will welcome every addition made to the number. Land for factory building purposes will be sold at reduced prices, and other favors and concessions will be extended by the Board of Trade. The foreign im- migrant population is reported as 2,425, of which number 100 are Polacks, 25 Hungarians, 300 Russian Hebrews and 2,000 Italians.
The industries now in operation are :
Thos. Beatty, carriages and wagons, employs 18 men.
Chandler & Mapes, lumber mill, employ 21 men.
Cloughley, Nicholl & Company, lumber mill, employ 36 men.
Edwards Lumber & Coal Company, lumber mill, employs 140 men.
Steiner & Son, night shirts, employ 60 women.
For further particulars, address George H. Baker, M. D .; Augustus Chand- ler, or George E. Poland.
Long Hill (H 4), Morris County. (PASSAIC TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Gillette, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and West- ern Railroad, distant two miles. Population, 225. Banking town, Madison. Mail by Rural Free Delivery from Millington. Telegraph and telephone con- necctions. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable prop- erty (township), $119,000. Tax rate, $1.29.
Long Hill is situated in a very attractive district of picturesque Morris county. The climate is absolutely free from malaria, and perfectly health- ful. The water supply, which is of a fine quality, is obtained from wells and springs. There is one ungraded school in the village and one church be- longing to the Presbyterian denomination. A manufacturing industry of a light character would be welcomed and assisted in every possible way. Land for factory sites will be sold at merely nominal prices, and a fair supply of labor from the village and immediate surrounding country may be depended upon.
The soil of the region is fair, and besides the usual farm crops and market garden truck fruit raising and dairying are followed to a considerable extent. No farms are reported for sale, but land is bought in the neighborhood from time to time by city people who wish to establish summer homes. Only ten foreign immigrants of any nationality reside in or about the place.
For further particulars, address J. H. Ortman or Elber Bebont.
Longport (H 9), Atlantic County.
(EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; station in the borough. Per- manent population, 104. Population during the summer months, from 800 to
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1,000. Banking town, Atlantic City. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $112,000. Tax rate, $1.52.
Longport is an established seaside resort which is patronized by large numbers of people during the summer season, and the resident population is to a large extent engaged in the business of taking care of them. The town is situated on Great Egg Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, famous for its fish and oysters. There is no form of manufacturing industry in the town, and apparently none are desired, as the environment is all adapted to the purposes of a coast resort. The resident population supports one public school. The town has an excellent sewer system, and also water works owned and controlled by the borough, and one church-Episcopal.
For further particulars, address the Mayor, R. M. Elliot.
Lorillard, Monmouth County.
(RARITAN TOWNSHIP.)
On the Atlantic Highlands Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jer- sey, and also the line of the New Jersey Traction Company, which con- nects with Perth Amboy, Atlantic Highlands and Red Bank. Population, 150. Banking town, Keyport. Mail from Keyport post office. Telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.00.
Lorillard has one of the plants of the National Fireproofing Company, in which 175 men are employed. The larger number of these men reside in Keyport, which is less than two miles distant.
Lorraine, Union County. (ROSELLE TOWNSHIP.)
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey, and the Lehigh Valley Railroad ; station in the town. Population, 3,500. Banking town, Elizabeth or Cran- ford. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company.
Lorraine enjoys the very best railroad service, both passenger and freight, and its proximity to Newark and Elizabeth makes it a particularly desirable place of residence. The trip to or from Elizabeth is made in eight minutes, to or from Newark in twenty minutes, and to or from New York in forty- five minutes.
The town has a sewer system which drains all parts, and a water supply piped to every residence. Trolley roads run through the place to and from all large towns in Union, Somerset, Essex and Hudson counties. There are well kept streets and roads, electric and gas lighting and efficient fire and police protection. The community supports eight public schools, and six churches representing the Baptist, Catholic, Episcopal, Methodist and Presby- terian denominations. As yet there are no industries of any kind in Lorraine.
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Lower Squankum (1 6), Monmouth County.
(HOWELL TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Farmingdale on the Pennsylvania Railroad, and the Central Railroad of New Jersey; distant two and one-half miles. Popu- lation, 120. Banking town, Manasquan. Mail from Farmingdale; nearest telegraph and telephone connections at the same place. Express service, Adams and United States Companies.
No manufacturing industry of any kind. A farming country with good soil. No farms reported for sale. The community maintains one public school and one church-Methodist.
Lumberton (F 7), Burlington County. (LUMBERTON TOWNSHIP.)
On the Medford Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad; station in center of the town. Population, 507. Banking town, Mount Holly. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.47.
Lumberton is situated on Rancocas Creek, and besides having excellent railroad facilities, enjoys the advantages of water communication with all the large cities and towns on the Delaware River, by means of a line of steamboats, which make daily trips to one or more of these points.
The water supply is derived from wells, and from the creek. Fire pro- tection is provided by a volunteer company equipped with proper apparatus. The town supports one public school and two churches-Methodist Episcopal and Protestant Episcopal.
Public sentiment is favorable to manufacturing industry, and a desirable plant of any kind would be welcomed and encouraged in every possible way. Water power of large capacity may be developed from the creek. Land for factory building purposes will be given free of cost, and a labor supply ample for every possible requirement will be guaranteed. A choice of shipping facilities by rail or water insures reasonable freight rates; rents are low, as are also provisions and other necessaries of life. A water power of large capacity may be developed from the waters of the creek. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and in addition to the usual farm products, large quantities of fruit are raised.
Three buildings suited to factory purposes, now idle, are for sale or for rent. The only industry here at present is the plant of the Lumberton Shoe Company, manufacturers of infants and childrens' shoes; this firm employs 60 men and 50 women. The foreign immigrants residing in the locality con- sist of 10 Italians, For further particulars, address J. H. Stermer, Secretary, Lumberton Board of Trade.
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