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Lyndhurst (C 4), Bergen County. (UNION TOWNSHIP.)
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad; station in center of the town. Population, 400. Banking town, Rutherford, which adjoins the
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village. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Ex- press service, United States Company. Tax rate, $2.00.
Lyndhurst is situated on the Bergen side of the Passaic River, about three and one-half miles north of the city of Newark, and two miles south of Passaic City. The townspeople are disposed to do everything in their power toward building up the industrial interests of the place, and liberal concessions will be made to manufacturers in search of a location. Rail- road facilities are excellent, freight and passenger rates are reasonably low, and choice factory sites will be sold at very low prices. Practically any kind of industry not requiring water power would find conditions here satisfactory. Labor is plentiful and wages are low. The number reported as available for employment is 150 men and 75 women.
The community supports one school of primary and grammar grades, and one Episcopal Church. There are no sewers, but a good supply of water is piped to all habitations in the place. For fire protection there are numerous street hydrants, and volunteer hook and ladder and hose com- panies. About 200 Italian immigrants reside in the vicinity of the town.
The industries here now are:
Booth, Hinds Company, drugs, powders and gums, employs 6 men.
The Leslie Company, brass castings, employs 90 men.
For further particulars, address Peter A. Kuhn.
Lyons Farms (1 4), Union County. (UNION TOWNSHIP.)
On the main line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad (railroad name Elizabeth Junction). Population, 1,000. Banking town, Elizabeth. Mail by rural free delivery from Elizabeth post office, two deliveries per day. Telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.12.
Lyons Farms is a very pleasing and attractive residence town, which lies midway between Elizabeth and Newark. A first class water supply is piped to all parts of the town.
A trolley line, which passes through the place, enables residents to reach Newark or Elizabeth in about twelve minutes. The trip to New York by the Lehigh Valley road is made in less than thirty minutes. The only industry of the locality is truck farming and dairying. The townspeople would welcome some permanent labor employing industry, and the location of the place, on the line of a first class railroad and midway between two large cities, doubtless will in time attract many enterprises of that character. Any quantity of labor, skilled or unskilled, may be secured here, and land for factory sites will be sold at low prices. For further particulars, address H. G. Looker.
Madison (H 3), Morris County.
(BOROUGH OF MADISON.)
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad; station in center of the town. Population, 4,500. A banking town, one bank. Money order
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post office, telegraph and telephone stations. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $3,300,000. Tax rate, $1.88.
Madison is known as a fine residential town, possessing all the character- istics usually associated with a select community of homes. A plentiful water supply brought to all parts of the town in mains; good natural drain- age; paved streets and macademized roads lined with shade trees; large stores; banking facilities :; gas and electric lighting; good schools and churches; building and loan society; fraternal and social organizations of many kinds, with other conveniences equal to those found elsewhere in towns of the same size and population. The railroad service is excellent in every respect and freight rates are reasonable.
Madison has one large public school, including a high school department, and two private academies attended by pupils from all parts of the State. The following religious denominations have one church each : Catholic, Methodist, Episcopal, Baptist, Presbyterian and Christian Science. One daily newspaper is published in the town, and the principal fraternal and beneficial orders are represented by ten lodges. There is also an organization known as the Madison Civic Association, the members of which work voluntarily to further the interests of the entire community. The president of this body of public spirited citizens is Dr. J. W. McDowell.
Madison being, as before stated, a distinctly residential town, no special inducements are offered to attract manufacturing industry. An altogether unique business and one that may be said to be peculiar to Madison, at least in the sense that nowhere else in the State is it conducted on so large a scale, is the cultivation of roses.
A large number of cultivators are engaged in this pleasing industry and upwards of 250 persons find employment in caring for the plants and prepar- ing the flowers for market. Other industries in operation here are :
C. C. Force & Son, iron founders, employ 16 persons.
Chas. H. Keys, manufacturer of boxes, employs 40 persons.
J. M. Smith Company, sashes and blinds, employs 15 persons.
For further particulars relating to Madison, address L. A. Waters, F. B. Bardon or W. F. Redmond.
Magnolia (E 7), Camden County.
(CENTER TOWNSHIP.)
On the Atlantic City Railroad; station in the town. Population, 650. Banking town, Haddonfield. A money order post office, telegraph and tele- phone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.73.
Magnolia has no manufactures, but the conditions are all favorable for such purposes. The railroad service is first-class, and the distance to Cam- den and Philadelphia is not great. Freight rates, rents and taxes are reas- onably low, and these with other advantages have made Magnolia a favorite residential town from which many of the inhabitants make daily trips to their places of business in nearby towns. The community supports two large
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public schools and six churches-two Methodist and one each belonging to the Episcopal, Catholic, Baptist and Lutheran denominations.
The town is surrounded by rich farm land, on which large crops of the principal varieties of products are grown.
Mahwah (1 2), Bergen County. (HOHOKUS BOROUGH.)
On the Erie Railroad; station in the village. Population, 500. Banking town, Paterson, N. J., or Suffern, N. Y. A money order post office; tele- graph and telephone connections. Value of taxable property, $1,113,039. Tax rate, $1.48.
Mahwah is a very good location for manufacturing industry. The train service is first-class in every respect, and choice plots for factory building purposes, located on or near the railroad, can be had at very low prices. The labor supply is equal to all possible requirements. The town has one public school and one church-Dutch Reformed.
The only industry here at present, but one of the largest of its kind in the country, is the works of the American Brake Shoe & Foundry Company, in which castings for "brake shoes" and "man-holes" are made. This plant employs about 500 men and 10 women.
Malaga (E 8), Gloucester County.
(FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP.)
On the Cape May Division of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad ; station one-half mile from the village. Population, 200. Banking town, Glassboro or Vineland. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.49.
Malaga enjoys good railroad service, reasonable freight and tax rates, and many other advantages that go to make a desirable home for manufac- turing industry. The population although small is composed of industrious and intelligent people who would make excellent operatives in almost any kind of industry.
Land for factory building purposes may be had in plots of any size at specially favorable prices. There are some industrial plants at Malaga, but more are wanted, and the townspeople are ready to make every reasonable concession in order to make the place attractive to parties seeking a factory location.
The village supports one school, and one church-Methodist. Garden truck of every variety is grown on the farm lands surrounding the village.
The industries 'now in operation here are: A flour mill owned by A. K. Richman & Bro., in which six men are employed, and a lumber and saw mill owned by Jacob Hichner, Jr., in which twelve men are employed.
Manahawkin (1 8), Ocean County. (STAFFORD TOWNSHIP.)
On the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Tuckerton Railroad; station in cen- ter of the town. Population, 1,150. Banking town, Tuckerton. A money
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order post office, telegraph and telephone stations. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $309,234. Tax rate, $1.49.
Manahawkin is on the shore of Barnegat Bay, and besides being a popular summer resort is an oystering and fishing center of importance. The senti- ment of the community is strongly in favor of encouraging manufacturing industry, and parties who may desire to establish such an enterprise will be dealt with in a very liberal spirit. Land for factory purposes is practically unlimited, and choice sites adjoining the railroads may be had at very low prices; in the case of a particularly desirable industry the building site will be given free of cost. The labor available is reported at 100 men and about 100 women; in addition to these a large number of workers can be secured from the immediate surrounding country. Near the town is a lake capable of supplying water power sufficient for running a large factory.
The educational and religious needs of the community are supplied by one public school and two churches belonging to the Methodist and Baptist de- nominations. The farm land in the vicinity of Manahawkin is good and much garden produce is raised there.
The industries now in operation are:
A. Shaft, lumber saw mill, employs 10 men.
J. H. Giffenon, lumber saw mill, employs 12 men.
M. Olmowitch, peat briquettes for fuel, employs 5 men.
S. T. Oliphant, flour and feed mill, employs 5 men.
For further particulars, address Thos. S. Sprogue.
Manalapan (H 5), Monmouth County.
(MANALAPAN TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Englishtown, on the Freehold Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, and the Jamesburg and Freehold Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, distant three miles. Population, 400. Banking town, Englishtown or Freehold. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.26.
Manalapan is a good location for certain kinds of industry. Land may be secured for factory purposes at very low prices. The railroad station is three miles away, but a fine macadamized road running thereto from the town makes trucking between the two places comparatively easy. Frequent trains on both roads, reasonable freight rates and tax rate as low as in any part of the State. Public sentiment is favorable to industrial enterprises, and the town can furnish a number of operatives-male or female-sufficient for several fair sized plants. These people are sober, industrious and in- telligent, and would be willing to work for very moderate wages.
A resident of the town suggests as an industry suited to local conditions the manufacture of barrels, thousands of which he says are used in the neighborhood every year carrying fruits to market. The community supports one large public school and three churches-Catholic, Methodist and Presby- terian.
Large crops of fine wheat, rye, corn, potatoes and the full range of garden truck are grown on the rich farm lands surrounding Manalapan on all sides.
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The industries at present in operation are two nurseries of trees and flowers, employing ten persons; one basket factory, employing four persons; one grist mill and one blacksmith and wagon building shop.
Manasquan (J 6), Monmouth County.
(WALL TOWNSHIP.)
On the Pennsylvania and the New York and Long Branch Railroads ; stations distant from the town one-quarter and one-half mile respectively. Population, 1,750. One bank. Money order post office, telegraph and tele- phone connections. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Value of taxable property, $781,595. Tax rate, $1.68.
Manasquan is situated at the junction of the river of the same name and the Atlantic Ocean. The location is a very healthful one, enjoying as it does the invigorating ocean breezes. Many city people spend the summer months, here, and large numbers of excursionists who enjoy the stimulating air and fine opportunities for fishing come here daily either by rail or by the line of boats which make daily trips to and from New York City. The sentiment of the people is favorable to manufacturing industry, and factories started here will be encouraged and assisted in every possible way.
Large tracts of unimproved land along the river banks afford opportunities for securing particularly desirable factory sites with facilities for transport- ing material and products by water. If wanted for industrial purposes this land will be sold at very low prices. The inhabitants of Manasquan are very much interested in everything that promises to build up its industrial interests, and are ready to deal generously with parties who may con- template establishing an industry there.
Manasquan has one large public school with courses of instruction covering the primary, grammar and high school grades. The children in the upper grades enjoy the benefit of manual training. Two weekly newspapers-The Coast Star and Manasquan News-are published, and there is one building and loan association with a membership of one hundred. The churches, six in number, are divided among the following denominations: Presbyterian, Catholic, Congregational, Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Protestant and Baptist. The best known fraternal and social orders are represented here by lodges of Masons, Knights of Pythias, Ancient Order of United Work- men, American Mechanics, Knights of the Golden Eagle, Odd Fellows, Daughters of Liberty, etc. An organization called the Retail Merchants' Association interests itself in all matters relating to the public welfare. Manasquan has a sewer system and water works, electric lighting and gas. Fine trolley car service connects the place with practically all summer re- sorts on or near the coast, and a very efficient volunteer department with modern apparatus furnishes ample fire protection. The number of workers reported as available for employment in a new industry is 100 men and 25 women.
The country surrounding Manasquan is devoted to truck farming; the soil is very good and the quality of the produce is high. The only industry at
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present in operation here is the Wyckoff Flour Mills, in which 25 men are employed.
For further particulars, address Oscar Drake, Mayor.
Mantaloking (1 6), Ocean County.
(BRICK TOWNSHIP.)
On the Camden and Sea Girt Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad; sta- tion in the village. Banking town, Manasquan. A money order pots office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.25.
Mantua (E 7), Gloucester County. (MANTUA TOWNSHIP.)
On the Cape May Division of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; station one mile from town, trolley road connecting both points. Popula- tion, 500. Banking town, Woodbury. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.24.
The town of Mantua is situated on Mantua Creek, about ten miles from the point at which that stream enters the Delaware River. The creek is navigable for moderate sized craft and cargoes up to 100 tons have been carried. There is a large quantity of unimproved land in and about the town from which factory sites may be selected. Much of this land is along the banks of the creek, and plots for factory building purposes may be se- cured at merely nominal prices. Railroad service is good, freight rates and taxes are reasonable, and there is a fair supply of intelligent and reliable labor. The townspeople appreciate the importance of manufacturing indus- try as a means of building up material prosperity, and stand ready to make every reasonable concession to parties who may contemplate starting a factory among them.
Mantua has a first class water supply drawn from artesian wells, and a satisfactory sewer system. The community supports one large public school, and two churches-Methodist and Episcopal. A satisfactory system of fire protection covering every part of the town is in operation. The Camden, Gloucester and Woodbury line of electric cars has its terminal here. There are no manufactories of any kind here at present, but parties seeking a location for such purposes may depend on receiving a cordial welcome.
Sweet and white potatoes, tomatoes, corn and all kinds of truck garden produce are grown in large crops, and a vegetable canning factory would find a very good field here.
For further particulars, address John Daniels.
Mapleshade (F 7), Burlington County. (CHESTER TOWNSHIP.)
On the Pennsylvania Railroad; station in the center of the town. Popula- tion, 400. Banking town, Moorestown. A money order post office, tele- graph and telephone stations. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $160,000. Tax rate, $1.95.
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Mapleshade has a good water supply which is piped to all parts of the town, but as yet has not developed a sewer system. There is one public school in the town, and two churches-Episcopal and Union. The school has five grades, and children who pass through them are sent to Moorestown grammar and high school, the town paying for their transportation. Fire protection is provided by a volunteer company equipped with proper apparatus.
An organization composed of leading citizens-The Mapleshade Improve- ment Association-assists the authorities in looking after all matters relating to town improvements and community interests. The president of this body is Edward H. Cutler.
Land may be had in and about Mapleshade for factory purposes at very low prices, and in the case of a particularly desirable industry, plots may be secured in parts of the town free of cost. The soil of the surrounding farm- ing country is of the very best, and a full line of fruits and garden truck of a very superior quality are grown in large crops.
There are no non-English speaking immigrants in the place. Further information may be secured by addressing Edward H. Cutler, or E. H. Hill.
The industries now in operation are as follows :
Augustus Reeve, brick manufacture, employs 25 men.
Theo. Sauselein, brick manufacture, employs 10 men.
Wm. Frech, truck and wagon builder, employs 14 men.
Maplewood (A 5), Essex County.
(SOUTH ORANGE TOWNSHIP.)
On the Morris and Essex Division of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad; station in the town. Population, 1,000. Banking town, South Orange. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connec- tions. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.24.
Maplewood has a water works, electric power and lighting, good and reliable train service, trolley road communication with Newark, the Oranges and all large towns in Essex, Union, Hudson and Passaic counties. A large area of unimproved land lying in and about the town, any part of which can be bought for factory sites on specially favorable terms. A fair supply of labor-skilled and unskilled, can be obtained from the town population or the larger nearby cities, with which it has quick and frequent communi- cation by trolley. The only industries in the town at present are a flour and feed mill, owned by H. L. Pierson, and a cider and vinegar works operated by E. L. Crowell.
Marksboro (F 3), Warren County. (FRELINGHUYSEN TOWNSHIP.)
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad; station in the town. Population, 175. Banking town, Blairstown. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone stations. Express service, National Com- pany. Tax rate, $1.20.
Marksboro enjoys very good railroad service, and is situated in a region of the State unsurpassable for healthfulness of climate and natural scenic
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beauty. There is a fine water power in the neighborhood, which is sus- ceptible of very extensive enlargement. Land for factory building purposes, with access to the water power, can be secured at very low prices. A good supply of labor can be had at moderate wages.
The village has one public school and one church-Presbyterian. The soil of the surrounding region is good, and large crops of corn, rye, oats, buckwheat and potatoes are raised. The dairy interests are also important. Marksboro with its fine climate, bracing air, and pleasing scenery, is an ideal place for summer homes.
The Marksboro Portland Cement Works, a large cement producing plant, is located here, but at this writing work has been suspended in the plant.
Marlboro (H 5), Monmouth County.
(MARLBORO TOWNSHIP.)
On the Freehold Division of the Central Railroad of New Jersey; station in the village. Population, 300. Banking town, Freehold. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connection. Express service, United States and Adams Companies. Value of taxable property, $250,000. Tax rate, $1.36.
Marlboro offers fine locations for manufacturing industry, first class train service, low priced land-much of it situated so as to permit easy connec- tion with the railroad-a good supply of intelligent labor, with low freight and tax rates. The community supports one public school (graded) and two churches-Reformed and Baptist.
The sentiment of the townspeople is very favorable to manufacturing industry, and the kind of work most desired is a vegetable cannery, or a garment manufactory of some kind that would use sewing machines. The number of persons ready to take employment in such industries is 50 men and 75 women. Land for factory building purposes will be sold at greatly reduced prices, and an approved industry that needed financial assistance would receive help provided the applicants were persons of good character. A fifty horse water power in the vicinity is available for use.
The soil of the surrounding country is rated from "good to fair," and asparagus, corn, wheat and rye are plentifully grown. There are three farms for sale in the neighborhood, the areas being 130, 10 and 8 acres respectively ; the first of these is owned by W. Pember, the second by T. P. Hayward, and the third by G. S. Emmons. The buildings on these farms are reported as few in number, and in poor condition. The non-English speaking ele- ment is represented by 50 Polacks. The industries at present in Marlboro are a fertilizer plant employing 10 persons, owned by Jas. H. Baird, and a crate shop employing 5 persons, owned by Mansfield Barber. Other details relating to Marlboro can be obtained by addressing J. D. Ely, J. H. Baird, or F. K. Butcher.
Marlton (F 7), Burlington County.
(EVESHAM TOWNSHIP.)
On the Medford Branch of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; station five minutes walk from center of the town. Population, 500. Banking
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town, Moorestown or Medford. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.49.
Marlton has good natural drainage, and enjoys a first class water supply drawn from artesian wells. The many other advantages offered by the place should go far toward insuring its rapid growth as an industrial community.
Land can be secured if wanted for factory building purposes at nominal prices, and to assist desirable industries liberal sized building sites will be given without cost. The train service is equal to all present requirements, freight rates and taxation are reasonable, and factory industries will be made welcome and assisted in every possible way. There is no scarcity of intelligent and desirable labor which can be secured at moderate wages.
The town has all the essential conveniences for social and community life found in any progressive place of its size. There are well kept streets lined with shade trees, good stores, extensive trolley road connections with other towns, one weekly paper (The Central Record), two public schools, and three churches representing the Baptist and Methodist denominations, and the Society of Friends. There is also a very efficient volunteer department, consisting of a hose and hook and ladder company, which with numerous hydrants and direct water pressure, furnish ample protection against fire. A farming country with fair soil surrounds the town, on which the usual variety of produce is grown.
The only industry of importance is the General Light, Power and Pump Company's plant, in which kerosene oil engines, acetylene gas machines and air compressers are manufactured.
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