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Further particulars will be furnished on application by Wm. H. Zelley, Secretary Marlton Land and Improvement Company.
Marmora (G 10), Cape May County.
(UPPER TOWNSHIP.)
Near the Atlantic City Railroad; distant from railroad station, two and one-half miles. Population, 200. Banking town, Ocean City, distant five miles. A money order post office and telephone connection. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.42.
Marmora is only a short distance from Great Egg Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, famous for its abundance of fish, oysters and clams. Both the harbor and creek which leads to the town are navigable for boats of light draught. The water supply, which is very good, is obtained from deep wells. The town has one public school, and two churches-Methodist Episcopal, and Baptist.
The people of the town are favorably disposed toward manufacturing in- dustry, and land for factory sites will be sold at very fair prices. Encourage- ment 'in the form of some financial assistance would probably be extended to a reliable industry that needed such help.
The soil of the surrounding country is good, and the produce raised on truck farms which includes melons and cantaloupes find profitable markets at Atlantic City and Ocean City.
For further particulars, address Edgar A. Stralton, or R. F. Smith.
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Martinsville (G 4), Somerset County.
(BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Bound Brook, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Philadelphia and Reading Railway and the Lehigh Valley Rail- road, and also on the Delaware and Raritan Canal, and by means of that waterway in direct communication with New Brunswick, Trenton and Phila- delphia. Population, 250. Banking town, Bound Brook. A money order post office and telephone connection. Express service, United States Com- pany. Tax rate, $1.53.
Martinsville depends on natural drainage, but has a very good supply of spring water. A manufacturing industry of any kind would be welcomed, and no difficulty would be experienced in obtaining a fair supply of opera- tives for a moderate sized factory. The village supports one public school of the primary and grammar grades, and two churches-Methodist and Pres- byterian.
The soil of the surrounding farm land is good, and the principal products are wheat, rye, corn, oats, hay, peaches and a full line of garden vegetables.
Masonville (F 7), Burlington County.
(MOUNT LAUREL TOWNSHIP.)
On the Camden and Burlington Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad; station in center of the town. Population, 200. Banking town, Moorestown or Mount Holly. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone con- nections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $50,000. Tax rate, $1.45.
Masonville is situated near Rancocas Creek, which flows into the Dela- ware River, and is navigable for medium draught steamboats and other crafts. A very good location for manufacturing industry because of its ex- cellent railroad facilities, sober and industrious character of the people and extremely low priced land which can be purchased for factory purposes in any quantity and on the most favorable terms. There is a good supply of labor in the village and surrounding territory which would be contented with moderate wages. The number reported as willing to accept employment is 50 men and 50 women.
The village supports one public school with primary and grammar grades, and one church-Methodist. A large sheet of water in the vicinity of the village called "Five Acre Lake," which averages 12 feet in depth, affords an opportunity for the development of a valuable water power.
The land in the vicinity of Masonville is one of the very richest farm- ing districts of the State, and potatoes, wheat, corn, with practically all kinds of garden produce and berries of a superior quality, are grown in large quantities.
For further particulars, address Robert Evans or B. M. Horner.
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Matawan (1 5), Monmouth County.
(MATAWAN TOWNSHIP.)
On the New York and Long Branch Railroad, and the Woodbridge Junc- tion Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad; stations of both roads in the town. Population, 1,800. A banking town, one bank. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $1.56.
Matawan is a fairly important manufacturing center having a number of large and medium sized industrial plants which produce a wide variety of goods, and all of them attracted by the favorable conditions found in the town. Among the advantages offered for residential and industrial pur- poses are an ample supply of good water, fine well kept roads and streets, electric power and lighting plant, trolley lines connecting with all the large towns and coast resorts in that region; banking facilities equal to all the demands of business and building loan societies through which working men are enabled to own their own homes. The town has a grammar and a high school, seven churches representing almost every religious denomination, lodges of all the best known fraternal and social organizations, such as the Red Men, American Mechanics, Royal Arcanum, Odd Fellows, Farmers' Grange, a fire department consisting of four companies, equipped with the best modern apparatus, and many other conveniences found only in a pro- gressive modern town.
Situated on Matawan Creek, almost at the point where its waters enter New York Bay, Matawan is in daily communication with the metropolis by means of a line of commodious high speed freight and passenger steam- boats, which ply between both ports. There is here, therefore, the important advantage of a choice of rail and water routes for the shipment of freight.
Land in practically unlimited quantities can be secured for factory build- ing purposes at prices that should prove very attractive to parties seeking a location for an industry. Plots near the water front in the meadow lands will be given without cost for factory sites, and every other reasonable form of assistance and encouragement will be extended to industrial enterprises on receiving proper guarantees of good faith.
The following named industrial establishments are now in operation here: American Rice Food Company, cereal foods, employs 22 persons.
Anderson, Frank, baskets, employs 15 persons.
Antisell Piano Company, pianos, employs 20 persons.
Bailey, W. D., mill work, employs 10 persons.
Close, C. E., Brick Company, brick, employs 20 persons.
Dunlop & Lisk, pottering and tileing, employ 10 persons.
Matawan Lime Company, shell lime, employs 12 persons.
Matawan Steel & Iron Company, piano plates and castings, employs 100 persons.
Matawan Tile Company, tileing, employs 65 persons.
New Jersey Brick & Tile Company, brick, fire-proofing and tile, employs 150 persons.
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Pennsylvania Clay Company, brick and fire-proofing, employs 200 persons. Worthley, G. G., Company, canned fruits and vegetables, employs 90 per- sons.
For further details relating to Matawan, address W. A. Fountain or Chas. A. Geran.
Maurer, Middlesex County.
(WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP.)
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey, New York and Long Branch Division, and the Lehigh Valley Railroad; stations of both lines in the town. Population, 600. Banking town, Perth Amboy. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Com- pany. Tax rate, $1.88.
Maurer, as a busy center of industry, is not surpassed by any town in the State having approximately the same population. It had its beginning in the manufacturing enterprise from which its name is derived, and its growth up to the present time has been marked by the steady acquisition of new in- dustries, most of them of great magnitude. The location occupied by the town is particularly favorable for large industries that use great quantities of material, such as clays, ores, etc., the deep waters of Staten Island per- mitting the largest vessels laden with such freights to discharge their cargoes at the wharfs of the various plants which line the shore.
Maurer is a suburb of Perth Amboy and within a few minutes' ride of the business center of that city; the distance to Elizabeth and Rahway can be travelled in twenty minutes. The workmen employed in the various plants outnumber the resident population more than four to one. The operatives conie mostly from nearby centers of population that are connected with Maurer by steam or trolley roads, who make the trip to and from the estab- lishments in which they are employed every day. Maurer wants more in- dustries and has plenty of room for them. Land for factory sites may be had by purchase at reasonable prices; no bonuses of any kind are offered to induce manufacturers to settle there, the important advantages of the place being regarded as sufficient attraction. The industries that would do best here are such as require deep water transportation. The supply of labor is practically unlimited.
The industries now here are all on a large scale and employ male labor only. There is no manufacturing industry in the town that employs female labor; it would seem, therefore, that a garment factory of any kind started here should have no difficulty in securing a good force of operatives.
The town has a very satisfactory sewer system and water supply. There is one public school, and one church-German Presbyterian. Fire protection is furnished by the Perth Amboy department, in addition to which all the large industrial plants have fire brigades composed of employes who are provided with proper apparatus.
The following are the principal industries now in operation at Maurer :
American Smelting and Refining Company, refining precious metals, employs 900 men.
Barber Asphalt Company, The, makers of asphalt, employs 600 men.
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Maurer, Henry & Company, fire brick, employ 350 men.
For further particulars relating to Maurer, address Price & Watson.
Maurice River (E 10), Cumberland County. (MAURICE RIVER TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; station in the village. Banking town, Millville. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connec- tions. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.92.
Maurice River is situated on the river which bears the same name, a short distance from Maurice Cove. Planting and marketing oysters is the only industry of the place, and the business attracts to the locality large numbers of persons who reside in outside towns. The resident population is probably less than twenty-five persons, but during certain seasons of the year it is a center of attraction for many hundreds of men who are interested in the oyster trade. A light industry in search of a location will receive free land for a factory site and probably also some financial help if required.
For further particulars, address D. Van Gilder.
Mauricetown (F 9), Cumberland County.
(COMMERCIAL TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad, distant from station one mile. Also on Central Railroad of New Jersey, distant from' station two miles. Population, 400. Banking town, Millville. A money order post office, tele- graph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $1.98.
This village is situated on Maurice River, not far from the cove which bears the same name. The river is navigable for boats of medium size, and the building and repairing of boats for the oyster fleet has become an im- portant industry in Mauricetown. Public sentiment is very favorable to manufacturing industry, and the townspeople would welcome a plant of any kind that might offer a reasonable prospect of being permanent. Land for factory building purposes will be sold at very low figures, and it is possible that some local subscriptions to capital may be obtained. The number avail- able for employment is 40 men and 20 women. There is one primary school, and one Methodist Church in the village. Of fraternal organizations there is one lodge of Masons and another of Odd Fellows. The soil of the sur- rounding region is good, all the land is under cultivation, and no farms are reported for sale. No foreign immigrants in the vicinity.
The ship and boat building plant of Vanaman & Sons is the only industry of the place. For further particulars, address the Postmaster.
Mayetta (H 8), Ocean County. (STAFFORD TOWNSHIP.)
On the Tuckerton Railroad, distance to station one-quarter mile. Popula- tion, 120. Banking town, Tuckerton or Barnegat. A post office (not money order), telephone, but no telegraph connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.49.
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Mayetta is situated on Cedar Creek, not far from where that stream runs into Great Egg Harbor. The creek is navigable for boats of medium draught. Factory industries would be welcomed, and parties in search of locations will receive generous treatment here. Land for factory build- ing purposes will be almost given away, and it is quite probable that, if wanted, local subscriptions to the capital of an approved industry could be obtained. A water power of very great capacity awaits development, and approximately 25 men and 25 women would gladly accept employment as operatives. The villagers use the school and churches of Cedar Run, which is only a quarter mile distant. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and much garden truck is raised.
Mays Landing (F 9), Atlantic County. (HAMILTON TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (electric line) ; station in center of the town. Population, 1,500. A banking town, one bank. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $637,938. Tax rate, $1.70.
Mays Landing is situated on Great Egg Harbor River, which allows the passage of boats of seven feet draught, between the town and Great Egg Harbor Bay. A fine water power in the vicinity may be developed to 500 horse capacity, and there is also an electric power and lighting plant, which meets all public and private requirements. One weekly newspaper is pub- lished in the town, and the residents support one prosperous building and loan society which has 312 stockholders, and $110,000 assets. Three public schools covering eleven grades, and three churches-Catholic, Methodist and Presbyterian, meet all the educational and religious requirements of the com- munity. Of fraternal organizations, there are lodges of Masons, Odd Fel- lows, American Mechanics, Red Men and several others. A local Board of Trade looks after everything relating to the material interests of the municipality.
Public sentiment favors manufacturing expansion, and land for factory building purposes may be secured in any part of the town at specially low prices. Choice locations fronting on the railroad, to which connecting spurs can be laid, will in the case of particularly desirable industries, be given free of cost. If proper guarantees are given as to good faith and reasonable permanency, local subscriptions to capital in aid of industries locating here can be readily secured. There are large deposits of excellent glass sand and also brick clay, hence it would seem that local conditions are particularly favorable to either or both of these industries. A cotton mill would do well, there being many operatives who have had experience in that line of work. Two buildings suited to manufacturing purposes are now for sale or to rent. One is 30x50 feet and three stories high, and the other is 30x80 feet and two stories high. The soil of the surrounding region is good, and besides much truck farming, large crops of cherries and other fruits are raised. Within two miles of the town on an improved country road, there is some good land for sale at prices ranging from $10 to $50 per acre.
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Mays Landing, by reason of its fine climatic conditions, is entitled to a position near the top in the list of inland summer and winter resorts. The pine odor laden air of the land, blended with ocean breezes tempered by the warmth of the Gulf Stream which, only a few miles off the coast, produces a combination possessing vitalizing qualities of the highest importance in building up physical health. Fine broad roads run from the town to Atlantic City and Philadelphia, and in the immediate vicinity of the town Lake Lenape, an exceedingly picturesque sheet of water, well stocked with fish, is open the year round to visitors. The lake is a favorite resort for school excursions and two steam launches are at the disposal of visitors. Great Egg Harbor, which is only a short distance away, affords opportunities for boating and fishing not surpassed anywhere on the Atlantic Coast. But few immigrants reside in the neighborhood. The industries now in operation here are :
Atlantic Brick Manufacturing Company, brick, employs 100 men.
Mays Landing Water Power Company, cotton goods, employs 240 men and women.
A large cranberry bog in the vicinity, owned by A. D. Makepeace & Sons, in which 50 men are employed, and also several saw and lumber mills in which from 10 to 20 persons are employed.
For further particulars, address Ira Smith, Secretary Board of Trade.
Maywood (J 3), Bergen County.
(MIDLAND TOWNSHIP.)
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad; station in the town. Population, 1,000. Banking town, Hackensack. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, National and several local New York companies. Value of taxable property, $731,030. Tax rate, $1.50.
Maywood is within a few miles of Hackensack City, and one and one-half miles from Hackensack River. Saddle River, a tributary of the Passaic, flows past Maywood.
The town has one public school of the eighth grade, and advanced pupils are sent at the expense of the borough to the Hackensack High School. The churches are one German Lutheran and one undenominational.
Public sentiment is favorable to industrial growth, and factories of any kind would be welcomed. Land for building sites can be secured at reason- able prices, and there is a fairly good labor supply. The New Jersey and Hudson River Trolley Company's line passes through Maywood, and cars stop there on the trip to and from Paterson, Englewood and Edgewater. The water supply is derived from the Hackensack Water Company, and fire pro- tertion is provided by two volunteer companies equipped with proper apparatus.
The soil of the surrounding country is good, and much market gardening is done.
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The industries here now are :
Citro Chemical Company, chemicals, employs 35 men. Herman-DeLair-Schaefer Company, chemicals, employs 6 men.
Schaefer Alkaloid Works, chemicals, employs 40 men. Standard Essence Company, chemicals, employs 35 men.
Thorium Chemical Company, chemicals, employs 20 men.
Medford (F 7), Burlington County.
(MEDFORD TOWNSHIP.)
On the Pennsylvania Railroad, and the West Jersey and Seashore Rail- road; stations of both lines in the town. Population, 1,200. A banking town, one bank. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connectins. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $1,000,000. Tax rate, $1.91.
Medford has a sewer system, water works, and gas plant. The railroad service is exceptionally good at the present time, and will be extended and improved to meet all possible future requirements. The town has two public and one private school, and five churches-Baptist, Episcopal and Methodist, one each, and the Society of Friends, two.
There is an earnest desire among the townspeople for the stablishment of more industrial plants, and one settling there would be cordially welcomed. The number available for employment is reported at 50 men and 75 women. Land for factory purposes will be sold at reduced prices. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and practically all lands are under cultivation. No farms are reported for sale, and there are no foreign immigrants resid- ing in or about the town. The only large industry of Medford is the Star Glass Company, bottle manufacture, employing 135 men.
Mendham (G 3), Morris County. (MENDHAM TOWNSHIP.)
On the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Railroad; station one-half mile from village. Population, 900. Banking town, Morristown or Bernardsville. A money post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $760,188. Tax rate, $1.47.
A perfectly healthful location, fine climate, natural drainage and water supply carried in mains under 150 pound pressure to all parts of the borough. Fire protection is provided by a volunteer force of 60 members, with numer- ous hydrants under high water pressure.
In the borough there is one public school with five teachers, and four churches-Catholic, Episcopal, Methodist and Presbyterian. Of fraternal or- ganizations there are lodges of Red Men and American Mechanics.
The desire of the townspeople is to attract summer residents to the place by spreading a knowledge of the delightful climate and picturesque character of the location in which the town is situated. A considerable number of city people have purchased land, and there is room for many more. The
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soil is good and much profitable farming is carried on. Fine farm lands for sale at $100 and upwards per acre. About 10 Hungarians and 100 Italian immigrants reside in and about the town.
For further particulars, address E. W. Elliott, Mayor.
Menlo Park (H 4), Middlesex County.
(RARITAN TOWNSHIP.)
On the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad; station in center of the town. Population, 103. Banking town, Metuchen, distant two miles. A money order post office, telephone, but no telegraph connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.72.
Upwards of two hundred acres of land lying along both sides of the rail- road on the market, and can be purchased in plots of any size at very low prices or leased for a long term of years at a moderate rental. Railroad fa- cilities are excellent, and a good supply of labor can be secured without diffi- culty. Specially liberal terms will be given to those who want land for factory purposes. The village is about midway between the larger towns of Rahway and Metuchen, and the trip on the railroad to either place is made in about eight minutes.
Menlo Park was the home of the first famous Edison laboratory and ex- perimental works, and it was here that the great inventor developed many of the electrical marvels which have made his name probably the most famous in modern scientific annals.
Menlo Park has one public school. There are but few foreign immigrants in the village or its vicinity. The only industry here at present is the Menlo Park Ceremic Works, in which 31 men are employed.
For further particulars, address William Carman.
Mercerville, Mercer County. (HAMILTON TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Trenton, on the Pennsylvania Railroad, distant three and one-half miles. Population, 300. A post office (not money order), telephone, but no telegraph connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.25.
A pleasant and attractive village. Water supply obtained from driven wells. One public school, no church. The soil is fair and much garden truck is raised. No foreign immigrants. A carriage building shop owned by D. H. Anderson & Son, in which four men are employed, and a blacksmith shop with two employes, owned by J. H. Anderson, are the only industries.
For further particulars, address the postmaster.
Merchantville (E 7), Camden County. (PENSAUKEN TOWNSHIP.)
On the Camden and Burlington Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad; station in center of the town. Population, 1,675. A banking town-one
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bank. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Ex- press service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $1,800,000. Tax rate, $1.97.
Merchantville is situated about one and one-half miles from the Delaware River in an attractive and healthful location. The town has an excellent water supply, which is piped to all residences, and a satisfactory sewer sys- tem. There is one large public school, which includes the primary and gram- mar grades, and two private schools. There are six churches-Baptist, Catholic, Episcopal, Friends, Methodist and Presbyterian. The fraternal orders are represented by lodge of Odd Fellows, Spartans, etc. A local building and loan society has assets amounting to $340,873. Two weekly newspapers are published in the place.
Railroad facilities are excellent, freight and passenger rates reasonable and the location is in every sense a very desirable one for either residential or industrial purposes. Fire protection is provided by street hydrants, and a volunteer department with proper equipment.
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