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Dix, Henry A., & Sons Company, women's wrapper and dresses, employ 150 persons.
Felmey, Whitaker Company, suits, dresses and wrappers, employ 35 persons. Kurtz, Chas. F., cigars, employs 6 persons.
Menantico Bleach & Dye Works, cotton bleaching and finishing, employ 350 persons.
Millville Bottle Works, druggists' and chemists' glassware, employ 140 persons.
Millville Manufacturing Company, cotton goods, employs 450 persons.
Stewart, W. H., women's wrappers, employs 30 persons.
Wheaton, T. C., Company, glass bottles, employs 2,000 persons.
For further particulars, address J. H. Smith, Mayor.
Milmay, Atlantic County.
(BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP.)
On the Cape May Branch of the Atlantic City Railroad; station in the village. Population, 300. Banking town, Mays Landing, distant seven miles, or Vineland, distant nine miles. A money order post office, telegraph, but no telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.34.
Milmay is situated in a healthful region which is remarkable for its farm and fruit products. The villagers support one public school and three churches-Baptist, Catholic and Methodist. The water supply is derived from driven wells and there is no organized fire protection. The railroad service is good, and the tax rate lower than the average for the State. The villagers are very desirous of having an industry of some kind settle among them that would furnish employment for the people. Land for factory sites can be secured without cost, and every other possible form of assistance will be extended to a good reliable plant that settles here with intent to stay. A canning establishment-either vegetable or fruit-would find a good supply of material here.
Milmay and the country surrounding it is referred to by an intelligent resident as a "veritable garden in which all fruits, garden and farm pro- duce are grown in unsurpassable abundance and perfection." The same cor- respondent says: "I have resided at times in sixteen different States, and have no hesitancy in saying that this is much the finest country I have ever seen." There are fine opportunities for combined farming and poultry rais- ing.
A frame building, 40x100 feet and one story high, suitable for manufac- turing purposes, is for sale or to let. A water power, the capacity of which is not reported. The number of persons in the village reported as awaiting employment is 20 men and 25 women.
For further particulars, address T. Rogers or Robert Mueller.
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Milton (G 3), Morris County.
(JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Oak Ridge, on the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad, distant three and one-half miles. Population, 100. Bank- ing town, Butler. A post office (not money order), telephone, but no tele- graph connections. Express service, National Company. Value of taxable property, $70,000. Tax rate, $1.2I.
Milton is situated near the Rockaway River, in a fine healthful, semi- mountainous region, in which there are no malarial diseases of any kind. The water supply is derived from mountain streams, springs and wells. There is a water power in the village awaiting development, which is es- timated at 400 horse capacity. Public sentiment favors manufacturing in- dustry, and a plant to make small articles of any kind would be appreciated. The right kind of a factory industry settling in the village might possibly secure the support of local capital.
The soil is fair and the usual lines of farm produce are raised .- One farm of 62 acres is reported for sale; the buildings are poor, price, $2,500; name of owner, Adam Headley. The only industry in the place is a saw mill, in which 5 men are employed.
For further particulars, address J. W. Headley or W. B. Norman.
Mine Brook, Somerset County. (BERNARDS TOWNSHIP.)
On the Passaic Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail- road; station distant one-quarter of a mile. Population, 175. Banking town, Bernardsville, distant two and one-half miles. Mail by Rural Free Delivery, telephone, but no telegraph connections. Express service, United States Com- pany. Tax rate, $1.03.
Mine Brook is a select residence village, the population of which consists largely of business and professional men. Land is high priced and its uses are generally restricted. The only industries here now are a sash, blind and door factory, and a wood working mill, both employing about 30 men.
Mine Hill (G 3), Morris County. (RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP.)
On the Chester Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail- road, and the High Bridge Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Lackawanna station at Dover, distant two miles; Central station at Kenvil, distant one mile. Population, 500. Banking town, Dover. A post office (not money order), telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.62.
Mine Hill is situated in one of the most picturesque parts of the moun- tainous regions of northern New Jersey, at an elevation of 800 feet above tide water, and enjoys the purest air and the best quality of water which 18
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is derived entirely from mountain springs. Mosquitoes or malaria in any form are absolutely unknown. Owing to the presence of iron in all parts of the mountains the water is particularly healthful and invigorating.
Mine Hill's best claim to public consideration rests on the fact that it pos- sesses all the elements of a first-class health resort, residence in which has in a short time restored to health and vigor many persons who came there apparently doomed to an early death. The rare combination of high eleva- tion, pure and invigorating mountain air and the tonic-like qualities of its water should attract large numbers of persons who are in need of just such an environment for the restoration of health. Railroad facilities are fairly good ; a trolley line runs through the town to and from Dover, Kenvil, Lake Hopatcong, Succasunna, Ledgewood and other large town. Land is low priced but advancing, and labor-particularly the unskilled kind-can be secured at moderate wages. There is one graded public school and two churches- Catholic and Presbyterian-in the town. The only industry at present is truck and dairy farming.
For further particulars, address P. C. Buck, Mine Hill, N. J.
Minatola, Atlantic County. (BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP.)
On the Red Bank and Bayside Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, and the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; stations of both roads in the town. Population, 700. Banking town, Vineland. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $1434.
Minatola is a very desirable location for manufacturing industry. Rail- road service is exceptionally good and freight and passenger rates are reas- onably low. An electric line runs through the town connecting it with Mill- ville and other places. Public sentiment favors extending every possible encouragement to parties seeking a factory location, and building sites will be given free of cost, the only condition of the gift being that industries thus assisted shall be kept running for a reasonable length of time. The town enjoys satisfactory natural drainage and a sufficient supply of water de- rived from natural springs. Any kind of a live industry would be welcomed, but preference is expressed for a canning factory, or a shoe or glass works. A good supply of labor, either male or female, can be secured without diffi- culty. One weekly newspaper is published in the town, and there is one three-grade public school. The churches are three in number-Baptist, Catholic and Methodist. Of fraternal orders there are lodges representing the Red Men, American Mechanics and others. The soil of the surrounding country is good and much profitable farming is done. The industries now herc are :
Hamburger, Chas., shirts and blouses, employs 60 persons.
Jonas, George, Glass Company, glass bottles and jars, employs 450 persons. For further particulars, address George Jonas Glass Company, Minatola, N. J.
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Minnisink, Morris County.
(JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP.)
On the Hopatcong and Edison Branch of the Central Railroad; station in the village. Population, 200. Banking town, Dover, distant four and one- half miles. Mail service from Hopatcong; telegraph and telephone connec- tions. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.21.
An attractive and healthful location; the village is less than one-half mile from Lake Hopatcong, and within the territory which is growing in favor among summer visitors.
Mizpah, Atlantic County.
(HAMILTON TOWNSHIP.)
On the Newfield Branch of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; sta- tion in the village. Population, 200. Banking town, Mays Landing, distant seven miles. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Tax rate, $1.70.
Mizpah is situated in an attractive and healthful part of Atlantic county. The general district is largely devoted to farming and fruit growing, par- ticularly the latter. The inhabitants are desirous of bringing about the de- velopment of the place as a manufacturing center, and promise every possible encouragement to parties who locate a factory there. Local preference is favorable to a canning factory or a glass works.
Building sites for new factories will be given free of cost, and if desired financial assistance in the form of subscriptions to working capital will be given. The community supports one public school combining primary and grammar grades, and one church or synagogue. The Union Safe and Lock Company, manufacturers of safes and locks, has a plant here in which 50 men are employed.
For further information, address P. Aaron, President P. S. Club, Mizpah, N. J.
Monmouth Junction (G 5), Middlesex County.
(SOUTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP.)
On the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad; station in the town. Pop- ulation, 300. Banking town, Jamesburg or New Brunswick. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.40.
This village is situated at the junction of the Jamesburg and the Rocky Hill branches with the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Its trans- portation facilities are therefore exceptionally good. There is one public school and two churches-Episcopal and Presbyterian. Manufacturing in- dustry of practically any kind would be welcomed, and factory sites adjoin- ing the railroad sold at reduced prices. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and most of the land under cultivation. No farms are reported for sale. The number of idle people who would be pleased to accept employ- ment is reported at six men and six women. An industry settling here, if
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a large one, would find it necessary to bring employes from elsewhere. There are no sewers and the water supply is derived from wells. The fraternal orders are representd by lodges of the Independent Order of Foresters and American Mechanics.
Monroe (G 2), Sussex County. (HARDYSTONE TOWNSHIP.)
On the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western and the Lehigh and Hudson River Railroads; stations of both lines practically within the village limits. Population, 225. Banking town, Newton. A post office, telephone, but no telegraph connections. Express service, United States Company.
A very attractive and healthful place in which pure air and picturesque mountain scenery are delightfully combined. Good railroad service, and a most desirable place for summer homes. An industrial plant of a legiti- mate character would be welcomed, and a supply of intelligent labor can be secured. The village has one public school, and one place of worship, known as the Christian Church. The dairying industry is carried on quite exten- sively, together with general farming, and fruit growing, particularly peaches, which are of fine quality. Besides the dairies there are two creameries and a feed mill.
Monroeville (E 8), Salem County. (UPPER PITTSGROVE TOWNSHIP.)
On the Bridgeton branch of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; sta- tion in the village. Population, 300. Banking town, Elmer, distant two and one-half miles. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connec- tions. Express service, Adams Company.
Monroeville enjoys excellent railroad service, has a healthful climate, and is a convenient and desirable place for either residential or industrial pur- poses. An unlimited area of unimproved land from which choice factory sites or plots for any other legitimate purpose may be selected. Prices will be made specially low if the land is wanted for industrial purposes. A man- ufacturing plant would be welcomed and encouraged to the utmost possible extent. The town supports one public school, and two churches-Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant.
A fine farming country with good soil, on which garden truck and other produce are raised. An extensive dairy business is also carried on, and large quantities of hay are taken from the land each year to feed the stock.
Montague (G 1), Sussex County.
(MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Port Jarvis, N. Y., on the Erie Railroad, and the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad; distant nine miles. Population, 50. Banking town, Milford, Pa. No post office-mail by rural free delivery from Port Jarvis, N. Y. No express service. Nearest telegraph connection, Milford, Pa., which is directly across the Delaware River. Tax rate, $1.98.
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Montague is a small village of about twenty houses scattered over an ex- tensive area of farming country. The population is exclusively engaged in agricultural work, and raising sheep, hogs, and poultry. There is also a large production of milk and butter. The land is all under cultivation, and no farms are reported for sale. No foreign immigrants reside in or near the village.
For further particulars, address Jacob McCarty, or James A. Pundle, Port Jarvis, N. Y.
Montana (E 3), Warren County.
(HARMONY TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Broadway, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad; distant five miles. Population of village and surround- ing settlements, 500. Banking town, Belvidere. Mail from Stewartsville. . Neither telegraph nor telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.60.
Montclair (1 3), Essex County.
On the Bloomfield Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail- road, the Greenwood Lake Branch, and also the Morristown Branch of the Erie Railroad, six stations of all lines in the town. Population, 18,000. A banking town, three banks. Money order post office, and unlimited tele- graph and telephone connections. Express service, United States and Wells- Fargo Companies. Value of taxable property, $28,666,995. Tax rate, $1.67.
Montclair is one of the most progressive and prosperous municipalities in New Jersey; its location on the eastern slope of the Orange Mountains is unsurpassed for natural beauty of scenery, and from it a comprehensive view may be had of territory containing a population of more than four millions of people-a number equal to five per cent. of the entire population of the United States. A perfect sewer system provides drainage for all parts of the city, and the water works afford an ample and never failing supply of pure water. Gas and electric plants furnish lighting and power. Trolley lines connect Montclair with Bloomfield, Newark, the Oranges, Paterson, Passaic, Elizabeth, Jersey City, and by a liberal system of transfers, all the towns in the populous counties of Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Bergen and Union may be reached by this fine transportation system. The trip by rail to New York is made in about thirty minutes, and each of the three lines entering the town run a large number of trains daily to and from that city. The facilities enjoyed by Montclair for the transportation of freight and passen- gers to and from any part of the country traversed by steam railroads are unsurpassed.
Montclair has an efficient police force and an excellent fire department- partly paid and partly volunteer-equipped with two hook and ladder trucks, four hose carriages, and one large chemical engine. This apparatus is sup- plemented by numerous fire hydrants, which deliver water under sufficient pressure to reach the highest buildings. Two weekly newspapers are pub- lished in the city, and there is one flourishing building and loan society.
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The public schools-eleven in number-range from kindergarten to high school, and in addition to these there are six private schools of various kinds, including a large parochial school. The schools of Montclair enjoy a de- servedly high reputation for thoroughness and efficiency, not only in the city, but throughout the entire State.
Almost every known religious denomination is represented in Montclair by one or more fine church buildings. The Presbyterians have five; Con- gregationalists, Catholics and Episcopalians, three each; Colored Baptist, two; and the following denominations one each: Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Dutch Reformed, Christian Science, Unitarian, Colored Methodist, and Swedish Lutherans. In all there are twenty-five churches in the city.
Montclair is pre-eminently a city of homes, and the policy pursued at all times by authorities has been to make residence there convenient, pleasant and attractive for those who make their homes within the limits of its delightful environment. Its proximity to Newark and New York, its com- paratively large population, and fine railroad facilities should prove very helpful in developing the industrial interests of Montclair. The foreign immigrant population is represented by about 900 Italians. The industries here now are :
Harold P. Brown, plaster wall boards and electric goods, employs 12 persons.
New Jersey Coated Paper Company, coated paper and card stock, employs I30 persons.
For further particulars, address the President of the Board of Trade.
Montvale (C 1), Bergen County.
(MONTVALE BOROUGH.)
On the New Jersey and New York Railroad; station in the village. Popu- lation, 900. Banking town, Westwood. A money order post office, tele- graph and telephone connections. Express service, Wells-Fargo Company. Value of taxable property, $325,000. Tax rate, $1.92.
Montvale has good railroad service, low freight and passenger rates, and should therefore be a very desirable location for manufacturing industry. Public sentiment favors the extension of manufacturing enterprise, and any- one starting a plant in the town will be treated with extreme liberality. Local conditions seem best adapted to a shoe factory, but an industry of any kind would be welcomed. Land for factory sites will be sold at reduced prices and exemption from taxation will be guaranteed for ten years. The labor supply is good, and of an exceptionally intelligent and reliable charac- ter. The number reported as available for immediate employment is 100 men and 100 women. A water power of approximately 40 horse capacity exists in the place.
The town has no sewers, and depends for its water supply on wells. For fire protection dependence is placed on Park Ridge, one-half mile distant, where there are three companies of volunteers. The town supports two public schools covering the primary and grammar grades, and two churches- Episcopal and Methodist.
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The soil of the surrounding country is good, and besides the usual lines of garden vegetables a considerable quantity of fruits is raised. No farms are reported for sale, and no foreign immigrants reside in the town or its vicinity. The only industry here at present is a manufactory of aprons, owned by the W. H. Dean Company, in which 50 persons are employed.
For further particulars, address F. C. Linderman or Geo. K. Fleming, Postmaster.
Moorestown (F 7), Burlington County.
(CHESTER TOWNSHIP.)
On the Pennsylvania Railroad, which has three stations in the city. Population, 4,500. A banking town-two banks and two building loan so- cieties with 800 stockholders and assets amounting to $175,000. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $3,250,000. Tax rate, $2.14.
Moorestown is situated in a very healthful region, and offers those in search of a location for residential or industrial purposes advantages equal to those offered by any town of its size elsewhere. Transportation facilities, both steam and trolley, are excellent; there is a good sewer system and water of first-class quality is piped to all parts of the town. There are also gas and electric lighting plants, and ample fire protection is furnished by a volun- teer department provided with modern apparatus. Two weekly newspapers are published in the town, and there are five public and two private schools. The churches, ten in number, are divided among the following denomina- tions : Baptist, Catholic, Episcopal, Friends-Orthodox, Friends-Hicksites, Methodist, Methodist Protestant and Presbyterian. Of fraternal organiza- tions there are twenty-two lodges representing practically all the old and modern fraternal and beneficial orders. A Town Improvement Association, of which George De Cou is president, looks after and assists all material improvements.
Moorestown is an ideal location for manufacturing industry, and public sentiment is so interested in the matter that land for factory sites will be given free of cost, and if required a reliable industry seeking a settlement there will be assisted financially. Another important advantage lies in the fact that there is a water power in the vicinity, the capacity of which is not reported.
The number available for immediate employment is reported at 250 men and 250 women.
The soil is good, and land practically all under cultivation. The foreign immigrant population is reported at 10 Polacks, 20 Hungarians, and 150 Russians.
An interesting industry carried on more extensively here than elsewhere in the State is raising. "squabs," which are sent in large quantities to the mar- kets of Philadelphia and other large cities. Nine persons, who between them keep 25,000 pairs of pigeons for breeding purposes, are engaged in this busi- ness. There are also two nurseries employing 30 men; three carriage and wagon builders employing 17 men; a lumber and mill work establishment,
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owned by John S. Rogers Company, employing 75 men; and a manufactory of agricultural implements, owned by H. W. Doughten,' employing 6 men.
For further particulars, address Geo. De Cou, President Village Improve- ment Association, Moorestown, N. J.
Morganville (H 5), Monmouth County. (MARLBORO TOWNSHIP.)
On the Freehold Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey; station in center of the village. Population, 300. Banking town, Matawan. A money order post office, telephone, but no telegraph connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.35.
Morganville is a good location for almost any form of light manufacturing industry. A factory of any kind would be welcomed by the villagers and every possible form of encouragement would be given. Land for either industrial or residence purposes can be purchased at very low figures. The number available for immediate employment is reported at 75 men and 25 women. The community supports one public school, and one Methodist Episcopal Church. The soil of the surrounding country ranges in quality from "fair to good" and the land is all under cultivation. No farms are reported for sale, and no foreign immigrants reside in or near the place.
Two greenhouses employing 22 men, a catsup factory, employing 10 men, and a seed establishment employing 15 men are the only industries in the place.
For further particulars, address J. H. Becker or Alfred Hardy.
Morris Plains (H 3), Morris County.
(HANOVER TOWNSHIP.)
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad; station conveniently located for all parts of the town. Population, 550. Banking town, Morris- town. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Ex- press service, United States Cmpany. Value of taxable property, $349,700. Tax rate, $1.23.
Morris Plains is widely known as the place in which the New Jersey State Hospital for the Insane is located. That institution was erected there because of the absolute healthfulness of the region, its freedom from malaria, and the attractive character of the surrounding country .. For the same reasons -its fine climate and general picturesqueness, the town has naturally grown in popularity as a residence community, which attracts people in search of just such an environment.
Public sentiment favors the establishment of manufacturing industry in the town, and land conveniently situated near the railroad would be sold at greatly reduced prices if the industry seeking a location should prove to be a reliable one. It is probable also that local business men would advance capital in aid of such an enterprise.
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