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New Durham is exceptionally weil situated in the matter of railroad service, being connected with New York City by the above-named lines, each of which runs several trains per day to and from the metropolis. The location is healthful, and freight and passenger rates are low. Land for factory sites adjoining the railroads can be purchased at low prices. The labor supply is abundant and of a very desirable character. The manufacturing establish- inents now in operation here are :
Peerless Rubber Mfg. Co., rubber goods; employs 450 persons.
Gelein & Co., chemists ; employ 10 persons.
Richard Meyer, buckskin tanner ; employs 10 persons.
Hoof & Goerke, silk dyeing; employ 6 persons.
Marbleoid Company, imitation marble ; employs 6 persons.
New Egypt, Ocean County.
(PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP.)
On the Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad, distance from station, one- quarter mile. Population, 1,100. A banking town-one bank. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $596,800. Tax rate, $1.44.
New Egypt has satisfactory natural drainage, and enjoys an abundant supply of pure, wholesome water from artesian wells, the flow of which is eighty gallons per minute. For fire protection there are volunteer companies equipped with a hook and ladder truck, and hose carriage. One weekly newspaper is published in the town, and there are two public schools-one graded, and one high school. The churches, three in number, belong to the Catholic, Meth- odist and Presbyterian denominations. A village improvement association looks after the general material interests of the community.
Public sentiment favors extending every possible encouragement to manu- facturing industry, and a plant of any kind employing about twenty-five men would be welcomed. Preference is expressed for a rug, shoe, or knitting factory. Land for factory building purposes situated near the line of the railroad and station will be given free of cost.
There are several large dairies in and about the town, and on the surround- ing farm lands, the soil of which is good; the usual varieties of produce, with fruits of various kinds, are grown. The importance of the fruit product is shown by the fact that four firms, employing between them twenty-six men, are engaged in the manufacture of baskets in which this class of produce is packed for market. The foreign immigrant population is limited to six Po-
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lacks, and 10 Russians. The industries here now, omitting the basket fac- tories referred to above, are :
J. E. Thomas, vegetable and fruit canning ; employs 40 persons.
S. Liebovitz & Son, shirts and pajamas; employ 30 persons.
New Egypt Rug Company, rugs; employs 4 persons.
Besides the above there are two lumber mills, employing between them eight persons.
For further particulars, address William Chambers, President Village Improvement Society.
Newfield (F 8), Gloucester County.
(FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad, station in center of town. Population, 600. Banking town, Vineland. A money order post office, tele- graph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.50.
Newfield, which is situated in a healthful region, is a thriving and pros- perous community offering more than the average range of advantages found in towns of the same class. Ten mails per day are received, and three rural free delivery routes have it as their distributing point. The railroad service is good, and freight and passenger rates are reasonable. There are no sewers, but owing to the elevation there is very satisfactory natural drainage. The water supply is obtained from wells. One weekly newspaper is published in the town; there are two public schools, and two churches-Baptist and Meth- odist. The fraternal orders are represented by lodges of Red Men, American Mechanics, and Patriotic Order Sons of America. A volunteer company equipped with proper apparatus, provides protection in case of fire.
Public sentiment is favorable to manufacturing expansion, and choice sites for factory building purposes will be given to parties seeking a location, free of cost, and they will be treated with the utmost possible liberality in other respects. The location is, as before stated, exceptionally healthful, being on one of the highest points of land between Camden and Cape May; there is not a trace of sickness of a malarial nature. In addition to the schools and churches, there are several associations of townspeople for promoting social intercourse, and a public library containing a large number of well selected books.
There are several idle factory buildings in town that can be either rented or purchased. One of these is in dimensions 30x60 feet-one story; another, 25x35 feet-two story; and still another of two and one-half stories, with much greater floor space.
The soil of the surrounding country is good, and produce consisting largely of peppers, sweet potatoes, peaches, and a wide variety of small fruits are raised in large crops on the farms. Of peppers alone there were thirty-five thousand barrels shipped from the station in 1907. Dairying and poultry raising are extensively carried on, and there is still an opportunity for widely extending both lines of business. The demand for farms is increasing and prices are going up. The industries here now are :
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Newfield Smyrna Rug Company, Smyrna rugs; employs 75 persons. C. A. Ober, steam saw mill; employs 4 persons.
For further particulars, address Frank S. Morrell, Postmaster.
Newfoundland (H 2), Morris County. (JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP.)
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad, station in the town. Population, 600. Banking town, Butler. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, National Company. Tax rate, $1.20.
Newfoundland is situated in one of the most picturesque mountain dis- tricts of New Jersey, and enjoys a climate that is remarkably free from malarial influences, with healthful and bracing air. One of the choicest loca- tions in the State for permanent residence or summer homes. The railroad service is equal to all requirements; an ample supply of pure water from wells and private reservoirs fed by mountain springs ; good roads and beau- tiful mountain and valley scenery are among the many attractions of the place.
The town maintains two ungraded public schools, and two churches, which are the property of the Baptist and Methodist denominations. There is no form of manufacturing industry about the town, but public sentiment is favor- able to an enterprise of that character, and a light industry which would furnish employment for the young people of the community would be wel- comed. Land for factory sites may be purchased at merely nominal prices.
The soil of the surrounding country is fair, and crops consist principally of corn, oats and potatoes.
New Germantown (G 4), Hunterdon County. (TEWKSBURY TOWNSHIP.)
On the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Railroad, which at White House con- nects with the main line of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Station in the town. Population, 220. Banking town, Clinton or White House station. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $100,000. Tax rate, $1.24.
New Germantown is situated in a healthful region which is absolutely free from the slightest malarial taint. Perfect natural drainage, and water supply derived from wells and cisterns. About one-half mile from town is an ever- flowing stream from which a water power may be developed of sufficient capacity to operate a fair sized industrial plant. The railroad service is equal to all present requirements, and as necessity arises it can be increased. Public sentiment favors the establishment of manufacturing industry, and land for factory sites can be purchased at merely nominal figures. A good supply of labor from the village population and that of the immediately outlying country can be secured at moderate wages. The town has one public school and two churches-English Lutheran and Methodist. There is one lodge of Modern Woodmen of America.
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The soil of this region is good, and besides the customary grains and other farm products, large quantities of peaches and other tree fruits of superior quality are grown. The raising of live stock, such as cattle, sheep and hogs, is an industry in which local farmers are much interested. Liberal conces- sions will be made to parties starting a factory in the village. No foreign immigrants live in or about the place.
New Gretna (H 8), Burlington County.
(BASS RIVER TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Tuckerton, on the Tuckerton Railroad, distant six miles. Population, 950. Banking town, Tuckerton. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.49.
New Gretna is situated near Bass River and Mullica River, the last named being navigable for boats of medium draught between this point and where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The climate is bracing and healthful, the location being within the zone covered by the ocean breezes.
Factories would be welcomed, and land for building sites will be given free of cost. No preference is expressed for any particular form of industry, but the number available for employment is reported at 300 men and 100 women. A valuable water power may be developed at comparatively small cost. The town supports one graded, and two ungraded public schools, with two churches-Methodist and Presbyterian. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and truck farming is carried on extensively.
For further particulars, address the postmaster.
New Hampton (F 4), Hunterdon County. (LEBANON TOWNSHIP.)
Railroad name, Hampton Junction, on the main line of the Central Rail- road of New Jersey, and the Junction branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Population, 250. Banking town, Washington. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.45.
A very attractive place for either industrial or residential purposes. Ex- ceptionally healthful climate, good railroad service, freight, passenger and tax rates low, land for factory purposes very low priced, and a good supply of willing and intelligent labor at moderate wages, are among the attractions of the place. The village has one public school, and at Hampton Junction, one mile distant, there are four churches-Baptist, Catholic, Methodist and Presbyterian. A fine agricultural country with good soil surrounds the village on all sides. The land is practically all under cultivation, and besides the usual standard grain and vegetable crops, large quantities of peaches, pears and apples are grown. There are two feed and flour mills run by water power derived from the Musconetcong River, which flows through the village. A factory building formerly used as a furniture works is for sale. This property is near enough to the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail-
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road to permit connection therewith by a spur not more than a few hundred feet in length. For further information, address the postmaster of New Hampton.
New Lisbon (G 7), Burlington County.
(PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP.)
On the Philadelphia and Long Branch Division of the Pennsylvania Rail- road; station in the village. Population, 100. Banking town, Mount Holly. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.23.
New Lisbon is situated on Rancocas River. The village is partly sewered and supplied with water through mains. The New Lisbon Improvement Company, a private corporation, are the owners of a fine water power, and also about one hundred acres of land from which factory sites with access to the river and the water power can be purchased at very low prices. The railroad service is excellent, popular sentiment is favorable to industry, and a supply of labor equal to the requirements of a fair sized factory of almost any kind can be readily secured from the village population and that of the immediately surrounding country. The villagers support one school, and one church, which is the property of the Methodist denomination. Dairying and the cultivation of cranberries, huckleberries and other small fruits are the principal industries of the place.
New Market (H 4), Middlesex County.
(PISCATAWAY TOWNSHIP.)
On the main line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad; station in the village. Population, 600. Banking town, Dunellen. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Com- pany. Tax rate, $1.50.
New Market is situated in a pleasant, healthful region which is equally attractive as a residential or an industrial location. The townspeople are specially interested in everything having a bearing on local industrial ex- pansion, and are ready to extend every possible encouragement and assist- ance to parties who may establish factories there. Factory sites of any size may be had free of cost, provided however that the employment of a reasonable number of operatives is guaranteed. The transportation facilities for passengers and freight are strictly first class. Elizabeth, Plainfield, Dun- ellen and Bound Brook-all populous towns-are only a few miles from New Market, and the trip to or from New York via the Lehigh Valley Rail- road is made in about forty-five minutes.
Within the village limits is one public school covering the primary and grammar grades, and two churches-Baptist and Seventh Day Baptists. The only industries at present in operation are a saw mill and a flour and feed mill.
New Milford (C 2), Bergen County.
(BOROUGH OF DELFORD.)
On the New Jersey and New York Railroad (Erie System) ; station about 10 minutes walk from the village. Population, 250. Banking town,
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Hackensack or Westwood. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Wells-Fargo Company. Value of taxable property, $100,000. Tax rate, $1.74.
New Milford is situated on the Hackensack River, which is navigable by medium sized vessels to the comparatively deep water of Newark Bay and Staten Island Sound. The town has a fine sewer system only recently com- pleted, and an ample supply of the best quality water piped to all residences and other buildings in the place. The public schools and churches of Oradell, a nearby town, are patronized by the people of New Milford. Fire protec- tion of the most effective kind is provided by street hydrants throughout the village, and volunteer companies which cover both New Milford and Oradell. The villagers have one council of the Royal Arcanum.
The people of New Milford would welcome the settlement among them of any form of legitimate industry, and are ready to offer every reasonable inducement in their power to parties seeking a factory location. In and about the town are large areas of unimproved land-some parts of it on the river bank-out of which factory sites of any desired size can be purchased at specially low prices. On several of these tracts there is an ever flowing supply of fine spring water. Electric power and lighting may be had in any part of the village. There is also a water power here, the capacity of which is not reported. An abundance of labor available for immediate employment. The number of foreign immigrants reported is 25 Polacks and 50 Russians. The industries now here are :
T. C. Bogart, chairs, employs 6 men.
Geo. Arnold, leather camera cases, employs 10 men and 2 women.
Dumont Cement Block Manufacturing Company, cement building blocks, employs 25 men.
Cooper & Demarest, lumber and building material, employ 10 men.
F. Meyerhoff, flowers and greenhouse plants, employs 3 men.
For further particulars, address F. Meyerhoff, Mayor. /
New Monmouth (1 5), Monmouth County.
(MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Belford, on the Atlantic Highlands Division of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, distant one mile, and two miles from Middletown on the main line. Population, 150. Banking town, Atlantic Highlands. A money order post office, telephone, but no telegraph connec- tions. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $1.28.
New Monmouth is situated within two miles of Raritan Bay; a trolley line between Amboy and Red Bank places the village within easy distance of either of these towns; from Red Bank there is a direct water route to and from New York. New Monmouth has no manufacturing industries of any kind at present, but it is an excellent place for such purposes and should receive due consideration from parties in search of a factory location. The railroad service is good and a trolley line runs from the village to the stations
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of both lines of railroad. The country roads leading to and from the place are very fine, which makes trucking comparatively easy, and there is a fine water power of large capacity less than two miles distant. Public sentiment is favorable to manufacturing industry, and a plant of any kind would be wel- comed and should do well. Land for factory sites will be sold at reasonable figures. There is one district school, and two churches-Baptist and Catholic -in the village. A large graded school about one mile from the village has manual training as part of the exercises.
The soil of the surrounding country is good, and large crops of fine garden truck with asparagus, melons, apples, peas, strawberries and blackberries are grown. The land is all under cultivation, and the prices asked for farms range from $100 to $150 per acre. The foreign immigrant population is transient in character, and numbers about fifty laborers, who are employed by the farmers during a part of the year.
For further information address Joseph D. Frost or A. L. Philip.
Newport (E 9), Cumberland County.
(DOWNE TOWNSHIP.)
On the Bridgeton Junction Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey ; distance to station one and one-half miles. Population, 1,450. Bank- ing town, Bridgeton. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone con- nections. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable prop- erty, $464.300. Tax rate, $2.27.
Newport is situated a few miles from Maurice River, and Delaware Bay, and enjoys a healthful and bracing climate. There are no sewers, but the natural drainage is good; the water supply is derived from wells and pumps. The community supports one public school, which covers all grades from primary to high school, and two churches-Baptist and Methodist. The fraternal orders are represented by lodges of Knights of Pythias, American Mechanics, and some others. There is a good water power in the vicinity, which can be turned to profitable account for manufacturing purposes. Public sentiment favors giving every possible encouragement to industry and building sites for factory purposes will be given free of charge. If required, an approved, reliable industry settling here will be assisted financially. There is an idle building in the town, which was formerly used as a shirt factory. This may be either rented or purchased outright at reasonable figures. The town has an electric power and lighting plant, trolley service, and all the essential conveniences found in any up-to-date community of its size. The population is large enough to supply a force of operatives, male or female, equal to the requirements of several fairly large factories. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and practically all the farm produce peculiar to its climate, together with strawberries and other fruits, are raised there. The only industry in the place at present is a large vegetable and fruit can- nery, owned by Stathem, Cozier & Co., in which 125 men and women are employed during the packing season. For further information address Wm. B. Hines, Postmaster.
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New Providence (H 4), Union County.
(SUMMIT TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Summit, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and West- ern Railroad, distance from station, one mile. Population, 825. Banking town, Summit. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connec- tions. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $483,651. Tax rate, $1.86.
New Providence is very advantageously situated for either residential or manufacturing purposes. The town, which is one of the oldest in the middle section of the State, is situated on an elevation which insures healthful con- ditions and good natural drainage. The Summit Water and Light Company furnishes both water and lighting for public and private uses. Fire protec- tion is provided by a volunteer department of several companies, all equipped with modern apparatus. The town has one public school of the grammar grade and three churches-Episcopal, Methodist and Presbyterian. The only fraternal organization reported is a lodge of American Mechanics. An indus- try of any kind would be welcomed, but local preference favors a canning factory. The number reported as available for immediate employment is 25 men and 20 women. There is a good water power in the vicinity.
The soil is good, and fine crops of oats, corn, hay and garden truck are raised on the surrounding farm lands. The foreign immigrant population, as reported, is 3 Polacks, 2 Hungarians and 70 Italians.
For further particulars, address John H. Peck, W. F. Brower, or L. B. Coddington.
Newton (G 2), Sussex County.
(BOROUGH OF NEWTON.)
On the Sussex Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail- road, station in the town. Population, 4,400. A banking town-three banks. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $2,778,335. Tax rate, $1.74.
Newton is situated in the beautiful mountain regions of Sussex county, seven hundred feet above sea level. The air is clear and dry and the climate so healthful that the town and its vicinity ranks high as a health resort and a residence place of unsurpassable beauty. Magnificent mountain, valley and lake scenery surround it on all sides, and leading to and from the town are some of the most picturesque roads and drives to be found anywhere in the State.
The distance to New York is sixty miles; the trip occupies less than two hours, and six passenger trains are run each way daily. The town has a public sewer system, and an abundant supply of soft, pure water, carried in mains to all parts of its territory. Gas and electric lighting and power ; broad, shaded streets; a public school system ranging from kindergarten to high school, with upwards of eight hundred pupils and twenty teachers; one pri- vate school; five churches; two weekly newspapers; a large public library
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and reading room, and a highly efficient volunteer fire department of four companies, all equipped with the best modern apparatus. These are but a few of the many advantages which those in quest of a location for residential or industrial purposes will find in this attractive town.
Newton has an active and energetic Board of Trade composed of its leading business men. This body of public spirited citizens are ready at all times to extend a substantial welcome to industrial enterprises of a legitimate char- acter. Manufactories employing large numbers of operatives at good wages are specially welcome. In and about the town are several large plots of unim- proved land, for the most part . very favorably situated with reference to railroad connections, from which a selection of fine factory building sites may be had at very low prices. The working people of Newton are exceptionally intelligent, orderly and industrious, and the supply of labor, as shown by the number of large industries now in operation, is equal to any probable demand.
The foregoing is, necessarily, but a brief outline of the attractive home environment and valuable business facilities offered by this most progressive and attractive town.
Parties who wish further information will receive prompt attention by addressing the Secretary of the Board of Trade. The industries now in operation are :
John Farrell, hay forks; employs 6 persons.
Franklin E. Losee, building brick; employs 17 persons.
H. W. Merriam Shoe Company, shoes ; employs 560 persons.
Newton Embroidery Works, laces and embroideries; employs 50 persons. George H. Savacool, paper boxes; employs 17 persons.
Standard Towel Company, turkish towels; employs 15 persons.
Valentine & Bentley, broad silk; employ 250 persons.
George A. Williams, wood work.
New Vernon (G 3), Morris County. (PASSAIC TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Morristown, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, distant four miles. Population, 200. Banking town, Mor- ristown. A money order post office, telephone but no telegraph connection. Express service, United States Company. Valuation of taxable property, $175,000. Tax rate, $1.30.
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