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Further particulars relating to Alpine will be furnished on request by Edwin Kohler, Alpine, N. J.
Ampere (See East Orange) (H 3), Essex County.
Anderson (F 3), Warren County.
(MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP.)
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad; nearest station, Port Murry, distant two miles. Population, 90. Banking town, Washington. Mail from Washinton (R. F. D. No. 2). Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.10.
Andover (G 3), Sussex County. (BOROUGH.)
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and the Lehigh and Hudson Railroads ; station of the first in the center of the village, and of the second, a half mile therefrom. Population, 500. Banking town, Newton; distant six miles. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States and Wells Fargo Companies. Tax rate, $1.82. Total value of taxable property, $20,300.
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Andover is situated in the semi-mountainous district of picturesque Sussex county, and is a very desirable inland summer resort because of its fine health- ful air, high elevation, and absolute freedom from malaria in any form. It has also all the advantages derivable from first class railroad service. Through trains on the D., L. & W. run to Paterson, Newark, Hoboken and New York City. On the west the town is connected by the same road with Wilkesbarre and Scranton. On the Lehigh and Hudson road trains are run to Boston and other eastern points. Through the facilities afforded by these two lines of railway, residents of Andover are placed in touch with all points reached by the railroads of the country.
Andover has one public school-ninth grade-and two churches-Presby- terian and Methodist. There is one lodge of the Royal Arcanum in the place.
The water supply, which is pure and healthful, is derived from wells, and one volunteer company affords ample fire protection.
Land for home or factory sites may be had in any desired quantity at merely nominal prices, and in the case of a particularly desirable industry, a suitable sized plot for building purposes would be donated as an induce- ment to settle there.
Taxes and living expenses, so far as food is concerned, are low, and these advantages, coupled with the superior facilities for transportation, should make Andover an excellent location for many kinds of manufacturing industry.
There are no factories at present, but there are several ice storage plants, at which large numbers of men find employment during a part of the winter.
There is one wheelwright shop and one grist mill in operation; land in the vicinity is good, and a fine quality of milk and butter is produced on the neighboring farms. There is no uncultivated land, and no farms are for sale.
Persons wishing to know about Andover should address either of the fol- lowing named gentlemen : W. R. Ayers, F. N.VanSyckle, John W. Thompson, V. B. Freeman.
Anglesea (F 10), Cape May County.
(MIDDLE TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; station in center of the town. Population, 600. Banking town, Wildwood; distant two miles. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.95.
The town of Anglesea is one of the most thriving settlements on the southern coast of New Jersey. Situated on the ocean front, it attracts large numbers of people from the large cities, who make their homes during the summer months in its numerous hotels and private boarding houses. The permanent population of the place has increased 140 per cent. in five years, and all indications point to its becoming a center of business import- ance in the not distant future. Anglesea has a perfect sewer system, and an abundance of pure water is carried in mains to all parts of the town. There is one public school, two churches, Methodist and Baptist, and one
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building and loan association. Fire protection is afforded by a volunteer company, equipped with chemical engines and hose carriages. Anglesea is distinctly a seaside resort, the inhabitants of which endeavor to make the place attractive to those who frequent the shore during the summer season. Further particulars regarding the place can be obtained by addressing Robert Bright, Anglesea, N. J.
Annandale (F 4), Hunterdon County.
(CLINTON TOWNSHIP.)
On the main line of the Central Railroad .of New Jersey; station in the town. Population, 500. Banking towns, High Bridge or Clinton. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.68. Total value of taxable property, $100,000.
Annandale enjoys perfect natural drainage, and has its own water works which furnish an abundant supply of pure water piped to all parts of the town under a pressure of seventy pounds. One public school-eighth grade, prim- ary and grammar-and one church-Dutch Reformed-supply the educational and religious requirements of the community. There is one fraternal organ- ization in the town, the Knights of the Golden Eagle.
The soil about Annandale is good, and practically all the land is under cultivation. No farms are now for sale. There are many fine dairies and peach orchards distributed through the surrounding country, and in fact the town is the market place of the famous peach growing district of Hun- terdon county. . The dairies produce large quantities of excellent butter, cream, cheese and milk; and crops of corn, wheat, rye, buckwheat and hay are raised on the farm land.
The land is high and the climate invigorating and healthful; malaria in any form is entirely unknown.
Frequent trains east and west connect Annandale with all the large cities and business centers. The commutation rate to New York City is only $12.00 per month.
There is a very promising deposit of maganese ore in the vicinity of the town, which offers an opportunity for the development of an important min- ing industry. The residents of Annandale are favorably disposed toward manufacturing industry, and would extend every possible encouragement to such an enterprise.
Land for residences or for factory sites can be purchased at very reason- able figures. If wanted for factory buildings, special concessions will be made. There are practically no foreign immigrants in Annandale.
The industries at present in operation are :
William Guno & Co., sash, blinds and doors.
Hummer & Smith, blacksmiths and carriage builders.
Youells Exterminating Co., rat exterminators.
Further particulars relating to Annandale may be obtained by correspond- ing with J. A. Sunayz.
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Anthony (F 3), Hunterdon County.
(LEBANON TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Port Murry, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, and Califon, on the High Bridge branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey ; distant from each about three miles. Population. 150. Banking town, Washington. No post office; mail service by R. F. D. Express service, United States Company.
The village of Anthony is situated in a very fertile farming country ; the products of the farms are principally buckwheat, corn and oats. There are also several fine dairies, which produce excellent grades of butter, cream, cheese and milk. The community supports one public school, and one church of the Methodist denomination. An exceptionally fine location for homes or factories ; the climate is absolutely free from malaria, and in every respect healthful. Land for factory purposes can be secured at very low rates, and water power sufficient to run a large plant can be developed at comparatively slight cost.
Ardena, Monmouth County.
(HOWELL TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Fairfax, on the Pennsylvania Railroad; distant, one and one-half miles. Population, 500. Banking town, Freehold. A post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Ardena is situated on the Manasquan River, which affords an unlimited sup- ply of water that could be utilized for running manufacturing plants. Land for factory purposes can be had at nominal prices, and reliable industries of any kind would be welcomed and given every possible advantage. The services of upwards of two hundred persons-men and women-can be secured as operatives.
Ardena has one public school and two churches-Methodist and Baptist. The soil in the vicinity is good, and large crops of wheat, corn, potatoes, hay, etc., are produced on the surrounding farms. Cattle and poultry raising are extensively carried on, and large quantities of stock of that character are annually shipped to the markets. With the exception of two carriage and blacksmith shops, a wheelwright establishment and a saw mill, there are at present no industries in the town.
Arlington (1 3), Hudson County.
(KEARNEY TOWNSHIP.)
On the Greenwood Lake Division of the Erie Railroad; station in the town. Population, 15,200. A banking town with one bank. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connection with practically all points. Express service, Adams and Wells Fargo Companies. Tax rate, $1.451/2.
Arlington is situated on the east side of the Passaic River, opposite Belle- ville, the largest and most populous northern suburb of Newark, and enjoys all the advantages-social, industrial and commercial-that are naturally
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derivable from close proximity to the large cities of Newark and Jersey City; being less than six miles from New York City, Arlington is well within the metropolitan district which is affected more or less by the business and social life of that great city.
Within the corporate limits of the city are four public and one private school, all of a high character in the matter of thoroughness and efficiency. Many of the pupils of these schools are children from nearby villages having populations too small to support first class schools of their own. Arlington has eight churches-two Methodist, two Baptist, and one each of the Epis- copalian, Presbyterian, Lutheran and Catholic denominations. The com- munity supports three building and loan associations, which have large assets, and while furnishing safe and profitable investments for savings, place the necessary means within reach of thrifty persons who desire to own their homes. The city has one local paper-the "Observer"-which is pub- lished weekly. Fire protection is furnished by a volunteer department com- posed of several companies equipped with first class apparatus.
Being situated on the Passaic River, and having a water front lined with good docks, Arlington enjoys the advantage of both rail and water transpor- tation for the materials and the products of industry.
Arlington is an equally desirable place for resdential or manufacturing purposes. It has a first class sewer system extended to all parts of the town, and an abundant supply of pure water piped through all its thorofares. The facilities for traveling to or from the place to any of the large towns in the middle counties of the State, or to New York City, by steam or elec- tric railroads, are unsurpassable, and the location abounds in the natural features which make an attractive and desirable home environment.
The sentiment of the townspeople is very favorable to the development of manufacturing industry, and the advantages which it offers are shown to some extent by the fact that a number of flourishing industrial establish- ments are now settled there, and all well pleased with the location.
Land for factory purposes will be sold at reduced prices, and the supply of labor, male or female, skilled or unskilled, will be found equal to any re- quirement. The industries of Newark are said to be the most widely diversi- fied of any place in the Union, and it should follow as a matter of course that Arlington, which for all essential business purposes, is a part of the greater city, should share in the advantages of having a population well trained in all the mechanical arts.
The soil in and about Arlington is good, and on the outskirts of the town are many truck farms engaged in raising lettuce, cabbage, rhubarb and celery.
The immigrant population residing in and about Arlington is reported to be as follows: Polish, 20; Hungarian, 20; Russian, 200; and Italian, 100.
Arlington has a Board of Trade, and persons desirous of securing addi- tional information about the town should address the Secretary of that body.
The principal establishments now in operation are :
Arlington Company, makers of Pyroxyline goods, employ 750 persons.
F. H. Lovell & Co., makers of brass goods, employ 125 persons.
Kempshall Mfg. Co., makers of golf balls, employ 75 persons.
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H. B. Taun, makers of ladies' underwear, employ 24 persons.
Underwood & Underwood, makers of stereoptican instruments, employ 70 persons.
Carl Heldheim, maker of cigars, employs 10 persons.
J. T. Foster & Sons, makers of writing pens, employ 6 persons.
Asbury (F 4), Warren County.
(FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Asbury station, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey; distant one mile. Population, 500. Banking town, Bloomsbury. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company.
Large areas of land from which choice factory sites may be selected at nominal prices. Water power may be developed from the Musconetcong River, a tributary of the Delaware. The townspeople will welcome legiti- mate industries of any kind, and extend every possible form of encourage- ment and assistance toward their establishment. The Asbury Graphite Mills, producers of graphite, plumbago and blacklead, are situated here.
Asbury Park (J 6), Monmouth County.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad and Central Railroad of New Jersey (New York and Long Branch Railroad). The Atlantic Electric Railroad, from Pleasure Bay to Manasquan, passes through Asbury Park. Both railroads use the same station, which is situated in the center of the city, and only a short distance from the ocean front. The permanent population of Asbury Park proper is 9,600. The contiguous towns of Ocean Grove, West Grove and Bradley Beach practically one municipality, have a population of 8,000, which, added to that of Asbury Park, gives a grand total of nearly 18,000 permanent inhabitants for the group of seaside resorts, of which the last named place is the most important.
There are two banks within the limits of Asbury Park, and three of equally convenient access in its immediate vicinity. A money order post office, and unlimited telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $2.17. Total value of all taxable property, $9,500,000.
Asbury Park is one of the most widely known and favored of the famous summer resorts on the Atlantic Coast line of the United States, and is the Mecca for many thousands of people who go there during the summer months for its fine bathing and healthful ocean breezes.
In and about the town there are seven public and three private schools, ranging in grade from kindergarten to high school, which provides ample educational opportunities for the children of the town, and for those who reside in the adjoining communities. Manual training is, in the higher grades, a regularly established part of the curriculum.
Two daily newspapers-"The Journal," which also prints a weekly edition ; the "Evening Press," which appears only during the months of June, July, August and September, and one weekly, "The Shore Press"-are published in
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Asbury Park. The church buildings are twenty-six in number, and are the property of congregations representing practically all forms of religious worship.
The city supports one building and loan association, and 47 lodges, representative of all the well known fraternal organizations, bear an im- portant part in the social and benevolent work of its people. Fire protection is very thorough; there are three steamers, six hose, and two hook and ladder companies, all within the city limits, Outside of the town, but within easy call if assistance should be required, are two steamers, three hose carriages, and five chemical engines for extinguishing fires. A fine sewer system and water works are carried through all streets.
The sentiment of the people of Asbury Park favors the extension and encouragement of manufacturing industry, and any kind of work of a clean and light character would be welcomed.
The land available and most favorably situated for use as factory sites lies south of Asbury Park, and west of the railroad tracks. The practice in the past has been to donate land for approved manufacturing purposes, but the plan now followed is to refer all such matters to the local Board of Trade, who will deal with each proposition to establish a plant on its merits. Most of the land, however, is held at prices that will be made attractive to parties desiring to use it for factory purposes.
Asbury Park and its surrounding communities can furnish an abundant supply of labor, either male or female. The location is perfectly ideal in the matter of healthfulness of climate, first class railroad service, orderly and intelligent workers, and unlimited opportunity for expansion.
On the land side, Asbury Park and its outlaying communities are surrounded by a rich farming country, which produces good crops of wheat, corn, pota- toes and hay ; there are also many truck farms, the products of which find ready and profitable sale in the local markets. A quantity of good farm land is now for sale, and information regarding it can be secured from the Board of Trade. About 400 Italians and a small number of Russians are all there is of foreign immigrants in and about the city.
The principal industrial establishments at present in operation are :
Smith Paper Box Co., makers of paper boxes, employ 150 persons.
Buchanan & Smock, fine wood mill work, employ 125 persons.
United Ice Co., artificial ice.
Murphy Foundry Co., brass castings, employ 6 persons.
Gorman Co., mineral waters, employ 10 persons.
Louis Croce, mineral waters, employs 6 persons.
Hope Liniment Co., patent medicines.
Jackson Medical Co., patent medicines.
For further information address H. E. Denegar, Secretary, Asbury Park Board of Trade.
Atco (F 7), Camden County.
(WATERFORD TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; station in the center of the town. Population, 1,625. Banking towns, Haddonfield, Winslow and Cam-
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den. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Ex- press service, United States and Adams Companies. Tax rate, $1.84. Total value of all taxable property, $266,550.
Atco is in every respect a progressive community. Included in its limits for the purposes of this article are the nearby settlements of Londen and Roseville, both of which are outgrowths of the main town, and their inhab- itants-400 and 350 respectively-merged with its population of 1,625, as given above.
Atco and Roseville have rural free delivery mail service. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and large quantities of berries, fruits and garden truck are produced. Cultivated lands in the vicinity can be purchased for from $50 to $100 per acre, and uncultivated tracts for from $25 to $50 per acre.
The sentiment of the townspeople is highly favorable to the establishment of manufacturing industry of any legitimate kind.
Land for factory building purposes adjoining the railroads, may be had in plots of any desired size at merely nominal prices, and in the case of a par- ticularly desirable and reliable industry, land will be given free of cost, and other substantial advantages extended; a local tributary of the Mullica River affords an opportunity for the development of light water power. About 50 men and 50 women could be secured as workers in any desirable line of manufacture. Several farms of comparatively small size are devoted exclusively to the cultivation of flowers for the markets.
Atco is in every respect a progressive community. There are three public schools of the seventh year grade, each with a full corps of competent teach- ers, and two churches-Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian; there is also one lodge of Red Men, and another of the Jr. O. U. A. M.
The foreign born residents of Atco consist of the following nationalities and numbers: Polish, 10; Russian, 8; and Italian, 80.
The following industries are now in operation :
Ware & Gaskel, shingle laths, etc., employ 15 men.
J. E. Hand & Son, nautical instruments, employ 6 men.
Atco Metal Mfg. Co., trunk and bag hardware, employ 30 men.
C. H. Flood, window glass, employ 25 men.
Ellison Elmer, shingle laths, etc. (Londen), employs 12 men.
The florists engaged in business at Atco are:
David Hurbert & Son, dahlia specialist, employ 10 men and 2 women.
William Murray, carnations, employs 3 men.
There are several other flower culturists in the place, each of whom employs two or three assistants.
Further particulars relating to Atco will be furnished on application by O. B. Tiffany or Dr. Hoveder, both of whom are residents of the town.
Athenia (B 3), Passaic County.
(AQUAKANONK TOWNSHIP.)
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, and the Newark Branch of the Erie Railroad; station of both in the center of the town.
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Population, 350. Banking town, Passaic, distant one and one-half miles, or Paterson, distant three and one-half miles. A money order post office, and numerous telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States and Wells Fargo Companies. Tax rate, $1.26.
Athenia is situated about one and one-half miles from the Passaic River ; there is one excellently conducted public school-fifth grade-and four teachers. There are no sewers in the place, but the natural drainage is said to be very satisfactory. The water supply is obtained from driven wells, the flow of which is forced into elevated tanks by engines and windmills. There is no organized fire protection.
Public sentiment is favorable to manufacturing industry, and parties con- templating starting a factory would receive generous treatment in the matter of land for factory building purposes. Any form of legitimate industry would be welcomed. There are upwards of 100 acres of land situated be- tween the two railroads, and admirably adapted to factory purposes, out of which plots of any size desired may be purchased at very moderate prices. The excellent railroad facilities which Athenia enjoys should make it a very desirable location for manufacturing industry. The transportation service is of the very best, and spurs or trestles connecting any part of the vacant land with either or both railroads can be easily and inexpensively constructed.
A fair supply of intelligent and reliable labor either male or female, can be secured in the village, and a practically unlimited number of workers can be drawn from the upper part of Passaic City, which is only one-half mile distant. The large city of Paterson is also within easy reach by trolley or steam railroad, and the round trip fare is only ten cents.
The surrounding country has many truck farms, and others on which corn, oats, wheat, rye, potatoes and other vegetables are raised. The soil is rated as "good," and no farms are offered for sale. The foreign immigrants in Athenia are limited to three families of Italians.
The principal industries now in operation here are :
The Standard Oil Cloth Company, oil cloth, employ 180 persons.
Eureka Printing Co., cotton piece goods, employ 50 persons.
Wonham Magor Engineering Works, small cars for use in coal mines, employ 75 persons.
Richardson Scale Co., automatic weighing and measuring scales, employ 75 persons.
Athenia Steel and Wire Co., fine wire for clock springs, umbrella frames, etc., employ 50 persóns.
For further information address Arthur L. Helms, Athenia, or Frank Hughes, P. O., Passaic, N. J.
Atlantic City (H 9), Atlantic County.
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (Pennsylvania System), and the Atlantic City Railroad (Reading System) ; stations of both roads in center of city. Population (permanent), 45,000. A banking town, with five national banks and three trust companies that carry on a banking business.
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A money order post office, many telegraph and telephone stations at con- venient points throughout the city. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $1.72. Total value of taxable property as per tax duplicates of 1907, $47,794,410.
Atlantic City is probably the best known and most widely popular health and pleasure resort on the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Surrounded by water on all sides-the Atlantic Ocean, Absecon Inlet and Beach Thoro- fare-the ocean breezes which never fail, makes the temperature delightfully cool and bracing in summer, while the natural warmth of the Gulf Stream flowing northward at a distance of only four miles off shore, raises the tem- perature during the winter months to a degree which makes life in the city comfortable and enjoyable at all seasons of the year. These climatic condi- tions have, together with its other remarkable advantages of environment, established the reputation of Atlantic City as a desirable place of residence for those in search of health or pleasure.
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