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Henry A. Dreer, florist, employs 125 men.
McWhorter Manufacturing Company, agricultural implements, employs 10 men.
C. I. Woolston, carriages and wagons, employs 15 men.
For further particulars, address Chas. L. Flannagan, Postmaster.
River Vale (J 3), Bergen County.
(OLD TAPPAN TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Westwood, on the New York and New Jersey Railroad (Erie System) ; distance two and one-half miles. Population, 415. Banking town, Hackensack. Mail by rural free delivery; telephone, but no telegraph connections. Express service, Wells-Fargo Company. Value of taxable property, $303,380. Tax rate, $2.10.
River Vale is entirely a residential and farming community. The soil is good, and the crops consist of garden truck and the usual farm products. There are two public schools, and at Westwood, two and one-half miles away, there are five churches-Baptist, Catholic, Dutch Reformed, Lutheran and Methodist. The fraternal orders represented in the vicinity are Odd Fellows, Royal Arcanum, Masons, Grangers and several others.
For further particulars, address Chas. J. Perry or John H. Lockwood, Jr.
Roadstown (D 9), Cumberland County.
(HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Bridgeton, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, and the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad, distance four and one-half miles. Population, 250. Banking town, Bridgeton. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States and Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.38.
An exclusively farming district; fairly good soil, and healthful climate. Two churches-Baptist and Methodist.
Robbinsville (G 6), Mercer County.
(WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.)
Railroad name, Newton, on the Camden and Amboy Division of the Penn- sylvania Railroad; station in the village. Population, 50. Banking town,
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Allentown. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $35,000. Tax rate, $0.87.
An exclusively agricultural district. The soil is good, and practically all the land under cultivation. No farms for sale. The village has one public school covering the fourth grade, and one church-Presbyterian. A fertilizer works or storage place is much wanted and would do well here. For further par- ticulars, address C. N. Hutchinson, Robbinsville, N. J.
Rochelle Park (1 3), Bergen County.
(SADDLE RIVER TOWNSHIP.)
On the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad ; station in the town. Population, 500. Banking town, Hackensack. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, National Company. Tax rate, $1.88.
The town is situated on Saddle River, a tributary of the Passaic. It has satisfactory drainage and a good water supply. There is one public school in the place and one church-Dutch Reformed. Industries of any kind would be welcomed, but local preference favors a silk mill, or silk dye works, be- cause the nearness of Paterson insures a supply of trained helped and the usual softness of the water which is an important advantage in the dyeing industry.
Railroad service is excellent, and land for factory purposes can be bought at very low prices. In the case of a particularly desirable industry, the building site would probably be given free of cost. There is also a water power of 20 horse capacity. The number available for immediate employment is 25 men and 20 women. Any quantity of labor can, however, be readily obtained from the nearby cities of Paterson and Passaic. The farming country surrounding Rochelle Park has good soil, and the crops are prin- cipally garden truck and potatoes. No farms reported for sale. But few foreign immigrants are settled in the neighborhood; the number reported is 15 Polacks and 7 Italians. The industries now in operation are :
Rochelle Park Velvet Company, dyeing velvets, employs 30 men. J. B. Romaine, reclaiming rubber.
Rockaway (H 3), Morris County. (ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP.)
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, and the High Bridge branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey; stations of both lines in the town. Population, 1,800. A banking town, one bank. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $882,492. Tax rate, $1.63.
Rockaway is situated in a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountains. In healthfulness and picturesqueness the location is not sur- passed elsewhere in the State. The natural drainage is perfect, and the water supply, which is derived from mountain lakes, is carried to the town under
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a gravity pressure of from 90 to 110 pounds. All the advantages offered at the best of mountain health resorts, that is to say, pure dry and bracing air, beautiful mountain and valley scenery, shady roads and running streams, may be found here in ideal combination.
The community supports one building and loan association, which has 48 stockholders and assets amounting to $15,000. There is one large public school with a corps of ten teachers, and three churches-Catholic, Methodist and Presbyterian. One weekly newspaper is published in the town. Among other municipal conveniences are an electric plant that furnishes lighting and power and a well organized fire department consisting of forty-five members provided with the best equipment obtainable. The fraternal orders are rep- resented by lodges of Royal Arcanum, Odd Fellows, Red Men and American Mechanics.
As a location for manufacturing industry the advantages offered are num- erous and important. Railroad facilities are excellent ; access may be had to water power of considerable capacity; the iron mines and blast furnaces of Morris and Warren counties are within easy reach by railroad, and the labor supply is of a very desirable character and sufficient in number to meet all possible requirements. The number reported as available for immediate em- ployment is 150 men. The townspeople are interested in everything tending to industrial growth, and would therefore welcome manufactories of any kind; the local conditions are, however, most favorable to iron manufac- ture, machine shops and foundries. Industries employing women's labor would experience no difficulty in securing a large number of operatives. Par- ties desiring to locate an industry in the town will be assisted as far as possi- ble by the local board of trade, and it is probable that, if required, a limited amount of financial assistance might be procured for a new industry. Al- though there is a large number of manufacturing plants in Rockaway, there is not now one idle factory building. The only farming carried on in the vicinity is that required for supplying the town's needs only; no shipments are made to outside markets. Such foreign immigrants as are in the vicinity reside outside of Rockaway and are employed in the iron mines.
The industrial establishments now located here are:
Hoagland's Sons Company, M., foundry, employs 60 persons.
Lincoln Iron Works, ornamental iron works, employ 40 persons.
Liondale Bleach Dye & Print Works, bleachers, dyers, etc., employ 250 persons.
McKinnon Rockaway Axe Company, The, axes, employs 5 persons.
Rockaway Rolling Mill, bar iron, employs 134 persons.
Rockaway Brick Company, building brick, employs 15 persons.
Rocky Hill (G 5), Somerset County. (MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP.)
On the Rocky Hill Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad; station just out- side the borough limits. Population, 500. Banking town, Princeton, distant four and one-half miles. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.06.
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Rocky Hill is situated on the Delaware & Raritan Canal, which affords facilities for the shipment of freights to and from many important commer- cial and industrial centers. The town is in every respect an excellent location for manufacturing industry. The railroad service is excellent, freight rates are reasonable, and there is an abundant supply of labor at very moderate wages. There is one public school and three churches-Dutch Reformed. Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal. Of fraternal orders there are lodges of Foresters of America and American Mechanics. Public sentiment is favor- able to manufacturing industry and land for factory sites can be purchased on substantially the applicant's own terms. If required local financial aid can be secured for the purpose of starting an industry. The labor force now available for employment is reported at 200 men and 50 women. Fire pro- tection is provided by two volunteer companies equipped with a chemical engine and hook and ladder truck. A water power of very large capacity exists in the town and may be inexpensively developed.
A fine farming country on which the usual range of products are raised extends outward from the town on all sides. Dairying is an important in- terest of the farmers.
The foreign immigrant population of the place and its immediate vicinity is about 250 Italians.
The industries now in operation here are:
Delaware River Quarry & Construction Company, dressed and crushed stone, employs 125 men.
Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, terra cotta, employs 300 men.
For further particulars, address Edwin S. Voorhees, L. J. Williamson or L. M. Schudler.
Roebling (G 6), Burlington County. (MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP.)
On the Amboy Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad; station at edge of of the village. Population, 1,560. Banking town, Bordentown. A money order post office (domestic only), telephone, but no telegraph connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.49.
This village is owned entirely by the John A. Roeblings' Sons Company, of Trenton, N. J., and is situated between Kinkora and Florence on the Am- boy Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The town fronts on the Dela- ware River, and has its own water and electric light plants; gas is supplied by the Public Service Corporation, and the streets are perfectly sewered throughout the place. There are about 300 houses, and the population- employes of the company and their families-consists largely of Slavs, Poles, Russians, Italians, Swedes and Germans.
Roebling was established about five years ago, and the station and post office about two years ago. The houses are all built of red brick with slate roofs and have large yards with alleys between streets. All streets are paved with crushed stone; the sidewalks are wide with grass on both sides of the stone walk. For the convenience of the community there is one large hall for all kinds of public gatherings; one hotel, a restaurant, boarding houses, barber shop, bakery, offices and everything else required for com- fortable and orderly community life.
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For fire protection there is a volunteer company provided with a hand engine and hose carriage. The great Roebling wire works are the center of the town's activities, and land, dwellings, public buildings and every- thing in the form of real property is owned by the company. There are two schools furnished and supported by the company for the education of resident children, and the Methodist and Lutheran denominations hold service and conduct Sunday-schools in the town hall.
As Roebling is exclusively a company town, there is no opening there for other manufactories. Its influence, however, on the value of property and growth of industry and population over the immediate surrounding country cannot be otherwise than beneficial, as a large business is done at this station and shipping facilities are very good.
The farm lands surrounding the town have fairly good soil of a sandy character, and the products are principally garden truck.
The only industry of Roebling is the large wire and rod mills of the John A. Roebling Sons' Company, in which about 1,300 men are employed.
For further particulars relating to Roebling, address C. S. Arms, Box 31, Roebling, N. J., or R. H. Thompson, Box 3, Roebling, N. J.
Rosedale, Atlantic County.
(HAMMONTON TOWNSHIP.)
On the Atlantic City Railroad; station in the village. Population, 200. Banking town, Hammonton. A money order post office, telegraph and tele- phone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.52.
Rosedale is well situated for carrying on light manufacturing industry. Railroad service is very good and can readily be enlarged to meet all future requirements. Good factory sites for any price offered, and a fair supply of labor for a small industry. The community supports one public school and one Methodist Episcopal church. The soil of the surrounding farm land is good, and the crops consist of garden truck and berries of all kinds.
Roseland (H 3), Essex County. (LIVINGSTON TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Essex Falls, on the Greenwood Lake Branch of the Erie Railroad, distant about one mile. Population, 250. Banking town, Caldwell. A post office and telephone, but no telegraph connections. Ex- press service, Wells-Fargo Company. Value of taxable property, $285,000. Tax rate, $0.98.
Roseland is two and one-half miles from the Passaic River, and only a short distance by rail from Newark, Montclair, the Oranges and other large centers of population in Essex county. The Whippany and Passaic Railroad connects with Newark on the east and several populous places in Morris county on the west. The village has one public school and two churches- Methodist and Presbyterian. The dairy industry is carried on here quite ex- tensively. The foreign immigrant population consists of 25 Polacks and 20 Hungarians. No manufacturing industries of any kind.
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Roselle (H 4), Union County.
(BOROUGH OF ROSELLE.)
On the main lines of the Central Railroad of New Jersey; station in the town. Population, 2,250. A banking town-one bank. Money order post office; telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States and several local and New York companies. Value of taxable property. $2,- 615,605. Tax rate, $1.56.
A beautifully situated residential town, with well kept streets and roads lined with fine shade trees; gas and electric lighting, five public and three private schools, six churches representing the principal Christian denomina- tions ; a perfect sewer system and a water supply distributed through mains. Railroad facilities-both steam and electric-are of the best. The trip to or from New York by the Central road is made in less than forty-five minutes, and the number of passenger trains east and west daily is very large. The town is in the territory covered by the trolley lines of the Public Service Corporation, and cars are run at short intervals to all large centers of popu- lation in Union, Essex, Somerset and Hudson counties.
For fire protection there are many high pressure hydrants, and a volunteer department equipped with hook and ladder trucks, hose carts, and chemical engines.
Roselle is also a very desirable location for manufacturing industry ; land along the line of the railroad westward of the town is available for factory sites, and a labor supply equal to any probable demand can be readily secured from the nearby cities of Elizabeth and Plainfield.
Roselle Park (H 4), Union County. (BOROUGH OF ROSELLE PARK.)
On the main line of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, which separates it from Roselle; same station for both towns. For other particulars relating to the place, see Roselle.
Rosemont (F 5), Hunterdon County.
(DELAWARE TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Stockton, on the Belvidere Division of the Penn- sylvania Railroad; distant two miles. Population, 85. Banking town, Lambertville. A money order post office, telephone, but no telegraph con- nections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.31.
Rosemont, being situated on a hill with a sloping descent on all sides, has perfect natural drainage. The water supply is derived from artesian wells, and there is no organized fire protection. The location is fine in every respect; high elevation; pure, dry air, absolutely free from malaria, and water from mountain springs. The village is an ideal place for residential, or for light manufacturing purposes. The villagers would extend a cordial welcome to a factory industry settling there, and encourage it in every possible way. Land for factory sites may be secured on the easiest terms-probably
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free of cost-and there would be no difficulty about procuring a good supply of labor. The village has one public school, and two churches. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and fine general crops are grown. There is an extraordinarily good opportunity here for a tomato canning factory, as large quantities of tomatoes of the finest quality are raised in and about the place.
Several farms in the vicinity of Rosemont are for sale. For further particulars, address Dr. G. M. Best, or L. B. Mathews.
Rosenhayn (E 9), Cumberland County. (DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP.)
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey; station in the town. Population, 1,500. Banking town, Vineland or Bridgeton, each distant about six miles. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company.
Rosenhayn has grown from the Hebrew settlement located on the present town site by the trustees of the Baron de Hirsch fund in 1883. From its original small beginning the settlement has grown to be one of the most prosperous towns of its size in the State. Although originally intended to be an agricultural colony, and still preserving that character in the main, the community has through the policy of extending judicious encouragement succeeded in building up manufacturing interests of great value and import- ance to its future progress. So steady has been the growth of manufac- turing industry for years back, that in the near future the factory products will in all probability surpass in value those of the farms which now sur- round the town.
Factory industries of any kind are welcomed to the place, and building sites free of cost, together with financial help, will be given to approved industries.
Transportation facilities are of the very best, the climate is healthful, water supply from wells, and satisfactory fire protection by a volunteer company provided with ladders and buckets. There is an abundant supply of labor at very moderate wages. There is one public school with seven teachers, and two private schools. A Methodist Church and two Synagogues meet the requirements of religious worship.
The farm products are the usual grains, with potatoes, tomatoes, berries of many kinds and other small fruits. The foreign immigrant population is reported as consisting of 100 Polacks, 150 Russians, and 100 Italians.
The industries now in operation are :
Mendelson, A., & Bro., clothing, employ 6 persons.
Joseph, Joseph, clothing, employs 25 persons.
Rosenhayn Brick Company, bricks, employs 22 persons.
Schedelman, L. M., knit goods, employs 6 persons.
Somers, E. T., foundry, employs 2 persons.
For further particulars, address W. J. Purves.
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Rustic, Morris County. (ROXBURY TOWNSHIP.)
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, and the High Bridge Branch of the Central Railroad; distance to station one and one-half miles. Population, 500. Banking town, Dover or Morristown. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $300,000. Tax rate, $1.53.
' An exceedingly healthful location, with pure mountain air, picturesque scenery, no malaria, and only two and one-half miles from Lake Hopatcong. A delightful place for homes, and desirable also for light manufacturing industry. Good railroad service, and land for industrial purposes at very low prices. There are no industries of any kind here at present. A good supply of labor can be had without trouble.
Rutherford (1 3), Bergen County. (BOROUGH OF RUTHERFORD.)
On the main line of the Erie Railroad, three stations in the town. Popu- lation, 7,000. A banking town, two banks. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Wells-Fargo Company. Value of taxable property, $5,209,376. Tax rate, $2.20.
Rutherford is a fine residence town, and also one of the choicest industrial locations in Bergen county. It has both a sewer system and water works; gas and electric plants, which furnish lighting and power; fine 'well kept streets; trolley service of a very comprehensive kind, connecting with all nearby towns, and fine shipping facilities by water, by way of the Hackensack River on one side and the Passaic on the other. In addition to its banks, Rutherford has two building and loans associations with 1,500 stockholders, and assets amounting to-in round figures-$1,000,000. There are six public schools in the place covering all grades from primary to high school, and eight churches-Baptist, Catholic, Congregational, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian and Unitarian. Almost every known fraternal order has one or more lodges here. There is a water power in the vicinity, the capacity of which is not reported. For fire protection there is an efficient volunteer force of six companies equipped with proper apparatus.
Excellent facilities for transportation, healthful climate, abundant supply of desirable labor, low priced lands for factory building purposes, with all other conveniences of a thoroughly modern community, mark Rutherford as a very desirable place for either residences or workshops. The trip to or from New York-ferry included-is made in twenty-five minutes. Land for factory sites in practically unlimited quantities will be sold at reasonable prices. The industries now in operation are :
Banner Utilities Company, brooms and brushes, employs 50 persons.
Becton, Dickinson & Co., surgical instruments, employ 150 persons.
Flintkote Manufacturing Company, roofing, employs 50 persons.
Fuchs & Lang Company, The, inks and printers machinery, employs 175 persons.
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McLees, Frank, & Bro., cero and electrotypes, employ 20 persons.
Muehling, Theodore, cigar manufacture, employs II persons.
New Jersey Toy and Novelty Company, tin toys and novelties, employs 30 persons.
Rutherford Comb Company, combs.
Rutherford Manufacturing Company, ladies' undergarments, employs 108 persons.
Rutherford Rubber Company, auto tires, employs 75 persons.
Soley, C. R., Company, millwork, etc., employs 14 persons.
Zahn & Bowley, beveled plate mirrors, employ 75 persons.
For further particulars, address F. A. Steadman or Chas. B. Johnson. Rutherford, N. J.
Saddle River (B 2), Bergen County.
(ORVIL TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Allendale, on the Erie Railroad, distant one and one-quarter miles. Population, 1,000. Banking town, Ridgewood. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Wells- Fargo Company. Value of taxable property, $338,050. Tax rate, $1.40.
This town is situated on Saddle River, which, although not navigable, is capable of furnishing a valuable water power. On the banks of this stream land for factory sites may be secured at very moderate prices.
The area of land available for factory purposes elsewhere in the town is about 1,000 acres. Taxes on property devoted to industrial uses are very low. Saddle River has very good railroad service, and can furnish a labor force sufficient for several industries.
The community supports two public schools, and three churches-Dutch Reformed, Lutheran and Methodist.
Market gardening and fruit growing are carried on quite extensively in the outlying farming district. There are several small industries in opera- tion, among them a manufactory of farm implements, fruit baskets, fire works, and a bread moulding machine. These concerns employ between them about 25 men.
Salem (D 8), Salem County.
(SALEM TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; station in the town. Popu- lation, 6,500. A banking town, two banks. Money order post office, tele- graph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $3,420,722. Tax rate, $1.78.
Salem is situated at the junction of the Salem and Delaware Rivers, and large steamboats of the Salem and Philadelphia Navigation Company make daily trips between both cities. All the conveniences of a well ordered large modern municipality, such as sewers, water works, electric and gas light- ing, well kept streets, schools, churches, stores, banks and building loan asso- cations, all of a high type, are found here.
There is an abundance of land in the city and suburbs admirably adapted to factory purposes, much of it adjoining the railroad, from which spurs or sidings can be readily constructed for freight handling.
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