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The local Board of Trade, a body of progressive citizens, attends to all matters affecting the industrial interests of the city. The Board will furnish factory building sites free of cost for the right kind of manufactories, and will also guarantee important concessions in the matter of local taxation, and water rates. Rents and cost of living in Salem are very moderate, and labor-particularly the unskilled kind-is plentiful. Transportation facilities by rail and water are excellent, and electric power for running factories may be rented. Salem has six public and one private school, which covers all the grades from kindergarten to high school. There are many churches, among them being representatives of the Baptist, Episcopal, Friends Society, Methodist and Presbyterian denominations. Practically all the fraternal orders have representative lodges here. For fire protection there are numer- ous high pressure street hydrants, and a volunteer department equipped with one steam engine and three hose carriages.
One factory building, equipped with electric lighting and power and having a floor area of 2,000 square feet, is now idle and can be rented or bought outright.
The industries now here are :
American Oilcloth Company, oil cloth, employs 100 persons.
Ayars Machine Company, canning machinery, employs 100 persons.
Chesapeake Basket Company, peach and truck baskets, employs 15 persons. Davis, J. O., creamery.
Dubois, M., canner.
Finlaw & Grier, canvas gloves and overalls, employ 12 persons.
Fogg & Hires, canned goods, employ 150 persons.
Gayner Glass Works, water bottles and jars, employ 250 persons.
Green, James, carriages, employs 12 persons.
Heinz Company, H. J., tomato products, employs 300 persons.
Jersey State Packing Company, canners.
Kelty, Samuel D., canner, employs 75 persons.
Lippincott, Mrs. J. W., canner, employs II persons.
Lippincott, B. H., canner, employs 25 persons.
Salem Brass & Iron Manufacturing Company, plumbers' brass and iron goods, employs 100 persons.
Salem Glass Works, glass bottles, employ 475 persons.
Salem Knitting Mills, hosiery, employ 125 persons.
Stanley Iron Company, iron castings, employs 15 persons.
Smith, Luke F., canner, employs 150 persons.
Stetcher, Louis, silk waists, etc., employs 30 persons.
For further particulars, address the secretary of the Board of Trade, Salem, N. J.
Sayreville (H 5), Middlesex County. (SAYREVILLE TOWNSHIP.)
On the Raritan River Railroad; station in the town. Population, 4,800. Banking town, South River. A money order post office, telegraph and tele- phone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.24.
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Sayreville has an extensive water front along the Raritan River. Lines of freight boats and barges make daily trips to and from New York City. Transportation facilities by rail are good, as the Raritan Railroad connects at South Amboy with the lines of the Pennsylvania and the Central Railroad of New Jersey, and by water they are excellent. The location is specially favorable for brick and other similar lines of work, because of the large deposits of clay in the vicinity, and the open waterway for the shipment of cargoes of brick to their destination. Land for factory purposes along the water front or close to the railroad can be obtained by purchase at very low prices. The labor supply-particularly men trained in clay work-is abund- ant. The community supports two large public schools and three churches- Catholic, German Presbyterian and Methodist. A large number of foreign immigrants or various races are employed in the brick works and live in or about the town.
The industries now here are:
Crosman Company, fire clay and sand, employs 80 men.
Furman Company, Edwin, bricks, employs 200 men.
Muschick, Paul & Bro., embroidery, employ 20 men and women.
Sayre & Fisher, bricks, employ 1,500 men.
For further particulars, address E. A. Fisher, Sayreville, N. J.
Schooleys Mountain (F 3), Morris County.
(WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad stations, Hackettstown, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, distant four miles, and German Valley, on the High Bridge Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, distant two and one- half miles. Population, 300. Banking town, Hackettstown. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.45.
The village of Schooleys Mountain is situated in the center of one of the most picturesque parts of the State, and has long been a deservedly popular summer resort. The air is dry and bracing and the climate absolutely healthful. There are no manufactories of any kind in or about the village, although all the conditions are there for the development of a' water power of immense capacity. An industry of any legitimate kind would be welcomed and encouraged. The labor force available for employment is reported at 30 men and 30 women. There is one grammar school in the village and one church of the Presbyterian denomination. The water supply is derived from wells and springs.
The soil of this region is good, and the products consist of fruits, butter, eggs, with grain of all kinds and garden produce. Apples, pears and peaches grown here are particularly fine.
For further particulars, address H. W. Hunt, Geo. A. Skinner or Chas. C. Dot, Schooleys Mountain, N. J.
Scotch Plains (H 4), Union County. (FANWOOD TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Fanwood, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, distant one mile over good macadam road. Population, 900. Banking town,
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Plainfield. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $1,- 235,843. Tax rate, $1.62.
Scotch Plains has good natural drainage and a water supply distributed to all parts in mains. It is a residence place principally and the outlying country is devoted to farming. Railroad facilities are good, there being, as before stated, a fine macadamized road connecting the town with the railroad station at Fanwood. There are two public schools of the grammar grade, and three churches-Baptist, Episcopal and Methodist. The fraternal orders are represented by one lodge of the Royal Arcanum and one of the American Mechanics.
The soil of this region is fair and the land is practically all under cultiva- tion. About 200 Italian immigrants are in the vicinity of the town.
For further particulars, address John Z. Hatfield, or Henry C. Meyer, Scotch Plains, N. J.
Scobeyville (L 5), Monmouth County. (ATLANTIC TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Red Bank, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, and the Pennsylvania Railroad, distant four and one-half miles. Popula- tion, 200. Banking town, Red Bank. A post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams and United States Company. Tax rate, $1.23.
The village has one district school and no church. A farming district with good soil and well cultivated lands. The products are potatoes, grain of all kinds, garden vegetables, fruits and berries.
For further particulars, address J. C. Scobey.
Scullville (G 9), Atlantic County. (EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Linwood, on the West Jersey and Seashore Rail- road, distant five miles. Population, 280. Banking town, Atlantic City or Pleasantville. A money order post office; telephone, but no telegraph con- nections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $100,000. Tax rate, $1.52.
Scullville is situated on Great Egg Harbor River, which affords safe navi- gation to deep water for boats drawing not more than ten feet. In addition to farming, the planting, gathering and marketing of oysters and clams is the principal industry. The village has good natural drainage and gets its water supply from driven and other wells. There is no organized fire protection. There is one public school in the village and one church-Methodist Protest- ant. There is also a social and beneficial organization called the Union Bene- ficial Society.
Public sentiment is favorable to manufacturing industry, and in all prob- ability land for factory purposes would be given free of cost. It is probable also that an approved industry settling in the village would be aided finan- cially if such assistance should be required. The industries to which local
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conditions are best adapted appear to be a canning factory, paper mill or glass works. There is a water power of 35 horse capacity in the vicinity which could be utilized for factories.
The soil in the vicinity of the village is very good; the land is all under cultivation, and the crops include white and sweet potatoes, tomatoes, all kinds of garden truck, together with a wide variety of really fine fruits and berries.
There are a few farms with good buildings for sale, and parties interested may learn particulars as to acreage and prices by addressing Mrs. Ann Hick- man. Scullville, N. J., and Isaac Steelman, Northfield, N. J. There are very few foreign immigrants in the village or its immediate vicinity.
The only industry now in operation is a lumber mill owned by M. V. B. Scull, in which 12 men are employed.
For further particulars, address James G. Scull, Postmaster; Geo. S. Win- ner, Assessor, or Geo. B. Jeffers, Collector, Scullville, N. J.
Sea Bright (J 5), Monmouth County.
(SHREWSBURY TOWNSHIP.)
On the Atlantic Highlands Division of the Central Railroad of New Jer- sey; station in the town. Population, 1,200. A banking town, one bank. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connection. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $100,000. Tax rate, $1.24.
Sea Bright, one of the most popular of coast resorts, is well known to all frequenters of the New Jersey shores during the summer months. The town is situated on the South Shrewsbury River, and habitues of the place have limitless opportunities for boating and fishing. A first class sewer system affords perfect drainage to all parts of the place, and the water supply, which is of excellent quality, is equal to all requirements. There are no manu- factories of any kind, the sole occupation of the permanent residents being related to the care of summer guests, many thousands of whom are there during the season. The railroad service is first class, and an additional means of transportation is afforded by a steamboat line which makes daily trips to and from New York carrying passengers and freight both ways.
Two weekly newspapers are published at Seabright; there is one public school of the eighth grade, and four churches-Catholic, Episcopal, Methodist and Presbyterian. Several of the best known fraternal orders are repre- sented by lodges.
During the summer season about 100 boats owned by residents are engaged in blue fishing. The catches are disposed of in town and at other nearby resorts.
Sea Girt (1 6), Monmouth County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey, and the Pennsylvania Railroad ; stations of both lines in the village.
Sea Girt is best known as the location of the drill and practice camp of the National Guard of New Jersey. For other particulars relating to the place see the note on Manasquan.
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Sea Isle City (G 10), Cape May County.
On the Atlantic City Division of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, and also on the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Stations of both lines in center of the city. Permanent population, 600. Banking town, Ocean City. (A bank for the town was being organized at the time of this writing.) Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express ser- vice, United States and Adams Companies. Value of taxable property, $1,215,540. Tax rate, $1.94.
Sea Isle City is a well known coast resort, which is almost entirely sur- rounded by water; on the east it has an extensive shore line on the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west is Ludlum Bay with other bodies of water, while the city is connected with the main land by three miles of improved State road. The permanent population supports two building and loan associations with 173 stockholders, and assets amounting to $64,000; one public school of the eighth grade and two churches-Catholic and Methodist Episcopal.
The facilities for carrying on manufacturing industry here are very good; the townspeople would look with favor on such an enterprise, and if started, would encourage it in every possible way. Local preference is expressed for a shoe factory, or other light work. The labor force available for employment is reported at 50 men and 25 women. Land for factory purposes can be had at very small cost. and, if required, an approved industry will be given financial aid. Market gardening is the only farm work done in the vicinity. Fire protection is provided by two volunteer companies, with high pressure hydrants and a good supply of hose. For further particulars, address Edward B. Arnett, President Board of Trade.
Seaville (G 10), Cape May County. (UPPER TOWNSHIP.)
On the Atlantic City Division of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway; distance to station one-quarter mile. Two miles from West Jersey and Sea- shore Railroad. Population, 175. Banking town, Ocean City. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States and Adams Companies. Tax rate, $1.42.
Seaville is situated on the shore of a bay opposite Sea Isle City, between Carson and Townsend Inlets. The place has all the climatic advantages of its location on the South Jersey coast, and has itself become a summer resort of importance. The oyster and clam industry is carried on very extensively, and the products of its truck farms form the basis of a trade of considerable importance with the larger coast towns. There are no sewers in the place, and the water supply is obtained from wells. A manufacturing industry of some kind would be welcomed, and land for such purposes would be sold at reduced prices. The community has one public school, one Methodist church, . and a meeting house of the Society of Friends. No foreign immigrants in the place.
For further particulars, address L. M. Lee, Postmaster. 26
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Secaucus (C 4), Hudson County.
(NORTH BERGEN TOWNSHIP.)
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, and the Erie Rail- road, station on the border of the town. Population, 4,000. Banking town, West Hoboken. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States and Wells-Fargo Companies. Value of taxable property, $2,732,647. Tax rate, $0.94.
Secaucus has a sewer system, and an ample water supply of excellent quality. It is not far from the Hackensack River, and has a good healthful climate. An organized volunteer department of three companies furnishes fire protection. The town has electric and gas lighting, and trolley connec- tions with Jersey City and Hoboken. Manufacturing industry of any kind would be welcomed, and local subscriptions to capital can be obtained if the concern seeking a location is reliable. The labor force available for em- ployment is 100 men and 200 women. Water power can be had here.
The town supports two public schools and one church (denomination not reported). The soil is good and all kinds of farm products are raised. The foreign immigrant element of the population consists of 100 Polacks, 2 Hun- garians, 40 Russians, and 300 Italians.
The industries now here are :
Dolizal & Son, pearl buttons, employ 16 men.
Hudson Iron Company, pig iron, employs 130 men.
Zunler, Fritz, pearl buttons, employs 9 men.
Namitsch, Herman, wire framework, employs 10 men.
Ballek, Fritz, pearl buttons, employs 14 men.
Nieder & Pfister, embroidery, employ 10 men and women.
For further particulars, address Otto Stoss, Secaucus, N. J.
Seely (D 9), Cumberland County. (DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad connection, Finley Station, on the West Jersey and Sea- shore Railroad, distant three and one-quarter miles. Population, 250. Bank- ing town, Bridgeton. Mail from Bridgeton, or Rural Free Delivery Route No. 5. Neither telegraph nor telephone. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $45,000. Tax rate, $1.44.
Land for sale at prices ranging from $25 to $100 per acre. If wanted for industrial purposes, special terms will be made. The only industry here now is the Edgewater Flour Mills Company, which employs 8 men.
Sergeantville (F 5), Hunterdon County. (DELAWARE TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Stockton, on the Belvidere Division of the Penn- sylvania Railroad, distant three and one-half miles. Population, 200. Bank- ing town, Flemington. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone
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connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $97,338. Tax rate, $1.31.
Sergeantville is situated in a very healthful region, and although some distance from the railroad is still a desirable location for homes and also for manufacturing industry. The elements of a water power of great capac- ity exist in the neighborhood, and land for factory purposes would be sold at greatly reduced prices, or given free of cost if the industry seeking a loca- tion should be desirable one, and subject to the same conditions, local financial assistance may also be obtained if desired.
The town has one public school, one Methodist Church, and a meeting house of the Society of Friends. The water supply is obtained from wells. The soil of the surrounding farm land is sandy and very good. A large creamery situated in the village is doing a thriving business.
Land, although very good in this neighborhood, is low priced ; several farms are for sale for from $20 to $50 per acre. A large number of Italians- transient laborers-are in and about the village; William Strause has a creamery here, and Joseph Conell a saw and grist mill.
For further particulars, address Wm. Strause or J. R. Wilson.
Sewaren (1 4), Middlesex County.
(WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP.)
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey ; station in the center of the town. Population, 500. Banking town, Woodbridge. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Com- pany. Value of taxable property, $362,718. Tax rate, $1.92.
Sewaren is situated on the New Jersey side of Staten Island Sound, and has an extensive deep water front, approachable by vessels of the heaviest draught. It is a very attractive residence place and has well kept streets and roads, an electric lighting and power plant, a sewer system and water works, one township public school, and one church of the Episcopal denomi- nation. A line of steamboats making daily trips to New York carries both passengers and freight, and trolley roads connect the town with all the terri- tory covered by the lines of the Public Service Corporation. Only forty-five minutes by rail from New York, thirty minutes from Newark, and fifteen minutes from Elizabeth.
Public sentiment is favorable to manufacturing industry, and a plant of any kind would be welcomed. On account of the perfect facilities for water transportation a brick making plant, iron foundry, architectural iron works or any other kind of plant handling bulky material and using water trans- portation would find local conditions very favorable. Land for all purposes is held at fair prices and a plentiful supply of labor can be employed at reasonable wages. Fire protection is provided by high pressure street hydrants and two volunteer companies equipped with hook and ladder truck and a plentiful supply of hose.
The industries now here are:
Arsenical Ore Reduction Company, ore extracting, employs 10 men.
Estate of C. W. Boynton, fire-proofing materials, employs 50 men.
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Vulcan Detinning Company, detinning tin scrap and casting sash weights, employs 220 men.
Boynton, Chalmers Company, lumber yard and planing mill, employs 15 persons.
For further particulars, address M. J. Demarest, Sewaren, N. J.
Sewell (E 7), Gloucester County. (MANTUA TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; station in the village. Popu- lation, 125. Banking town, Pitman. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.24.
A farming community exclusively, with good soil. Land all under culti- vation and no farms reported for sale. The crops are principally corn, pota- toes, hay and milk. The dairy interests here are large. The village is about two miles from Mantua Creek, and has one ungraded public school and one church belonging to the Baptist denomination. The place is not re- garded as being a suitable location for factories, and there is no desire among its inhabitants for anything of that kind. The only industry is a manufactory of "porposine products" owned by G. B. Hurff.
For further particulars, address H. M. James or T. K. Atkinson.
Sharptown (D 8), Salem County. (PILESGROVE TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Woodstown, on the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad, distant two miles. Population, 375. Money order post office, tele- graph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.23.
Sharptown is situated near Salem Creek, about three miles below the head of navigation. Boats laden with farm produce and fertilizers sail to and from the place by way of the creek to the Delaware River. The location is healthful and the soil equal to the best farm land in the State. Factory in- dustries of any legitimate kind would be welcomed, and a plant employing from forty to fifty workers could secure that number without difficulty. Land for factory building purposes will be sold at moderate prices and encourage- ment of every possible kind will be extended to an industry locating here.
The community supports one public school and one church-Methodist. A large creamery and milk condensing plant owned by Wm. Richman handles from twenty-three to twenty-four thousand pounds of milk daily and em- ploys 15 men ; there is also a flour mill owned by A. M. Oliphant, in which 4 men are employed.
For further particulars, apply to Eton J. Rogers, Sharptown, N. J.
Shiloh (D 9), Cumberland County. (HOPEWELL AND STOW CREEK TOWNSHIPS.)
Nearest railroad station, Bridgeton, on the Central Railroad of New Jer- sey, and the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad, distant four miles. Popula-
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tion, 400. Banking town, Bridgeton. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States and Adams Com- panies. Tax rate, Hopewell township, $1.38; Stow Creek, $1.40.
A very desirable location for homes or for manufacturing industry of a light character. The climate is healthful, water supply from wells and fire protection by volunteers equipped with hand pumps, hose, ladders, etc. The community supports one public school which covers all grades from primary to high school, and one church of Seventh Day Baptists.
An industrial establishment of any kind would be welcomed, and a vegetable cannery or a wrapper factory is indicated as best suited to local conditions. The labor force at present available is 75 men and about the same number of women. Land for factory purposes will be sold at reduced prices, and probably financial assistance may, if desired, be obtained for a new industry.
A building formerly used as a vegetable cannery is now idle and for sale. The soil of the surrounding country is good and farm crops of the usual va- rieties are raised. The land is all under cultivation and no farms are re- ported for sale. The only industry now in operation is a vegetable canning plant owned by Davis & Rainear, in which 100 men are employed.
For further particulars, address Jos. M. Tomlinson, Shiloh, N. J.
Shimers (E 4), Warren County.
(CITY OF PHILLIPSBURG.)
Nearest railroad station, Phillipsburg, where the four principal lines of railroad which traverse the State-Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley, Central Railroad of New Jersey and Delaware, Lackawanna and Western-all con- verge; distance to station, one mile.
Several years ago Shimers was incorporated with Phillipsburg, and its banking, telegraph, water supply and other municipal facilities are now the same as those of that city. This section of the larger town is, however, par- ticularly well adapted to the requirements of manufacturing industry and is rapidly growing in importance. It is well drained, has a first-class water sup- ply, trolley service, electric lighting and power and facilities for bulky freight transportation by way of the Morris Canal.
The Phillipsburg Board of Trade will arrange terms with any one desirous of locating a factory there.
Shirley (D 8), Salem County. (UPPER PITTSGROVE TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Elmer, on the West Jersey and Seashore Rail- road, distance four miles. Population, 150. Banking town, Elmer. Mail by Rural Free Delivery from Elmer post office. Telegraph and telephone con- nections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.28.
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