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Southeimer Embroidery Manufacturing Company, embroideries, employs 6 persons.
Struppman & Company, embossing dies, employ 21 persons.
Sutler Bros., embroidery, employ 50 persons.
Wolf, Louis, artists' brushes, employs 25 persons.
For further particulars, address the postmaster, West Hoboken, N. J
West Milford (H 2), Passaic County. (WEST MILFORD TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Hewitt, on the Greenwood Lake Division of the Erie Railroad, distant three and one-half miles. Population, 1,500. Bank- ing town, Butler. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone con- nections. Express service, Wells-Fargo Company. Value of taxable prop- erty, $200,000. Tax rate, $0.85.
An attractive location with healthful climate and pleasing environment. There are no sewers, and the water supply is derived from wells. The place is entirely a residential and farming district, the inhabitants of which are not disposed to offer any particular inducements to manufacturing industry.
Westmont (E 7), Camden County. (HADDON TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; station in the town. Popula- tion, 750. Banking town, Collingswood or Haddonfield. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone onnections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $900,000. Tax rate, $1.10.
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Westmont is situated on the north branch of Cooper's creek, about five miles from the Delaware River. The town has a water supply of good quality, which is drawn from artesian wells. A large lake, the waters of which come from ever running springs, adjoins the town. A water power reported to be of fifty horse capacity exists in the neighborhood. The com- munity supports one public school, and two churches-Methodist and Bap- tist. Fire protection is provided by a volunteer company equipped with proper apparatus.
Westmont has excellent railroad service, and is in many respects a very advantageous location for manufacturing industry. Public sentiment is fav- orable to industrial development, and a factory of any kind employing labor would meet with local favor. The labor force available for employment is reported to be approximately 200 men and women. Land for industrial pur- poses will be sold on reasonable terms, and if desired local financial aid can be secured for an approved manufactory.
The soil of the surrounding country is good, and the principal farm pro- ducts are garden vegetables of all kinds. There are no foreign immigrants in the place, and at present no manufactories of any kind.
For further particulars, address the secretary of the Citizens' Protective Association, Westmont, N. J.
West New York (D 4), Hudson County.
On the West Shore Railroad ; distance to station, one-half mile. Population, 8,000. Banking town, Guttenburg. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States and Wells-Fargo Com- panies. Value of taxable property, $9,568,095. Tax rate, $2.02.
West New York has a frontage on the west side of the Hudson River opposite New York City; it has both a sewer system and a water supply carried to all parts of the town in mains. An electric and gas plant fur- nishes lighting and power, also trolley lines connecting with Weehawken, Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark and other large towns in Hudson, Essex and Bergen counties. Shipping facilities by rail or water are very good, and factory locations near the railroad or the water front can be purchased at reasonable prices. Abundance of labor, either skilled or unskilled, can be secured here.
The town has three public and two private schools, and there are six churches representing the principal religious denominations.
There are several manufacturing plants in West New York, the largest being the Palisade Silk Company, which employs upwards of 250 persons. There is also an iron foundry, a pearl button works and several small con- cerns engaged in making silk braids.
Weston (G 4), Somerset County. (HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP.)
On the Philadelphia and Reading Railway; station in the village. Popu- lation, 150. Banking town, Bound Brook or Somerville. A post office (not
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money order), telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.15.
Weston is situated near the Lehigh Valley Railroad, and close to the Delaware and Raritan Canal. Transportation facilities are very good. No industry of any kind outside of a flouring mill, although the natural condi- tions existing here are quite favorable to success. Land for factory pur- poses at nominal prices ; a good supply of labor from the village and nearby places. A good industry would be welcomed, and assisted in every possible way. The townspeople support two public schools, but are obliged to go to Millstone for religious worship, there being no church in Weston. The only industry in the village is a flour and feed mill, owned by the Weston Milling Company. The soil of the surrounding country is fair, and the crops con- sist of practically all the grains, with hay and potatoes. About 40 Polack im- migrants are settled here.
West Orange (A 4), Essex County.
On the Erie and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroads; sta- tion of Erie in the town; station of Lackawanna distant three-quarters of a mile. Population, 9,000. Banking town, Orange. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States and Wells-Fargo Companies. Value of taxable property, $7,880,822. Tax rate, $2.24.
West Orange is sewered throughout and has a water supply carried in mains to all parts of the town. Fire protection of a very efficient character is furnished by a paid department equipped with the best modern apparatus. West Orange is not only one of the finest residential towns in the middle section of the State, but it is also one of the best places for industrial pur- poses. The secretary of the local board of trade writes, "We have good, soft water, and a delightful climate, perfectly free from malarial taint. Near to the large markets of New York, Newark and Jersey City, with the best of railroad service and low passenger and freight rates. Fine well paved streets, good wagon roads, three trolley lines, gas and electric lighting, two express companies, which, through competition has reduced delivery charges to the lowest figures. There are seven public schools, and six churches, owned by the Baptist, Episcopal and Presbyterian denominations in the pro- portion of two each, and all other facilities and advantages peculiar to pro- gressive modern communities. But perhaps the large population of the town and the number of important industries now settled there is the best prac- tical evidence of its being an attractive place for such purposes."
Within the town limits are two large country parks, and the distance sep- arating West Orange and Newark, measured from center to center, is only five miles, while the suburbs of both municipalities are less than two miles apart. In fact, residents of West Orange have all the advantages of a select country residence town, with city privilegs within easy reach. Public senti- ment is favorable to manufacturing industry, and plants engaged in any legitimate line of work would be welcomed. Property in large tracts can be secured at reduced prices, so that in addition to factories homes for work- men with pleasant surroundings may be erected.
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The soil of the outlying country is good and dairy products, fruits, poultry and garden truck are the principal objects of farming activity.
The principal industrial establishments now in operation are :
Edison Manufacturing Company, moving picture machines, employs 130 persons.
Edison Phonograph Works, phonographs, employ 1,125 persons.
Musler, Christopher, wagons, employs 12 persons.
National Phonograph Company, phonographs, employs 850 persons.
Orange Hat Box Company, hat boxes, employs 68 persons.
Rutan, C. B., & Company, hats, employ 225 persons.
Standard Music Roll Company, music rolls, employs 30 persons.
Townsend, S. P., & Company, lawn mowers, employ 12 persons.
For further information, address the secretary of the board of trade, West Orange, N. J.
West Point Pleasant (1 6), Ocean County. (BRICK TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Point Peasant, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, and the Pennsylvania Railroad, distant one and one-quarter miles. Population, 1,250. Banking town, Point Pleasant. A money order post office, telephone, but no telegraph connections. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $1.49.
A much frequented summer resort, situated in one of the choicest loca- tions on the coast line of Ocean county. North of the town is the Manasquan River, and to the south is Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. All the scurrounding waters abound in fish, oysters, clams, crabs, etc., and thousands of visitors annually enjoy the sport of taking them. The bay and river afford fine opportunities for boating, the waters being deep enough for large sailing or motor boats.
There are no manufactories of any kind in or aobut the place, but the townspeople would welcome an industry of any legitimate kind. Liberal con- cessions in the matter of land prices will be made, and every other possible species of encouragement will be given. Plenty of labor, either male or female, can be employed at moderate wages.
The community supports one public school which covers from first to eighth grades, and one church, the denomination of which is not reported. The water supply is obtained from wells, and for fire protection dependence is placed on a "bucket brigade." For further particulars, address Edmund Clayton, West Point Pleasant, N. J.
West Portal (F 4), Hunterdon County. (BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP.)
On the Lehigh Valley Railroad, and the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Lehigh Valley station in the village; station of Central one mile distant. Population (village of West Portal and Valley), 150. Banking town, Blooms- bury. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Ex- press service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.04.
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An attractive and healthful location for homes, and also a place offering some important advantages for manufacturing industry. A factory plant of any kind would be welcomed, and land for building purposes sold at reduced prices, probably in some instances the land would be given free of cost. A working force of 50 men and 25 women is available for employment at moderate wages. In the immediate vicinity of the village is a water power of thirty horse capacity.
West Portal has one ungraded public school, and two churches-Catholic and Methodist Episcopal. The soil of the surrounding country is good, and the crops consist of all the standard grains, with garden vegetables and fruit. The foreign immigrant element in the village population consists of 15 Italian laborers, who are employed on the farms. The only industries here at present are a creamery owned by O. W. Vanalta, in which five persons are employed, and a mill owned by George Opdyke.
For further particulars, address O. W. Vanalta or F. O. Cole, West Portal, N. J.
Westville (E 7), Gloucester County.
(DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad, station in the center of the town. Population, 2,000. Banking town, Woodbury. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate rate, $1.18.
Westville is situated on Big Timber Creek, at a point not far from its junction with the Delaware River. The creek is navigable by vessels draw- ing as much as twelve feet of water and many such are engaged in carry- ing freights-particularly farm produce-to Philadelphia, Camden and other river towns. The community, as here indicated, really consists of three adjoining villages-Westville proper, in Deptford township, with Newbold and Victoria, both in West Deptford township. The tax rate, as given above, is that of Deptford for the year 1908.
The railroad service is excellent; the power house of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad, since its electrification, is located here and about fifty men are steadily employed therein. The line furnishes a service of hourly trains during the part of morning and evening when commuters are going to or returning from business, when trains are run every fifteen min- utes. Electric and water power are available for lighting or running factories. Land for industrial purposes can be bought at specially low prices, and any quantity of labor of an intelligent and orderly character can be found here.
Westville has two public schools and four churches-Baptist, Episcopal and Methodist. An ample water supply distributed in mains is another im- portant advantage. For fire protection there are a number of high pressure hydrants and a volunteer company provided with an abundance of hose. The soil is good, and garden truck, asparagus, strawberries, tomatoes, peas and sweet potatoes-all in large crops and of fine quality-form the staple products of the farm lands surrounding the town.
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The Newbold Whiting Company, manufacturers of whiting, has a plant here, in which 26 men are employed.
For further particulars, address C. B. Smith, Clerk of Deptford Town- ship.
Westwood (J 3), Bergen County.
(WESTWOOD BOROUGH.)
On the New Jersey and New York Railroad (Erie System) ; station in center of the town. Population, 1,800. A banking town-one bank; also one building and loan association with 150 stockholders. Money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Wells-Fargo Company. Value of taxable property, $1,132,547. Tax rate, $1.84.
Westwood is very attractively located in the upper part of Bergen county on an elevation which affords very satisfactory drainage. An ample supply of pure water furnished by the Hackensack Water Company's plant is piped to all parts of the town. Other features of interest are one daily newspaper, one public school of the eighth grade, five churches-Baptist, Catholic, Luth- eran, Methodist Episcopal and Reformed; several fraternal organizations, among them being Masons, Odd Fellows, Royal Arcanum and Knights of Malta. Manufacturing industry of any kind that does not produce disagree- able odors or pollute the water would be welcomed. An approved industry might, if required, receive financial aid.
The labor force available for immediate employment is reported to be 100 men and 25 women. Fire protection of a very effective kind is furnished by a volunteer company with hook and ladder and hose carts. There are also many high pressure street hydrants. Such farming as is done in the vicinity of the town is limited to market gardening.
The industries here now are:
Collignon, G. W., wheelwright, employs 10 men.
Kent, J. C., chairs, employs 5 men.
Underwood & Underwood, stereoscopes, employ 20 men.
Post, Thomas J., manufacturer of wooden goods.
For further information, address J. E. Staring or A. B. Bogart.
Wharton, Morris County.
(RANDOLPH AND ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIPS.)
On the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, the High Bridge Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, also the terminal of the Wharton and Northern Railroad from Charlottenburg to Wharton, and terminal of the Mount Hope Railroad-a freight line from Mount Hope to Wharton; stations of all roads in the town. Population, 2,500. Banking town, Dover, distant two miles. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $913,754. Tax rate, $1.67.
Wharton, formerly known as "Port Oram," is situated on the Morris Canal in the center of the iron district of Morris county. The town has been for upwards of a half century, as it is now is, one of the most important centers
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of the iron mining and smelting industries in the State. The blast furnaces at Wharton handle practically all the ores taken from the mines within a radius of several miles and a large force of men are steadily employed at the industry. New manufacturing plants employing men only would be wel- comed-female help is quite scarce-and land for industrial purposes would be sold at very low prices or given free of cost. There is a water power in the town of forty horse capacity.
The location is one of the best in the State, being in the very center of the iron producing district of New Jersey, and only a comparatively short dis- tance from the anthracite coal field of Pennsylvania. The country is moun- tainous and the climate invigorating to a degree not surpassed elsewhere in the entire country. Railroad service is very good and an abundant sup- ply of male labor can be secured without difficulty.
Wharton has one public and one private school; the churches-four in number-are divided among the Catholic, Methodist and Presbyterian de- nominations-the latter having two, one for English-speaking and the other for Hungarian communicants. The water supply is first-class in quality, and a volunteer department furnishes efficient fire protection. The fraternal or- ders are represented by one lodge of Red Men and another of Knights of Pythias.
The foreign element in the population is reported to be 100 Polacks, 800 Hungarians and 50 Russians.
The industries now in operation at Wharton are:
General Explosive Company, dynamite, employs 25 men.
Ross, E. J., Manufacturing Company, dress and tie silks, employs 80 men and women.
Thomas Iron Company, mining iron ore, employs 300 men.
Singleton Silk Manufacturing Company, silk throwing, employs 110 men and women.
Wharton Steel Company, steel castings and forgings, employs 250 men.
Lake and Langdon, silk dress goods, employ 12 men and women.
For further particulars, address Robert F. Oram, Edward Kelly, or George Singleton, Wharton, N. J.
Whippany (H 3), Morris County. (HANOVER TOWNSHIP.)
On the Morristown and Erie Railroad; station in the town. Nearest sta- tion on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad is Morristown, distant four miles. Population, 1,000. Banking town, Morristown or Mad- ison. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Ex- press service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.23.
Whippany occupies an exceptionally healthful location in the mountain dis- trict of Morris county. Picturesque scenery, pure air, beautiful mountain roads, streams and springs, with an uncommonly invigorating climate, makes the town an ideal location for permanent residence or summer homes. The water supply is derived from wells, and the facilities for drainage are very good. There is no organized fire protection. The town has one public and one private school, and three churches-Catholic, Methodist and Presbyterian ..
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Public sentiment is favorable to manufacturing industry, and land for factory sites may be secured on very liberal terms. There is a fine water power in the town, the capacity of which can, at comparatively small ex- pense, be very greatly enlarged and utilized for running other mills or fac- tories. Although comparatively remote from large centers of population, the labor supply will be found equal to any reasonable demand. The number now available for employment is reported to be approximately 100 men and 100 women. Railroad facilities are good, and freight and passenger rates reasonable.
The soil of the surrounding country is fair, and the farm crops include all kinds of grain, potatoes and hay.
The foreign immigrants residing in or about the town are 75 Polacks and 50 Italians.
The industries now in operation are :
Batson, J. C., hatters' felt, employs II men.
Hanover Brick Company, brick of various kinds, employs 60 men.
McEwan Bros., paper box boards, employ 150 men and women.
Muir, James A., blue pattern and leather boards, employs 9 men.
New York & Philadelphia Brick Company, brick, employs 60 men.
United Box Board & Paper Company, box boards, employs 120 men and women.
For further particulars, address Richard W. McEwan, William Wallace Cook or A. K. Fairchild, Whippany, N. J.
White House (G 4), Hunterdon County. (READINGTON TOWNSHIP.)
On the main line of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, and the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Railroad; stations of both roads in the town. Pop- ulation, 400. A banking town-one bank. A money order post office, tele- graph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.80.
White House is situated in an exceedingly picturesque country of fine mountain and valley scenery. The climate is healthful, invigorating and ab- solutely free from the slightest malarial taint. The town has very good railroad facilities, being on the main line of the Central road, where a large number of passenger trains going east and west stop each day, and con- nection is made with the Lackawanna road at Morristown by the New Jer- sey and New York Railroad, which runs from White House to that town. All the principal roads traversing White House and its vicinity are ma- cadamized, and the place is growing in popularity as a summer resort. The water supply is derived entirely from wells, and a volunteer fire company provided with proper apparatus furnishes fire protection.
White House is a farming district with good soil. The land is practically all under cultivation; the crops are composed largely of wheat, oats, hay, peaches, apples, pears, berries and garden vegetables. No farms reported for sale.
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The townspeople would welcome a manufacturing industry of any kind; one employing young people and not requiring skill would be best adapted to local conditions. About 50 men and 20 women are now available for em- ployment as workers. Land for factory purposes at reduced prices. A water power of fair capacity may easily be developed if required. Other community features of White House are: One weekly newspaper, one graded public school, two churches-Dutch Reformed and Methodist-and lodges of Odd Fellows, Foresters and Golden Eagles.
For further particulars, address J. Voorhees, M. R. Cook or Eugene Hoff- man.
Whitesville (H 6), Ocean County. (JACKSON TOWNSHIP.)
Railroad name, South Lakewood, on the Central Railroad of New Jersey; distance from station, one mile. Population, 245. Banking town, Lakewood. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express ser- vice, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $200,000. Tax rate, $1:79.
Large tracts of unimproved land in the village and its immediate vicinity out of which factory sites of any size can be obtained free of cost for ap- proved industries. An important advantage offered here is a water power estimated at two hundred horse capacity. A pickle or vegetable canning factory would find an unlimited supply of material here. The number avail- able for employment is, as reported, 75 men and 25 women. The water sup -. ply is derived from wells, and there is no organized fire protection. The community supports one public school and one church-Methodist. The vil- lage is situated at the head of Toms River, which affords fine opportunities for boating and fishing.
Outside of farming, the only industry here is cranberry growing; there are some extensive bogs nearby owned by C. L. & J. D. Holman, and a force of 50 men and 75 women are employed as pickers during the season. The farm land in this vicinity is good, and large crops of corn, oats, millet, strawberries and garlen vegetables are raised.
Other industries are: Peterson & Reynolds, lumber mill, employ 20 men, and Charles Peterson, mining sand for concrete, employs 20 men.
For further particulars, address J. D. Holman, Whitesville, N. J.
Whiting (H 7), Ocean County. (MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP.)
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey, Pennsylvania Railroad and Tuck- erton Railroad. Population, 170. Banking town, Toms River or Tuckerton. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Tax rate, $2.01.
Whiting, which is situated at an elevation of 182 feet above sea level, is capable of being developed into a health resort equal in every essential respect to the most favored places of that character in the State. The cli- matic and physical conditions are the same as at Lakewood-salt air of
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the Atlantic, tempered by the influence of the Gulf stream, and the bal- samic odor of the pine forests which extend for miles over this part of Ocean county. None of the varieties of physical ailments classed as "malaria" have ever been known here. The village has therefore much to commend it as a location for both permanent and temporary country homes.
There are also good reasons for believing that a light manufacturing in- dustry would find favorable conditions here. Railroad service is good, and an industry starting in the village would have the cordial good wishes of the people. The community supports two public schools of the eighth grade, and one church of the Methodist denomination.
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