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The R. C. Bartley Company, steam and hot water heaters, employ 18 men. Wm. Bartley & Sons, saw mill machinery, employ 20 men.
There are also two grist mills and a manufactory of prepared flour in the town.
For further particulars address R. C. Bartley.
Basking Ridge (G 4), Somerset County.
(BERNARD TOWNSHIP.)
On the Passaic and Delaware Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad; station distant from center of the town a little more than one-quarter of a mile. Population, 1,000. Banking town, Bernards- ville. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone stations. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.02.
Basking Ridge offers all the advantages for residential purposes to be found elsewhere in any modern community of its size. It has fine well kept streets, electric lighting, and an abundant supply of pure water distributed through mains. Fire protection is provided by a volunteer department of several companies, and hydrants in the principal streets, with water pressure sufficient to throw a 21/2 inch stream over the tallest building.
The town has one public school (grammer) and four churches-Methodist, Catholic, Presbyterian and Episcopal. The fraternal organizations are : Junior Order American Mechanics, Ancient Order United Workmen and Daughters of Liberty. There is also an organization called the Village Improvement Society, of which T. C. Sutro and G. S. Voorhees are respec- tively president and secretary.
Public sentiment is favorable to manufacturing industry, and any enter- prise of that character not associated with noxious orders would be accepted and encouraged. The number of persons available for employment is approx- imately 300 men and 100 women.
The situation of Basking Ridge is favorable for manufacturing purposes ; transportation facilities are exceptionally good, and factory sites conveniently situated for connection with the railroad by spurs can be secured at specially low prices. A flowing stream in the vicinity of the town affords an oppor- tunity for the development of water power.
A fine farming country surrounds Basking Ridge; the soil is good, and the crops are hay, grain, and general garden produce. The land is all under cul- tivation, and a number of farms can be bought at prices ranging from $6,000
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to $20,000, according to size and character of buildings. The non-English speaking residents are 20 Hungarians and 75 Italians. The industries at pres- ent located at Basking Ridge are a grist mill owned by William Van Doren, and a pottery owned by Amzi W. Leonard.
For further information address either T. C. Sutro, Geo. W. Drumheller or Chas. M. Allen.
Bayhead (J 6), Ocean County.
(BRICK TOWNSHIP.)
On the Seaside and Bayhead branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad; station in the village. Population, 325. Banking town, Point Pleasant. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $536,035. Tax rate, $1.43.
Bayhead derives its name from the position it occupies at the head of Barnegat Bay, the waters of which are here as elsewhere navigable for all kinds of light draught vessels. The Atlantic Ocean is accessible on the east side of the village.
The town has a reliable supply of pure water and an easy outlet for sewage, which flows into the bay. Like other places on the shores of Barnegat, Bay- head is a favorite resort for summer visitors, particularly persons who enjoy good fishing. The oyster and clam industries are carried on extensively, and there is a great deal of business activity during the summer and autumn months.
One public school and three churches-Methodist, Episcopal and Presby- terian-supply the educational and religious requirements of the community. Truck farming is carried on to some extent, and this, with oystering, fishing and attending to the wants of the summer visitors, constitutes all the activities of the place.
Factories of any kind would be welcomed, and persons in search of a loca- tion for manufacturing purposes can obtain the necessary land on their own terms. For further particulars address Julius Foster.
Bayonne (L 4), Hudson County.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Lehigh Valley Railroad, and the National Storage Railroad. Five stations of the Central road are located in convenient sections of the city. Population, 50,000. A banking town with one National Bank and two Trust Companies that do business under the titles-Bayonne Bank, Bayonne Trust Company and Mechanics Trust Com- pany. A money order post office and numerous telegraph and telephone stations. Express service, Adams and United States Companies. Value of taxable property, $20,000,000. Tax rate, $1.79.
Bayonne is a peninsula surrounded by deep waters on three sides-New York Bay on the east, Kill von Kull on the south, and Newark Bay on the west. These waters are all deep close to the shore line, and docks built but a short distance out will accommodate large ocean going ships. It is within sight of New York City, and enjoys all the advantages inseparable from a
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location within easy reach of that great center of finance, trade and com- merce. How important are these and other advantages, is shown by the fact that for the past eighteen years the population of Bayonne increased at an average annual rate of 6.4 per cent., while the increase for the State at large during the same time has averaged only a small fraction in excess of 3 per cent. per annum.
Bayonne is remarkable for its large number of first class industrial plants ; one among them-the Standard Oil Company's works-makes the city the largest center of the oil industry in the world. This and the many other large and important industries now established in Bayonne were attracted there principally by its unsurpassable facilities for transportation by rail and water. These advantages are powerfully supplemented by zealous and intelli- gent co-operation on the part of the municipal authorities and citizens in carrying out measures conducive to material prosperity, and improving the advantages peculiar to the city as an industrial center. Much of this interest- ing and important work is shaped and directed by an organization of busi- ness and professional men known as the Bayonne Civic Club.
Bayonne is one of the most successful centers of the building loan move- ment in New Jersey; at the present time there are five associations, the united assets of which amount to $1,250,000. Newspapers published in the city are the Bayonne Times, daily, and the Bayonne Democrat and Bayonne Herald, weeklies; lodges representing all prominent national and international organizations for fraternal and social purposes enjoy a generous share of public favor.
Bayonne has forty-eight (48) miles of streets, of which number seventeen (17) are paved; under these thorofares are forty (40) miles of water mains and thirty (30) miles of sewers extending to all parts of the city. Its main business thorofare is more than three miles long, and approximately thirty- two (32) acres of land are included in city parks. The city has eleven (II) public schools-including one high school and two parochial schools main- tained by Catholics. The church buildings, eighteen in number, are divided among the denominations as follows: Catholic, four; Episcopal, three; Baptist, three; Methodist, three; Dutch Reformed, two; and German Re- formed, Presbyterian and Orthodox Greek, one each.
Fire protection of the most ample character is furnished by a paid fire department consisting of seven companies, all provided with the most modern types of fire fighting apparatus.
Bayonne has large areas of land suitable for factory purposes; much of it is on or adjacent to the railroads from which spurs for freight shipping purposes can be readily run. On the water front also, which extends nearly ten miles, factory sites of a particularly desirable kind, having the advantages of transportation facilities by water and rail, may be secured at specially low prices.
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey there are thirty-eight (38) way trains daily between Bayonne and New York City, and twelve express trains, which stop at one station. The time occupied by the trip is thirty minutes by way, and twenty-four minutes by express trains.
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Any kind of legitimate industry will be welcomed in Bayonne, and treated with every courtesy in the power of its citizens to extend. The labor supply available is reported as five thousand (5,000) men and two thousand (2,000) women.
Persons desiring further information relating to Bayonne should address J. W. Moore, President, Bayonne Civic Club.
The following list contains the names of the principal manufacturing establishments now in operation in Bayonne :
The Bergen Point Iron Works, machinery, employs 50 persons.
Barclay & Co., soaps and perfumes, employs 100 persons.
The Bergenpoint Iron Works, machinery, employs 50 persons.
John Boyle & Co., inc., waterproof cloth, employs 18 persons. .
Clark's Iron and Brass Foundry, brass and iron castings, employs 10 persons.
Columbia Oil Company, petroleum, employs 90 persons.
Crane & Whitman, engines, employs 40 persons.
Cumberland Shirt Company, shirts, employs 75 persons.
Dodge & Olcott Co., chemicals, employs 40 persons.
Electro-Dynamic Company, electrical appliances, employs 225 persons.
The Electric Launch Co., launches and yachts, employs 125 persons.
General Chemical Co., chemicals, employs 182 persons.
Goubert Mfg. Co., feed water heaters, employs 15 persons.
Herman Bros., cloth hats and caps, employs 35 persons.
Knickerbocker Metallic Bed Co., metallic beds, employs 140 persons.
Ogden Iron and Steel Co., forgings, employs 100 persons.
Oil Seeds Co., vegetable oils, employs 30 persons.
The Orford Copper Co., refiners, employs 700 persons.
Pacific Coast Borax Co., refined borax, employs 400 persons.
R. G. Packard Co., machinery, employs 45 persons.
Safety Insulated Wire and Cable Company, wires and cables, employs 550 persons.
Schwartzenbach, Huber & Co., silks, employs 400 persons.
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, refined oil and other products of petroleum, employs 4,200 persons.
Tide Water Oil Company, refined oil and other products of petroleum, em- ploys 1,150 persons.
Beachhaven (1 6), Ocean County. (LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP.)
On the Pennsylvania Railroad; station in the town. Population, 300. Banking town, Tuckerton or Barnegat. A money order post office, tele- graph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Company. Value of taxable property, $430,000. Tax rate, $1.58.
The town of Beachhaven is situated on the shores of Little Egg Harbor Inlet, and has water communication with Manahawken and Tuckerton. It has an efficient sewer system and an adequate supply of good water, which is piped through all streets.
There is one public school and four churches-Catholic, Methodist, Episcopal and a Friends Meeting House. Fire protection is provided by a
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volunteer department, equipped with good apparatus, which has proved itself equal to all emergencies requiring its services.
Beachhaven is primarily a seaside resort, and its principal business is the entertainment of summer sojourners and visitors, with oystering and fishing in their respective seasons. There are no manufacturing industries of any kind in the place and no farming. For further particulars address Wm. L. Butler, Mayor.
Beattystown (F 3), Warren County. (MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Hackettstown, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad; distant three miles. Population, 107. Banking town, Hackettstown. A money order post office and telephone connections. Ex- press service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.26.
Beattystown is situated on the Musconetcong River, a stream which, while not navigable, offers many opportunities for advantageous use, among the most important being the water power which may be developed here at com- paratively small cost. For this reason and also because the town is situated in one of the most healthful semi-mountainous districts of the State, where the air is dry, pure and bracing, the village and its vicinity is a very desir- able place for homes, either all the year round or during the summer months. Manufacturing industry would be welcomed and every possible assistance and encouragement extended to such an enterprise. Land for factory pur- poses with a frontage on the river can be secured at very moderate prices, and a good supply of labor may be obtained from the village and surround- ing country.
In the near neighborhood of the village there is a practically inexhaustible deposit of yellow ochre and a clay suitable for terra cotta manufacture. There is also a large bed of iron ore (brown hemitite).
Beattystown has one public school and one church-Presbyterian. In the village are two saw and moulding mills, one of which makes a specialty of hardwood products, and the other custom orders. The Musconetcong River, on which the village is situated, affords an opportunity for the development of a fine water power.
The principal industry at present is farming; the soil is good, and wheat, rye, buckwheat, corn, oats, potatoes and garden produce are raised in plentiful crops.
Further particulars can be obtained by addressing L. T. La Bar or H. D. White.
Beaver Run (G 2), Sussex County. (HARDYSTONE TOWNSHIP.)
Distant about three miles from Hamburg on the Lehigh and Hudson; New York, Susquehanna and Western; Sussex branch of the Delaware, Lacka- wanna and Western, and the Lehigh and New England Railroads. Popula- tion, 40. Banking town, Hamburg. Express service, National and Wells- Fargo Companies. Tax rate, $1.52.
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The district in which Beaver Run is situated is devoted entirely to farm- ing and the allied industry of dairying. The principal farm products are corn, rye, oats, wheat and potatoes. The milk and butter products of the dairies, however, constitute the most important industry of the place, and these goods are sent from the village to the large towns of northern and central New Jersey, and also to New York City.
One Public school, attended by the children of the community, is situated at Harmony Vale, one mile from Beaver Run, and a Methodist Church in the same place serves the purposes of worship for the people of the village. There is a fine water power in the vicinity, and land for factory building purposes can be secured at merely nominal prices. The climate is health- ful and the location is in every respect an ideal one.for summer homes.
Bedminster (G 4), Somerset County.
(BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Far Hills, on the Passaic and Delaware Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad; distant, one-half mile. Population, 200. Banking town, Somerville. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Com- pany. Tax rate, $1.50. ,
Bedminster is a fine residential town, situated in the hill section of Somerset county. Among its attractive features are macadamized roads, elec- tric lighting, a good hotel and a large general store. The community sup- ports one public school and one church-Dutch Reformed-both of which are situated in the town. At the station-one-half mile away-there is one Catholic and one Episcopal church. Fire protection is furnished by a volun- teer hook and ladder and hose company. A fine healthful and attractive home location for people doing business in the large cities. The trip to New York City is made in one hour and seventeen minutes, and there are twelve trains each way every week day. The train service and also the postal facilities are of the very best, freight and tax rates are low and the location is in every way an ideal one for country homes, connected as it is with the great business centers by a first class railroad.
A fine farming country surrounds the town, the soil of which is good, and large crops of corn, wheat, rye, potatoes and hay are raised.
The number of non-English speaking foreigners residing in and about Bedminster is ten Hungarians, five Russians, and five Italians.
For further particulars address S. C. Bloodgood, or H. E. Poulson.
Beemerville (G 2), Sussex County.
(WANTAGE TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad stations, Papakating, on the Lehigh & New England Railroad, distant, 4 miles; Sussex on the New York, Susquehanna & West- ern Railroad, distant, 51/2 miles; and Branchville, on the Delaware, Lacka- wanna & Western Railroad, distant 6 miles. Population, 75. Banking
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town, Sussex. A money order post office; telephone connection. Express service, National and Wells-Fargo Companies. Tax rate, $1.53.
The village has one public school and one church of the Presbyterian denomination. The water supply is derived from wells and springs. Being situated in the mountainous part of Sussex county, the climate, which is exceptionally fine, is entirely free from malaria, and very healthful. The dairy industry is at present the principal business of the place, and large quantities of butter, cheese, milk and cream are produced.
Manufacturing industry in any legitimate form is very much desired by the people of the village, and an enterprise of that character locating there would be supported and encouraged in every possible way. Land for factory purposes would be given free of cost. There is one creamery idle at present which can be either purchased or leased.
Beesley's Point (G 9), Cape May County.
(UPPER TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Seaville, on the Atlantic City Railroad (Read- ing System), distant 31/2 miles. Population, 275. Banking town, Ocean City. A post office and telephone connection. Express service, Adams Company. Tax rate, $1.42.
Beesley's Point is situated on the south shore of Great Egg Harbor, and thus enjoys access by deep water to the Atlantic Ocean. The water supply is derived from wells, and the old-fashioned bucket brigade furnishes fire protection. There is one public school and one church-Methodist. Manu- facturing industry would be welcomed and the inhabitants would assist such enterprises to the full extent of their power. The matter of land for factory building purposes would be arranged in a manner satisfactory to parties desiring to settle there.
A farming country surrounds Beesley's Point; the soil is good and the principal crops are sweet potatoes and almost every variety of garden vegetables.
For further. particulars address Henry Clay.
Belford (1 5), Monmouth County.
(MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP.)
On the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Freehold and Atlantic Highlands Branch; station in center of the town. Population, 700. Banking town, Atlantic Highlands. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone . connections. Express service, United States Company. Value of taxable property, $40,000. Tax rate, $1.50.
Belford is situated on Compton Creek and Sandy Hook. A line of steam- boats makes daily trips between the town and New York City; the facilities for transportation by rail or water are therefore particularly good. There are neither sewers nor water works, but a satisfactory supply of water is obtained from wells. The community supports one public school and one Methodist Church. The population is made up of intelligent law abiding
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people and a very satisfactory working force could be found among them for almost any industry not requiring the skill acquired by training. Approxi- mately 25 men and the same number of women, residents of the place, would accept such employment.
Manufacturing industry of almost any kind would be made welcome; land for factory purposes may be secured on substantially the seeker's own terms, and in the case of a particularly desirable industry that would guarantee per- manency, the land would be given without cost. Because of proximity to the ocean, the facilities for extracting oils and manufacturing fertilizers from fish are particularly good, and two firms are now engaged in that business, who employ between them about twenty men. Another industry carried on here is the manufacture of soap.
The soil of the land surrounding the town is good, and fine crops of berries and garden truck are raised. There is one idle factory building in the town, which can be rented or bought outright. One farm containing about 100 acres, the property of Dr. H. A. Hendrickson, of Atlantic Highlands, is for sale.
The number and races of non-English speaking foreigners in and about Belford is as follows: Polacks, 10; Hungarians, 20; Russians, 10.
For further particulars address F. P. Yarnell or Luther Walling.
Bellemead (G 5), Somerset County.
(MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP.)
On the line of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway; station in the village. Population, 100. Banking towns, Hopewell or Bound Brook. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, United States Company. Tax rate, $1.27.
Bellemead is situated directly on the line of the railroad and was laid out primarily with a view to its development as a manufacturing center. The land is high, the climate perfectly healthful and free from malaria, the water supply abundant and of excellent quality and labor in fair quantity can be secured from the village and the larger towns near by.
Public sentiment in Bellemead is highly favorable to manufacturing indus- try, and parties seeking locations for such purpose will be very liberally dealt with; in the case of particularly desirable industries, free sites with excellent surroundings will be given free of cost. The trains between Bellemead and New York on the east and Philadelphia on the west, stop regularly at most of the intervening stations in both directions. First class public roads extend everywhere throughout the district. The soil is good, and farm products of the neighborhood consist largely of wheat, hay, butter, cheese and milk. A farmers exchange company organized to handle dairy products employs 20 persons in that business, The only industry now in operation at Bellemead is the New York Flat Iron Co., who employ 12 persons in the manufacture of flat irons.
Further particulars relating to Bellemead will be furnished on application by the Postmaster of the village.
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Belleplain (F 9), Cape May County.
(DENNIS TOWNSHIP.)
On the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad; one station in center of the town. Population, 204. Banking town, Tuckahoe. A money order post office, telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Adams Com- pany. Tax rate, $1.43.
Belleplain has one public school with courses of instruction which include the primary and grammar grades, and two churches-Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant. The water supply, which is particularly good, is drawn from artesian wells. The townspeople, who are progressive and in- telligent, would welcome the establishment of any legitimate form of indus- try which would furnish employment for their young people. The industries to which local conditions are best adapted are those that handle gravel, clay or wood pulp. A garment making industry that would require female labor, or a fruit and vegetable canning factory would do very well. From 50 to 80 men and from 30 to 60 women could be depended upon as a working force.
Land for factory building purposes can be secured in the center of the town within from 600 to 900 feet of the railroad station, at exceptionally low prices considering its real value. This property is very conveniently located and is dry at all times of the year. The right kind of an industry seeking in good faith a location here will receive every assistance in the power of the people to offer.
The soil of the surrounding farming country is of the best, and practically everything in the vegetable line is grown. The land is adapted to the grow- ing of small fruits, particularly cranberries, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries.
While there are no cultivated farms out of use or for sale, there is an abundance of uncleared land that can be bought in tracts of any desired size at reasonable prices. Full information regarding this property can be had by applying to R. B. Hess, Belleplain, N. J. The entire non-English speaking class in and about the town is represented by 50 Italian laborers. The industries here now are:
Hess & Goodwin, lumber mill, employ 8 men.
R. T. Greenlee, brick makers, employ 12 men.
For further particulars relating to Belleplain address R. B. Hess or John D. Hess.
Belleville (1 3), Essex County.
On the Newark and the Greenwood Lake Branches of the Erie Railroad; station of both lines in the city. Population, 9,500. A money order post office, unlimited telegraph and telephone connections. Express service, Wells Fargo Company. Tax rate, $1.63.
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