YEAR BOOK
OF
ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY
1907
COPYRIGHTED BY THE ELIZABETH EVENING TIMES THE MOODY-BARTON PRESS ELIZABETH, N. J. PREF A CE
MUCH time and labor has been ex- pended in the preparation . of this the first YEAR BooK OF THE BoARD OF TRADE, and those to whom its production was entrusted cheerfully and actively en gaged in the work. During the period of actual work, covering some six months, the committee selected by the President of the Board, Messrs. J as. C. Connolly, Dr. H. C. Per kins, H. S. Chatfield, P. H. Charlack and Clark McK. Whittemore, are deserving of special commendation. - To these gentlemen was entrusted the work of compilation and these pages evidence the success that has attended their efforts.
CHAS. H. K. HALSEY
PaESlllENT OF THE ELIZABETH Bo.ARD OF TRADE
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T has been only of late years that Elizabeth has co1ne to realize the true significance of its Board of Trade and the powerful factor that that body has made itself in the promotion of the best interests and welfare of the city. Particularly is the Board of Trade active at the present time, and it is proving its efficiency as a civic body. Within the last two years it has seemingly awakened from a dormant condition to one of great activity and _is today recognized throughout the State as the most pro gressive and enterprising Board of Trade in cities of the second class. The latest undertaking of the Board, the "Old Home Week" celebration, which will be held in this city next October, is the crowning effort on the part of its n1embers to have the co1nmunities of Northern New Jersey and the entire State recognize the great commercial and industrial advantage that Elizabeth with its 65,000 inhabitants, affords. During the twenty-one years of its life, while the Board of Trade has labored for commercial success, in order that Elizabeth might achieve an eminence as a city of 1nanufactories second to none in New Jersey-and it has in a large measure been successful-never before in the history of the Board has there ever been evinced the enthusiasm and local pride that is displayed at the present time. The Board might well be said to be at the zenith of its crtreer, and it is aitning, through the concentration of the brains and energy of 10 its public spirited citizens, to develop to the uttnost the comn1ercial and indus trial resources of the city.
ORGANIZED IN 1885.
On Dece111ber 19, 1885, the Board of 1'rade was organized. A number of public spirited citizens met to consider matters appertaining to the welfare of the city and for the advancement of its business interests. On January 11, 1886, the Board held its second meeting, and the following Board of Directors was chosen :-Benjamin H. Campbell, president; Robe.rt W. Welch, first yice president; Dr. G. C. Brown, second vice-president; C. Addison Swift, secre tary, and Mayer Sontheim,er,. treasurer. The first noteworthy achieven1ent of the neV\rly organized Board was the obtaining of better railroad accommoda tions for the city. In May, 1886, C. Addison Swift, who is now judge of the District Court, and the Directors of the Board of Trade took up the matter of better railroad accommodations. Elizabeth did not have enough railroad sta tions at that time, and the stations that were doing service did not answer the purpose. After a little urging and a little agitation by the Board of Trade the railroads harkened to the Board's request, with the result that the number of stations was increased and those then in service were remodelled and con1- muting service bettered. Another achievement of the Board of Trade was the part it played in help ing the city out of its financial difficulty a few years after its organization. This was accomplished in part by legislation obtained by a special committee sent to Trenton by the Board. The Union County Road bill, by which the county systen1 of roads was built, was urged and through the efforts of the Board passed. t"fhe plan for paying for street improve1nent assessments by five annual pay111ents, thus enabling property owners to pave their streets without ex periencing financial difficulty, was adopted by the Mayor and City Council on the recommendation of the Board of Trade. The bill as passed by the Legislature ,vas drafted by City Attorney Jas. C. Connolly. One of the most enterprising and progressive n1embcrs of the Board of Trade, Peter Egenolf, the donor of the Egenolf Day Nursery to the city of Elizabeth, was president of the Board in 1897. It ,vas due to a fight by the Board of 1."'rade, led by him at this time, that an attempt to lay an oil pipe line through the city in close proximity to residences was frustrated. The Joint Water Committee, through whose efforts a deep water channel is being dredged through Staten Island Sound, resulted from the initiative of 11 the Board of Trade, and the success of the effort was mainly due to Comp troller Peter Bonnett, Peter Egenolf and James McMaster.
Last .vear a committee. from the Elizabeth Board of Trade went to Trenton to work for the passage of the bill providing for the appointment of a County Board of Equalization of Taxes, and several recommendations incorporated in the bill were made by this committee. Through the efforts of the Board of Trade many n1anufactories have been brought to Elizabeth. The Board has been active in promoting· the idea of taxing property at its full value in the city and making the rest of the county do the same. At the time of the coal famine the secretary of the Board called a public meet_ing and a public coal fund was established for the poor.
STATEN ISLAND BRIDGE.
The Board is now working for bridges to Staten Island and Bayonne. Mainly through the influence of a special committee appointed by the Board was the Interstate Bridge Commission induced to report in favor of the erec tion of a bridge connecting Elizabethport with Mariners' Harbor, Staten Island. A few years ago the Board seemed to be on its last legs. The enthusiasn1 and local pride that were so prevalent in the early days see1ned to have van ished. There came, however, an awakening of interest and enthusiasm in city matters. The Board was reorganized and took rooms in the Hersh build ing, in Broad street. Interest grew apace, as did also n1embership and the Board is composed today of the most prominent influential business and pro fessional n1en in the city. Some of Elizabeth's 1nost prominent citizens, including Benjamin H. Campbell, Dr. George C. Brown, George A. Ford, Peter Egenolf and C. H. K. Halsey have been presidents of the Board. The Board aims to have the spirit of pride that has been evidenced of late years continue with increasing vigor, to labor unselfishly for the wel fare of a Greater Elizabeth, the dawn of which is unerringly indicated in the growing prosperity of the many industrial and business interests which are destined to n1ake Elizabeth one of the most highly diversified n1anufacturing centres in the State. ELIZABETH BOARD OF TRADE
OFFICERS
President C. H. K. HALSEY
First Vice President JAMES C. CONNOLLY
Second Vice President PALMER H. CHARLOCK
Treasurer S. R. OGDEN
Secretary WILLIAM F. GROVES
Executive Committee
C. D. DocToR, Chairman PETER BoNNETT WARREN R. Drx E. s. HERSH H. H. ISHAM C. H. K. HALSEY, .Ex-Officio WILLIAM :F. GROVES, Ex-Officio STANDING COMMITTEES
OF THE ELIZABETH BOARD OF TRADE
FOR THE YEAR 1907
MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIES. R. B. Cissell, Chairman Mahlon Morey John Lammerding John M. Clark Joseph Eilbacher
RAILROADS AND TRANSPORTATION. H. A. Clare, Chairman H. S. Chatfield M. Beglan James E. Febrey S. M. Meeker
REAL ESTATE. P. J. Ryan, Chair,nan A. D. lVIulford E. W. Phares S. R. Ogden H. C. Perkins
TO SECURE NEW MEMBERS. W. H. Riker, Chairman E. D. M tiHord H. E. Manvel W. J. Fowler R. F. Henry
RIVERS AND HARBORS. Peter Bonnett, Chairman Joseph lVlcManus R. J. Kirkland R. l\L Kellogg J. L. Gordon
MEMBERSHIP. H. A. Rath, Chairman C. A. Trimble John F. l\tlartin P. H. Charlack R. L. Patterson
LEGISLATION. James C. Connolly, Chairman ~- E. Barton C. McK. Whitten1ore W. F. Groves 14
Standing Committees-Continued
SPECIAL YEAR BOOK. James C. Connolly, Chafrma11 C. l\ilcK. Whittemore P. H. Charlack H. C. Perkins H. S. Chatfield
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO TAKE ACTION ON THE DEATH OF MEMBERS DURING THE YEAR 1906. Joseph McNianus, Chairman Peter Egenolf James C. Connolly
SPECIAL OLD HOME WEEK EXECUTIVE. W. S. Bate, Chairman P. J. Ryan, V-ice Chairman C. A. Trimble, Cor. Secretary. C. H. K. Halsey, Treasurer W. F. Groves, Rec. Secretary M. Beglan W. J. Fowler H. S. Chatfield E. S. Hersh i\fahlon Morey H. A. Rath W. J. Shearer
COMMITTEES OF THE OLD HOME WEEK OC1~0BER 6-12, 1907
RECEPTION COMMITTEE. P. J. Ryan, Chairman C. D. Doctor L. F. Hersh P. H. Charlack Warren R. Dix James C. Connolly P. H. Gilhooly General D. F. Collins \"'l. H. Rankin Peter Bonnett J. J. Donahue S. J. Berry R. T. Potts George T. Parrot H. H. Isham Foster M. Voorhees J. A. Hand James H. Alexander C. E. Pountney George H. Kline N. E. Barton Peter Egenolf A. S. Crane J an1es C. _Ogden 15
Committees of the Old Home Week--Continued
PARADE AND DECORATION. M. Beglan, Chairman Joseph Cahill I. Randolph James White S. L. Reed J. H. Blanchard T. F. McCarthy H. H. Drake Henry Young W. T. Cox E. E. Kerwin Sidney Eldridge John A. McCarthy D. F. Hennessey \Vm. Laurie Capt. Wm. Weimer Jacob Wind, Jr. ·
EXHIBITS Mahlon Morey, Chairman John R. Moxon W. H. Reynolds Jos. McManus George Borre · R. J. Kirkland Louis R. Kling Ja1nes E. Febrey Sidney Willian1s Vv alter 1\f cBride
FIRE WORKS AND ILLUMINATION. H. S. Chatfield, Chairman L. O'Donnell George H. Schlotterer J. L. Bauer Gustave lvlarx Jesse Hazel I-Ienry Pflug John J. Griffin
BADGES AND SOUVENIRS. E. S. Hersh, Chairman l I. C. Cadmus E. F. Whelan W. W. Bender Paul Marz Edward Brennan
ADVERTISEMENTS, LICENSES AND PRIVILEGES. C. A. Trimble, Chairman I ... J. Richards Abe J. David Owen Farrelly Willian1 Killy H. L. Cook Sa1nuel Koestler W. R. Richart · John J. Collins George Sea ton John J. Sta1nler
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. W. J. Shearer, Chairman \V. B. Sayre Charles Kurtz Charles Matthews Tho1nas F. l\1ackessy P. ]. :\1cGurn 16
Committees of the Old Home Week--Continued
PUBLIC SAFETY AND INFORMATION. H. A. Rath, Chairman James C. Calvert J.· Logan Fay R. M. Kellogg Edward Bauer John F. Brynes Frank Stutzlen F. R. Smith A. \V. Schwartz
SPORTS. Wm. J. Fowler, Chairman S. M. Meeker John J. Eggens, Jr. W. H. Riker D. J.· Burke H. E. 1\1anvel C. G. Higgens P. F. Scherf
TRANSPORTATION. Wm. S. Bate, Chairman C. W. Huntington Joseph Eilbacher John 1L Reuter Reuben Savidge John C. Lammerding Capt. J. P. Lamb P. Leo Donlan P. E. Flynn
FINANCE. C. H. K. Halsey, Chairman Alfred A. Stein John P. Weber Owen ~1:cLaughlin C. J. Jensen
MUSIC. \Villiam F. Groves, Chairman Henry Wethley G. F. Sa uerbrunn Peter Cantwell George Lang R. L. Patterson F. R. Berriman T. R. Covington MEMBERS
.--\hrens, Henry Chatfield, H. S. Grocer. Drugs and Chemicals.
Alexander, J an1es H. Charlock, Palmer H. Retired. Standard Oil. Postmaster. Apgar, J. W. Cissell, R. B. l\Ianager Elizabeth Hardware Company: Backus Water Motor Company. Armour & Co. Clark, John M. · Wholesale Meats and Provisions .. Hardware. Arthur, Walter S. Clare, H. A. Ma.ntels and Tiles. Broker. Ball & Wood Clauss, George Eugint::s aml l\fachinery. Clauss Bottling Co. Barton, Nels on E. Clifford, Wm. Pres. and Mgr. Elizabeth EYening Times. Building Contractor. Bassett, F. B. Collins, Dennis F. Dry Goods. President Peter Breidt Co. . Bate, Win. S. Connolly, James C . Secretary F. IL Levey Co., N". Y. City Attorney. Bauer, Jacob L. Cooper, S. H. County Engineer. Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Beglan, Michael Cornish, Abran1 Carpenter and Builder. :'vlgr. Union Co. Agency, Fidelity Trust Co. Benton, Thos. H. Covington, John R. Bank Director. Cigars and Tobacco. Bergen, Frank Craig, Bayard Genl. Atty. for Public Ser\'ice Corporation. Sterling Auto Garage. Bonnett, Peter Crane, Aug. S. City Comptroller. Manager Elizabeth Daily Journal. Boyle, l\1ichael W. Datter, Jos. Real Estate. Retired. Carlton, A. B. David, Abe J. Vice Pres. Public Service Corporation. Counselor. Carr, Lovell H. David, Jos. Wholesale Cement. Wholesale Liquor. 18
Members-Continued
De Raismes, H. A. Grasseli Che111ical Co. Real Estate. Chemicals, Etc.
Dix, Warren R. Gray, P. R. Counselor. Superintendent Tide \Vater Oil Co.
Doctor, C. D. Green, Louis Cashier Elizabethport Banking Co. Dry Goods and Clothing.
Donahue, John J. Groves, Wm. F. Grocer. Counselor. Ed wards & King, Halsey, C. H. K. Painters and Painters' Supplies. President Union County Trust Company. Egenolf, Peter Hand, Frank Prudential Insurance Company. Frank Hand & Company. Eilbacher, Joseph Hazel, Jesse A. Contracting Builder. Real Estate. Faulks, F. J. Heidritter, F. L. Counselor. Pres. Elizabethport Banking Company. Febrey Brothers, Heller, I. N. Grocers. I. N. Heller & Company. Finkel, Na than Henry, R. i'. Real Estate. Counselor. Flynn, P. N. Hersh, E. S. Iron Worker. Dry Goods. Fowler, Chas. N. Hersh, L. F. Member Congress. President Citizens' Bank. Fowler & Wilson, Hetzman, F. B. Painters and Painters' Supplies. Meats and Provisions. Frazer, J. A. Hiller, Chas. M. Advertising. Photographer. Fredericks, C. E. Hoffman, L. A. Builder. Sanitary Plumber. Gebhardt, Henry I--Iowson, Robt. Wholesale Wines. Stair Builder. Gilbert, Clinton Huntington, C. W. Elizabeth Novelty Company. General Supt. C. R. R. Co. of N. J. Gilhooly, P. H. Isham, H. H. Counselor. Pres. Security Land and Improvement Co. Gordon, Jacob L. Jen kins Rubber Co. Real Estate. Rubber Manufacturers. 19
Members-Continued
Kaufman, David ~1endel, Moses Iron, Etc. Meats and JJrovisions.
I(ean, Hamilton F. Morey, Mahlon Kean, Van Cortlandt & Co., N. Y., Bankers. Morey-La Rue Laundry Company.
Kellogg, R. M. ~I ulford Coal & Lumber Co. Superintendent Metuchen Water Co. Coal and Lumber.
K·err, Alex. Mulford & Son, A. D. Mason Contractor. Real Estate. Kirkland, R. J. Oakley & Son, Board of Fire Commissioners. Architects. Laggren Bros. O'Donnell, L. Awnings and Carpets. Real Estate. Lammerding, John L. Ogden, B. M. & S. R. Lammerding-Devine Company. Real Estate. Leach, E. A. Olmsted, Edward New Jersey Land and Investment Co. Contracting Engineer. Leahy, Henry Parrot, Geo. T. Florist. Surrogate Union County. Leavitt, N. R. Perkins, H. C. County Collector. Real Estate. Lehman & Co. Phares, E. W. Grocers. Real Estate. Little, W. F. Poggi, C. C. Principal Battin High School. Architect. Lufberry, Geo. Ji. Potts & Son Chemicals. Grocers. Martin, John F. Pountney, C. E. Funeral Director. Coal and Wood. Mackenzie,. C. C. Rath, H. A. Architect. Plumbing and Heating. McCloskey & Graham Reynolds, W. H. Druggists. •Vice Pres. Rising Sun Brewing Co. McDermott. Frank Rhodes & Manvel Counselor. Dock Builders. Mc Manus, Joseph Richards, L. J. McManus Brothers. Health Inspector. Meeker, S. M. Riker, W. H. Insurance. Superintendent Prudential Insurance Co. 20
Members-Continued
Rogers, George W. Union Co. Trust Co. Contractor. Banking.
Root, Chas. M. United Electric Co. New York & New Jersey Telephone Co. Electric Light and Power.
Roth & Co. U. S. Express Co. Meats and Provisions. Express. Runyon, Elmer Weber, John P. Elizabeth Nursery Company. Clothier and Hatter. Ryan, P. J. Real Estate. Weiss & Epstein Clothing. Sayre, Geo. R. Mason and Builder. Whelan, John W. Secretary Elizabeth Water Company. Shearer, Wm. J. Superintendent Public Schools. Whittemore, C. McK. Smith, Elias D. Counselor. Retired. Williams, C. W. Stamler, John J. Real Estate. Counselor. Wind, Jacob Jr. Stevens, Dr. J. B. Architect. Dental Surgeon. Wilson, Dr. N. L. Swan & Finch, Physician. Oil Refiners. Young, Trimble, Chas. A. A. F. Wholesale Produce. Counselor. Trimmer, Chas. B. Zior & Townley, Real Estate. Coal a~d Wood.
IN MEMORIAM
Burke, Ed. F. F or HE City of Elizabeth was the first pern1anent settlement 111ade in the State of New Jersey. The founding of the town took place in the year 1664, by people coming here from Long Island, sup plemented later on by people from Connecticut. The descendants of some of those original settlers are among our most respected ·citizens. Shortly before the settling of ,the town, the English had taken New York and the adjacent country from the Dutch, and in consequence of this event an association was formed, havililg for its purpose the securing from Col. Richard Nichols, who had been appointed Governor of New Y.ork, the site wher:e Elizabeth now stands. Efforts had been made during the time the Dutch were in possession to settle here, but the 1natter had not been adjusted when _the English assumed the governm-ent. Upon receiving the consent of Gov- ernor Nichols, the association proceeded at once to · treat with the Indians of Staten Island, who claimed the mainland, and on the twenty-eighth day of October, 1664, a deed was executed by Mattano, and other Indian chiefs, con veying all the land between the Raritan River on the south, and the Passaic on the north, and to run from the sound westward for a distance twice as great as that between the two rivers named. On the first of December fol lowing, the Governor confirmed this deed by a separate grant ; no record exists of the actual date when the associates took possession of the land, but it is evident that a settlement was made in the fall of 1664, or early in the following year ( 1665). The first dwellings were made in the neighborhood of the river, and it was here that the First Church and Town Hall or Court House were erected. In 1664 the title to the country passed from the Duke of York to Car teret and Berkely, and in the summer of this year Philip Carteret, who had been appointed governor, 1nade his appearance in the town, and it is said that 24 he walked up fron1 the place of landing ·with his co111pan1011s carrying a hoe upon his shoulder, and agreed to becon1e a planter with then1. It is fair to presun1e that the to,vn had assun1ed no name until the -arrival of ·Carteret, for after his advent the settlen1ent was known as Elizabethtown, in honor of Elizabeth, the wife of Sir George Carteret, one of the proprietors. The place grew rapidly, so that in the year 1665 sixty-five persons (men) are recorded as having taken the oath of allegiance. As may be in1agined, the territory south of the Hudson continued to grow and increase; the town of Newark had been founded in the year 1666, and Bergen, Woodbridge and other settle- :<·Jr _._! :~. ~tir .. '.'4;~~ CITY HALL ments hacl also been established. In the year 1668 Governor Carteret called the first provincial assembly together at Elizabethtown, to 111ake la,vs for the infant colonv. Provision was made for annual assemblies and rates were i1nposed on the several towns for the support of the govern1nent. About this tin1e a whaling company was established here, whales being, at that ti1ne, plentiful on the Jersey and Long Island coasts. In 1668 a military con1pany was organized in the town, and was perhaps the first of its kind in the colony, but in 1670 its leading 1nen1bers came under the ban of the gov- 25 ernor. Fron1 this ti111e on the history of the to,Yn is c1ose1Y connected with that of the colony. · The town grew and prospered regardless of the hon1e govern- 1nent. The First Church and St. John's were established at an early period and have existed ever since. In February, 1740, I(ing George II granted a charter to the town, raising it to the rank of a borough; the officers of the borough under this charter ,vere a 1nayor, recorder, alclennen,. con1n1on council. sheriff, coroner, clerk, etc. The landing streets-Pearl street, Broad street, East Jersey street, as far clown, perhaps, as Spring street, and Elizabeth avenue- VIEW oF NoRTH BROAD STREET AND MILITARY SQUARE were open and used as public highways at an early period. There can be no doubt that a street lay along the north bank of the river, fron1 Broad street, east to a point near the present Spring street. This is evident as the nun1ber of buildings still standing back from and facing the· river, and in front of vvhich there still exists a lane or wagon way, would indicate. Princeton Col lege was established here in 1746, and was opened in 1747 with Jonathan_ Dickenson at its head, but after a short ti111e was removed to Newark, on account of the death of its president. Upon the removal of the college, Aaron 26 Burr the father of Vice-President Burr, beca111e the head of the institution. ' The old town took a pron1inent part in the \Var of Independence, and snppliecl of officers and n1en n1ore than its qnota, at the san1e tin1e -it was subjected to greater loss and depredation than any other to,vn of the north, on account of its contiguity to Staten Island, which had becon1e the rendevous of the loyalists and tori es and the depot of the English Arn1y. HoME FOR AGEi> WoMEN [OLD Bou1>1NoT MANSION] An1ong the citizens of the town were Abraha1n Clark, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, Willian1 Livingston, the Governor of the infant state, Elias Boudinot, president of the Continental Congress, General Jonathan Dayton, Aaron Ogden, Francis Barber, Stephen Crane, speaker of the assembly, Elias Dayton and several others. These were men not only of high standing in the community, but individuals who aided largely in shaping the destinies of the infant nation, both during the ,var of the Revolution, and after independence had been acknowledged. 27 The town suffered fro1n the effects of the war, and the Court House and the First Church ,vere both given to the flan1es by the English soldiers. In June, 1780, the British attempted to march to Morristown through the village, but were thrown into confusion by a few of the patriotic 1nilitia 111en who ,vent down to the junction of the C)lcl and N evv Point Roads, and who having fired a volley killed General Stirling, who was at the head of the English and Hessian mercenaries. A monun1ent now stands at this point, erected by the MONUMENT OF THE MINUTE MAN, UNION SQ...UARE, WHERE THE ENGLISH AND HESSIANS WERE REPULSED BY THE PATRIOTIC CITIZENS OF OLD ELIZABETHTOWN State of New Jersey. During the ,var the British threw up earthen breast works. in many parts of the town; and 111 one place near the edge of the Newark meadow, on a line with Seventh street, there still exists the traces of one of these works of clef ence. Vt.Then the govern1nent was established, under the constitution, Washington passed through the town to the ferry near the foot of Elizabeth avenue, where he en1barkecl for New York to be inaugurated the first president. 28 On N o,·c1nber t\venty-eighth, 1789, the legislature passed an act, confinn ing the borough rights of the to,vn, and providing for the continuance of the borough court. This court succeeded to the powers of the borough court, which had been established under the charter granted by George II in 1739-40, and had very extensive civil and crin1inal · po,vers. It subsisted clown to the year 1857, when the County of Cnion ,vas carved out of Essex County. Elizabethtown n1aintained her position as the chief town in the State after the revolution for n1any years. Perhaps the first blow to her prestige, in this ELIZABETH PUBLIC LIBRARY respect, ca111e in 1807, when the Board of Freeholders of Essex County, of which the town then fanned a part, submitted to the people of the county the question of deciding whether the new County Court House should be e~ected in Newark or in Elizabethtown. The voting con1111enced the tenth of February and lasted for several clays. Ballot box stuffing ,vas resorted to to an extent that had never been surpassed, 111arriecl won1en, negroes, poys dressed as ,vomen, voted all over the county, and those who had a right to vote did so repeatedly. The Elizabethans realizing that they had no chance of capturing 2') the pnze, voted for Day's Hill, but ~e,yark won out by nearly 1,500 111ajority. The vote of ~ e,v_ark was 5,039 out of a population of about 6,000. The vote of Elizabethtown \\:as in the sa~ne proportion. The legislature set the election aside, but N e,vark got the Court House ,vi thin a fe,v years, and continued to be the county seat until the Year 1857. In the latter year Union County) as before observed, ,vas set off fron1 Essex County, and the City of Elizabeth becan1e the county seat. The old town was well represented in the ,var of 1812, and after ·its ter minatio~ General Winfield Scott took up his residence here, and was a resi dent at the time of his death. OLD ScoTT MANSION In 1824, on his visit to this country. Gen. Lafayette received a grand nvation and stopped at the residence of Isaac \Villian1son, the father of the late Chancellor \,Villian1son. In the war with l\1exico, Ger.i. Scott, a resident of the to\vn, ,vas the con1- n1ander and hero of the conquering An1erican Anny. In 1855, the town had a population of about six thousand, and was incor porated as a city in ti 1at year. Elias Darby was elected its first l\:favor. 30 In the war for the Union hundreds of her citizens ,vent to the front, 111any of them never to return. But it is not the purpose of this sketch to go into details. An interesting and instructive volu111e 1night ~e ,vritten showing the devotion and herois111 of •the 111en of Elizabeth, ,vho fought to preserve the integrity of the nation. In our own day the city has taken an in1portant place a1nong the n1unici palities of the State. New streets have been opened in all directions, business buildings and factories face us at every turn, private residences of great value, flats and residences, churches, schools, and charitable institutions dot the city from one end to the other, water con1n1unication has 111ade it an ideal place for manufacturers, while the city is traversed by the great railroad trunk lines, n1aking it accessible and ,vithin easy reach of all the other cities of the country. 0Ln FoRT, THoMPSoN's LAr-E, NEAR BRIDGE STREET BUILT IN 1734 THE CITY DEBT LlZABE'l'I--f is one of the few n1unicipalities that has steadily re duced the an1ount of its bonded debt for a nun1ber of years past, and since the tin1e of the adjustinent of the present debt the per centage of reduction is probably greater than in any other city that can be named. Since the year 1887 the Sinking Fund has paid and cancelled $1,172,580 of bonds, leaving the city'debt as follows: Bonds of the City of Elizabeth ...... $3,143,500.00 Less cash and bonds held by the Con1n1issioners of the Sinking Fund ...... : . 149,668.22 Net debt, October 1, 1906 ...... $2,993,831.78 "' VIEW OF C. R. R. STATION The city has no floating debt, all accounts being- settled as soon as due. Between .A.. ug-ust 1st, and Dece111ber 1st, in each year s0111e 111oney is bor rowed in anticipation of the receipt of the taxes of that year, but these loans are paid as soon as the taxes n1ature in Dece1nber. While the interest on the bonded debt of the city, as above stated, 1s a large snn1 and must be provided for by taxation, it does not no,v form an iten1 large enough to be of serious inconyenience to the cit,·. 32 In spite of the fact that this year $75,000 of the city's receipts \vill be devoted to the use of the Sinking Fund, it has been possible to provide for all the current expenses by a tax of 1.46 per $100 on tl;e city's present valu ation. \Vhile next year so1ne additional receipts fron1 railroad taxation and the increase fro111 new in1proven1ents should produce a still lower rate. It is now generally recognized that the acljustn1ent of the city. debt, which ,vas adopted t,venty-fiye years ago, ,vas as great as could possibly have been ---·------, HoME OF VETERAN VoLUNTEER FIREMEN 1nade and carried to a successful result. The city finances have been 111anaged with great econo1ny and prudence, and expedients adopted to carry on municipal work in accordance vvith the financial situation. By various 111eans funds have been supplied to pa ,,e the streets, build sewers and carry the arrears of unpaid taxes ,vithout resorting to bond issues for these purposes as is generally the custon1. PUBLIC BUILDINGS LIZ.A.BETH possesses 111any public buildings that are objects of pride to its citizens. The most imposing among the buildings is the new Union County Court House, located on the corner of Broad street and Rahway avenue, facing down Elizabeth avenue. _This_ s'tructure was completed in 1905, and cost, with furnishings complete, $600,000. It is in the form of a Maltese Cross, of the Graeco-Ron1an style of architecture, with an approach from the street by a flight of broad steps, .. '\Ji; - . -~t- ' .• ri \-~' . '· : . : ·,« . . ~,.. - r..JJ1 ...-,,,,. . .,.i£_},. . . ft~· ~ . t ,. .. . : ~ BATTIN HIGH SCHOOL ending in a portico upheld by large colun1ns. 1'he appearance of the build ing with this fine entrance and the ,vings on both sides, surn1ounted by a large dome, cannot fail to in1press every beholder. The 111aterial used in the construction is a white granite presenting the appearance of white marble but 1nuch more durable than marble The doors open into a marble halL ,,·ith entrances on either side to the offices of the Register and the Surrogate, and leading to a rotunda in the 35 center of the bui_lding with a skylight above at a height of about sixty feet at the top of the dome. Opening fron1 the rotunda to the left is a large record room with metal ·bookstacks in which the books are kept, and giving atnple space for persons who wish to work there. Opposite to the right is the en trance to the offices of the County Clerk, with a vault for his records. On both sides of the rotunda there are stairways leading to the second floor, on which are located two handsome court roon1s, a roo1n for the Board of Free holders, the Sheriff's office, and Bar Association's library. Above this floor OLD SPANISH GuN AT OLYMPIA SQUARE is the Grand Jury roon1 and other roon1s not yet assigned for pern1anent use. In the basen1ent is a co111modious court roo1n for the Elizabeth District Court and many other offices. The construction is wholly fireproof and of the n1ost substantial character. The furnishings throughout are in keeping with the style of the building, and every modern improvement and device is installed. This building will be a credit to the county and city for many generations to come, and is well worth inspection by every Yisitor to the city. 36 Adjoining the Court House on the north, our attention is clain1ed by the edifice of the historic First Presbyterian Church. This church was established when Elizabeth was first settled, and the present building was reconstructed from the ruins of the old building that was destroyed by the British in the Revolutionary War. The feature of the church is the graceful tall spire, which is said to be one of the finest examples of colonial church architecture in the country. In this spire is maintained the town clock, but the present time piece is new, one of the finest that could be obtained, installed in the '·~, :::::: "· .·, .../i ,,.:' '\. ~ :.► \ • . ; '-... ·-i'·:·' "-.\,..,·· .. • )' ¾)cl • • . . . '-t v.,.. ~ ..,. ; ELIZABETH GENERAL HosPITAL AND BLAKE MEMORIAL steeple after its reconstruction in exactly the san1e style as before it was blown down by a windstorm about seven years ago. A bronze tablet has been placed on the front wall of the church stating the facts of historical interest con cerning it. Furtl~er to the north on the other side of Broad street is St. John's Church, a fine building of gothic architecture, the tower of which is a beautiful speci- 1nen, construc'ted of brick and brown stone, square in shape and surmounted 37 by four s111all spires. The ,vhole is so hannonious in design and style and so in1posing in appearance that it has becon1e one of the principal objects of beauty in the city. There has recently been finished in the 111anufacturing center of the city a .large church known as St. Patrick's, belonging to the largest Roman Catholic parish in Elizabeth. This building has cost, with its surrounding church property, over $1,000,000, and is truly magnificent in appearance and in all its appointments. It is constructed of a light colored stone, elaborately c-arved throughout, gothic in style, with two tall clock towers of graceful ORPHAN ASYLUM shape, from which very pleasing chi1nes are rung during the day and night. There are not many cities of the size of Elizabeth that possess churches as magnificent as this one. It would make a splendid cathedral if it were the seat of a bishop. Elizabeth is now taking great pride in the completion of a Y. 1\( C. A. building at a cost of $60,000. This building is as modern in style and appoint- 111ent as it can possibly be made. It contains an amusement hall, offices, read- 38 ing rooms, class rooms, gymnasium, swimming pool, bowling alleys, running track, dormitories, and all other adjuncts of such a building. It was con structed by means of subscriptions obtained from the people of Elizabeth during the las·t year or two ?nd is now f_ully paid for and is free and clear of debt. A building used in work similar to that of the Y. M. C. A. is the Clark Club house' in the 1nanufacturing part of the city. This is a very complete building connected with Grace Church, and contains all modern appointments. CLARK CLUB HousE There are reading rooms, gymnasium, bowling alleys, swimming pool, and class rooms. The club is a very popular institution, well patronized by the citizens of Elizabeth and is in very prosperous condition. · ,.fhe city is dotted throughout with churches too nun1erous to mention or describe completely. Some of the edifices are very large in size and handsome in style. All denominations are represented, there being five Baptist churches, one Congregational, four Episcopal, four Lutheran, six Methodist, one Mo ravian, nine Presbyterian, eight Roman Catholic, and one Unitarian, and two synagogues, besides numerous missions, chapels, and other places of religious 39 worship. ~-\111ong those deserving particu lar 111ention on account of their buildings, and the size of their parishes, are St. Michael's ( Gern1an) Catholic Church, which has long been established in the 111anufacturing center and no,v has a large church building and extensive church prop erty; the Central Baptist Church, which has a handson1e new church of stone of very attractive design, on East Jersey street; the First Congregational ·Chttrch at Elizabeth port, an old established church; the St. J an1es Methodist Episcopal Church, a fine large brick and stone building; the West- 1ninster Presbyterian ·church, a n1assive structure with a large stone tower; the Greystone Presbyterian Church, a very attractive building in the manufacturing section; St. Mary's Catholic Church, the first Catholic parish in the city·; the Con GO tl.:. Ono FELLows HALL Bu1LDING gregation B'N ai Israel and Holche J oscher, two very flourishing Hebrew Synagogues. Niuch activity is shown in church life - in Elizabeth. There is a public library 111 the city, housed in a historic building on South Broad street. A large orphan asylun1 and four n1odern hospitals take care of their re spective branches of charitable work. MAnE IN ELIZABETH-AMERICAN GAs FURNACE Co. / { i I i I' \ ,1 / I' / ,/ j I 41 The Hon1e for Aged Women occupies the historic Boudinot 1nansion of Revolutionary times. · Elizabeth will soon possess a handso1ne Govenunent and Post Office building, as an appropriation has been 1nade by Congress of $250,000 for the purpose. Steps are now being taken to acquire a site, and the work of con struction will follow. There are n1any large office buildings in the city, so111e of which n1ay be known as "skyscrapers." A1nong them 111ay be 1nentionecl the Dix,. Hersh, i i,,'' ,; . ,, . .,, / .. ·, . ST. ELIZABETH HosPITAL Union County Trust, Kean, Elizabethport Banking Co., and Odd Fellows buildings, ranging fron1 three to eight stories in height, with all modern i1n provements and appointments. The theatre-goers are well taken care of by two theatres, Jacobs' theatre and the Lyceun1 thea'tre. These theatres, in their size, decoration, stage and appoint1nents, are the equal of those in any city of the size and are superior to many. l\1ost of the best productions of New York City are staged in these theatres before being brought out in the 1netropolis. SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' MONUMENT AT MILITARY So__UARE REAL ESTATE NE of the strongest factors of Elizabeth's prosperity and growth is the great amount of building that is 'being done for residential pur poses and this is well supported by the fine character of ·these buildings. · It is not enough that a city so well located as Elizabeth, should have manu facturing interests alone, but to fill out the full measure it 1nust combine with the RESIDENCE OF WILLIAM CLIFFORD vanous industries, residential localities not only for the 1nen whose e1nployn1ent or business is in the city, but also for those who go daily to the large cities like New York or Newark. This advantage is possessed by Elizabeth and it is so located that if the people at large kne·w better the charn1s of the city the local real estate dealers would be even n1ore occupied than they now are, answering inquiries from those who live in 44 New York, Brooklyn, Kewark and other cro,vded localities and wh1J wish to own their homes or to live where they can enjoy life and stop 111erely existing. The great 111anufacturing interests of the City of Elizabeth are elsewhere referred to within these pages, and this article is designed to deal with the advan tages Elizabeth has as a residential locality. The first great question is the transportation facility to the larger cities. In this particular Elizabeth has great superiority over other residential localities around Greater N evv York, for it is not dependant on one road but has t':"o n1ain .· ScoTT PARK lines to New York as well as two other lines giving good service. The Central Rail Road of New Jersey as well as the Pennsylvania, pass directly through the center of the city, and both roads have several stops other than the 1nain station in the city. Both roads not only give service to New York but also to Philadel phia, the south and the west. The Lehigh Valley has a station in the city and while this is not used to a great extent for con11nuters, still the road is of great value. 45 The Long Br'anch road of the C. R. R. of N. J. runs along the sound and having frequent stc:1,tions gives the down to-wn section of the city-what is colo quially known as "The Port"-direct connection with New York and Newark as well as the Jersey Coast resorts. The trolley system of the Public Service Corp. have a net work of lines all over the city and maintain two through lines to Newark and connecting with the farther distant cities and towns to the north, while in the other direction cars are run frequently as far west as Bound Brook. PENNSYLVANIA R. R. STATION While at the present ti111e the N e,v Yark side of the North River is thirty 1ninutes ride away, the tin1e is fast drawing near when Elizabeth will have rapid transit that is what the name implies. The new tunnels of the Pennsylvania will be placed in operation in the near future and this means that Elizabeth will be within fifteen to twenty minutes from the business centers as well as the shopping and financial districts of New York, and business n1en n1av be able to reach their homes in Elizabeth in a surprisingly short time fron1 their offices. 46 The fallowing article was taken fro111 the New York Post and gives a very vivid idea of what rapid transit 111eans and how fortunate Elizabethans will be when this system is opened and which reports state will be in less than twelve months: "The Pennsylvania Tunnel proper will, when finished, extend from the west slope of Union Hill, N. J., to Long Island City, and will cost about sixty million dollars. This main tunnel to Manhattan will accon1111oclate about nine hundred trains a day and will be fanned by two sixteen foot tubes. All trains being oper ated by electricity from power houses at either terminals. As subway lines are constructed on the west side of Manhattan direct connections will doubtless be R~S1DENCE OF N. C. J. ENGLISH made with the big station. Traffic, suburban, city and express from distant points will pour into it and if a Trans-Atlantic Stean1ship Co. is ever forn1ed with doGks at Montauk Point, trains carrying European passengers to and fro1n western cities may never stop in New York." HUDSON COMPANIES 1'UNNELS "Separate .and distinct fro1n the Pennsylvania Tunnels are the two sets of train tubes, now being built under the North River by the Hudson Companies 47 which will connect Jersey City, Elizabeth, and other cities with up and downto,vn l\!Ianhattan. On the Manhattan side of the river the terminals will not be con nected, but in New Jersey a short subway line will not only connect the north and south sets of tubes but also will tap the D. L. and W. and the Erie as well as the Pennsylvania and Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations. "The north set of tunnels for the New York and New Jersey Railroad, as the line is called, starts just south of the D. L and W. station in Hoboken and runs under the river to Morton street and the tracks continue by subway to a new sta . tion at G_reenwich and Christopher streets, then east to Sixth avenue and Ninth streets where the tracks branch, one line running north into Sixth avenue to 33rd RESIDENCE OF A. F. YouNG street and the other continuing east under Ninth street to the Astor place station of the present subway. "The Southern pair of tubes, caHed the Hudson and Manhattan, starts near the present Pennsylvania tern1inal in Jersey City, and extends east under the North River to Cortlandt street and a subway will carry the tracks to a station between Fulton and Cortlandt streets on Church street. This is to be a large station as can be seen by the work now under way, and a broad underground concourse will connect it with the Fulton street station of the present Broadway sttbway, which i:5 only one block away." 48 RESUME It can readily be seen fron1 the foregoing sketch of th~ designed rapid-transit to New York that Elizabeth is most highly favored, and that the station of North Elizabeth is really the first commuting stop after leaving the 1netropolis for Newark cannot be considered as there is a long trolley ride to the residential por tion of the city from the station, while the North Elizabeth Station is at the door of the best and most desirable part of Elizabeth. Also shows the public exactly the magnificent transit facilities the city of Elizabeth will have through the expan sion of the traffic plans now under way. As is well known, it is the intention to have trains run into a new transfer station at Harrison, where electric eng111es EGENOLF DAY NURSERY will be connected to the cars and the trains run either direct to 33rd street, Man hattan, by the Pennsylvania Tunnel, or else run to the present terminal in Jersey City, thence either by one s_et of tubes to Morton street, or else by the other set to the new station now being built on Church street, between Fulton and Cortlandt streets. Thirty-five years ago Elizabeth was a favorite residential- place for New York business men, but after the panic and the building of the New York Elevated Railroad many of these went to New York to live on account of the superior / __ , ~- . ""'-· Vn:w OF BROAD STREET, FROM CoRNER WEST JERSEY STREET so transit facilities at that ti111e. During recent years, however, Elizabeth has been recovering its forn1er standing as a place to live, for it presents an entirely different proposition in regards desirability for those who wish to· live away from apart ments, and not in flats where they have nothing but the four walls and a roof with no place for the children to play where they n1ay breathe the pure air. No matter how attractive su.ch a home may be, how beautifully furnished, it cannot compare with one ,vhere there are grounds ,vith the house. Elizabeth offers a solution to the problern of where to live and it has a wide choice to offer in making a selection and at values which, up to the pre·sent time, JEFFERSON PARK have not been advanced by the new transportation plans· as have the prices on nearly all other sides of the 1netropolis. The residential sections of Elizabeth n1ay be, and are divided, for sake of convenience, into several subdivisions, taking the name from the principal street that passes through the locality. The principal of these are the "North Broad Street," "The Stiles Street," "The Westfield A .. venue," "The Jersei A venue," '·The Rahway Avenue," "The South Broad Street," "The Jefferson Avenue" and "The Morris Avenue" sections. 51 The first of these-"The North Broad Street Section" is beyond question the finest part of the -city, and the 111agnificent residences of the richest 111en of the :::ity are located in this part of the town ; as is the Elizabeth To,vn and Country Club. The North Elizabeth Station of the Pennsylvania Railroad is in this part of Elizabeth and with two lines of trolley cars it is an1ply taken care of in regard to transportation. Land in this part of the city is entirely for residential purposes and the bulk of the available land for sale is owned by the Progress Realty Co1npany · whose attractive property is on North avenue, by Walter B. Perkins, whose "Routledge'' . ' .. ,··.,·\ • ,,, ...~,/< ... RESIDENCE oF HoN. P. H. GILHOOLY property is at the corner of Newark avenue and North avenue, and by the N e,v Jersey Land and Investment Co1npany who have the "Evergreen Park" property on Cross avenue. Land in the "Stiles Street Section" is largely owned by the Baker estate, whose agents, Messrs. A. D. Mulford & Son, have done so 1nuch to build up the neighborhood with a splendid class of residences. Adjoining this is the "Westfield Avenue Section," where a great deal of building has been done recently by the El Mora I_,and Company. Continuing 52 along this avenue is the Lorraine section and Roselle Park which, while outside of the city, are so close that to a_ll intents and purposes they are one. Very attractive property is for sale in both places. Adjoining this part of Elizabeth are the "Jersey Avenue," "Rahway Avenue" and "South Broad Street" sections. These are attractive and favorite portions of the city, and several fine developn1ent tracts have lately been opened up here. Jefferson avenue is a delightful part of Elizabeth with magnificent trees and good streets. One of the local real estate men-K. C. Taylor-makes a specialty of lots here. JACKSON p ARK l\1orris avenue is largely, if not entirely, built upon, but in a few months the new trolley line to Sumn1it will open up son1e very fine country. The great district known as "The Port" is the home of the 1nass of skilled n1echanics working in the various manufactories of Elizabeth. In this part of the city years ago lived many of at that time representative men; these have largeiy moved to other portions of the city, although there still ren1ain several of the old families and their homes are very attractive and pleasant. There is comparatively 53 little land for sale here,. but a great deal of buying and selling of houses is carried on. Prices of available building lots vary in different parts of the city and range from $5.00 a front foot upwards. Although many homes are owned outright the rentals are extensive and pro vide a very satisfactory fonn of investment in Elizabeth, and as a rule a house will not long remain vacant. For the convenience of any interested in investigating the channs offered by Elizabeth, and to those who wish to own their homes or to rent in a convenient place to New York, the real estate dealers and developers of Elizabeth will gladly give further information regarding Elizabeth an.::l real estate in the city upon application. '. ~·. . .. : ·(: . . ·- . 't ;. :'... ' ___ , RESIDENCE OF Ex.-Gov. FosTER M. VooRHEEs I r"I CENTRAL R. R. STATION Four great trunk lines run through the city and through them connection is made with other trunk lines. These railroads 1naintain seven depots within the City, thus affording accom1nodations to all points,· at frequent hours of the day. The four trunk lines are the Philadelphia ·& Reading, Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio, and Lehigh Valley. By the Balti1nore & Ohio connection is n1ade to all 56 points on Staten Island and by the C. R. R. of N. J., shipn1ents are 111ade via New York Central and Hudson River, New York, New Haven & Hartford, Delaware. Lackawanna & Western and the Erie Railroads, and the m·anufacturers of Eliza beth, especially the Singer Manufacturing Company, which is supposed to be the largest individual shipper in the city, has for many years, n1ade frequent use of these out-of-town railroad connections. Connection is also made bv., rail with the Southern steamship lines. The lighterage charges between Elizabeth and New York are very reason able and in some instances there is free lighterage. There are several steamboat and towing lines and several of th_e manufacturing con1panies have also their o"'.'n steamers and lighters. The tonnage passing through the Staten Island Sound is greater than that which passes through the North River; this gives an idea of the character of the water facilities, which the City of Elizabeth has a:t her con1mand. There are possibly other places which are aln1ost as good for the sn1aller concerns, but not in the neighborhood_ of New York is there any l~cation equally desirable for large concerns. The Singer sewing machine factory was established OLD RAILROAD CROSSING BEFORJ!: TRACKS WERE ELEVATED 57 THE BRoAD ST. ELEVATION. CENTRAL R. R. TRACKS CaossED BY THE P. R. R. Co. TRACKS in Elizabeth in 1873, having previously :been occupying two buildings in Mott and Delancy streets, New York, and having found the location a desirable one, the works have from time to ~ime been enlarged. Other large factories have been built by the Company, at South Bend in the State of Indiana, in Canada, Scotland, Russia, Spain, Germany and other foreign countries, but the sewing machines for the trade of the United States and the South A1nerican republics are still made at their Elizabeth f acto~y. This is considered by 1nany one of the most convincing proofs of the superiority of Elizabeth for manufacturing purposes. Elizabeth was formerly, and until the year 1865, the terminus of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, transfer being 1nacle fron1 the wharves at the Sound by boat to New York and Jersey City. During the thirty years in which Elizabeth was the tenninus and shipping point of the railroad, and the Elizabeth and Son1- erville Railroad which it succeeded, the company extended its tracks in every direction through the city so that it is possible for factories located in almost any part to obtain a siding into their works. Some concerns are joined to the tracks of the Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley o~ the Baltimore & Ohio. For instance, the 58 John Stephenson Con1pany ships its freight fron1 its own siding over the tracks of the Baltin1ore & Ohio, and thence, if necessary, over other roads. The Pennsylvania Railroad has recently bought a large tract of land, for the purpose, and established a great transfer station on the outskirts of the northern part of the city, \vhere, with a numerous force of clerks, and the accompanying 1nachinery, engines and cars, trains are 111ade up for all points in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The C. R. R. of N. J. had already such a transfer station and these stations add very 1nuch to the quickness with which shiptnents THE lsHAM Bu1LDJNG are forwarded to their destination. Within the past fevv weeks, the United Steel Corporation purchased ground on which a like transfer station, with storage warehouses, will be erected. Elizabeth is the principal shipping point for iron pipe, pig iron and coal of the Philadelphia & Reading and the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Tidewater prices prevail for both hard and soft coal. The cheap prices at which coal is pur chased would surprise factory owners in some other cities. This, also, is one of the advantages of Elizabeth's splendid transportation facilities. ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL <:HURCH GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH ST. JAMES' M. F.. CHURCH CENTBAL llAPTJST CHURCH ST• .PATRICK'S R, C. CH"CRCH FIRST PRESBYTER.IA~ CH'UR.CH HEALTH AND SANITARY CONDITION OF ELIZABETH HE City of Elizabeth has always 1naintained a splendid position in re gard to healthfulness. It can boast of a low death rate· and a high degree of efficiency in all municipal improvements affecting the pub lic health with respect to water supply, sewerage, disposal of. gar- bage and refuse, supervision of plumbing and drainage, food and milk inspection and the control of contagious disease. y. M. c. A. BUILDING 61 A few facts under each of these headings will illustrate the points. We will take up the population first, showing the healthy and norn1al growth · from 1880-1905. POPULATION 1880-28,229. 1890-37,764. Increase of 33.7% 1895-43,837. " " 16.1 % 1900-52,130. " " 18.9% 1905-60,509. " " 16.1 % PosT OFFICE DEATH RATES The average death rate for the State for twenty-five years ending December 31, 1904, was 18.11 per 1,000. The average death rate for the City for twenty-five years ending December .31, 1904, was 19.18 per 1,000. 62 The average death rate for the City for the past ten years was 17.16 per 1,000. Death rate for the City for 1905 was 16.15 per 1,000. l\. few co1nparative staiten1ents between the State arid the City for the twenty five years ~nding Dece111ber 31, 1904, 1nay be of interest. STATE. CITY. Tuberculosis. Deaths per 10,000...... 22.2 18.7 Typhoid Fever. " " '' ...... 3.7 2.7 Scarlet Fever. " " " ...... 3.0 2.2 Diphtheria. " " " ...... 8.7 7.3 Measles. " " " 1.1 .7 Whooping Cough. . '' " " 1.5 1.4 Small Pox. " " " .3 .1 THE ALEXIAN BaoTHERs' HosPITAL It will be seen from the above, in respect to every contagious disease 1nen tionecl, that the death rate has been less in Elizabeth than in the State at large, which is a very ren1arkable showing in •its importance. WATER SUPPLY Since 1898 the source of the water supply has been fron1. driven wells at the Hummocks, Union, and in 1903 this was further augn1ented by an additional system of driven wells at the Seven Bridges, Union. 64 At the present tin1e the capacity of these t,vo plants is ten 111illion gallons of water per day. While the supply is owned by a private Company, it is under the constant supervision of the Board of Health, and the purity of the water from these sources has always been above suspicion. The watershed is controlled by the Company, and all sources of pollution have been re1noved so that the greatest safety is secured. Water mains have been laid in all the streets; the total nun1ber of miles of water mains being one hundred and five miles. · ELIZABETH TowN AND CouNTRY CLUB SEWERAGE The City is well sevvered, and the system is constantly being extended as oc casion requires. At the present ti111e the sewers all discharge by gravity into tidej water. An in1prove111ent is now being conten1plated for a large intercepting! sewer for a portion of the systen1 which now discharges into the Elizabeth River.I This will remove all sewerage from the Elizabeth River, and, by a ptunping staJ tion, will carry it well into Staten Island Sound, thus removing what has been in the past a great detriment to the River, and an eyesore t~ the people. The! total length of sewers is now over sixty miles. 65 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION The Citv Council has nov{ under its consideration an ordinance regulating the construction of all buildings, ,vhich upon its adoption will cause Elizabeth to be governed by the 111ost approved and safest 1nethocls possible in this respect. The control and regulation of plt1n1bing and drainage is under the j urisclic tion of the Board of Health, an RESIDENCE AND OFFICE OF jAs. j. HIGGINS was adopted by th~ Board of I-Iealth in N oven1ber, 1906, en1boclying the latest requiren1ents and ideas. Inspection of all gas piping is under the superv1s1011 of the Gas Con1pany, and every new systen1 is 111ost carefully tested under pressure so that an absolute security f ron1 this 111ost dangerous agent is secured. COLLECTION AND REMOVAL OF GARBAGE The collection of ashes and garbage is done under a three year's contract by a responsible firn1 duly bonded for the proper carrying out of the ,vork. 66 The wagons used are especially designed for the purpose, and are all uniform in size and construction. They are kept painted, and in a presentable condition, and are an ornament rather than a disfigurement, which 1.s often the case. On the principal streets the refuse is collected daily, and in all other sections twice a week. It is used in filling in low salt n1eadow land, and then graded, thus furnishing good foundation for factory sites. About fifty thousand cubic yards or twenty-eight thousand tons are collected annually. FOOD AND MILK INSPECTION Inspection of milk, one of our most important foods, and which causes n1ost of the diseases of very young children, is now part of the duties of the Board of ELIZABETH CLUB Health, and the sale and distribution of this product is controlled by a rigid ordi nance. Meat, fish, vegetables and drugs are, with the assistance of the State Board of Health, 1naintained at a high standard of excellence. CONTROL OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES The Board of Health is con1posed of n1en who have always been active and interested in sanitary matters and in preventing, so far as possible, the spread of all contagious and communicable diseases. The working force consists of a health officer, two sanitary inspe,ctors and a clerk, who are constantly engaged with the problems and ordinary routine of preventing and limiting the spread of contagious disease, abating nuisances and in general health work. 67 For the isolation of s111all-pox, cases of which have been very rare in the past, a well equipped hospital has been constructed and is 111aintained at all tin1es in a condition to receive patients. In order to li1nit the spread of diphtheria, anti toxine is furnished for im1nunizing purposes ·to all of those who are unable to pro vide it. In all matters dealing with contagious diseases the utn1ost care is exer cised and all investigations carried out with the greatest accuracy possible. ENGINE Cq. No. 2 AND FIRE HEADQUARTERS FIRE DEPARTMENT '7{ N its Fire Department, Elizabeth 111ay justly clai111 to be at least as well ;JJ provided with protection against fire as the average city of its size in the country. It is a paid department, n1anaged by a Board of Fire Co111111issioners. The force consists of a large number of pern1anent en1ployes, supple111ented 68 hv as 111anv calln1en. T'he clepartn1t:nt has a Chief Engineer and an ..:.:\ssistant . .,, .,/ and an office and headquarters. are 111aintainecL where the Secretary of the Departn1ent is always in attendance. There is an an1ple supply of fire engines, hose carriages, chen1ical engine, hook and ladder trucks, and other apparatus in active service, besides other apparatus kept in reserve, and it has been the ain1 of the board to 111aintain all the apparatus in first-class condition, ready for service on an instant's notice. ...'\11 the latest i111proven1ents in appa ratus and devices are used as 111uch as possible, and the efficiency of the de part111ent is 111aintained at a high standard. ·~.\·,''- ,. ,, -. ' ~ . . ··:~.:\~~'.i.\ii??t:~... :;:_~, ~·':~/.~· '.:~~::5:;.,~~:tf}·~~~;:t· <"• '•• - ...... ·• >"N~.,. . ,.,,- __ .~.. ~. ...· .:·,·- "--.~ ... _.,,.~•-[. -~\.}·.~~:~~-- ·-- . --:'"";..•_.._-. ·-'~,..;... ~ 2D PRECINCT PoLICE STATION TRUCK Co. No. 2 ENGINE Co. No.· 4 rfhe tugboats "Erie'' and ''Hudson," eqt~ippecl with powerful fire pun1ps and nozzles, arc available and have rendered valuable service at fires along the water front. The Gan1ewell Fire ..:\lann Systen1 is installed, ,vith fire alann boxes dis tributed throughout the city, all fitted with key guards and pern1anent keys, obviating the necessity of hunting up a key. The systen1 operates stall door trips and gas and electric light attach1nents in the fire houses. The supply of fire hydrants is an1ple, and the 111ost in1provecl styles are used, 1nany fitted ·with both s'tean1er and hose connections, and s0111e can be 69 used by t,vo or three engines at one ti1nc. 'fhc ,vatcr is furnished under good pressure. 'rhe record of the Fire Depart111ent is n1ost gratifying. l)uring the year 1S03, there ,vere 221 alanns. including five false alarn1~. and 216 actual fires. rrhe total loss resulting was $38,234.44: an average of $177.10 per fire, ancl a per capita loss of sixty-three cents, according- to the popu lation as shown by the last census. While so111e of the property ,vas uninsured, there ,vas insurance of $750,100.00 on the r.e111aincler; consequently the proportion of ·the lo5s to the insured valued was son1e,vhat less than .03 per cent. Repre sentatives of the Und~rwriters and Insurance Con1panies, who are generally supposed to be well qualified to judge of the 111erits of Fire Departtnents, MASONIC HALL unite 111 declaring that Elizabeth enjoys fire protection second to none, and considerably superior to that afforded in n1any of the cities of its rank throughout lhe country. The appropriation for the clcpartn1ent for the year 111entioned ,vas $62,- 500.00, ,vhich covered all expenses of the clepart1nent, including salaries n1aintenance, i111prove111ents and repairs, water rental for hydrants and build ings, and all other charges. 'fhe appropriation for the last year of the \lolunteer Departn1ent was $26,000.00, which included the water for hvclrants., . During the ad1ninistration of the Paid Fire Departn1ent by the Board of Fire PuBLic ScHooLs, Nos. I, 2, 3, 4 AND 5 71 Commissioners a new steam fire engine and a combination chemical engine and hose wagon have been bought; five s'teamers have been re-built; both the hook and ladder trucks have been fitted with three-horse draught rigging and provided with extra wheels and new ladders; an entire new supply of hose has been bought, as well as the latest and most improved styles of nozzles and other appliances; and the department as a whole is considered modern, well equipped and highly efficient. SCHOOLS 11rHE .school sy~tem of the City o~ Elizabeth is in first c~a-ss ~ondition. There \ti/ are ten public schools and a high school, under the direction of a Board of Education, which consists of an elected member froin each ward of the city. W. J. Shearer is the City Superintendent, and has introduced what is known throughout the country as the graded system. In addition to the public schools there are five largely attended parochial schools and a parochial high school, and an Academy for both sexes, conducted by Benedictan Sisters. There are two schools conducted by private parties for the education of young ladies, and the Pingry school, which prepares young men for college. POLICE DEPARTMENT 11rHE Police Department is under the control of the City Council, ,vhich ap \tl/ points the Chief and other officers for the control of the force. The de partment renders excellent service, and rarely does a crime go unpunished. In fact, the town is more £re~ froin crimes than any other town of its size in the United States. STREET LIGHTING 11rHE public stre~ts are lighted by night with gas and electricity. Incandescent \ti/ electric lights are largely used, and have gradually been displacing the gas lights. Lights are kept burning from sunset to sun rise. At the last general election the citizens voted for municipal electric plant, but no steps have thus far been taken to put such a plant in operation. STREET RAIL-WAYS 11rHE street railways run through every portion of the town, connecting with \ti/ Newark, Plainfield, Rahway, and intermediate towns. HOSPITALS '1!rHERE are three large and very finely equipped ho~pitals. All under the "'11 direction of trained nurses. The 'General Hospital is located in the center of the town, and consists of several buildings. 'l'here is also a training school for nurses connected with the Elizabeth c·eneral Hospital -which is pleasantly located at East Jersey and Spring Streets. 1'he A..lexian Brothers Hospital is located on the corn~;- of East Jersey and Seventh Streets ; is constructed of brick and stone, and is under the control of the Alexian · Brothers. This hospital is for men exclusively. The Saint Elizabeth Hospital is located on high land on South Broad Street, and is under the direction of Sisters of Charity. Men and ,vo111en are treated here. Only nurses are e1nployed to attend to the patients. An addition to the buildings is conten1platecl by the n1anage1nent of St. Elizabeth's, at an expense of about $90,000. UNION SQUARE LOOKING WEST UP ELIZABETH AVENUE OLD HOME WEEK 0 enterprise ever undertaken by the Board of 'rrade has aroused 1nore interest or 111ore enthusiastic support, th~n the recently undertaken Old_ Home \Veek Celebration, nor is it likely that any ~chieve1nent of the past was more fraught with beneficial results to the city of Elizabeth, than is likely to flo·w fron1 this celebration, the ar rang~n1en ts for which have been entered into with such spir~t and earnestness, that its success was insured fron1 its incipiency. The plan and scope of this celebration as expressed in the resolutions adopted by the Board of Trade, out of which grew the appointtnent of the Old Hon1e Week Executive Con1mittee, are to welcome back to Elizabeth former Elizabethans and descendants thereof, and to publish to the world the un rivaled advantages of the city fron1 a con1111ercial standpoint and to den1011- strate for all ti111e that Elizabeth is a good city to live in. The objects of the celebration as thus expressed could not and did not fail to arouse the in1111ediate attention and support of all classes of citizens, and the Board of Trade 111et with no opposition in concluding the prelitninary arrangen1ents. It would be indeed- strang~ if adverse criticisn1 could be aroused to a festival which pro1nises so n1uch to the city of Elizabeth as does this, and yet it is likewise strange that .any enterprise of the 111agnitude of this could be conten1plated and arranged without so111e opposition, so that in the absence of such opposition the Board and the Con1111ittee feel doubly encouraged. There arc perhaps thousands of native sons and daughters scattere~l throughout the length and breadth of our own land, and n1any scattered throughout the world. Doubtless all of them at one tin1e or another have been possessed by a desire to visit their native Elizabeth, but 111any for n1anifold reasons have been prevented fro1n doing so, or have been delayed, but a cele bration of the kind for which arrangen1ents are now being con1pleted, properly advertised and brought to their attention, will undoubtedly induce a large num ber to return once 111ore to breathe their native air and to clasp the hand of PuBuc ScHooLs, Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9 AND 10 75 former friends and associates. Perhaps no word in the English language is uttered with a deeper feeling than the word "home"; to no other word attaches a dearer sentiment, and the thought of coming back once more to the old home and again coming in contact with friends and acquaintances long out of sight, will appeal very strongly to the better and happier side, and the re-union will be such that the memory thereof will always afterward bring a smile to the Ii ps and a tear to the eye. "Breathes there a man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, 'This is my own, my native land.' " There is, of course, a practical side of the undertaking which will not be lost sight of. This is an age of advertising. The modern man demands that conditions and things be brought directly to his attention. It is the inte11tion of the Old Home Week Committee to bring to the attention of the world the unquestioned advantage of residence within our corporative limits; the un rivaled advantages which we have to offer to manufacturers, and the un answerable argument that Elizabeth of today stands without a rival as to the possibilities of its future. The twel've sub-committees which have been appointed to take charge of the various details of the immense enterprise have entered upon the discharge of their duties with eagerness and earnestness. Remarkable progress has been made, and with the celebration still months removed, its success is absolutely assured. While all of the plans have not yet been completed, yet it can now be stated with certainty that the entire week from October sixth to twelfth, 1907, will be brim full of action. The tentative plans contemplate opening the cele bration on Sunday with special services in all the churches, the pulpits being very largely filled by former Elizabethans. The immense Carnival will open on Monday with the crowning of a Queen of the Carnival who is to be elected by popular vote, which contest is already under way. On the Carnival grounds will be found a Pure Food Show and Industrial Exposition. These. exhibits will be of immense value in bringing to the attention of all visitors the importance of our city as a manufacturing centre. Hundreds of conces sions on the grounds will furnish a1nusement and entertainment for the count less thousands who will there seek recreation. A public school exhibit will be conducted under the supervision of the school authorities. 76 On every day of the week there ,vill be parades, including civic, firen1e11·s, uniforn1ecl organizations, autotnobile. industrial and 111arine parades. A.quatic sports and games will be conducted on Staten Island Sound. Ball ga1nes, races, athletic events and sports of all kinds will be held under the supervision of a special con1niittee. Invitations are being forwarded by the Co111111ittee to fonner Elizabethans in all parts of the world, and the n1any who return will be furnished with guest's badges, and will receive a welco111e that they will long ren1en1ber. RESil>l!:NCE OF PETER EGENOLF On every hand will be a joyous, happy throng, filled with the spirit of I-Iome vVeek, entertained by a thousand events, the eye delighted by the har- 111onious blending of ten thousand flags; the ear charn1ed by the continuous sound of 111artial 1nusic, and the hearts overflowing with gladness. To be present in Elizabeth during ()Id Ho111e vVeek, will be to lay aside an asset of delightful recollections, which cannot decrea~;e in value with the passing years, but which will re111ain a charn1ing n1emory to be drawn fro1n the caverns of the mind to while away and fill with pleasure the idle n1on1ents of the future. 77 INDUSTRIES ROB,.\BL Y nearly all trades and businesses are represented in son1e way in Elizabeth. The products of our factories are shipped all over the world. ()f the 111ost i1nportant firn1s in the various lines are the following: Sevving Machines: The Singer l\1anufacturing Company. _Foundries, Engines and l\1achinery: Ball & W oocl, A. & F. Bro,vn, Sa111uel ·r~. Moore & Sons Con1pany, l\Toore Brothers Co111pany, Davis & Thornton, Duncan Brothers, Harris Kilpatrick Brass Co111p·any, Union Foun dry Con1pany, Elizabeth ·Machine & Iron Works. REsrnENCE oi,· D. B. PRovosT Oil Refineries: Borne, Scryn1ser Co., Penna. & Del. Oil Co. Leather: llarrington Leather Co., Lustral Leather Co., F. J. Blatz & Brother. Chemicals and Fertilizers: Bo-,vker Fertilizer vVorks; Grasseli Chen1ical Company, Anatron Chemical Co. Silversmiths: William C. Finck Co. ELIZABETHPORT BANK UNION COUNTY TRUST CO. UNION COUNTY SAVINGS BANK NATIONAL STATE BANK 79 Lutnber and Building lviaterial: F. L. & A. Heidritter, lviulford Coal & Lun1ber Co., M. Byrnes Building Co., J. & S. S. Thompson, T. F. & H. C. Sayre. Files and Tools: An1erican Swiss File & Tool Co., Braunsdorf & l\1ueller Company. Dry D,ock and Shipbuilding: New Jersey Dry Dock and Transportation Co. Iron: D. Kaufman & Sons, Hyn1an Isaac. Rubber: Jenkins Rubber Works. I • RESIDENCE OF N. R. LEAVITT Wholesale Grocers: L. F. Hersh & Brother, Hildebrant Co., Elizabeth \Vholesale Grocery Co. Electric Fans: Diehl Manufacturing Co. Printed· Artistic Pictures: Campbell Art Co. Copper Wire: Waclark Wire Works. Copper Refining: Bayway Copper Co. Gas Furnaces: American Gas Furnace ·Co. Laundry: Morey-La Rue Laundry Co. Cigars and Tobacco : Hilson Cigar Co. 81 Car Builders: John Stephenson Co. Locon1otive an.d Car Repairs: Central Railroad of N e,v Jersey. Paper: W. H. Rankin Co. Shirt Manufacturers: M. E. Castles, Rieke & Kahn is. Underwear Manufacturers: Joseph W. North & Son. J\wnings and Tents: Laggren Brothers Co. Plumbers' Supplies: 1Colwell Lead Co. Pottery: Standard Sanitary Pottery Co. ~LIZABETH'S clain1 to distinction n1ust be based principal~y upon its being a n1anufacturing centr~. The leading industry located in this city is the Singer Ma!lufacturing Company's plant, which is one of the largest factories in the world. During the last ten years additions have been n1ade which, together with those now under way, will increase the plant from one-third to one-half its forn1er size. The land owned by the Singer Manufacturing· Company comprises about seventy-five acres taken out of the best part of this city for factory sites, with a good water frontage of about sixteen hundred feet upon Newark Bay, and bordering upon the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey for more than half a 1nile. The buildings of the con1pany are together about a 1nile long, and nearly one-half a mile of this consists of buildings five stories in height, five hundred feet being three stories in height, and the remainder one and two story buildings. There are in these buildings thirty-six acres of floor space filled with ma chinery as close as the 1nachines can be placed and fonning a veritable hive of industry. These buildings, which are five stories in height, have a ground area of fifty by sixteen hundred and thirty feet, anj the buildings bordering along :he Central Railroad Company of New J ers~y are seventeen hundred and fifty feet long, and con1prise the foundry con1partt11ents and forge shops. The arrangement of the buildings is of a character to surround and enclose the property of the company, leaving a yard in the n1iddle co1nprising son1e twelve acres, which is traversed in ~11 directions by railroad tracks, used to transport material to and from the various parts of the works. There are 1nore than seven miles of railway tracks in this yard, and the rolling stock comprises ~even locomotives and a large nun1ber of cars used exclusively in the business of the company. The Singer Manufacturing Company operates a line of steamboats which ply constantly between the factory and New York City, carrying the supply of sewing machines used in New York City and the ship- 111en ts made to the various railroads and steamers for delivery in all parts of the United States or abroad. The company has its own gas works, electric 82 plant, telephone systen1, sewerage system, and a private fire departtnent. ~f'hey have a lu1nber yard in which is carried 111any millions of feet of various kinds of wood, and their pig iron yard is always filleq. with all kinds of iron. 'rhe company has its ovyn iron works at Stanhope, Ne~ Jersey, consisting of n1ines and furnaces which furnish the (_)re used in the foundry departn1ent. 'rhe company's rolling mill in the yard has a capacity of 7,500 tons per annun1. There are now employed in these i1nmense works over 8,000 e1nployes, the greater portion of which number are skilled operatives ~nd mechanics of the highest grade, earning the highest rate of wages paid for that class of labor. At these works, there was produced in the year 1906, over 700,000 sewing rnachines. It is an education in itself to visit this company's plant, and look over the \vork that is being carried on, and examine the machinery that is being usec}. THE SINGER SEWING MACHINE PLANT by this con1pany. Every modern improvement in mechanics 1s here found in operation and many of the machines used are those that have been invented and adapted exclusively for the work of making sewing n1achines, and such machinery is not found in any other factory. So far as possible, all 1:1achines used have been made automatic in their action, and continue working as long as material is fed into them. The accuracy with which the work is done in the machine department can be readily appreciated when it is understood 'that a.11 parts that are made are interchangeable, and each one must be exactly like the other, and all par·ts must be maintained absolutely uniform from year to year. There are 1,343 different kinds of screws produced, son1e so s1nall that one hundred weigh but eleven-sixteenths of an ounce, with thread so fine that its shape can hardly be distinguished by the naked eye, while there are others ,veighing nearly one pound each. All the work carried on is systematizedr ·83 and the n1aterial passes fron1 hand to hand until finally it is assembled to gether into the finisl~ed product of a sewing n1achi11e. The co1nplicity of this work can be in1agined when it is stated that in the 111illing departtnent alone there are 163 distinct operations perfonnecl on one pattern of sewing tnachinc arn1, ancl 130 operations on its bed. In the shuttle depart1nent there are per forn1ed 97 distinct operations to finish one kind of shuttle; there being thirty other species of shuttles with n1ore than one hundred n1odifications. The cittach111ent departn~ent takes up 14,000 square feet of space, and 150 1nen are occupied e~1tirely at this work. The co111pany has adopted all the improved 1nethods for n1aking good conditions under which the employes are required ;MADE IN EuzABETH-BRAUNSDORF-MuELLER Co. to ·work, and all precatt'tions are taken for safety and protection of help. An illustration of this is .the method by which the fine dust thrown off by the polishing wheels in the polishing departn1ent is driven away by the use of im n1ense fans, and discharged into a water tank. The con1pany 1naintains a gauge and tool deparhnent for the 111anufacture of gauges and tools used in the 111aking of 111achines. There are son1e 15,000 gauges used in the construc tion of all parts of. the Singer sewing tnachine. One gauge used contains two perforations, the diameters of which differ fro111 each other only by one two thousandths of an inch. This difference can not be detected by the eye and the use of a standard rule, yet the piece ,vhich they are intended to gauge n11tst 84 fit tightly into one and drop freely into the other or it is rejected. In the needle departn1ent there are 111ade fifty-two 1nillions of finished needles per J.nnum, and the work of this department is of the most painstaking kind, re quiring the utmos·t detail and consummate skill. The fact that. the Singer Manufacturing Company is located and still n1aintains its plant at Elizabeth, and is now and has been constatly enlarging it, indicates that the company considers Elizabeth as a desirable location, WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH convenient for the securing of skilled labor, and the shipping of its product by land and by water. J N 1854, Mr. Sa1nuel L. Moore, Sr., at that time Master Mechanic of the Eliza beth & So111erville Railroad, started a small foundry on Bond street, in Eliza beth, and associated with hin1 his brother, Mr. C. E. Moore, and Mr. Isaac Field. That beginning was the nucleus of the Sa1nuel L. Moore & Sons Corporation. In 1858 Mr. Samuel L. Moore pµrchased Mr. Field's inter~st and resigned his position as Master Mechanic of the Railroad and took charge of his own shops, adding a Machine Shop. 85 In the vear 1869 the interest of l\It. C. E. l\1oore was purchased and ~1r. Douglass G. l\foore beca111e associated ,vith his father under the finn nan1e of S. L. 1\1oore & Son, and continued to conduct the business in the sa1ne location. In 1886 The San1uel L. l\1oore & Sons Con1pany ,vas incorporated, the works were 1novecl to new shops at l\1arshal1, Front and Franklin streets, and the works stylecl Crescent Iron Works. The officers were: President, Samuel I~. l\1oore; vice'"Presiclent, Douglass G. Moore; Secretary and Treasurer, l\1iller F. lvioore . . Subsequently the dock property opposite this block was acquired, giving ·the Company facility for receiving, handling and storing their raw 1naterials anr! finished product. INTERIOR B'NAI lsRAEL SYNAGOGUE In the year 1890 the Con1pany purchased the Worrall property, bounded by Franklin, Front and Fulton streets, and acquired additional clock property of about one hundred feet. At that ti111e . construction of v,essels was co1n111encecl in the Crescent Ship Yard, and a ntunber of iron and steel v~ssels were built by this co111p3.ny. The "Villa de Palizacla," the first steel hull built in New Jersey, was launched August 28th, 1890, being christened by Miss Carrie Atlee of Washington, D. C. Several tugs were built for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Con1pany. Notable vessels built at this Y arcl were the United States Practice Cruiser "Ban- ·, 87 croft," Pennsylvania Railroad F,erryboat "Cincinnati," Schooner Yacht "Emeraldn for lvlr. J. Rogers 11axwell, and the United States Lighthouse Tender "Maple." In 1895 the Crescent Ship Yard only, not including the extensive Machine Shop and Foundries, was leased to 11r. Lewis Nixon, who built 111ore than one hundred vessels of all kinds. In 1902 the property and business of tfhe Samuel L. Moore & Sons Company and of the Crescent Ship Yard Company, which latter Mr. Nixon incorporated -after having acquired about 260 feet of additional dock property, were sold to the newly formed United States Shipbuilding Con1pany, which survived but little more than a year. On January 19th, 1905, the control of these properties passed into the hands of the Samuel .L. l\!Ioore & Sons Corporation and the Crescent Shipyard Corpora tion. The real property held by the latter Corporation being only the additional clock property acquired by Mr. Nixon. The Bethlehem Steel Corporation now controls the San1uel L. Moore & Sons Corporation, and in this plant considerable improvements have been made. The present officers of the Corporation are: President, Carl D. Bradley~ Secretary and Treasurer, J. H. Blanchard. A general engineering, machine shop and foundry business is conducted, employing from 250 to 300 rnen. A specialty is n1ade of heavy loan1 castings, of large marine -cylinders and of machinery used in oil refineries and paraffine plants, such ac.; Filter Presses, Wax Coolers, special castings, etc. The Corporation al~o n1akes a special tv of the manufacture of the Crescent Oil Engine, an internal combustion engine, using kerosene or distillate oils. 4ULTON Rubber T_ype, Ink and Pad Con1pany, at 128 to 138 Ful ,,JJ ton St., was established in New York in 1888, by Henry Schmidt, the President and-manager of the Company. Mr. Schn1iclt was born in the Black Forest, South Germany, and at an early age joined an exploring party of France, spending two years in Northern Africa. Later, during the 11exican War, he spent several years in Mexico, intending to cross the Rio Grande into Texas, but conditions were, however, so dangerous, ·caused by 111arauding revolutionists, that the plan ,vas discarded and he returned to the old country. The traveling fever again attacked l\!Ir. Sch1nidt and he went to the Dutch East Indies, spending time at Java, Sumatra and the numerous small islands in the straits of Sunda, especially in the Island of Banka, fan1ous for its tin mines. Tropical illness con1pelled him to seek a colder climate and Table Bay ( Cape of Good Hope), St. Helena, Sweden and Russia were visited. 88 In 1881 Mr. Schn1iclt ca111e to the U nitecl States and settled down for good. E1nbarking in the Rubber Stan1p business and as a canvasser he sold goods in this city, little drea1ning that he would ever establish the largest factory of its kind in this section of the country in Elizabeth. In 1888 in a s1nall roon1 lOxlS in Brook lyn the Fulton Rubber Stan1p Co. was established. Two years later the business had grown so that it was ren1oved to New York, occupying half a loft at 113 Nassau St. lVIr. Schmidt attended to canvassing, while his wife n1anaged sales and 1nanufactured in his absence. After five years in this location the quar ters becan1e too cran1ped and at 22 Beekman St. two lofts were occupied in the 1nanufacture of the. finn's products. In 1895 a third loft was a~lded and t,vo A. MADE IN EuzABETH-ELIZABETH CORNICE WoRKs, lNc. years later the firn1 was compelled to move to 213-215 Grand St. where a large store and three lofts were used. Fire in this location caused a removal to 31 Frankfort St. where. a sn1all building on that street and three rear buildings were occupied, comprising nearly 25,000 feet of floor space. In 1905 the business again outgrew its quarters and l\,1r. Sch1nidt in looking over various sites finally decided upon Elizabeth as the bon1e for his plant. Securing the old Munsell Stove Foundry on Fulton St. the plant was ren1ovecl to this city. Many people could not understand why 33,000 feet of floor space should be required for the manufacture of rubber stan1ps, as the majority of finns in this line of business occupy very s111all quarters. The business of this finn~ however. 89 de111anded the large quarters as the largest jobbing houses in this country are supplied as well as a· big export trade. One of the jobbers orders a1nounts to $1,000 per week during the Fall 111onths. A.t the present ti111e the finn are filling one order for $6,000, several of over $1,000 and a quantity of s111aller orders. All goods f ouncl in stationery J jobbing and toyhouses under the Fulton na111e are n1anufactured right here 1n Elizabeth. All the Fulton Specialties can be bought in Great Britain, France, East and V\T est "Indies, Australia and South and Central A.n1erica. All goods are FoRMER RESIDENCE OF Ex-CHANCELLOR Wn.LIAMSON AND S1TE SELECTED BY THE PosTAL AUTHORITIES FOR NEw PosT OFFICE n1ade to suit the language and custon1s of the country for which they are intended. 1'he ground floor of the factory in this city is given over to n1etal sta111ping and 111achinery. The ground floor annex to wood working, engine and boiler roon1. The second floor contains the self-inking pad departn1ent and stock roo111 and office. On the third floor is located the sign 1narker and varnishing cleparttnents. while on the fourth floor is found the rubber type, toy printers, daters. cutting and asse1nbling cleparttnents, also a paper box 111aking plant. 91 'QtHE developn1ent_ and prosperity of the City is very accurately gauged by a con- sideration of those atteries of its life, the railroads. The gro,vth and present n1agnitude of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's interests in Elizabeth, as con1pared with its s1nall beginning, exemplifies the corresponding gro'\vth and prosperity of the City, each contributing to the other's advancement. In 1836 a single track line, called the Elizabethtown and So1nerville Railroad, first carried on its two or three trains a day of very primitive cars and still more primitive l9con1otives, the few passengers and proportionately small quantities of freight from Son1ervill_e and along its route to the old "Chancellor's" dock at Elizabethport, and there tra~s-shipped by ferry to N-ew York. It will be neces sary to pass ?Ver without comment the different stages of the growth of the Rail road and the City as they kept pace with one another. Fron1 its insignificant be ginning as the Elizabethtown and Somerville Railroad, with i~s one line of track, the present Central Railroad of New Jersey now has four lines of track through the city, extending as far west as Scranton, Pa., connecting with and forming a part of all of the Trunk Lines; and in addition thereto, its four branch lines run ning through the manufacturing section of the City and industrial sidings in nun1erable, connect ,vith all of the principal factories, extending along the water front, making an easy method of trans-shipment of freight fron1 rail to water. An immense amount of freight is moved over the system and fron1 its sidings connecting with the fac;tories; vast quantities of coal are delivered to and shipped from its clocks on the water front where the Company has established one of the most complete coal shipping depots in the country, the docks having been almost entirely rebuilt and enlarged very recently. The freight of the Central Railroad carried on in this city, with their large freight yards and many en1ployees required in the handling of the freight, contribute materially in the developn1ent and pros perity of the City. The Company has son1e very fine stations in the City and its roadbed has been a subject of favorable comn1ent by travellers for n1any years. In the build ing and eleyation of the road there has been expended hundreds of thousands of dollars, and an in1n1ense sum of money in the construction of its new freight and coal piers, with a channel dredged to a depth of twenty-one feet belo,v low water, thus permitting large vessels there to receive and discharge their cargoes without the use of lighters, and at ,vhich are large steel and fra1ne storage sheds, a loco motive crane and a number of stationary cranes, a freight house, and a team deliv (ry yard. The new coal pier, for the handling of coal in cargo lots,.is of the most n1odern type and has a capacity of ten thousand tons daily. 93 In the handling of the freight and passenger business in the ·city, the Central Railroad Company en1ploys over 650 n1en, who receive in wages approximately $400,000.00 per year. Practically all of these en1ployees reside in the City. In addition to this nun1ber are the forces at the Repair Shops established in Elizabeth by the Con1pany about five years ago. · At these shops there are en1ployed 1,100 hands, whose wages approxi1nate $750,000.00 per annum. 'rhese employees also nearlv all reside in Elizabeth, or in the in11nediate suburbs of the city. When t}1ese Car and Locon1otive Repair Shops were established, new buildings of the n1ost modern type were constructed by the corr1pany, consisting of a Locomotive Shop, Blacksmith Shop, Passenger Car Repair Shop, Paint, and Cushion Cleaning and Dyeing Shops, a Storehouse, Power House, Pattern Storage, Round House, Coal Storage Plant, Water Purifying Plant and a Transfer 1'able. Besides these n1ain shops, there is a Freight Car Shop in another part of the City. In this plant 311 loco1notives, 11,500 freight cars and 696 passenger cars were repaired_, and five new passenger cars were built during the past year. The establishment of the repair shops, the coal and freight shipping tenninals and 'transfer yards and stations, in the City of Elizabeth, indicates that the Company considers Elizabeth an ideal and satisfactory location for these purposes. The 1nain line of this Railroad Company extending across the state from New York City to Easton, Pennsylvania, with its fast Royal Blue 1.,ine trains connecting New York and Philadelphia by means of an hourly service, has Elizabeth for one of its principal stations, and the train service furnished to its citizens and the freight service to its 1nanufacturers, is considered very satisfactory and has con duced largely to the growth and prosperty of this city. The branch of the rail road known as the Perth Amboy and Long Branch Railroad connects with the n1ain line at the station of Elizabethport and passes through the City and fur nishes a .ready means of access to all of the towns and cities along the Jersey coast. The traffic on this branch is very large and is constantly increasing. A recently established branch line known as the Sound Shore Railroad extends along the water front to the south of the city and serves th~ large factories that have been established for so1ne n1iles along the shores of Staten Island Sound with the sn1all towns that have gone up around those factories. The Con1pany also has a branch line connecting Elizabeth with Newark, which gives a quick 111eans of access· to that large city, and the transportation facilities furnished by 111eans of the main and all of the branch lines of the Central Railroad, give Eliza beth an almost unequalled position and advantage among the . to,vns in the metropolitan district. Vaw LooKING NoRTH FROM SPIRE oF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. BUILDING IN THI: FOREGROUND IS. THE CHAPEL. ON IT IS A TABLET STATING THAT ''THIS T ABLltT MARK:& THlt FIRST S1T1t OF PaINCltTON UNJVJtRSJTY, INcoRPORATEP OcT. 2.2., • ~ 746'' 95 {![!LIZABEtfH has in recent years been selected as the site of another large factory. 1~his is the John Stephenson Company, 1nanufacturers of street cars, and well known throughout the country and abroad, wherever cars ;:ire used. The John Stephenson Con1pany was founded by John Stephenson, 1\1ay 1st, 1831, in N e,v York City, and during the san1e year he designed and built the original "Omnibus," ,vhich ,vas the first vehicle of its kind. In No \·ember, 1832, he designed and built the first street car to run on rails, and which was put in operation on the New York & Harlem Railroad. After a series of successes and reverses, the ,Company was incorporated :n 1876, with John Stephenson as its President, which office he held until his death, July 31, 1893, at the age of 82 years. During his long period of activity he built omnibuses, horse and cable cars for all parts of the world, and established a reputation for unequalled design and workmanship in this industry. Owing to the increased de1nands which required 1nore facilities and a ~reater capacity, the company, during the year 1896, purchased a large tract of land, embracing about 87 acres, near the southern border of the City of Elizabeth, part of which is in the Ci'ty of Elizabeth and part in the Township of Linden. On this grourid, which is particularly weU situated, were con structed eight large buildings. These were all of brick, concrete and steel, lighted by electricity and heated by s'tea1n and according to the most approved rnethods. . There are not tnany co1npanies today that can boast of a factory of any better design or construc'tion than these bufldings represe.nt. The growth of the industry has been very remarkable, and from omni buses, horse and cable- cars, it has developed into cars propelled by electricity for city, suburban and in'terurban service equal in 1nany instances as to de sign and workmanship to the very finest steam railroad coaches. This rapid developn1ent has necessitated many additions to the original building plans, until now there are 275,000 sq. ft. of floor space, and there are about five hundred and fifty 111en en1ployed the entire year, nearly all of whom are skilled mechanics in every branch of trade. With the conte1nplated improve1nents and additions to the plant during the winter, the capacity will be increased to about 900 cars per year, and will necessitate the etnployment of three hundred and fifty 1nore skilled mechanics, making a total of nine hundred n1en. Notwithstanding the remarkable growth of this industry up to the present time, it is considered still in its infancy, and the possibilities. of the future are even more ren1arkable and wonderful. 96 ~HE Campbell Art Company, 1144 ~lizabeth avenue, _hold~ t~e distinc~ion of being the largest and best equipped photo-gelatin printing estabhsh n1ent in the United States, operating fourteen power· presses and en1ploying the most skilled labor to be found in this delicate line of process printing. The Campbell Art Con1pany's production is aln1ost en"tirely of a pictorial character and is divided into Art and Co1nn1ercial Work; the forn1er con sisting of an exquisite line of hand-colored reproductions of paintings by the best artists, .and the choicest of green and brown carbon prints. A large ~ta-ff of colorists is kept busy the year through in transforming the plain prints and the fac-similes of the original paintings. There is scarcely an i111portant MADE IN ELIZABETH-THE BALL & Woon Co. art dealer in the country who does not carry a stock of the Can1pbell. pictures. This company covers a very wide field in its con1111ercial work, publish ing a large line of calendars in plain and hand-colored bas-relief, and pro ducing post cards, show cards, window signs, catalogues, book illustrations, fashion plates, pos'ters, and reproductions of n1aps, n1anuscripts and photo graphs. The photo-gelatin process, which has photography as a basis and the power press as its ultimate instrun1ent, is peculiarly adapted to work requiring artistic qualities, softness and depth of tone, and fidelity in the reproduction of fine details. 97 The Campbell Art Company stands ackno,vledgedly at the head of the producers of work by this process. It employs n1ore than one hundred people at its factory, and has Art and Con1n1ercial Representatives not only in every State in the Union, but also in Canada, South America, England and Australia. Doing little or no local ,vork, the Can1pbell ...-\rt Con1pany is probably better known outside of this town than in it, but representing as it does, a com1nercial interest brought to its highest efficiency here, it is an institution 1n which the citizens of Elizabeth may well take pride. 'QrHERE are two large breweries located in Elizabeth, which supply the beer for the city .and a large territory in the vicinity. The Rising Sun Brewing Company has· a large establishment, consisting of many buildings, and is constantly enlarging. The capacity of the plant is 150,000 barrels. In MADE IN ELIZABETH-SINGER MACHINE Co. 1904, 15,000 barrels were bottled, and the beer sold by the barrel was a pro portionately large quantity. It is believed the output for 1907 will exceed 75,000 barrels. The plant of the Peter Breidt City Brewing Company is very co1nplete and up to date in all respects. In the brewing processes carried on here, a very important consideration is cleanliness and purity. No air is allowed to come in contact with the beer until after it is carefully filtered and made gern1 proof, and all- the water en1ployed is purified, sterilized and filtered, and the beer is stored in great glass enameled steel tanks instead of in wooden vessels. The products of this Company have becon1e very popular, and the Company reports an exceedingly prosperous condition, stating that the sales for the past year show an increase of over sixty-two per cent. The ain1 of the Com- 98 pany is to make beer "as it is made in Germany," and its policy is to adopt all modern appliances and i111proven1ents used in the business, while their well earned reputation for honesty and square dealing is generally recognized and appreciated. The Company is incorporated under . the laws of New Jersey. Capital stock, $300,000. The officers are as follows: General D. F. Collins, President and General Manager; Louise Breidt, Vice-President; Joseph H. Nolte, Sec retary and Treasurer. ~HE firm of D. Ka:ifman & Sons, of Elizabeth, recently engaged in the largest transaction of scrap iron ever known in the trade. This ·vyas the purchase by Kaufman & Sons of 7,200 tons from the Panama Canal Com inission, they being the successful bidders 1n the government competition, . MADE IN ELIZABETH-FISCHER & DACKERMANN and the material having been transported from Panama Canal to Elizabeth. The firm has tripled the size of its plant and real estate holdings in Elizabeth in the last two or three years, and is one of the most enterprising· and re sponsible in the business. J T is seldom that a laundry deserves mention in a book of this character, but the plant of the Morey-La Rue Laundry Co111pany is so extensive and the volume of its business is so great that it deserves comment as one of the indus tries of the City. The Company does business in twelve cities of New Jersey, Staten Island and Pennsylvania, but the plant in Elizabeth is the largest. It serves an im1nense .territory, the work being brought here from other cities where the Company has customers. tfhe business was established in Eastern Pennsylvania in 1890 and in Eliza beth in 1892. A four story brick building was erected here in 1901 and was 99 destroyed by fire immediately after it was finished, but the Company, nothing daunted, rebuilt a~ once larger than before and installed the largest and most complete machinery, and the plant is today the finest in the country. They have their own Electric, Water and Gas Plants, Blacksmith, Wheehvright and Paint Shops and employ four hundred people. In addition to laundry work, they do dyeing and cleaning and furnish offices and factories with towel supplies. The water system of this Con1pany has been -com1nented upon by the State Authorities as being the only purifying system of treating water before using it. The capacity PuBLlc ScHooL No. I 1, Now UNDli:R CoNsTRUCTION of the plant is about one hundred thousand pieces per week. The Company stands ready to handle anything· from a handkerchief to a circus tent. (!f)NE of the 1nost complete and finely equipped factories to be seen, is that established in Elizabeth by ·the An1erican Swiss File and Tool Co1n pany, where are manufactured fine toolmaker's and machinist's files, such as were formerly in1ported fron1 Switzerland. There are made at these works files of as fine a quality and workmanship as the in1ported Swiss article, which were not ·produced in 'this country prior to their manufacture by this r,ompany. When their new plant is completely equipped there will be em- 100 ployed fron1 one hundred and fifty to three hundred of the best skilled 1ne chanics. l\i!echanics cannot be taken fro1n other factories, unless they are ,villing to undergo an apprenticeship here, the accuracy of the work requiring special knowledge and experience. The Company states that it is offered 1nore business than it can do, and has ba.ck orders an1ounting to over $30,000, c4nd the plant is a good paying investinent. ~HERE are a number of shirt factories located in Elizabeth, one of the largest being that conducted by M. E. Castles, who purchased, in 1903, the prop~rty 335-339 South Park street and built a factory with a capacity of 1nanufacturing 1,000 to 1,500 shirts and shirt waists and undergarments BUILDINGS OF M. M. MARTIN & SoN, EAST JERSEY ST. AND JEFFERSON AvE. per week. There are 111ade here large quantities of heavy undergarn1ents for soldfrs and sailors upon orders of the governn1ent. On an average there are employed at this factory fron1 one hundred and fifty to one hundred and seventy-five girls, and the pay roll is fron1 $35,000 to $40,000 per year. The proprietor of this business reports that after a manufacturing experience of thirty years, he finds tha't Elizabeth, in the territory of New York and New Jersey, is the best site he knows for manufacturing purposes, and is very much pleased vvith the quality and quantity of labor to be found in Elizabeth. 101 11rHE Ball & vVood Con1pany has a large plant on the line of the Central ~ Railroad, where are n1anufactured their noted Corliss Valve Engines, of fron1 one hundred and fifty to tv..renty-five hundred horse power, and the "\;\Tell known Rateau Steam Turbine. They are engaged also in the 1nanufac ture of ,velded flanged pipe, pipe bends, etc., and that branch of the business is developing rapidly. Upon the incorporation of the Company in 1891, it selected Elizabeth as a most desirable location for the conduct of a manu facturing enterprise. Their first engines were the single valve, automatic cut off engines of sizes from 50 to 300 h. p. At these works there are employed a large number of skilled mechanics, and from time to time ~he plant is being enlarged to meet the necessities of their increasing business. ~HERE are several large oil refineries located in Elizabeth, which do not advertise, and therefore are not well known outside of Elizabeth. Dorne, Scrymser & Company, and the Pennsylvania and. Delaware Oil Com p:iny, are two co111panies in this business, which have extensive plants on the water front, and employ many hands in their works. The latter company makes the state1nent to the Board of Trade that their "location is all that can be d~sired, having· first-class railroad facilities and a fine water front, which enables us to make deliveries to our customers in the vicinity of New York, and for export, quite as promptly as though we had a factory located in the heart of New York City." The Company manufactures lubricating oils and all products of petroleu1n. ~ N important industry carried on in Elizabeth is the manufacture of ladies' ribbed underwear. This kind of goods was formerly made in Switzer land and Gennany, but its n1anufacture is now carried on in this country, and one of the leading firms in this line is Joseph W. North & Son, who starteJ a factory in Elizabeth in 1891, and have since enlarged twice, and now employ one hundred and twenty-five girls, who_ earn fro1n four and a half to twelve Jollars per week. These girls operate 1nachines which knit the fabric in rolls of one hundred yards each, from which the goods are cut and n1ade up into suits. Orders are booked a year ahead, anJ the firm reports a very pr ,perous condition and a bright outlook for the future. ~ LARGE establishn1ent in the city is the Bowker Fertilizer Co1npany, a concern engaged, as its na1ne in1plies, in the 111anufacture of fertilizers. The con1pany has a large tract of land on the shores of Staten Island Sound, and besides shipping a large part of its output by water, it_ also ships by the Central Railroad of New Jersey, with which it has direct switch connection. 102 There are e1nployed in these works an average of one hundred and twenty-five 111en, and the annual production of material is fron1 35,000 to 40,000 tons, which includes suppor'ting and subsidiary lines conne.cted with the fertilizer industry. ~E lumber interests are represented in Elizabeth by several large firms. J. & S. S. Thompson is one of the oldest established, the business having l?een com1nenced in 1842. This firm has extensive lumber yards on the Elizabeth River, and has a coal yard on the line of the Central Railroad. They handle lumber of all kinds, lath, Portland cement, plaster and building ma terials, and are sole agents for King's Windsor Cement. At the coal yard there is a storage room for 3,000 tons of coal, and an electric elevator is used to unload cars, with a capacity of 80 tons per hour. They do a large and steadily increasing business. (!ELIZABETH has a well equipped and busy dry dock establishment in the plant of the New Jersey Dry Dock and Transportation Company, which commenced business in 1884 with ·a dry dock capacity of 1,000 tons on leased ground. The Company purchased the property and now has a railway capacity of 2,500 tons, and carries on a general dry dock business, repairing of boats of all kinds, steamers, Hudson River ferryboats, building of barges and car floats. The number of men employed varies from one hundred to three hundred. mN acquisition to Elizabeth about 1898 was the Jenkins Rubber Company which built a factory on the line of the Central Railroad. Since that recent date, the capacity of the plant has been largely increased four different times by additions. There are now employed in these works an average of over 100 1nen, the annual pay roll being about $60,000. This is ·one of the busy industries of the city. mNOTHER n1anufac'turer of shirts in this city is the firm of Rieke & Kahnis, who succeeded L. B. Churchill in this business about three and a half years ago. The factory is newly equipped with high-speed, up-to-date 1nachines, and the business is steadily increasing. The firm employs about one hundred and fifty hands in the manufacture of shirts and blouses. ~ LARGE plant located on the o~tskirts ?f the city, o~ the sl~ores of Staten ~ Island Sound, and along the line of the Central Railroad, 1s the Grasseli Cbe111ical Company, who manufacture chemicals of all kinds; fertilizers, etc.,. and ship by rail and ,~later. A very large number of this company's em p]oyes have their homes in Elizabeth. MAP OF THE CITY OF ELIZABETH. N.J. SHOWING RAILROAD" WATER TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES <.J'calrz z ~ rvt1Nc4 !i: ------..... ___ ~-,.... <'- ~ .. 'it~ i ~ W, ·'; .•·"? :::i: .. .~ :·... · ,l I I i I i r. I• . ,---,__)·-·-·.-· __ / .. _.. ______ ~ ,f ~ ~ =~ ~ \ ···... •...... ELIZABETH IN A NUTSHELL--- Saine of Her Many Strong Points. Public Library. Many private schools. Two telephone companies. Nearly 20,000 skilled artisans. Seventy miles of paved streets. Ten miles from New York City. Twenty social and athletic clubs. Two military companies, C and I. A most progressive Board of Trade. Water, gas and electric light plants. Two modern and up-to-date theatres. Three Banks and one Trust Company. A Day Nursery and an Orphan Asylum. One hundred and sixteen miles of streets. A steamb9at freight line to New York City. The lowest death rate of any city in New Jersey. Secret and fraternal societies of every description. A dozen first-class building and loan associations. Factory sites either on deep water or on railroads. Thirty-nine churches, including all denominations. Sixty-five miles of sewers, emptying into the Sound. The best residential districts of any city in the State. Four freight-carrying railroads within the city limits. County seat of Union County. Elegant County Buildings. Two retail shopping districts: Broad Street and First Street. Two progressive daily newspapers, the Times and the Journal. An efficient departn1ent of police, with seventy capable officers. Better water front facilities than any other New Jersey municipality. As high a standing in the financial market as any other New Jersey city. Ten public schools of modern construction and one new one soon to be built. Three hundred trains daily to and from New York stopping at this city. Our markets abound in the best of produce and meats at New York prices. A n1agnificent Young Men's Christian Association building, ju~t completed. Three passenger railroads within the city limits, giving superior service. Paid Fire departlnent consisting of eight companies and one more in prospect. 105 Facilities for n~ce1v1ng tidewater coal, of great benefit to 1nanufacturing concerns. Four of the greatest coal~carrying railroads in the country pass through Elizabeth. Three hundred acres .of available factory sites along the railroads or water front. Electric trolley service, giving comn1~1nication with the shopping districts of the city. A 1nost efficient post-office system. A new government building is now in prospect. Four hospitals: The General, Alexian Brothers', St. Elizabeth's and an emergency hospital. Ten thousand inhabitants are employed in one factory alone, the Singer l\1anufacturing Company. Railroad commutation between N evv York and this city, $5.50 per month; single excursion, 40 cents. . A thirty-minute passenger service to N e,v York. Trains leave and arrive every hour of the day or night. ,vhen the Pennsylvania Tunnel under the Hudson River is completed the time . between this city and New York will be twenty minutes. l\ bonded indebtedness of only $3,000,000, which is gradually being paid off, a movement now being on foot to refund the city debt. Thirty-five miles of electric street railway service, connecting with Philadel phia on the south and Paterson on the north. Twenty 1ninutes to Newark. ALSO MADE IN ELIZABETH 106 THE ELIZABETHPORT BANKING COMPANY OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY Capital, $50,000.00 Surplus and Profits, 9 I ,5?8.11 Deposits over One Million Dollars. Interest allowed on Deposits OFFICERS F. L. HEIDRITTER, Pres. THOMAS H. BENTON, Vice-Pres. CHARLES D. DOCTOR, Cashier SPECIAL DEPARTMENT Open daily from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M., and on Monday Evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 BLUE PASS BOOKS Issued by our Special Department draw interest semi-annually at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum. Deposits made on or before the tenth day of January, April, July or October will bear interest from the first of each quarter. · SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS : Boxes at $3.00 per year and up 107 .-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_--:__-._- _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_---_-_-__:::-_:-:------. UNION COUNTY TRUST CO. Capital, $200,000.00 Surplus, $ 2 1 s,000.00 Allows interest at two per cent on balances of $500, and over, subject to check. Trans acts a general banking business. Safe deposit boxes for rent and vault for storage of valu ables. Issue letters of credit, checks, drafts, foreign and domestic. Takes charge of estates. Acts as Executor, Guardian, Administrator and Trustee. OUR SPECIAL DEPARTMENT Serves all classes, the old and the young, the poor and the rich. It receives deposits from one dollar upwards, and pays 3½% interest. CHARLES H. K. HALSEY, A. B. CARL TON, President Vice-President R. W. LEWIS, Secretary and Treasurer RESIDENCE COR. WESTMINSTER AVE. AND RESIDENCE COR. WESTMINSTER AVE, AND PRIN~E ST. RESIDENCE COR. STILES AND CHILTON STS. PARKER ROAD STORES AND APAR.TM:ENTS, SECOND ST. R..A.~WA.V NATXON°AL DANK. A:M:ER:ICAN STEAl\t: :I..AUNDRV 109 ELIZABETH'S FASTEST GRO-WING STORE P. 0. -W-ALLS 1Drp d9oob~ 136 BROAD STREET 100 FIRST STREET, L. O'DONNELL ELIZABETH, N. J. Real Estate Factory and Residential Sites for sale. Factory Buildings to let or for sale. Excel lent renting Real Estate that pay big dividends GENERAL INSURANCE WRITE FOR INFORMATION ··---··- ··------ SIDNEY S. THOMPSON. J. & S. S. THOMPSON Coal, Lumber, Timber, and Masons' Materials Agents for King's Windsor Cement and Dry Mortar. ,Madison Ave. and E. Grand St. YARDS . ELIZABETH, N. J. 11100 Ehzabeth Ave. 110 r-~~~~-~~~~~~~-----~-~-~-~-~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~-~-~~~~~-~-~-~------~~~ I i I Security Land and I • t I i I Improvement Company I I I 215 BROAD STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY I t I t I ; I I . I I ! H. HEYWARD ISHAM, President - I f I I t t I I t • I I f I ~======~ I I I I I I t j · Choice Factory, Business and I ! Residential Property FACTORY SITES A SPECIAL TY, IN TRACTS OF FROM 1 TO 50 ACRES t •I t t I f CHARLES N. BINGHAM if I Real Estate · and Insurance 1 .... NOT ARY PUBLIC AND .... COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS 111 THE ELIZABETHTOWN GAS LIGHT CO. OFFICE: 124 Broad Street JOHN KEAN, President JULIAN ti. KEAN, Treasurer F. A. PRICE, Secretary 112 • Live ID Elizabeth The city of Elizabeth is the best place to reside in the New York district, having frequent and rapid service to the metropolis, which will be, upon the opening of the tunnels, even better ttan it is to-day . . . . Our Specialty • • • is building lots in the most desirable sections of Elizabeth, improved property, readily accessible to railroads and trolleys . . . . Our Properties are ... "ROUT~EDG E," in the "North Broad Street Section," one block from the North Elizabeth station of the Pennsylvania Railroad. "OAKLA WN" and "OAKLA WN ANNEX," two blocks from the Elmora station of the Central Railroad. ''FAIRFAX" and "ROANOKE," in Roselle Park, near both the Lorraine and Roselle stations. Our lots are all of large size and are sold on ea~y terms. or with liberal discount for cash. We are in a position to negotiate loans for those who desire to build. Call or write for advertfsing matter. WALTER B. PERKINS ELIZABETH, N. J. 2 Isham Building 215 Broad Street 113 PROPERTY TO RENT, SALE OR EXCHANGE LOANS NEGOTIATED ESTATES CARED FOR INSURANCE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES NOTARY PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS ROBERT L. PATTERSON REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE 212 BROAD STREET. - - ELIZABETH. N. J. UZAL H. McCARTER, PRESIDENT FRED'K -W, EGNER, SEC'Y & TREAS, FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY NE-WARK, NE-W JERSEY CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS OVER $9,000,000.00 TITLE DEPARTlIENT EXAMINES AND GUARANTEES TITLES TO REAL ESTATE THROUGHOUT NE-W JERSEY. RATES ON APPLI0ATION UNION COUNTY AGENCY, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY ABRAM H. OORN:ISH, COUNSELLOR•AT-LA"\'I,, - • MANA.GER COR, :BROAD AND ·wmaT GRAND STREETS (OVER UNION COUNTY TRUST COMPANY) 114 E. P. REICHHELM, President G. L. REICHHELM Engineer & Gen. Manager Secretary GEORGE MACHLET, Vice-President CHAS. A. LEIBMAN Factory Superintendent Treasurer American Gas . Furnace Co. PATENTEES & MANUFACTURERS OF THE "AMERICAN" OIL GAS MACHINE, Gas Blast Furnaces, Heating Machines, HIGH PRESSURE BLOWERS, &c. FACTORY: Lafayette, Spring & Elizabeth Streets, ELIZABETH, N. J. NEW YORK OFFICE: 23 JOHN STREET. This establishment enjoys a world-wide reputation for the excel ([ lence of its Heating Appliances, which are exported to all Coun tries in which the mechanical ·arts are sufficiently advanced to require exact, scientific and reliable application of heat in manufacturing pro cesses. Scientific institutes of the highest rank use them, such as the Bureau of Standards in Washington, the U. S. Mints, Navy Yards· and Arsenals, the great watch factories at Waltham and Elgin and thousands of the greatest of our Mechanical Establishments, such as the General Electric, Westinghouse and other houses of universal reputation. They now employ a force of about one hundred men, who are ([ steadily employed and the business they do is limited only by its facilities and the capacity of the proprietors to work out the many difficult problems submitted to them for solution. They are the originators of the "Fuel Gas System" which bears ([ their name, and as yet, no competitor ,has been able to surpass them in the excellence of their Gas Generators, Gas Blast Furnaces and Heating Machines. A catalogue containing all that has been accomplished by· the ([ Company would be a very large book, and for originality of con ception and correct design and workmanship, their apparatuses have never been excelled or equalled-hence, their finnly established and well earned reputation as the best and largest house in their line. Their Working Capital is $200,000, every dollar of which has ([ been earned by ingenuity and hard work, so that Elizabeth may regard the American Gas Furnace Company with a degree of pardon able pride. No strike or labor trouble of any kind has invaded its Factory, the justice and equity displayed in the treatment.of its w.ork ing force having been met with a hearty appreciation on the part of the men...... U1- MAKERS Of FINE SWISS· PATTERN FILES AMERICAN SWISS FILE & TOOL CO. FIRST PRIZE AT WORLD'S FAIR, 1go4 116 New Jersey Real Estate FARMS, FACTORY SITES, COUNTRY ESTATES, ACREAGE, SUBURBAN, RIVER, LAKE, SEASHORE AND CITY PROPERTIES. New Jersey Land & Investment co-., DIX BUILDING, ELIZABETH, N. J. PHONE 156 Branches throughout New Jersey. E. A. LEACH, Pres. and Mgr. 68 BROAD STREET, ELIZABETH, N. J. BROKERS A. D. MULFORD AGENTS E. D. MULFORD APPRAISERS ATT'Y-AT-LAW A. D. MULFORD 6 SON REAL ESTATE 233 BROAD STREET TELEPHONE ELIZABETH, N. J. 117 D. J. FLYNN, President WM. HOHNSTRA TER, Treasurer H. A. SENDEL, Secretary Merchants' Union Stamp Company 244-246 North Broad St., ELIZABETH, N. J. JOHN F. ROGGE, General Manater. EL MORA, NE\X/ JERSEY The New Residential Suburb One mile from centre of Elizabeth on Central Railroad of New Jersey; trolley service; all improvements, sidewalks, sewers, gas, electric light, etc. New houses and choice building plots 501 x 1501 for sale at exceptionally low prices and on easy terms. EL MORA LAND COMPANY 345 Fifth Avenue, New York. 208 Broad Street, Elizabeth, N. J. . 570 Westfield Avenue, El Mora, N. J. 118 WILLIAlv1 H .. HOOVER, JR., Architect ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 1WrHE plate above represents· this architect from actual photographic repro \tJ.I ductions taken of him from the time he was a year old, the son of a builder of prominence at Elizabethport, in A. D. 1857, up to the present date. For half a century, therefore, this architect thus shows that he is identified with the City of Elizabeth, where he was born, and where for generations previously his relatives upon both sides of the house have continued to reside and take an active part in things constructive, decorative and practically useful for manufactur ing, commercial and business purposes connected with the continued growth and prosperity of this venerable city. MR. HOOVER has witnessed the town grow from seven to seventy thousand in population. He has always been a thoroughly reliable, capable and responsible organizer of building operations, large and small, in the interest of his clients. · Among the large factories of his design and supervision are six large exten sions to the plant of the John Stephenson Car Works ~t Bayway, covering over 119 60,000 square feet of land, besides miles of trackage, special mechanical equip ment, etc. The Hilson Cigar Factory is another of his works ; the plant is operated by steam power installed by this architect. The Benjamin Moore & Co. Whiting Works on the Sound Shore, at Roosevelt, is one of the largest concerns in the country; the plant occupies eight acres, with its docks, sidings and buildings. "The Elizabeth Evening Times," published by the Moody Barton Press, with its new buildings by this architect, and the present extension, now in course of completion as shown on the back cover of this book, contains over 30,000 square feet of floor space. The new Tarrytow~ Post Office, just completed for Hon. _Amos -~lark, is justly admired for its appropriateness and correct architecture, as shown in the cut below, ~0 ~0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 ~0 4 0 4 0 48 1r 48 '{r 0 '{r 0 '{r 0 '{r 0 1r 0 '{r 0 1r 0 '{r 0 '{r 0 '{r 0 '{r 0 '{r 120 Established 1855 B. M. & S. R. OGDEN Real Estate and Insurance flgents 203 Broad St., Glizabeth, N. ]. fiENERAL INSURANCE Entire Charge C:Cak,en of Estates, Rents Collected and Loans Negotiated. Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries 'Public. !Ill TELEPHONE CONNECTION . ) , \ /Ji. --~ ,±,. .;Tl;?i"~1 ;.:;;_0~. '..~:©~-<:~ :~., · "' A Section of McMANUS BROS.' Great Floor Covering Department COMPLETE HOME OUTFITTERS :. 105-10,-109 first Street, ELIZABETHPORT, N. J. 121 C. W. Williams 131 Broad Street Elizabeth, N. J. JiJ BUYINCi SELLINCi LEASING MANACifMENT COLLECTIONS DEVELOPMENT iii Property in Elizabeth Roselle · Cranford Westfield Plainfield Anywhere in New Jersey 4fJ INSURANCE ENTERPRISE COAL & SUPPLY COMPANY wholesale and Retail Dealers in Masons' Materials, Sand, Crushed Stone, Blue Stone, Hay and Grain. Office and Yard: 140 Third St. Dock: Foot East Jersey St. ELIZABETH, N. J. 122 \ GEORGE H. RHODES HERBERT E. MANVEL RHODES & MANVEL Dock, Trestle, and Bulkhead Construction Land Piledriving 210 BROAD STREET, ELIZABETH, N. J.· Plans and estimates furnished for all classes of Waterfront Improvements 123 -~-=-----==--== THE ____ _:_ W aclark Wire Company ELIZABETH, N. J. NEW YORK DAVIS & THORNTON MANUFACTURERS OF Outlet and Junction Boxes and Electrical Fittings for the Trade ALSO AGENTS FOR Enclosed Fuses, Tested Fuse Links, Porcelain Cut Out Blocks, Outlet Bushing, Lock Nuts and Iron Conduit. Factory: East Grand Street and Madison Avenue ELIZABETH, N. J. MULFORD COAL AND LUMBER CO. ======DEALERS IN ------Lumber, Coal, Wood, Lime, Cement and Plaster 55 WEST ORAND STREET, ELIZABETH, N. J. . . . . N. Y. & N. J. Telephone, 1 z1 . . . . . Elizabeth Telephone 60 J. WALLACE MORRELL, PRES'T. DUDLEY D. FLEMMING, VICE-PRES'T. A. L- ALPERS, SEC'Y-'I'REA-;. "J!"'J•: ., '"'.'f· - ;'iii(·"" .-~..,,i~, . I· ..... l\ ~ ' . ,· J ___ ,- ....,.,. ,- . :' .·, \h&. -::;.:\j· BALANCE DRY DOCK WITH PATENT ADJUSTABL g NEW IMPROVED MARINE RAILWAY NEW JERSEY DRY DOCK AND CAPACITY, 1,200 TONS. KEEL BLOCKS. CAPACITY, 2 .500 TONS. IMPROVED MARINE RAILWAY, New Jersey Dry Dock and Transportation Company Ship Builders, Saw and ·Planing Mills Shi'pyard and Dry Dock: TELEPHONE CALL, THOMAS DRUM, GEN'L MANAGER 97 ELIZABETH 2 to 52 South Front St., Eliz.abetlzport, N.j ' . 125 r~-~~-~~-~~--► ~-~~-~~-~~ The Rising Sun Brewing Co. ~ BREWERS AND BOTTLERS 4 ~ FINE LAGER, ALE AND PORTER ~ ~TELEPHONE 34 ELIZABETH!t N. ~~·~ ~.~======OUR SPECIALTY======~======7~ ~ BOHEMIA < STYLE BRE-W- FINEST PRODUCTION OF MALT AND HOPS GLASS ENAMELED TANK STORAGE 126 t ) l I 'f,_ ~ . I j I ~ , ~11 I : I f I I / 127 . William Clifford General Building Contractor Estimates Furnished on all Branches of the Building Trade Office: Shop and Yards: . 360 Union Avenue Irvington Place N. Y. and N. J. Telephone 860. Elizabeth, N. J. BRUCKLACHER BROS. Plumbing, 'Tinning, Steam and Gas Fitting .HARDWARE, STOVES, PAINTS, OILS AND GLASS L. D. Telephone I 16 5 ~:Iizabeth Avenue, Elizabeth, N. J. .... REAL ESTATE .... Dwellings, Business and Factory Sites for Sale in City and Suburbs GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY W. A. BOURDON 1 1 4 BROAD STREET 1 I 1 FIRST . STREET Maps of the City Furnished Free Upon Application <<.-~ '.'l.;:p,:\"o:; . ,,;,~;-~~;,.\;, '·h, f"_."'tf~ ~ N 00 THE NElvV JERSEY DOCK AND BRIDGE BUILDING CO. CHAS. H. MOORE, PRESIDENT LOUIS QUIEN, SEC'Y AND TREAS. ' Plans, Specifications, En Office: DIX BUILDING, 208 and 210 BROAD ST., gineering and Estimates WHARF BUILDIN6, LAND PILE DRIVINfi AND fiENERAL CONTRACTIN6 ELIZABETH, N. J. Furnished. 129 BRAUNSDORF-1\:IUELLER CO. MANUFACTURERS OF IMPROVED MECHANICS' TOOLS 201-211 MADISON AVE. 1091-1099 EAST GRAND ST. ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY John Howson & Son ST AIR BUILDERS Cabinet Work, Hardwood Interior Finish, Wood Turning, Etc. 920-22 East Grand Jtreet Elizabeth, N. J. 130 r!'' 0W '' "'""Mf;l';l;i!l;f $;'."''"' ' Ilil!ill~JJr===i---···.·:.::::.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.,.,:l(tt/1/Jl!IIII ~►.;;:x"t :: D. F. COLLINS, President and General Manager LOUISA BREIDT, Vice-President JOS. H. NOLTE, Secretary and Treasurer ~bt ~tttt J,irtibt BREWERS AND BOTTLERS OF HIGH GRADE LAGER BEER, ALES & PORTER PEARL AND RECTOR STREETS, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY. . . . TELEPHONES-LONG DISTANCE AND LOCAL: NO. 18 131 H. S. BIRCH, President H. F. REETZ, Treasurer A. D. LOESER, Secretary ELIZABETH CORNICE WORKS, Inc. MANUFACTURERS OF Metal Cornices and Skylights and General Sheet Meta[ Work SOLE. MANUFACTURERS OF THE EAGLE VENTILATOR 25, 2 r;, 29, 3 1 Union Street, Elizabeth, N. J. LONG DIJT ANCE TELEPHONE CONNECTION TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS Lammerding-Devine Co. Mason Builders and General Contractors Boiler Setting, Cem·ent Work and Plastering a Specialty Office Yard, Dock and Railroad Siding 227 Broad Street, Front and East Jersey Sts. Elizabeth, New Jersey 132 FISCHER & □ ACKERMANN Manufacturers of all Kinds of CARRIAGES AND WAGONS Corner East Broad and Chestnut Streets TEL. 792-J 312 and 314 Linden Street ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY t Architectural Work Executed to Order CHARLES EILBACHER BUI~~~i::t CONTRACTOR Office: - - - 32 Fourth St. Factory and Dock : - 318-350 Pearl St. Manufacturer of Cement Building Blocks, Sills, Lintels, Steps, Branch Yard: - 1063-1065 Public Lane. Copings, Caps, Etc. Catherine and Main Line, C.R. R. of N. J. 133 The Ball & Wood Co. Elizabeth, N. J. BUILDERS OF ENGINES Corliss Valve and Single Valve, Simple and Compound. Rateau Steam Turbines, also Welded Flanged Pipe and Bends 135 The MOREY-LA RUE LAUNDRY CO., PROPRIETORS OF THE AMERICAN STEAM LAUNDRY EL I Z ABET H, N. J. THE LARGEST IN NEW JERSEY, AND THE BEST EQUIPPED IN THE WORLD T. F. & H. C. SAYRE Masons' Materials, Blue Stone, Drain. Pipe, Etc . Yard and Office, Rear 1068 Elizabeth Ave., ELIZABETH, N. J. 136 C. C. PIERSON, 324 Walnut Street, ELIZABETH, N. J. Carpenter and Builder. Sectional Ladder and Scaff old Manufacturer. L. LEHMAN & CO. Largest Retail Cash Grocers ... IN ... 0 UNION COUNTY 1 2 a Broad Jtreet ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 137 .iij 't<~ ' ,; . _,,.,.-;;~~ ··-.,, . . . . ' i ' ,·, ' 1 ,~ ',i \/ l • ·.. ' '' ....~ ... ~ ~ ~.- ,·, CHAS. FLOCKEN Office, 681 Newark Avenue, ELIZABETH, N. J. GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR L. D. Phone, 450 ESTABLISHED 1878 L. D. PHONE 597-J P. E. FLYNN - 138 Magnolia Avenue, ELIZABETH, N. J. Fire Escapes, Railings and Iron Fences JACOB L. BAUER CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR, COUNTY ENGINEER Special Attention Paid to Development of Suburban Properties in New Jersey 215 BROAD STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 138 ·. I . d ., .. ' 'ft- ~ \\ . . . . · :... ,, ".' .... .- HIS old, reliable Drug Store, situated atthe corner of Elizabeth Avenue and East Scott Place, opposite T City Hall, has long- enjoyed the confidence of the Medical Profession, and of the Public at 1-.r(e. The 185,000 prescriptions compounded here tell the tale. This Store is also Headquarters for Trusses, Crutches, Elastic Hosiery and Physicians' Supplies, etc. Ask your Physician if you can depend on R.ICHART? GEO. F. LUFBERY, JR. Manufacturer of Chemicals for the Rubber Trade ~~ ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 139 PLANT OF THE JENKINS RUBBER CO. ELIZABETH. NEW JERSEY L. D. TELEPHONE, 542. APP'S BAKERY, East Grand Street and Jefferson Avenue, KN ELIZABETH, N. J. THE A. & f. BROWN CO., ENfiINEEHS, FOUNDERS,. MACHINISTS AND MILLWHitiHI8 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT MAIN OFFICE AND WORKS .. , .... , .. ., ,..-·• ., ...... ELIZABETHPORT AND SALESROOM i " 25 DEY STREET NEW JERSEY NEW YORK ..... ~ WORKS or . THEA.&f.BROWN eoMPANY. ELIZABETHPORT, N.J. POWER TRANSMISSION MACHINERY CASTINGS AND FRICTION CLUTCHES SIREN WHISTLES SPECIAL MACHINERY GEARS COGSWELL MILL 141 LAGGREN BROS. MANUFACTURERS OF AWNINGS UPHOLSTERING CARPET CLEANING Flags, Banners, Canopies for Wed dings, Crash for Dancing, Flag and Bunting Decorators. • . . ·. · 1180-1182 E. Grand St., Elizabeth, New Jersey Telephone 873 Branches at Newark, N. J., Long Branch, N. J. LONG DISTANCE 745-L TELEPHONE 109-A c. E. POUNTNEY DEALER AND JOBBER IN Coal, Wood, Flour and Feed, Baled Hay and Straw 132-134 SECOND STREET, ELIZABETH, N. J. 142 .,c-\.. E. HOFFMAN PRESIDENT FRANKLIN H. SPENCER SECRETARY LOUIS G. HOFFMAN VICE-PRESIDENT AND TREASURER 1184 EAST GRAND ST. L. A. HOFFMAN SON & co. INC. ELIZ~'\.BETH, N. J". ,~:c, '). ~ --,_..'\ l~ FRANK R. FRICKE The HOME FURNISHER Everything to make the home pleasant . 921-923 Elizabeth Ave., Near Reid St., ELIZABETH, N. J. 143 SCHWED & ;BROTHER Clothiers, Halters and · Furnishers 208-2/0 {!3road Street Elizabeth, N. ]. . .,. ~, ,, . , ~ • THE DA YID KAUFMAN & SONS CO. IRON AND METAL Telephone Connections Port Ave., Third and Second Sts., ELIZABETH, N. J. 144 FULTON RUBBER TYPE COMPANY, 128•142 FULTON STREET, ELIZABETH, N. J. Manufacturers of Fulton Sign and Price Markers, Adjustable Rubber Types, Business and Office Outfits Juvenile Printers' Self-Inking Sta.mp Pad, Non-Blurrinp; Wood Pad, Datinp; and Numbering Stamps. PRANK HAND COMPANY HARDWARE AND PAINTS, ELECTRICAL, FACTORY AND CONTRACTORS' SUPPLIES, Pl PE AND FITTINGS, GLASS, WALL PAPER, 01 LS, OARS, ROPE AND BLOCKS 80•82 THIRD STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 145 ·-_--······ ·--- ···-- -- ·1 PLUMBjlNO Jteam, Hot Air and Hot Water HEAT INO Copper, Tin and Sheet Iron Work Telephone . Connection 1151 EAST JERSEY STREET The James H. Faulks Co. ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY tltbt JSurkelp J,otel THOS. J. PIERSON PROPRIETOR eu,abttlJ, = 146 I I I l I I I I THE LEADING NEWSPAPER .. MEMBER .. AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION PUBLISHERS' PRESS KEEPING PACE WITH THE NEEDS OF A RAPIDLY GROWING CITY .. ESTABLISHED .. As NEW JERSEY JOURNAL. in 1779 RECOGNIZED WANT AD MEDIUM As ELIZABETH DAILY JOURNAL . OF UNION COUNTY in 1871 I I I I I I I I ♦ ♦ ♦ .·. ~rogrtSSibt ERNEST G. GOMMEL Publisher of the D 1E 1igubtt~ .. i&ruut B R I I lJt.at "ennatt Ahurrtistug !llllebtum itt lllnintt O!n. N N T D E E BADGES RUBBER STAMPS R R -rhe Onlu Up-to-date G_erman Printing Office In Union Countv 1[ 310 E. JERSEY STREET, ELIZABETH, N. J.) 147 ~bt ,THE newspaper IT p r i n ts th e to subscribe for news without and advertise in is fear or favor JI' the one which en ergetically works UP-TO-DATE for Elizabeth and LOYAL AND its interests. Jill., HONEST ===== IT'S ===== ~bt ~imt~ 1t. a COP!' 148 John P. Weber CLOTHING FURNISHINGS AND HATS 92 First Street . , . r~~•-J~.:,14!['°' ··. , ELIZABETH, N. J. Hat and Furnishing Department Clothing Department 149 The Henry Cook Prints hop PRINTING .OF EVERY DESCRIPTION BOOKS BOUND IN PAPER, CLOTH AND LEATHER 1 160 Elizabeth Ave. Elizabeth, New Jersey : . ~ -:<'l ·.•• .. 'l AARON D. CRANE POULTRY FEED A SPECIALTY DEALER IN Office and Store, 256 Union· Street Flour, Feed, GRAIN Straw, Baled Baled Hay, ShavinKs Storehouses, Rear 252,254,256 Union Street PEAT MOSS, ETC. Established 1876. ELIZABETH, N. J. 150 . L. D. Telephone, 74 Local Telephone, 186 CLARK Hardware Co. Builders' and General Hardware. Mechanics' Tools. Paints, Oils, Leather Belting. ~ Waste, Rope, Garden Implements, Hose, etc. 85 BROAD STREET, ELIZABETH, N. J. ·,. l ~ 1• .., t. ~- • '◄/ ., I,,..,,, • ··• :~ , ~ ,• ...... :, . .,. ~·. c; ·~ • ' Factories, Foundries, Boiler Shops, Carpenter ano Builder Warehouses. Church and School Build M. BEGLAN Jobbing in all its Branches ing; Store Fronts and Shelving a Specialty. Buildings of all descriptions altered. Local Tel. 266 426-428-430 FULTON STREET :r.. D. Tel. 464-L Steam Joinery. Cabinet and Mill Work. 151 · JOHN N. BURfiER & SONS ======MANUFACTURE RS OF ======SADDLES AND COACH PADS ======- JOBBERS IN -======Saddlery, Hardware and Horse Clothing 1172 and 1174 Elizabeth Avenue ELIZABETH, - - NEW JERSEY 152 G. B. BENEDICT The Elizabeth Harness Co. FLOUR, FEED AND CiRAIN 246 UNION ST. 21flf UNION ST. J. P. BENEDICT, Pres. FARM IMPLEMENTS, SEEDS AND :Manufacturer of FINE HARNESS FERTILIZER, POULTRY SUPPLIES Dealer in BLANKETS, 'ROBES, etc. Ma::~::,: of J,off man J,ouse Jjoquet Cigar AN~::.:~LES MADE IN ELIZABETH, N. J. · New York Factory and Office, S. E. corner 1st Avenue an4 39th St. 153 Fine Groceries, Fruits and Vegetables · FEBREY BROS. .,/lgcnl;s for Cba8e cS- Sanhorn·8 Tea8 and Coffeu TELEPHONE,L.D.337 294-296-298 MORRIS A VENUE, ELIZABETH, N. J. Dealer in FINE MEATS AND POULTRY JACOB FRANCIS 'Phone 917. 1109 Elizabeth Ave., Elizabeth, N. J. 154 1------ELECTRICAL AND PLATING WORKS 1 John 1(. 1:{ankin, ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER INSTALLATIONS L. D. Telephone, 581-J ARNOLD l:J TEXTOR Co. Wholesale Dealers in Painters' Supplies and Wall Paper .. 123 FIRST STREET ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 155 Elizabeth ·Hardware Company JOBBERS IN Mill and Plumbers'· Supplies. == HEAVY HARDWARE == Tools for all Trades 202 Broad Street ~ " 7-9-14 and 16 W. Grand St. ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 158 Smith Street " " Perth Amboy, New Jersey 1S6 ELIZABETH, N. J., FACTORY OF THE BRONZE POWDER WORKS CO., FORMERLY CARL SCHLENK. (Also Roth, near Nuremberg, Germany) STAMPING ROOM OF BRONZE POWDER WORKS CO. AT ELIZABETH, N. J. 157 FURNITURE AND BAGCiACiE EXPRESS • • • Pianos Moved, Hoisted, Boxed and Shipped With Care. J E E LEVANSELLER 1 Freight To and From All Railroads at Reasonable Rates Residence Phone, 419J. Office Phone, 923. Office, 29 W. Grand St., Elizabeth, N. J . . ESTABLISHED ~ 8 54 CRESCENT IRON WORKS SAMUEL L. MOORE & SONS CORPORA'TJON Engineers, Machinists and Founders General Engineering Machine Shop and Foundry Work New York Office: Front, Marshall, Franklin and Fulton Sts. 26 Cortlandt Street Eliz.abethport, N. ]. SPECIALTIES: FOUNDRY DEPARTMENT MACHINE SHOP DEPARTMENT Heavy Loam and Dry Sand Work Filter Presses and Filter Press Plates Propeller Wheels in Cast Iron, Semi-Steel or Machinery for Oil Refineries and Parafine Bronze Works Green Sand Castings Repairs to Tugs and Ships Iron Castings up to Fifty Tons Weight Large Tools Sole Manufacturers of Crescent Kerosene Oil Engines 158 DESIGNING ILLUSTRATING RETOUCHING Q Q Q Q HALF TONE AND LINE PLATES Q COLOR PLATES Q poc:::::,ooc:::,o=oo=oo=ooo=ooo=oo=ooo=ooo=oo=oo=oo=oo=o~ 159 11rbt ~botograpbs in t{Jis ~ book luttt mabt bp ctbarlt1, jffl. 1'tlltr -~boto=~rtist 103 Jjroab si>t., QeH,abttb, J}. J. OLD- HOME WEEK At ELIZABETH, OCT. 6 to 12, 1907 ~•••! ... ·-:•· DON'T FAIL TO COME AND VISIT WITH US DURIN0 THIS WEEK OF JOYOUJ REUNION 160 Locate Your factory IN EL I Z A B·ETH, N ~ J. · Railroad and Water . Facilities Unexcelled .ft .Jl by any city near New York · i~ Write to the Elizabeth Board of Trade !. ~ ~ for good factory sites ~ ~- ,- INDEX A PAGE An1erican Gas Furnace Co...... 114 An1erican Swiss File Co ...... : ...... 11 i Arnold & Textor ...... -...... 154 B Bingha111, Charles N...... 110 Brucklacher Bros...... 127 Bourclon, W. A ...... 1_,?'7 Braunsdorf-Mueller Co ...... 129 Breidt City Brewery Co., The ...... 130 Ball & Wood Co., The ...... 133 Batter, J ac-ob L ...... • ...... 137 Brown Con1pany, The A. & F ...... 140 Burkely I-Iotel. The ...... 145 Beglan, M ...... 150 Burger, John N. & Sons ...... 151 Beneclict, G. B ...... 152 Bronze Powder Works, The ...... 156 C Clifford, W n1 ...... 127 Cook Printshop, The Henry ...... 149 Crane, Aaron D ...... 149 Clark H arch-vare Co ...... 150 Crescent Iron Works...... 157 D Davi"' & t-I'bornton ...... '• ...... 123 E Elizabethport Banking Company, The...... 106 El1zabethtown Gaslight Co .. The...... 111 Elizabethtown \Vater Co111pany. The ...... 116 Elmora Land Cotnpany...... 117 Enterprise Coal & Supply Company...... 121 INDEX PAGE Elizabeth Cornice Works, Inc...... 131 Eilbacher, Charles...... 132 Elizabeth Daily Journal...... 146 Elizabeth Evening Tin1es, The ...... : ...... 147 Elizabeth Harness Co., The ... ·...... 152 Elizabeth Hardware Company ...... ; ...... 155 Elizabeth Board of Trade ...... 159, 160 F Fidelity Trust Co1npany...... 113 Fisher & Dackermann...... 132 Flocken, Charles...... 137 Flynn, P. E...... 137 . Fricke, F:rank R ...... 142 Fulton Rubber Type Co...... 144 Faulks, The J a1nes H. Co...... 145 Febrey Bros ...... 153 Francis, Jacob ...... · · ...... 153 Filn1er Engraving Co., The ...... - ...... 158 G Gommel, Ernest G...... 146 H Hoover, Wm. H., Jr ...... 118, 119 Howson, John & Son...... 129 Hoffn1an, L. A. Son & Co., Inc...... 142 · Hanel, Frank Co111pany...... 144 Hilson Con1pany, The ...... ·...... 152 Hiller, Chas. M ...... l SS) J Jenkins Rubber Co...... 139 K Knapp's Bakery ...... 139 I(anfn1an & Sons Co., The...... 143 L Lan1111ercling & Devine Co...... 131 Lehman & Co., L...... 136 Lufbery, Geo. F., Jr ...... 138 Laggren Bros ...... 141 Levanseller, J. E. E ...... 157 M Mulford, A. D. & Son...... 116 Merchants Union Stan1p Co...... 117 INDEX PAGE l\1clVIanus Bros...... 120 1,Iulford Coal & Lun1ber Co...... 123 l\Ioody-Barton Press ...... last cover page ~1orey-Larue Laundry Co...... 135 N New Jersey Land & Investn1ent Co...... 116 New Jersey Dry Dock & Trans. Co...... 124 ~ ew Jersey Dock & Bridge Building Co...... 128 0 ()'Donnell, L...... 109 Ogden, B. M. & S. R ... , ...... 120 p Poggi, C. Godfrey ...... : ...... 108 Perkins, Walter B ...... - ...... 112 Patterson, Robert L...... 113 Pierso11, C. C ...... 136 Pountney, C. E ...... 141 Q Quien, Louis, Jr...... 134 R Rhodes & Manvel...... 122 Rising Sun Brewing Co., The...... 125 Ricl1art, W. R ...... ·...... 138 Ranki11, John R...... 154 s Security Land & In1prove1nent Co ...... ·...... 110 Sayre, T. F. & H. C...... 135 Sch,ved & Brother...... 143 T 'fhon1pson, J. & S. S...... 109 u Union Countv Trust Co...... 107 W' \Valls, P. C...... 109 '\Villiams, C. \V...... 121 \Vaclark \Vire Co., The ...... 123 vVinrl, Jacob, Jr...... 126 YVeber, John P ...... 148