TRENTON, N. J.
ITS INDUSTRIES & ADVANTAGES.
BOARD OF TRADE REPORT,
1889.

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INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
OF THE
CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
1889.
ISSUED BY THE
Trenton Board of Trade.
COMTLLED BY THE
COMMITTEE ON STATISTICS AND PUBLICATIONS.
TRENTON, N. J.:
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CONTENTS.
BOARD OF TRADE.
PAGE.
History of the Board...
Officers and Standing Committees for 1889......…………………….
President's Annual Address.....
Secretary's Report.......
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Trustees' Report..
Treasurer's Report.
Topics Discussed...
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Theaters and Halls
Capital Invested...
Banks...
Hotels
Street Railways..!.!.
Insurance......
Johnstown Relief...
Monuments
Inter-State Fair...
The Annual Dinner..
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Board of Trade Members...
THE CITY OF TRENTON.
History
Washington's Reception.....
Population.....
City Government, 1889.....
Mayor's Message, 1889..
City Finances..
Assessors' Report...
Sinking Fund......
Schools
Health
Water
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Police...
Fire Department
Building Inspection.....
Real Estate..
Parks and Boulevards....
Excise....
Sewers and Drains.
Churches....
Public Libraries..
Newspapers..
Military....
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State Buildings and Institutions..
Recreations….....
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Co-Operative Sociery.
Benevolence
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Meteorological Report.........
Telegraphs and Telephones..
Railroads and Canals..
New Jersey a Railroad State.....
Booms.
Mercer County.
City Improvements
The Growth of Cities......
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OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR 1889.
WM. DOLTON,
PRESIDENT,
CORNELIUS SHEPHERD, M.D.
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT,
BARTON B. HUTCHINSON.
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT,
EDMUND C. HILL.
SECRETARY,
WM. W. STELLE.
TREASURER,
A. J. RIDER.
TRUSTEES,
OWEN H. LOCKE,
E. M. COFFIELD,
. A. J. RIDER.
HOWELL QUIGLEY,
Committee on Legislation.-HoN. RICHARD A. DONNELLY, HON. THOS. S.
CHAMBERS, HON. JOHN SCHROTH.
Commerce and Rural Industries.—JOHN H. SCUDDER, J. WESLEY CORNELL,
A. R. KUSER.
Addresses and Public Meetings.-HON. LEWIS PARKER, JUDGE WM. M.
LANNING, EDWARD H. STOKES.
Statistics and Publications.—EDMUND C. HILL, CLAYTON L. TRAVER, R. L.
DOBBINS.
Membership.-BARTON B. HUTCHINSON, DR. DAVid Warman, Eugene M.
COFFIELD.
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Transportation.—WM. DOLTON, HON. FRANK A. MAGOWAN, JOSEPH STOKES.
Municipal Improvements.-RÖKT. W. KENNEDY, WILLIAM JOHNSTON, JOHN
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J. C. BLOOM.
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Streets, Roads and Bridges.-GEORGE E. FELL, JOHN V. SNEDEKER, JOHN
W. SUTPHIN.
Sanitation.-DR. EZRA M. HUNT, DR. Wм. W. L. PHILLIPS, JOSHUA F.
HANCOCK.
Education and Library.-HON. A. J. RIDER, FRANK O. BRIGGS, PROF. O. P.
STEVES.
New Manufactories.-P. J. FITZGIBBON, B. M. PHILLIPS, J. RIDGWAY FELL.
BOARD OF TRADE.
The Board of Trade of the city of Trenton was organized in
1868. It has always been composed of the best men of the
city; it has been successful in moulding public opinion and in
advancing the material interests of the city. Many of its
members fill public offices, and indirectly its power is greater
than apparent; scarcely any improvement of the city during the
last quarter of a century has been accomplished until indorsed
by the Board of Trađe, and vice versa, the Board's disapproval
of any scheme has generally sufficed to kill the scheme. The
Board occupies handsome first-floor rooms in the heart of the
city. The rooms are handsomely furnished, supplied with tele-
phone, newspapers and modern conveniences, and are always
open. Public meetings for city improvement, for relief, and for
general welfare are usually held in the Board's rooms, which are
never charged for. Occasional addresses by eminent visitors
or prominent citizens are arranged for by a special committee.
The Board at present is alive, strong and prosperous.
Following the custom of other Boards of Trade in issuing
annual reports, recounting the current Board of Trade work,
and collating the records of the various branches of municipal
affairs, together with other matters of public importance, the
Board of Trade of the city of Trenton herewith issues a similar
report.
It is also designed to give to non-residents a fair idea of the
industries of Trenton and its advantages as a place of business
and of residence. The present publication has been somewhat
delayed by the tardiness of the city officials in issuing the yearly
city reports, incident to the disarrangements of previous meth-
ods caused by the recent consolidation of Trenton and its sub-
urbs. As far as possible, all statistics in the present report have
been taken from the latest annual reports issued before July 1st,
1889.
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THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
PRESIDENT RIDER'S RETIRING ADDRESS,
FEBRUARY 28TH, 1889.
GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD OF TRADE-This being the
first annual meeting under the new constitution, it seems proper
that something should be said by your presiding officer, although
a report is not required from him.
This, however, is an occasion when something may be said
with propriety concerning the progress that has been marked
during the year which has now drawn to a close.
I think it may be truthfully said that the past year has been
characterized by the greatest activity of any in the history of
the Board, and, as a rule, activity in organizations of this kind,
means usefulness; and reasoning from this premise, we conclude
the Board has been of service to the community. In a brief
review of these activities, it shall not be for self-glorification,
but to inspire greater zeal and purpose for the future.
In my annual address two years ago, I made use of the fol-
lowing language: "Organizations of this character pass through
three successive stages-first, active; second, passive; third,
progressive. If they survive the second, and enter upon the
third, they have a long lease of life and a good prospect for
three-fold usefulness. Under the leadership of such men as
Roebling, Hewitt and others of like stamp, the Trenton Board
of Trade passed her first stage of activity, and the amount of
good accomplished for the city and its varied interests would be
difficult to estimate.
"There can be little doubt but that for the past few years the
Board has been living through its second or passive stage. The
question of the hour is, shall it enter upon its third or progres-
sive stage, or shall it die in the passage? Certainly there is no
less work to be done than when the Board was first organized.
"With the growth and prosperity of our city, the more mul-
tiplied and varied become its interests, and the more jealously
they need to be guarded.
"I am not sure but that during the passive stage of the
Board's existence we have allowed our bridges to be cut away,
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and our lands occupied by those who have no right to them, and
our thoroughfares to be closed, and commerce to be obstructed,
not only with our neighbors, but within our own borders. In
short, I am quite sure that we have permitted this. Can we be
loyal to the city of our adoption or birth and permit these
encroachments, which must have no other effect than to strangle
our growth and prosperity? Methinks I hear the response from
loyal hearts. The Trenton Board of Trade shall not languish
nor die in its passive state, but enter at once on its progressive
state of usefulness. Its power shall be felt and wielded for good
till our loved city shall become what she deserves to be-the
leading commercial and manufacturing city in New Jersey; till
we shall stand at the head in all that pertains to greatness to a
city; till every street shall be open to commerce, unobstructed
even by a railroad crossing; till every child shall have a seat in
the public schools; till provision is made for the health of our
city, by a complete system of sewerage; till our now waste lands
are turned into public parks and pleasure grounds, for the hap-
piness especially of our laboring classes. Till these are accom-
plished, the Trenton Board of Trade cannot be spared from
existence, nor excused from a progressive and active course.
Will you help to bring about these desirable results by your
presence, your voice and counsel in our meetings?"
To look back and see how much that was outlined here has
been realized, the words seem almost prophetic.
None can doubt, for a moment, that the Board has really and
truly entered upon that progressive stage.
The "annual" prayer of the Secretary for more members has
been more than realized. We have no particular want in that
direction now; let him, therefore, direct his supplications for
greater earnestness and work on the part of those who have
joined hands with us.
Thoroughfares that were closed have been opened, and the
bridges that were cut away during the passive stage of the Board
are being rebuilt. Jackson street bridge is completed. The
famous "Hill street" and Southard street bridges, two gigantic
enterprises, are approaching completion with marvelous speed,
which betokens good for the future. We most desire at present
a free bridge across the Delaware.
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now.
Our streets and thoroughfares are being opened up and im-
proved, but there is still great room for improvement. We
want better pavements, and more of them, and we want them
In the matter of roads and drive-ways leading into Tren-
ton, we are behind the age. The Board has agitated the subject,
and our efficient Street Committee is paving the way by securing
needed legislation. Bad roads are a serious drawback and a
curse to any community. They are a tax on necessities that
protects and profits nobody.
The Delaware has not yet been dammed, but we are drawing
near the time when it must be. I am assured by the head of
one of the largest manufacturing concerns in the city that, with
the privilege granted, his company would at once double its
plant, and I am sure that other enterprises would be proportion-
ately stimulated.
An Inter-State Fair has been established on the paying and
staying basis, and its President tells us its plant and equipment
have no equals this side of St. Louis.
Consolidation has been accomplished during the year, and we
confess to a feeling of pride that we can say with one of old,
“I am a citizen of no mean city." Its results are already per-
ceptible in bringing us nearer together. Where there is com-
munity of interest, the chasms are bound to be bridged. If our
neighbors over the river meet our offers, we will soon have a
free bridge across the Delaware.
Sewers have come, and their benefits are already being realized,
and the people are wondering how they lived so long without
them. It will require little urging to have their benefits ex-
tended to every part of the city. Two public parks, one of them
a hundred acres in extent, are ours to enjoy, as well as for the
generations yet unborn. In all these matters we should remem-
ber that we are building for the future as well as for present
convenience and profit.
Our efficient School Board has not been wanting in a spirit of
progress, I suppose because the workers are members of the
Board of Trade. Additional facilities have been provided, and
those of the most improved and modern character. A Super-
vising Principal has been employed, who, I believe, is doing
efficient service. Our teachers are realizing, more and more, the
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importance and responsibility of their calling, and the day is not
far distant (if indeed it is not already here) when Trenton schools
shall become noted for their thoroughness and efficiency.
In glancing over the proceedings of the Board, as compiled
for my private use, I am not only gratified, but astonished at
the magnitude of the assistance rendered us, and consequently
the community, by the press of our city. Their reporters have
been present at every meeting, and the proceedings have been
most faithfully recorded and given to the public in scores of
columns of interesting reading-matter.
The Board has aided the newspapers in furnishing the inspira-
tion to this public service, and the newspapers have aided the
Board in giving such hearty indorsement to their work and so great
publicity to their proceedings; and in any good results flowing
therefrom, they should at least share and share alike with us.
Details as to the work of the Board during the year, I leave
to the Secretary and the various committees; but I will take this
opportunity to express my thanks to the gentlemen who have
taken the time and trouble to prepare and deliver addresses at
our monthly and other meetings during the year. The thoughts.
they have presented have been opportune, and their words full
of inspiration to self-sacrifice and devotion to public good.
And now, gentlemen of the Board of Trade, I cannot lay
down my work as your presiding officer for the third term, and
retire to the sphere of private membership, without expressing
to you my heartfelt thanks for the uniform courtesy that has
been shown me, and for the cheerful assistance rendered me in
every effort to advance the interests and further the purposes of
the organization. I am conscious of my own weaknesses, and
know I have not served you as well as others might, but I have
tried to do my duty, and I believe you have given me credit for
that motive. The benefit of my association with you in this
capacity has been greater to me than my service to you, and I
shall look back upon the last three years of my labor with you
to bring the Board to its present position, as the most pleasing
and gratifying of my life. I cannot vacate the chair without
bespeaking for my successor the same cordial support, and for
the Board of Trade a large increase and long continuance in its
sphere of usefulness.
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INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES OF TRENTON, N. J.
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
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ROOMS OF THE BOARD OF TRADE,
TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 28th, 1889.
MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN-In presenting my an-
nual report, I feel that it is unnecessary to enter fully into the
details of the work of the Board during the past year, as the
subjects have been reported by your committees, discussed at
your meetings, and so fully and ably reported in our daily press,
yet the occasion seems to call for at least a brief synopsis of
some of the more important matters which have engaged our
attention during the year just closed.
We have witnessed a marked advancement in our Board and
in the city at large-in fact, the progress and improvement have
been more marked than in any one year during the past quarter
of a century. Our Board has to-day three times as many mem-
bers as we had a year ago. Our city, through the act of consoli-
dation, in which this Board took an active part, has jumped to
a municipality of over 60,000 inhabitants, a system of sewerage
has been adopted, and a portion of it successfully laid in some
of our main thoroughfares, and the city has purchased a park
and opened it to the public, where thousands of our citizens
have enjoyed its benefits during the past summer and autumn.
Some of our streets are in much better condition as regards
paving than they were, while many others still need the intelli-
gent attention of our city fathers to make them as they should
be, a credit and not a disgrace to a city of the size of our own,
and it is hoped that the coming year will see a much more
marked improvement in this matter of street paving.
The number of new buildings which have been erected during
the year will bear a favorable comparison with any year in our
history as a city, and altogether we feel we may evince a justi-
fiable pride in the progress we have made as a growing, thriving
community.
We have in Trenton a large field for enterprising capital to
become established, our natural location is advantageous, our
facilities for transportation, for receiving material and distribut-
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ing our manufactured products, are ample, and we extend a cor-
dial invitation to those who are seeking a convenient, healthful
and desirable place in which to locate, to visit our city and con-
vince themselves that we are not overestimating the advantages
we offer to enterprising, active business capital and energy to
locate in our midst.
During the year our meetings have been very well attended,
and much interest manifested in the subjects which have, from
time to time, been brought before us.
At the meeting held March 1st, the Committee on Rooms
reported in favor of securing our present quarters and they were
authorized to lease them, and at the next regular meeting in
April we occupied our commodious rooms, and the thanks of
the Board were unanimously tendered to the committee, Messrs.
Locke, Quigley and Sterling, for the very satisfactory manner
in which they had performed their duties, particularly in regard
to their taste in furnishing and the general accommodations pro-
vided. At this meeting (April) our present Constitution and
By-Laws were adopted, and our Board became an incorporated
body.
At the meeting held May 10th our rooms were formally
opened, and short addresses were made by President Rider, the
Secretary, Rev. Thaddeus Hogan, Ex-President Campbell and
others.
At a special meeting held June 6th the Inter-State Fair pro-
ject received considerable impetus, and a committee of two from
each ward was appointed to solicit subscriptions, which later on
proved a decided success, and the Trenton Inter-State Fair has
become a successful organization in the hands of its efficient
officers and public-spirited stockholders.
At the regular meeting, June 28th, the subject of our streets
and roads was very thoroughly discussed, and steps taken to
endeavor to secure better organized and more systematic im-
provement in our public highways, to which subject your com-
mittee has given much time and attention.
At our October meeting Mr. G. W. Farlee read a very able
paper reviewing the growth of Trenton, and referred enthusi-
astically to its future prospects; the address was listened to with
marked attention and appreciation.
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At the regular meeting in November Ex-State Superintendent
E. O. Chapman addressed the Board in regard to the “Educa-
tional Needs of Trenton," which was well received, and he was
followed in his remarks by President Rider and Chief Principal
Gregory of our public schools, all of whose remarks were atten-
tively listened to by the large number of members present.
The regular meeting held on the 27th of December was
marked by a very able address from Mr. Lewis Parker in
regard to "City Improvements," and received the hearty ap-
proval of the members present, and the address was fully
reported in the papers the following day.
Having thus briefly referred to some of the more important
topics that have engaged the attention of the Board during the
year, we trust the members will evince renewed interest in the
meetings of the Board by their presence, which will no doubt
make our organization a power for good in the community.
We have on our roll 268 members, from whom we have col-
lected in dues $1,405, and have received from current and past-
due rents and sundries, $694.55, making a total of $2,099.55.
This does not include the amount received and disbursed on
account of the annual dinner.
Our rooms being open daily from 8 A. M. until 10 P. M., they
make a convenient place for many of our members to avail
themselves of the accommodations provided, and we feel that
our rooms are daily becoming more known and appreciated as a
desirable place for them to meet their business friends.
In conclusion, we congratulate the Board at this the twenty-
first annual meeting on the healthy condition of our organiza-
tion, numerically and financially, and trust the coming year will
fully equal, if not surpass, the one just closed, in prosperity and
success.
Very respectfully,
WM. W. STELLE,
Secretary.
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THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
TRUSTEES' REPORT.
TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 7th, 1889.
To the Board of Trade of the City of Trenton:
GENTLEMEN-Your Trustees submit the following report:
All property belonging to the Board of Trade is in good con-
dition. The rooms are well supplied with necessary conveni-
ences.
Estimated value of the property, $1,250. Insured for $1,000
in the Standard Insurance Company of Trenton, N. J.
All accounts against the Board of Trade to this date have
been paid, and the Treasurer has a balance on hand of $71.13.
The Treasurer's report will give, in detail, the receipts and
expenditures for the year.
We have eight offices and a large cellar for renting. Seven
offices are now taken, aggregating an income of $700. One
office and the cellar are now vacant.
The Trustees have under consideration the question of light,
and believe that gas will be less expensive than the present
electric light, and equally satisfactory.
OWEN H. LOCKE,
WM. DOLTON,
HOWELL QUIGLEY,
EDMUND WOOD,
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Trustees.
TRENTON, Feb. 14th, 1889.
To the President and Members of the Board of Trade:
GENTLEMEN-The Treasurer begs leave to submit the fol-
lowing report of the transactions of his office for the year end-
ing February 7th, 1889:
To balance....………..
66 cash from Secretary
"interest
Total receipts...………………….
$615 59
2,374 55
10 62
$3,000 76
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By cash paid dinner expenses, 1888...
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rent old room.
$361 75
57 30
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gas company's old room..
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rent new room, to January 1st, 1889.
600 00
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carpenter work..
459 62
furniture.
233 75
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carpets and hangings...
368 22
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papering and decorating..
71 34
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painting and lettering signs..
46 00
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architect.....
11 38
legal services...
30 00
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clock
15 00
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water rent
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hardware....
insurance.....
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electric light.....
229 00
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salaries....
152 75
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watchman
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stationery, printing and advertising.
114 07
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post-office, stamps and envelopes..
19 00
engraving.
1350
assessment National Board...
20 00
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sundries......
Balance on hand.
17 63
$2,929 63
71 13
$3,000 76
Respectfully,
JNO. C. OWENS, Treasurer.
TOPICS DISCUSSED.
The following are some of the many topics considered by the
Board during the year 1888:
Consolidation (accomplished).
Extension of Sewers (in progress).
The Deepening of the Delaware.
The Inter-State Fair (accomplished).
The Hill Street Bridge (accomplished).
The Southard Street Bridge (accomplished).
A Thread Works for Trenton.
Increase of Police Force (accomplished).
Macadamized Roads for the Suburbs.
Lewis Parker's Address on "City Improvements."
Purchase of a new Public Park (accomplished).
Building Associations.
Rev. Thaddeus Hogan's Address on "Religion and Com--
merce.'
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INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES OF TRENTON, N. J.
Ventilation in Schools.
Free School Books (accomplished).
A Free Bridge Across the Delaware.
River Boulevard (approved and nearly a mile purchased).
New Railroad Depots (Reading R. R. $60,000 Depot, now
finished).
Abandonment of Canals (disapproved).
Hardware Manufactures.
Industrial Home (accomplished).
Damming of the Delaware.
New Police Station (accomplished).
Steam Heating Franchises.
Mr. G. W. Farlee's Address on "Growth' of Cities."
Lower Railroad Rates.
Municipal Electric Light System.
Centennial of President Washington's Visit.
Wider Flanges on Street Car Rails.
Election Bribery.
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THE ANNUAL DINNER.
The twenty-first annual dinner of the Board of Trade, held
at the Trenton House, on Thursday evening, February 7th,
1889, was attended by over 200 members. The menu was as
follows:
Oysters on the Deep. Sauterne.
Green Turtle Soup.
Salmon, Hollandaise Sauce. Potatoes Parisienne.
Olives. Celery.
Capon, Supreme Sauce. Potato Croquettes. Sweetbreads, Larded.
French Peas.
Roman Punch.
Red Head Duck. Currant Jelly. Asparagus.
Chicken Salad Mayonnaise.
Champagne.
Ice Cream and Ices in Forms.
Terrapin in Cases.
Fruits, Nuts, Confectionery.
Sherry.
Roquefort and Edam.
Crackers.
Coffee.
The toasts were as follows:
"Our Government, State and National"-Hon. Geo. M. Robeson.
"The City of Trenton "-Hon. Lewis Parker.
"Our Industries"-Wm. Hy. Beable, Esq.
"Education "-Wm. W. Stelle, Esq.
"Historic Associations"-Hon. John L. Cadwalader.
"Sister Organizations"-J. C. Miller, Esq., of Newark.
“The Pulpit and the Press”—Rt. Rev. John Scarborough.
"Commerce and the Bar"-Chauncy H. Beasley, Esq.

Decorated
SWANN & WHITEHEAD'S DECORATING POTTERY. SEE ADV.
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THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
ASHTON, JOSEPH,
ANDERSON, Edward J.,
BOARD OF TRADE MEMBERS.
Joseph Ashton & Son, Leather, &c.
Comptroller State of New Jersey.
APGAR, W. HOLT,
Lawyer.
APPLEGATE, GEO. F.,
Optician and Jeweler.
ALPAUGH, S. M.,
Alpaugh & Magowan, Manufacturing Potters.
ALLER, H. C.,
ALLEN, Wm. B.,
Manager Manhattan Insurance Co.
Treasurer Mercer Pottery Co.
BREWER, HON. JOHN HART, Pres. Trenton Watch Co. and Etruria Pottery.
BUCHANAN, HON. JAMES,
BROKAW, W. H.,
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BAILY, SAMUEL L.,
BEER, A. G.,
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BELL, THOS. A.,
BURGESS, WM.,
BURROUGHS, Jos. H.,
BOWMAN, O. O.,
BROOK, JAS. F.,
BUCHANAN, JAS.,
BRIGGS, FRANK O.,
BLOOM, J. C.,
BAMFORD, CHAS. Y.,
BRANDT, A., JR.,
BYAM, S. THOS. J.,
BACKES, J. H.,
BEABLE, WM. HY.,
BONNEY, ROBT. B.,
BERGEN, GILBERT R.,
BARTON, EUGENE E.,
BEASLEY, C. H.,
BERGEN, S. W.,
BARLOW, GEO. A.,
BARNES, WM. H.,
BARNETT, JOHN,
BISHOP, JAS.,
BURTON, JIOM H.,
Member of Congress, Lawyer.
Adam Exton & Co., Crackers.
Real Estate and Insurance.
Photographer.
Treasurer Trenton China Co.
Burroughs & Mountford Co., Eagle Pottery.
Burgess & Campbell, International Pottery.
Trenton Terra Cotta Co.
President The Jas. F. Brook Rubber Co.
Counselor-at-Law.
Asst. Treas. John A. Roebling's Sons Co.
Bloom & Godley, Wholesale Bedding.
Treasurer City Railway Co.
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Book and Job Printer.
Supt. Trenton Watch Co.
Counselor-at-Law.
Publisher "Anglo-American."
Chief Clerk New Jersey State Prison.
Bergen Bros., Wholesale Produce.
Real Estate.
Counselor-at-Law.
Traveling Agent.
Wholesale Pianos.
Druggist.
Capitalist.
Chief N. J. Bureau Labor Statistics.
Contractor and Builder.
BROWN, CHAS. P.,
COOPER, HON. EDWARD (N. Y.),
CAMPBELL, J. A.,
COVERT, WM. S.,
CONVERY, W. J.,
CONRAD, ROBT. M.,
CRESSE, J. A.,
CHAMBERS, HON. THOS. S.,
CORNELL, J. W., .
City Treasurer.
Trenton Iron Co.
Burgess & Campbell, International Pottery.
Partner D. P. Forst & Co., Wholesale Grocers.
Convery & Walker, Furniture.
Titus & Conrad, Builders.
Book and Job Printer.
Trenton Gas Light Co.
County Surrogate.
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CRISP, W. H.,
COLE, ISAAC W.,
CLEMMER, JAS. N.,
Cook, H. T.,
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CLAYTON, ALBERT,
COFFIELD, E. M.,
CASE, H. C.,
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COLEMAN, RUTHERFORD,
COXON, JONATHAN, Sr.,
CARTY, R. H.,
CASE, CHAS. B.,
CAMP, SHERMAN P.,
COCHRAN, ANDREW,
CAIN, GARDNER H.,
DE COU, J. C.,
DOLTON, WM.,
Groceries, Boots and Shoes.
Cole & Kunsman, Dry Goods.
Insurance.
Pres. Cook Storage Warehouse Co.
Grocer.
General Advertising Agent.
West, Clark & Case, Wholesale Grocers.
Counselor-at-Law.
Pres. Ceramic Art Co.
Mason and Contractor.
Case & Cain, Real Estate Brokers.
Secretary Trenton Watch Co.
Pres. Equitable Pottery Co.
Case & Cain, Real Estate Brokers.
Druggist.
Dolton & Co., Wholesale Grocers, also Pres. Standard Fire
Insurance Co.
DONNELLY, HON. RICHARD A.,
DARRAH, J. H.,
DUNN, PHILIP, JR.,
DAVIS, EUGENE S.,
DUNN, ALEX.,
DELP, J. A. H.,
DIPPOLT, DR. CHAS.,
DEAN, JESSE,
DOBBINS, R. L.,
DONOGHUE, T. J.,
DOYLE, WILLIS R.,
DEUTZ, RICHARD J.,
DAVIS, A. R.,
EARLEY, WM. H.,
ENGLISH, JOS. R.,
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EXTON, JOHN, .
EMMONS, H. H.,
EVANS, EDW. W.,
EXTON, ADAM,
ENGEL, C. C.,
•
FARRELL, LAWRENCE,
FITZGIBBON, P. J.,
FELL, J. RIDGWAY,
FELL, GEO. E.,
FELL, JOHN B.,
FELL, PETER,
FELL, WM. W.,
FURMAN, LEVI R.,
FORMAN, CHAS. H.,
FARLEE, G. W.,
FAY, CHAS.,
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•
. Clothing and Furnishings.
Fell & Darrah, Real Estate and Insurance.
Dunn, Baker & De Cou, Wholesale Boots.
Davis & Bainbridge, Coal and Lime.
Pres. Dunn Hardware and Paint Co.
Agricultural Implements.
Dentist.
Pres. Jesse Dean Decorating Co.
Hatter.
Hotel.
Doyle & White, Lumber and Coal.
Manufacturing Jeweler.
Pres. Davis Soap and Chemical Co.
•
Furniture and Carpets.
Adam Exton & Co., Crackers.
Pres. New Jersey Flint and Spar Co.
Lawyer, Treas. City Gas Light Co.
Adam Exton & Co., Crackers.
Hotel.
Furniture and Carpets.
Fitzgibbon & Crisp, Carriage Builders.
Fell & Darrah, Real Estate and Insurance.
Manufacturing Potter.
Fell & Roberts, Brick Manufacturers.
Brick Manufacturer.
Wm. W. Fell & Co., Brick Manufacturers.
Furman & Kite, Carpenters and Builders.
Wholesale Tobacco.
Capitalist.
Partner Delaware Pottery Co.
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FITZGEORGE, EDWIN,
FITZGERALD, THOS. F.,
FRANK, ROBERT J.,
GREEN, CHAS. E.,
GILL, BENNINGTON,
GRANT, EDWARD E.,
GILKYSON, Jos. R.,
GUMMERE, Barker,
GOOCH, LYMAN F., .
GRUMBACHER, Jacob,
GASKILL, Jos. R.,
GODLEY, J. F.,
GOLDING, WM.,
HEWITT, HON. ABRAM S. (N. Y.),
HANCOCK, WM.,
HEWITT, WM.,
HILL, THOS. C.,
HILL, EDMUND C.,
HANCOCK, JOSHUA F.,
HUTCHINSON, B. B.,
HENDRICKSON, Wм. C.,
HOGAN, REV. THADDEUS,
HENDRICKSON, E. G.,
HOOPER, JOHN W.,
HAVEN, WILSon D.,
HILSON, CLEAVELAND,
HUNT, DR. E. M.,
HOFF, JOHN D., .
HEIL, J. H.,
HURLEY, MICHAEL,
HOLCOMB, SAMUEL,
HUNT, WM.,
HOOPER, ENOCH C. F.,
JAQUES, S. R.,
JOHNSTON, ROBт. S.,
JACKSON, S. J.,
JOHNSTON, WM.,
KATZENBACH, F. S.,
KATZENBACH, PETER,
KATZENBACH, FRED. F.,
KENNEDY, R. W.,
KELSEY, HON. H. C.,
KULP, PHILIP C.,
KAUFMAN, S. E.,
KUSER, A. R.,
KUGLER, JACOB,
KAFER, CHAS. W.,
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Proprietor "Trenton Times."
Partner "Sunday Advertiser."
Traveling Salesman.
Counselor-at-Law.
B. Gill & Son, Trenton Agricultural Works.
G. W. Grant & Son, Dry Goods.
•
Freight Agent Pennsylvania R. R.
Counselor-at-Law.
Rubber Manufacturer.
Wholesale Tobacco.
Grocer.
Bloom & Godley, Wholesale Bedding.
Treas. Golding & Sons Co., Flint Works.
Pres. Trenton Iron Co.
Banker.
Vice-Pres. Trenton Iron Co.
Thos. C. Hill & Son, Wholesale Bakers.
Thos. C. Hill & Son, Wholesale Bakers.
Wholesale Baker.
Counselor-at-Law.
Wm. C. Hendrickson & Co., China Decorators.
Pastor Church of the Sacred Heart.
•
Butcher.
Contractor and Builder.
Pres. Phoenix Iron Co.
Manufacturing Potter.
Physician, State Board of Health.
District Agent Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co.
Fell & Heil, Brick Manufacturers.
Manager Delaware River Ice Co.
Grocer.
Carpenter and Builder.
Dunn Paint and Hardware Co
Cook & Jaques, Jewelers.
Contractor and Builder.
Willetts Manufacturing Co., Pottery.
Contractor.
F. S. Katzenbach & Co., Hardware and Plumbing.
Proprietor Trenton House.
Bookkeeper Trenton House.
Green & Kennedy, Lumber.
Secretary of State, also Treas. Buckthorn Fence Co.
Kulp & English, Brick Manufacturers.
Crockery and House Furnishings.
Agent Peter Doelger's Beer.
Millwright.
Cubberley & Kafer, Carpenters and Builders.
LOWTHORP, F. C., JR.,
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Counselor-at-Law.
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LOCKE, OWEN H.,
LINBURG, W. H.,
LOWTHORP, F. C.,
LANNING, WM. M.,
LAWSHE, ALFRED,
LITTLE, HON. H. S., .
LAWTON, LEWIS,
LEE, JAS. G.,
LALOR, FRANk H.,
MOSES, JOHN,
Boots and Shoes.
United Rubber Co.
Retired Engineer.
Judge District Court.
Deputy Clerk Supreme Court.
•
Lawyer.
Builder Pottery Kilns.
Pope & Lee, China Decorators.
Druggist.
Pres. Glasgow Pottery Co., also Pres. Mechanics' Bank, also
Pres. Real Estate, Safe Deposit, Trust and Investment
Co.
Pres. Mercer Pottery Co., also Pres. People's Electric Light
Co.
MOSES, JAMES,
MURPHY, JOHN L.,
Pres. The John L. Murphy Publishing Co.
MAGOWAN, HON. F. A., Pres. Trenton Rubber Co., Pres. Empire Rubber Co.,
Pres. Empire Pottery Co., and Pres. Trenton
Oil Cloth Co.
MURPHY, E. H.,
MOUNTFORD, E.,
Lawyer, Vice-Pres. Real Estate, Safe Deposit, Trust and
Investment Co.
MCCULLOUGH, DR. W. G.,
•
MUTCHLER, WM.,
MACPHERSON, GEO. W.,
MCFARLAND, WM.,
MANNING, A. V.,
MOSES, HOWArd B.,
MADDOCK, JOHN,
MADDOCK, A. M.,
MAY, MORRIS,
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MARGERUM, M. R., JR.,
MURRAY, C. EDWARD,
MCCAIN, JAS.,
MURPHY, JAS.,
MOORE, WM. G.,
NAAR, S. G,
OWENS, COL. JOHN C., .
OLIPHANT, RICHARD C.,
OLIPHANT, ALEX. C.,
PHILLIPS, DR. W. W. L., .
PARSON, JOHN L.,
PACKER, GEO. N.,
PIERSON, LESLIE C.,
POLAND, WM. A.,
POTTS, G. SHERMAN,
PARKER, LEWIS,
PHILLIPS, B. M.,
PARKINSON, E. S.,
Burroughs & Mountford, Eagle Pottery.
Physician.
•
Carpenter.
Counselor-at-Law, Sec. Greenwood Cemetery.
Iron and Brass Foundry.
A. V. Manning & Sons, Furniture Manufacturers.
Glasgow Pottery.
Maddock & Sons, Manufacturing Potters.
Maddock & Sons, Manufacturing Potters.
Jeweler.
Margerum & Bro., Pork Packers.
Murray, Whitehead & Murray, Rubber.
Insurance.
Undertaker.
Cashier Safe Deposit Bank.
•
Counselor-at-Law.
Clerk City of Trenton.
Oliphant & Co., Delaware Pottery.
Brook, Oliphant & Co., Mechanical Rubber.
Physician.
Supt. Prudential Life Ins. Co.
Coal and Wood.
Clerk Court.
Architect.
Ladies' Underwear and Furnishings.
Treas. Trenton Savings Fund Society.
Real Estate.
Real Estate.
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PERRINE, LEWIS, Jr.,
QUIGLEY, HOWELL,
RICHEY, HON. A. G.,
RIDER, HON. A. J.,
RISDON, L. B.,
RICHARDS, E. V.,
RIDGWAY, J. T.,
RUSLING, GEN. JAS. F.,
RONAN, ALBErt T.,
RICE, DR. WM.,
RICKEY, H. L.,
RICKEY, W. P.,
RICE, Jos.,
•
RONAN, J. HOWARD,
ROGERS, DR. R. R.,
REISTER, FRED.,
ROWE, LINSLY,
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STOKES, EDWARD H.,
SCUDDER, HON. EDW. W.,
STEWARD, JONATHAN,
SLADE, FRED. J.,
STOKES, JOS.,
STRADLING, LAFAYETTE,
SNEDEKER, J. V., .
SUTPHIN, J. RICHARD,
STERLING, E. B.,
SLEE, CHAS.,
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Manager Trenton Horse Railroad Co.
MacCrellish & Quigley, Printers and Binders.
A. G. Richey & Son, Counselors-at-Law-
Pres. Capital City Commercial College.
L. B. Risdon & Bro., Wholesale Flour Merchants.
Furniture Dealer, also City Tax Receiver.
Vice-Pres. Star Rubber Co.
Counselor-at-Law, Pres. Broad St. Land Asso.
Wm. W. Fell & Co., Brick Manufacturers.
Physician.
Jeweler.
Freight and Passenger Agent P. & R. R. R.
Jos. Rice & Son, Clothiers.
•
J. Howard Ronan & Co., Wholesale Grocers.
Physician.
Cooperage.
Clerk United States District Court.
Capitalist.
Justice Supreme Court.
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Wholesale Grocer, Pres. Trenton China Co.
SHEPHERD, DR. CORNELIUS,
SCHROTH, HON. JOHN,
STEVES, DR. O. P.,
SWEATMAN, H. C.,
STAPLER, J. T.,
SCHOONOVER, JOHN,
SCUDDER, HON. GEO. D.,
SMITH, JOHN I.,
SKIRM, WM. H.,
SCUDDER, J. H.,
Treas. N. J. Steel and Iron Co.
Supt. N. J. Steel and Iron Co.
Wholesale Lumber.
Contractor and Builder.
Sutphin & La Rue, Livery Stables.
Real Estate Broker and Philatelist.
Trenton Agent Adams Express Co.
Physician.
Bottler.
Supt. N. J. State Model School.
•
Traveling Agent.
Proprietor Pullen Trenton Cracker Co.
Insurance.
Counselor-at-Law.
SICKEL, WELLING,
SUTPHIN, JOHN W.,
STEEN, JOHN A.,
STAHL, COL. E. C.,
STOKES, W. J. B.,
SNOOK, H. W.,
Partner D. P. Forst & Co., also Pres. City Railway Co.
STEVENSON, GEO. H.,
ShellenbergER, H. H.,
SUTTON, ISRAEL S.,
SCHELLENGER, A.,
SKILLMAN, E. V. D.,
Scudder & Dunham, Merchants.
The United Rubber Co.
Ice, Coal and Lime.
Attorney-at-Law.
Proprietor "The Staats-Journal."
Wilson & Stokes, Coal and Wood.
Wholesale Liquors.
Geo. H. Stevenson & Sons, Planing Mills.
Grocer.
Carpenter and Builder.
A. Schellenger & Co., Builders' Mill Work.
Skillman Hardware Co.
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SERPHOS, S. N.,
STELLE, WM. W.,
TAYLOR, HON. JOHN,
TRAVER, CLAYTON L.,
TITUS, ALBERT,
TAYLOR, JAS. C.,
THOMSON, C. W.,
TABRAM, J. C.,
VANNEST, W. I.,
VANNATTA, GEO. W.,
VROOM, HON. G. D. W.,
VANSANT, ISAIAH,
VAN CLEVE, Jas. G.,
WILSON, SAMUEL K.,
WOOD, EDMUND,
WHITEHEAD, Jos.,
WILKINSON, O. D.,
WILSON, WESLEY E.,
WILSON, E. CLIFFORD,
WILSON, GEO. F.,
WARMAN, DR. David,
WILLIAMS, C. T.,
WORTHINGTON, A. L.,
WOOD, IRA W.,
WALTER, HON. FRED.,
WEEKS, DR. H. M.,
•
WHITTAKER, JOHN H.,
WALTON, WM.,
WHITEHEAD, R. R.,
WHITEHEAD, WM. R.,
WELLER, H. H.,
•
WALSH, FRANK J.,
WENTZ, CHRISTOPHER,
WILSON, JAS. H.,
WOODRUFF, Jos. R.,
WALKER, CHAS. H.,
YARD, JOS. B.,
YARD, FRED. B.,
YARD, WM. H.,
YARD, W. F.,
YOUNG, THEO. W.,
YOUNG, WILLARD H.,
Hats, Boots and Shoes.
Cashier Mechanics' National Bank.
The John Taylor Co., Pork Packers and Cattle Dealers,
also Pres. Inter-State Fair Association.
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•
Bookseller.
B. W. Titus' Sons, Woolen Mills.
J. C. Taylor & Sons, Undertakers.
Stenographer.
House Furnishing Goods.
Sinclair, Vannest & Co., Clothing.
Coal and Wood.
Lawyer, Pres. Board of Health.
Shoe Manufacturer.
Funeral Director and Embalmer.
Woolen Mills.
Henry Wood's Sons, Iron and Steel.
•
Hamilton Rubber Co.
Capitalist.
Carpets and Oil Cloths.
Carpets and Oil Cloths.
Druggist.
Physician.
Williams & Colville, Furniture.
Van Camp & Worthington, Fire Insurance.
Counselor-at-Law.
Grocer.
Physician.
Surveyor and Architect.
Chas. Walton & Son, Flour Mills.
Murray, Whitehead & Murray, Rubber.
Murray, Whitehead & Murray, Rubber.
Hirem Weller's Sons, Shipwrights, Coal and Wood.
•
Photographer.
Jas. H. Wilson & Co., Wall Papers.
•
O. F. Niedt & Co., Soap Works.
Walker & Walker, Coal, Wood and Grain.
Iron Railings.
M. M. Yard's Furnishings and Trimmings.
Teller Trenton Savings Fund Society.
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Manager.
Coal and Wood.
Coal and Wood.

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VIEW FROM ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL SPIRE,
CITY OF TRENTON:
Its History, Government, Recent Enlargement, Popula-
tion, Climate, Sanitation, Water-Supply, Sewer-
age, Fire Protection, Mortuary Statistics,
Finances, and other Public Affairs.
The City of Trenton is Beautifully and Healthfully Located
at the Head of Tide Water, on the River Delaware, and is the
Capital of the State of New Jersey.
It was Settled about 1680 by Mahlon Stacy, was the Battle-
ground of two Important Battles during the Revolutionary War,
and in 1784 was the seat of the National Government.
It has a Population of 65,000 to 68,000 Inhabitants.
It has Unsurpassed Railroad Communications, being on the
Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and is Connected by
a four-mile Branch with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
System.
It is Connected via Bordentown with the Camden and Amboy
Railroad, and has Short and Direct Connection by the Belvidere
Delaware Route with the Coal and Iron Regions of Pennsylvania.
It has Forty-one Daily Trains to New York and Fifty-one to
Philadelphia, and the Fares are Low.
It has good Canal Facilities with Cheap Transportation Rates.
It has daily Steamboat Connection with Philadelphia, via the
River Delaware.
It has Low Freights and Frequent Mails.
It is the Central Point of Distribution between New York
and Philadelphia.
It is within Two Hours of Long Branch and the Sea-shore.
It has Telegraph Connections with All Points, and Long-dis-
tance Telephone Connection with all points East of Chicago.
It is the Seat of the State Legislature, of the United States
Circuit and District Courts, of the New Jersey Court of Errors
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THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
and Appeals, Court of Chancery, Supreme Court, Court of
Pardons, and of the Mercer County Courts.
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There are located in and near Trenton the State Capitol,
United States Court House, State Law Library, State Normal
and Model Schools, State Deaf-Mute School, State Insane Asy-
lum, State Industrial School for Girls, State Prison and State
Arsenal.
It is the Center of the Pottery Trade, and Manufactures Half
the China and Crockery produced in the United States.
It sends out 200 Drummers.
Its Corporate Limits have Recently been Extended.
It is Well Governed, has a Small Debt and Low Taxes.
It is a Healthy City, has Excellent Surface Drainage and an
admirable System of Sewers.
It has an Abundance of the Purest Water.
It is Well Lighted by both Electricity and Gas.
It has an Efficient Police force of Sixty Men.
It maintains a well-managed Fire Department, with all Modern
Appliances.
It has Splendid Schools-a Normal School for training teachers,
a Model School maintained by the State, a free High School, and
twenty-one Grammar schools, besides two Business Colleges and
several private Art and Music schools.
It has Twenty Miles of Streets, many of which are Well Paved.
It has a Park of a hundred acres that is a Perfect Gem; a
Public Square, and many large Open Spaces about the Public
Buildings.
It has begun the Construction of a Boulevard or River Drive,
which will extend Five Miles along the River Delaware.
It has begun the Erection of a $60,000 Monument to com-
memorate the Battle of Trenton.
It has Churches of almost Every Denomination, and a live
Young Men's Christian Association.
It has Eight Hotels of the larger kind, with a Capacity of
1,200 guests.
It has Superior Markets, supplied with the best meats, vege-
tables, fruits and produce. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
being the farmers' market days.
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It has four National Banks, a Safe Deposit and Trust Com-
pany, and a strong, well-managed Savings Bank.
It has four Daily Newspapers, a Sunday Paper, eight Weeklies
and a Bi-weekly.
It has a Telephone System with 450 local subscribers.
It has Street Cars running to Every Part of the City and
Suburbs.
It has a beautiful Opera House and a Masonic Temple, and
numerous smaller halls.
It has a Public Library of 8,000 volumes, besides the State
Library of 34,000 volumes.
It has a free Hospital, a free Dispensary, a Children's Home,
a Widows' and Single Women's Home, a Day Nursery and a
Society for Organizing Charity.
It has progressive Building and Loan Associations.
It offers numerous attractions of a sporting nature. It has a
fleet of yachts and sail boats on the river, a Riding Academy, a
Driving Park, two Bicycle Clubs, a gymnasium, and a Middle
States League Base Ball Club.
It has a Choral Society of 140 members.
It has a National Fair for a permanent exhibition, similar to
the St. Louis Fair.
It has Potteries, Pork-packing Establishments, Rolling and
Wire Mills, Rubber Works, Woolen Mills, Oil-cloth Works,
Watch Factories, Flint Mills, Lumber Mills, Spice Mills, Terra-
cotta Works and foundries.
It manufactures Carriages and Wagons, Boots and Shoes,
Agricultural Implements, Steam Engines, Tools and Anvils,
Hardware, Bows and Felloes, Bricks and Fire Bricks, Brushes,
Carpets, Cigars, Chains, Saddlery, Barrels, Fertilizers, Paper
Boxes, Organs and Pianos, Pumps, Saws and Saw Teeth, Soaps
and Watch cases.
Its People are Intelligent, Liberal and Hospitable, and they
Cordially Welcome New Residents.

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THE TWO DELAWARE BRIDGES, AT TRENTON.
INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES OF TRENTON, N. J. 31
THE HISTORY OF TRENTON.
The first settlers of Trenton located themselves on the Low-
lands, or what the Indians called Littleworth, in 1676, where
they purchased the land, occupied and improved it to a consider-
able extent. In 1692, the district was inundated by an overflow
of the river, and the dwellings, for the most part, were destroyed,
while the inhabitants barely escaped with their lives. The
founders of the city, after this bitter experience, located them-
selves on higher ground, farther removed from the river; but
to-day the district of the Lowlands is covered with buildings,
and forms a very desirable portion of the city.
How Trenton came to acquire its present appellation is not
quite clear, but tradition has it that it was so named out of
compliment to Judge William Trent. This gentleman, in 1690,
purchased a grist mill which had been established ten years
before by Mahlon Stacy. Judge Trent was also the owner of
considerable land in the neighborhood, was the first Chief
Justice of New Jersey, and for many years was a member and
the Speaker of the House of Assembly. In 1719, the settlers
had so multiplied that they began to entertain the notion that
they were entitled to have their settlement known by a name of
some kind. Some of the residents called it Yardstown, others
Trents-town, and as Trenton "was considered the handsomest
name, they concluded so to call it."
It was not until about twenty years after this event that
Trenton began to show any signs of growth and advancement.
In that year several new structures, including a Friends' meet-
ing-house, were built, and in 1748 the place contained about a
hundred houses. In the latter year a Swedish traveler named
Kalm visited Trenton, and he wrote thus of it:
"Trenton is a long, narrow town, situated at some distance
from the river Delaware, in a sandy plain. It is reckoned thirty
miles from Philadelphia. It has two small churches, one
for the people belonging to the Church of England, the other
for the Presbyterians. The houses are built partly of stone,
though most of them are made of wood or planks, commonly
two stories high, together with a cellar below the building and
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kitchen underground close to the cellar. The houses stand at a
moderate distance from one another and are commonly built so
the street passes along one side of the houses, while gardens of
different dimensions bound the other side. In each garden is a
draw-well. The place is reckoned very healthy. The houses
are, within, divided into several rooms by their partitions of
boards. * * * *
"The inhabitants of the place carried on a small trade with
the goods which they got from Philadelphia, but their chief
gain consisted in the arrival of the numerous travelers between
that city and New York, for they are commonly brought from
the Trenton yachts from Philadelphia to Trenton, or from
thence to Philadelphia. But from Trenton, farther to New
Brunswick, the travelers go in wagons, which set out every day
for that place. Several of the inhabitants also subsist on the
carriage of all sorts of goods, which are sent in great quantities,
either from Philadelphia to New York or thence to the former
place, for between Philadelphia and Trenton all goods go by
water, but between Trenton and New Brunswick they are all
carried by land, and both these conveniences belong to the
people of this town. For the yachts which go between this
place and the capital of Pennsylvania they usually pay a shil-
ling and six pence, Pennsylvania currency, per person, and every
one pays besides for his baggage. Every passenger must pro-
vide meat and drink for himself and pay some settled fare.
Between Trenton and New Brunswick a person pays six shil-
lings and six pence, and the baggage is likewise paid for
separately."
In the same year that the writer, just quoted, visited New
Jersey's capital, the inhabitants were feeling proud of the pro-
gress they had made, and looking forward to greater growth and
prosperity, and believing that these would be enhanced if the
English sovereign, then the lord of the State, could be induced
to grant them a charter of incorporation as a borough, Gov-
ernor Lewis Morris headed a petition, subscribed to by the
inhabitants, to King George II., stating that Trenton was at the
head of sloop navigation; that a variety of circumstances ren-
dered the place favorable for business, and that its interests
would be greatly promoted by such an act. The prayer was
granted, and the royal charter was wide and broad in its liber-
ality, for it embraced within the borough's limits very nearly
the whole of the present county of Mercer, of which Trenton is
now the seat of justice. All the blessings expected under the
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33
charter, however, were not realized, and two years after having
the charter granted to them the inhabitants surrendered it to the
King. Then for forty years the town was without incorpora-
tion. In the meantime the country passed through
The Stirring Times of the Revolution,
In which Trenton figured prominently. In August, 1776, a
powerful British army had come in ships against New York.
Washington was there with many troops, but after a great deal
of fighting at Brooklyn and White Plains, he was forced to quit
the place and give it up to the British. Several American forts
were also taken, and the provincial army, now very much
reduced, retreated to New Jersey. Washington and his forces
were pursued, and on the 8th of December they crossed the
Delaware from Trenton to the Pennsylvania side of the river.
The pursuers were Hessians, who came from Hesse, in Germany,
and had been hired by the British to come to this country and
fight for them against the Americans. They were under the
command of Colonel Rahl. Though the river was not frozen,
the Hessians, either out of fear or policy, decided not to continue
the pursuit across the river, and they went into camp on the
Trenton side. On the opposite side, the Americans also went
into camp, and Washington wrote of his soldiers that they were
quite barefoot and ill-clad.
At this time the British officers thought that the Revolution
had been almost squelched, and large numbers of the American
people feared that the power of England was about to triumph
over the liberties of the country. An event, however, soon
occurred that revived their sinking courage. On the morning
of the 26th of December, Washington and his army recrossed
the Delaware, surprised and completely routed the enemy, of
whom about a thousand were taken prisoners, and their com-
mander, Colonel Rahl, was killed. This event astonished the
British, while it enlisted from them admiration for the skill and
bravery of Washington and his men. At the same time the
delight of the American people knew no bounds. As soon as
victory had been achieved, Washington retreated to the Penn-
sylvania side of the Delaware-not to be idle, but to plan other
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movements, for he was alive to the fact that the British soldiers,
under the command of Lord Cornwallis, would soon be in hot
pursuit, determined to wreak vengeance for the victory obtained
over the Hessians. Lord Cornwallis, with his army, speedily
found his way to Trenton and encamped there. Washington,
with a handful of men, determined to give battle to Cornwallis,
and on January 1st, 1777, he crossed the river to Trenton. On
the following day he, either by superior courage or skill, baffled,
if he did not actually defeat, the enemy. The fighting began
in the morning on the northern side of Trenton, and closed in
the evening at the bridge over the Assanpink, in the city. In
the battle, Lieutenant James Monroe, of a Virginia regiment,
and afterward the fifth President of the United States, was,
while leading the vanguard, wounded in the left shoulder, and
the weather was so intensely cold that several American soldiers
were frozen to death. Washington, being on the opposite side
of the Assanpink creek when the day's fight ended, had strongly
guarded the passes and conceived the idea of withdrawing from
his position at midnight and making a forced march on the rear
of the detachment of the enemy at Princeton. To conceal his
movements from Cornwallis, Washington had stationed guards
to perform their usual rounds until near daylight, and kept
camp-fires burning all night. Washington reached Princeton
early in the morning, and would have completely surprised the
British had not three of their regiments met him on their way
to join Lord Cornwallis' camp.
After a hot engagement, in which Washington bravely led his
troops, the British were forced back, with a loss of 100 killed
and 300 prisoners. These victories naturally revived the hopes
of the American army and the entire country, and their results
were of the utmost importance to the cause. Philadelphia was
saved for the winter, and New Jersey was removed from the
control of the British, who, from the wholesome check they had
received, were inspired with respect, if not even fear, for the
Americans, and they moved with so much slowness and caution
that many advantages were thereby secured for our army, which
went into winter quarters at Morristown.
When victory had crowned the American army, and when
Washington had been selected for the office of President, he, in
OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
35
April, 1789, left his home at Mount Vernon for New York,
then the seat of government. Everywhere on the route throngs
gathered to gaze on the face of the hero of the Revolution.
Military escorts attended him from State to State, and the honors
paid him nowhere exceeded those accorded him at Trenton.
The ladies of the town prepared a triumphal arch, highly orna-
mented with laurels and flowers, on the bridge over the Assan-
pink creek, and at this place General Washington was met by a
party of matrons leading their daughters, who, attired in white,
carried baskets of flowers in their hands, and, when they had
sung the last line of an ode of two stanzas, simultaneously cast
their flowers on the ground in front of the "Great Father of
the Country." Washington was deeply affected, and remarked
that he should never forget the incident. He wrote a note testi-
fying to his grateful acknowledgments. The note is still in
existence, and a fac-simile of it is given on another page.
Trenton Becomes a City and the Capital of the State.
When the stirring scenes enumerated had been passed through,
and the country had settled down to peaceful government and to
the cultivation of manufactures and commerce, the town of
Trenton was, in 1790, made the seat of government of New
Jersey, and on November 13th, 1792, the city of Trenton was
formed from a part of the township of Trenton, with usual cor-
porate privileges. In the following year yellow fever broke out
in Philadelphia, where the public offices of the United States
government were then situated. While the pestilence lasted the
public offices were located in Trenton. President John Adams
made Trenton his home in 1798.
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FAC-SIMILE OF WASHINGTON'S LETTER TO THE LADIES.
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WASHINGTON'S RECEPTION.
An account of Washington's reception is found in the files of
the New York Daily Gazette, May 1st, 1789, as follows:
"Trenton has been twice memorable during the war, once
by the capture of the Hessians, and again by the repulse of the
whole British army, in their attempt to cross the bridge, the
evening before the battle of Princeton. Recollecting these
memorable circumstances, the ladies of Trenton formed a design
and carried into execution, solely under their direction, to testify
to his Excellency, by the celebration of these actions, the grate-
ful sense they retained of the safety and protection afforded by
him to the daughters of New Jersey.
"A triumphal arch was raised on the bridge twenty feet wide,
supported by thirteen pillars. The center of the arch, from the
ground, was about twenty feet. Each pillar was entwined with
wreaths of evergreen. The arch, which extended about twelve
feet along the bridge, was covered with laurel, and decorated in
the inside with evergreens and flowers. On the front of the
arch, on the side to which his Excellency approached, was the
following inscription, in large gilt letters:
THE DEFENDER OF THE MOTHERS WILL BE THE
PROTECTOR OF THE DAUGHTERS.'
"The upper and lower sides of this inscription were orna-
mented with wreaths of evergreens and artificial flowers of all
kinds, made for the purpose, beautifully interspersed. On the
center of the arch, above the inscription, was a dome, or cupola,
of flowers and evergreens, encircling the dates of those glorious
actions, inscribed in large gilt letters. The summit of the dome
displayed a large sunflower, which, pointing to the sun, was
designed to express the sentiment or motto
"TO YOU ALONE'
As emblematic of the unparalleled unanimity of sentiment in
the millions of the United States.
"A numerous train of ladies, leading their daughters in their
hands, assembled at the arch, thus to thank their Defender and
Protector.
"As his Excellency passed under the arch, he was addressed
in the following sonata, composed and set to music for the occa-
sion, and sung by a number of young misses, dressed in white,
and crowned with wreaths and chaplets of flowers:
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WASHINGTON'S RECEPTION AT TRENton.
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"Welcome, mighty chief! once more
Welcome to this grateful shore!
Now no mercenary foe
Aims again the fatal blow-
Aims at thee the fatal blow.
Virgins fair, and Matrons grave,
Those thy conquering arms did save,
Build for thee triumphal bowers,
Strew, ye fair, his way with flowers-
Strew your Hero's way with flowers.'
"Each of the singers held a basket in her hands, filled with
flowers, which, when they sung, 'Strew your Hero's way with
flowers,' they scattered before him.
"The ladies of Trenton have displayed a degree of taste,
elegance and patriotism, on this occasion, which does them the
highest honor, and I believe stands unexampled; but what par-
ticularly merits observation, all expense was most carefully
avoided: The materials of the structure were the most plain
and unpolished, and cost the ladies but the labour of a few
evenings in preparing the flowers.
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39
"The General being presented with a copy of the sonata,
was pleased to address the following card to the ladies:
"To the Ladies of Trenton, who were assembled on the 21st day
of April, 1789, at the Triumphal Arch erected by them on
the bridge, which extends across the Assanpink Creek:
CARD.
"General Washington cannot leave this place without
expressing his acknowledgments, to the Matrons and Young
Ladies who received him in so novel and grateful a manner at

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WASHINGTON CROSSING THE BRIDGE.
[From the Columbian Magazine, 1789.]
the Triumphal Arch in Trenton, for the exquisite sensations he
experienced in that affecting moment. The astonishing contrast
between his former and actual situation at the same spot-the
elegant taste with which it was adorned for the present occasion
-and the innocent appearance of the white-robed CHOIR who
met him with the gratulatory song, have made such an impres-
sion on his remembrance as, he assures them will never be
effaced.'
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POPULATION.
The National Census of 1860 showed a population in Trenton
of 17,228, and that of 1880 showed a population of 29,910.
The State Census of 1885 increased the number to 45,978. At
present the population is from 65,000 to 68,000, and the indi-
cations are that the Census of 1890 will show a population of
70,000 inhabitants. This increase is due to two causes-first,
a genuine increase in the old city's population, and, second, to
the annexation in 1888 of the borough of Chambersburg and
the township of Millham, which previously had separate gov-
ernments. It is probable that a further annexation will be
necessary before many years.
CITY GOVERNMENT FOR 1889.
Mayor-Anthony A. Skirm.
City Clerk-John C. Owens.
Assistant City Clerk-J. Wallace Hoff.
City Treasurer-Charles P. Brown.
City Solicitor-William L. Dayton.
Receiver of Taxes-Ervin V. Richards.
Deputy Receivers of Taxes-Mahlon R. Margerum, W. W.
Blake.
Board of Assessors-Lewis R. Williams, Alphonzo M. Py-
craft, Martin Keegan.
Judge of District Court-William M. Lanning; Clerk-
Luther S. Skillman.
City Surveyor-Charles C. Haven.
Street Commissioner-Samuel Kemble.
Building Inspector-Stewart D. South.
School Superintendent—Richard C. Towers.
Police Justices-John Matheson, John Tyrrell.
City Physicians-Drs. Walter D. McDonald, Elmer E.
Rogers.
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41
Overseer of the Poor-James E. Kersey.
Superintendent of Alms-House-Lewis F. Baker.
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Charles P. Fields.
Superintendent of Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph-Charles
C. Drake.
Board of Excise-Joseph Stokes, Chairman; Manuel Kline,
John B. Fell, Thomas A. Brown, Lewis F. Mathes.
License Inspector-Thomas Edmond.
Janitor City Hall-Alexander Webber.
City Marshal-Nathan Brown.
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
President-Frederick C. Overton.
Clerk-John C. Owens.
First Ward-Edmund C. Hill, Philip C. Kulp, Josiah
Jones.
Second Ward-William W. L. Phillips, William S. Hancock,
Barker Gummere, Jr.
Third Ward-Frederick C. Overton, John W. Barber, Wil-
liam J. B. Stokes.
Fourth Ward-Patrick T. Burns, John Schroth, John E.
Brelsford.
Fifth Ward-Robert M. Conrad, Richard R. Rogers, Thomas
Blackwood.
Sixth Ward-James Huston, Andrew Cochran, Coleman A.
Gibbs.
Seventh Ward-(Vacancy), Charles Fay, James F. Brook.
Eighth Ward-Charles W. Donaghue, John M. Burgner,
Benjamin B. Covert.
Ninth Ward-Joseph L. Midwood, Emory N. Yard, W.
Ferdinand Dettmar.
Tenth Ward-William J. Morgan, George R. Whittaker
Lewis Lawton.
Eleventh Ward-Mathew Moser, John E. Malone, Charles A
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MAYOR'S MESSAGE.
Mayor A. A. Skirm, in his message presented to Common
Council in the spring, offers congratulations upon the consolida-
tion which took place during the past year; recommends the
immediate recognition of the annexed wards' interests; has
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confidence in the change of method in police control; suggests
a restriction of liquor traffic; recommends extension of the
sewer system; praises the new sanitary code of the Board of
Health; is highly gratified with the condition of our public
schools; treats of the improved system of ventilation in the
OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
43.
new schools and the contemplated alterations in the High
School; wants to see more paved streets, and would like the
pavements swept oftener; recommends broader flanges on horse
car rails; refers to the big bridges, nearly finished, at Southard
street and at Hill street; advises the purchase of certain tracts.
of land to enlarge the park system and river drive; commends
the fire department; urges more hose and plugs; refers with
pride to financial affairs of the consolidated city and water-
works, and calls attention to the low tax rate and the general
welfare of our citizens.
CITY FINANCES.
REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28TH, 1889.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand last report........
From Receiver of Taxes...
Redemption of property sold for taxes..
State railroad and canal tax..
Hotel and license fees.....
Police court.
District court...
Shows and exhibitions......
Street Commissioner permits.
Scavenger license fees....
Overseer of the Poor...
Rents
$8,564 57
325,314 20
1,783 43
3,068 62
67,130 50-
4,110 50
1,405 48
452 00
440 50
60 00
170 00
520 76-
State schools appropriation
78,692 48
School-house bonds and premiums..
20,025 00
Temporary improvement certificates..
18,627 00
Park bonds....
69,020 00
Commissioner Sinking Fund surplus..
10,040 72
Consolidation contingent accounts..
8,136 06
Sundries account
188 10-
Temporary loans....
147,172 50
Street and sewer assessments.
5,645 20
Total......
$770,585 62
Alms-House
City Hall.....
Contingent...
Elections
Fire......
Lamps.
Outstanding..
Police.......
Poor
DISBURSEMENTS.
$7,582 20
4,096 56
7,172 41
3,343 96.
21,640 65
28,188 33
10,122 19
53,286 91
5,840 63
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Printing
Salaries...
Streets
Parks...
Pavements
Sewers..
Interest on bonds...
$8,323 30
19,227 92
19,451 57
3,809 40
27,467 20
44,113 82
Interest on temporary loans..
43,237 30
985 82
County tax, 1888
School tax, 1888.
50,000 00
Public schools.
72,078 72
Lands purchased for public park.
108,319 48
Temporary loans
69,000 00
Union engine-house balance.
Consolidation accounts...
97,172 50
2,992 34
17,529 23
Board of Health
Sinking Fund...
Sundries
Balance on hand
Total.....
1,719 30
42,823 99
2,206 46
2,773 43
$770,585 62
WATER-WORKS ACCOUNT.
Balance on hand last report..………………….
Received from Treasurer water-works....……………………………………
$3,461 00
14,562 50
$18,023 50
Paid out interest....
$16,946 00
Balance on hand……..
1,077 50
$18,023 50
CHAS. P. BROWN,
City Treasurer.
TAX RECEIPTS FOR 1888.
Received back taxes...
$46,477 31
1888 taxes
277,657 34
From annexed districts.
Special receipts……………..
2,769 85
2,120 41
$329,024 91
Paid to City Treasurer...
$327,171 12
Commission paid Delinquent Collector
1,853 79
$329,024 91
Taxes uncollected March 1st, 1889-
1885......
1886.....
1887
1888....
$6,236 23
6,815 65
15,904 75
137,855 37
$166,812 01
E. V. RICHARDS,
Receiver.
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WARDS.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
Following is the Board of Assessors' summary of tax assess-
ments for the fiscal year ending February 28th, 1889:
Real Estate.
Personal.
Deductions.
Polls.
First
$4,202,555 $2,020,444
Second ...
2,104,529 1,216,527
$569,988
191,757
1,177
638
104
170 $5,653,011
3,129,299
Third.
2,111,654 379,466
80,120 1,403
125 2,411,000
Fourth...
1,113,611
668,548
16,908 1,064
130
1,765,251
Fifth
2,320,675
709,095
140,669 1,376
139
2,889,101
Sixth..
582,731
97,289
19,575
557
83
660,445
Seventh...
2,582,912
451,576
123,332 1,863
281
2,911,156
Eighth..
912,917
356,271
209,083
778
160
1,060,105
Ninth
1,599,402
283,945
55,406 1,304
165
1,827,941
Tenth
1,132,826
320,505
104,196 525
126
1,349,135
Eleventh.
858,551
161,809 117,558 892 194
902,802
Total........ $19,522,363 $6,665,475 $1,628,592; 11,577 1,677 $24,559,246-
Real estate valuations are about two-thirds actual values.
The valuations of real estate, as given in the above report, were
fixed by a special board of expert appraisers. The city tax rate
is, and has been for several years, $1.65 per $100, including
all county and State taxes.
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​SINKING FUND.
The Sinking Fund of the city has been admirably managed.
The following totals are taken from the report for the year
ending February 28th, 1889:
RECEIPTS.
Balance at last report
$430,283 96
From City Treasurer.
.......
...
42,623 99
Surplus earnings water-works
5,000 00
Interest on securities.
18,380 00
From Chambersburg Sinking Fund......
6,428 57
$502,716 52
Dogs.
Net valuations.
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DISBURSEMENTS.
Bonds redeemed....
Paid City Treasurer, surplus on loans
Postage stamps......
Balance now in Sinking Fund………………….
Of this is invested in securities..........
And there is cash in bank…………….
$55,500 00
10,040 72
1 00
$65,541 72
$437,174 80
$389,800 00
47,374 80
$437,174 80
Treasurer.
JOHN S. CHAMBERS,
The following "straw" from the Sunday Advertiser, of
March 3d, 1889, shows the way the current flows:
"That the credit of Mercer county is all right, was made clear Friday after-
noon when Auctioneer C. T. Williams was able to sell off $60,000 worth of
county bonds at prices from 9§ to 183, according as they ran from 9 to 19
years. There was an average premium to the county of nearly $9,000. These
prices are the largest ever obtained for county bonds in New Jersey or neigh-
boring States. In Ulster county, New York, some time since, somewhat higher
figures were obtained, but in that case the bonds were for a longer period.
Mercer's newly-issued bonds will bear five per cent. interest The net interest
accruing to the purchaser, who is a Mr. Zabriskie, of Jersey City, will be about
four per cent."
SCHOOLS.
Public Schools.
Superintendent-Richard C. Towers. Supervising Principal-
Benjamin C. Gregory.
The city furnishes Primary, Intermediate, Grammar School
and High School education free. Books and papers are pro-
vided without cost. The general management is vested in a
Superintendent elected directly by the people, at municipal
elections, and a board of 22 School Trustees, two from each
ward. There are 22 schools in all, 17 of which are owned by
the city and 5 are rented. Three have 1 room each; ten have
4 rooms each; two have 5 rooms each; one has 7, one has 8,
one has 10, one has 11 and two have 13 rooms. The enroll-
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average attendance was 4,237. The enumeration of school chil-
dren for 1888 was 13,402, and the enrollment was 6,723, or
50.1 per cent. Of the other 49.9 per cent., "many are at work
and some are attending State, Private or Parochial schools."
The Supervising Principal in his last report praises the efficiency
of the present teachers, and urges more schools and more accom-
modations. One school is devoted exclusively to colored children.
The new "Monument School" opened in February, 1889, is an
ornate brick and brown-stone structure, with high-pitched slate
roof. It is hard-finished in poplar, has latest patterns of improved
furniture. "The heating and ventilating is supplied by the
Smead, Wills & Co. apparatus, whereby each teacher can regu-
late the temperature of his or her room. It maintains a uni-
form temperature throughout the building, changing the air
once in twenty minutes."
The statistics for year ending February 28th, 1889, were as
follows:
Balances last report......
State appropriation.
From City Treasurer.
From Chambersburg fund
From Millham fund.....
Sundries
·
RECEIPTS.
$25,114 24
78,692 48
64,127 00
4,573 90
2,303 08
150 00
DISBURSEMENTS.
Teachers and janitors......
Repairs, rents and furniture.....
Books and stationery.
Fuel
Night school.....
Census.......
New school-house and lot…………….
Incidentals
Balances.
$174,959 80
$70,098 39
6,909 58
7,021 97
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5,203 46
914 50
367 52
20,468 87
7,394 66
56,580 85
$174,959 80
Parochial Schools.
The Roman Catholic population of Trenton is very large,
and each of the churches has its Parochial School attached.
The instruction is imparted by the Sisters of Charity, and is
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State Schools.
The State of New Jersey maintains at Trenton a Normal
School, for the express purpose of training teachers for the pub-
lic school system of the State. Admission is regulated by county
representation based on population, and the expenses are exceed-
ingly low. Each pupil pays for rooms, board, laundry, &c., but
the State pays the faculty. Trenton pupils have the advantage
of being allowed to reside at home. The instruction is thor-
ough, and has contributed in no small degree to create the really
high standard of New Jersey public schools. Adjoining the
Normal School, and in an imposing building, is maintained a
Model School, designed to give pupils of the Normal School
an opportunity to study school methods and also to practice
the normal teachings. Moderate tuition rates are charged, and
hundreds of Trenton youths and maidens have received their
education here.
Business Colleges.
There are two very successful Business Colleges in the city,
and their reputation is national. Pupils have been enrolled
from every State in the Union. The President of one, Hon. A.
J. Rider, was lately the President of the Trenton Board of
Trade.
Neighboring Educational Facilities.
Princeton College, at Princeton, Rutgers College, at New
Brunswick, and the University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia,
are so near, and the railroad accommodations are so favorable,
that Trenton young men frequently reside at home while pursu-
ing a course at either of them. At Lawrenceville, five miles
from Trenton, is the famous Lawrenceville High School, on the
plan of the English Rugby. It has a large endowment, but
the expenses are higher than average schools. Pennington
Seminary, seven miles distant, is controlled by the Methodists.
Peddie Institute, at Hightstown, fourteen miles distant, is man-
aged by the Baptists, and at Burlington, fourteen miles distant,
is St. Mary's Academy, of the Episcopalian denomination. At
Bordentown, seven miles distant, is a Military School for boys,
and a renowned Boarding School for girls and young ladies.
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51
HEALTH.
There is no class of facts, all things considered, which out-
ranks in real importance that which relates to the healthfulness
of a city which is seeking to multiply its industries and aug-
ment its wealth and population. Trenton is a favored city.
The land on which it is located is slightly rolling; its water-
supply is beyond complaint; its surface drainage is naturally
good; its sewer system reaches the thickly built-up sections, and
the breezes of the Delaware give us good, pure air. The death-
rate is less than two per cent. per annum, and has been for years.
During the year ending February 28th, 1889, there were issued
permits for 766 burials. There were 71 still births. In the
same length of time there were 620 marriages and 858 births.
The health affairs are managed by a non-partisan Board of
Health, and the total expenses for the year ending February
28th, 1889, were $2,385.56.
WATER.
Board of Water Commissioners-Robert Aitken, Robert B.
Bonney, James G. Hayes, H. C. Kafer, Howell Quigley.
Secretary and Treasurer-C. A. Reid; Superintendent—J. E.
Carter; Engineer-Asher Thorn.
Trenton has an ample supply of pure and wholesome water,
drawn from the river Delaware, almost free from contamination
of any sort. The water-works belong to the city. Their total
cost was $530,384.16. The bonded debt of the city for her
water-works is $310,000, of which $265,000 was created by the
city of Trenton and $45,000 by the late borough of Chambers-
burg. This last sum was assumed by the consolidated city.
Standing to the credit of this debt in the Sinking Fund is the
sum of $226,879.25. Of this bonded debt, $100,000 will fall
due in 1890. Some years ago the rates were reduced 10 per
cent.; in 1888 they were reduced 20 per cent. The rates are
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the lowest and the water far the best of any city in New Jersey.
The water mains comprise about 60 miles of pipe. The exten-
sions of mains during the past year were 17,578 feet, or about
3 miles. The total expenditures for the department for the
year were $78,392.78, of which $61,413.04 were for construc-
tion, interest and Sinking Fund. The receipts for water rentals,
&c., were $77,298.88, and it required 924,692,754 gallons of
water to supply the city.
POLICE.
Commissioners-Charles A. May, Lawrence Farrell, Joseph
Rice, William H. Earley.
Chief of Police-Charles H. McChesney.
Trenton is favored with a good police department, and is a
quiet and orderly city, for which much credit is due to the police
officials and the well-organized, efficient and vigilant men of the
force. The police affairs have heretofore been managed by the
Common Council through a Police Committee, but during the
present year, by a vote of the people, the control has passed
into the hands of a non-partisan Commission.
The latest report of the department shows—
Total number of men on pay-roll.........
60
Total expenses for 1888.......
$53,286 91
Total collection from fines
3,324 00
Number patrol wagons…………….
1
Number ambulances...
1
Number miles police telegraph....
18
Number of arrests March 1st, 1888, to March 1st, 1889...........
2,187
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Commissioners-Lewis Parker, William Ossenberg, John C.
Schweitzer, William A. MacCrellish.
Clerk-J. Wallace Hoff.
Chief Engineer-Philip Freudenmacher.
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53
The Trenton Fire Department is well organized, admirably
managed, thoroughly equipped and a credit to the city. It is
partially a paid department and partially a volunteer service.
Each company owns its own equipment, while the city owns the
real estate, pays the salaries and retains the control. The time
is not far distant when the volunteer part will be entirely super-
seded. The Chief Engineer, in his last report, says: "I am
pleased to say that within the past year a vast amount of detail
work has been accomplished. This has been furthered by the
culmination of such enterprises as consolidation, the passage of
the building ordinance, the establishment of fire-limits and dis-
tricts, enlargement of the fire-alarm telegraph, and many other
material aids to this branch of the city's service."
Following is a schedule of approximate values of apparatus,
houses, &c.:
NAME OF COMPANY.
Value of apparatus.
Value of ground.
Value of building.
Appropriation.
Repairs during year.
Eagle Steam Fire Engine Co.
Union Steam Fire Engine Co...
Harmony Steam Fire Engine Co...
Hand-in-Hand Steam Fire Engine Co..
Good Will Steam Fire Engine Co......
Delaware Steam Fire Engine Co.....
America Steam Fire Engine Co
Mutual Steam Fire Engine Co......
Liberty Steam Fire Engine Co..
Washington Hook and Ladder Co
Lincoln Hook and Ladder Co
Trenton Hose Co
$5,000 $3,000 $7,000 $1,800 $173 47
5,000 3,500 5,600 1,800
6,000 6,000 5,000 1,800
6,000 2,900 4,000
5,200 3,500 4,000
5,000 3,000 3,500
5,000 3,000 3,000 1,800
5,000 1,800 3,000
72 58
1,800
196 05
1,800
99 50
1,800
164 56
155 83
1,800
77 44
2,250 1,500 500
1,500
3,900
1,800
3,000
1,500
204 19
380
600 300
500
1,500 2,500 2,000
900
60 00
Ossenberg Hose Co...
1,500 1,500 2,000|
900
141 84
* Fine now brick building now in course of erection.
In addition to the apparatus named above, there is owned by
the Chief a light-running Chief's wagon and one horse, equipped
with swinging harness.
The service comprises 1 Chief Engineer, 2 Assistant Engin-
eers, 11 Fire Wardens, and 594 members of the department.
The entire equipment includes 9 steam engines, 11 hose car-
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THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
riages, 5,600 feet of hose, 2 aerial trucks, 36 horses, 13 houses,
42 fire-alarm boxes, and 18 miles of wire in use.
The city
expenses for the department during the fiscal year ending Feb-
ruary 28th, 1889, were $18,575.
BUILDING INSPECTION.
Inspector-Stewart D. South.
Trenton is like a small Philadelphia-a city of factories and
of numerous homes. All buildings must conform to the munici-
pal restrictions, and within the fire-limits only brick and stone
buildings can be built. There has been, of late years, a marked
improvement in city architecture for both business purposes and
for homes. Nearly $1,000,000 worth of new buildings were
put up in 1888.
The following is from the Inspector's report for year ending
February 28th, 1889:
Whole number of permits granted during the year, 344;
whole number of dwellings, 489; brick stores, 11; frame build-
ings, other than dwellings, 39; brick stables, 10; public build-
ings, 10. The estimated value of the buildings, $986,106, is
as follows for each month :
Permits.
Brick dwellings.
Frame dwellings.
Total dwellings.
March
April
May...
27
225
40
222222
19
15
34
27
19
46
$74,734 00
69,034 00
45
33
32
65
142,296 00
June
40
30
21
51
220,845 00
July....
38
14
25
39
94,856 00
August....
25
29
26
55
98,945 00
September....
33
25
27
52
65,680 00
October........
29
15
13
28
55,947 00
November......
19
18
17
35
43,265 00
December.....…………
11
11
11
11,085 00
January
19
29
14
43
66,265 00
February
18
11
19
30
43,154 00
Total........
344
250
239
489
$986,106 00
Estimated value.
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55
REAL ESTATE.
The growth of Trenton is made clear by the successful devel-
opment of suburban real estate.
The land on the northern, eastern and southern sides of
Trenton is either level or slightly rolling, well drained, and of
good soil. Year after year new plots have been laid out to
meet the ever-increasing demand for homes, until a semicircle
now bounds the old city, and almost equals the size of Trenton
of a dozen years ago. The Seventh Ward Land Association,
The Hamilton Avenue, The Enterprise, The Homedell, The
Greenwood Avenue, The East Trenton, The Rutherford, The
Atterbury, The Hillcrest, The Lalor, and lastly, two put on the
market this year, The Broad Street and The Villa Park, all
attest the growth of the city. Most of the above-mentioned
lands are owned and marketed by stock companies, and some
are old family estates, to which the city has grown. The com-
petition between the different associations compels fair prices,
and Trenton is developing, as was said above, like Philadelphia,
into a city of small homes. Sites for manufacturing purposes
can always be had at reasonable figures, for the different land
associations are alive to the advantage of securing factories in
their midst. Already there are rubber works, foundries, a
watch factory, a barb-wire fence works, an oil-cloth works, foun-
dries and potteries located on land that not more than ten years
ago was used for farming!
PARKS AND BOULEVARDS.
Cadwalader Park.
4
The main park of the city is located between the city limits
and the Asylum property, about 1 miles from the City Hall.
"It contains, in round numbers, 100 acres of land, 90 of which
are in compact area, and the other 10 acres embrace a narrow
strip reaching 3,300 feet, or about two-thirds of a mile, along the
Delaware river, just north of the water-works of the city."
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This park was purchased in 1888 for $69,600; part of it was laid
out forty years ago by an eminent engineer; it has fine trees,
and is frequently visited by 5,000 people in a single day. Free
-concerts, by a full regimental band, are given once or twice a
week.
The Tenth Ward Square,
Frequently called Roebling Park, was also bought in 1888 for
$14,000. It has already been graded, sodded and paved.
Boulevards.
An effort is being made to secure the land along the river to
improve it for the pleasure and health of our citizens. The city
already owns two-thirds of a mile above the water-works, and
about 3,000 feet more is needed to complete the line down to the
State Capitol. It is in friendly hands, some of it held in trust by
Board of Trade members for this very purpose; $14,000 will
buy all the land needed. Not only would it furnish a beautiful
drive and foot-path, but "it would also give the city absolute
control of that part of the river which lies near the inlet of our
city water-supply." In South Trenton there is a similar strip
along the Delaware, with the advantages of a high bluff and
even better views. "It is about 4,600 feet long; 1,600 feet of
it can be had as a gift if the city will buy the other 3,100 feet.
The latter can be had for about $15,000."
Other Parks.
The spacious grounds around the State Capitol, Normal and
Model Schools, Deaf-Mute School and Insane Asylum, are laid
out in excellent taste, and, while belonging to the State, are
much enjoyed by Trentonians.
EXCISE.
Commissioners-Joseph Stokes, Manuel Kline, John B. Fell,
Thomas A. Brown, Lewis F. Mathes.
License Inspector-Thomas Edmond.
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THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
The granting of hotel and saloon licenses is vested in a com-
mission elected directly by the people at spring elections. The
ordinary license was raised not long since from $125 to $250
per annum. The increase did not make any difference whatever
in the number of applications. The present Mayor “earnestly
recommends that the restrictive policy of the law should be
rigidly adhered to." The Chief of Police states that of the
2,187 arrests of last year, 1,472 were for "drunkenness."
Two hundred and sixty-six licenses were granted last year, 3
were not taken, 21 refused, 2 revoked, 34 transferred, and 8
granted to balls. The receipts from licenses were $62,740.
►
In the same connection, Daniel Haggerty, Deputy Collector
of Internal Revenue, states "that during the year 1888, 882
persons paid special tax as dealers in manufactured tobacco, 255
as dealers in liquors at retail, 42 as manufacturers of cigars, 9
as wholesale malt liquor dealers, 6 as retail malt liquor dealers,
3 as wholesale liquor dealers, 6 as peddlers of tobacco."
SEWERS AND DRAINS.
Engineer-William L. Anderson.
The system of sewers for Trenton was formulated many years
ago by Rudolph Hering, one of the foremost sanitary engineers
of the land. It provides, firstly, for drainage of lowlands, and,
secondly, for sanitary relief. Owing to the slightly rolling
nature of the land in the heart of the city, the separate system
was adopted, drainage being kept separate from sewage. The
results so far seem to justify the Engineer's plans.
During the past two years Petty's Run, a small stream fed by
springs, and a serious annoyance in the winter and spring, has
been filled in, and a brick drain constructed in its stead. This
disposes of a long-standing source of annoyance and ill health,
and will reclaim a large amount of waste lowlands. The tem-
porary outlet of the sewers is at the mouth of the Assanpink,
but the permanent outlet will be south of the city. Sewers are
paid for by assessment upon owners of property benefited.
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59
CHURCHES.
Trenton has forty-three religious organizations. They are
heartily united in all good works. The pastors generally take
an active part in all the moral, charitable and educational move-
ments which are brought before the people. Many of the
church edifices are new and complete in all their appointments.
The following table gives the number of churches or missions
in each denomination :
Adventist.........
Baptist.....
1350 LOT 2
2 2
Hebrew
....
6
Lutheran
Catholic....
Methodist.
11
Episcopalian
5
Presbyterian....
7
Evangelical Association.
Friends.....
1
Y. M. C. A....
1
43
Total.....
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union is doing much
good in religious and temperance work; a free reading-room,
well supplied with newspapers, magazines and 6,000 books;
musical and literary entertainments; prison and jail visita-
tions, &c.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
The State Library
Has been transferred during the past year to spacious quarters
in the newly-finished part of the State House. It was started
in 1796, and the latest report shows the number of volumes to
be 34,677. The law section of the library is specially valuable.
There is also a fair share of standard works of general litera-
ture and of reference. Access is limited to State officials, mem-
bers of the bar, and persons obtaining permits.
The Union Library
Is under direction of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
It comprises 6,000 volumes. A fee of $2 per year enables any
one to take books out. The reading-room is well supplied with
papers, and is open for everybody. During the year ending

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UNICK LIBRARY CO
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LIBRARY HALL.
June 30th, 1889, it was open 308 days; 22,559 readers enjoyed
the privileges of the reading-room, and 15,952 books were
taken out.
NEWSPAPERS
PUBLISHED IN TRENTON.
Daily.
The State Gazette (Rep.), The True American (Dem.),
The Emporium (Ind.), The Trenton Times (Rep.)...........
4
OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
61
Weekly.
The Weekly State Gazette (Rep.), The Weekly True
American (Dem.), The Trenton Sunday Advertiser (Ind.),
The New Jersey Staats Journal (German Dem.), The Tren-
ton Herald, The Mercer County News, The Press and
Anglo-American (Rep.), The New Jersey Catholic Journal,
The Potters' Journal.....
The Presbytery.
Bi-weekly.
Monthly.
The New Jersey Odd Fellow, The Blazing Arrow……………….
Total...........
9
1
2
16
THEATERS AND HALLS.
Taylor Opera House
It was
Has a seating capacity of 1,900, but will accommodate, in case of
necessity, 2,500 persons. It is built of brown stone and brick,
and contains a theater with two galleries, an assembly-room
for balls and banquets, and two other large halls.
recently remodeled and refurnished at an expense of over
$50,000. The management has its own orchestra, and is careful
to maintain a high standard in selection of artists and plays.
Masonic Hall
Is on the second floor of the Masonic Temple, and can accom-
modate 1,200 persons. It is completely fitted with kitchens,
ranges and other conveniences.
Temperance Hall
Belongs to the Temperance Societies, and has a capacity of 600
persons.
The Stockton Street Rink and Washington Hall
Are used for military receptions, large dinners, sporting contests
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THE OLD MASONIC TEMPLE.
Library Hall
Is not so large as those mentioned above, but is handsomely
furnished and is constantly in demand for readings and lectures.
There are numerous other halls scattered through the city,
belonging to the secret societies, the singing societies and athletic
clubs.
MILITARY.
Colonel-R. A. Donnelly.
Three companies of the Seventh Regiment, National Guard
of New Jersey, are located at Trenton. They include a mem-
bership of 148, and formed a part of the National Guard Bat-

OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
COMMERCIAL
COLLECE
BUSINESS
COLLGOE
TAYLON
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THE NEW MASONIC TEMPLE.
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talion which, under Gen. E. Burd Grubb, took first prize at the
Yorktown celebration, for proficiency and appearance. There is
also a Gun Detachment of twenty-five members. The annual
report of the Adjutant-General commends the Trenton com-
panies for "military appearance, drill and discipline," and says
"the Gun Detachment show proficiency in the handling of the
howitzer, and are a credit to the organization as well as to them-
selves." The State Arsenal is located at Trenton, and, in time
of need, could promptly fit out a large contingent with artillery,
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THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
small arms, accoutrements and clothing. Each summer the
militia goes into quarters at the State Camp, at the sea-side, for
drill, the expenses being paid by the State.
CAPITAL INVESTED IN TRENTON.
Wm. T. Anderson, Jr., the Trenton Superintendent of the
Bradstreet Mercantile Agency, in response to a request, says:
"Herewith is a rough sketch of amounts invested in the various
Trenton industries, as near as it seems possible to get at the
values. In placing the figures, an endeavor has been made to
get at the exact amount of capital represented, only including
value of realty where same forms a part of the business or plant,
and is owned by a corporation or firm:"
Potteries....
Banking...
Wire mills........
Iron rolling.
Rubber manufacturing
$2,500,000 00
2,000,000 00
1,500,000 00
1,500,000 00
1,750,000 00
Wholesale groceries...
750,000 00
Gas
500,000 00
Fence manufacturing.
300,000 00
Watch making
300,000 00
Woolen goods manufacturing
300,000 00
Yarn manufacturing....
200,000 00
Machine shops
200,000 00
Wholesale meats
175,000 00
Dry goods......
Lumber.
165,000 00
160,000 00
Saw manufacturing
150,000 00
Brick making.....
150,000 00
Horse railways...
150,000 00
Flint and spar grinding.
150,000 00
Hotels.........
150,000 00
Electric light...
125,000 00
Coal........
120,000 00
Newspapers..
85,000 00
Wholesale china..
85,000 00
Cracker manufacturing.
80,000 00
Wholesale and retail hardware
80,000 00
Anvils, &c..
75,000 00
Tile making.....
75,000 00
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65
Retail boots and shoes.....
$75,000 00
Retail clothing...
60,000 00
Building
60,000 00
Decorated china...
Retail groceries..
Furniture ....
Flour manufacturing.
Merchant tailoring.
60,000 00
55,000 00
50,000 00
50,000 00
45,000 00
Books and stationery.
45,000 00
Undertaking
45,000 00
Carriage manufacturing
40,000 00
Wholesale boots and shoes.
40,000 00
Jewelry.......
40,000 00
Job printing
35,000 00
Oil-cloth manufacturing.
35,000 00
Gents' furnishing goods....
30,000 00
Druggists.......
30,000 00
Liquors (wholesale)…………..
30,000 00
Frames, sash, &c
30,000 00
Retail carpets…...
30,000 00
Bakeries...
Stone ..
Wholesale notions...
Wholesale leather...
Confectionery......
Retail notions..
30,000 00
25,000 00
25,000 00
25,000 00
•
22,000 00
22,000 00
Lime burning...
20,000 00
Millinery.
20,000 00
Wholesale fruits, &c
20,000 00
Saloons........
20,000 00
Soap manufacturing.
20,000 00
Harness
20,000 00
Ice companies.
20,000 00
...
Hats and caps..
Wholesale beer.
Tea and coffee.
20,000 00
20,000 00
18,000 00
Plumbing.......
18,000 00
Paper hanging
15,000 00
Retail cigars and tobacco...
15,000 00
Bows and felloes.
15,000 00
Chain manufacturing………..
15,000 00
Private schools......
15,000 00
Cooperage
12,000 00
Hardware manufacturing...
Agricultural implements.....
Rubber shoddy.........
Piano making..
Wagon building…...
12,000 00
10,000 00
10,000 00
10,000 00
8,000 00
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Retail meat markets...
Painting......
Cornice making.......
Brass foundries......
Total..........
BANKS.
$8,000 00
8,000 00
5,000 00
3,000 00
$15,186,000 00
Trenton has four discount banks, with paid-up capital of
$1,745,000. They are carefully managed. Almost all the
stock is held by Trentonians. Three of the banks, the First
National, Broad Street and Mechanics', are designated National
depositories. Following are their reports of condition at the
close of business, July 12th, 1889.
FIRST
NATIONAL.
BROAD
STREET.
MECHANICS'.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts……….….
$967,994 71
$419,208 20
Overdrafts.....
1,968 86
1,231 96
United States bonds to secure circulation…....
United States bonds to secure deposits..
500,000 00
25,000 00
$1,174,763 55
24 65
250,000 00
100,000 00
Other stocks, bonds and mortgages......
Due from approved reserve agents.
Due from other National Banks.....
Due from State Banks and bankers....
39,044 39
127,390 15
49.866 35
14,476 68
186,229 05
65,388 65
6,091 53
34,947 62
10,310 99
812 14
18,134 19
Real estate, furniture and fixtures......
33,000 00
25,651 85
30,000 00
Current expenses and taxes paid.......
Checks and other cash items..
337 98
46 30
5,048 93
17,063 61
10,104 52
6,999 94
Bills of other banks......
.....
6,158 -00
3,856 00
14,281 00
Fractional paper currency, nickels and
340 94
548 69
1,505 24
pennies...
38,475 00
8,047 50
58,066 00
Specie....
Legal tender notes....
25,030 00
27,826 00
Redemption fund with United States Treas-
35,208 00
urer (5 per cent. of circulation).
22,500 00
1,125 00
11,250 00
Total.....
$1,877,749 48
$550,626 37 $1,953,848 32
LIABILITIES.
Surplus fund....
Capital stock paid in.
Undivided profits...
National Bank notes outstanding..
Dividends unpaid...
Individual deposits subject to check
$500,000 00
150,000 00
32,896 88
450,000 00
6,165 00
492,851 30
$227,451 50
10,000 00
7,601 27
$500,000 00
250,000 00
45,664 62
22,500 00
223,200 00
Cashier's checks outstanding..
29,517 48
3,062 50
252,768 82
120 00
179 15
703,478 11
United States deposits........
96,713 01
Deposits of United States disbursing officers...
9,864 89
Certified checks…………...
629 72
Demand certificates of deposit.
Due to other National Banks...
...
99.619 65
Due to State Banks and bankers..
Bills payable
2,801 49
1,315 00
213 00
166,590 84
10,121 27
3,691 07
20,000 00
63,207 60
Total....
$1,877,749 48|
$550,626 37 $1,953,848 32
OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
67
The Trenton Banking Company
Is a State Bank, although older than any of the National Banks.
Following is the latest quarterly statement rendered the Secre-
tary of State, on Monday, July 1st, 1889:
Bills discounted.......
Special loans…..……………
United States Government bonds
Other stocks and bonds.....
Real estate.........
Bank notes, specie and cash items...
ASSETS.
$1,387,825 62
222,871 51
61,000 00
103,980 00
47,130 71
75,148 13
Balance due from other banks.
373,476 19
$2,271,432 16
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock.........
$500,000 00
Reserve fund……………..
100,000 00
Profit and loss, including interest and discounts received......
112,934 42
Unpaid dividends...
885 21
Certified checks....
2,019 46
Balance due to other banks..
50,882 98
Due depositors......
1,504,710 09
$2,271,432 16
JOSEPH H. BRUERE, President.
AUSTIN SNIDER, Cashier.
The Real Estate, Safe Deposit, Trust and Investment
Company,
Opened less than a year ago, is backed by some of the solidest
men of the city. It is authorized to act as executor of wills,
administrator of estates, trustee for corporations or individuals,
receiver under appointment and direction of the courts, assignee
for insolvent firms, individuals and corporations, and generally
to execute all trusts requiring good business management, large
responsibility, and perpetual continuance and solvency in the
trustee. It is required by law to render an annual report to the
State Comptroller.
The Trenton Saving Fund Society,
Organized 1844 (Lewis Parker, Cashier), has been a great help
to Trenton, and has always been well managed. The following
items are taken from a report rendered the Secretary of State,
on January 1st, 1889.
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ASSETS.
Value of real estate unincumbered.......
Loans on bonds and mortgages, first liens...
Interest accrued thereon......
New Jersey State bonds.....
Trenton City water bonds........
District of Columbia bonds.....
United States bonds...
$22,000 00
370,700 00
4,712 83
105,168 00
146,720 00
416,500 00
831,500 00
Loans secured by collaterals
Cash deposited in bank.
72,390 00
91,193 40
Interest due and accrued on stocks.
Interest due and accrued on collateral loans......
18,639 92
904 87
Aggregate assets.....
$2,080,429 02
LIABILITIES.
Amount due depositors.
.$1,717,517 39
Interest or dividends December 31st, 1888
....
45,359 57
Total liabilities, except surplus...
$1,762,876 96
Surplus over all liabilities......
317,552 06
Aggregate.........
.$2,080,429 02
RECEIPTS DURING THE YEAR 1888.
From depositors, not including interest credited.....
$1,113,722 96
Interest on bonds and mortgages.
20,393 79
Interest and dividends on stocks and bonds, collateral loans and
all other sources..
58,965 78
Mortgages paid.....
40,000 00
Bonds sold......
13,146 66
Loans on collaterals repaid.......
18,600 00
Income from all other sources..
930 00
Aggregate
$1,265,759 19
DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE YEAR 1888.
To depositors, principal......
To depositors, interest..
Loans on bonds and mortgages….
Stocks and bonds purchased....
Refunded on temporary loan...
Salaries, fees and other similar charges…….
All other payments and expenditures………
MISCELLANEOUS.
Number of open accounts January 1st, 1888
Number of open accounts at date of this report.........
Number of accounts opened or re-opened in 1888..
$1,057,410 28
48,643 72
76,000 00
66,250 00
58 08
6,200 00
829 82
$1,255,391 90
8,751
9,078
2,477
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Number of accounts closed in 1888
Interest credited depositors in 1888
Largest amount, exclusive of interest, due any one depositor,
January 1st, 1889..........
Average amount of each account, January 1st, 1889...
2,150
$48,643 72
7,346 23
194 19
HOTELS.
No other city in the State is so well equipped in the matter
of hotels. This is owing not so much to the daily travel as to
the fact that Trenton is the capital of the State, where are held
the annnal sessions of the Legislature. State conventions of all
the political parties and the most important meetings of the
secret societies are held in Trenton, because of the railroad and
hotel accommodations. The following are the names of the
larger hotels, with the capacities :
American
Clinton........
State Street........
200
40
125
Trenton......
United States...
Windsor.....
250
75
300
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STREET RAILWAYS.
There are two horse railroads in the city. They give ample
accommodation to the center of the city and to much of the
suburban territory. The development of the horse-car system
is urgently needed in the south and east.
The Trenton Horse Railroad Company has 53 miles of track,
48 employes, 110 horses and 26 cars.
The City Railway Company has 10 miles of track, 69 em-
ployes, 144 horses and 28 cars.
The Standard Cab Company has cheap service with excellent
cabs, coupes, surreys and phaetons. It employs 18 men, and
has 16 vehicles and 43 horses.
The Reading R. R. Cab Company is similarly equipped,
service very clean and good. It employs 11 men, and has 7
vehicles and 16 horses.
INSURANCE.
The Standard Fire Insurance Company (Wm. Dolton, Presi-
dent,) is Trenton's only fire insurance company; it was organ-
ized in 1868; its authorized capital stock is $500,000, and its
paid-in capital is $100,000. Following is the report made on
January 1st, 1889, to the Secretary of State:
I. ASSETS.
Real estate owned by the Company, unincumbered.......
Loans on bond and mortgage (first liens).
Interest due and unpaid on bond and mortgage loans, $462;
interest accrued on bond and mortgage loans, $200.25;
total.....
Value of lands mortgaged....
$9,667 90
13,350 00
662 25
}$26,750 00
Buildings (insured for $15, 100).
Stock, Bonds, etc., Owned by the Company.
Par
value.
Market
value.
United States bonds......
$16,000 00
$20,387 50
Other stocks and bonds.....…………………………………………………….
73,350 00
111,854 00
Total par and market value..................
$89,350 00
$132,241 50
132,241 50
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Cash in office....
Cash in bank………..
Total amount of cash items........
Premiums in due course of collection.........
All other property, viz., rents due and accrued..
Aggregate amount of all actual available assets........
II. LIABILITIES.
$202 33
2,193 14
$2,395 47
2,971 69
10 00
$161,298 81
Losses adjusted and unpaid, due and to become due…………………..
Losses unadjusted, including all reported and supposed
losses............
Net amount of unpaid losses and claims.......
$2,894 10
849 69
$3,743 79
Unearned premiums, pro rata, on fire risks running more
than one year..........
Unearned premiums, at 50 per cent. of premiums on fire
risks under one year………..
$8,282 61
12,694 64
Total unearned premiums.....
Cash dividends to stockholders remaining unpaid…………………….
Salaries and other miscellaneous expenses due and accrued.....
Total liabilities, except capital and net surplus.....
Joint-stock capital paid up in cash.......
Surplus beyond all liabilities…………………..
Aggregate liabilities, including paid-up capital and net
surplus...........
20,977 25
1,231 50
286 18
$26,238 72
100,000 00
35,060 09
$161,298 81
III. INCOME DURING THE YEAR.
Entire premiums collected during the year………………..
Deduct re-insurance, rebate and return premiums.....
Fire.
$24,001 51
1,511 85
Net cash actually received for premiums....
$22,489 66
Interest received on bonds and mortgages......
1,381 00
Interest and dividends received from all other sources............
Income from all other sources, viz., rent, $120; re-insurance,
$701.79; agency commissions, $1,310.87; miscellaneous,
$22; total.....
5,998 00
2,154 66
Aggregate income received during the year in cash.........
$32,023 32
IV. EXPENDITURES DURING THE YEAR.
Gross amount paid for losses..
Deduct salvages and re-insurances.
Fire.
$29,881 56
701 79
Net amount paid for losses.......
Cash dividends actually paid...
Paid for commission and brokerage.......
$29,179 77
3,000 00
4,898 11
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Salaries and other charges of officers, clerks and other employes,
and all other payments.......
State, national and local taxes.
$8,123 98
351 41
Aggregate expenditures during the year in cash...
$45,553 27
V. MISCELLANEOUS.
Risks and Premiums.
Fire risks.
In force on the 31st day of December of the preceding year.....$4,396,116 43
Written or renewed during the year.............
1,945,691 00
Premiums.
$57,802 21
23,193 27
Total........
$6,341,807 43
$80,995 48
Deduct those expired and marked off as terminated.......... 2,383,838 27
36,129 57
In force at the end of the year......
$3,957,969 15
$44,865 91
Deduct amount re-insured......
118,610 00
1,511 85
Net amount in force......
.$3,839,359 16
$13,354 06
General Interrogatories.
Total premiums received from the organization of the Company to
date.....
Total losses paid from organization to date......
$1,227,933 06
1,319,017 65
Total cash dividends declared since the Company commenced busi-
ness...........
Total amount of losses incurred during the year................
84,000 00
29,179 77
Business in the State of New Jersey during the Year.
Amount of fire risks written
$1,392,531 00
Amount of fire premiums received.
15,946 02
Amount of losses incurred
9,859 12
Amount of losses paid…………………
8,175 12
STATE BUILDINGS AND INSTITUTIONS.
The State Capitol
Is the handsomest edifice in Trenton. The new front, just
finished in the present year to replace the old one destroyed by
fire, March 21st, 1885, is three and a half stories high, rectan-
gular in shape and of the Renaissance style of architecture. It
contains the offices of the Governor and State officials. It is
160 feet long by 67 feet wide. A new rotunda, 39 feet across,
and with a dome 145 feet high, connects the new front with the
rear portion of the edifice, which is larger than the new portion,
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State Courts. The entire building cost about $600,000, and is
a credit to the State.
The State Prison,
(JOHN H. PATTERSON, Head Keeper.)
A huge red sandstone structure of Egyptian architecture, occu-
pies an entire block in South Trenton. It has nearly 1,000
convicts. The male convicts are employed in making shoes,
whips, shirts, &c., on the piece-price plan. The female convicts
do the sewing and mending for the institution. The prison is
supplied with a library, a night school and a chapel, and efforts
are made to improve the convicts both mentally and morally.
Most of the supplies are purchased of Trenton merchants.
The State Asylum for the Insane
(DR. JOHN W. WARD, Superintendent.)
Is just north of the city line. The main building is of reddish
sandstone from quarries near the premises. The entire number
of patients treated in 1888 was 905, of whom 459 were men
and 446 were women. A new building, capable of accommo-
dating 300 patients, is nearly ready to be opened. The institu-
tion aims to be, as far as possible, a home, with home comforts
for its unfortunate inmates. It has always been well managed.
It is provided with ample gardens, green-houses, conservatories,
a chapel, a miniature theater, &c.
The State Normal and Model Schools
(PROF. JAMES M. GREEN, Principal.)
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Occupy spacious buildings and grounds in the eastern part of
Trenton, valued at $160,000. For further information see
article "Education."
The New Jersey School for Deaf-Mutes
(PROF. WESTON M. JENKINS, Principal.)
Occupies a building erected originally for a Soldiers' Children's
Home, and is located in the annexed territory. Its object is to
give a knowledge of the English language in its written, and,
in the case of some pupils, in its spoken form. The course of
study includes the ordinary branches of common-school educa-
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(MRS. MARY A. MCFADDEN, Matron.)
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Located about a mile west of the State Capitol, is maintained by
the State for reclaiming wayward girls. The buildings and
farm of 79 acres cost $23,334. It accommodates 45 to 50 girls.
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THE STATE ARSENAL.
The State Arsenal
(GEN. LEWIS PERRINE, Quartermaster-General.)
Is a series of rough stone buildings in the southern part of the
city, occupying an entire block and formerly used as a State
Prison. It contains the State's military stores, firearms, ammu-
nition, ordnance, tents, clothing, &c., also a museum of Revolu-
tionary relics.
THE JOHNSTOWN FUND.
After the Johnstown flood, Mayor Skirm called a public
meeting at the Board of Trade rooms to take appropriate action.
As a result, several car-loads of crockery, shoes, clothing and
other necessary articles were shipped, and the public cash sub-
scriptions amounted to $14,603.74. The following letters were
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afterward received by Mayor Skirm, who was the custodian of
the Trenton subscriptions:
ROOMS OF FINANCE COMMITTEE,
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., July 23d, 1889.
His Honor A. A. Skirm, Trenton, N. J.:
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DEAR SIR-Your favor of 20th inst., covering check for
$2,003.74 additional contributions of your generous citizens to
aid our community, has been received, and our sincerest thanks
are tendered to your city and to yourself for your interest in
our behalf.
You doubtless have an acknowledgment from Treasurer
Thompson for the money sent to Pittsburgh, Pa.
We have received as follows:
June 16th.........
July 4th..........
July 22d....
$6,500 00
6,000 00
2,003 74
$14,503 74
And acknowledge amounts given by you as
follows:
Miss Lizzie A. Stevenson and sister…...
Miss Ada C. McLaughlin..........
Total......
Very truly yours,
$66 67
33 33
$14,603 74
W. C. LEWIS,
Treasurer Finance Committee.
Hon. A. A. Skirm, Mayor of Trenton, N. J.:
MY DEAR SIR-Permit me to thank you for your letter of
the 26th inst., enclosing statement of amount collected in your
city for the relief of the sufferers in this borough. The mer-
chandise sent by your people has been duly received and distrib-
uted among the suffering people.
Very respectfully yours,
D. H. HASTINGS,
Adjutant-General.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., June 27th, 1889.
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RECREATIONS.
Yachting.
There are nearly a score of large yachts, including half a
dozen steam yachts, belonging to the Yacht Clubs of the city.
The owners have regatta contests for prizes and trophies, and
the course is an exceedingly pretty one, passing most of the way
just west of a high bluff, which affords an excellent point of
view for spectators.
Canoeing.
There are four Canoe Clubs in the city, each with a separate
boat-house. The members of the Canoe Clubs have lately pur-
chased White's Island, a tract of twenty-six acres, picturesquely
situated in the middle of the Delaware, two miles north of
Trenton, for a canoe camp. To send canoes by rail to the head-
waters of the Delaware, and then to paddle home, shooting the
falls, is a favorite summer diversion.
Base Ball.
Each great pottery has its Base Ball Club, and collectively
they form a league, yearly contesting for a pennant. There is
also another local league formed of clubs made up in the other
various factories. The "Cuban Giants," a club of colored pro-
fessional players, belongs to the Middle States League, and
upholds the honor of the city fairly well.
Racing.
There are three good tracks in the vicinity, those of the
famous Fashion Stud Farm, the Inter-State Fair and the Ewing-
ville Driving Association. Fashion Stud Farm was famous
for years as the home of Goldsmith Maid, the former queen of
the turf, and whose remains are buried by the side of the course
that witnessed many of her bursts of speed. Special attention
is here given to breeding trotters, and a fine string of them
occupy its ample stalls. The farm is beautifully laid out, hun-
dreds of thousands of dollars having been expended on it, and
its dark-painted buildings and trim hedges are conspicuous from
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the line of the Pennsylvania railroad. Regular purses are con-
tested for at each of the three courses mentioned.
Gunning.
There are several Gunning Clubs, of which the Trenton and
the Mercer are the best known. They hold "shoots" nearly
every week at well-equipped ranges, and occasionally have
tournaments which attract the best shots of the country.
Bicycling.
Trenton has two flourishing Bicycle Clubs. There are about
two hundred wheels in the city. The late improvement of
streets, and the purchase of parks, has given a great stimulus to
cycling.
Cricket and Foot Ball.
The very large number of Englishmen who have settled in
Trenton keep alive an interest in cricket and foot ball, and Tren-
ton cricketers have a very good record.
Athletics.
Trenton has three well-equipped gymnasiums.
MONUMENTS.
The Battle Monument.
A $60,000 monument, commemorative of the battle of Tren-
ton, is to be erected at a historic spot in the northern part of
the city. The land has been bought and paid for, subscriptions
have been liberal, the State has appropriated $15,000, and it is
confidently expected the government will also contribute a
similar or larger amount. The monument will be 100 feet in
height, and from the upper platform will afford an unobstructed
view of the entire battle-ground. A room in the lower portion
will be used as a museum for exhibition of various important
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The McClellan Monument,
Now an assured fact, is to be located just within the entrance of
Riverview Cemetery, and will be forty-six feet in height. Its
cost is defrayed by popular subscriptions, raised among General
McClellan's admirers and former acquaintances.
The "Swamp Angel,"
A huge eight-inch Parrot rifle, mounted on a pedestal of heavy
stone blocks, stands near the State Normal School. It was the
first gun fired from Marsh battery, on Morris Island, South
Carolina, at the city of Charleston, August 21st, 1863.
little family of sparrows have built them a home in its muzzle ;
thus the old engine of war and destruction is now the abode of
domestic peace.
The Statue of Washington,
Exhibited in the Italian section of the Centennial Exposition,
was purchased in the spring of the present year, to be placed in
one of the new parks, overlooking the spot where Washington
crossed the Delaware, December 25th, 1776. It is of heroic
size, fourteen feet in height, and is cut from a gigantic block of
marble weighing ten tons.
THE INTER-STATE FAIR.
President-Ex-Senator John Taylor.
The situation of Trenton, midway between New York and
Philadelphia, offers so many advantages for a fair similar to the
St. Louis Fair, that in the spring of 1888 a meeting was called
at the Board of Trade rooms, and an association of citizens was
formed to try the experiment of holding one. The project met
with general favor and enthusiasm, and the money flowed in for
the stock faster than anticipated. A tract of 110 acres was
purchased. It is located two and a half miles east of the city,
on the four-track line of the Pennsylvania railroad, which has
prepared ample sidings and platforms. Liberal premiums,
amounting to $20,000, were offered for running and trotting,
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for machinery, farm products and articles of a home-made nature.
A half-mile track and a grand stand, 300 feet long, and with
seating capacity of 4,000 people, were prepared during the
summer. The success was phenomenal, for when the October
meeting took place, as many as 25,000 people attended on a
single day. Since last fall the capital stock has been increased
to $100,000, and the association will go into the fair for 1889
without a dollar of debt. There is no other agricultural fair
property in the country at the present time that is so large and
well equipped for business, excepting only the St. Louis enter-
prise.
TRENTON'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY.
To Trenton belongs the credit of producing at least one
example of successful results in co-operative store-keeping.
The Trenton Co-operative Society, in the grocery and provision
business, have just issued their fourth annual report, showing
that, besides acquiring ownership of their own large brick build-
ing, they have made money enough to divide profits among the
co-operators. They report that the society continues to be very
successful. The dividends and interest paid to purchasers since
October, 1885, amount to $30,306.25, and now on hand to pay
for past quarter, $3,106.45, making a total of $33,412.68,
almost four times the amount of share capital liability. The
net profits have been discounted five per cent. each quarter and
carried to a reserve fund, which now amounts to $2,142.32.
There is also an educational fund for the purpose of educat-
ing the members to the principles of co-operation. This fund
amounts to $956.52. Land fund is discounts made each quarter
upon property, and now foots up to $2,079.67. Sales for the
year 1888 are $97,523.81, making a net profit, after paying all
expenses, $14,823.79, and stock of merchandise on January 1st,
1889, $6,217.89. Since May 9th, 1885, the sales made of gro-
ceries, provisions, &c., amounted to $256,282. Cash received
on share capital during the year is $4,194.96; amount with-
drawn was $3,838.41, leaving a balance of $9,201.13. The
business of the society has been so successful that a branch
grocery and a coal yard are in contemplation.
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BENEVOLENCE.
The Overseer of the Poor, during the year ending February
28th, 1889, disbursed $6,636.74, mostly in orders drawn upon
grocers, coal dealers and druggists. The expenses of maintain-
ing seventy-one inmates of the alms-house during the same
period were $7,730.49, making the total city disbursements for
account of the poor, $14,367.23.
The Children's Home
(MISS CLARA M. ELY, Matron.)
Is maintained by private subscriptions. Forty-seven children
were taken care of during the year, at a total expense of
$4,475.42.
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THE OLD BRITISH BARRACKS.
The Widows' and Single Women's Home
Occupies portions of the "Barracks," and is kept up by private
subscriptions. It is cosy and does a great deal of good, but a
new building in another location is soon to be erected.
St. Michael's Church Home is of the same nature.
St. Francis Hospital
Is a Catholic institution, but open for all. All denominations
help sustain it. During 1888, 549 patients were admitted; of
these, 360 were cured, 10 left improved, 24 unimproved, 27 died
and 78 were remaining December 31st. The expenditures were
$10,935.37. The building and lot cost $39,800.
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The Day Nursery, and the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children,
Are both in active operation and accomplishing good results.
The Trenton City Hospital
Is a free homœopathic institution, just opened. It occupies a
building three stories in height, and contains seventeen rooms.
It can accommodate fifty patients, and cost $18,000.
The Trenton Society for Organizing Charity
Personally cares for all who are needy and worthy. From
April 30th, 1886, to April 30th, 1888, it gave out 1,961 orders
for coal, provisions and clothing, also large quantities of useful
articles and partly-worn clothing.
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
E. R. Cook, the Meteorological Observer to the Chief Signal
Service Office, has prepared the following Meteorological Report
for 1888:
Temperature, highest, June 23d, 96°; temperature, lowest, January 22d, 2º
below zero; rained on 130 days; 31 thunder showers; snowfall, 45 inches; 4
hail storms; first frost, September 29th; first ice, October 10th; first snow,
September 29th; canal frozen over (first), December 13th; river frozen over
(first), December 16th.
RAIN AND MELTED SNOW IN EACH MONTH.
March
January
February
April
Inches.
5.08
Inches.
July...
5.82
4.14
August...
6.87
8.22
September...
7.60
2.24
October.
5.50
May...
5.54
November
5.41
June
5.69
December.
4.13
Total inches
66.24
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.
Telegraphs.
The Western Union Telegraph Company and the Postal Tele-
graph Company have offices at Trenton, and each of the railroad
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companies has its own line of telegraph. The Western Union
has 11 public and private offices in Trenton, employs 16 persons,
has 104.65 miles of wire within the city limits, and handles an
average of 300 messages per day (about 95,000 per year). Last
year it sent out 600,000 words of press matter.
Telephones.
Trenton has an excellent telephone service, with 450 sub-
scribers. The rates vary from $50 to $65 per annum for each
phone.
District Telegraph.
The District Telegraph reaches to all parts of the city, and
owing to the cheapness of its service ($6 per annum), compared
with the expense of telephones, it is largely used in private
families.
RAILROADS AND CANALS.
No other city in the United States of equal importance has
better railroad and canal accommodations than Trenton. It is
situated on the main line of the Pennsylvania railroad, with
scores of daily trains; it is connected with the Baltimore and
Ohio and the Reading systems by a special branch; it is the
southern terminus of the Belvidere Division, with direct access
to the coal and iron regions of Pennsylvania; it is at the head
of tide-water of the river Delaware, the channel of which is
being still further improved by the United States Government;
it is intersected by the Delaware and Raritan canal with quick
trips and low rates to New York and Philadelphia; and it is
connected by another canal branch running northward to the
coal regions of Pennsylvania. Trenton is therefore admirably
accommodated with railroad, river and canal facilities. The
rates and fares are low, as the result of healthful competition.
In 1888, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company received at its
Trenton freight station 827,922 tons of freight, and forwarded
140,474 tons, in tons of 2,000 pounds.
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finished a new passenger station, two new freight stations, and
made other improvements at a cost of not less than $100,000.
The Philadelphia and Reading railroad, during the year end-
ing July 31st, 1889, received at Trenton 120,978 tons of freight,
and forwarded 39,000 tons.
The Delaware and Raritan canal is an important link in the
inland water-course between the north and the south. Being
walled on both sides, it is navigable for propellers, and suffers
little from swashing. A system of cables, worked by steam,
recently put in operation at the canal locks, added 40 per cent.
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to its capacity. The canal locks readily accommodate boats of
210 feet in length, 23 feet beam, drawing 7 feet of water and
carrying 400 tons of cargo. In 1888, 13,755 boats passed
through the canal, with a tonnage of 1,386,981 gross tons.
NEW JERSEY A RAILROAD STATE.
It is claimed by the State Board of Assessors, in its last
report, that New Jersey has more miles of railroad in propor-
tion to territory than any other State in the Union, save pos-
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sibly the State of Massachusetts, which is almost equal. The
State's railroads are, as a whole, in point of construction and
equipment, equal to any in the land, and their cost per mile
exceeds those of any other State, and is double the average cost
of the roads of the United States. The total length of main
line of railroads in New Jersey at the close of 1886, as reported
to the Board and verified by examination, was over 1,962 miles.
The full statement shows a total of over 3,507 miles of run-
ning track, divided as follows: 1,962 miles of main line, 516
miles of double track and 1,027 of sidings. There are 2,123
miles laid with steel rails and 1,383 with iron. The miles of
canal and feeders in the State are more than 173. The total
capital stock, as reported to the Board, is $115,494,548, and the
funded debt $134,758,848, making a total cost of the 1,962-75%
miles of main line, with its double tracks and sidings,
equipment and all other corporal property, $250,253,396, as
represented by its stock and funded debt-equal to $127,501
per mile. The actual cost of the roads, as reported by the sev-
eral companies and tabulated in Poor's Manual for last year, is
$229,632,634, being an average of about $117,000 per mile
actual cost.
The number of passengers carried over the roads during 1886
was 27,335,322, as against 24,734,205 in 1885, an increase of
2,600,117. The tonnage of freight transported for the year
was 17,097,354, against 16,018,640 in 1885, an increase of
1,078,714 tons. The comparison of assessments in 1886 and
1887 shows the following increase: Total valuation, $2,741,-
864.61; State tax, $13,709.30; tax for taxing districts, $32,-
029.59; total tax, $45,801.89. The new system of taxation,
under the laws of 1884, has increased the State revenue and
been in justice to the railroads.
These reports have given the public a fair idea of the rail-
road interests in the State, and have proven the high character
of the railroad service, and that it is the most valuable and best
in the country. The last report says:
"The geographical position of New Jersey adds largely to
the value of her railroads; connecting by the most direct route
the two largest cities in the country, and lying directly in the
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line of travel southward from New York and the populous New
England States, with 100 miles of charming sea-coast almost
continuously built up with attractive sea-side resorts, and link-
ing the vast anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania with tide-
water at New York harbor, are features which have made, and
will continue to keep, the railroads of New Jersey more valu-
able than the same number of miles in any of the other States,
and gives to them a producing power which enables them to pay
dividends largely in excess of the average in other States."
In the appendix, the total cost of construction of the Morris
and Essex railroad, in 1853, is given as $1,268,530.64, and in
1885, as $37,674,868.38. The following is a summary of the
assessments of railroads and canals :
NAME OF SYSTEM.
Miles length in
New Jersey.
Valuation. State Tax.
Tax for taxing
districts.
Total Tax.
Pennsylvania Railroad sys-
tem....
766
$60,285,110 00
Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey system...
393
Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad system....
New York, Lake Erie and]
Western Railroad system...
Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western Railroad system... 197
New York, Susquehanna and
107
41,757,859 00
5,173,916 00
$301,425 55
208,789 30
$79,427 09
69,214 98
$380,852 64
278,004 28
25,869 58
1,426 24
27,295 82
78
12,346,333 00
61,731 65
43,021 32
104,752 98
39,191,666 00
195,958 33
70,682 62
266,640 95
Western Railroad system... 121
Lehigh Valley Railroad sys-
5,183,036 00
25,915 18
759 50
26,674 68
tem......
173
16,119,314 00
80,596 57
26,115 17
106,711 74
Railroads not classified.
294
13,609,942 0J
Totals.....
68,049 71
112,561 38
$193,667,176 00 $968,335 88 $335,148 591 $1.303,484 47
44,501 67
BOOMS.
"Booms have struck a number of towns and cities of our
country, and there is no reason why Trenton should not come
in for her share of the infection. Trenton has a solid basis for
a boom. A boom engineered by real estate speculators is never
desirable nor long-lived. It is always followed by a crash.
Trenton is growing in a solid and healthy way, because it is a
contributing center. Situated midway between the two great

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PHOTO ENG CON
A SPOOL OF ROEBLINGS' WIRE.
cities of the nation, with exceptionally favored means of trans-
portation; with a splendid home market; with building mate-
rials very cheap; with low rents; with an abundant and superior
water-supply; with a low death-rate, and with a small indebt-
edness and an economically administered city government, there
is no possible reason why Trenton should not make rapid strides
in the next decade. Our moneyed men should wake up to the
new conditions surrounding them, take to themselves a little
stronger infusion of the Western spirit of enthusiastic rivalry,
a little more local pride, a little more effort to secure something
to be proud of-and no city, as we have said before, has more
natural advantages--and we shall see Trenton traveling ahead
as she has never moved before."-Sunday Advertiser.

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THE ART OF THE POTTER.
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MERCER COUNTY
And What the State Board of Agriculture Thinks of it-
Trenton Complimented.
The fifteenth annual report of the State Board of Agriculture
has just been issued. In it is an interesting report for Mercer
county by Franklin Dye. "Mercer county," he says, "occu-
pies an enviable position among her sister counties in the State.
Burlington on the south, excelling in varied agriculture, fine
farms, good farmers and fat hogs; Monmouth, on the east, out
of whose depths surrounding counties have been enriched, while
her own coffers have been filled with overflowing cash from
outgoing marl, rich and strong, with pride enough to keep her
to the front; Middlesex, rightly named, occupying the middle
position in the State, and with Monmouth and Mercer-the
three 'M's'-comprising the heart of Miss New Jersey.
* * * Again, Mercer county is most favorably located for
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market and transportation facilities. Whatever is grown in the
county and is not consumed in its growing towns and cities, of
which Trenton is the chief, finds quick transportation to New-
ark, Jersey City and New York on the north, or to Philadel-
phia on the south. The importance of local markets, for
perishable farm produce, cannot be overestimated. Farms and
market gardens so situated are worth more per acre than even
the richer lands more remote from market, for every cent added
to the cost of transportation is so much less profit to the
producer."
Reference is made to Trenton. "It is a rapidly-growing city.
Building has been carried on during the last few years with
surprising rapidity, and the growth is substantial. The popu-
lation, including its suburbs, Chambersburg and Millham, is
60,000. It is a manufacturing city. One cause for the growth
of manufacturing in such variety is its transportation facilities,
as stated above. Another cause is that it is a healthful location.
Manufacturing material is also found near the city. In Ewing
township are vast ledges of splendid building stone, which are
extensively used here and elsewhere. In Hamilton township,
on land that was not considered to be of much value for farm-
ing purposes, a quality of clay has been discovered, resembling
red lead, which is a perpetual source of income to its owners.
This clay is used in the manufacture of pottery ware in the
Trenton potteries, the first city in this line of business in the
United States. Thousands of tons of sand, suited to the manu-
facture of brick, are annually dug in Lawrence township, and
carted to the numerous brick works west of Trenton, where
millions of brick are made each year. But to enumerate and
describe the various manufacturing interests of Trenton would
require a volume.
"The increase of population incident to and depending on
manufacturing industries, is of great value to those engaged in
agricultural pursuits."
Concerning forests, the following tabular statement for Mercer
county, by townships, giving the area, the wooded area, and the
percentage of forest area, is found in the report:
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NAME OF TOWNSHIP.
East Windsor.....
Ewing
Hamilton
Hopewell
Lawrence
Princeton..
Trenton.....
Washington..
West Windsor.....
Total in county………….
Total area,
square miles.
Wooded area,
square miles.
Percentage.
16.956
2.731
16
17.748
0.924
5.
41.075
3.056
60.242
5.342
9.
21.660
1.500
7
18.331
2.783
15
4.761
20.796
3.637
17
26.334
4.760
18
227.9031
24.733
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CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
Following is a brief synopsis of the address of Hon. Lewis
Parker, before the Board of Trade, on December 27th, 1888,
as reported in the State Gazette:
He took it for granted that every member of the Board of
Trade had two objects: To improve his own business and to
contribute his share towards the growth of the city of Trenton.
No matter what position in life a man filled, he owed certain
duties to the locality in which he lived. These extended to an
active participation in the means of making his city more
attractive, more populous and more prosperous. Cities, like
individuals, were subject to growth and decay, sometimes extend-
ing so unnaturally that they could not support the increased
weight, and going into rapid decline. It was not necessary to
go far from home to meet with deplorable instances of this.
These instances, like buoys in shallow water, served a good pur-
pose. They showed what course to avoid. The speaker hoped
that his native city of Trenton would never suffer the serious
consequences of irregular and extravagant public improvements
that would exhaust its vitality and make it a by-word among
its sisters. He hoped for a slow and permanent growth, solid
and sure.
When an impetus is once given it was so natural to
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drive on furiously, without regard to consequences, that the
speaker felt it incumbent to recommend a conservative course
that would not deviate from the strict line of prudence by the
fanciful promise of great things in the future. Danger was
especially to be looked for in a community that had been apa-
thetic for a generation, continuing to drift with the current
rather than to stem the tide. For here prosperity is apt to
create injudiciousness and enthusiasm run away with judgment.
The city had not taken the place she is entitled to by her
natural advantages and the business ability of her people. She
had been slow and apparently indifferent. She had advanced a
little recently in spite of her unconcern.
A valuable lesson could be learned from certain cities of the
West, where push, enterprise and progress seemed to animate
every man, and he makes it his business to contribute his full
share toward the general result. Our citizens should realize
that they are parts of the body politic, and do all they can for
the public good. Do this, and the city is sure to expand and
bound to grow in every essential that attends a permanent pros-
perity.
This individual enterprise would create a healthy public sen-
timent, which would culminate in wise and prudent municipal
administration. The same intelligence that a business man
employs should be brought by those intrusted with legislation
and the execution of laws. A degree of the same kind of
ability was required to successfully direct the policy of a city as
to successfully direct the affairs of a nation. Recklessness,
blindness and ignorance would retard progress as much as cor-
ruption. Men of acknowledged ability and business capacity
should be selected to regulate the city's affairs. The rule was
easy but the application difficult. To partisanship the theory
was frequently sacrificed. All were guilty of voting their party
ticket when they were satisfied that the candidates were incom-
petent; yet none acted this way in their private business matters.
The city should be considered a big business establishment, and
its officers selected accordingly.
The speaker recommended a slow but steady system of pub-
lic improvements; to avoid projecting too much; to avoid
pushing enterprises in the face of public sentiment, but to grad-
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ually enlighten it; to remember that expense meant taxation,
and that heavy taxation retards development, for capital sought
investment in localities where heavy burdens were not imposed;
to keep the taxes low, so that manufacturing establishments
would not pass by on that account; to not try to do everything
at once, but to keep a little in the line of public works going
on all the time.
The question of pavements was referred to. Every year a
certain amount of paving should be done, and in a few years
much would be accomplished. A sinking fund to keep this in
repair would be needed. The city was now committed to sewers,
and it was important that the work of construction should be
carried out in such a manner that no one would have cause to
regret the conclusion or the expense.
The speaker recommended the donation of manufacturing
sites, and said a return for such outlays was certain by the
increase of the value of the balance of the adjoining land. The
owners of land on the outskirts should thus encourage the plant-
ing of manufactories.
He said the Board of Trade ought to recommend measures
that they consider best for the interests of the community, and
by agitation prepare the public for a cheerful acquiescence in
them. He recommended a broad scope for the field of the
Board's action. The Board could in many ways mould and
create popular opinion.
A great portion of the time occupied by the speaker was taken
up with the question of bribery at elections, which he held was
closely related to business prosperity; for if the municipal
authorities were corrupt and the people depraved, prosperity for
financial enterprises could scarcely be hoped for. If elections
were to be controlled by corruption, the safeguard of society was
broken and disaster stared us in the face. Bribery had become
so common that the speaker trembled for the perpetuity of free
institutions and the stability of the American Republic.
Those who make it a practice to sell their votes were so well
known that a canvass would determine just how many could be
bought. It would probably be just as well to sell the offices to
the highest bidders.
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THE GROWTH OF CITIES.
The following extracts relating specially to Trenton have been
taken from the admirable address of G. W. Farlee, Esq., upon
"The Growth of Cities," delivered before the Board of Trade
in October, 1888:
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"I lay no claim to unusual discernment or special skill in ob-
serving the signs of the times, but in my six years' residence in
Trenton I have studied the history of its growth, and have found
indubitable evidence not only of rapid advance in business,
wealth and population, but evidence conclusive that we are
destined to become a very large city. In fact, it is patent to all
that we are experiencing the conditions that attend prosperity;
just how reliable they may be, and what they may truly signify,
is a matter of speculation with every thoughtful mind. As a
'looker on in Venice' I purpose considering the philosophy of
the growth of cities and the significance of our own prosperity.
The year that is past and the current year have probably given
more positive evidence of prosperity than any that have pre-
ceded. Yet the most ordinary observer in the past ten years of
our history could not have failed to note indications that pres-
aged the present condition of activity. There was no evidence
of retrogression, no signs of stagnation, no evidence of over-
trading, no signs of artificial straining for success not warranted
by the circumstances of our surroundings, but, on the other hand,
we have witnessed a steady growth, so easy, natural and imper-
ceptible to the conservative mind as not to challenge the fears
of the most cautious. One of three conditions always inheres
in the circumstances of man, in his history or the business of
life; these are retrogression, stagnation or advance. It would
be a violation of all laws of nature or civilization not to find
one of these conditions existing and in force in the affairs of
men. Growth is more consonant with the laws of nature up to
the point of natural decay, and in the artificial formation of
communities, villages and cities growth is the natural tendency,
unless checked by some negativing influence. Given the ordi-
nary conditions of village or town life we have reason to expect
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growth rather than stagnation or decay. True, there are villages
that do not grow, but they have no reason for being save to
serve the purposes of supplying the absolute necessaries of life
to a sparsely-settled neighborhood. Such are the exceptions to
the ordinary rule. We have been many years occupied in
attaining the conditions incident to our present prosperity, but
for that very reason we may feel we are on solid foundation,
since a slow growth, unforced by artificial stimulus, is always a
mark of healthful progress. For the past six years, during
which my attention has been particularly directed to the re-
sources present and future of our city, I have witnessed indica-
tions of permanent prosperity not common to other towns or
cities.
During depression of business in other localities we have
continued to grow. While other cities, similar in size to ours,
were struggling under a heavy city debt, and their citizens
fighting to maintain their present position and to hold what they
had acquired, we were easy in our city's finances, and showed
continued improvement; building constantly progressing, yet
never sufficient to supply the actual demand. Frequent inquiry
of builders always elicited the reply that houses were secured
for occupancy before the foundations were erected. In fact,
instead of operators influencing investment in building by all
the arts of speculative inducement, building seemed absolutely
forced into activity by actual needs of the community. It
would be strange indeed, with the shifting of population, and
mistakes of builders in constructing a class of houses not in
demand, or in selecting undesirable localities, if there were no
houses unoccupied, yet the fact remains that for several years
past and to-day, demand anticipates the supply of houses for
actual occupation. A builder recently told me that he had built
eighty-five houses last season, and a similar number the year
before. Of his last season's operations he had built twenty-two
for himself, and during the summer had sold nineteen of them
-the others of course were on contract for different owners-
and all were occupied, and in many instances possession secured
before they were finished. The influences which mainly tend to
build up cities are commerce, either foreign or inland, or both,
manufacturing industries and the disposition of the human race
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to congregate in cities. There is also an influence very essential
not strictly comprehended in the foregoing, purely personal and
represented in the private enterprise and public spirit of the in-
dividual members of the community. It is what is usually
known as life in business, or what we recognize in the experience
and life of what is known in common parlance as a ' live man.'
Commerce may not generally be considered as so reliable a force,
for the reason of the continued danger of its diversion through
other channels to other points. We see this in the constant
struggle of railroads for control of business by the construction
of branches, laterals or extensions in their competition for carry-
ing merchandise-transportation, of course, playing the great
part in inland commerce by conveying articles of merchandise
to distributing centers. Business centered at any one point is
liable, by virtue of new transportation facilities, to be diverted
to some other point. Such cities as New York and Boston pos-
sess facilities for foreign commerce hard to be competed with.
In fact, New York has attained a supremacy that will never be
successfully contested as a commercial center, but it must be
borne in mind that her position to-day is also largely the result
of becoming the great point of concentration of foreign and
domestic capital, whence are drawn the large volumes of money
necessary for developing the great enterprises of the country,
while she is, at the same time, also the largest manufacturing
city in the country. In fact, the manufacturing interests usually
accompany commerce, and aid in sustaining commercial cities.
Chicago may be regarded as a prominent example of the result
of a large city built up by inland commerce, aided by the indi-
vidual enterprise of its citizens; the latter element predomi-
nating.
"The most noted example of a large city whose development,
wealth and prosperity are due to the manufacturing industries,
is Philadelphia. Many of her citizens are ambitious to have
her recognized as a power in commerce. She is a large city,
rich and populous, and her operations, sales and distribution of
articles of merchandise assume the magnitude of commercial
transactions, and in so far as all sales and interchange of com-
modities are involved in and partake of the nature of commerce,
she is a commercial city. Wealth, however made and accumu-
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lated, seeks the channels of trade, and we there see the evidence,
of its existence, and a large and wealthy city, however and from
whatever source it may have derived its wealth, cannot fail to
develop large business interests, varied and in a measure com-
mon to all large cities; yet, in the broadest acceptation of the
term, Philadelphia is not a commercial city, but is, on the other
hand, a big manufacturing town. I do not speak in disparage-
ment of this great city. We are largely interested in the study of
her example, and I desire to make myself clear. We are confessedly
a manufacturing town, and yet the most tangible evidences of it are
seen in the prosperity of our general business, and the ordinary
observer in our streets and stores might say we were a commer-
cial town, by reason of our large dealings in general commodi-
ties, whereas this general business is but the reflection, the out-
growth, the sequence, of our manufacturing prosperity. Hence,
we regard Philadelphia as a large manufacturing town, rather
than a commercial center. I rarely visit that city but I look
upon it as an exaggerated Trenton, and think she is what we
may aspire to be if our present enterprising spirit continues.
Philadelphia has her Walnut street, her palatial houses, large
warehouses and stores, yet a prominent dealer in real estate in
that city informed me that the most profitable class of real estate
investments were just such as we find most profitable, namely,
residences whose rent was from $10 to $25 per month, showing
how essentially she is a manufacturing town, as witnessed by the
demand for homes for skilled labor. The other important influ-
ence that contributes to building up cities, is the disposition to
congregate in large towns. The human family is gregarious;
man is social in his nature and loves the inspiriting influence of
masses. The farmer will tell you how difficult it is to keep the
boy on the farm to follow the vocation of his father; we are
constantly witnessing the migration to the cities, and often hear
the cry from the press of the great cities that the cities are too
full of those seeking place or opportunity for work. I recently
read the words of the report of our worthy Mayor that during
the year 1887, some fifty families had moved to our city from
one town up the river. Here let me say in passing that the
more enterprise we show, both private and public, the more we
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will attract the elements of population so essential to our
growth.
Now, what is the secret of our growth, and what is the true
significance of our prosperity? The sanguine, of course, say it
means a sound, healthful growth; the croakers say it is an
unreasonable boom, a hollow bubble that may collapse at any
moment. My conviction is that it is the result of a gradual
growth, and the activity of the past year is rather the effect of
an apparently sudden awakening to the fact of our wonderful
facilities for development. Situated practically midway between
two great cities, with two competing railroads and a canal, that
efficient and capacious waterway, thus supplying cheap material
and fuel; with a fertile adjacent farming section contributing,
in connection with ample space for building, to cheap living, the
only wonder is that we lay so long in that state of dormant
energy which precedes active life, and needs but the quickening
touch of enterprise to make it burst forth in full luxuriance.
We might have reached the same condition by more rapid
advances had not our city been restrained by that intense con-
servatism that is so apt to control small cities up to a certain
stage in their history. We are only repeating the history of
other cities similar to ours in size and wealth. I have heard it
said that we once repelled what is now the largest manufacturing
establishment in the State by lack of liberality in transportation
facilities and our sharpness in selling lots for the location of
their works, but we no longer practice such folly; on the other
hand, we solicit and offer terms to attract manufacturing indus-
tries of every kind. It is not wild speculation that is urging us
on, but the appreciation of our capabilities and a genuine,
healthful business enterprise. Our building operations have
reference to business demands and the needs of our busy workers
for homes. We are indeed a rich city, whose wealth is due to,
and whose growth is fostered by, the most valuable of all aids
in building a city, namely, the manufacturing interest. Let us
for a moment consider, in this connection, the value of manu-
facturing industries as contra-distinguished from purely com-
mercial interests. Commerce involves the transportation, hand-
ling, sale and distribution of commodities, and whatever
increased market value inheres in these commodities, and conse-
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quent increase of wealth, is represented by the original cost, a
fair profit to capital that takes the risk of the business and the
labor that handles the commodities. Labor is the element we are
most interested in, for after all it is the aggregate earnings of the
masses, the workers, the great majority of the people, that make
the wealth of the world. In commerce, transportation loading
and unloading involve the use of the cheapest kind of labor,
and the resultant compensation which is spent in our midst is
small compared to the earnings of labor used in manufacturing;
and in the distribution of commodities, the sale to small mer-
chants and consumers, the percentage of earnings of agents and
clerks is exceedingly small compared with the actual value of
the article sold. To illustrate the latter part of this proposi-
tion, how insignificant are the earnings of the corps of clerks
necessary to sell the stock in a dry goods store, whose annual
sales represent half a million of dollars, compared to the earn-
ings of the large number of skilled laborers engaged in the
manufacture of articles of the like value of half a million dol-
lars. In the one case, the mercantile commercial transaction, a
dozen clerks, earning say $12,000, are sufficient, while in the
other, the manufacturing operation, at least two hundred men
are employed, whose earnings would amount to at least $125,000.
In the mercantile-house, the large sales inure largely to the
benefit of the capitalist proprietor, not to the employes; in the
large factory large production of manufactured articles requires
the employment of large numbers of skilled laborers, the price
of whose labor is the largest element of value in the manufac-
tured article, and this large element of value stays at home and
these earnings are distributed at home. The way to make a
community or city rich is to make everything active. Capital
must be kept in the channels of business; money locked up in
sealed vaults is valueless.
"We have doubtless a few known as very rich men, but how
large a number have we who own their houses, or are lay-
ing up against the purchase of homes, while almost all are
well off in what goes to make life comfortable? There are few
cities in the country where, in proportion to population, so many
houses are owned by their occupants. Beyond mere accumula-
tion we enjoy an element of wealth whose source and peculiar
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character few appreciate. As I have said, our strength and our
fortune lie in our manufacturing interests, by means of which
we coin wealth. Labor added to and entering into the manu-
facture of an article is really, to the extent of its cost, as much
wealth added to the general sum as is the product of the soil
developed by cultivation, or dug from the bowels of the earth.
Value is as much represented by labor, which converts the raw
material into an object for use, as by capital, which provides the
plant, supplies the material and runs the business, and it is this
element in value-labor—in which largely consists our wealth.
We naturally solicit additional capital to establish new, or
increase old, manufacturing enterprises, yet the applied labor in
its use contributes much more largely to the wealth of our city.
So in proportion to the amount of labor necessary to profitably
use capital is the increase of wealth in any community. While
we have many and different kinds of manufacturing interests—
and we need not stop to consider the relative offices which
capital and labor perform in their development-yet, we cannot
ignore the inestimable value of any industrial interest which
represents the predominance of labor over capital. We have
many industries profitable as well to those immediately inter-
ested as to the city at large, yet our city is indebted more to the
pottery interest than to any other for its prosperity. It is, of
course, a very large interest, but its great value to the city con-
sists in the fact that of its manufactured ware at least eighty
per cent. of its value is labor and twenty per cent. cost of
material and interest on plant. The profit of the capitalist
proprietor may be spent in our midst, or may seek investment
in enterprises outside of our city. The proceeds of labor are
all spent in our city, and flowing through the general channels
of business, stimulate activity and conduce to the general pros-
perity of the community. A friend recently gave an illustra-
tion of an industry where the relation of capital and labor was
reversed. A nickel-plating establishment was doing a business
of half a million dollars a year, yet the business was carried on
with the service of only twenty-five skilled laborers. In this
case labor represented not to exceed twenty per cent. of the value
of the manufactured article, capital and material eighty per cent.
That is, in a business of this kind and volume the city where it
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is located gets the direct annual benefit of only $100,000, while
a business of the same volume in the pottery interest would
directly benefit the general interests of the city $400,000.
Another interest, in proportion to its extent, is even more
directly influential in the general channels of business, and that
is our brick manufacture. We manufactured the past two years
about sixty millions of brick yearly. Capital is, of course,
necessary for the general conduct of the business, yet the manu-
facture of bricks almost wholly represents labor; the raw
material is dug from the earth by labor, and by labor is fash-
ioned into forms of usefulness. Of course, it is to our interest
to encourage the development of all kinds of manufacturing
enterprises, yet it is to our especial interest to foster that class
of manufacturing in which labor predominates. Did it ever
occur to you what, considered as a machine or as a force in
industrial economy, was the intrinsic value of a man with an
earning capacity of $600 a year? It is the power inherent in
a sum of $10,000 to earn six per cent. per annum, so that the
real value of such a man, looked at from the cold standpoint of
economy, is at least $10,000, and if the brawny arm is directed
by skilled intelligence, free from the enervating thrall of the
saloon, this representative skilled mechanic soon shows his
capacity for earning dividends on a capital which represents in
himself $20,000 or $25,000.
tɔ
"Now, money is of no value except for its power to earn money,
so we see what wealth we have in the industrious manhood of
so many thousands of our skilled workers. With our factories
running to their full capacity, new ones growing and old ones
enlarging their works, need we wonder at the remarkable evi-
dences of prosperity that meet us at every point? But, inquire
the doubters, will this condition of things continue? Why not,
pray? There is nothing in our growth mushroom in its char-
acter. Our advance has not been spasmodic, but a natural,
healthy growth, based on a rapidly-increasing manufacturing
interest, which I have tried to show was the most stable and
reliable element in building cities, and I can see no reason why
our advance will not be continuing, unless checked by hostile
national legislation. On this score I have but little appre-
hension.
104
THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
"The heavy investment in real estate, for the past year or
two, active inquiry for it and the consequent rise in real estate
values, excite fear in the breast of conservatism. So long as
we have not been able to supply the demand for actual occupa-
tion we need have no concern about our building operations, and
similar experience in connection with the growth of other cities
would justify the assertion that the purchase of unimproved
lots just within cr outside our city limits-where have been our
most active and heavy operations-will probably prove excel-
lent investments, and not speculative, except so far as all busi-
ness may be considered speculative. Our citizens as a mass are
making money and have a surplus above family needs, and as
in all other small cities, real estate is the favorite investment.
It is something tangible, that one can individually see and learn
all about. Corporate stocks and bonds are mere paper repre-
sentatives of value, and we are obliged to take the word of
others as to their value.
((
Probably no expression of our public spirit has given us so
enviable a notoriety as the establishment of our system of sewers
and a public park. Located on the first or gravel terrace of the
river's bank, our city has thus far largely escaped malarial
troubles, but we had reached a point in our history when sewers
became a sanitary necessity. The experience of cities generally
has shown that second only in importance to sewers as a sanitary
measure is a public park. The very general use of our park
this summer shows how essential it is to health and comfort.
How many of our weary citizens have reaped the benefit of its
pure air and recreative opportunity, who otherwise would not
have enjoyed the free air of heaven unburthened by the noxious
odors of a closely-built city, the whole summer through! In
my intercourse with residents of other cities I am constantly met
with exclamations as to the active public spirit of Trenton, its
rapid growth and its large manufacturing interests. This pub-
lic reputation is of inestimable value to us in influencing the
minds of those seeking a location for business. Everything
that we can do to make life more comfortable and attractive in
our midst, everything that will give forth to the world evidence
that we are a live city, imbued with the spirit of enterprise, and
thus attract new residents and new interests to our borders, it is
OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
105
our duty as a city to do, if we would foster our growth. As a
municipality we are in wonderfully good condition.
Our total debt is...........
In the sinking fund, to meet a like amount of debt...
Actual debt.
$1,203,700 00
391,243 00
$812,457 00
Assessed valuation........
$24,580,334 00
"Making the total debt of the city, say three and one-third
per cent. of the assessed valuation. It should be borne in mind,
however, that of the debt of the city $310,000 of bonds were
issued for the water system, which will be promptly met; prin-
cipal and interest from water earnings and $17,212 for paving
streets amply provided for by assessments on property benefited;
the two items amounting to $327,212, leaving the actual general
debt $485,265, or less than two per cent. of the assessed valu-
ation of property. I doubt that any other city of its size in
the United States can make such a showing.
"In view of this condition of our city's finances and the great
impetus that business has received, ought we not, as a city, act
the liberal part in public improvements, and lead and co-operate
with our private citizens in building up the city? I venture to
predict that by virtue of the impulse given to business, which
we are now experiencing, our ratio of growth in wealth and
population for the next ten years will be greater than in any ten
years that have preceded, and very possibly by any decade that
may follow. We are making rapid strides, but I fail to detect
amid the stable elements of growth any alloy of unreasoning
speculation that implies danger, or that will tend to prevent that
continued rapid growth and development which will, ere long,
give us a proud position among the great manufacturing centers
of the country."
106
THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.
PAGE.
A. J. Rider......
Fitzgibbon & Crisp
Howell & Sons...
Trenton House, P. Katzenbach, Proprietor......
A. Exton & Co....
Murray, Whitehead & Murray
Trenton Terra-Cotta Co...
John A. Roebling's Sons Co.....
Case & Cain
C. V. C. Murphy.
Cubberley & Kafer
Fashion Stud Farm...
B. M. Phillips.....
L. B. Risdon & Bro.........
Joshua F. Hancock
......Inside front cover.
107
108
108
109
109
109
110
111
111
111
112
113
113.
114
Dunn, Baker & De Cou.....
Fell & Darrah..
114
114
L. Holdridge..
McCardell, West & Farrell..
New Jersey Steel and Iron Co.....
H. C. Kafer & Co
Trenton Iron Co.
Green & Kennedy.....
Providential Tile Works......
Broad Street Land Association
C. L. Traver.....
115
116
116
117
118
118
118
119
120
Peter Fell....
120
Cole & Taylor.....
120
International Pottery Co......
121
Daniel Lodor....
122
Eagle Anvil Works......
122
Owen H. Locke..
122
Globe Rubber Works
123
First National Bank...
Trenton Gas Light Co....
Sinclair, Vannest & Co.........
Reading Railroad Co.
F. S. Katzenbach & Co......
Lanning & Crook...
Swann & Whitehead.
124
124
124
125
126
126
126
Wilson Peirson......
127
William Dolton & Co……..
127
Hutchinson & Brown
127
Hotel Windsor, W. W. Dilts, Manager...
127
Trenton Cracker Co...
128
T. C. Hill & Son
128
Caleb T. Houston...
128
Trenton Horse R. R. Co.'s Baggage Express..
129
Trenton Standard Cab Co.......
129
Murray & Griffith....
129
OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
107
FITZGIBBON & CRISP,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Fine Carriages,
Business Wagons,
Express Trucks,
Street Cars,
Fire Hose Reels,
28, 30 & 32 BANK STREET, TRENTON, N. J.

FITZGIBBON & CRISPCARRIAGE&WAGON WORKS
ITZGIBBON & RISP
FINE CARRIAGES.
WE USE SEASONED WOOD.
FITZGIBBON & CRIS P
OFFICE &WAREROOMS,
WARE BROS P
WE TEST ALL METAL WORK.
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WORKMEN.
WE MAKE GOOD WORK ONLY.
We sell Goods all over the United States. We would like to
deal with YOU. Send for a Circular.
REFERENCES.—The Adams Express Co., the Fleischman Yeast Co., the
City Railway Co, Trenton, and the Presidents of our local Banks.
108
THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
DO NOT HESITATE TO BUY
Gold
Standard,
:

THE WORLD'S BEST
FLOUR,
MANUFACTURED BY
HOWELL & SONS,
TRENTON, N. J.
TRENTON HOUSE,


TRENTON, N. J.
Cor. Warren and Hanover Streets.
This Hotel is the COMMERCIAL HOUSE of the City, centrally located in the
business portion. Street Cars pass within one-half block of the Hotel to and
from Pennsylvania Railroad Depot, and only two blocks from Philadelphia and
Reading Depot, to which a "Bus" is run to meet all trains.
This Hotel has recently been completely renovated throughout. Improved
Electric Annunciator, with return call system, and Speaking Tubes to the office.
The sanitary arrangements of the House have been completely overhauled by an
expert engineer, so that to-day this Hotel has a sanitary system that is unsurpassed.
The guests' rooms, 125 in number, all have natural light and ventilation, arranged
singly or in suits.
THE TRENTON HOUSE is conducted on the American Plan, at $2.50, $3.00,
$3.50 and $4.00 per day. It will be the aim of the Management to make its
patrons comfortable and feel at home, by prompt and courteous attention on the
part of its employees, and also to have its Cuisine the best in the State.
P. KATZENBACH, Proprietor.
OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
109
J. EXTON.
The Best.
W. H. BROKAW.
Established 1847.
E. EXTON.
No Chemicals Used.
A. EXTON & CO.'S
EXTON CO
CRACKER BAKERS.
TRENTON N.JA
EXTON'S
CRACKERS
THE BEST
Celebrated Trenton

FAMILY, BUTTER, OYSTER AND WINE
RACKERS.
ONE QUALITY ONLY. Absolutely pure, unfer-
mented and unadulterated. Light, crisp and nutritious;
have a delicious flavor, foreign to all others.
Great care is exercised in the selection of materials
and in their manufacture. Our constant aim is to make
them the finest in the world.
For public and family use, stand first in quality, purity
and excellence, and rank highest by merit.
A. EXTON & CO., Cracker Bakers, 244 and 246 Centre Street, Trenton, N. J.
MURRAY, WHITEHEAD & MURRAY,
MANUFACTURERS OF
RECLAIMED RUBBER,
Trenton, N. J.
TRENTON TERRA-COTTA CO.,
TRENTON, N. J.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
FIRE BRICK
For Rolling Mills, Forges and Foundries, or for any purpose where the heat is
very intense, of a superior quality, always on hand.
POTTERS' SUPPLIES.
Fire Brick of various shapes, for Kiln purposes. Decorating and Slip Kiln Tile. Saggers of
various shapes, for Biscuit and Glossware. Prepared Wad and Sagger Clays.
Vitrified Salt Glazed Sewer Pipe. Terra-Cotta Chimney Tops, Vases, &c.
SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE.
110
THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
4
John A. Roebling's Sons Co.,
MANUFACTURERS OF


WIRE ROPE
·AND-

CABLES,
Iron, Steel and Copper Telegraph Wire,
Insulated Electric Wires,
Wire Cloth and Wire Netting.
The works of this Company cover fifteen acres of ground, and
are located on the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Delaware
and Raritan Canal. In the various departments some fifteen hun-
dred persons are employed. Among the notable works for which
material has been supplied are the Niagara, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati
and Brooklyn Suspension Bridges. Since the introduction of
Cable Street Railways, the Patent Cables made by the Trenton
Works are found to be the most serviceable. The picture of one
of these Cables, mounted on a specially constructed car, is shown
on page 90. The Cable in question is seven miles in length and
of 114 inches in diameter, and weighs 92,400 pounds.
OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
111
1
CASE & CAIN,
Real Estate Brokers,
Forst-Richey Building, Warren and State Sts.
SPECIAL INFORMATION CONCERNING
POTTERIES, FACTORIES AND MANUFACTURING SITES
ACCURATELY GIVEN.
We want all to feel perfectly free to make inquiry concerning Trenton
Properties through us.
CASE & CAIN.

2
ESTABLISHED
1864.
TELEPHONE No. 149.
D. I. CUBBERLEY.
0.7.5. Murphy.

INSURANCE,
125 EAST STATE STREET,
TRENTON, N. J.
C. W. KAFER.
CUBBERLEY & KAFER,
Contractors and Builders,
AND MANUFACTURERS OF
SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, SHUTTERS, FRAMES, &c.
SCROLL SAWING TO ORDER.
Contracts Taken in any part of the Country.
Nos. 113 and 115 S. Stockton St.,
TRENTON, N. J.
112
THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES

Fashion
STUD FARM,
Trenton, N. J.
75 Colts, Fillies and Brood Mares
OUT OF DAUGHTERS AND GRANDDAUGHTERS OF
Goldsmith Maid 2:14, Lady Thorn 2:1814, Lucy 2:1814,
Rosalind 2:2134, and other great record mares, and
dams of Beulah 2:19½, Music 2:21%, Opal 2:23, May
Bird 2:21, Patti 2:24, Rumor 2:2434, Slander 2:282,
&c., and by Jay Gould 2:20%, Red Wilkes, Sultan
2:24, Jersey Wilkes, Eagle Bird 2:21, Monte Cristo,
Stranger, Robert McGregor 2:17%, Electioneer, Gen.
Washington, St. Bel 2:242, Rumor 2:2434, Slander
2:28½, Pancoast 2:2134, Baron Wilkes 2:18, Alcantara
2:23, Fayette Wilkes, Princeton 2:1934, &c.,
FOR SALE,
AT PRICES RANGING FROM $500 UPWARDS.
Catalogues containing full particulars, also Stallions for service, sent free on
application.
Address
FASHION STUD FARM,
OR R. P. TODHUNTER,
Trenton, N. J.
LEXINGTON, KY.
OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
113
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1886
B.M.PHILLIPS ORCAL ESTATE O
LATEST,
D.D.PHILIPS
REAL ESTATE
AMD
INSURANCE
B) M.PHILUS
[REAL ESTATE
INSURANCE
IAS
DENT
IDENT
B. M. PHILLIPS,
REAL
ESTATE
AGENT,
185 Broad St.,
TRENTON, N. J.
Money Loaned upon Bond
and Mortgage.
Fifteen Years' Experience.
1874.
1889.
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Triadi


L. B. RISDON.
C. N. RISDON.
WASHBURN
TAYLOR'S
Fancy Flour. L. B. RISDON & BRO
BEST
IN
THE
BALD
WORLD.
W
IN'S
FANCY
WHITE FOAM
PATENT.
YOUNGSTOWN
OHIO.
Commission Merchants
-IN-
FLOUR, FEED,
Grain, Hay and Straw,
243 & 245 N. GREENE ST.,
TRENTON, N. J.
Receivers of Best Grades Roller
Process Spring and Winter
Wheat Flour.
H
CROSBY
WASHBURN'S
Gold
Medal
&
CO.
*
MINNEAPOLIS.
*
SIDLE,
FLETCHER,


HOLME
S
&
co.
Granulated
MINN
Roller Process
196
NEAPOLIS
MINNE
114
THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
JOSHUA F. HANCOCK,
Manufacturer and Dealer in Strictly Fine Goods.
HANCOCK'S CELEBRATED
ICE CREAM AND ICES,
ALL SEASONS OF THE YEAR.
Wedding Cakes, Fine and Fancy Cakes
HOME-MADE
CREAM AND VIENNA BREAD, CONFECTIONS,
BON-BONS, FINE CHOCOLATE CREAMS,
MIXTURES, &c.,.
S. E. Corner Greene and Hanover. Streets,
TELEPHONE CALL, 264.
TRENTON, N. J.
PHILIP DUNN, JR.
J. EDWIN BAKER.
WALTER E. DECOU.
1846.
ESTABLISHED
DUNN, BAKER & DECOU,
JOBBERS IN
Boots, Shoes and Rubbers,
14 N. WARREN STREET,
P. O. BOX 234.
J. R. FELL.
TRENTON, N. J.
J. H. DARRAH.
FELL & DARRAH.
151 East State St.,
REAL ESTATE NEGOTIATED.
Trenton, N. J.
MORTGAGES EFFECTED.
RELIABLE INSURANCE.

OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
115
JAMES R. MCCARDELL.
CHARLES H. WEST.
LAWRENCE FARRELL.
McCardell, West & Farrell,
(Successors to Richard Sutphin.)
Fine Carriage and Wagon Builders,
No. 29 NORTH WARREN STREET, TRENTON, N. J.
FINE ORNAMENTED AND BUSINESS WAGONS A SPECIALTY.
116
THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
EDWARD COOPER, Pres't,
S
EDWIN F. BEDELL, Sec'y, New York.
}Trenton.
FRED. J. SLADE, Treas., Trenton.
JOSEPH STOKES, Sup't,
New Jersey Steel & Iron Co.,
TRENTON, N. J.
COOPER, HEWITT & CO.,
17 BURLING SLIP, NEW YOrk.
Wrought Iron and Steel Beams, Channels,
Angles and Tees, Merchant Iron,
Brazier and Wire Rods, Rivets, Chains.
Constructors of Bridges, Roofs and other Iron and Steel Structures.
i
H. C. KAFER.
N. R. IVINS.
H. C. KAFER & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
RED PRESSED, MOULDED AND ORNAMENTAL
BRICK
Grinding and Fitting Brick for Arches, &c., a Specialty.
OFFICE AND YARD:
Cor. Princeton Ave. and Kirkbride St., TRENTON, N. J.
OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
117
THE TRENTON IRON CO..
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IRON AND STEEL WIRE
of every description, plain, galvanized, tinned and lead-coated; spiral ribbon fence
wire; steel wire ties for baling hay, straw, rags, excelsior, &c., &c., &c.
IRON AND STEEL WIRE ROPE
for all purposes, including cables of the best quality and of any desired length for
street cable roads. The attention of all users of wire rope is specially called to
the Trenton Iron Co.'s

་
།།
PATENT LOCKED WIRE ROPES
which are far superior to any other in tensile strength and durablility; from the
fact that the wires in these ropes are interlocked, "unstranding" or projection of
broken wires is impossible, and consequently a smooth surface only is constantly
presented to the sheave or drum, causing these latter to last indefinitely. One of
these locked wire ropes working under ordinary conditions will outwear two or
three ropes of the ordinary style. The Trenton Iron Co. also call attention to
their
Patent Wire Rope Tramways (Bleichert system)
also their hoisting and conveying plants for quarries, open-cut mines, docks and
contractors' work. Haulage and transmission of power by wire ropes a specialty.
Surveys made and plans furnished at moderate rates by competent engineers.
NEW YORK OFFICE:
COOPER, HEWITT & CO.,
17 Burling Slip.
118
THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES

GREEN & KENNEDY,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
LUMBER
DEALERS.
White Pine, Yellow Pine, Hemlock and Hardwoods
FURNISHED AT LOWEST MARKET PRICES.
OFFICE AND YARD:
No. 331 East State Street,
TRENTON, N. J.
CRAYON PORTRAITS,
Elegantly Framed, $10.00 to $15.00.
PHOTOGRAPHS
AT REASONABLE PRICES.
MERCANTILE PHOTOGRAPHY.
Manufacturers who desire to send out Photographs of their Goods and Wares would do
well to call on us.
L. HOLDRIDGE, PHOTO ARTIST,
4 South Greene Street.
THE PROVIDENTIAL TILE WORKS,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Superior Embossed and Artistic Tiles
FOR MANTEL FACINGS, HEARTHS, DADOS,
AND OTHER ARCHITECTURAL DECORATIONS,
P. O. Box 603.
TRENTON, N. J.
OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
119
"It is a good thing to own a Lot! A man feels better for it!"
BROAD STREET
LAND ASSOCIATION.
LOTS $100 AND UPWARD.
$10 DOWN; $5 A MONTH, &c.
If you want first-class Building Lots, for Homes or Investments,
here's the place to Buy. Go see. Magnificent place out there.
Go see Broad Street-only 100 ft. street about Trenton! Go
see our other Avenues and Streets-60 ft. wide!
Go see our
Handsome Trees, and Superb Walks and Drives-Nature's Own
Park improved!
Go see BROAD STREET PARK and SPRING LAKE. What
Fairmount Park is to Philadelphia, this Handsome Park and Lake
are to Broad Street Land Association and Trenton. Fine Walks
and Drives! Splendid Springs! Good Boating, Sailing, Fishing,
&c. People pay Big Prices for such Location elsewhere! What
will Lots HERE be worth in the near Future?


!
BUY A LOT! HAVE A HOME! HERE! DI
Title perfect. Houses already building there, and others soon begun. See!
Take the State Street cars, down Clinton Street to Franklin Street-only
stone's throw distant. Both Horse Railroads there soon,
Both Horse Railroads there soon, because of large travel
already thousands of people some days.
For Maps, Lots, &c., call on Officers or Directors.
President, Israel Howell; Vice President, Lewis Parker; Secretary and
Treasurer, James F. Rusling; Directors, Alex. C. Yard, R. A. Donnelly, W. H.
Rusling, Lawrence Farrell, Louis Wagner, Fred. J. Wittenborn.
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, 105 E. State Street.
SEC'Y and TREASURER'S OFFICE, 224 E. State Street.
A Good Home is a true Savings Bank! A Good Lot a gilt-edged
Investment!
Buy a Lot! Buy 2 Lots! Buy a Block, and see it grow!
Sure to double and treble soon! No Safer Investment in
New Jersey Trenton 100,000 population soon!
120
THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
BOOKS
Relating to New Jersey History, Genealogy, Geology, State
Reports, Railroads, Health, Industries.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
C. L. TRAVER,
108 S. Greene Street, TRENTON, N. J.
PETER FELL,
TRENT
MANUFACTURER OF
FRONT
RENTON FR
ORNAMENTAL AND MOULDED BRICK,
Yard, Cor. Princeton Ave. and Ewing Road.
ALL KINDS OF HAND-MADE BRICK CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL ORDERS.
Office, No. 497 Princeton Ave., TRENTON, N. J.
Special Attention Given to Grinding and Fitting Brick for Arches of all kinds.
J. W. COLE.
T. B. TAYLOR.
COLE & TAYLOR,
Wholesale Grocers
AND
PROVISION DEALERS,
143-147 East Front Street, TRENTON, N. J.
OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
121
WM. BURGESS, Pres't.
J. A. CAMPBELL, Treas.
I. H. NICHOLS, Sec'y.
ΤΗΕ
INTERNATIONAL POTTERY CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF FINE
Earthenware, White Granite
AND PORCELAIN,
TRENTON, N. J.

AVON 1065.
"Water Color" illustrations of dinner and toilet
ware mailed upon request.
122
THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
DANIEL LODOR,
CONTRACTOR.

OFFICE:
132 East State St., Trenton, N. J.
Before placing contracts, large or small, for excavations, sewering, paving
or any similar work, be sure to get my figures.
EAGLE ANVIL WORKS,

FAIR STREET,
On the Delaware River,
opp. Gas Works.
Established
1843.
CLARK FISHER,
PROPRIETOR.
PATENT
FISHER
FSHO
10c.
per lb.
FISHER'S PATENT RAIL JOINTS.
Double Screw Parallel Vises, and
EAGLE ANVILS,
MANUFACTURE THE
LOCKE'S the Leading SHOE HOUSE in the City,
We sell no SHOES, SLIPPERS or RUBBERS we cannot recommend.
BURT'S SHOES
In every width made, besides many other prominent makes.
WE SELL FOR CASH. HAVE ONE PRICE, AND THAT A LOW ONE.
OWEN H. LOCKE,
22 North Greene St., Trenton, N. J.
OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
123
GLOBE RUBBER WORKS.
BROOK, OLIPHANT & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF


RUBBER GOODS
FOR MECHANICAL PURPOSES.
Locomotive, Engine and Tank Hose.
Steam, Air-Brake and Brewers' Hose.
Smooth Bore, Plain and Corrugated Suction Hose.
Linen and Cotton Hose, Plain or Rubber Lined.
Cloth Insertion, Fibrous and Plumbago Sheet Packing.
Pure Packing in Sheets, Valves or Rings.
Fibrous, Cloth Insertion and Pure Packing Gaskets and Rings.
TUBING.
Plain, Corrugated, Cloth Insertion, Soda and Beer.
SPRINGS.
Car, Wagon and Special, any size.
BELTING.
Any Width or Ply.
MOULDED GOODS AND PRESS WORK A SPECIALTY.
WORKS:
Prospect Avenue and P. & R. R. R.
Write for Price List and Discounts. P. O. Box 684.
124
THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
The First National Bank of Trenton,
AT-
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.
Capital, $500,000.
Surplus, $175,000.
PHILIP P. DUNN, PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM I. VANNEST, Vice President.
CHARLES WHITEHEAD, CASHIER.
A General Banking Business Transacted.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY MADE AND REMITTED FOR.
All business entrusted to us will receive cheerful and prompt attention.
TRENTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY.
Incorporated February 19th, 1847.
SOUTH WARREN STREET STATION.
COAL GAS.
HOLDER CAPACITY, 276,000 CUBIC FEET.
WILLOW STREET STATION.
WATER GAS, Lowe Process.
HOLDER CAPACITY, 40,000 CUBIC FEET.
DIRECTORS-Lewis Parker, A. G. Richey, Edward H. Stokes, Clark
Fisher and John S. Chambers.
SINCLAIR, VANNEST & CO.
THE LARGEST AND CHEAPEST
CLOTHING HOUSE
IN TRENTON.
Three Large Salesrooms-Nos. 39, 41 and 43 East State Street.
SECOND FLOORS FILLED WITH READY-MADE CLOTHING,
Made up handsomely by Trenton tailors.
Men's Clothing-an immense stock.
Youths' Clothing-nobby and handsome..
Children's Clothing-the largest and cheapest stock in town.
A full stock of Piece Goods for the Custom Department, on first floor of No. 39.
you honest value for your money.
We will give
SINCLAIR, VANNEST & CO., 39 E. State Street, Trenton.
OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
125
READING RAILROAD
FAST AND FREQUENT TRAIN SERVICE
BETWEEN

TRENTON
-DEPOT WARREN AND TUCKER STREETS—
AND
Newark, New York,
AND ALL POINTS
NORTH AND EAST,
AND BETWEEN
TRENTON AND
PHILADELPHIA,
BALTIMORE,
WASHINGTON,
The South, West and Southwest.
SUPERB EQUIPMENT, THROUGH PARLOR AND SLEEPING CARS
BETWEEN
NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA,
WASHINGTON,
THE SOUTH
SOUTH AND WEST.
Hard Coal Burning Locomotives, emitting neither smoke nor
cinder.
A. A. MCLEOD,
I. A. SWEIGARD,
C. G. HANCOCK,
V. P. & Gen'l Manager.
Gen'l Sup❜t.
Gen'l Pass. Agent.
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THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES
F. S. KATZENBACH & CO.,
35 EAST STATE STREET,
Hardware, House Furnishing Goods,
Heaters, Ranges, Mantels and Stoves. Wood and
Slate Mantels.
PLUMBERS', STEAM, GAS FITTERS' AND MILL SUPPLIES.
PLUMBING, STEAM AND GAS FITTING.
LANNING & CROOK,
DEALERS IN
Hardware, Cutlery,
STOVES, RANGES,
PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, TINWARE AND HOUSE
FURNISHING GOODS.


Sole Agents for the Dangler Vapor Stoves and Alaska Refrigerators.
Seasonable Goods a Specialty.
COR. BROAD AND CENTRE STS., TRENTON, N. J.
SWANN & WHITEHEAD,
MANUFACTURERS OF
BRTISTIC MASE LAMPS

AND
Decorated Shades and founts,
TRENTON, N. J.
N. Y. Office, 12 Barclay St.
(See cut, page 19.)
OF THE CITY OF TRENTON, N. J.
127
WILSON PEIRSON,
Real Estate and Insurance,
FARMS wanted in any part of New Jersey in Exchange for City Property.
INSURANCE placed in all the Reliable Companies at Lowest Rates. MONEY
loaned on best securities. HOUSES for sale on easy terms. RENTS collected.
CONVEYANCING carefully done.
130 E. STATE ST., TRENTON, N. J.
Telephone 340.
Board of Trade Rooms.
WM. DOLTON & CO.,
WHOLESALE
Grocers and Provision Dealers,
TRENTON, N. J.
R. L. HUTCHINSON.
C. H. BROWN.
HUTCHINSON & BROWN,
MANUFACTURERS OF
BRICK.
FRONT BRICK A SPECIALTY.
Yard on Trenton Branch Philadelphia and Reading R. R.,
TELEPHONE 183.
P. O. Box 115.
ABOVE PROSPECT STREET.
TRENTON, N. J.
Hotel Windsor,
...Windsor,
W. W. DILTS, MANAGER,

119, 121, 123 East State Street, TRENTON, N. J.
Rates: $3.00 and $3.50 per day. $9.00 to $15.00 per week. Table board
$6.00 per week. Special Rates to Commercial and Theatrical People.
STREET CARS P. R. R. DEPOT PASS DOOR.
J. S. CLEAVER, Clerk.
128
THE INDUSTRIES AND ADVANTAGES

THIS OFFER IS
TEMPTING!
But is nothing compared to the
quality of the
STAPLER
TRENTON CRACKER,
MANUFActured BY THE
Trenton Cracker Co.
TRENTON, N. J.
THOS. C. HILL & SON,
Bakery, Confectionery and Lunch Parlor,
11 N. GREENE ST., TRENTON, N. J.
"AN OLD ESTABLISHED, RELIABLE PLACE."
Wedding Receptions, Dinners and Lunches a Specialty. Out-of-town orders
solicited. Fully equipped for Finest Work. Refer to all Trenton.
Caleb T. Houston,
542 SOUTH WARREN STREET.

PIANOS
BOUGHT AND SOLD.
Pianos Tuned.
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