New-York tribune., 1876-08-11
NEE-JERsEY BUILDERS DEPEESSED


SUBURBAN ENTERPRISE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF THE TRADE IL PLACES WITHIN EASY REACH
OF NEY-YoRK-wHAT BUILDERS SAY.
Among the many thriving cities and towns
of Newersey where are produced very largo share Of
tho manufactured articles for the NsW-YOrs market
there regns Is general dglness that Is very mari ed
One OF The industries that has experienced most Eeeny
the general depression Of tho time, The building rll
In jersey City tho building interests iat without
any present ment for brighter future The
master worlnen sag there ia hardly enough now build
ngs ere ng them for the trouble of look
ing after them. Ia Newark the feeling is that of dis
couragement even among the prominent builders. In
some shops where formerly 81 more men we're ein-
poyca COW only three four, and five may be seon and
these working rates very low IN contrast win
WAGES two and three years agc. Men who thrce
years ago received 81 or ~ 90, now perform
the same duties at 81. 81 so, or = 20 day.
great many small builders who. during the period OF
speculative excitement had profitable business, have
nothing left, and again work ut the journey mans
bench few -anguine builders expressed themselves
quite satisfied with the times "as oag a' hey didn't
get any worse" adding that "icbbnE was brisk just
now patching up the shells tey built when timrs were
better" Elizabeth show anything in The building
liuc worthy Of note. street Improvements having I'M
posed high taxation, little desire is manifested by
present land owners u build Along the hne OF the
Central Railroad Of Ncw-JsTscy mu.e enterprise oeens
bCGu SHOWN lhJl some otiltF lLvi4S INV
character OF the Improvements begin ar of the first
class yacap houses may be purchased or rented al re-
duced Gsrcs in every city and town along tins roate
Fanvood Park and NethcrwOOd small sta
tons Immediately beyond Nestled, are worthy
Of some notice. The fOrinrr is the project
Of John Taylor Johnston who has bestowed
every pains upon the spot to make il an attractive
suburban retreat Here tho progress las been commen-
suraie with tie times nothing having bcca ycntured
ltn. Ngther,Sgus.
from FauS0od Park has now brick station OF Gothic
design erected by private interests aud GbOut 800 acres
of Hill anl yale t out I'm serpcntnc roads and driycs
The land has been thoroughly drained, ana houses vary
ing IN yalucrro,n $1,000 70 $4,000 have erected
improvements at this place have bocD made q. very
substantial character and 1, "a sated he the intention
the erection Ot cottages Ia alvncc ci no
lsua demand, believing thai tao rsEt class of suh1roa
COTTAGES ~ less marketable as all times. Ptn
nc,d, Duucrn, and s0mercle present the same f-e'
that has hiAe'jO ccen noticed IA other places ie lI1
iJrity of builders complaining OF he scarcity of rev
work. At south pHinela aIl projected building enter
priscs baN" sch deferred IA consequence oi the u,eF
tain demand for residences igr from tie
main line ON the Long Branch division some
railroad stations have been erected on ri, le dJ:ps
the paSr year aud tye resulted - the erecting OF oAt
buildings Az Noiristowu. on the Morris and Essex
Railroad, anew library building Is OF e0npe-
ton: but with this exception thcrc Is no building WORK.
il il said projected The builders IN this town say they
"arc Obliged Ia scour the country for lc work ana
the same feeling is manifested IN Madison Chatham,
Snmmi and Milburn AT summit TIE building trade is
utterly Stsgnant speculative ente prisc-he erection
of several very picturesque villas ne the staonnss
failed To MAKE the favorable returns that were aDilc
patOd No special cause is assignee FOR the failure o
this project summit has been long known rs health
tul summer retreat Orange presents busk and Hour
ishing OndltiOu in the building trade any ,ONGl 10
New,Je:Scy. The builders ANA carpenter eespccayu 10
not manifest any icsponicncy. They say that ell the
work they have hand II TAX contract, and AZ
lower rates chan before the war houiSiar las It's fG
share enterprise, though no great stir IL apparent
Many cottages that have hitherto been uaOccuplcd arc
gradually ndng purchasers tenar.s though aL1tes
from 80 To 20 pOr cent less than those asSod IN 1872 aa
1873.
the past year anon, some Of tho yCun communities
places that three years agp could not boast Of geo
,,apiitd position. IL W0Odslde. suburb of Ne"&.
during tire pas twelve months many small houses s1lF
able Tor small families at low rrnals have been eot
p,ted. These are yet filed and moan while II IS nos
lC med CXpvdient 10 increase the uumber. Arlington
station Oh the railroad from Montcar to GlecDTnvtt nt
Lake has grown TO large proportions within very sbO.
| time few OF capital nave succeeded III nhtsts
the nace what thcy intended should bc~ attractive
home" The c0ttages arc intended FOR smhU iaianes
nrlntpally AL Franklin, the PaSslic hraGch OF tue
Erie 3ilruad "A few cottages were completed last yca
Lit no encourage for the erection Of moro tbs ycM
has shown itself Paterson suffers from the gcneIa,
s,uatiOn that with few exceptions u 80 very apsrIs
in eyorv section. The destruction Of some OF the MUS
by ge az that place afforded employment to lHcIt
number Of Tor short tine. A. al The prihc1.
station. the northern Raj ROAD df NeN-Jef-e' n1
same despondcnt feeling exists among all classes "a
bi .ders At ElstOD, the terminus VI two Taiii,sn
across the STATE, there is no building going oD thHPs
E.stun, has lately suffered fne LOSS oi
ia best buildings BY irp, which naturally angrds emyA
ment Ia tEer reconstruction. In AL ;besc places Nt
nro situated IN the most thriving and usually tBo pas
part Of the state OF SewJciscy rs rNs.u to neysr
trades is ked fact that such ul'eFqNot 70 hpd.
before cxpereuced. Builders CyelyWcie 'ay 'ha m,
ing materials and laJOr !0v-Ower thah oe!o.o
war-yst general depression perYics the Nhot ,n
the mnioIity of instances not ovcrbGoyanb 'H""s
| hopeful for the future.