The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24
NEW
The "Arena" for January.

Henry George has a paper enulGleu
"To Destroy the Rum Power in the
January arena, which will attract
much attention, not merely because
the remedy proposed is that OF re-
moving all restrictions from the liquor
traffic, but also owing to the strength
of the paper. He shows in a most
vivid manner the corrupting lntiu-
enee of the uln power, how 1t de-
bauches politics and unless shorn OF
its power may ultimately destroy the
nation. All persons interested in
the temperance question: (and
what patriotic citizen is notD
should not fail to read this
remarkable contribution to the litera-
ture of the Rum Controversy. The
publisher announces that General
Clinton B. Fisk, the late Prohibition
candidate for the Presidency, will re-
ply toAthis paper from the standpoint
81 a Prohibitist, while the Rev. DIR.
Howard Crosby will represent the adj
vocates of high license in the contro-
versy. The January Arena is filled
with brilliant papers. 1t is more
liberal than the Forum or North
AmeTdcGn Re0aeac, and opens
it's columns to the + and
full discussions of all the great
religious, social, ethical andlpolitical
problems of the day from all points of
view. Another feature of the Arena
which greatly enhance its interest for
the general reader is the Introduction
OF a little light literature always of
the highest literary merit). In this
respect the arena is following in the
footsteps of BlGckaOood'S Magazine,
and it is safe to say, the general
reader will be pleased with the new
feature. ~
Elizabeth. 34F
Nearly all Western cities have is
sued more or less elaborate pamphlets
to describe their respective advan-
tages, and Eastern cities in this and
other States have been forced to do
the same in order to meet the sharp
competition for new capital and new
industries. Many of these are sizable
and attractive books. but none that
we have yet seen can compare with
the work issued by the Elizabeth
Journal. 1t is a book of 1856 pages,
medium quarto size, printed on rich,
cream-white paper, and embellished
with nearly 400 illustrations. These
latter are its leading characteristic.
They are, in quality, the best that
can5be produced by what is known as
photo-electric engraving, and are
equal to any Of the half-tone pictures
that appear in Hdrpey's, Scfibneg'S
4he Century, Cosmopolitan or any
other standard magazine. How liter
ally these pictures illustrate Elizabeth
may be inferred from the fact that
there are III portraits of city officials
and leading citizens, 1879 factories and
places of business, 80 churches and
chapels, 26 general views of streets,
etc, 10 schools, G parks and public
buildings, A charitable institutions
and 2 large maps. Besides these
there is a birdseye view of the city
and its three miles of water FRONT, a
picture that alone cost $3.50 to engrave
and print.
The text describes the general fea-
lures Of the city, it's streets, its roads,
its parks, the prices Of building sites,
| it's Waterfront advantages, railroad
| facilities, freight rates, etc. It's i'm
mense factories are literally described
but the book is remarkably free from
the usual paid write up that forms
the bulk of many works, and its facts
are compiled not so much to advertise
those already located in Elizabeth, as
to outsiders what privileges
are open to them, and thus TO invite
wlindustries and new capital tx
settle in that city.