The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-02
GOOD FOR ELIZABETH.
The Lighterage Business Is
Largely Controlled BY
Her Citizens.

ELIZABETH, Feb. 1, 1S9O.-The
lighter Union is at the wharf of the
Staten Chemical Works being dis
charged of a cargo of copper ore. The
ore is from the Montana mines. and
the consignment is the first that has
come by overland route to Weehaw-
ken in the State, and then lightered
to the works in this city. The custom
has heretofore been by shipping the
ore from California, and coming east
in vessels by way of Cape Horn.
AT the Staten Chemical works the
sulpher is taken from the ore. and it
is then conveyed TO the New Jersey
Copper Extraction Company's works,
Immediately adjoining, and the cop
per and silver is extracted. The resi-
due is then taken to Pennsylvania
and the iron is extracted.
In connection with the arrival of
the lighter Union, it is an interesting
fact that the lighterage business of
New York harbor seem to be fast com
ing into control of residents of the
lower section of this city. The Union
is owned by Mr.. James McMaster.
who has an Office in Pearl street, New
York, and who has several lighters or
scows. His business has been grow
ing steadily in the last year or two,
and he recently added two large YES
sells to his fleet.
One of the most extensive lighter
age concerns in New York h2rbor is
that of Mr.. Charles A. Brown, of the
corner of Elizabeth avenue and Sec
ond street. He is son of Mr.. Franklin
P. Brown, and nephew of the late E.
! q. Brown. Ia addition to several tug
boats, Mr.. Brown has from fifty to
sixty lighters OF different classes,
| scows and sailing lighters He has
| contracts for removal of sweepings
from the streets, etc, in addition ia
the transportation of merchandise,
etc.
Mr.. George w. Rodgers, of Marshall
street, has from fifteen to twenty YES
sells. Mr.. Scully, a well-known resi-
dent OF the Second ward has a regu-
lar line of towing steamers and tug.
boats, and besides thirty barges and
canal boats.
Excise Commissioner Thomas Drum
in addition to hisinterests in the boat:
of the New Jersey transportation ano
Dry Dock Company, has six or sever
scows. School Commissioner Irwin
as partner in the Manhattan Trans
portation Company, owns a fleet O
canal boats. Mr.. Elias ID. Smith ha.
a number of schooners and an interest,"
in the steam lighter Dennis Valentine
1 Mr.. w. q. Ballantine is the owner o
the steam lighter Howard, which hai
| the reputation of being one of the
best vessels of its class in New YorE
! harbor He is also one of the owners
! of the Dennis Valentine.
Captain Thomas ii. Benton has c
dredging plant and a number of scows
! Captain George Williams owns severa
I tugboats. George A. Morrell an(
! Robert Morrell have several vessel
each. Captain William Kennedy twt
or more tugboats, and there are sew
| eral other residents who own one OIL
more vessels each.
The steam lighters Sturteyant ant
Advance, we'll equipped vessels. ar,
! owned by manufacturers along Soutf
! Front street.
1 The sailing lighters and scows or,
worth from $4,000 TO S7,O90 Bargei
I and lighters made from old schooner
cost from 81 600 and upwards. New
scows are worth from $4, 600 to So, 600
4 and steam lighter from SIS, 900 t,
4 $25, 900. 1t is estimated that resident
of Elzabethport have nearly three
! quarters Of a million dollars invested
4 in vessels