New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-07
NEW-JERSEY INDUSTRIES.
IA FACTORY CENSUS TO BE BEGUN THIS 1
WEEK THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND RAPID Transit
CITY TAXES-THE FRELINGHUYsEN MONC-
MENT - THE NEW BALLOT LAW
IAkE AND MOUNTAIN RESOETS.
LAKE AND MOUNTAIN REsOETs.

LAKE AND MOUNTAIN RESORTS.
Trenton. y. j.. July 6.-The work upon the factory
census Of Ncw-Jerscy Will begin during tie week.
and its results are awaited with deeper If less
general interest than the enumeration OF the people
The cities of this state busy. thriving ana ltf
pri,inG hat they do not get much advertising ana
they need it, Their IDENTITY i, swallowed IN IN New
Yoi:, and Philadelphia. thorough census OF the
industries may .r,ncdy this local grievance. and II
will at least Give La5i, for the due publication oil
facts by local enterprise. The cher OF inc manu-
factory division Of The Census Bureau has been ooH
ing over the ground in NcwJcrscy, aud has ALREADY
appointed some Of the special agents. Chief VIII
ianS is a liz man With the MARKS Of executive force
upon him. and re promises thorough and comprc-
hcnSive of the industries. Ten years ago The
patent leather manufacturers OF NcW-Jersey WHO
made over 90 per cent of that kind of leather,
were Jumped in with other leather manufactures
The industry is As distinct any WORK III leather
can be from another. and there was much dsSaisiAc-
ton This time there TO be special schedules and
New jersey viii get the credit that belongs to II
for industry that not only supplies the United
States, but does rushing business in Australia ana
a great deal in Europe. Trenton potteries' Newark
leather and jewery Paterson silk the great thread.
shoe, clothing products and the multitude of ndi-
vcua manufactures in the state will get fair Tcogni-
ton. The state has a Bureau of statistic that
might do for New Jersey what the census is expected
to accomplish, but the Bureau has never been sue
cess. Ii may, however. make some good Use OF tho
census by diCeSting the reports and separating
New-Jersey industries from those Of the other States
1t is hoped that the manufacturers Themselves will
help the industrial census. and the present dispC
ton is to The Bureau makes strong point of
the secrecy which will be maintained to indiv
vdual reports, going far as to pledge that none
of the reports shall be used for taxation any
purpose excepting the census statistics There j. a
good deal of satisfaction to the patriotic that the
census comes at time when business is in sound
condition and the output Of the factories i, eX-
tremely large OF course profits arc not what they
used 10 be- but the volume Of trade is ard
wages are on a liberal basis while hours of work have
been steadily reduced The number Of strikes and
of labor difficulties generally has been remarkably
small for the last two years. Altogether the in
dustral showing made by New-Jcrsoy in the new
census promises to be a brian; one.
Whether the Will show 1t not. the amount
of money invested in this state in permanent improve
ments during the last five years Ia, been something
amazing The proportion 81 new dwellings 10 p0puLt-
ton has increased wonderfully. The same story i,
told In Camden Trenton Newark, Paterson and Jersey
City. Much of this has been due to the successful
management of the building and loan associations
Then the investments in factory buildings has
been large, and in railroad Improvements and con
strnction it draws we'll up into the millions and is
continuing All the great roads have p,Yicino,d
in this and the Pennsy lvania alone will have snoo.
over S6.OOO,OOO before it is through with work no