The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-22
AMONG THE Pines.
New Possibilities of Wealth
and Prosperity for
New Jersey.
&c COLONIZATION SCHEME.
ter Lands for Settlers Than
the West Affords-Gov-
ernor Albeit Inter-
ested.
COLONIZATION SCHEME.
The Proposed Building Association
League-Poliiical Notes.
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TRENTON, Dec. %, 1S90.-The Governor
and the State Geologist. Joha W. Smock,
have been discussing the necessity Of
making careful examination OF the pine
lands of the State, with view Of utiliz-
ing as much of the pine district as possi-
Bile. The State is now in good position
to carry on such work because of an ar
rsaHement just made with the United
states Geological Survey. It has been
decided to give the United States the
right to make examinations of the soils
and rocks in all the territory above the
Trenton line.
The survey is to be a complete one. 1t
will take three or four years to complete
the work. and the sum OF 5000 is to be
expended annually, and the best talent to
be employed. The United States will
make map, marking the surface changes
and other natural characteristics. IL will
be on the same scale as the series OF maps
nav being issued by New Jersey. The
condition imposed upon the State fs that
1t must continue to make It's survey.
This will give Prof. Smock and the Geo
logical Survey the opportunity TO concen-
trate on the southern part of the State, and
particularly the pine country, which
covers much of the area of West Jersey.
NEW JERSEYS ADVANTAGES.
Governor Albeit made the remark the
other day to the State Geologist thet 1t
would be well to make a careful study Of
\ all the soils of the State and prepare q
statement of their adaptability. Many
farmers are rushing to the West, and it Is
possible that they are leaving a country
of far greater possibilities. He contends
that the position of the State Is such that
it affords ready market for all that
could be grown. The matter is worthy of
much care and attention on the part of
the State. The farmer shonld not be COM
PEELED to do the experimenting.
tBProf. Smock believes there Is q great
future In the New Jersey pines, and he
proposes to continue his study OF the sur
face OF the territory and look into the
matter of irrigation. Considerable area
is devoted to the culture of cranberries.
and the industry Is growing. Small fruit
farms. wherever established, are succeed
ing, and others should be established.
The success of the farms on the Vineland
ana Hammonton tracts Is the subject OF
extended discussion.
The prosperity of the foreign colonies
at Rosenhayn, Carmel, and Alliance has
attracted attention to the possibilities of
utilizing certain localities for small in
dustrlai colonies. The purpose is to re-
lieye the overcrowded tenement houses
of New York, and to give cheap homes TO
the more thrifty Of the foreign poor. No
part of the pine district is more than five
hours removed from the clothing ware
houses of New York.
The present colonies are successful,
and negotiations are now being made for
new sites. An authority states that
within the next twenty years there will
be long line of these small settlements,
and they mean new citizens for the
States, and better moral surroundings
Tor the children OF these settlers.
PREFERABLE TO THE WEST.
prominent owner of land in Cumber-
" ia af hla for ha or
ment that number Of people, who have
been trying TO exc out an existence in the
blizzard wheat territory OF the West are
seeking homes in the South Jersey pines
and are about to go into truck farming
and small fruit raising. Those who have
gone West have lost all they ventured in
their enterprises. and are now turning
their faces homeward, believing there Is
future in the home markets of New
Jersey Ii the anticipations OF these re-
turned agriculturists are realized, it is
said others are to follow. The next an
nual report of the new State Geologist
will have something to say on how the
pine land can be make profitable.
PROPOSED BUILDING ASSOCIATION LEAGUE
The many building aud loan associa-
tions of the State have for some time been
discussing the matter of organizing a
State League for mutual protection.
Other States have led in this matter, but
none have been SO prosperous in the mat
ter of management OF the association as
New Jersey. 1t has been settled during
the last week that the much talked about
convention to f,r'n The league shall take
place dl ring the last week In January.
Judge Z. Amber Armstrong. Of Camden,
was the cna.. VI tne convention held
here for the formulation of the BLANKS,
and has instructed James Bishop, chief of
the Labor Bureau, to call the convention.
Meanwhile. a corresponds viii be opened
with some notable authorities on the sub
ject of loan associations
Ii Is probable that Prof. Dexter, the
well known New York writer, will be in
vited TO be present on this occasion. The
majority of the associations in the State
are in favor of the league, and will have
vigorous Legislative Committee. Some
changes will be made in the laws DOW on
the statute books.
The Labor Bureau is now compiling
statistics on the farms III the State that
have been sold for mortgages aud taxes
The information is sought through the
gratuitous services of the township asses
Bors- Some Of them are kindly filling in
the blanks. but others hesitate because
there Is no compensation fixed An as
SCISSOR in burlington county during the
week wrote to the chief as follows:-
"Thee asks for much valuable informa-
ton, but thee falls to state IN thy COM
nunication. what thee viii pay, If thee
receives these &gures.n II Is posi- Bile that
one township WIZ be blank.
SANITARY LEGISLATION WANTED
Dr. Ezra M. Hunt. the secretary Of the
State Board OF Health, states that be is in
favor of having the Legislature take tine
action on stream pollution that the New
Jersey Sanitary Association recommend
ed at It's meeting last week. He Is willing
that the State Board of Health should do
the work, but is more favorably disposed
% the creation of river pollution COM
mission. He THINKS that the laws of
Massachusetts are quite efficient in this
particular, and that State is the pioneer
Ia the work of controlling the pollution of
public streams.
There are no laws now that prevent
river poisoning, and the Legislature will
DC Obliged to give authority. by special
lcts The work of draf ing the bill will
De assigned 10 the State Board of Health,
aud before it is completed the Executive
Council will have to baye special ses-
ion. The new law will be OF direct ad-