The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-09
MARION WAKING UP.
A New Factory May Help to
Drive Away the Hoo
doo- Many Advan-
tageS.

Holders of property in that section of
Marion surrounding the ill-fated watch
factory" have been given new hopes that
some day their property will regain the
value it possessed not many years ago.
The encouragement emanates from the
establishment OF new industry in their
midst. 1t is torpedo manufactory
which is to give employment to about
thirty-five girls and half a dozen
or more men. 1t is the Graber Torpedo
Manufacturing Company. The company
was, until last month, located in Newark.
but desiring 60 locate nearer New York,
struck upon Marion, where every rail-
road facility is offered. The company
has fitted up the eastern end of the old
St. James Hotel and now has its works
in operation. The torpedoes manufac-
tured are those small ones which are sold
in packages on the Fourth of July.
Property owners in Marion offer every
inducement TO manufacturers, with the
hope of having them locate there; but for
some peculiar reason. the fate of the
watch factory enterprise seems to keep
large manufactu4 ers away.
The erection OF the watch factory in
Marion resulted, at that time, in the
building up of magnificent park. a
number of small dwellings and the i'm
mense St. James Hotel with its 300
rooms. The failure of the watch fac
tory project was q death blow
to Marion and it has never fully recovered
from the shock to real estate. Until with
in the past year or two big, business men
OF every description crowded the locality,
small business men were driven to the
city, untenanted houses were allowed to
go to ruin, while the one time magnificent
st. james Hotel was permitted to go TO
rack ana ruin. 1t is partly tenanted now
by poor class of people, the Graber
Manufacturing Company, and Mrs. Nc
Cormick, a good natured Irish lady who
operates grocery store and has control
Of the building.
Within the past six months Marion has
begun to assume trifie more business
like air. The Royal Chemical Company
has in operation large plant. and the
Manhattan Tobacco works give employ
meut to number of mea and girls, and
now comes the Graber Company.
There is plenty of room for manufac-
turers In the district Property is cheap.
II has a railroad station and freight
depot, and the advantages of due direct
lines to New York. Real estate mon say
property in the locality is good pur-
chase, believing that it is q matter of but
few years when manufacturers must
take advantage of the inducements the
locality offers.
Sales.
For reel estate advertisements see Sec
07td Page.
Real Estate Agent James F. Cannon has been
making some heavy sales since January /. He
controls fiue class of property and has on his
list of customers some of the heaviest specu-
lators in the city One of the best sales he has
made within the past month is the five story
fiat house at No 210 Second street between
Grove and Henderson streets, 1t was owned
by the estate of Martin Tomfohrde and was sold
to Mrs. Adelheid Welcke Of New York for
81: 800. The price is good one. Another sale
is the property at No. Paulmer Place. This
he sold to George A. Wood of Wood & Menagh
for $7775. 1t was formerly owned by Louis
Baumann.
He also sold the property at No. 3o4 Seventh
street. 1t consists of a four story frame front,
and three story frame rear building. The pur
chaser was Eugene Murphy, for $500. The
property was formerly owned by James Dunn.
The three story front and two story frame at
No. A Canal street, he sold to Peter Doris for
$2,500. George A Spots was the former owner.
Agent Cannon has number of other sales on
hand. He predicts lively business during the
coming season, and expects to see considerable
private dwelling property change hands.
Agent James Murphy of Erie and Ninth
Hreets, has sold to ]. K. Murphy the two story
rame tenement at No. 211 Thirteenth street,
or 81 ,150. Mr.. John o. Brien was the former
swner.
Transfers.
Charles R. Longstreet to Jane A, Gaines for
$l2, 900, three lots and premises on the north
etster]y side of Emory street, adjoining lot 8
inBlock C, also lots "a, 25, 26 and 27, fronting on