The Jersey City news., 1902-11-17
REAL ESTATE.
West Bergen Rapidly Be-
coming a Manufaotur-
ing Centre.
FACTORIES INCREASING
Many Have Been Built in the
Past Few Years and
More Are Projected.
FACTORIES INCREASING

The large number OF manufacturing
concerns that have located in recent
years on the west bank of the Hacken-
sack River in the section known as West
Bergen is, in the opinion of many, a
marked indication of the rapid future
development of property in that locality
Old residents who remember when there
vas not a house west of West Side ave-
nre and south of Communipaw avenue,
observe the steady building up, of the
acighborhood with interest. They pre-
diet that the time is not far off when the
banks of the Hackensack will be lined
with shipping and that West Bergen will
;con take prominent place among the
arge manufacturing communities in the
State.
That additional transportation faci.i-
ties will be absolutely necessary before
many more years have elapsed is evident
from the rapid increase of the number Of
factories, and it is from this point of
view that the development of the Hack
ensack River water front is considered
soon to be accomplished.
ONLY ONE STEP.
The recent increase in the size of the
Spaulding & Jennings steel works now
controlled by the Crucible Steel Company
of America, which is another name for
the Steel Trust was but one step toward
the industrial development of this seq
ton. Five large brick buildings have
been added to the old plant and the en-
tire works now cover about three good
sized blocks. The Central Railroad of
New Jersey has two sidings running into
the works and even these are scarcely
able to handle the freight.
Any number Of large factories have
been built in West Bergen in the past
few years. Among the most prominent
are the Eastern Carbon Works, Chicago
Railway Equipment, Company, Spiral
Riveted Tube Company, Pierson-Sefton
Company greenhouse builders), Wickes
Brothers Boiler and Machine Works,
American Wax Match Works, Mutual
Chemical Company, George Anspach
Company confectionery manufacturers,
and several roofing factories. Besides
these there are many old concerns which
many years. Included among these are
the Mallenkrot Chemical Company and
the Detwiler Fireworks Company.
RAILROAD HELPS.
Not long ago the Central Railroad
built a spur from its Newark and New
York BRANCH extending south as far as
the Detwiller Fireworks plant, which is
but a short distance from the Newark
Bay shore. This road was built exclu-
sively for the accommodation of the fac
tories. 1t is elevated over Culver ave-
nue. and many other streets in the popu
lated section, but descends to the surface
before reaching the powder works. From
this spur sidings have been built into the
yards of all the large concerns and To-
connective is kept busy daily transferring
freight cars from. and to the main line.
Farther along in the Greenville section
within a short distance from the Newark
Bay are the large mills of the Chadwick
Thread Company, built several years
ago. 1t is said that in short while the
railroad will be extended to these mills.
Although there is considerable
stretch of meadow land between the
factories and the Hackensack water
front, it is not expected that much time
would be occupied filing in the stretch
should the river be made navigable.
Then there is the old Morris Canal
which skirts the factories on the west.
This is controlled by the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, which is trying to get authority
from the Legislature to fill in and use it
for railroad purposes.
GASES KILL TREES.
A singular feature in connection with
the establishment of the two large chemi-
cal works south of Culver avenue is the
apparent dying off of all the large trees
in the immediate vicinity. The works
are separated by small wooded patch
of these trees is dead and the smaller
vegetation in the immediate vicinity
seems to be dead also. 1t is supposed
that the trees were killed by the. poison
Gus gases emitted from the works. Other
trees some distance from the works, al
though not dead, seem to be affected by
the same gases.
The advent of factories on the west
side ha sgreatly added to the value of
surrounding property. The residential
section south of Culver avenue is being
rapidly built up and as the number of
men employed in the factories is CON
stantly increasing, the houses are very
easily rented.
Wisconsin Jackson, formerly superin-
tendent of the Newark plank road, and
now in the real estate business, is among
those who have invested heavily in west
side property. Mr.. jackson is now build
ing a number Of dwellings on Oxford
and Lexington avenues, west>~ of West
Side avenue. This property was bought
by Mr.. Jackson some time ngo from
Manager David Young Of the North Jer-
sey Street Railway Company.