The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-03
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CAPSULE NO. 20.
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xVTHEN he War of 1872 began the town had reached a pon in its prog
w r@s where if it did not nov exactly what was it's destination, yet it
was IN its way Two years before the census returns showed 5000 in
habitants The industry. life and vigor If thu town was Il tut of pro-
portion to it's size. Already it's fame as a manufacturing town had gone abroad
through the thirteen original States ant beyond them. War, if the persistent
rumor may be credited, always has a very depressing effect on thu manufac-
tories of the country to which it is brought Strangely enough, this little three
year var with England, which was all settled quhe a little while before its
greatest bathe IA fought, not only did o afec thu industrial n manufac-
turing interesso of Newark unfavoraby, but actually insured more life in them
and brought a greater prosperity to them. The secret of this luck which befen
Newark n the tow deserved it considering low everything had to be fought
for-lay in the factt that HI little city on the Passaic made a great many things
which the soldiers had to have. Uncle Sam is proverbiany a good customer,
and he found a convenient and wonderfully varied market where he might pro-
cure a great many of the things he must have. The army contractor was
abroad in the land. nd he favored Newark greatly.
Far from being such al intimate and close a -home proposition as had,
been the War fol- Independence this second struggle with England Nigh have
continued indefinitely an contributed nothing more than extraordinary pros
perty to Newark The grew fat N raj. There were few rayer for
peace in Newark during this unpeasannes
Many of the towns varnkec citizens responded to the first alarm like fire
horses They enlisted in h cast defense service stationed about New York
harbor to guard it from attack Foremost among them in enthusiasm was
Aaron Treat Crane, a descendant of Robert Treat h leader Of the settlers
when they came first to Newark He became a major in this volunteer army
and when the citizens weren lot toe busy making things they we're proud of hin.
Just how effective would have been this coast defense, in which a the
as the British were polite enough nt to try to force their into New York
harbor, where they were 10 wanted. But alter they told of this incident.
On Park place, in the rar of Trinity Church, here lived an Engnshman
who made 10 pretense about just now his sympathhs were located. Every
time lie could find a nan who would listen to him he told hat man about what
a mistake the thirteen States were making But it was seldom lie coud find
mar wo had time to listen as al weres so busy makin things for the soldiers
and getting prosperous one night those ~ho had worked laeo or tarrsdf for yet
another n passed on their "a HON anywhere in he neighborhood of this
Park place house aw that it lighted from basement ito attic. Latert the
town learned thata party of English naval officers had been entertained there
for the evening. They had come in from the bockading squadron and gone
back out to it without being observed. But that was simply al incident, nj
meant nothing excepting hat Newark was too busy n too far from the seat
of it to take the wal seriously.
A second paradox occurred when peace a Brilliantly prosperous during
the var hard times came to the town Immediately after it. The State Bank IF
Newark suspended specie payment just before the close of the struggle Every
thing sumped, outside orders winded to nothing panckyc conditions re-
vailed. When a United States bank With a capital of ss6OOoMo vas established
April TO- 1916, confidence can rushing back like a prodigaI which had been
tipped off on the Inc veal dinner which was awaiting him. Confidence brouSht
its win, Prosperity, ant everything was lovely again.