The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-03

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- sr,,,. p,z1N tne growth m development of Newark for tn last TIVE
decades it will be Unnecessary to call forth again those m eloquent hsurss
an, ,no otre.dv nerforned such yeonan service in exploiting h wonders
of his city. They will nov clearly enough that the last period of the his
tory of this metropolis of New Jersey is by far its greatest hat tn story OF me
rapidly growing city OIL the Passaic reaches a natural lima IN is 'i'''ns
chapers Before summoning these figures for purposes of comparison 1t VIII
h .ju.tas well to enumrate a few of he important events of the last ten year
with their respective dates
In 1900 the erection IF a new city Hal "a decided upon' I'M tat I'M
portant work "a completed in 1906. Tn building is naturally a source Of
pride with tn citizens of this city 1t is built of steel m granite WIN IN
rotunds finished in italian marble, and cost s,5m"o The beautiful
House, another architectural work Of art wa completed a little while after
ward, a a cos, of sLsoeooo. The Mutual Benefit building, which is equally the
10y of the layman n the architect, ws built in 1907. In the following zeal
the agitation to secure a small Board of Education having been crowned
with success after the question was submitted to the voterss sue a board wa
appointed by Mayo Haussnng.
AS is well known Newarks financial institutions weaheed tn ami OF II"
like the sturdy SAFE "a ne IN Conservative craft that they are Only twenty
minutes away banking institutions were closing their doors with the most
gloomy regularity, but so far as Newark vas concerned the contagnn lid lot
spread. In that year also, in in with the active n effective work which
had been done toward he improvement of the river and the bay a nw survey
was ordered. Congress also authorized the dredging of the chann to a
depth of sixteen feet and the increasing of TIT width from 200 tic 800 feet
The estimated cost of this work is s,1e,1e and that sur has been made avail
able.
The following numerical comparisons intended to prove beyond the per-
adventure of a doubt that Newarksh history is most wonderful at this end, we're
secured from a resume of the situation by James NJ Reilly secretary OF the
Board of Trade. This review will be a part OF the annual report of the Board
of Trade for 1909, md is o in the hands of the printer.
According to he United States censu for 1880 Newark's population was
$4,000; in 1900 it was sooo. n today it is not less than $4,000. a natYs1E&
crease which vas not contributed by the annexation of adjacent tf IW5
any material extent. Its immediate suburbs have increased in a Mh
from $4,000 to 100000, an it is predicted that this entire population Y Npl
than double in thu next ten years. The total taxable valuations in y A&%
gregated s122ooooOO; in 1902, s1ssOoOooe and in 1909 s@57So7sa The vass EasN
ference in III ratio of increase between thu last seven over the first ZEN ON
these years. may be seen at a glance. Going further with the figures which rep
hresent indsputabe facts is how that the amount of capital invested in
nanufacturng interests in 1892 IA s78OO0M in 1902, s10sOO0Wo, and in 19@'
proxina $780, 900 The annual value of the finished product had in
o..,.aa er, sa mO mi in 1892 10 $3.50 0 600 in 1902 m will undoubtedly x
coed 5000 mOW o lin 191o The number Of plants increasing in their products n
the returns received from them 100 per cent vas jumped fom A4o in 1882 to
526s in 1909.
1t is hardly necessary % insist that these figures SAVIOR almost OF magic
In thu 6al capsule omorow, through a lightning change from the role OF
historian to prophet al effort will De made to cast Newarks horoscope in tbs
light of presentday conditions.