New-York tribune., 1913-05-25
HAS 10000 RESIDENTS
New Brunswick One of the Most
Vigorous Cities in New Jersey.
GREAT INDUSTRIAL CENTRE
Town Is Thirty Miles Southwest
of New York and Has Big
Frontage on Raritan River.

New Brunswick OF to-day offers many
advantages to the manufactures, home
seeker and investor. II has population
Of 1900 including Highland Park. a resi-
dental section OF New Brunswick. II is
the eighth largest city Of the state.
commission appointed by the United
States government 10 select sites for gov
eminent hospitals says 1t is the NTH
healthicst city in the Union.
New Brunswick is located between two
OF the worlds greatest trade centres
New York being located thirty miles 10
the north and Philadelphia hfty-nine
miles to the south. on the main line OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
The Public Service Corporation Of New
Jersey. with its city and county electric
lines. offers possibly the best service IN
the State OF New Jersey, tapping, as II
does. the rural sections az well as the VII
lagos and small towns surrounding New
Brunswick II places our city In posi-
ton 10 draw commercially on a population
OF over 100 600.
New Industries are locating in New
Brunswick continually, the total number
being liO. employing 1900. one factory
employing over $500 hands
Like the cat watching the mouse, so
are the manufacturers. merchants. In
vestors and homeseekers watching New
Brunswick. knowing IL IS destined TO be
the most popular business section within
easy access OF the greatest metropolis OF
the world.
Il is situated on the Raritan River. nine
miles from its mouth. at the head oil
navigation. into which the Delaware ana
Raritan Canal has It's northern outlet
with it's four miles OF waterfront, with an
average depth Of water in the river OF
sis feet. with 10 feet at high tide. II offers
every facility for water transportation
that the shipper would require.
For transportation OF freight by rail-
the Pennsylvania Railroad, with it's main
line running directly through the city,
probably offers more trunk line connec-
lions To the north. east. south and west
than any other railroad In the United
States.
The Raritan River Railroad. with its
short line running from New Brunswick
TO Lower New York Bay and connecting
with the New Jersey Central and the New
York q Long Branch railroads, forms the
best and quickest route TO all shore
points, and, with these connections ana
it's excellent facilities for handling freight,
affords exceptional privileges to manu-
facturers who locate along its route In
that portion OF the city.
There are two lines OF freight steam
ers daily from New York. The Middlesex
Transportation Company, plying between
New York and New Brunswick, has two
boats IL delivers all goods shipped over
its lines at a low fiat rate TO the con-
signee's door: also collects freight from
shippers without extra charge
Communication rates To New York are
very low and the service the best.
As an educational centre New Bruins
wick ranks high among the leading cities
OF the country. There are seven puDhc
schools Otwo new schools erected last
wear AT a cost Of sl15. 5.000). an up-to-date
high school. four parochal schools, Rut-
gers College. Rutgers Preparatory School,
state Experiment Station Agricultural
College. Theological Seminary. Young La
dies Seminary and Day School. and sew
eral private schools
There are two daily and three weekly
| papers. and several other publications
! Further evidence that New Brunswick has
n reading public is that its free public IL
brarv. established In 1902. contains 10000
volumes Rutgers College Library and
the Sage Library, connected with the theo-
logical seminary. are also open to the pub
/ lie.
New brunswick has twenty-eight places
of worship. every denomination being well
represented. There are two hospitals and
one memorial hospital for incurables
In the amusement line New Brunswick
| is provided with ample theatres, ana mas
other means for wholesale entertainment
! and enjoyment. There are five theatres
snd new one just completed at cost OF
$4,000.
The financial standing and stability OF
the banks in New Brunswick Is Indicated
by the unboundng confidence reposed, the
total resources being S06T2,5ls SO.
There are nine building and loan as
sociations. with total assets amounting To
over s2l25. .s35 4s.
A new filtration plant is to be erected at
a cost OF 10000
New Brunswick is fully imbued with the
fraternal and benevolent order spirit, as
indicated by the existence OF several dis
tinct and separate organizations.
The labor conditions in New Brunswick
are unexcelled. Labor is plentiful; strikes
are unheard OF things.
There are several hotels In New Bruins