Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-07
NEWARK'S WATERFRONT ADVANTAGES sHOJuD
!: DEVELOPED FROM AN INDUSTRIAL STANDPOINT

The foreign commerce of the port
OF New York for the year ending
june 80. 1913, was $2139. go ,622 The
foreign commerce of the whole Uni
ted States, exclusive of New York.
for. the same period was 81 400, 1892, 175,
or only slightly greater than that of
New York The gain in commerce
for. the year was $223, 621 ,3S9 for New
York, as against S2l4, 743, 1893 for all
other ports. The percentage of in
creased business which these figures
represent over the previous year is
l045 for New York and 1913 for the
United States, excluding New York.
This data is from the annual report
of the New York Chamber of Com
nerce
Analysis OF these statements dis
closes the fact that the New Jersey
shores are Immediately adjacent to
where practically one-half the entire
foreign trade of the whole nation
takes place. and the most rapidly
growing half at that.
The harbor facilities of Manhattan
and Long Island, where all this great
volume Of business is transacted,
while not operated to their capaci-
ties, are nevertheless becoming seri-
ously congested, and the demand for
Increased room is openly admitted.
= The Strategic Position of Newark BAY.
There are two places where in
creased facilities are To be had-Long
. Island and New Jersey. Both can
afford ample waterfront. if properly
developed, but the former is without
the railroad connections extant in
New Jersey, without which no har-
Dor development can be successfully
executed.
The Pennsylvania railroad is now
building a great bridge over the East
river and Harlem river at He'll Gate
which will make possible direct rail
connection between Long Island and
all territory to the north and east
reached by the Pennsylvania system
and it's connections Yet in New
Jersey we now have the tidewater
terminals of all the great railroads
which reach the North Atlantic coast.
The New Jersey shore of New York
bay is at present occupied largely by
these railroad terminals, and while
III Wbulu bt ppSSlDle. anu logical, 10
afford a great increase of shipping
facilities here the reorganization nee
essary will require much time, liti-
gaton and expense. Ii is because of
this that all eyes are now being To-
eused on Newark bay and it's ad-
1-oining meadow lands. Here is prac-
iically a virgin territory which will
afford opportunities for unlimited eX-
pansion. Railroads are all located
here within n short distance. the cen
tire of New York's commercial activi-
ties is but eight miles away and
there are twelve miles of waterfront
on the bay alone, To say nothing of
the many miles of waterfront on the
Passaic river, the HackensacS river
and the Kill van Kull A very con-
siderable amount of commerce is ac-
oommodated within this area at the
present time despite lack of develop
nlent and any concerted action for
fostering increased business.
8, There are four communities which
border upon this bay, and while the
development Of the bay as a whole
is the desirable feature, each COM
munity has felt that ii has local con-
siderations which surmount those of
fts neishbors, consequently there has