The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13
NEWARK MAY Be
RIVAL OF DETROIT
As site for Automobile Fac
tories Some Time in the
Future.
BrILDING NEW SEAPORT

To make Newark n rival of Detroit
ss 4 site for automobile factories il in
orcrtly one Of the possible results
Of the work Of retaining the
marsh lands OF Newark nay that
. going on now at full force.
The place where this reclamation work
e being done Is on the western shore Of
Newark Bay. and the ocean Is reached
from that point by the Kill van Kull or
the Arthur XIII. going either to the west
or north q staten Island and 30 com
Meeting with the lower bay and the At
lantic.
The city OF Newark has thus far spent
or contracted fog work far In excess of
a million and a half dollars. ard 1t Ia
expected when the dredging and bulk
heading is done. which ought to be be-
fore January |. 1915. there will be a
ship channel 1000 feet long. 400 feet
vide a, the bottom and 90 feet deep at
low water There will be a dock 'front.'
age OF $500 feet. with everything neces-
s.ry for handling trade and a pier l.2oO
fee, long and I5O feet wide.
At least three trunk lines of railroads
will reach this Improvement, and a re-
claimed area OF 800 acres will be avail
able for factory sites with a system Of
improved streets. There will remain un-
developed a meadow and area OF $40
acres and a construction plan available
for the reclamation OF the remaining
meadow.
There Ia a chance that Henry Ford
may build a plant In the neighborhood
Of this new project In order to take care
Of the exporting Of his cars and the dis
tribu,ing for the Atlantic scacoast. OF
course automobile factories are not alone
aimed at as intended users OF this
project. Thus far the city OF Newark
has had propositions from I'VE very large
cold storage plants.
Newark realizes that 1t In considerably
overshadowed by its nenrness to New
York. and is taking this means and other
means TO push itself forward from its
stm!.ohscuritv. lnasmuch rs II has a
population OF nearly 400 600 and five
trunk lines entering the city and many
other features Of prominence. included
in which are y very fine park system and
an excellent school system. New1rkers
believe that their cit, ought to expand.
and ought to he rival,ed 10y no munich
psllty in the East except New York.
The work on the Newark meadows Is
In charge Of James e. IIailock. Morris
r Sherrerd Is the chief engineer of the
work.
Powerful h! drlulic dredges are now
engaged in making the necessary chan
rels. and are shooting the drcdged ma
terial through a twenty-seven inch pipe
10 the land being reclaimed. one Of the
noteworthy Incidents of this reclamation
work Is that tn" engineers are putting
the mosquito out OF business. as the rails
irc OF the level % the land is making
Il perfectly dry $50 acres or there
about has already been reclaimed. 1t
was first ditei and then raised TO n
height Of six fec; above high water.
Those who have the privilege of looking
az the Newark meadows now and ten
Years from now will sce "A marvellous
change. greater than that wrought at
East Cape MAY. South Brooklyn and
other points where land WAS filled In and
factories and residences were reared
upoN the marshv sites.
MIR Sherrc"d has had the same broad
vision of tho importance of the meadow
Development; for factory purposes rs n.
has Shown In other enterprises for the
benefit Of Newark. cspecially the water
ShlNF Nlltf's anu Nkl'E NOIhf VI U'St
Importance 10 the people OF this city.
With his deputy chief ne has labored
earnestly for the consummation of the
Newark meadow project.
Mr. Shorrtrd said recently to visiting
newspaper men from New York I'VE
arc now showing YOU NeNark's new At
lan,!c seaport. The manufacturers To-
Gated here will have the best possible
highway 10 and from the large markets
OF the world through the new port Of
Newark, y. J.. We will omer the best
factory sites bordering on the hest
Nater-rail terminal on the Atlantic
coast. We have provided an ideal in
dus,r'al centre combining the best
service In ocean and industrial traffic.
In o'ac" words" said Mr.. Sherrerd. I'VE
are goi' : to ada very considerably to
me manufacturing prestige of the
United States Of America. and we need
the safety secured only through greater
export trade. Newark is laying the
foundation for this safety and offers to