The Penn's Grove record., 1916-11-10

greatly neeu6u EH SOutu JcISeys 4ncle
are Normal schools now in Trenton,
Newark and Montclair.
The annual report of the State Bur-
eau of Industrial Statistics just issued
shows that for the calendar year of
1915 the amount of capital invested in
manufacturing in this State reached the
enormous total of S1,110,954 ,403, an IN
crease of 49, S4 ,70S over the previous
year. The amount of raw materials
used in this manufacturing was $780,
25S, 721, an increase of $110,6 COL ,645, or
II per cent, while the selling of the pro-
duct jumped from $1,090 ,922,7 07 in
1914 to 81, 1869, 702,299 last year, an
increase of $27S, 799, 592, or 1852 per
cent. The report states that this is
nearly five times the average annual
rate of increase since 1850. The av-
erage number of persons employed IN
these factories in 1915 was 363,S4S,
compared with 325,634 the preceding
year, an increase of 2S,214. The total
sum paid in wages was $211, S74,296.
The appointment by Chancellor Walk
er of Merritt Lane, Of Jersey City, as
Vice Chancellor to succeed the late Jas.
E. Howell, of Newark, gives very gen.
eral satisfaction. The new Vice Chan
cellor is a Republican, as was his pre-
decessor, so there is no change in the
political complexion of the Chancery
Court bench. The new Vice Chancellor
has had a wide and successful practice
in all the State courts. He was first
admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1902,
and has been connected with some very
important litigation. His term is seven
years and his salary $4,000. III
While the election next November will
be what is termed In off year as far as
the election of State officers is concern
ed, it will be marked by the choice of
an unusual number of county officers.
State Senators will then be elected IN
Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Monmouth,
Salem, Somerset, Union and Warren
counties. The Senatorial elections this
year in Camden and Essex are for I'M
expired terms only. Next year the sixty
members of the Assembly will be chosen
as usual. The feature of that election
will be the number Of sheriffs to be
elected. The counties that will elect
sheriffs are: Atlantic, Burlington, Cam
den, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester,
Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex,
Monmouth, Morris. Ocean, Salem, Sus-
sex. Union and Warren.
The counties that will then elect sur
rogates are: Atlantic, Camden, Cape
May, Ocean, Salem and Union. Only
three counties, Essex, Gloucester and
sussex, will elect county clerks.
The unusually large registration and
vote this year will mean the operation
of many new election districts in the
State. The election law provides that
whenever 400 or more votes are cast
in an election district it shall be divided,
and that limit was passed yesterday in
a number of cases in various sections of
the State. The present number of cleo
ton districts is about 1900.
Not until 1928 will New Jersey again
elect a President and Governor at the
same election. With the term of the
President at four years and that of the
Governor of this State three years, they
come together only once every twelve
years.
All the 81 county boards of election
OF this State are required to meet at
their respective court houses next Mon
day a noon to canvass the returns of
yesterdays election. Pursuant to the
provisions of the corrupt practices act,
all committees named by candidates 70
receive and disburse campaign funds
must file their itemized statements on
or before Monday, November q.