The sun., 1918-08-04

The reclamation OF Newark meadows
and their development into world wide
industrial centre has been one OF the
most remarkable transformations OF real
estate In the port Of New York. sseth.
ing with activity to-day. the sites OF
hundred industries, the meadows n year
ego were but a desolate spot unattrac-
tive to tho manufacture. The changes
which have been wrf uEht there might
honestly be claimed as tho height OF In
dustrial endeavor, since in less than a
twelvemonth after the influx began the
place has experienced remarkable
growth. what Ia more pronounced Is
that the majority OF tho plants estab.
sished there are built for long endur-
ance, indicating n perfnanency that IL
the exception to the usual real estate
boom.
The climax in the DEVELOPMENT OF
Newark meadows was reached on Inde-
pendence Day. when the first completed
ship slipped from the ways OF the Fed.
eral Shipbu,ldIng Company into Newark
BAY and so marked the birth OF an in
dustrial centre which In already world
famed and destined TO become the
permanent shub OF the worId.e indus-
tries"
The growth was remarkable. A year
ago there were hut two nlants in ana
about the ereat stretch Of a.O0o acre,
which form, The nenIp.,I. ws.hed nv
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ne ",e isho WIN .he oroWy
.a''hH oa,'aIs when met tne gaze Oh
inc raiiroad traveller RS trims came
Shu leI' Ine seaooard terminals Is gone
.peEer. "" THESE iahus nave risen
hundreds OF buildings The view from
the cars Is restricted by the steady
stream or puf1ng locomotives hauling
IONS traicS or heavily laden freight cars
destined for the factories adjacent.
What wns once stretch OF track where
the throttle might be thrown wide open
has become a place Of great caution. the
seemingly never ending switches leading
into the plants.
The quiet waters Of the bay, which
for years lay undisturbed by the pro.
pellers OF sturdy tugs ana plodding
ships, arc now uncea .ina,y whipped into
spray as materials are brought TO and
the finished products taken from the
numerous plants The gently sIopins
shores Iazily washed hv tho t,de rave
bean bu,kheaded and great niars az.
tended ont 10 meet new,y dredaed chan.
nels The trsnsformation ia snre,v ra-
marhable
What haa hrouobt mi. about "a vo,.
orally known Demands NJ war ma On
be met md mat ouickiv Sbins md s,h.
marine chasers wsre tho chief reo,h st,e g
Of the allied nations n wear ago The
demand for these essentiaIs was greater
than all else and this Accounts for tbe
selection by the. Federal sbipbuildinr
Company and the Ford Motor Company,
of the point OF land AT. the conf,uence
Of the Hackensack and PAssaic rivers.
The rapid growth of the industrial ac-
tiUty Of the meadows was due to other
war influences. Needs multiplied as the
cS0tlict progressed and industries that
required The facilities which were so
readily obtainable there quickly secured
sites and erected plants The growth
was 20 rapid that II might be honestly
said that buildings rose over night. 1t
was not an unusual sight to see a
freight train run Into siding In the
evening and the following morning find
q great metal storage shed standing be-
Side it The train had brought the ma
terial, the workmen Immediately began
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