The Penn's Grove record., 1919-06-06

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habitants per square mile in this state
in 1870 was 24.5, in 1890 the number
was 1928. and in 1917 it was 400. The
estimated total population of New Jer-
sey in 1917 is given as 3,Oo2,21, Of
which 1.550,5g3 are said to be males
and 1,5D1, 6SS females. More men than
women in the state. Rhode Island and
Massachusetts are the only states
which top it in the list of most densely
populated states.
High Industrial Rank.
The states manufacturing Industries
are of interest inasmuch as the state
ranks high in that class. In value of
annual product of manufactured goods
it ranks sixth among the states of the
Union. In aggregate wealth in all
forms it holds sixth place.
In 1850, throughout the entire United
States, the capital invested in manu-
featuring industries was slightly more
than half a billion dollars. The indus
tries of New Jersey alone in 1911 had
an invested capitalization of more than
a billion and a half dollars. The cost
of material used for manufacturing
purposes throughout the country in
1850 and in New Jersey in 1917 Was
s555.123.S22 and S1,6O1. 80 02 respec-
lively. The value of all products in
the United States in 1850 was, roughly,
S1.O19,0OO,O0O and in New Jersey in
1917, roughly, $2.56O,s0O,oo Q
The silk industry leads in the num-
Der of establishments in this state.
There were 293 silk establishments in
this state in 1917. Machinery is next,
with 179; chemical products third, with
129; jewelry making factories fourth.
with 112, and metal goods fifth, with
105 places.
I'm diverseness of industry New Jer-
sey Is not outranked by any state in
the Union" states Commissioner Bry-
ants Introductory remarks, land in
some Of the most important lines of
manufacture her rank is very high.
New Jersey is first in the manufacture
of silk goods, more than One-half of the
total product of that beautiful fabric
comes from the hundreds of mills and
dye houses of this state. Upward of
10000 operatives, men and women, are
employed in the various branches Of
this Industry alone.
"Other industries In which New Jer-
sew ranks first are: Smelling and refin-
ing copper, linoleum, sewing machines
and oil refining. New Jersey ranks
second in the manufacture of chem
icals, rubber products, pottery, terra
Gotta, brick and other clay products;
third in the production of electrical
machinery and electrical supplies, and
fourth in the manufacture of products
of the precious metals and soaps. with
other toilet articles"
Reasons for Growth.
In commenting upon the growth of
the state the introduction states in
part:
primarily, of course, the growth of
New Jersey is due to its geographical
location and indispensable t~ransporta-
ton facilities, but the Directory is I'M
o~uestionably entitled to the credit of
having brought a knowledge of these
and other ~favoring circumstances with
in the reach of all. Several of the
principal industrial states have follow
ed the example of New Jersey by issu-
ing publications of similar character"
Commissioner Bryant's Introductory
also states that the labor department
has received many fiattering letters
from all parts of the world from man.
ufacturing and commercial centers and
from the foreign consuls of the United
States, as well as from readers in this
state.
The 900 pages of the Industrial Di-
rectory contain a mine of real informa-
ton we'll worth knowing.
Asked to give a brief outline of the
work being done at the New Jersey
game farm, Malcolm Dunn said:
1.-THE farm consists of 600 acres, d.
yided as follows: Three hundred acres