The New York herald., 1922-09-17
NEWARK MAKES Big
INDUSTRIAL GAINS
Factories Being Enlarged and
New Plants Are Planned
for Immediate Future.
ACTIVITY IN DWELLINGS
Department Store Opens Addi-
ton Costing 81, 100000
Great Market Planned.
ny ALEXANDER L. sCHLEsIsG GER

by ALEXANDER l.. sCHLEsINGER
Wee President Of Louis Schlesin ger, Tno
% HE Industrial city OF Newark has
been showing marked progress
and the beginning of the autumn
season finds many new enterprises
launched and other new structures well
under way. The outsta nding display OF
confidence is this weeks opening of q
Sl,6Op.000 addition 10 the mammoth de-
partment store of l.. Bamberger & Co.
-Four structures. including the historic
eight story Metropolitan Building, were
wiped out to make way for the eight
story extension, which is from plans of
Jarvis Hunt. OF Chicago The George
A. Fuller Company has erected it, with
Martin Schwab as consulting engineer.
One OF the many novel features is the
opening of a complete basement store
comprising an area OF more than $1,000
square feet
Next TO the Bamberger enterprise in
importance Is the Municipal Market to
be built on two blocks bounded by Null
berry, Canal. Commerce and Lawrence
streets and New Jersey Railroad ave.
nue.. The first unit of the new struc-
ture IL nearing completion and in de-
signing is Frank Grad and George h |
i1ocpei nave pi6tiGu u SltuCNuTt WHICH
will represent the last word in central
municipal food markets.
The Chamber of Commerce. keeping
step with the city's rapid strides, has
completed the steel framework of the
new ten story office building at the
southwest corner OF Branford and Treat
places. Guilbert & Betelle, architects,
and the George A. Fuller Company as
builder are in charge OF the work.
Newark's club life will have addi-
tional facilities 10y the opening OF tho
Newark Athletic Club on Park place.
Just west OF the Hudson and Manhat-
tan tube terminal. The structure will
open about the first OF November with
a membership Of approximately 1000.
The ten story building is constructed
from plans prepared by Jordan Green.
Marked activity is prevailing in apart
ment and dwelling development. An old
| landmarks, the Ward estate at the
northwest corner ot Clinton avenue and
Stratford place. has given place to q
magnificent eight story apartment build
ing to be known as 2s9 Clinton avenue.
The first tenants will take possession
about October /. The structure was
erected from plans prepared by William
K. Lehman and will house eighty FAM
| lilies. The owner Is the Ritz Holding
| Company. Another similar structure s
being completed at Clinton avenue ard
| High street, to be known as the Riviera
Apartment Hotel. The structure will be
eight stories In height and contain p52
| rooms
Reviewing the situation carefully. oAr
| finds that II Is in the Industrial field that
| Newark Is making the most rapid strides,
and substantial gains. Containing mo-s|
1 than $500 manufacturing establishments
| and about 800 different lines OF industsr.
| Newark has attracted the most desirable .
/ concerns, which are profiting by an ex-
\ cellen.ly planned and scientific building
zone ordinance, which divides the in
| dustrial area into light and heavy
district. An interesting feature OF the
| industrial expansion is the fact that
not only are existing factories being
| enlarged TO meet the requirements OF
| new purchasers but also new plants are
being planned for the immediate future
Chief among the new enterprises is the
recent purchase by the American Book
Company OF eight and half acres in the
Bloomfield section. adjoining the labora-
tories of Lehn Fink.
The book company has added to it's
facilities in Cincinnati by its new build
ing in Bloomfield. The new plant il
being used for printing and binding text
books. Although the factory acquired
recently by the Durant Corporation from
the WHY'S Corporation is just south OF
the Newark city line in Elizabeth. the
advent OF that large enterprise will have
a most favorable effect on Newark and
its vicinity.
The New York Telephone Company IL
Increasing rs local facilities and on
their completion will occupy a new five
story building on Washington street.
about 200 feet south of it's present head
quarters The structure is being erected
by the Union Building Company. OF
which Morris Rachlin Is president.