Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-06-21

Prepared by National Geographic Society,
Washington. D. C-WNU Service
y FANY cities Of northern New
M Jersey owe their growth
Nl largely to the fact that they
block the southern and west
ern gates Of New York City and re-
eeiye its overflow.
Newark is the most important air
door to the metropolis. Opened to air
traffic In September, 1881, the Newark
airport has grown rapidly. When air
plane traffic was at a peak in 1882
several transport companies and local
airlines scheduled SO planes daily in
and out Of Newark, and in addition
constant stream of unscheduled pri-
vate planes used this municipal field.
Newark today is In state of flux,
but the changes that are taking place
point to a vast metropolitan center.
Newark, since the World war, has
changed amazingly. New high build
ings have cut through its skyline; in
them one finds the clerical forces Of
many firms whose Office address is
New York.
And again Newark has become a
seaport. Whalers once sailed up to the
city docks on Passaic river, but when
ships Of deeper draft began to carry
world trade Newark had to be con-
tent with lighters and small coastwise
vessels. Now Port Newark, a munich
pal development on the upper part Of
Newark bay, has again brought ocean
going vessels to the gates of the city.
Only Newark itself can list all the
thousands Of different products which
pour out Of its factories. The most i'm
portant In order of production value
are: electrical machinery and supplies,
paints and varnishes, leather, meats,
foundry and machine-shop products,
chemicals, and jewelry.
Here are some odd trades, as well
as highly specialized industries. Elec-
uical instruments are made with
eounterbalancing pointers that are
miracles of craftsmanship. One of
these has an arm of aluminium tubing
with walls one ten-thousandth of an
inch thick, and balance threads flor
tiny brass nuts) are cut 500 to the
inch This work must be done under a
magnifying glass In Newark, too,
many Of the worlds largest air-condi-
tioning plants are designed and con-
structed.
Newark's Library and Trolley.
Newark library today is the largest
In the state, and one of the nations
finest. Libraries throughout the United
States and in many foreign countries
have adopted methods originating in
this Newark institution.
Only London has a larger co-ordi-
mated bus and trolley system than one
Newark company, which serves 421
New Jersey municipalities, reaching
all but one county in the state. In
1881 1t transported a total of nearly
4OO,OOO0O passengers, the equivalent
OF more than three times the popula.
ton Of the United States.
Strangers are confused BY the inter.
locking huddle Of Municipalities
around Newark. Essex county ,s
really one city with nearly a million
people. Once isolated villages have
expanded so rapidly that outsiders
cannot tell where one ends and an
other begins.
Bloomfield offers an examnle NJ an
Intensely diversified community in q
state noted for variety. With ponula.
ton Of only $4,000, many of them com.
muters, II embraces some FORTY ;ndr.
tries, large and small, which run tba
gamut from safety pins and horse
radish to books, electric lights. and
woolens. u
In a Bloomfield lamp works were
made the bulbs that shine from the
Statue of Liberty, and those that az,
inmate the Washington monnmant
Holland tunnels, Natural Bridge. vir.
ginia, and the Bermuda caves Haro
is made every type of lamp from, az
grain Of wheat" used by dentists a.
physicians to the giant bulb for movie
and outdoor Illumination.
Although we may not realize :, vh
we pay small coin for an alac+-;a
light bulb. we are purchasing a com
modify that requires more delicate
craftsmanship than anything else soId
In bulk. The tungsten flament &c on.
OF the hnest-drawn commercial w;ros
pulled through diamond die 70 =
thickness Of 0.oOO4 of an inch. Com.
pared to lamp flament, a human