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the new Perth Hmbcy, 
 
 Perth Aniboy stands to-day among the foremo.n of successful manufacturing centres, with fairer promise than 
 ever before of future growth and prosperity. Located in the centre of one of the richest clay districts of the 
 countr)-. and supported by great and diversified manufacturing interests. Perth Amboy is striding surely and stead- 
 ily on in the lines of progress toward further greatness and still more pronounced success. The past ten years of 
 steady growth, not too rapid for a solid and lasting basis, have made the foundation for substantial and permanent 
 good to the communit)-. 
 
 Blessed with a wealth of the most advantageous sites, many of which are still available for new enterprises. 
 the mills and factories of Perth Ajnboy have increased in number and in productive capacit}-, bringing new labor- 
 ers into their field of operation and so swelling the numbers which go to the increase of population and greater 
 help toward the grand output of the workers. With all these marks of progress and with the manifold attractions 
 of Pertli Amboy for both capital and labor, the outlook for its continued welfare is gratif\ing to a greater degree 
 than ever before. 
 
 Perth Amboy "s facilities for reaching out into the great markets of the world are unsurpassed by any cit}' in 
 the United States, and will always be the most permanent basis of her continued success. They are the Raritan 
 Bay. Raritan River. Staten Island Sound. Delaware & Raritan Canal. Pennsylvania Railroad. Lehigh \A\\ey Rail- 
 road. New Jersey Central Railroad and Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad. In addition, two boats of the New- 
 Brunswick, Penh Amboy & New York Steamship Company stop here and earn- freight and passengers. There is 
 also a branch of the New Jersey Central Railroad that runs along the Raritan River and into the clay section for 
 ten miles. 
 
The Raritan 'J'raction Company gives full promise of local transpoitation and increased facilities in reaching 
 through connection still other trunk routes. 
 
 Perth Amboy's churches and educational interests are models in their class of adjuncts to a well-regulated 
 communitv. 
 
 A public librar\- is maintained bv the city at a cost of >i .200 per year and is in charge of Miss Margaret 
 Hart as librarian. 
 
 Her yet undeveloped resources in the way of valuable manufacturing sites are open to the enterprise of new 
 seekers after wealth and business, and invite more people to join in their pursuits in this connnunity. 
 
 'I"he I'eith Anibcjy Water Wdrks. erected at a cost of $400,000, has been a great source of rexenue to the 
 city. 
 
 \\ ith the present active work in e.xtending the trollev line to connect with other towns and villages in its 
 vicinity, there is a still greater promise for Perth .-Vmboy's future in the prospect of an influx of people to be drawn 
 here for purposes of trade and amusement. In this probability may yet be seen the reaching out of our streets 
 until Perth Anibov shall include .Sewaren and \\'oodbrid";e. 
 
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HIGH STREKT l.OOKINC SOU'lII. 
 
Population. 
 
 Showing Increase from 1875 to 1900. 
 
 Population 
 
 3,770 J 875 
 
 4,8C8 — J880 
 
 6,311 'I8S5 
 
 9,510 1890 
 
 13,030 «895 
 
 19,450 -»^00 
 
 Pay-roll of the factories over S500.000 per month. 
 
RKSIPENCES ON I HK KI.Tl-'K. 
 
the Postal Business. 
 
 A liAKtlMKIKR OF 1 H IC (IkoUIH A M > I'kOSPK.RI 1 \ (IF I'KRTH AmIUIY. 
 
 ThtTf is no better iiidiciition of tlie business and growth of a community th;in the postal receipts, and in tliis 
 respect Perth Aniliov jjresents a splendid exhibit of prosperity and development. 
 
 In the year eniliiig July i, 1898, the total receipts from the sale of postal cards, stamps, ein elopes and such 
 was 511.300.64. The receipts from the sales of same for the year ending July i. 1900, amiauit to S15 360.39- 
 This is an increase of over $4,000 within two years. 
 
 In 1S98 there were 2,583 pieces registered. In 1900 there were 4.438. 
 
 The money order business for 1898 amounted to §78,000. The same business for 1900 ami.unted to Si 13.000. 
 Perth Amboy now has fourteen mails a day. No better evidence than this can be produced to show the rapid 
 strides Perth Amboy is making in business, commerce and population. 
 
 Local Connate* 
 
 The commerce through Staten Island Sound e.xceeds in tonnage the exports and imports of New \ork Cit}'. 
 ()\er 1,000,000 tons of clay were mined in and around Perth Amboy last year. About one hundred houses have 
 been built in Perth Amboy each year of the past ten. I'here will be more than three hundred erected this year. 
 
RESERVOIR AT WATER WORKS. 
 
Public Schools 
 
 N\'hile it is altogctlier unnecessary to 
 ilraw comparisons, it may be said there is 
 . j^^^^^kj^^^^ "^ other city of equal size in the country 
 
 ''""^^ ^^^^^^^^fS^^ flB that can show as proportionately great in- 
 
 crease in school population and accommo- 
 dations. 
 
 To say that Perth Amboy is proud of her 
 school record and of the large and well ap- 
 p linted buildings erected for the education 
 <jf her children is but to repeat that which 
 the parents of the children well know and 
 appreciate. No expense has been spared 
 in providing every modern equipment. 
 
 In ti\e years five school buildings have 
 l)cen erected at an expense of $100,000. In- 
 cluded among these is the new High school 
 recently completed by Mr. Ira R. Crouse 
 one of our best known contractors at an exiJense of 537,000. But it is not alone in her school buildings that the 
 city has cause for rejoicing. Witiiout a well ordered and well directed school .sy.stem, the buildings would be of 
 little avail, so it is a matter for congratulation to know that the high standard of public school education which 
 Perth Amboy has acquired is being well maintained in the efforts put forth by the superintendent and his assist- 
 ants, and by the teachers in the schools. 
 
 The public schools of the city have a seating capacity of 3.000. St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church supports a 
 fine school with a seating capacity of 500, while St. Stephens of the same faith accommodates about 200. 
 
■IHK NEW HIGH SCHOOL, 
 
PERTH AMBOY Is .t^mwin- faster than any cllier city in New Jersey. 
 PERTH AMBOY H;is one nl the finest liarhnis in America. 
 
 PERTH AMBOY Has the best shipiiin- t'ncihties of any city in the Kast. 
 
 PERTH AMBOY offers better advantages for maniifactiirini; than any city in tlie world. 
 PERTH AMBOY Has the largest Copper Ketineiy in the world. 
 PERTH AMBOY Has the largest Silver Rehr.eiy in the world. 
 PERTH AMBOY Has the largest Fire ]irick Works in the world. 
 
 PERTH AMBOY Has the oldest Terra Cotta Works in America and the largest in the world. 
 
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 RESIDENCE OF IVER C. OSTEKCA ARM 
 
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 MARKET ST. CORNER OK EI.M 
 
 RF.SIDENCE OF EMU. KOVEN 
 CARPENTER AND DUIl.DKK 
 173 ELM ST. 
 
Perth flmboy^s Great Strides in the ttlorld of manufactures. 
 
 Perth Amboy is essentially a inanufacturing center, and all that tends to the prosperity of its manufacturing 
 interests is encouraging to everybody who has the welfare and progress of the community at heart. In view of the 
 growing industries of our city, and the promise of an increase in the prosperous condition of the country at large, 
 we are compelled by the hopeful outlook to add our mite of encouragement to the general concensus of opinion 
 which sees progressiveness and improvement on all sides, and promise of all the old-time hustle and rush of busi- 
 ness which have built up the wealth and greatness of the country. This spirit of trust and hopefulness in the 
 growing improvement of the business outlook is inspired by the more than favorable reports given by our manufac- 
 turers, a class of producers which has increased and multiplied toane.xtent which is a matter of just pride to Perth 
 Amboy as a community. 
 
 In the pursuit of data from which to secure an approximation to the amount of business done here in manu- 
 facturing, it is found that most, if not all of the principal establishments in town, and many of the lighter concerns, 
 are increasing their output, as well as looking with confidence for still better results for the coming season. 
 
 Notable among these interests is the Raritan Copper Works, which although in existence only about one year, 
 alreadv employs i.ooo hands and are daily adding to the works. They are the largest copper refiners in the 
 world. 
 
 Guggenheim Bros., established here for six years, employ about 950 hands, refine about 1,000,000 ounces of 
 silver and $10,000 in gold per week, 40,000,000 pounds of copper per year as well as enormous quantities of lead. 
 
 Henry Maurer & Son are the largest manufacturers of Fire Brick in the world and employ 350 hands. 
 
 The Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company is the largest and oldest concern of the kind in this country. They 
 employ from 400 to 600 hands, and have recently received the largest single order for terra cotta work ever given 
 
KKSiriKNfK ijl S. U. lARRINGTON. 
 
 ;ESIDEN"CE of CF.O. J. HANKY. 
 
to one colitein and lU one time. The business was estaljlished in JS45, and tiie present cnnipan)- incorporated in 
 1876 with a capital of $300,000. 
 
 The Lehigh Valle}' Railroad ships 2,500,000 tons of coal per 3ear frcm this port in addition to large cpiantities 
 of rye, wheat and barley. They employ several hundred hands. 
 
 The Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical Company conduct large works here and at Niagara Falls, and are now 
 building at Perth Amboy what will be, when completed, one of the most extensive chemical works in the country. 
 
 The Underground Cable Company employs 300 hands, turning out wire for electrical purprses. 
 
 The Standard Fire Proofing Co. employs 500 hands. 
 
 The C. Pardee Works employ 300 hands in their Tile, Steel and Rolling Mill departments. 
 
 The Staten Island Clay Company employ 250 hands in the nianufactine of front brick and terra cctta lumber. 
 
 The Raritan Hollow & Porous Brick Co. employs 300 hands. 
 
 The Standard Terra Cotta Works employs 100 hands. 
 
 The International C'lay Manufacturing Co. employ 150 hands. 
 
 The New Jersey Terra Cotta Company eniplov 100 hands. 
 
 .\dam Weber & Sons employ 100 hands. 
 
 Schantz (Sr Eckert ha\-e been in business here since 1886 and ha\e earned a wide reputalic n as builders and 
 ie|3airers of marine engines and general machineiy. 'i luv are also lirass and iron founders ;ind employ 30 hands. 
 
 P. White tV- Sons, machinists em]ilov 50 hands. 
 
 The Raritan Dry Dmk Conijj.iny employ 150 hands on an axerage. 
 
 The Perth Anibov I)ry Dock ('mnp.uiy eniplo\- 150 hands. 
 
 Ciray llros., boat builders enipldx' (1 hands. 
 
 New Jersey Portland Cement Company employ about j ^5 hands. 
 
 United States \ulcani/ing Works furnihh cmplovnient to 20 hands. 
 
 Ashland Emery Works, an old concern with an extensive iiusiness, employ 50 hands. 
 
 King's Cork Works is one of the oldest manufacturers in the city, and the oldest of the kind in the country. 
 8 hands are employed. 
 
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The Hibbard Rodman Ely Safe Company employs 50 hands in the manufacture of safes for banks and trust 
 companies. 
 
 The I. S. Knee Pants Company employ 250 hands 
 
 The Columbian Match Company employs 75 hands. 
 
 I). P. Carpenter employs 8 men in the manufacture of carriages. 
 
 \y. F. Cutter, saw mill, 10 hands. 
 
 Kinsey Bros., saw mill, 8 men. 
 
 Ramsay's Ship Yard is well equipped with a full complement of machinery for turning out steel ships. It is 
 reported that it will soon be in operation. 
 
 The oyster and clam business is an old and valuable one to this connnunity and at present about so sloops 
 are engaged in it. 
 
 There are several large lumber concerns here, the largest and most impdrtant being the Karrington \- Run- 
 yon Company which has been in business here since 1888. Mr. Farrington is one of the most popular and pro- 
 gressive citizens. 
 

 
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 riiKTii AMUov HDsrnAi. 
 GEORGE K. PARSELL, ARCHITECT 
 
 208 SMITH STREET, PERTH AMBOY. N. J. 
 
 TELEPHONE 94-A 
 
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 
 
 Perth Amboy.Mew Jersey. 
 
 OFFICERS. 
 
 S. R. l■■AUR.^>n■o^. ,., Vu:c I'rcMd.nt. (Kwm.u Spk.k. .nd V..^ President. 
 
 rrrsiihnt. y.iniiuili.i, :n,d Kninn'i' <-■'■ ' 
 
 B. MoRciAN. President, 
 
 Vice President and Ti-ensi 
 
 The C. Pardee Work... \ (iREEN. 'I'rcasurer. 
 
 K. 1.. liRow.N, Secretary. I- -^^ '■;'*"■ ,,^.,, ^,,.„ ^„„„,„„ ,,,. 
 
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 GOVERNING BOARD. 
 
 W B Pratt '^•^'''''' ^'>'^-'''*"' 
 
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 Hon. AURIAN LU.N. >• - .-KK..V...... ,;.,...,..,l„..r.Ma,dte.e.rr. 
 
 fn-yid^nl. Fi:rrin;ltan and hnn;ian I ■■. 
 
FOR INFORMATION 
 
 • REGARDINa- 
 
 Perth Amboy, New Jersey 
 
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 THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 
 
 EXCELLENT SITES J- J- 
 
 along Water Front and Railroads for 
 Manufacturing Industries. J- .^ 
 P. R. K. L. V. R. k. C. R. R. of N. J. 
 
STAri^:MKNT 
 
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 nXANCIAL COXDiriON 
 
 'rill-: ClTN ol' ri-RTll Am1!()V, X.J. 
 March 1st, I901. 
 
 Assets. 
 
 Cusli in Sinking Fuiul S 27.7'iS 
 
 Cash in General Accounl iS.'J53 
 
 Cash ia Educational Accnnnt 2.0-I" 
 
 Cash in Water Account i3.f>'J" 
 
 'faxes and Assessed Liens 127,095 
 
 Unconfirmed Assessments 39.77S 
 
 Interest on Same (estimated) 12,750 
 
 Public (ironnds and Buildings iC'3.i55 
 
 Water W-rks Plant 3i3.ooo 
 
 Cnpaid Water Rents 7. 302 
 
 Aminint in Middlesex Ci.unly I'.ank, S72,iji4 24 
 l<;sliniate(l at 10 pel' cent '!•-'}' 
 
 $732,833 
 
 , , . , r , Liabilities 
 Improvenieut bSdcIsT S 20,600 
 
 Construction Bonds . 
 Assessment Bonds.. 
 Antieipation Bonds. 
 Repaying Bonds . . . 
 Refunding Water P.ond^ 
 
 4,000 00 
 <)() 400 00 
 
 3,000 00 
 17,000 00 
 
 Water 
 
 Bonds 2QOOOOOO 
 
 Sy 000 00 
 40 000 00 
 24,000 00 
 
 School Bonds 
 
 Tax Arrearage Bonds 
 
 ludgment Bonds 
 
 Ant'ieipalion of Water Rents Bonds 10,000 00 
 
 Surplus 
 
 128,533 5f' 
 
 $732,833 5f' 
 
 flssessed Valutiti 
 
 S. + .2t5.0()0.00 
 
riMI'INC SIAJIUN OFIIIK CITY WAIER WORKS. 
 
 nAll.V CAPACITY (j MILMON GALLONS 
 
 TKESENL IIAII.Y ( ON st'M P I ION 2'; MIILIi 
 
 The analysis of the city water shows that it is perfectly healthy and good and fit for all domestic purposes, 
 and on account of its very low degree of hardness, also yery well fitted for all technical purposes, boiler feeding, 
 etc. 
 
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 INTF.RXATIONAI, CI.AV MANrrACTURINT, COMPANY. 
 
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SEWAREIV, NEW JERSEY 
 
 Two Miles from Perth Amboy 
 
 An Ideal Summer and Winter Home All Modern Improvements 
 
 Sewaren is located on the Long Brancli Division uf the New Jersey Central Railroad, nineteen miles from 
 New York on a bluff that runs along the water's edge. It overlooks the Arthur Kill Sound, and offers nearly 
 every possible attraction for a home in the country. In summer, yachting is one of the chief amusements of the 
 the place, for the inlet on which many of the docks stand makes a land-locked harbor insuring good anchorage. 
 The bathing facilities are unequaled anywhere. The long, sloping beach with its bath houses, is a delightful place 
 for those who enjoy the salt water. There are excellent roads in all directions, to Perth Amboy, Plainfield, Eliza- 
 beth, Rahway and Staten Island. 
 
 The Advantages of Sewaren as a winter home are unsurpassed, for the railroad service is excellent, being 
 especially adapted to the convenience of commuters. A large part of the town lies within a radius of a quarter of 
 a mile from the station, and the rates are as reasonable as are consistent with first class management. Within 
 easy reach of Sewaren are churches of all denominations, post ofifice, telegraph and long distance telephone. An 
 electric road connects with Woodbridge, Rahway, Westfield and Plainfield. 
 
 Our desire is to interest those who wish to establish permanent homes here. For this purpose we make the 
 following proposition : To advance you So^o of the cost of a house and lot. All that you have to furnish is the 
 remaining 20",,, the balance to be paid in installments proportionate to the cost, and covering a period of eight 
 years and eight months. In eight years and eight months you will oivti your house and lot free of debt, tor de- 
 tailed information correspond with 
 
 THE: SEWA-RE/N IMPHOVEMEMT CO., Sewaren, M. J. 
 
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 UAKITAN HOLLOW ii POROUb BRICK COMPANY. 
 
PERTH AMBOY RAILROAD COMPANY: 
 
 (Now Raritan Traction Co.) 
 The construction of the trolley system of the Perth Amboy Railroad 
 t'cinipany, which was completed last April, was one of the City's longest 
 steps forward upon the road to future greatness. The Company was started 
 with three miles of track in the city, the three objective points being the City 
 limits on West Smith Street, and through State Street and Railroad Avenue 
 to the corner of Chauncey Street. The rails used are manufactured of 
 superior material and sufficiently hea\'y to carry a locomotive. The car 
 house is a large brick building with iron frame and vitrified brick floor, and 
 will h.old 14 cars. 
 
 It is modern in every detail and is up to date in every particular. Every- 
 thing done by the Company has been of the best regardless of cost. The 
 power house of the Company is on the plant of the Raritan Copper Works 
 and is equipped with all improvements. In view of the many extensions to 
 be made it was equipped with power many times in excess of present needs. 
 The Company is giving to Perth Amboy a service equal to that of any 
 cit\' in the L'nion. The road is also being extended to Ford's Corner, and ultimately will make connection at 
 Metucheii with the Brunswick Traction Company of New Brunswick. 
 
 A bridge is now being built over the Woodbridge Creek at Maurers giving an entrance to Sewaren and 
 Woodbridge where connections may be made for Rahway, Elizabeth, Newark and New York. 
 
 Surely the citizens of Perth Amboy owe much to the founders of the Raritan Copper Works and the Perth 
 Amboy Railroad Company. The latter was recently absorbed by the Raritan Traction Company and is officered 
 as follows : — 
 
 Mr. Adolph Lewisohn, President; Mr. C. J. Wittenberg, \'ice President; Mr. J. C. McCoy. Secretary and 
 Treasurer; and these gentlemen with Messrs. Geo. J. Haney and Ceo. M. Keasbey constitute the Board of Direct- 
 ors. 
 
 ADOLPH LEWISOHN 
 
KAKIl AN I K.HKACK.. 
 
RARITAN COPPER WORKS. 
 
 I'he pride as well as the present prosperit)- of reith Aiiiboy is in its 
 great manufacturing interests. Greatest among tliese the Raritan Copper 
 Works stand to-day as one of the Mammotlr Establishments of the Country, 
 and the largest Electrolytic Copper Refinery of the World. It is our pur- 
 pose to refer briefly to the gentlemen whose capital, energy, and progressive 
 ideas have created this Establishment, which is the pride not only of Perth 
 Amboy but of the Commonwealth of New Jersey. 
 
 The well known firm of Lewisohn Bros., Capitalists and Mine Owners, 
 of whom Leonard and Adolph are the principal members, and who organized 
 the Ansonia Refining Works, of Ansonia, Conn., and the New England 
 Electrolytic Copper Co., at Pawtucket, R. I., have interests in all the large 
 Mining Companies of the United States, with their principal office at No. 1 1 
 Broadway, New York City. 
 
 The Raritan Copper Company was organized by this firm in 1898 and 
 they commenced the construction of their plant in August of the same year. 
 The progress of construction was such that on March 23rd, 1899. the first 
 copper was produced. The extensive plant of the Raritan Copper Works is very accurately pictured in the cuts on 
 tlie following pages and represents the largest copper refining plant in the world. It consists of an aggregation of 
 buildings covering an area of 45 acres all of modern construction and containing an equipment of all the latest 
 unproved machinery. The works are admirably situated on the Raritan River with switches and tracks from all 
 the Railroads entering the citv running through and around the Plant. 
 
 LEONARD LEWISOHN 
 
I„ addition this Co,npanv have Inult .nul equipped a line „f Raihoad uf a1»n,t .w„ .ntles extent outSKle of .ts 
 Plant thereby n,akin, cnnecnon with the Lehi.h Valley R. R. crs. hne and have a thorough y organtzedsys- 
 ten, of Indt,.trial Railroad thfonghout its Plant owning and operating its own locomotives and cars as well as 
 ,,„,in,.u-, own line of Steam lighters to and from New York, thereby being enabled to receive the product o 
 Westent mines and foreign producers by rail and ^vater and ship their refined copper by the same .necmrns of 
 trans|iortation to all parts of this country and the world. 
 
 The Companv .low employ al.,<aU one thousand hands and are daily a.lding to their works. They have 
 purchased ,nuch ,',roperty here for business blocks and residences, and have infused new hfe and vigor mto the 
 
 lommunitv. m r- 
 
 ■I'he officers are Mr. Leonard l,ewisohn. President: Mr. Adolph Lewisohn, Treasurer; Mr. j. ( . INlcLoy, 
 Secretary, 'l-iiese gentlemen have also given to Perth Amboy the new trolley system of the Perth Amboy Rail- 
 road which was opened to the public last .April. 
 
RAUITAN Cori'F.K WORKS. 
 
ROOFS BRIDGES BUILDINGS 
 
 PILING FOUNDATIONS 
 
 GORHAM L. BOYNTON 
 
 GENERAL CONTRACTOR 
 
 SEWAREN, N. J. 
 
 Long Distance Telephone 23-a Rahway 
 
 STRUCTURES IN IRON AND STEEL 
 
 TIMBER, STONE AND BRICK 
 
 Drawings Hade Estimates Furnished 
 
 C. C. Christensen 
 
 HQason 
 
 and 
 
 Builder 
 
 ESTIMATES FURNISHED 
 
 128 Woodbridge Ave. Perth Amboy, N. J. 
 
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Scbantz ^ €cKert macbine Works. 
 
 This is one of the old nnd reliable firms of Perth Amboy. It was founded in a small way in 1884 by Andrew 
 Schan and Ad.l Eckert, to conduct the business of general machinists. Four men were employed at the out^ 
 Schantz and Arlam ^^cKert mechanics the business increased rapidly. Mr. Schantz died in 1899 and 
 
 ;in^ : eH ^^ s::::nrThe won. are admirably situated on the wa.er front for the buildhi, 
 since then iVii. £.CKeu machinery There are also well equipped iron and brass foundries. 
 
 r:^::^:::2:LZZ:^T:;:t^^X^^^:^^o ... ...... mechanics, many of whom ^ve been with 
 
 huty hands en ^ ^^^^^^^ improvement, convenience and appliance for turning out 
 
 ;r;:r:dersa:t:';::::r^nthemoJ Mr.Ec.e,-t has ta^en an active mter^ui 
 
 m^n cip V He was Councilman from Ward one in ,S,o, Superintendent of Water Works 1893 .0 1S9,, 
 
 nZ o rh BoaK of Freeholders 97-98- an Assemblyman 98-99- and Alderman-at Large 1899-900. He ,s a 
 
 ::;t: tllTo^^d judgment, wh! h.s always been faithful to his obligations and comn.ands the respect and 
 
 admiration of his fellow citizens. 
 
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 In the mattt-r of gas tlie city is now well pidvided for, 
 and its consnniption is very rapidl)' increasing, due, no 
 duiht. largely to its use becoming general for heating and 
 cooking. 'I'lie Perth Ainboy Gas Light Company was 
 incorporated in 1862. It is conducted by local capitalists 
 and is officered by Patrick Conver)', president; W. H. 
 McCormick. vice-president, and A. F. Reitemeyer, secre- 
 tary, treasurer and superintendent. The works are situa- 
 ted on the Raritan River and have a capacity of 
 alxiut thirteen million feet per year. New buildings were 
 recently erected to keep pace with the business, and the 
 capacity increased 100,000 feet per day. 
 
 The company have now as linely equipped plant as 
 can be found in any city of equal size anywhere. The 
 office is centrally located at No. 125 Smith Street and con- 
 tains a full line of modern gas appliances. 
 
Any information con- 
 cerning rertii Anil}<i\' 
 will be promptly and 
 \villingl\- given on ap- 
 plication to W. 1], Pratt. 
 
 RESIDENX'K Or MK. » . 1:. I'l; A rr. 
 
PRATT-BROWN COMPANY, 
 
 REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE. 
 WATER FRONTS and FACTORY SITES A SPECIALTY. 
 
 14S Smith Stkkkt, Pektu Ambov, N.iJ. 
 
 Tch-phoin-r„nnrrti„H. 
 
THE FIRST NATIOXALBAIVK. 
 
 'I'liL' Fir.st N.uional U.mk of Perth Amboy, X. |.. iio Smilh Street, commenced Inisiness AuL;u^t j.Sth, icSrjQ, 
 with a capit.il of Sioo.ooo, its Charter having been granted b_\' the Comptroller of the Currency August 23rd, 1899. 
 It confines its business piu^ely to deposits and discounts and as reported to the Comptroller of the Currency, its 
 condition at the close of business February 5th. 1901, showed individual deposits of S37 1.2 13.52, other deposits, 
 S4.904.52, individual ]3rotits, ^14,158.27. Loans, discounts and lionds. $430,042.13. 
 
 The Directors arc : 
 IIamilion Fish Ki;\n. A. ! ). Hk.iwn. 
 
 Kean. Van Cortland iV Co.. Bonds and K.\.-Judge Middlese.x CouDty, Woodbricii.;e, N. J. 
 
 Securities, 26 Nassau .St., X. V. I'l 1 kk Xki.scin, 
 
 JiiUN W. \Vni-r.\N, Retired Merchant. Perth Amboy, N. J. 
 
 Secretary and Treasurer of Klizalieth- ,. ,1 tt 
 
 town Water Co., Eliza1,elh, N. J. ""'"' ' '^v,),',,^^,,,^, .,,„, Kelail Coal, Perth Amboy, N. ]. 
 
 RoiiiiK J Carson, 
 
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 Collector ol Customs, Perth .^.mbov. N. |. ' 
 
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 C. 1). Snedkkkk. 
 
 Secretary Perth Amboy Diy Dock Co., Hakkv Conauu, 
 
 Perth Amboy. \. J . ' Cashier. 
 
 We issue Drafts and Fetters of Credit th.it are good in an_\- part of the world. 
 
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'J'he shares mature at a value of Sioo and pavments are made at the rate nf 25c per share wcekK". 
 Inxesting member's shares mature in about six years and borrowers in about thirteen years. 
 Any person twenty-one (21) years old may become a member. Married women and children ma\- take and 
 hold shares, provided such shares are paid out of the earnings of said married women and minor children or with 
 money given to them by other than the husbands of said married women or male parents of said minor children. 
 The following comparison shows the growth: 
 
 Resources 1S93 14,964.87 Resources 1897 i3S'45i-33 
 
 1S94 38-559-5- •■ 1898 174.0I3-I3 
 
 1895 73,245.03 '• 1899 175,004.18 
 
 1896 ,102,722.64 '• 1900 209,447.51 
 
 During the year 1899 there matured 281 shares, and during 1900. loi shares matured and were promptly 
 paid. Notwithstanding this and the failure of our local bank during 1899 which had a tendency to shake the 
 public confidence regarding investments, the association forged ahead. 
 
 The Directors and Officers are: 
 E.R.Pierce, Jame.s C. Rossi, ILvury Co.nakd, Alii;i.\n Lvox. 
 
 President. Vice-President. .Secretary. Treasurer. Solicitor. 
 
 Directors: 
 J. J. Deiiciie, Loiis H. Fk.ankk, Jens K. Jensen, JoiiNTmi, 
 
 M.MMIN PeTEKSON, S. J. \V.\TSON, J.\.MES E. McAl.INDEN. 
 
 Auditors ; 
 
 \V. A. Croweli., JosEni Aei-leuh.^ch, Cii.\s. K. .Se.\m.\n. 
 
Cbe maple Rill Dairy, 
 
 One .if the iiK.sl L-nH-ri)i Imii- busiiu-ss im-n in I'ltiIi Aiiibi.y is Wai.tkk Mri.i.ix, ihu proprietor of the Maple 
 Hill Dairv. who has l.uilt up an enormous Inisiness duriui; the past hve years in delivering bottled Milk and Cream 
 at the residences and stnres in I'erth Anihny. -J-he Dairy is l.,cated on the New Brunswick l^oad and is a well 
 built, substantial buildinj;. fitted up with every modern appliance. 
 
 Mr. :\lullin has the largest business of any milk dealer in town and has the reputation of always giving entire 
 satisfaction. 
 
Wm. H. McCormick 
 
 Established 1868. 
 
 i>kai.i:k in 
 
 Biiililers' Hardware, Ames' SIkivcIs, Kailroad Picks 
 Wheel Barrows, Agricultural Implemeuts, Ma- 
 chinists' Tools, Factory Supplies, Wooden- 
 ware, Rope, Brooms, Paints, Varnishes, 
 Glass, Machine, Csdiuder and Crude 
 Dust-Proof Oils, Table and Pocket 
 Cutlery, Elec'.rical Goods, Coal 
 
 and Wood 
 
 Coal Yard: Smith St. Crossing, 
 
 Wm. H. MceOR/VMCK, 
 82 Smith St., Perth Amboy, M.J, 
 
 PhoBes 2o-.-\, 20-H, 20-K. 
 
 Boynton Bros. 
 
 Real Estate and Insurance. 
 
 We make a specialty of handling large lines of In- 
 surance which smaller brokers are not in a position to 
 take competent charge of. Our office facilities and Real 
 Estate maps are at \ our service. Agents for the dwell- 
 ing and real estate properties at Sewaren and Port 
 Reading. Over 1000 lots for you to select from. 
 
 Office: 81 Smith St., Perth Amboy, N. J. telephone 64b. 
 
 Max Klein . . . 
 
 the up-to-date 
 
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 Gent's Furnisher 
 
 POST OFFICE BUILDIXG. 
 
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 KEASBEY cK: BARNEKOV, 
 Leading Wholesale and Retail Druggists. 
 
 ?oj S7'A TE STREET. 
 
 Always Open. 
 
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 OUR SPECIALTIES .* 
 
 AUNT SUSAN'S Old Fashioned 
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 Quick. 
 
 K. & B. Headache and Neuralgia 
 
 Powders give quick relief. 
 
 HEADQUARTERS for Artist and 
 Photographic Materials, Cam- 
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 TELEPHONE 58. 
 
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 their selection^ and notwithsfandiny the xu- 
 perinr quntitf/, tlie prices wilt be ftmnd tow 
 find reasonable, Pliysicians and patients can 
 reh/on purity, accimic!/ and promptness at 
 •all hours of the day and night. 
 
INTERIOR 01- REYN(-)LDS & HANSON'S dry and faN( 
 
 I2S-I30 SMITH STREET. 
 
 V c;oODS STORE, 
 
Perth flmboy Dry Dock Co, 
 
 In the year 1887, wlien the Perth Amboy Dry Dock Company was incorporated and its directors proposed to 
 build a floating balance dry dock of 1000 tons capacity, people shook their heads and prophesied that it would 
 never pay, that railways were good enough and that no vessels large enough to require such a dock would ever 
 come to this port Since those days there has been built a large fleet of four masted schooners, of which often a 
 half dozen are in port at the same time, and once in a while we see one with five masts. 
 
 To afford facilities for docking these schooners and barges of about the same size, the Perth Amboy Dry 
 Dock Company in 1898 built a second dry dock with a capacity of 2000 tons and just used it long enough to learn 
 that it could be kept busy, when the Secretary of the Navy indicated a desire to purchase it for the use of the 
 United States Government and it passed into their possession for use in SoutliL-m waters. beiii<; at present located 
 at the Pensacola Navy Yard, Florida. 
 
 As the Bureau of Yards and Docks had ins]X'cted every dry dock along the Atlantic seaboaid, and tinaliy 
 selected this one only, it speaks well for the city of Perth Amboy as a ship building center. 
 
 The company replaced this dry dock with another a few feet larger, anil later added one of 500 tons capacity- 
 so that they now have three and at times in the season find them inadequate. 
 
 The growth of this plant is only one indication of how Perth Amboy has departed from small village methods 
 and stepped into the class of up-to-date cities. 
 
 If the reader has never seen a ship "hauled out," it would pay him to visit the Perth .Vniboy Dry Dock 
 Company and see it done, as the process is quite interesting and does not take as long a time as one might 
 imagine. At the same time he could see what practical men call an economical plant, as one steam boiler in the 
 center of the works is made to run all three dry docks, a saw mill and machine shop, besides blowing the black- 
 smiths fires and heating pitch. 
 
 Some of the officers are always on the spot and are pleased to see visitors at any time. They are Mr. W. P. 
 Runyon, president; Mr. C. D. Snedeker, treasurer, and Mr. J. D. Rankin, superintendent. It was the latter who 
 planned and built not only the docks for this company, but several others now in use in New York harbor. 
 
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