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Delaware valley 45 miles. It passes through Mon- 

 roe and Pike Counties, Pennsylvania, and leaves 

 the State at Matamoras, opposite Port Jervis. 

 Though built on the Pennsylvania side of the 

 river, it affords an outlet for several hundred 

 square miles of New Jersey territory formerly 

 without transportation facilities. 



The new Camden terminal of the Pennsylvania 

 and the West Jersey and Seashore systems was 

 opened in June, and next to the Jersey City sta- 

 tion it is the finest in the State. 



Railroading is New Jersey's greatest industry. 

 According to the report of the State Bureau of 

 Statistics for 1901, the number of railroad em- 

 ployees was 32,405 ; average hours' work per day, 

 10.7; aggregate amount of wages, $18,023,604; 

 average daily wages, $1.82; average yearly earn- 

 ings, $556.11. 



Banks. The Commissioner of Banking and In- 

 surance reported that on Sept. 30, 1901, there were 

 in the State 27 savings-banks, with total resources 

 and total liabilities of $70,249,778.02; 19 State 

 banks, with total resources and liabilities of $12,- 

 861,037.09; and 33 trust companies, with total 

 resources and liabilities of $68,251,431.94. 



Loan Associations. The commissioner re- 

 ported 364 building and loan associations, against 

 360 in 1900. In the year 17 were organized, 10 

 ceased business, 2 were dropped from the list as 

 being of a different class, and 1 was reorganized 

 under the laws of another State. Of the various 

 associations, the commissioner says : " There are 

 32 'local,' 10 'State,' and 4 'national,' having 

 combined gross assets aggregating $52,891,594, 

 representing an increase of $1,766,544 over last 

 year. The stock subscriptions paid on the shares 

 outstanding amount to $39,584,284, which is an 

 increase of $1,671,542. A total of $3,727,973 is 

 shown in other liabilities, which is an increase 

 of $164,793. The total profits or surplus, appor- 

 tioned and unapportioned, are $9,579,357, or $69,- 

 791 less than the figures of the preceding year." 



Products and Industries. The State Geolo- 

 gist reports that in 1900 there were 407,596 tons 

 of iron ore mined, against 300,757 tons in 1899. 

 This is the highest amount mined since 1892. 

 The amount of zinc ore mined in the year was 

 194,888 tons, the largest in the history of the 

 State and almost twice as much as two years 

 previously. 



The production of cement has increased enor- 

 mously in recent years. This year a new com- 

 pany was incorporated, with an authorized cap- 

 ital of $3,000,000, and has acquired 600 acres of 

 land at Stewartsville, near Phillipsburg. 



The annual report of the State Board of Agri- 

 culture shows an increase in the value of crops 

 over 1900 of about $3,000,000, owing chiefly to 

 gains in quantity and quality of the corn-crop 

 and the high price of potatoes. The values of the 

 crops were: Corn, $6,172,875.15; wheat, $1,546,- 

 687.80; oats, $760,024; rye, $533,915.25; buck- 

 wheat, $114,057; hay, $7,320,168.24; white pota- 

 toes, $2,571,898.50; sweet potatoes, $2,260,000. 

 The total value of live stock was $18,756,553. 



In the year ending Sept. 3, 2,342 new companies 

 were chartered by New Jersey. For incorporating 

 these companies the State received $558,369.54 in 

 fees. 



The number of canneries in operation in 1901 

 was 48, 11 of these handling both fruit and 

 vegetables, and 37 vegetables only. The amount 

 of capital invested in the industry was $897,104; 

 of this, $185,590 was controlled by corporations 

 or stock companies, and $771,514 by private firms. 

 The product of the principal vegetables and fruits 

 was 27,708,480 cans. 



The number i;nr_' plants of all 



kinds established in v ,. ;ir waH ] jjj 



and 34 old ones vv< i. .1 ,,,' in<Te;i.->e thiiH 



made in the number o . mT-.oin is esti- 



mated at 18,000. 



The latest census biili< ,.y slmws 



that the capital invested ; :'M;'i:.'i<-t urin# 



])lants exceeds $500,000,000, urn! more than 



doubled in the past ten yejir.-v. i; , i ,-i,. s 



employed 241,581 wage-earner.-, in I'.JD 

 many as in 1890, and the wages p,,ni t., , |, ( ., n 

 aggregated more than $110,000,000 for t.lin ye;tr. 



Military. At the Sea Girt ranges in Septem- 

 ber the New Jersey sharpshooters won the inter- 

 state military match. The number of New Jer- 

 sey pensioners in December was 20,159, drawing 

 from the national Treasury the annual sum of 

 $2,402,039.56. The State's claim against the Uni- 

 ted States on account of the Spanish-American 

 War was $346,155.92. At the end of 1901 the 

 unpaid balance of this debt was $80,704.43. The 

 sum of $161,898.75 has been paid as additional 

 compensation to the volunteers who enlisted in 

 the several regiments from this State in the war 

 with Spain. 



Battle of Trenton. The one hundred and 

 twenty-fifth anniversary of this event was cele- 

 brated Dec. 26 with elaborate observances, in- 

 cluding a sham battle illustrating the historic 

 engagement, and addresses and other exercises in 

 the opera-house. 



Street Improvement. The Street and High- 

 ways Association of New Jersey, organized in 

 May, 1901, has for its object "mutual aid and 

 improvement in street work." Its membership is 

 composed of street commissioners, superintend- 

 ents, and other heads of street departments in 

 towns and cities of the State. 



Riparian Board. The annual report of this 

 board for 1901 shows the largest receipts since 

 1890, aggregating $162,104.59. An increasing de- 

 mand for State lands under water comes from 

 persons wishing to locate large manufacturing 

 industries in New Jersey. 



Political. The National Prohibition party 

 held its State convention at Trenton, May 7. Joel 

 W. Brown was the nominee for Governor. 



The Republican State Convention was held at- 

 Trenton Sept. 26, and nominated for Governor 

 Franklin Murphy. The platform demanded the 

 enactment of laws for the suppression of teach- 

 ings that justify or encourage assassination. 

 The pledge of President Roosevelt that he would 

 continue the policy of President McKinley was 

 strongly approved, and President Roosevelt was 

 declared to command the universal confidence of 

 his countrymen. The policies of the Republican 

 party, especially as the friend of labor, were em- 

 phasized, the administration of Gov. Voprhees 

 approved, the achievements of the party in the 

 State pointed out and its pledges renewed, and 

 in its name the people were appealed to for con- 

 tinued confidence and support. 



The Democratic State Convention, Oct. 1, nom- 

 inated for Governor James M. Seymour. The 

 platform, like the Republican, deplored the as- 

 sassination of President McKinley, and demanded 

 laws against anarchy. It objected to the State 

 Republican administration as partizan, to o 

 crimination in favor of trusts and corporations, 

 to the impairment of the efficiency of the Na- 

 tional Guard, and to the methods pursued 

 regard to the management and investigation of 

 the State Hospital and the State Home for Girls. 

 It demanded equal taxation, just protection for 

 labor and fair adjustment of labor disputes, forest 

 legislation, care of the water-supply, and 



