Show MEN by E EDWARD DWARD feature new jersey the garden state is more than the 90 mile trip from new york lo 10 0 o philadelphia it never can be appreciated by hurrying through it or by dashing over to the wa 1 jersey side for a few hours but the 11 ti 1 and the sportsman as well as the farmer laborer industrialist or home seek er will find north jersey south jersey and all points in between well worth the time it takes for a visit and inspection new jersey Is an empire in its own right the mighty atom among the states of this nation NEW it has great industrial areas where made in new YORK je jersey arsey is stamped on thousands of products its agriculture is highly developed new jersey provides homes 41 41 a ter Z for its own workers as well as for tens of thousands who have a business address in new york city or philadelphia its broad highways each a scenic and historic route offer motor trips along the coastline of the great atlantic or through the hills and valleys forests and farms orchards and parks of the interior in new jersey one may have the bustle of the ENTON city the vibrant life of seashore resorts or the quietude of quaint forgotten towns where time has stood still there Is Borden bordentown town where the century still lives on every street as well as small villages resting solidly in the pockets of northern mountains there is much tor for every american to relive re live in new jersey where gen george washington spent a fourth of his career as commander command er ln in cht calef ea during the revolutionary war its scores of historic shrines are rich in early american lore and legend take cue from indians when the early settlers arrived in new jersey from T W E europe U rope they found the indians growing corn pumpkins v r geurds gourds 0 ards tobacco and beans taking a lesson from the natives the settlers cleared the land imported seed and livestock from across the sea and developed an important agricultural colony it became the garden state of the colonies today new jersey has prosperous small farms and high types of agricultural specialization dairy and poultry farms abound small grains and field crops are grown in most parts of the state most of new jerseys farm products are consumed by its own cities or by and new york it Is but a step frum farm to market alexander hamilton selected the site bite of paterson for or an industrial city early new jersey scientists and inventors accelerated the trend toward ind industrialization john fitch and col john stevens with their steamboats and seth boyden with malleable iron and patent leather to be followed later by the genius of thomas A edison the wizard of menlo park today there are heavy industries at newark brick and terra cotta I 1 works around perth amboy shipyards at camden ceramic plants at trenton woolen mills at passaic textile plants at paterson and many others in such cities as elizabeth bayonne and jersey city the state ranks anks first in smelting smelling sm elting and reining di of copper dyeing and finishing of text textiles LIes and ranks high in rubber goods production it Is see sec nd in manufacture of silk rayon ind and chemicals new jersey ranks sixth in the nation for value of man mining starts early few people regard new jersey as i mineral state however in 1685 I 1 iron r 0 n w was as mined in monmouth coun ly y and this basic resource ha has been dined ever since zinc deposits at franklin furnace and ogdensburg sussex county are world famous T trap ap rock sandstone argillite g agnite unite slate marble talc and conglomerate glomer a te are quarried in new 2 v f VACATION PARADISE nature has provided abundant attractions to beckon to new jersey sparkling ling lakes and mountains lure many to t ili the c inland areas while UK the thrill ot of a seashore vacation draws countless others to the new jersey coast with its miles of sandy beaches jersey and it has unlimited quantities of sand and gravel lime greensand marl and peat despite three centuries of development about 16 46 per cent of 0 new jersey still is in forest of great significance are the oystermen oysterman oy and fishing captains of the jersey coast one of the wor worlds ds truly great fishing grounds fr from om sandy hook to cape may the coast provides every variety of fishing three main divisions new jersey might be called a peninsula since with exception of the 50 mile north northern lern boundary from the hudson to the delaware Dela waie it is entirely surrounded by water it has three physical divisions in the north is a mountainous lake stud ded region known as the Appal appalachian achl highlands the central or trl aisic section with gently rolling hills supports most of cf the states urban and industrial development the large southern coastal plain has fruit orchards market gardens swamps pine wastes and miles of beaches and shallow bays all of new jersey that touches the atlantic ocean is famous for its seashore asbury park is one of the best known of north jersey coast resorts with boardwalks board walks and convention hall long branch branal h attracted visitors from philadelphia as early as 1750 wide safe and sandy beaches are plentiful along the sou southern thern coast of new jersey atlantic C city ity Is known 0 wn a as s the playground of a nation traditionally new jersey has been the home of many famous people james fenimore cooper and capt james lawrence of dont give gibe up the ship fame lived next door to each other in burlington robert loul louis stevenson when in america lived at manasquan an aaron burr and alexander ham hamilton to fought their famous duel near weehawken Wee hawken george washington wrote his farewell address to the army in berrien house at rocky hill grover cleveland twice U S president was born in new jersey woodrow wilson ps was president of princeton university and governor of new jersey before becoming president walt Whit mans tomb is at camden alexander was born in new jersey new jersey is a great state great in agriculture in industry in R ali M ai I 1 am t WALTER E EDGE governor of new jersey education in historical lore li hi present opportunity in hope lor for a continued greatness in the future its incomparable seacoast its beautiful lake and mountain country its extensive fishing and hunting gr grounds ands as well as the innate hospitality hospitality of its people two out of five of whom own their homes furnish proof enough ot of the greatness of new jersey the mighty atom among the states of this nation m W VM 15 FT 5 A H I 1 WN F v A maw wr KM W typical new jersey mountain scene |