Newark's Last Fifteen Years, 1904-1919. The Story in OutlineNewark Public Library
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Newark's Last Fifteen Years, 1904-1919. The Story in Outline
Newark Public Library
Newark (N.J.) -- History
_Health_: See Birth Rate; Child Hygiene Division--Board of Health; Death
Rate; Food and Drug Division--Board of Health; Infantile Paralysis;
Influenza; Little Mother's League; Medical History, Museum of; Mental
Hygiene, Bureau of--Board of Health; Milk Supply; Tuberculosis, Campaign
Against; Venereal Diseases, Bureau of--Board of Health; Whooping Cough.
_High Schools_: Barringer, formerly Newark High School, was the only high
school in the city, 1838-1904. In 1907 the name was changed to Barringer
High School, in memory of Dr. William N. Barringer, city superintendent
of schools for about 20 years.
East Side, opened March 1, 1911.
Central, opened Feb. 1, 1912.
South Side, opened Sept. 8, 1913.
See also Junior High Schools.
_Housing_: U. S. Homes Registration and Rent Profiteering Committee
created July, 1918, with office in City Hall, branch of national
organization for equitable protection of home rent payers and owners
of dwellings. Undertook compilation of list of homes where war workers
could obtain rooms. Conducted "Rent-a-Room" campaign as war expedient.
Originally planned to aid war workers, service has broadened so that
office has become a general housing bureau.
Basing its figures on local buildings reports Jan. 1, 1915-June 30, 1919,
_Sunday Call_ has estimated that Newark has shortage of 3,000 homes.
See also Apartments.
_Indeterminate Sentence_: See Prison Reform.
_Industrial Expositions_: See Exhibitions.
_Industrial Schools_: See Boys' Vocational School; Girls' Vocational
School; Technical School.
_Industry_: Added celluloid to the world's products; built first
locomotive engine to travel up grade; leads in manufacture of umbrella
frames.
Produced first malleable cast iron; made first patent leather; is
largest fine jewelry manufacturing centre; ranks 11th in U. S. in annual
aggregate value of products.
Ranks 1st in N. J. in number of wage earners, amount of capital invested
in manufacturing, amount paid in wages to workers, and value of goods
produced.
Has one firm employing over 10,000 persons, 8 employing over 1,000, 19
employing over 500, 73 employing over 200, and 123 employing over 100
each.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AS AFFECTED BY THE WAR.
1. Stores and Factories:
_1904_ _1914_ _1918_
Grocery stores 950 1,619 1,455
Dry goods stores 166 288 336
Automobile dealers 21 145 195
Machine and machinery mfrs. 79 99 125
Printers 68 116 129
2. Finance. Newark as a Financial Centre:
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