Atco in 1901
from the Industrial Directory of New Jersey, 1901, p. 24:
ATCO, Camden County:
On the Atlantic City Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey, and the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Station of each road in the town. Population 500. Banking town, Camden. Money order post office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams, United States, and West Jersey Companies. Tax rate, $ 2.38 Land for factory purposes bordering directly upon the line of the railroads ma y be had in any size plots, free of charge or at nominal prices. Water is pure and plentiful, the climate is healthful and free from malaria, and there is a good supply of labor, either male or female. One small factory building, floor area of 600 feet, with steam engine and boiler, will be rented for $ 10 per month or sold outright for $ 1500. These industries are now in operation E.H. Flood, manufacturers of window glass; employs 47 persons. John E. Hand, manufacturers of ship's compasses; employs 8 persons
ATCO, Camden County:
On the Atlantic City Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey, and the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Station of each road in the town. Population 500. Banking town, Camden. Money order post office and telegraph station. Express service, Adams, United States, and West Jersey Companies. Tax rate, $ 2.38 Land for factory purposes bordering directly upon the line of the railroads ma y be had in any size plots, free of charge or at nominal prices. Water is pure and plentiful, the climate is healthful and free from malaria, and there is a good supply of labor, either male or female. One small factory building, floor area of 600 feet, with steam engine and boiler, will be rented for $ 10 per month or sold outright for $ 1500. These industries are now in operation E.H. Flood, manufacturers of window glass; employs 47 persons. John E. Hand, manufacturers of ship's compasses; employs 8 persons
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