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UNITED STATES : — NEW JERSEY

The Boston and Maine Railroad owns or leases all the steam railroad lines within the State except the Grand Trunk in the extreme north. In 1910 the length of steam railway in the State was 1,252 miles; the electric railways had 295 miles of track.

Within the State are 56 National banks, 9 State banks and trust companies, 54 savings banks, and 16 building and loan associations.

Books of Reference.

The Reports of the Various Departments of State Govenimeut, Drew (W. J.), New Hain|)shire Register. Concord, N.H. McClintock (J. N.), History of New Hampshire. Concord, N.H Palfrey (J. G.), Histor}' of New England. Boston, Mass. Rollins (F. W.), Guide to New Hampshire. Concord, N.H.

NEW JERSEY.

Governmeilt. — The legislative power is vested in a Senate and a General Assembly, the members of w^hich are chosen by the people, all male citizens (with necessary exceptions) 21 years of age, resident in the State for a year and in the county for 5 months preceding the election, having the right of suffrage. The Senate consists of 21 senators, one for each county, elected by the voters for 3 years, in such manner that the Senate is renewed to the extent of one-third annually. The General Assembly consists of 60 members elected by the voters of the counties in numbers proportioned to the population of the counties as determined by the decennial Federal census.

Governor. — (10,000 dollars).

Secretary of State. — D. S. Crater.

The State is represented in the Federal Congress by 2 Senators and 10 Representatives. For local administration it is divided into 21 counties, which are subdivided into cities, boroughs, and townships. Tlie State Capital is Trenton.

Area, Population, Instruction.— Land area 7,525 square miles, population (1910) 2,537,167 (1,786,463 males and 1,250,704 females), of whom 2,445,927 were white and 89,760 coloured. The American-born numbered 1,622,918; English, 47,404 ; Irish, 136,061 ; German, 119,051 : Italian, 75,786. In 1910 the death-rate in cities was 16-1 per 1,000 of population, and in rural districts 14*4. The population in 1910 was 2,537,167. Population of the larger cities, according to the census of 1910, was as follows : —

Cities

Population

Cities

Population

Cities

Population

Newark. . Jersey City Paterson. . Trenton(capital) Camden. . Hoboken.

347,469

267,779

125,600

96,815

94,538

70,324

Elizabeth. . Bayonne. . Passaic. . Atlantic. . Perth Aml)oy Orange. ..

73,409 55,545 54,773 46,150 32,121 29,630

East Orange. NewBrunswick Bridgetown. Long l^ranch. Millville. . Union. .

34,371 23,388 14,209 13,298 12,451 21,023

The Roman Catholic Church has 51*5 per cent, of the church-going popu- lation ; other bodies are Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, and Protestan Episcopal.