1893 - State Library Information Center

PART V.Co-operative Building and LoanAssociations of New Jersey.The report of the Bureau for 1892 gave the number of associationsia existence in this State, near the close of that year, at291. Of these, 7 have dropped out since then, aud 14 newassociations have begun operations, making the number enumeratedin the present, 1893, report, 298. This latter numberincludes three associations from which no returns have beenreceived :Trenton, People's,New Brunswick, People's.Paterson, Iron and Silk.In case of the latter two associations, statements were promisedby the respective secretaries, after several reminders, but failedfor some reason to materialize. From the Trenton association'sofficials the Bureau has had no information. As was stated inthe last report, this association was incorporated in the Mercercounty clerk's office in 1890, but has no office in Trenton atpresent, and, practically, is but a branch of a national, of thesame name, located at Geneva, N. Y.The new incorporations, up to the end of June, 1893, whichhave started operations during the year, are, with date of incorporation:Bergen county—Building and Loan Association, Fort Lee,December 27th, 1892; Building and Loan, Bogota, March 31st,1893; Saddle River Township Building and Loan, Fairlawn, May1st, 1893; Progressive Building and Loan, Hillsdale, May 1st,1893.(145)