Number  of  manufacturing  establishments,
739;  capital  invested,  ^2,808,968;  hands
employed,  3425;  wages  paid,  ^817,292;
materials  used,  ^2,909,773;  value  of  pro-
ducts, $4,732,118.*

Schenck's,  seventy  and  one-half  miles.
Eddington,  seventy-two  miles.
Cornwell's,  seventy-three  miles.
Andalusia,  seventy-three  and  one-half
miles.
Borie's,  seventy-four  miles.
ToRRESDALE,  scvcuty-five  miles.
Pierson's,  seventy-six  miles.
Pennypack,  seventy-seven  miles.
HoLMESBURG  JUNCTION,  Seventy  -  eight
miles. — Holmesburg  is  a  suburb  of  Phila-
delphia, and  is  within  the  city  limits.
The  House  of  Correction  is  located  here.
The  branch  road  is  continued  to  Bustleton,
distant  four  miles,  also  within  the  limits  of
the  city.
Tacony,  seventy-nine  miles.  — Within
the  corporate  limits  of  Philadelphia.
WissiNOMiNG,  eighty  miles. — Within  the
city  limits.
Bridesburg,  eighty-one  miles. — Within
the  corporate  limits  of  Philadelphia.  A
United  States  arsenal  is  located  here.
Frankford,  eighty-one  and  one-half
miles. — An    important    suburb    within    the


*  Includes  Bucks  county.
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corporate  limits  of  Philadelphia.  The
Frankford  Arsenal — one  of  the  most  exten-
sive belonging  to  the  United  States  Govern-
ment— is  located  here.  Junction  of  branch
road  to  Kensington,  which  is  a  part  of  the
compactly-built  portion  of  the  city,  and  the
terminus  of  the  branch.  Previous  to  the
construction  of  the  Connecting  Railroad,
which  unites  the  New  Jersey  Division  with
the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  proper,  at  West
Philadelphia,  Kensington  depot  was  the
principal  point  for  the  departure  of  trains
to  New  York.
Harrowgate,  eighty-three  miles.
North  Pennsylvania  Junction,  eighty-
four  and  one-half  miles. — Intersection  with
North  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  running  to
Bethlehem.
Germantown  Junction,  eighty-five  and
one-half  miles. — Point  of  intersection  with
Germantown,     Norristown,    and    Chestnut


Hill  Railroads.  Germantown  and  Chestnut
Hill  are  within  the  corporate  limits  of
Philadelphia.
Mantua  Junction,  eighty-nine  miles. —
Intersection  of  the  New  York  Division  with
the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  proper.
