History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey with Biographical Sketches of many of their Prominent Men . me, and served an ap-prenticeahii) of seven years. He was then a clerkin a grain and grocery store there for a time. Think-ing to better his condition in life he set sail for Amer-ica, the first of the family to emigrate, and landed inNew York May 29, 1832. Not finding ready work tosuit him, but willing to do any honorable labor thatwould turn an honest penny, for three years he was engaged in selling milk in that city, and for threeyears following worked at his trade on Staten Islan
History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey with Biographical Sketches of many of their Prominent Men . me, and served an ap-prenticeahii) of seven years. He was then a clerkin a grain and grocery store there for a time. Think-ing to better his condition in life he set sail for Amer-ica, the first of the family to emigrate, and landed inNew York May 29, 1832. Not finding ready work tosuit him, but willing to do any honorable labor thatwould turn an honest penny, for three years he was engaged in selling milk in that city, and for threeyears following worked at his trade on Staten 1838 he came to Rahway, N. J., where for sevenyears he worked at his trade in the fi\ctory of ThomasHare, but after the burning of the factory he was fortwo years in New York and Philadelphia. In 1847,returning to Rahway, lie began paper-staining andmaking window-shades on his present site in a sm:illway, which laid the foundation of what has becomea business employing a large capital and a partner-ship concern. In 18o4 bis business had so increasedthat he built his present manufactory, which is fifty. by twenty-five feet besides its additions, and in 1856he introduced steam-power, and has since carried onthe business of manufacturing wall-paper on an ex-tensive scale. Mr. Jardine continued in businessalone until 1870, when Sylvanus White and his son,Freeland Jardine, became jiartncrs, under the firm-name of A. Jardine & Co. Mr. White withdrewafter three and one-half years, and in September,1873, Thomas M. Martin joined the partnership, thefirm-name remaining uneluinged. Mr. Jardine builta substantial residence in 1870 near the site of hismanufactory, and now ranks among the representa-tive business men of Rahway. His sterling integ-rity, energy, economy, and judicious management,although unassisted in starting out in life, have beenthe levers to secure him a fair competence. His lifehas been one of activity, and unmoved by any desirefor public place or the emolument of of
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