. Industries of New term of office three years. The law library at that time belonged to the members of the lawlibrarj association. The only persons allowed the use of the library were members of the association, thechancellor, and the judges of the several courts. Stacy G. Potts was treasurer and librarian of the law library was kept in the supreme court room untQ 1837, when the legislature authorized the Statelibrarian to fit up a room adjoining the library for ths care and reception of the books and papers belongingto the State library. Thus the two libraries were c
. Industries of New term of office three years. The law library at that time belonged to the members of the lawlibrarj association. The only persons allowed the use of the library were members of the association, thechancellor, and the judges of the several courts. Stacy G. Potts was treasurer and librarian of the law library was kept in the supreme court room untQ 1837, when the legislature authorized the Statelibrarian to fit up a room adjoining the library for ths care and reception of the books and papers belongingto the State library. Thus the two libraries were consolidated. On March 13th, 1872, $5000 per year forthree years was appropriated for the library by the , and by the act of March 15th, 1876, the sumof $2500 was appropriated for finishing and refurnishing the library room. A new catalogue has been prepared by Capt. J. S. McDanolds, the librarian, and many important anduseful improvements have been effected under his administration. THE INDUSTRIES OF NEW A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE VARIOUS COUNTIES OF THE STATE, SHOWING THEIR RESOURCES AND PECULIAR BUSINTISS ADVANTAGES, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. ATLANTIC COrrJfTT.—This county was organized February 7th, 1S37, having been previously theeastern part of Gloucester County. It has an area of about 600 square miles, and a population in 1S80 of18,706; in 1850, its population was 8961; in i860, 11,786; in 1870, 14,093. In the census of 1870, the real andpersonal property in the county was stated at $6,687,491. The county seat is at Mays Landing. The surface ofthe county is level, and there are extensive forests of pine trees ; the soil is rather sandy, and poor in parts, butin some localities, as in the vicinity of Hammonton and Egg Harbor city, large quantities of choice fruit areraised ; cranberries are extensively raised in some of the townships. The chief industries are fishing and procur-ing of oysters and clarns, which abound in the streams, inlets, and along the
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