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From: "Paul R DOT Tupaczewski" paultup AT comcast DOT net
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:14:09 -0500
Subject: RE: (erielack) New Jersey Commuter Subsidy
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> Federbush was a hardware wholesaler. I remember going there with my
> father when he worked at Van Ness Lumber. They would get their
> hammers, shovels, tools from Federbush who supplied numerous
> independently operated hardware stores in the area. This was before the
> Home Depot - Lowes era. It wouldn't surprise me if Federbush even
> supplied places like Rickel. When you walked in the place it looked like
a
> hardware store. Everything was in there from vacuum cleaners, blenders,
> toaster ovens, to roto-tillers.

Having explored that part of the "Water Spur," there was no siding for
Federbush proper, but the loading dock was right on the actual spur itself.
So I assume they'd have to coordinate if they wanted to reach customers
south of there (like Caravan, Huffman-Koos or the Passaic Valley Water
Commission?)


> The Washington POST has been reporting a lot about Hostess. Apparently
> the bakery in Wayne is one of the newer ones and maybe the sole Kosher
> bakery in the country. There is interest in retaining that facility.
They
> reported today that 11 companies are interested in the Hostess properties.
> One of the leading bidders is C. Dean Metropoulos - a private equity firm
> that owns Pabst Blue Ribbon. The POST reported that Twinkies gets the
print
> ink but Hostess actually sold more cupcakes and doughnuts. So that bakery
> may see more cars delivered to it. However, I suspect the new owner will
> either be non-union, or a totally new union agreement will be put in
place.

Either way, I'm assuming rail service will be restored?

I've attached a view of this facility from 1999 (hasn't really changed since
EL days)

- Paul




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