New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
TIE cry or THE FUTURE.

MEETING OF THE NEW-1ERsEY AS.oCIAuoN-AD-
rRE>s BY WILLIAM o. Nl'DowELL
A meeting was held in Newark Yesterday TO
organize the NevJcrsey Association. The objects O. the
society are: The establishment Of Jersey city as port
of ltrv: discussion o. the natural advantages Of New
jersey for enlarged commercial transactions and manu-
factoring purposes 10 1ud remedy ior the evil Of the
GREAT expense Of river and barhor transportation
and o. avoid the necessity Of extra diTvasc
and hchtcr9ge; 10 seek Tie passage OF laws
ADVANTAGEOUS TO the prosperity Of New-IeI-ey
irrespective of politics Among those present We're sam
ucl Brown, OF Trenton; Ex-Governor NeNei Professor
Thur,ton Of Hobokeu David yanFleet, o, Huuterdon
Dr. Charles mciis. Of Paterson. ana T. A. Osborn, Of
Monmouth Tic Off ers. consisting OF president tArrs
vicrcsidcu's secretary and treasurer viii Doe elected
IN ,iqrv lbe Rv-lIws provide that thc Board Of d.
recofs shall consist oi tlirty--1 persons with Tie Gov
Wilism O. Mcdowell delivered address. ia which
Dc sud. " IN my letter aitre sea 20 General 'eoI-e -
country opposite Nev-Yoik on che NewJcr>ey sde Of
toe Hudson River. aud now occupied by tle cities ~
Orange, ana tie towns lying Joining or htweeu thos'
p.aces, making ihom almost one couAau"u, cry
American city ~ TIE iuturc' in saying this,
So no' N eIyt,t.'' Ba-h sides Of n, Hudson
are necessary each other Tho create relative pros
pcrty % Baltimore than that of New-York is NOT an
enterprise. Are the 1ish terminal char-Cs here hec
answered in The am natiye qeeesa 5 , follows 2s
HAT the business OF tuc west ana Sou'uWes1
and Nev-YOrk CITY must lose her commercial sup!cm-
acy. Her other advantages viii prove lrf1ih.ict 70
couIeus2tr for This disadvantage. Tie railroads have
concentrated thelu~slyc- tie North River Most OF
Tie canal boats arrive 10y the Hudson. and pronahiL
canal would 0e more properly situated on me Jef
sey shore than bsc OF thc island though there are
some narrow views entertained upon Tie subject OF al
lowing the trade o the city 90 60 20 Inc ot'r SIDE
OF tIC river
"lf New-York would bo u LEI supremacy he
continued " she must let her business men first inquire
with respect any branch OF her business where can II
h. luost economically ana adyautlgeuu-lY conducted
and having tanned this. adopt the most i6Nul@t
place for each branch or the business, whether surh
place he va BrouEly New Org Cty, or Oh thc New
Jersey side Of III bav and iul-1u The great body
a. United States lies west and southwest ~ her. ana
hence the direct lines Of approach must come 70 the
shore of the river or bay. 10 j. also nom mere
that the steamers visiting t.nS port must get ther
needed suppIcs. and here they could most couNeuntf
discharge -hcr incoming caIEOes and take on hrafd
Their return cargOee. That portion OF the bay that
lies between Jersey City and Constable Point on
the hand, aud between the Jersey shore
and Tlls's and BcdlCC's Islands and R0hbnss feef
On the other fve miles long and two miles
wide. can, at comparatively light cost. DC
converted into fine docks rs there arc III
the world. with ample capacy for the accommodation
O the merchantmen Of the world and perfectly safe
from the ice OF the Hudson and East Rivers. Here the
and the railroads conveniently come along
ede OF each other. As TIE NcwJersey side OF the Lar
hor would be without great future were ~ not FOR NeN-
York. New-Iogk refuses the advantages thd New
Jersey can give, She give up her ambitions, aud Ie-
hnguisL her great possible future