The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-13
Jersey City's Board Of
Trade Banquets and
Makes Speeches.
THEY SEE A BOOM COMING.
Ex-Governor Albeit for the State
and the Mayor for the City,
Erastus Wiman's COngratu-
lations.

Hotel and was in all respects a decided
success. Previous to the dinner the mem
bers of the Board met in the parlors of
the hotel with their guests, and an hour
or more was spent in social intercourse.
Then forming in line of twos the company
marched to the large banqueting hall to
the music of the orchestra.
DR.. L. J. Gordon, president of the Board,
sat at the head of the table with Mayor
Cleveland on his right and Erastus Wiman
on his left. Seated near him and at the
other tables were w. H. Parsons, the
paper manufacturer of New York, Il.
Wayne Parker, president of the Newark
Board of Trade, William Dalton, repre-
senting the Board of Trade of Trenton;
Mayor Grassmann, of Hoboken; Major
T. K. Pangborn, Jacob Ringle, J. A. Dear,
j. G. Haskings, cashier of the Second
National Bank; Frank Stevens, y.
M. Doane, Charles S. Furst, J. III.
Carnes, H. w. Carr, Robert w. Elliot,
James Flemming, James P. Hall, r. NJ.
Jarvis, D. w Lawrence, S. H. Smith, w.
J. TAFT, G. G. Van Anglen, Robert Elliott,
J. E. Muller, G. Metzler, VIM. +. Albeit,
Assistant District Attorney Joseph M.
Noonan, DIR. Pierson Rector, Frank Em-
mons, Finance Commissioner Datz,
Cashier Conklin, of the First National
Bliss, William J. Tate, Dr.. Boyd,
John G. Gopsill, Maxwell Abnernethy,
Capt L. f. Norton, K. H. Illingsworth,
w. E. Gordon, Sheriff Robert Davis, W.
+. Ewald, Louis +. Boetcher, Postmaster
Mortimer Mills, John j. yoorhis, F.
W. Gallery, ex-Sheriff Heintz, Frank
Williams, DR.. Benz. F. Edge Michael
Nathan, John Keller, N. B. Gushing, c.
A. Miller, Frederick Kane, w. Williams
and G. Striger.
DIR. GORDON RAPs TO ORDER.
When Landlord De Revere's cigars be-
gan to fill the room with their delicate
aroma Dr. Gordon called the company to-
gether and said:-"Gentlemen, the sight
which greets us tonight is one long to be
remembered and marks an advance in
civilization. Jersey City has at last awak-
ened from its Rip Van Winkle sleep of
twenty years and the Board of Trade,
which has done much for our city, prom
ises to do more. We have entered upon
new era Our credit has improved, build
ing has increased, new papers have been
started, and elevated railroads are pro-
posed.
"Still much remains to be done. Our
rates of interest and our assessments are
high We need new form of government
in which there will be less politics and
more economy. The day will soon arrive
when we will be relieved of the small
politicians y
DR. Gordon closed his remarks by ex-
tending a cordial welcome to all present
including those from "the suburban
villages of New York, Brooklyn and Ho
boken."
from Governor Green and Congressman
McAdoo and Ex-Governor Albeit was in
| troduced to respond to ''The State of New
| Jersey"
NEW JERSEY CAME FIRST.
ION mos most toast Lists they SThg generally
Ihe bepaG Mr Albeit When tSe
cheers which greeted the announcement
of his name had subsidized, ''but knowing
| that had very little to do with the pres
ent administration, the committee has
| placed New Jersey first
s'There is not one of the forty-twO States
equal to our glorious little Common
| wealth. In railroads we beat them ALL
| The vast commerce behind us has no other
outlet, and even Staten Island is wooing us
| kindly to bridge over to them. Boards of
| Trade are advantageous not only to locall-
ties but to the whole State. They will
keep down the small politicians, but what
| you are going to do with the large politi-
| clans, God only knows. "
| The speaker continued in q pleasant
| strain, and when he resumed his seat
| there were cheers which completely
| drowned the frantic efforts of the orches-
1 1T. "A
| Mayor Cleveland arose to respond to ''Jer-
| sey City,"
THE MAYOR FOR THE CITY.
The company was in generous mood
| and the ovation which greeted the popu
| lar Mayor was simply deafening He de-
| clared that Jersey City was the great i'm
perial city Of the garden State of the
| Union. He declared that the first settlers
of this part of the country came to our
| city first because it was the most attrac-
| tive spot in this vicinity. His imagina-
| ton then took a tremendous leap into the
| future and he pictured in glowing terms
| the prospective career of Jersey City. He
| predicted that many OF those present
| would live to see it one of the grandest
| and most powerful cities on the continent.
Erastus Wiman followed Mayor Cleve-
| land and came in for full share of ap
plause and cheers. He responded to the
''Harbor of New York"
ERAsTUs wIMAN AND THE HARBoR.
"To have such reception from Jersey
| City, he said, ''is indeed an nhonor. l con
graduate you most heartily upon the sue
cess of your first banquet. The 'Harbor
of New York is the locality most import
ant to America. In u certain sense it is
| the pivotal point upon which turns the
commerce OF the Western Hemisphere.
Here it is the products of O contingent
meet the tonnage OF the world. Here it is
WllcIt tuS SIOtte oieAS ia oAAS VI
meet"
Mr.. Wiman then proceeded in his char
acteristic manner to boom Staten Island
| and his bridge across the Eill.Von Kull.
| He then dwelt upon the immense natural
| dockage and wharfage resources of Jersey
| City and said what it cost millions OF
| pounds to do for Liverpool the Almighty
| had done for Jersey City. In speaking of
| the many improvements to be made in the
| harbor he said that he had received ad-
vices from London banker saying that
| the capital for the completion of the Hud-
son River tunnel had been subscribed four
| times over.
In closing he congratulated Jersey City
| upon the brilliant future she has before
/ her.
Major q. X. Pangborn, who followed
| him, said that there could be no Board
| of Trade without advertising, and there
could be no advertising without live
newspaper. 1t is the duty of the press, he
| declared, to cooperate with every move
ment designed to benefit the public.
| Ex-Mayor Gilbert Collins, in responding
| to "The Bar" told what highly benevo-
| lent and moral individuals lawyers are
and r. Wayne Park recounted the mart
vellous deeds which the Newark Board o;
/ Trade had accomplished.
William Dalton saw that Trenton and