The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-22
IN M[MOR|Ah.
Board Of Trades Resolution
On Deaths Of Vice Presi-
dent Hobart and Mrs.
Furst.
HOW TO BOOM THE CITY
Mr.. A. ]. corcoran Explains
Our Advantages as a Lo-
cation For Factories.
NOT TO LIE IN STATE
Preparations For the Funeral
at Paterson--Mr. Hobart's
Fortune.
NOT TO LIE IN STATE

The Board of Trade had just begun its
meeting last night when ex-Presdent A
J. Corcoran moved the following resolu-
tion:-
1--WE have learned with deep regret that
Vice President Garret A. Hobart is dead.
AS a tribute to that distinguished Jersey
mans memory move you. sir, that you
appoint committee Of three to draft
resolutions of coincidence from this Board
to Mrs. Hobart. and that we, sir. do ad-
5ourn this meeting"
Mr.. James p Hall, who was acting
president, appointed Messrs. corcoran,
Drake and Dear to draft resolutions, and
afterwards they presented the follow
ing
whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty
God to remove from us Garret A.
Hobart, Vice President of the United
States. the Board of Trade of Jersey
City hereby places on record its re-
spect for the deceased statesman. Mr..
Hobart has filled numerous offices of
trust in this State with credit to him
self and honor 10 the State. every citi-
zen of which felt honored by his ele-
walton to the second highest place in
the service of this Republic, which
place he has illustriously filled.
We. recall with admiration his manly
t,.1v,arst m ar,sav ar a time of
general doubt and timidity. We re-
gret in his death the loss of a most
amiable and genial personality, al
ways true to his friends and always
ready to serve his fellow citizens. We
respectfully tender our coincidence to
his bereaved family and especially to
his widow.
We recommend that these resoau-
tions be entered at large upon the
minutes and a copy of them be sent to
the family, and that this Board dv
now adjourn as a mark of respect to
his memory.
The Board also passed resolution
touching the death of President Myron
Fursts wife. 1t was as follows:-
Resolved, That the Board of Trade
of Jersey City hereby sincerely offers
Its sincere coincidence and sympathy
to our fellow member in the recent
heavy bereavement ne has suffered.
Then the members discussed among
other things the advantages of Jersey
City as a place in which to locate factor
les. Mr.. Andrew ]. Corcoran said that
Jersey City was healthy and coal was
cheap. Carriage. he added, was cheaper,
and in every respect Jersey City offered
excellent opportunities for manufacturers
to bring their plants here. The swamp
lots. Mr.. Corcoran added, were rapidly
coming into the market and it was only
recently that 5000 had been offered for
two lots in that section of the city north
of the Erie Railroad tracks. The Speaker
thought that inducements should be offer
ed to manufacturers to locate here, and
he for one thought that the only way to
make Jersey City prosperous was to ad-
yertise it as much as possible.
Mr.. Corcoran let out queer piece of
news which the members thought didn't
reflect much credit ON the business enter
prise of Jersey City people. He said that
a communication from the authorities Of
the Paris Exposition to the Board of
Trade of Jersey City had been referred
to him as Chairman Of the Committee on
Manufactures. The request was that Jer-
ssy City should send some statistics about
its Industries.
When that report came to me-" said
Mr.. Corcoran, 81 sent one hundred and
fifty letters to our leading manufacturers
asking them to send me some data. cata-
logues. photographs and engravings of
their works to be sent 10 Paris. and what
was the result?"
81 don't suppose it was encouraging"
said Mr. Jas. j. Hasking.
Indeed it wasn't" replied Mr. Corcor-
an. II received only two replies. Oaugh-
ter.) am trying to figure out where our
business enterprise in this city is at Gre
newed laughter)
Mr.. Joseph A. Dear made report on
the question Of transfers ON the trolley
cars
Mr.. Russell thought that the P. R. r.
Company should give at least two ferry
tickets for five cents. and Mr.. Humphrey
w. w. Carr despaired Of making cor
poratioD do anything at all for the tax
payers.
''Bloated monopolies he said. with a
sigh. as he closed his tirade.
fhe Board then adjourned
The City Hall Commissioners, at a spe-
cial meeting this morning. decided to