The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-21
A DIP into WATER
Board Of Trade Appoints
Another Watchdog Com
mittee for the New
Supply.
ANNUAL DINNER PLANS
Effort to Be Made to Secure
Admiral Dewey as Star
of the Evening.

Exhibitions, a new post office, water
supply and interstate commerce were dis
cussed at the small meeting of the Board
of Trade last night. Mayor Hoos sent
letter in reference to the improvement
of the Hackensack water front and South
Cove and the opening of Henderson street
south of the canal all of which had been
suggested by the Board. His Honor said
that he had referred them to the Street
and Water Board. the members of which
thought the improvements were much
needed and they would do what they could
to further them.
Mr.. Humphrey w. Carr trotted out his
pet hobby of interstate commerce and
moved the appointment of a special COM
mittee to do something toward compell-
ing the railroads to grant more facilities
for shipping and lower rates. He didn't
want the railroads to be blackmarked
but they ought to reduce rates and not
discriminate against the city.
Mr. B. L. Stowe told what his company
had to do in the way of shipping goods,
and approved of the idea of urging the
companies to make more liberal conces-
sions. These being done, business gen
orally would improve. President 5. C.
Mount then appointed on that committee
Messrs. Corcoran, Voorhees, and Crossley.
Mr.. Stowe introduced the subject of
Pan-American Exposition. 1t was no use,
he argued, local manufacturers send
ing exhibits without a representative. All
the Boards of Trade he suggested, should
unite in this way and employ COM
petent man to answer questions about the
city and its industries, each Board pay
ing a pro rata share of the expense
Mr. John ]. Voorhees, endorsed the plan,
and it was referred to the Committee on
Manufactures for action. AS to the ex-
position for the State of New Jersey in
1902, Mr.. Voorhees, said the idea was ex-
plotted by a local newspaper, but the
movement was dead.
President Mount then appointed as a
dinner committee Messrs. Gordon, Dear,
F'urst and Corcoran, and it was limited
that Mr.. Furst was confident OF having at
the banquet as guest of honor Admiral
Dewey.
Then a new postoffice was discussed and
Mr.. VOORHEES, said that Congressman-elect
Allan L. McDermott had promised to do
his utmost to secure for Jersey City new
building.
Dear explained that there was no fear
that the contractors would be behind with
their work. He had talked with the engi-
neers, and they had assured him that the
work would be completed in time The de-
lazy was, he said, attributed to the recent
political agitation. Financiers were un-
easy and money rates had advanced. 1t
was a matter of pecuniary prudence.
Chairman Mount then named as a spec
ial committee to keep track of the water
supply, keep the contractors noses to the
grindstone and generally see that the city
would get all that was coming to it.
Messrs. Gordon. Dear, Furst, Corcoran,
Currie and Anderson.
81 decline to serve on a committee of
which DIR. Gordon is chairman" said Mr..
Dear and everyone smiled.
And 1 must decline" said Mr.. Andrew
]. Corcoran, st have been on water COM
mittees enough
The chairman substituted Mr.. Voorhees,
in Mr.. Corcoran's place and the former
gentleman bluntly remarked
81 have no fear of DIR. Gordon. He is
a good man on any committee"
Il don't fear DIR. Gordon either" re-
Joined Mr.. Dear.
You've shown that. I did not mean to
use the word in that sense suavely replied
Mr.. Voorhees,. The soft answer wiped
away the impending wrath and in the
language of diplomats 1.-The incident was
closed -