The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-17
BEAUTIFUL ]. C.
Congressional Committee
Congratulates the Re-
sidents of This City.
LOVELY SURROUNDING SCENERY
In Natural Advantages We
Are Far Ahead of New
York.

decrying Jersey City it may be interesting
to know what strangers think OF TINS
capital city of Hudson. On SATURDAY
some prominent Congressman came mere
to think over a request for new POST
office. The Chairman of the Congress
sional Committee, after drive through
the city said:-
DO YOU know that Jersep City is
really beautiful place to live in cannot
tell you how surprised l was at tne
change between your downtown sectlon
and the residential part of your city 1
think for view, location and surroundings
generally your city is far ahead OF New
York. What a charming series OF views
YOU can obtain from every part OF your
Boulevard? On the one side. an ever
changing picture of the lordly Huosoh'
and on the west a delightful landscape
view I think unsurpassed. II l We're d
New York business man would live on
Jersey City Heights
Congressman Bartholdt avery shrewo
Westerner, was struck with the command
ing nosition of the Harrison estate on
the brow of the Newark avenue hill.
.sWhy doesn't your city buy that splen-
neve- saw a place in any city in the
West Detter suited for it. II IN my ci'y
we had such a site it would be gobbled
up in twenty-four hours. | notice the
march of your business section TO phe
westward. Some day your Court Rouse
and jail will be the business centre, anu
am firmly convinced that where you
call the Five Corners will be the business
centre of Jersey City. Look at its loca-
tion. 1t is the logical centre OF the city.
Your streets are dirty and there are too
many frame buildings I was struck with.
the fact that on my ride through your
city I didn't once see a TO Let sign. or
course in side streets there must be some,
but on main thoroughfares through which
I passed I saw not one and 1 was on the
lookout for those indication of lack of
prosperity We will never forget the kind
ness of yours people on this visit. So far
as I am concerned you'll get that post
Office
"A third member of the House of Rep
resentatives who was pleased with his
visit was Congressman w. A. Rodenberg.
When first he saw the present postoffice
he made everyone present in the party
laugh by asking if the building was not a
jail? He also was convinced that Jersey
City needed new post Office, and equally
enthusiastic was he over Jersey City as a
place for business or residence. He ad-
mired the Boulevard and the handsome
homes built thereon. He thought that
Jersey City had a great future before it
and what with it's natural advantages
would one day be one of the greatest
cities in the country
AT the dinner held in the evening after
the theatre performance in New York,
when the Congressman were talking over
the days pleasure Congressman Mercer
raised a shout of laughter, when turning
to Mayor Hoos on his right, he inno-
Gently asked
"Mr Mayor, do you ever exercise your
veto power in Jersey City?"
For a second the Mayor couldn't reply;
but looking across the table at ex-Mayor
Wanser, he said with a sly smile:-
81 believe that I have the record for US
ing that power