Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-07-12
cIt,zsns Banquet.

For nearly year the constructive pro-
gress Of the plant of the New York Ship
Building Company on the Delaware, north
of Gloucester City, has attracted the
admiration and interest of the people of
West Jessey, the magnitude and extent
of the institution being a source of wonder
ment to most people as, Notwithstanding
the fact that great plant OF the kind Is
located on the Pennsy lyania side of the
Delaware, it is remote from lines of travel
and little in the public eye. The people
in the immediate vicinity of this great
enterprise have more than q curious inter
est in this institution, because OF the
certainty that the material interests of
this section are sure TO be substantially
enhanced Woodbury. has further inter-
est than adjacent community, because the
President OF the Company. Mr.. Henry G..
Morse, has made his home here, and is we'll
pleased with his choice, after nearly a
year s residence.
In recognition of these facts the business
and professional men of Woodbury. tender
ed Nj Morse barquet at Panl's Hotel
last Friday evening, the object being to
become acquainted with our distinguished
citizens aud assure him that Woodbury.
accorded him 3 generous welcome, aud
appreciated the fact of his location here.
The early evening was spent on the
pleasant lawn and at niue o'clock the COM
pany adjourned to the dining room, where
MIR Livermore in a ieIicItious speech, bid
Mr. Morse and Mr. Newman, general
superintendent of the works. who is also
resident OF our city, hearty welcome.
After the banquet an hour was spent on
the lawn, and brief speeches were made
by Mr.. Morse, MIR. J. w. Nagel, A. H
Swackhamer, Esq.,, and ex-Jndge Clymer.
Mr. Morse said he selected Woodbury. as
a place of residence after thorough inves-
Iigalion of the towns in New Jersey ada
sought healthful location where he could
obtain rest and quiet, because he
knew that during the first years of the
establishment of the great business he had
undertaken, all his strength would be re-
qnired TO carry it through, and experience
mad justified bis choice of a home He
found Woodbury. not so hot as his former
home (Wilmington) and the mosquitoes not
at all annoying. He said that satisfactory
progress had been made in the construc-
ton of the plant. and that the first keel
would be laid in sbont two months.
Within year be expected the plant to be
in full operation giving steady employment
to four Thousand w0rkmen. These works.
he said, will be fitted with the most i'm
proved machinery and appliances which
will require a great proportion of skilled
workmen. Under methods now largely
employed in ship building, the capacity of
this plant would require five thousand
men, but the introduction OF machinery
would reduce this number TO four Thousand
The use of machinery, he said, demanded
skilled labor, and while there would be
one Thousand less names on the pay roll on
account of its introduction, yet the pay
roll would be larger than though I'M
skilled labor performed the work to be
done by machinery.
He said large number of the employees
will require homes and will naturally seek
advantageous locations The Trolley Com
pany, he said, bad agreed to make one fare
from Woodbury. to the works, and the
steam line had constructed a station op
posite the plant, hence, he believed that
the material interest of Woodbury. would
be enhanced by the establishment of the
New York Ship Building plant. He was
grateful he said, for this opportunity to
become acquainted with his neighbors.
Among those present were W. Harri-
son Bivermore. Mayor Laid, Law Judge
Jessup, Postmaster Charles c. Jessup,
Lawyers Clynrer, Swackhamer, SummeriIl
and Avis, c. C. Madden, Superintendent OF
the Woodbury. Glass Works, James w
Maggie, Secretary of NJ .nufacturing Club, OF
Philadelphia, j. F. Graham, cashier of the
First National Bank, H S. Talman, cashier
OF fne Farmers and Mechanics Rank
Doctors Duncan. Campbell and William
Brewer, Druggist ]. W. Merritt, Charles
Walton, coal and ice dealer; P F. Rice,
representing Blasius Piano Company, J. 7
Maxwell, Major D. T. Mathers and George
K. Carroll, James G. Campbell, John Red
field, II. Brown Green, Ben. C. Brown and
J. D. Carpenter
The press of Philadelphia has COM
mented at much length on this testimonial
banquet, and gives Woodbury. credit with
leading Philadelphia in recognition of the
OF this great industry 'twixt
the two cities.