New-York tribune., 1902-01-17
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
BOARD OF TRADE DINNER.
SPEECHES AT NEWARK BY JOHN W.
GRIGGS AND JOHN f. DRYDEN.


The annual dinner of the Newark Board of
Trade in the new Auditorium at Newark last
night attended by about three hundred and
fifty men, representing all the varied interests
of Newark. and there were score of invited
guests. The number of diners limited only
by the capacity of the hall President George
w. Tompkns presided, with Governor Voornees
on his right and Governor-elect Murphy his
left. At the speakers table sat Senator ]. c.
S. Blackburn of Kentucky; Congressman Theo-
dcre f. Burton of Ohio and John ]. Gardner. OF
New-Jersey; General John w. Barlow. United
States Engineers; Colonel S. NJ. Mansfield Jon"
W. Grggs. John F. Dryden. James b. Dill, Cen
e1al E. P. Meany Mayor Seymour r. &. JenN-
inson and the Rev. Thomas K. Bridges Al the
other tables were ex-senator George W. hetch-
am Colonel James f, Fleming, Colonel g w.
Fuller of Bayonne; DIR. Laban Dennis. Joseph
Coult. L. Spencer Goble. Benjamin Atha, Sena-
tor Thomas y. McCarter. Forrest F. Dryden
Franklin Murphy, jr George II. Lambert Czal
II. McCarter, Moses Plaut, Edmund CamPpeh
William A Halsey, the Rev. Lewis Lampman
James E. Howell George NJ. Ballard. Winton c.
Garrison, Joseph d. Byrne, Captain H. l. Jenk-
inson, Judge F. ]. Swayze, w n. Coler. jr,
James McMasters, of the Elizabeth Board of
Trade, and representatives of the boards OF
trade Of Trenton, Paterson and Jersey City.
The dinner was served at about o'clock. and
II was late when President Tompkins made
an address of welcome to the boards guests
The toast to the President of the United states
was responded TO with great enthusiasm, the
whole company standing. Six formal toasts
the programme
John w Griggs. Ex-Governor and ex-Attorney
General responded to the toast of Trade and
Transportation" He said in part:
Whatever benefits or blessings this government
has dnused over other interests OF our common mon
country. IL remains matter OF nistorcal laGI tndt
Under the Federal constitution for trade and trans
State preyed upon state bv laws of import
and retaliation until communication was i'm
possible. and Trade ana s commerce were par par
brought from New-Jersey its garden stuff. its
and appiejack 10 enter and clear at the Custom
House use like any for foregn bottom; ! suppose & II was
York acquired the habit of calling us a foreign
row and hostile enactmcnts. and gave 10 the peo-
pie of the State the free right of interstate COM
gress. That was the first great emancipation OF
shall in the great case Of Gibbons agt ogden
declared unconstitutional an act OF the New-YorI
cense Of Fulton and Livingston. From that dav
this intercourse Of the old has de-
veloped into vast system Of interstate ard trans
are still doing mighty, work in The preservation Of
great American people
Newark" said in part
Let briefly consider the advance which has
been made in the direction of developing our in
dustries during the last ten years encour-
agement toward still more determined efforts
the near future In 1880 the reported almost
900 manufacturing establishments. giving employ
mcnt 10 1900 wage earnerS with a result Of manu-
Iactured products valued at StoUtD060. Since that
date We have made wonderful progress in the
higher differentiation OF many Industries. and
the constant extension and further development OF
earlier enterprises. There has been a wonderful
change. and most all OF our establishments are
buildings OF recent construction. devised largely
for the comfort OF wOrkinCwcn on the assumption
that men who we'll housed and well placed Will
produce the best results. The factory inspectors
of this city have little trouble in efforts for REM
edia legislation to imp:ovH tine conditions OF cur
working people From = 5'1 establishments in .sa0
we have increased To approximately G.JF1 i'm 1870
The number ut our wage Gamers has reached
about fifty thousand, whose vases al-Erec.tP aT-
proXimatelv $9jOUocJd. As resulting consequence
the annual value Of our manufactured products
has reached the enormous sum of apr-oNima telv
S125. .00OGc0 all Of which may safely accept as
evidence Of further growth and further develop
in the future 10 the advantage OF our
city and OF the country at large.
Senator blackburn spoke on Commerce az an
Aid to Civilization" and was listened 10 with
deep interest
Congressman Burton. of ohio. chairman of the
Committee Rivers and Harbors. spoke on
Some Recent Industrial and Commercial Tend
encies" Governor Voorhees, and Goyeruor-eIect
Murphy spoke briefly.