Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-29
FUTURE
NEWARK BAY.
Many Prominent Persons Inter
ested in Project to Make 1t
a Great HarbOr.

AIN, Jan. ZS.-1ndJ New
ark Bay. with its tributaries, the Pas
sale and Hackensack rivers, will in
not many years hence be one of the
leading seaports of the world. thereby
causing the development of the terri
tory comprising Newark, Jersey City
and B%ayonne and the intervening
meadows into an industrial and man
ufacturing centre of like proportions
was conceded by all of the prominent
men of those cities who have dis
/ cussed the matter.
No one in Newark has more OPP
timistic views on the subject than R.
G. Solomon. who, as Il member of the
Board of Trade, has spent much time
in the study of Newark meadow re-
clamation and the development OF
navigation facilities on the waterway
mentioned.
My W PLAN" said Mr.. Solomon,
would be to make it a free port,
and | think a harbor could be deyel-
oped that would surpass the famous
Freie Haven at Hamburg. If such
Il port could be created raw material
would be brought in and after being
turned into finished articles would be
reshipped to all parts of the world
without the payment of duty, plac-
ing Newark manufacturers in a posi-
ton to compete with those of any
other country for the trade of the
world
r. c. Jenkinson, former president
of the Newark Board of Trade; THE
most striking thing in connection
with the subject of making a great
harbor of Newark Bay is the neces-
sity for it. Thirty years ago Thirty
fifth street, New York, was up town
so far as the river navigation was
concerned. Now the docks go all the
way up to Grants Tomb. What will
the situation be ten or fifteen years
from now? The commerce of New
York is increasing at a compound IA
ito. and that city has almost reached
the limit of it's natural facilities"
Sheriff Frank H. Sommer, New
ark: The future of Newark and the
adjacent territory Is in their indus
trial advantages. This section of the
state is entering upon Il wonderful
era of prosperity, which does not
mean only an enormous growth in
population, but the building of hun
dreds Of factories, and | have no
doubt the making of a great harbor."
Mayor Pierre p. Garven, Bayonne:
The speculation in regard TO the flu
ture of Newark bay and the adjoin-
ing waters and the territory on their
shores is not a bit overdrawn. ! have
had in mind for some time the send
ing of a message to the city council
bearing on the desirability of Bay
onne acquiring more property on the
waterfront, for it is rapidly becom-
ing more valuable and would be the
best investment the city could make.
Being at the entrance of the propos-
d harbor. Bayonne waterfront will
become very valuable"
e. F. G.. Young, president of the
First National Bank, Jersey City,
and closely associated with traction
and Hudson tunnel interests: mo
one can question the results of the
OC NClODlllCI VI ou'll q "a ~ bC-
cause it would have a wonderful wat
erfront, with Newark bay, the Pas
sale river, the Hackensack river and
several canals through the meadows.
The canals most likely would be
built by the railroads and other cor
p%orations,"
Former State Senator Robert S.
Hudspeth, Jersey City: The trans
formation of Newark bay and the
meadow land into a waterway with
steamship piers and railroad termi-
nails would be a great thing for New
ark, and in a lesser extent to Jersey
City. The ship canal project is a
more reasonable proposition. In all
probability the course of the canal
will be the Morris canal, which di-
yides Jersey City and Bayonne. In
stead Of following the Morris canal
where it turns at the dividing line
and runs northwest to the Jersey
Central railroad terminal the ship
canal should be continued in a west
erly direction to New York bay"
Harry Louderburgh, president OF
The Jersey City Board of Trade: THE
proposed dredging of Newark bay
would be a big thing for Newark. 1t
is a tremendous project. Jersey City
people would like t o see a ship canal
built from New York bay, near the
Jersey Central railroad at Communi-
paw, along the foot of the hill
through the meadow land to the
North river at Hoboken. That kind
of a ship canal would be of immense
benefit to both Jersey City and Ho-
boken."