The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-17
FORT DROPPED in
AT ARLINGTON BOARD OF
TRADE BANQUET.
Held in This City Last Night with
Speeches by Goldberg, Gibson
and Several Others.

business men of Kearny and Arlington,
members and guests of The Arlington Board
of Trade, sat around the festive board ut
Achtel-Stetter's this city, last night, the
occasion of the first annual banquet OF
that organization. While President Will
lam l.. Hunter who acted as POSTMASTER,
intimatod in his Introductory remarks that
politics were to be eschewed, as the board
had for its basic principle the protection
of the home interests regardless Of party
affiliation, there was a combining OF poll
ties with good fellowship. 1t was left TO
Assembly Candidate William P. Martin,
of this city. to open the parliament, fol-
lowed by Sheriff Frank II. Sommer, Mayor
Eugene II. Goldberg, of Kearny. and as
the banquet WAS nearly over John Frank
lin Fort, the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, and Senator Everett Colby, who h1d
dropped in. spoke briefly. In a few words
Mr.. Fort admonished the guests rs pro-
fessional and business men banded together
for the purpose of mutual cooperation in
the interest of the section represented, not
to lose sight of the importance of taking
active interest in county and State affairs.
At the speakers table, besides President
Hunter, Assembly Candidate Martin, Sher-
lift Somnier and Mayor Goldberg, there
were seated John S. Gibson, secretary of
the Passaic Valley District Sewerage and
Drainage Commission; Councilmen Henry
B. Caithness. Of Kearny;. Thomas J.; Kelly
and John Davidson, jr., and Gerrish
Newell. chairman OF the committee Of ar
rangements.
President Hunter reviewed the cireum-
stances that led to the formation of the
board two years ago. with a dozen mem
bers that had grown to nearly half a hum
dred since that time, it being first con-
fined 10 the Third Ward. but now had
reached the outer boundaries of the
Fourth. Casting about for a proper desig-
nation. the president gave the credit to
DR.. Extpn for the name Arlington Board
of Trade and the latter responded to the
toast THE Evolution of a Quiet Neighbour
hood" He Drefaced his remarks by giving
a brief history of that section of land
that contains Harrison, East Newark and
Kearny. having, been bought for twenty
pounds sterling"
1T was a convenient stopping place for
parties from both armies" he. continued.
on account OF schuyler's extreme courtesy
he was allowed to keep possession by
the enemy The evidences of war are
still visible in the building. There were
and are now many places of historical in
terest in and about Arlington. The tower
built by Llewellyn Haskell was one. This
was more than 100 feet high, and from it's
topI have many times had good views Of
the Orange Mountains and New York city.
This monument stood south OF Eilsheinus
avenue, near the West Arlington station.
The copper mine with its varied history, the
Kingsland mansion. the Knapp mansion.
the Ludlow home. may be mentioned In
tins connection.
I'm 1867 the wisdom Of the powers decreed
that a separate, and distinct town should
be set off from Harrison, and the town
ship of Kearny was born and a form
of government established. which continued
until 1899. when the government was
changed to that of a town."
TIT speaker referred to the improve
ment of the section by certain land COM
panies and the advance 1t has mad with
the progressive times.
Then | can recall" said he. how we
all marched TO the postoffice once and then
twice a dav L. get the mail and see the
folks. 1t is not so now, for the enterpris-
ing spirit OF a Freeman has reiieved us
of this labor"
He closed his toast by setting forth
the advantages of the section as an up
to-date suburban town.
Mayor Goldberg responded TO the toast
Boards of Trade from a Mayors View
roint,' and he e%loquently Landed the
work of such organizations.
From the viewpoint of a Mayor" said
he. "a Board of Trade like this of ours is
one of the most important of our civic
organizations, and it is so, l believe,
chiefly, If not altogether, because we are
a nation of workers. and consequently
whether we will It or no, a nation of
traders.
The traditions of our land. yea, the in
stincts OF our people, are all of them in
favor of trade, and the more OF it the
better. All such boards as this should get
in closest touch with and carefully edu-
cate in clean cut political and business
pnllOSopny the young men,
Good governors and presidents are in a
large sense the product of good govern
ment and good governors are necessary to
good business" He referred to the good
| work of President Roosevelt, and in closing
said:
IF 1t be a question OF public morals and
the town is threatened with the establish
ment of legalized liquor saloons, gambling
resorts or other public places Of immortality,
there is a preemptory call to all who stand
for a higher civilization to enter the lists
against those in moral pesthouses. No
hercer battle has ragged in the world than
that now in progress between the friends
and foes of a loftier standard of munici-
pal and national life"
John 8. Gibson, secretary to the Passaie
Valley Sewerage Commission, was called
upon at the conclusion of Mayor Goldberg's
address. sMr. Gihson's address was replete
with data concerning the work of the COM
mission, in which was embodied a some
what lengthy review of the situation.
Several witty sallies provoked mirth,
especially his story of a Congressman who
was taken to town by a farmer one day
was in q deep study over pending. legisla-
tion, and in the midst of his meditation
was asked by the farmer what his business
was. I'm a professional man, Responded
the M. c. Nothing further was said fol
quite a while. Then the farmer broke thu
silence again by saying: You're not
lawyerS because you would have been talk
ing; you don't look like a parson, and yol
are not a doctor, because il you were yoi
would have n grip with you. What, then
is your profession ?" I'm q politician,
was the laconic response. "Shucks!" sail
the farmer. politics amt a profession; IL
a disorder"
Mr.. Gibson told the members that tn
Chicago River had been eclipsed in poin
OF filth by the Passaic River, and ten year
ago the Chicago River was the dirtiest i
the country. The amount OF sewage 4
that river five years age. was one gallo
for every four gallons OF water. In tn
dry summer season he declared that tn
amount of ewage in the Passaic River wa
In the ratio Of one to two. The prelim
mary work, which was started some tim
ago by the commission, he thought w0ul
be completed within two months, and h
estimated that the work could be don
at the present time for $12, coo, 600, compare
with the $1,000, 900 estimate OF five year
ago. !.
After Mr.. Gibson's speech, William i
Martin took the floor. Mr.. Martin opene
his remarks with the statement that b
was running for the Assembly and wouldn
speak long, as he couldn't get any vote
from citizens OF Hudson County. Nj
Martin dwelt upon the necessity for q
efficient public utilities commission, which
he declared. should be appointed, with az
thority to regulate and issue orders witt
out court review. The offending corpora
ton, he declared, would ave sredress b
reason OF the Fourteenth Amendment I
the Federal Constitution IL the rulings
the commission were unjust. He though
that the Governor should be given powc
to remove any or all commissioners. nc
only for nonfeasance in office. but for IL
: efficiency. In that manner he said tina
the responsibility for the results accom-
plished by the commission would be place
! upon the Governor. He declared this ide