Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-17
BOARD Of TRADE
ELECTS AND PLANS
TO ADVERTISE CITY.
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Members Also Pledge Them-
selves to Work for New
$780, 600 Postoffice.

BY unanimous vote all of the Of
fcers of the Board of Trade We're re-
elected for another year at it's meeting
last night. The names were presented
by a committee on nominations. after
which Secretary James M. Reilly was
instructed to cast the ballot for the en-
tire list.
The officers reelected are:
President, George F. Reeve; vice.
presidents, Isaac F. Roe, Henry DICK
son, Gottfried Kruger; advisory coun-
sci, Joseph Coult; treasurer, David II.
Merritt; secretary, James NJ. Reilly;
board of directors, Herbert p. Gleason,
John f.. Kehoe, Frank +. Van Ness,
Felix Fluid, John f. Conroy, William
II. +. Fielder, Franklin Murphy, jr.,
A. ". Hamburg, George r. Howe; arbi-
tration committee, Mayor Haussling,
chairman; Abram Ro~thschild, Henry
II. Dawson, Franklin Conklin, Phile-
mon L.. Hoadley.
A new postoffice to cost 50, 500, 900, was
the principal topic discussed by the
members. who pledged themselves to
work untiringiy for such a building
after The report of a committee ap
POINTED 10 investigate the subject had
R1SA 0OA liAN tSRoAt PhC
| adequacy OF the present building ano
set forth, In dollars and cents, New
ark's claim to a Federal building H.
keeping with it's size and Importance
Vlce-President George w. Tomkins.
chairman of the committee, presented
the report.
In commenting upon the postoffice
Mr.. Tomkins said:
ara AhA D@4-l e .,ankt l.a1 x..t
UP such a building as the p~ostoffice
its members would have been indicted.
Former Mayor William H. Fielder
at n time postmaster of this city. de
clared that Newark is entitled to a
postoffice that would call for an ap-
preparation of So, DOC, 900. Others who
spoke on the question We're Harrison
Van Duyne, William Rutan and Henry
Dickson.
The report in part says:
In 1887 the total number of clerks en-
ployed in the postoffice was ~: in 1900. 81;
in 1905, 16o. The carrier force In 1887 con-
sisted of 80 men; in 1900 this had Increased
l hsrI per %, GENT, and d., in ises the force mum,
mall handled in 1887 was 14.S69, 557; in 1860
the number had increased to 50, 523, 500, and
for the eight years from 1860 to 1898 the
mail matter had increased at an enormous
rate, reaching a total of 1S3. 4S5 ,361 pieces.
The yearly receipts increased from $174,-
075.H In 1887 to s4S7, $40 in 1900. and this
and 1905, when the total was reported as
1920. 0S4. The expenditures during these
years have also doubled, from s2l7,25I.a4 in
1900 to S4i2, 111.G in 1908.
The present building. designed with, a
view to providing adequate quarters for
this city, was demonstrated to be wholly
adequate Immediately upon Its occupancy
in 1896, at which time the clerical force
had increased from the time the appropria-
ton was secured for its construction from
twenty-five TO cighty-one. and the carrier
force from fifty to 13 men.
The original building. as constructed,
nounce a misft and a mistake; 1t was
never suited to the wants of Newark, and
we learn that 1t was not originally designed
for the wants of this city, but for a conf
munity very much smaller In the volume
of business and In population.
The quarters within the original building
are not adapted for use as a postot@"e.
every part OF it lark and gloomy. a L
visit Of inspection made by your CONT
tee serves to show that the two additions
are used for the principal business OF the
postoffice, the receiving, sorting and distri-
button of mail matter.
Your committee feel no hesitancy in de-
claring the present building wholly insufh-
cient and inadequate. Our population has
increased at the rate Of from 80 to So per
cent. each decade since 1870, and We believe
the ratio of increase will be greater be-
tween 1900 and 1910. This increase reduced
to figures means that between 1870 and 1850
it was $1,000; between 1880 and 1890, 1900;
between 1890 and 1900 1t was 5000. and con-
sentative place the increase be-
tween 1860 and 1910 ct not less than 5000.
We ask the busin ess public to consider
IL O building planned to accommodate a
force of twenty-five clerks and fifty car
riers can possibly be made to accommodate
q force of 165 clerks and 20 carriers, even
with the additions that have been added,
which were designed TO accommodate a
clerical force numbering eighty-one and a
carrier force of 153.
of S43I, $40 yearly, handling 69,523,90o pieces
of mail. can be stretched to a point to
accommodate an increase of over 100 per
cent. in the actual amount OF business. rep
resented in dollars and upwards of 100 per
cent. in the number OF pieces of mail
handle without seriously o~vercrowding Its
We question if a committee Of citizens
representing any city in the country can
offer a statement showing a larger growth
industry, and in everything that goes to
make up the life and rogress Of a COM
munity. that can be submitted on behalf
thought we would cite the following:
First-Porulatlon in 1880, 1S1,s30; 1908,
325,0o0. Increase. 1870.
Seeond-Taxable valuations 1890, $11o. $685.
@5; in 1908. 1896. $50, 793. Increase, 1884,
ThIrd-Capital invested in manufacturing
III 1851 ytS.olJ.pO, AVo' pif7,7V''pVV. liz
crease, 81. $4,000.
Fourth-Vaiue OF manufactured products
in 1880, s9S, 476, go; in 1903, $l95, $685. 94. In
crease, s102. 032-5s2.
Fifth-Number of establishments in 1880.
2,49O: In 1908. 5,622. Increase, 1888.
Sixth-Comhined resources national banks
and trust companies in 1880, s22. Sl2, 600; in
1903, S97, $50, 600. Increase, S74,571 600.
Seventh-Combined deposits of savings
banks in 1890, 81, $50, 000; in 1868, $50, go, COO.
Increase, s21, 365, COO.
Eighth-Coinbined assets of local fire and
! life Insurance companies in 1880. $50. COG. 600
In 1903, sos, $4,000 Increase. Sal, 5000.
Ninth-Declared value of imports and
exports Customs House in 1880, $3.50 GOO.
in 1903. s., 164,0 CO. Increase, $2.899,000.
Tenth-Combined freight tonnage to and
from city, rail and water. in 1890. 1851. I62:
in 1903, S,l57, 562. Increase. 4.169.SO0.
Provided with material facts such as the
foregoing. a committee can feel satisfied
in appearing before the proper officials In
Washington to support an application fol
an appropriation which will give to Newark
a government building in keenin~ with the
architectural beauty Of the Court House
our new City Hall and Public ibrafs Lie
magnificent structures erected by the Pru-
Dental Insurance Company, by the Mutual
Benefit. the Firemen's, the Telephone Com
pany and by private individuals In all Sec
tons of our city.
We would ask you to note the fact. that
the total expenditures from 1900 to 1903 OF
the Newark postoftice aggregated $2,146, 6s3,
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