The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-12
BAND TO BOOST
THE GREAT STATE
Of new JERSEY

Members of fourteen New Jersey
boards Of trade and business mems as
sociations met in the Hudson terminal
building, Manhattan. yesterday, for the
purpose of pushing New Jersey to the
front" Out of the meeting grew the
New Jersey development Federation,
which has for its object the promotion
of the commercial and residential in
~terests of New Jersey. Speakers intro
duced by Otto H. Kempner, who pre-
sided, dwelt upon the present posi-
bilities of the State and the manner
in which they might hest be realized.
After bylaws were adopted the mem
bers elected officers for permanent or
ganization. The election resulted as
President. Mr.. Kempner; vice -presi-
dents: Union County. DR.. ]. Edward
Rowe, Summit: Hudson County. Louis
Sherwood. Jersey city; Morris County,
E.. C. Searles, Chester; Bergen Coun-
ty, Henry Lemmerman. Hasbrouck
Heights; Passaic County. j. j. Fftzger-
aid, Paterson; treasurer, Frank stevens,
Jersey City; secretary, Harry M. Shaw,
East Orange.
Later. Or. William B%uertnann, presi-
dent of tia Clinton Hill Improvement
Association, Frederick T. Meyer, first
vice-prcsident, and Theodore S. Fet-
finger. secretary OF the same ~associa-
ton. entered the meeting-room and
NewarIS was well represented.
Having perfected reorganization. the
first business transacted was the adop-
ticn of a resolution declaring in favor
of d tariff commission in the line of the
bills which have been introduced by
Congressman Fowler. Of New Jersey,
ard Senator Beveridge. of Indiana This
commission, according to the provisions
of the Dill, Is to be patterned after the
commission which regulates the tariff
in Germany and is COMPOSED Of experts.
On motion OF Mr.. Meyer, Of Newark,
a transportation committee, which will
be appointed later. was delegated to
communicates with the McAdoo tunnel
company and the railroad companies SO
as to get a uniform rate from points in
New Jersey to New York; that is to
say. have II 50 arranged that tickets
on the different railroads will. be good
on The McAdoo tubes
After the meeting a banquet was held
in ASprague's restaurant, SO Courtlandt
street. More than fifty were present.
iHttaQiuS itUiy tlttIiuclit itdt cStHtc
men. At the conclusion of the dinner |
Mr.. Kempner said that the sole object
Of the new association is the pushing
of New Jersey to the 'front.' He de
clared that now Is the time.
Calvin TomkiAs, who Is a New York.
er, but who has many interests in New
ark, was tho principal speaker of The
evening. He said III part:
New Jersey must act quickly if she
Is to take advantage of the great OPP
portunities which in the near future
will be hers. The whole State is enjoy
Ing a boom. While we hear d great deal
about North Jersey, South Jersey is
waking up. Just as North Jersey towns |
are taking care Of the overflow of the
metropolis, So is South Jersey taking
care Of the overflow of Philadelphia. |
New Jersey has been growing gradually |
for a number Of years. Now it Is con
fronted with q sudden accelerAtion
due to the connecting links under the
river. and Jerseyites should be alive
I'd the situation. Efforts should BE made
at this time to provide for the seere-
gatioh Of the Industrial ana residential
sections"
Secretary Shaw said Il was only a
matter OF time when East Orange be-
oarne a part Of a Greater Newark.
President Kefnbner raid that the ~
ISOLATION should make itself the mort
factor II the upbuiIdins of New
Jersey. -