Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-02-10
BOARD OF TRADE IN
OPEN MEETING HEARS
2 NOTABLE SPEECHES
Mavor Charles ]. Fisk Of P|ainfie|d
and Judge Adrian LvOn Of This Citv
Discuss Civic Matters.
BOOM MOTTO FOR ENVELOPES

a man who refused to attend the
primary or take any part in munici-
pal elections had no ground for com
plant If things did not go his way.
A Board of Trade should see that
capable men we're nominated by
both parties and then which ever
side won the city would not suffer.
He stated that Board of Trade
was big assistance to the public
officials. When municipal i'm
provement was contemplated 1t
made the mayor and the aldermen
feel good to know that a strong or
ganization of taxpayers and business
men were back of them. A Board Of
Trade also acted as check on such
officials when they might be inclined
to become too extravagant or to
otherwise go wrong. To be remind
ed by such an organization that a
project was not approved and would
be strenuously opposed was som e.
thing to make those in authority
think.
Mr.. Fisk closed with urging every
man interested in the welfare of his
community to Join the Board of
Trade and do his part toward ad-
vancing the community. Don't hold
back, refuse to do anything your
self and find fault with those who
are endeavoring to do something.
Join in, help the cause and the
strength and influence you will de-
Ivelop will be surprising.
Judge Lyon Speaks.
Judge Lyon gave an eloquent ad-
| i LII ntf a nl n
| it's wonderful growth and the ad-
vantages for future development.
| He said that in another month he
will have been resident of Perth
| Amboy twenty-one years. He stated
| that, like Plainfield at that time, 1t
was little more than country town.
| The streets in the spring of the year
were almost impossible, there were
few sidewalks, little light and but a
limited number of sewers. Today
we have added all these improve
iments and are a prosperous city.
The judge referred to a book en-
titled "The Old Farm" which was
| written in 1889, and in which Perth
Amboy was mentioned This city
was referred to as setting out with
the ambition of being the metropolis
of the western world. It's inhabl-
tants, however, soon became salts
fed to stand aside and let the rest
of the world go on, quietly sleeping
by the side of the broad-spreading
waters.
But a new spirit has come into
| the CITY and the advancement has
been rapid. The judge declared that
the location of the place has not
been changed. The city has always
had it's splendid harbor and unsur-
passed facilities; 1t has been the
people, who were referred to as the
soul, the life of the community that
has made it the place that 1t is to-
day and what 1t will be tomorrow.
| Judge Lyon urged more united
effort In advancing the interests OF
the city He spoke of the many i'm
provements that might be secured
by standing together and each one
willing to give up little personal
advantage, If necessary, in order
that the city might gain. He spoke
lin particular of the Central station
I'm this city. He said that IL the peo-
pie would refuse to patronize that
road for short time the company's
officials would soon come to tim
and this city would not be neglected
as it has been in the past.
| The judge also referred to the
rapid manner in which the desirable
residential section of the city is be-
ling built up. He said that all kinds
of real estate boomers are coming
there and are buying up tracts to be
sold off in small parcels, but no
Iplace is being reserved for resi-
dences such as managers, superin-
ltendents and other men of means
would build. He said we do not
!want to have people coming here to
get their money and then go away
at night to spend 1t somewhere else.
He declared that these men should
be persuaded to make their hom e
there and reside among us, as we'll
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