Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-01-07
THE BOARD OF TRADE.
Interesting Discussions Features Of
First Regular Meeting.


The first regular meeting of the City
Board of Trade was held in the Trade
Rooms, Merritt Block, Monday even
ing lastP The meeting was one of
UNUSUAL interest and, we hone. i'm
portance to the city.
President. Green was in the chair,
and after the minutes of the last meet
ing had been read, he made partial
announcement of working committees.
Then the discussion of topics anncun-
ced last eekwere opened.
Hon. d. o. Watkins led the discus
sion on the Need of building per-
nit ordinance" and outlined the use
full objects to be attained by such a
law of the city. Prosecutor Rogers,
G. D.Chenoweth, DR.. Geo. e. Read
ing and S. e. Wilmer also sps Ike on
this topic.
A motion to refer the drafting Of an
ordinance to this end to theLegislative
comittee, to report to the next meeting
was adopted.
Woodbury. River, it's Importance
and Need of Improvement" was a
fruitful topic of discussion. sMr Wat
kins also led this theme and elo-
quently portrayed the ADVANTAGES to
the city ifthis waterway was made
nayigable to the extent that il had
been previous to the removal of
Smiths Island, opposite Phila.
Mr.. Bacches, superintendent of the
DUPONT Powder Works, very f1rce-
fully presented the advantages manu-
facturers derived in freights when To-
Gated where water transportation as
we'll as rail, was procurable
Mr.. S. H. Paschal, of Erriciyson
Steam Boat Co., was introduced. and
told of a movement, now assured to
establish line of ships. n king
weekly trips, nPhiladelnlia and
New Orleans. He told of the immense
freight business, both to AMI from
those points. an amount that would
provide permanent business for six
large vessels. This traffic now went
via New York They were Interested
in opening these arms of the Della
ware, because every avenue would
become a feeder to the navigation of
the Delaware river. and to the inipor-
tance of Philadelphia as shipp ing
port
Messrs. ]. T. Wickersham, Geo. E.
Reading, A. Fl. Swackhamer a L..
Rogers, F. B. Davis, D. F. Hendrick-
son, President Green and others added
to the interest of the discussion.
On motion of Dr. Reading the com
mittee on Water Ways was directed
to prepare data of the importance of
Woodbury. River as navigable water
way, and enlist the aid of Congress-
man Loudenslager and the New Jer-
sey Senators in securing Federal aid
in restoring it to it's former and
natural condition as navigable
stream
The Federal Building" did not af-
ford as great scope for oratory and
variety of opinion and expression as
the previous subjects, but the speak
ers were unanimous in opinion that
Woodbury. had reached the stage of
Importance as business and postal
centre when such facilities as natur-
ally exist in a city are Inadequate to
the needs, and Congressman Louden-
slager should be encouraged in every
way possible, and furnished with all
data at our command to bring the
Federal Building movement to a sue
cessful termination
In this connection the matter of
publicity of the good things Woo 1t.ury
has to offer the world was discussed,
and to the committee on Publicity was
assigned the pleasant task of prepar-
ing matter and securing cuts suitable
to that end
1t was near IL o'clock when the
meeting adjourned and all expressed
surprise that three hours had passed
so quickly
The committee on Discussions will
welcome suggestions of topics for fu-
ture consideration