The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22

of Senator Taylor, who is to speak to
us later He is really a Jerseyman,
He went TO school at old Pennington.
He and 1 shook hands there and parted
forty years ago, away back in 1869. We
said goodby then, and for the first time
since that day we met and shook hands
tonight.
Bob Taylor was an orator back in
those days, and there wasn't a girl in
Pennington that didn't love him, and
not a boy who didn't admire him. And
there isn't a man who knows him to-
day who doesn't admire n aud him
for his qualities of. craftsmanship and
manhood. When we met tonight he
said to me: Think of it, Fort,S two such
fellows as you and I, M a United
states Senator and the other a Gov
ernor-it's simply astounding to me- "
II was several minutes before the ap-
plause and laughter at the subtle pleas
antry concealed in the Senator's quoted
words died away. When Governor Fort
resumed it was to take up one more
the praise of his State and to answer
his critics. He said;
Il am afraid tina in view of the en-
thusiasm which L see and hear about
me- began the Governor. that it is
going to be difficult for any of us to
hold your attention. I am reminded OF
the child who went home from school
and asked her mother the difference be-
tween hope and expectation, saying
that the teacher wanted an answer the
next morning. After a good deal of
thought the mother said that the best
way she knew of illustrating the differ
ence was found in the fact that she
hoped to meet her husband in heaven,
but that she didn't expect to. 1 hope
to hold your attention, but 1 do not ex-
pect to.
I'VE have a great State in New Jer-
sey. IF 1 had no other proof to offer
than this great gathering of Newark
ers and a few outsiders, this gathering
could prove absolutely it's greatness.
According to the last national census
there were in New Jersey more than
2 200, 900 persons. Our State stands
f urteenth in the United States in pop
~ulation. sixth In the Union in amount
invested in industries. This great city
of Newark stands fifteenth in point of
population in the country. The census
of 1910 will show not less than 2.40o, 900
population for New Jersey.
New Jerseys Wealth.
There are invested in industries in
New Jersey more than $725, 900, 900.
There are 2S5, 900 workmen employed
every day, and their wages last year
amounted to more than $3.50, 900, 900.
Materials costing over $40, 200, 900 were
used in these industries, and the out
put in the State was over $785, 000, 900.
The census in 1850 showed that in the
whole United States the entire value,
the entire capital invested in industries,
vas $3.50, 900, 900. So tonight this State
of ours has over 5000, 000, 900 more thar
the United States had invested in in
dustries In 1850.
Newark has a splendid place in this
magnificent array of statistics. When
o received your city charter, In 1886,
there We're only a few hundred mer-
chants in the whole city and less than
0 1000 people. There were less than
300 mechanics"
The Governor advised attention to
the counties with an aggregate of s21,-
900, 900 in taxes to the $4,000, 900 paid in
local taxes In Essex.
IlC CilluCu IilS icdI0lS - ldth VI II
terest in local affairs. holding that none
could be prevailed upon to take local
office, and maintaining that most of
them only went to the polls because of
interest in the election of a Governor
or a President. Discussing roads as the
next subject, he said:
Coed Ronds.
I'VE have in New Jersey almost 400
miles of the finest roads anywhere. The
automobile people understand that. And
not only our automobile people, but all
other automobile people who can get
into the State understand it. Besides
the State roads we have close to 1,400
miles of country roads that are almost
as n So we have about 200 miles
of roads in New Jersey that form as
fine a system as anywhere in the world,
with the exception of the State of Mas
~sachusetts and the republic of France.