Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
TREAT FOR
BANQUET GUESTS
IN BERGEN FETE
Gov. Fort Traces Growth of
State Since Foundation in
the Seventeenth Century.

JERSEY CITY, oct. 21.-It was a
Dutch treat in the literal sense of the
word that Governor Fort inc a host
of other distinguished guests sat down
to last night at the banquet in Scottish
Rite Temple in celebration of the
founding of Bergen Village, the parent
and still a part of this city. All the
dishes of the elaborate menu were Hol-
land Dutch.
The banquet was under the auspices
of the Historical Society of Hudson
County. Among the speakers were
President Daniel Van Wrinkle, of
the society, who extended greet
ings to the guests; William Brink
erhoff, who spoke of 'Old Bergen"
Governor Fort. who responded to the
toast Our State" John w. Griggs,
whose theme was Tho Judiciary
Robert H. Mccarter, who's topic was
THE Old Bergen Dutchmen,' and
Mayor H.. Otto Wittpenn, who talked
on Our City" Holland and national
airs were sung and orchestral num-
bers rendered during the evening.
The banquet committee consisted of
William Brinkerhoff, Alexander Nc
Lean. Nelson J.. H.. Edge, Louis Sher-
wood, Vreeland Tomplins, De Witt
Van Buskirk. w. Fl. Richardson, Rob
ert p. Gilman, Herbert Scott, Thomas
e. Van Wrinkle, James S. Newkirk and
James W. GopsiI.
We Are No Longer Chiefly
"we are no longer a State in which
agriculture is the chief occupation OF
our people. Industries have sprung up
on every hand and it is now said of
the city CT Newark tina a greater Nun
Der of articles are manufactured there
than in n other city in the nation
and but few cities exceed it in the
value of its output.
"Our agricultural output is still large
and fourishing, its value in 1909 being
estimated at $25,0 900, 900. The live stock
value being Sal, 600, 900 and the value of
agricultural implements exceeding $10,-
900, 900.
1.-THE value OF our industrial wealth
is equal to an annual output of
81 900, 900, 900. The assessed valuation
of our property is SO. 000, 900, 900, and the
property exempt from taxes increases
this by 5000, 900, 900 more. These figures
are probably not in excess of so per
cent. of the actual wealth of our peo-
pie.
1.-THE variety Of our Ian and scenery
Is exceptional. We have in East Jer-
sey hills rivaling the Berkshires, while
in West Jersey Is an unrlvaled sea
coast stretching from Sandy Hook to
Cape May Point-over 100 miles-every
foot of 1t safe to approach the sea and
attractive for summer homes, with
facilities for bathing unsurpassed.
"Our inland salt water bays and
fresh water lakes are unusual in their
stretch along the sea coast and afford
great delight to the angler and those
fond of sailing and the motorboat.
We are developing all these from Bay
Head to Cold Spring Harbor at Cape
May with an hundred foot waterway
of required depth, which will be com
pleted next year. Nothing like 1t can
be found elsewhere on any coast.
THE inspiration of the Bergen Dutch
man has inspired us and the church
and the schoolhouse have grown apace
and are found on every hand.
A Million "a Year for Schools.
I'VE are spending now a million dol
lars a year for school buildings, and
have done so for the last five years,
there are contracts for over that
now out for school buildings in process
of erection at this time. We have 1872
high schools, of which 100 have a full
four-year course, teaching 22,275
scholars. We have 2,052 free public
schools Of lesser grades than the high
school, with 401, 1859 enrolled scholars.
There are 972 scholars in the normal
schools being trained for teachers. Be
side this, there are 162 parochial
/ schools. practically free common
schools, with $4,000 scholars. Our pub
lie schools, exclusive of new buildings,
are costing about IS, 800, 600 per year,
and if the cost of parochial schools be
added, which am informed exceeds
81, SOC. 900 per year.. we shall have for
free schools in New Jersey an expend-
iture of So 600, 900. and If the building
expense and interest and other items
be added we are spending to educate
our half-million of children of school
age about twelve millions per year.
Tomorrow's program will include an
industrial parade under the auspices
of the Board of Trade. Grand Marshal
Willard c. Fisk will start the parade
at 2 p. m. at the Boulevard and the
Newark and New York Railroad. The
route win be up the Boulevard to Glen
wood avenue, to Bergen avenue, to the
Boulevard. to Bowers street, to Pail
SADIE avenue, to Hoboken avenu to the
: Thirteenth street viaduct, down the
! yiaduct to Jersey avenue, to Newark
avenue, to Grove street, to Grand
street, where the parade will be dis
missed about 4 p. m
> The judges of automobiles in the pa
rade will be George r. Beach, j. Hollis
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