Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-03-09
JERSEY NEWS
AT WASHINGTON
Important Matters Concern.
ingP PeopIe of State Receive
Due Consideration.
PETITIONS AND LETTERS

| switch connection at summit, a de
cision was handed down Monday af
ternoon by Justice Holmes in th'
United States Supreme Court, affirm
ing the decision of the Circuit Cour
of the southern district of New York
! This court, when the matter was ar
gued before 1t, held that while con
gress may have intended, when the
original act was passed, to give the
right to compel railroads to make
such connection, it was not so stated
in the act.
In his decision Justice Holmes SCI
forth that an application for switch
connection of this sort should have
been made by shipper or shippers
and not by the railroad company
The interstate commerce commission
endeavored to compel the Lacka'
wanna railroad to make the switch
connection, but 1t refused on the
ground that it would interfere with
| its traffic. The decision Of the Cir
cult Court was favorable to the Lack
awanna railroad, and the commission
appealed to the Supreme Court OF
the United States. The switch con-
nection, IL obtained, would have
| been the only cross country connec-
tion for the Central, Lehigh Valley
and Baltimore & Ohio roads east OF
Phillipsburg.
In symposium of letters relative
to immigration, which has just been
submitted to the immigration COM
mittee, of which Mr.. Howell Is the
chairman, by John J. Trenor, of New
York, there is letter from James
NJ. Reilly, secretary Of the Board OF
Trade of Newark. In answering the
| inquiries Mr.. Reilly statesi "Immi-
grafton has been very welcome to
this state, and to this city particu-
larly, where our manufacturing In
| terests are creating constant de-
mands for help. A desirable class OF
emigrants from middle Europe for
laboring uses should be invited. 1t
seems to be that the immigrant is
better assimilated in our cities than
would be the case If located In rural
sections throughout the various
states"
Jacob Haussling, mayor OF New
ark, wrote letter to Mr.. Trainor
in May, 1907, In which he advocates
the adopting of rigid methods to re-
n
of criminal tendency, or who are
likely to become public charges upon
the community. The mayor also
states that he is of the opinion that
the farmers of New Jersey must de-
pend in large measure upon immi-
grants for aid in their operations.
Mr.. Haussling states that he does not
think immigration has reached a
point that It has become a menace to
the interests of American labor. He
states further that in New Jersey,
despite a large foreign born popula-
ton, there is a constant demand for
day laborers.
Not content with having had the
President as its guest about two
weeks ago, New Jersey will have him
again upon two occasions in May.
Mr. Taft has agreed to visit the city
Of Passaic and speak at the banquet
of it's board of trade on may 9th and
on Sunday, May 20, he will attend
the labor meeting of the Presbyte-
rian General Assembly at Atlantic
City.
The Passaio Board of Trade sent
a big delegation down to extend the
invitation to the President. Two
dozen representative citizens, many
of them prominent business men,
came here on a special train, and left
Monday night for home after having
seen the President, the Secretary Of
the Treasury, the Postmaster Gen
eral, the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor. Speaker Cannon and United
States Senator Kean. The party was
cordially received at the White
House, and at the request of the
President, the original date set for
the banquet was changed from late
in April to May 9.
Those in the party from Passaic
we're; d. W. Mahony, postmaster;
Victor L. Mason, president Of the
Board Of Trade; l. w. England, pres
ident of the Passaic Hospital; R. A.
Greene, OF the Greene Motor Com
pany; W. s. Benson, vice-president
Of the Tide Water Oil Company; E.
e. Poor, president of the Passaic
Print Works; G. b. II. Johnson, sec
retary Of the Board of Trade; T. A.
r. Goodlate, William Van Deventer
F. w. Wilkes, c. H. Remission,
George P. Rust, vice-president of the
Title Guarantee Company; G. NJ
Hart, Passaic News; G. G. Bremner,
Passaic Herald; e. T. Moore, Reuben
Kipp, j. w. Clinton, treasurer Camp
bell Knitting Company; George H.
Dalrymple, former Judge; ]. j.
Coughlin, e. P. Griffith, superinten-
dent Western Union Telegraph Com
pany.
At Atlantic City, on May %, Rep
resentative Bennett will preside. 1t
is expected that the President will
speak on that occasion to 10000
men.
The senate has received the nomi-
nation Of John G.. CASTOR as post
master at Somerville; ennis W. Ma
hony, postmaster at Passaic, and
James D. Mackey, postmaster at
Lambertville.
The Princeton Triangle Club will
give a matinee performance in this
city on March "a, of His Honor, the
Sultan"
Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Runyon,
of New Brunswick, left for their
home Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. Run
yon have Just returned from a so
journ of two months In Florida. Mr..
Runyon was formerly alderman Of
the first ward of New Brunswick. He
holds responsible position with the
Pennsylvania railroad, and is sta
toned In the office of the terminus
OF the elaware g. Raritan Canal.