Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-21
BUSINESS MEN
ARE ORGANIZED
Merchants and Professional
People Form Association
for Their Own Protection.
GUARD AGAINST BEATS"
Officers Are Elected County
Rating Books Will Be Pub
Iished--By Laws.

Business men of the city interested
In the system of the Merchants Mer-
camille Agency to better trade and
credit conditions, met in the Board
of Trade rooms last night and or
ganiZed the Perth Amboy Business
Mems Association. Officers were
elected, bylaws adopted and prep
arations made for starting active
work. The association was formed
chiefly to benefit all kinds OF mer-
chants and professional men, as we'll
as the general public, to guard
against so-called dead beats" and
to prevent ''fim-fam" games, fake
bankruptcy sales, etc. BY the work
ing of the system OF the Merchants
Mercantile Agency, Of Pittsburg, Pa,
a majority OF purchasers Of goods
and dealers with professional men
in the county will be rated in book
and on reports that are to be issued
from time to time.
Object Is Explained.
The Board of Trade rooms were
packed to their utmost capacity by
professional and business men who
seemed ever-enthusiastic about the
proposition. At the beginning, ]. j.
Boyd, an organizer working in this
state for the Merchants Mercantile
Agency, introduced the subject and
explained it most thoroughly. When
the meeting opened Albert Leon was
chosen as temporary chairman and
George st. Andrassy as temporary
secretary. Upon a motion duly sec
onded, Chairman Leon named NOM
mating committee consisting OF
Haney, Joseph L. Klein. w. H. &C.
row and South R. harrington.
Officers Are Chosen.
The committee reported later and
Its report was adopted. The follow
ing officers we're unanimously elect
ed: President, John K. Sheehy;
vice-president, South R. harrington;
Becreta tary-treasurer ]. George St.
Andrassy; advisory board, Daniel P
Olmstead, Charles L. Steuerwald and
George F. Reynolds; members of the
executive board, elected for five
years, ]. T. Simmens, Louis Kreiel-
sheimer, joseph L. Klein, c. w. Bar
nekov, S. NJ. Jacobson; for four
years, Louis BRIGGS, Albert Leon,
James Harri2an, Henry Kinsey
Frank Hilsdorf; for three years, w.
Fl. Gerow, Charles Peterson, George
r. J. Haney, DR.. ]. P. Salter, M. ]. Nc
Alfnden; for two years, Anton .Jen :
sen, John Seaman, J. Flynn, A. B.
McDowall, E. w. Hope; for one year,
Hans Miller, L. Larsen, r. II. Rog-
ers, C. P. Convery and s. Polensky.
Bylaws Are Adopted.
The bylaws were taken up and
passed section by section. The Of
fetal name Of the organization will
be the Perth Amboy Business Men s
Association. Officers, with the ex-
peption Of twenty members OF the ex-
ecutiye board, are elective for one
year terms. The elections are to take
place at annual meetings on the sec
ond Thursday night In January each
year. Regular meetings will be held
bi-monthly. The next session Will
be held in the Board of Trade rooms,
In the Scheuer building, on August
10, and thereafter the second Thurs
day night of every other month. Nine
members will constitute a quorum.
Members not being able to attend
regular meetings will be able to Sc
cure abstracts, reports, etc, from the
secretary-treasurer at any time they
make inquiry.
Merchants Enthusiastic.
The meeting was highly enthusi-
hstic one. The system was carefully
looked into and 1t seemed as though
it received the endorsement Of every
man pre- .nt. 1t was evident that
their eyes became open to the real
ization that there was something do
ing worth while along the lines Of
credit extension and gave 1t their
heartiest cooperation. There are
now 800 business men in Middlese1
county interested In the system. A
f1ourishing association is doing busi-
ness in New Brunswick at the pres
ent time.
In order to have the work started
Immediately and aid the secretary
treasurer in so doing, motion was
passed that as many as desire loan II
to the association. About $40 was
thus collected. This amount will be
refunded to the givers when there
are sufficient funds in the treasury,
or when the secretary makes col
lection for him.
VIII Collect Debts.
A part of the duties Of the secre-
tary-treasurer will be to collect out
standing debts for members OF the
association when requested to do SO.
The charge for such collections Will
be ten per cent on the amount col
lected Three-fourths of the ten per
cent. will go to the secretary for his
labor and the other to the organiza-
ton. The secretary will communi-
cate to the Merchants Mercantile
Agency for members of the associa-
tion upon number of occasions. He
will receive reports to be used In the
compilation of guide, to be printed
in book form. Members OF the as
sociation will be supplied with such
a guide and later with abstracts to
enable them to secure ratings of pur-
chasers. By the use OF this informa-
ton they can at once determine
whether or not it would be good bus
mess policy to extend credit to a pur-
chaser.
Any affair, or happening, or CIT"
which IA too small to