Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-10
|. C. MOORE is
NEW PRESIDENT
Board Of Trade Holds Annu-
al Meeting and Elects New
Panel of Officers.
PAST YEAR PROSPEROUS
Retiring President Submits
| Iteresting Report--Com
mittee for Telegraph.


Reports or a very prosperous year
were read and new officers elected
last night at the annual meeting OF
the Board Of Trade in its rooms In
the Scheuer building D. p Ohm
stead, the retiring president, pre-
sented q comprehensive. report Of the
work OF 1911. in which be discussed
the several accomplishments of the
board and the work now In progress.
a. G. Moore, OF the /. G. Moore Com
pany, OF Smith street. WAS then
unanimously elected president and
escorted to the chair by Joseph
Christ. Jr., where he was eongratu-
lated by the retiring official. Mr..
Moore, who is a charter member and
at one time director on the board,
made short speech OF ceptance
and assured the members OF an un-
tiri { effort for success in the or
GAM alton
Other officers elected are: Vice
president, G. NJ. Peterson; treasurer,
Harry Conard; secretary, George St.
Andrassy; directors, Joseph Christ,
W.4J. Trainer, Albert Leon, Herman
Philo and Louis Krefelsheimer. The
retiring president, D. r. Olmstead, is
life member Of the board by virtue
OF his former office. Mr.. Conard
was the only official reelected, save
the. hoard of directors. Albert Leon
declined the nomination as secretary
and advised the election of Mr.. St.
Andrassy, WHO is the business secre-
tary. The two offices will be COM
bined.
Report Of President.
President Olmstead's report, In
full, follows:
/ take pleasure in submitting the
following report for the year 1911:
From point Of membership, at
tendance at meetings, and general
interest in Board OF Trade work. the
year Just closed has been the most
successful In the history Of the Or
ganization.
There have been ffty persons or
firms elected to membership since
February Ist. Seven have resigned,
leaving net gain in membership
OF forty-three or a total OF ore hun
dred and twenty-Cne members. OF
these ninety three are In ,od stand
Ing and twenty y-eight In arrears for
dpea
Az before stated the attendance
at meetings has been bette than in
previous years, though not as large
as could be desired.
Some of the results accomplished
have been:
The reduction in the price of gas
to $1.00 per / 1,0Q0 feet.
The Organization of the "Afiiiat-
ed Boards Of Trade Of Middlcsex
county and vicinity, which bids fair
to be very useful organization.
Endorsed and assisted In forming
the Business Mems Association.
Urged the proper regulation of
the Farmers Market.
Better passenger service on both
The Central Railroad Of New Jersey
and the Pennsylvania railroad and
improvement IL the condition at the
Pennsylvania freight terminal.
Assisted In obtaining lever tolls
on Raritan and Delaware canal.
Probably the most important sub
iect now before the board lis that of
securing better telegraph facilities,
including all night service. Com
plaiEt has been made to the Public
Utility Commission and this matter
should be pushed to- successful
conclusion.
While results have been accom-
plishod during the past year, great
deal has had to be left undoae on
account of lack OF funds. The only
income heretofore has been from
membership dues. which was hardly
SUFFICIENT to meet the ordinary rum
mang expenses OF the board.
Though repeated efforts have
been made to secure an appropria-
tion from the Board OF Aldermen for
advertising purposes. they have not
met with success until this year,
when 1t is understood $500 with be
appropriated for this purpose. While
this amount would OF course be in
adequate for an extended campaign,
1t is ! beginning, and ii properly ex-
pended may lead to a more liberal
appropriation another year.
The time has come when advertise
ing Is as necessary 10 progressive
city as It Is to an up-to-date mer-
chant. Assuming that advertising Is
necessary 1t is unfair that the ex-
pense should be entirely borne by a
few business men while the mass OF
property owners enjoy the benefit
through Increased real estate values
take this opportunity to thank
those officers and members who have
at no little personal sacrifice given a
considerable part OF their time to.
Board of Trade work during my
terra as president.
Respectfully submitted,
ID. r. OLMSTEAD-
VIII Appeal to Commission.
President Moore appointed Messrs.
Leon, Olmstead aud Christ as a COM
mittee to continue the fight for bet
ter telegraph service The commit
tee will apply to the Public Utilities
Commission for q, formal hearing, at
which time both sides, the Western
Union Company and the Board OF
Il EIDE, Will Do presented 20 the COM
mission for consideration.
Wants to Start Shoe Factory.
communication was received
from Richard Kirkm@nn, Of 2040
Madison avenue, New York. He de-
sires to interest local capital. 10 the
amount OF sfo.000. In a shoe factory
which ne purposes TO establish here.
The secretary was Instructed to re-l
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