Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-22
STATE BUSINESS
MEN ORGANIZE
Jersey Commerce Chamber Is
Formed and Temporary Of
ficers Elected.

JERSEY CITY. March 22.-The New
Jersey Chamber of Commerce was tenn
porarily organized here yesterday In the
Downtown Club, in the Union Trust
Company building. Washington n
montgomery streets. George H. Vieh-
mann. of New Brunswick. was chosen
temporary chairman. The other tenn
porary officers selected were Charles
H. c.. Johnson, Passaic. secretary, and
Robert D.. Kent, Passaic.
Chairman viehmann is to name an
executive committee, which will in turn
select a board of directors of twenty
five to meet in this city.
A constitution win be drafted by the
executive committee and sent to each
member for approval before its adop-
ton. Other coWJnittees to be named
are as follows. Conservation of natural
in New jersey, publicity,
banking, legislative, taxation, water
ways, manufacturing industries, mu-
nicipal affairs. public health. sewerage
and sanitation. commercial affairs and
arbitration, the latter to arbitrate the
facts in strikes, etc.
About fifty representatives from all
parts of the State were present.
The objects of the Chamber Of Com
merce follow. in part:
To preserve. protect and promote the
interests of ali persons or corporations re-
property within the State of New Jersey,
and to earnestly and fearlessly advocate
all measures, social. Industrial, CONNER
cial, financial. educational, philanthropic
or moral. which tend to Improve or ad-
vance such interests; to do anything which
will increase the advantages or add to the
physical, educational or moral well being.
or inspire patriotism in the citizens OF
the State of New Jersey; to collect, ac-
Quire, c~ollate, preserve and m IN
formation, data and statistics of CONNER
cial. municipal or other value or import
ance, to institute and carry on the work
of publicity setting forth the advantages
of the State of New Jersey. as a place
for residential and commercial location;
to aid in every way the development ana
conservation of all the resources OF the
State of New Jersey and of its different
localities, impartially and with earnest
ness, in the endeavor to increase the
population of the State and to. increase
the number and class of Industries
located therein and in connection
with its general objects TO encourage
the extension of railroad. trolley ana
public service utilities; and the con-
struction and Improvement OF waterways
and other avenues and transportation With
in the State and to other ADJOINING. states.
the Improvement extension and building OF
ronds and boulevards; the establishment
and betterment of the water supply and
sewage and sanitation conditions in the
various sections of the State. and to act
on behalf of it's members in any aud every
thing appertaining 10 the general welfare
or well being of the people of the State
of New Jersey.
More particularly as a part of the pur-
poses of this organization, 1t shall main
tain a general Office with a sufficient staff
of employees to investigate any and all
questions or matters in any way appertain-
ing to any subject which the board of d.
ton shall desire information upon, with a
view to completing present data concerning
any such subject to the board of directors
or TO such committee for action.