Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-17
PUSH PLANS.
FOR CITY'S
co MIN 6
EXHIBIT
Citizens Committee
Named to Assist
in Work.
EVENT TO BE HELD
FROM MAY l3 TO Is
Industrial Show Of Newark
One Of the. Largest
Ever Attempted.
EVENT TO BE HELD
FROM MAY l3 TO Is

The organization that will have
charge of the Newark Industrial expo
sition was announced today by Presi-
dent Curtis r. Burnett, Of the Board Of
Trade
The committee appointed will consti-
tute the strongest organization In point
of numbers and financia, power that
has ever taken charge Of civic project
in New Jersey, il not in the country
There will be a citizens committee Of
two hundred and fifty. representing
every phase of Newark's commercial
industrial, educational and civic life;
an advisory committee Of fifty, chosen
chiefly to represent the manufacturing
interests, the city government and the
Board of Trade, and an executive COM
mittee OF five to carry out the details Of
the work
IT is believed that the members OF
the organization will represent more
than $10o,000,000 in capital and that the
exposition will give the vrr;ous inter
ests of the municipality the greatest
opportunity they have ever known to
work together for the general welfare
of this city.
The time, place and character of the
executive committee. The dates will be
May 1s to 25, and theSFirst Regiment
Armory and surrounding grounds will
be utilized for the many exhibits.
s'The main purposes Of the undertake
ing said Chairman Burnett today,
'are to advance the gen raj interests
of the city, to show the variety, scope
and Importance of this city's industries.
to bring benefits to the manufacturers,
merchants and citizens in general, to
offer the people of the city an enter
tainment of far greater magnitude than
has ever been held here, to encourage
our citizens to patronize ONE indus
tries and to stimulate ,ivlc pride"
Mr.. Burnett is the chairman of the
organization and William g. Rose, of
Cleveland, who managed the Cleveland
Industrial exposition, has been engaged
TO serve in a similar capacity here
Beside Mr.. Burnett, the members of
the executive committee who will care
for the details Of the work will he George
w. Jagle, John L. O'Toole James M
Reilly and III. Stacy Smith.
The citizens committee, announced
today, will consist Of the following:,
Members of Citizens Committee.
James H. Abercrombie, Clark Thread
Company Albert e. Allsopp. Allsopp &
Allsopp; George A. Allsopp. Allsopp
Bros; Henry Allsopp, Allsopp Bros;
Thomas Allsopp, Allsopp & Allsopp;
Joseph o. Amberg, the Steffens-
Amberg Company; A. Archibald, the
Archibald Klement Company; Henry
G, Atha, Titus Steel Castings Com
pany; Cyrus o. Baker, Baker & Co..;
William A. Baker, Baker Printing Com
pany; James B. Banister James A.
Banister Company; Arthur e. Barlow,
the Barlow Foundry Company; ]. f..
Farmhouse William Browe & Sons Co.;
Charles j. Basch, Basch & Greenfield;
II. L. Bauman, Henry L. Bauman &
Co.; William S. Bechtold, Newark Tor
toise Shell Novelty Company; Otto
Bernz, plumbers tool manufacturer;
T., N. Best, l.. N. Best Company; Albert
TT. Biertuempfel Newark Cork Works;
Achiil Bippart, Bippart, Griscom & Os-
borne; William p. Blasius, Newark
Purse Frame Manufacturing Company;
Michael Bolten. Couse & Bolton; w. j.
3ornemann, Newark Embroidery
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