Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
Board of Trade Wants to
Secure Appropriate One for
Perth Amboy.
GIVE OUT CONDITIONS
IN A FEW DAYS.
Name Committee to Aid Move
ment for Civic Convention
City Advertising Planned.

Perth Amboy wants a slogan under
which to become popularly known,
one which VIII be snappy and con-
else, but which will comprehensively
describe the munif1cent natural ad-
vantages and unrivalled merits of
the city. The Board of Trade is will
ing to pay for the best such phrase
which the wits and brains of Perth
Amboyans can originate. The Board
of Directors, of the Board of Trade,
at their regular meeting last night
decided to offer prize to stimulate
the lucid thinkers to create the most
poignant, impressive and descriptive
slogan for the city ever originated.
The board also decided to cooperate
with the Northwestern improvement
Association for the extension of Con-
very place, and to put in effect the
advertising scheme suggested by the
EVENING NEWS in an editorial a
few evenings ago.
Elizabeth has the slogan, "The
Rail and Harbor City," Newark,
Newark Knows How" Allentown,
Pa, Dwell Here and Prosper"
Easton, Pa, "City of Resources" and
other cities have similar pithy adver-
tising phrases which cause their
cities to be known throughout the
nation. Secretary H. H. Lynch will
next week announce the conditions of
the contest, etc.
The directors seemed to take the
point Of view Of the Northwestern
Improvement Association and the fol-
lowing committee was appointed to
appear before the Board of Freehold
ers Thursday in cooperation with the
association to gain the building Of a
bridge over the Lehigh Valley in ex-
tending Convery place by the county
board: A. G. Clark, o. w. Ramsay,
D. P. Olmstead, R. L. Fowler, l. G.
Moore, j. G. Donehue, e. G. Fraser,
G. F, Reynolds, julius Simmer,
Frank Hilsdorf. John Hanson and
Secretary H. H. Lynch.
The directors heartily agree with
the efforts of Albert Leon, president
of the Affiliated Boards of Trade of
Middlesex county, in his efforts to
arrange a civic convention for all the
civic bodies in the county. The con-
vention will probably be held in
Perth Amboy. The following were
appointed committee to assist In
arranging such a convention: Isaac
Alpern, D. P. Olmstead, e. G.. Fraser,
John Hanson. w. @. Healy, G. r.
Reynolds and Secretary H. H. Lynch.
The suggestion Of the NEWS in
setting forth a method for advertis-
Ing the city was indorsed by the
directors. A citizen thinking of the
interests of the city suggested 1t to
this paper, as follows: Small maps
be made of the route leading from
Water and Smith streets. to Lewis, to
Kearny avenue, up Kearny to Mar
ket, thence to the county bridge.
These are to be distributed to auto
mobilists on the ferryboat between
this place and Tottenville so that the
tourists may by taking this short trip
get view from the bluff, which is
unexcelled, and view some of the
historic places as they pass through
the city, which will make them talk
Perth Amboy to fellow tourists and
conduce to the more thorough adver-
tising of the municipality. The fol-
lowing committee was appointed to
devise plan for the putting In oper-
alton of this suggestion: e. G.
Fraser, D. P. Olmstead and o. w.
Ramsay