Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-30
BUILDERS OF
STATE MEET
Quarterly Meeting is Being
Held at Trenton.

Trenton, Jan. 30.-Sixty dele
gates, representingmore than 2,00t
members of the Master Builders AS
ISOLATION of New Jersey, gathered
for their thirty-seventh quarterly
meeting In the Republican club au'
ditorium yesterday afternoon. The
assembled delegates represented
| twelve counties In the state. These
| delegates are elected by the various
| local branches in their respective
| counties and submitted reports OF
| trade and building conditions In
their municipalities.
The reports submitted to the pre-
siding officers showed hat the out
look for building operations for the
coming spring could not be brighter
In spite Of the increased cost of ma
| terial and the advancement In the
wage scale.
The reports for the past year
showed a material increase in bust
| ness in this state over the proceed
ing year and the cost OF operation
Is approximately the same In every
| section of New Jersey. The mas
ter builders are gratifed at the ex-
cellent showing made by the asso-
citation members and the organize
ton Is in a most 1ourishing condi-
tion,- both in numbers and finances.
The association took up the bllls
now being introduced before the
present session of the legislature in
| reference to building, and discussed
them at considerable length, and are
particularly pleased with bill No.
1855, which provides for the licens-
ing OF contract builders. Secretary
V. P. Christofferson, OF Perth Am
| boy, was instructed to communicate
with Governor Wilson, approving OF
the passage OF that bill.
The association endorsed the &C
| ton of Governor Wilson In the sus-
tanning Of Lavor Commissioner Col
| onel Bryant. The governor has an
nounced that he will continue Colo
mel Bryant In office. and this an
~nouncement meets with the hearty
| approval and appreciation of the
| Master Builders association. The
next meeting will be held at New
Brunswick In April, when the an
nual election of officers will take
place.
The association met in Trenton
two years ago, the session at that
time being held in Turner hall on
South Broad street. The state
headquarters of the association are
located in the Offices of Secretary
Christofferson, POI King street,
Perth Amboy.
The Master Builders association
was organized May 20, 1903, and
was incorporated December 81 OF
the same year. The quarterly con.
ventions are held in January, April,
July and October, and the associa-
tion has members in twlye of the
/, twenty-one counties of the state.
The association Is affiliated with the
National Association of Builders
J Exchanges. The officers are: Pres
ident, J. H. Christofferson, Ridge
wood; vice presidents, for Essex
county, Alex. e. Pearson West Or
ange, Union county, H. A. Rath
Elizabeth; Middlesex county, Hans
Greisen, Perth Amboy; Bergen
county F. Ferber, Hackensack; Hud-
son county, j. M. Lothrop, Jersey
/ City; Passaic county, Andrew Dick
inson, Paterson; Morris county. F.
Panteanius, Morristown; Monmouth
county, j. B. White, Long Branch;
Mercer county, l.. Harper Clayton
Trenton; Atlantic county G.. M,
Thompson, Atlantic City; Somerset
county, H. w. Hoffman, Demands
Vile; Camden county, j. j. Welsh
Camden; secretary V. P. Christoffer
son, Perth Amboy; treasurer, A. J
Crowder, Newark.