Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-01
|. Y. OFFER TO
HELP BOOSTERS
Will Donate Page in Pamp-
hlet to Perth Amboy.-Trade
Board Accepts.
252 MEMBERS ON ROLL
Directors Had Busy Session
Last Night--Factories Are
Taking Much Interest.

Eight new application for member
ships in Perth Amboy Board of Trade
were passed on by the Board of Di-
rectors of that organization at a
meeting last night making a total
membership of 262. Secretary H. e.
Hall reported that approximately
$1,000 had been received to date in
payment for memberships. Encour-
aging letters were read from rail-
roads and commercial institutions;
all in harmony with the work of the
board and ready to lend assistance
to it's future advancement.
A letter was presented by the sec
retary from the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road offering page of free advertis-
ing matter in one of their pamphlets
The communication suggested that
cuts of large local planks be sent
the company to be placed on this
page to help boost the city. The
secretary was instructed to get In
communication with manufacturing
concerns was suggested by the secre-
tain cuts or photographs OF their
plants SO that the board could take
advantage Of the railroads offer.
A novel idea In reference to local
concerns as suggested by the secre-
tary. He thought that It would be
wise to have hangers Of cardboard
or other material devised and these
words printed on them: "We are
members of the Perth Amboy Board
OF Trade" Each merchant or other
commercial man of the board would
be entitled to one of the cards to
display in his store, showing that he
Is In accord and Is supporting the
bigger Perth Amboy movement. The
matter was referred to the commit
tee on printing, who are to report at
The committee is composed of Will
bur G. Miller, D. p. Olmstead and
Jean Dubois.
A report from the Industrial Com
mittee showed progress in working
to obtain prospective plants for the
city. One concern has written the
committee that they would require
a building that would give them a
floor space of from $4,000 to 20.-
900 square feet of floor space. In
absence of the chairman, D. P. Olm-
stead, the report of the committee,
who had special meeting Tuesday
night, was read by A. c. Clark.
A letter from the N. Y. and N. r.
Steamboat Company who have q
| membership in the board, stated that
they were In hearty accord with the
movement for a greater city.
A permanent secretary has not yet
been appointed Mr.. Hall will try
10 secure list OF qualified men from
the Town Development Company.
from which the committee composed
of G. D. Boynton, Edwin G. Fraser
and Jean Dubois will select a man
suitable for the position.
A. C. Clark reported that Judge
Lyon had taken up the matter of in
corporation.
A letter from the Elizabeth Board
Of Trade invited the members OF the
Perth Amboy civic body to attend
their industrial exposition to be held
February 10 to 15.
A number Of bills introduced in
the legislature were displayed in the
boards headquarters. A copy Of
each bill presented to that body is
sent to the office of the board.
In the absence Of President Joseph
e. S'ricker, A. c. Clark was elected
president pro TEN and presided at
the session.
A. G. Clark read letter from the
American Smelling and Refining
Company. which had been allotted TO
him to try to secure for membership
in the board. in which they enclosed
the amount of dues for one year for
| three emberships to be represented
by R. L. Whitehead, H. r. Wilson
and Jesse Seaman. The M,ddlesex
Real Estate Company. secured to
membership by Sidney Riddlestorff-
er, and to be represented in the
board by Theodore Degenring was
one of the new additions to the
boards members. The other new
names were. William Brunberg, OF
$50 Hartford street; Ludw Wolff,
furni ure dealer at 104 Smith street;
Abel Hansen proprietor of the Fords
Terra Gotta and Pottery Works, and
the Atlantic Terra Gotta Company,
represented by c. w. Rice.
Another meeting of the directors
will be held next Friday evening at
the efboard's headquarters in the Am
erican building.