Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-17

Though the Bethlehem steel works
of the United States Steel Corpora
tion is not the negotiating company,
1t Is believed that possibly Charles
NJ. Schwab, the president, designed
his new line Of ships to bring ore
from the South American ports to
this place and that the concern that
has the option on the above prop
erty is closely affiliated with the
Bethlehem company.
The Lehigh Valley and the New
Jersey Central railroads are expect
ed to run spurs to the proposed
plant, which considering their prox-
unity they could easily do, thereby
giving the company unrivalled water
and railroad facilities. The result
of the location of such a plant at
Sewaren would have g magical eff
feet on the industrial life of Perth
Amboy, and probably bring about
the converting of Sewaren and vi
cinity into part of this city.
The increase in population which
the works would Immediately bring
about is at least 900, which would
grow rapidly, at the plant continued
operation. The location of the works
here Is looked at as proposition
that would mean even more to the
radical development of the city than
did the American Smelling and Re-
fiinging Company, G. Pardee Works
and the Raritan Copper Works
which have caused this city to rank
well with the other big manufactur-
ing cities of the state.
The options secured cover approx
fmately IT'S acres of land, extending
from the water front Of the Staten
Island sound westward over the Cen
trail railroad tracks and we'll into
Woodbridge township. The proposed
site extends northerly from the north
side Of Woodbridge Creek forming a
neck, extending to what is popularity
known as "crab beach," The options
cover various tracts about the Sc
warren, which go to make up a vast
area for the proposed big plant, ex-
tending approxim ately 600 feet along
the sound. 1t will wipe out Boynton
Beach, a popular summer resort, and
unquesttonably lessen the value of
some of Sewaren's water front as
residential place.
1t is common gossip about Sewaren
and the Maurer section of the city
that large steel plant, to give en-
ployment to thousands Of men, will
be located there. One report even
went so far as to indicate that Boyn-
ton Beach would be closed within the
next two weeks to make room for the
enormous plant. This Is denied by
the owners of the property in ques-
ton, however, as beyond having
about twenty-five options on land
through large portion of Sewaren,
duly filed at the county seat, the pro-
posed purchasers have taken no de-
finite steps to begin activity. 1t is
also stated that George Hahn,
Somerville contractor, is interested in
the work thus far, to the extent of
having advised regarding the estab-
lishment of factory buildings. Con-
nected with the reports is one which
indicates the Bethleem Steel Com
pany is back of the steel company
which holds the options.
The name of the supposed subsid-
iary company of the corporation
could not be learned but the option
was negotiated through a real estate
dealer by the name of Robinson, of
New York city. 1t is believed that
the elimination Of the deal will not
affect this season at Boynton Beach
and that the building of the proposed
works will not be begun before fall.