Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-28
FORT ADVOCATES
UNITED ORANGES
Former Governor Urges Con-
soIidation at Real Estate
Mems Dinner.

Former Governor J. Franklin Fort
spoke strongly in favor of CONSOLE
dating the Oranges at the dinner of
the Fast Orange Board of Real
Estate Brokers last night lie ex-
planned why this must ultimately
occur and pointed out the dsad-
vantagess of municipal separation.
when you have a homogeneous
people with lige interests. tastes and
needs, why not have them united
under a single government asked
The former governor. THE only pos
sihe answer To why this hasn't hap
pered here long ago is because the
governments Of all the Oranges have
been. generally speaking, good
The dinner was held At English's
Hall, Fast Orange. Borden D. Whit
ing was POSTMASTER. and he intro
duced. in addition 10 former Governor
Fort. Mayor Julian \. Gregory David
L pierson. the Rev Or. Fred Clare
Baldwin, former Judge Thomas y
Davis. the Rev. Edward n. Farrell,
City Clerk Lincoln T. Eowley, School
Commissioner George 5. Hubert and
John J.. O'Toole.
Near New York Centre.
Mayor Gregory called attention to
the fact that East Orange is as near
the New York City Hall as 10th
street Harlem, Is. When this is more
generally known. he said, there will
be a tendency for New York business
men to locate in the Oranges.
Besides favoring consolidation.
former Governor Fort said he thought
we'll of commission government, and
cited Trenton as city admirably
governed. He made no reference to
the rejection Of the plan in Orange,
however. Continuing. he said:
Almost universally. persons at
distance from us will ask us if we
know some friend Of theirs living in
Orange, and we reply. Yes; but he
lives in East Orange or South Orange
or West Orange To the outsider it
is all Orange.
Debt Would Not Be Too Great.
IF we remain as we are, divided
into many municipalities. it will be
only a matter of a few years before
we become a part of the city of New
ark Under a union our debt would
not be heavier-not over six million
and we could have a most prosperous
and exceedingly well-managed and
economical government"
Mr. RoWley agreed with Mayor
Gregory's former suggestion that
East Orange needed a civic centre,
and which sentiment was indorsed by
the brokers last night. He said that
AZ
and Winan streets from Main street
10 the High School had been removed
three years ago and a central City
Hail erected, there would be grouped
around enough public buildings to
make a handsome civic centre, name
~ the High School, City Hall. Post
Office and armory of Field Battery A.
He also urged an efficiency expert.
This could be done at a cost of about
81 900, he said, and as a result of the
examination in the methods of con-
Quoting the city business. $4,000
would be saved in five years.
Mayor Gregory declared he would
rather have the support of the real
estate men in his administration than
probably any other organization of
men. He believed that there should
be an amendment to the constitution,
if necessary, in order to restrict the
character of development. He urged
the brokers to take a big interest in
The workings of their city.
Father Farrell praised the city for
the progress which had been made,
but with all the talk of a greater
Territory he said, he questioned
whether East Orange when it does
grow into a larger city, will be able
TO insure better fire protection. The
priest asked if the city was prepared
for bigness.
DR.. Baldwin praised the city for
what had been accomplished by Mr..
pierson through his labors to instill
greater patriotism into the people.
To him was entitled the praise for
the monuments recently erected in
the Oranges and the work of pre-
serving the old cemetery in Orange,
he saic
The committee in charge of the din