Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-02-08
272 MEMBERS
ENROLLED IN
TRADE BOARD
Ten New Names Added at
Meeting Of Directors Last
Night--300 Shortly.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF SEVEN APPOINTED
Bethlehem Steel Company Not
to Build Plant Here--Other
Industries Consider.

At the meeting of the directors OF
the Perth Amboy Board OF Trade
last night the following executive
committee was appointed by presi-
dent Joseph e. Stricken: Harry
Conard, A. G. Clark, John Pfeiffer,
ID. P. Olmstead, w G. Miller, |. C.
Moore and o. w. Ramsay. The com.
mittee will meet at the call of the
president during the Intervening
dates of the regular meetings OF the
board if 1t is necessary. The Board
OF Directors will hold regular meet
ings the first and third Fridays OF
each month.
Ten new applicants were elected
to membership in the board as fol-
lows: Standard Underground Cable
Company ttwo), William Fraser, NJ.
S. Darrow. Anthony w. Cristiani,
president of the Architectural Tile
and Faience Company, National Fire
proofng Company ttwo). E. " Es-
kesen. vice president of the New
Jersey Terra Gotta Company. w. g.
Griswold local superintendent of the
plant and Frank Magyar. The to-
tai membership now aggregates 272.
The secretary believes it will reach
800 by the first Of March.
The matter concerning a location
for the big industry of which three
representatives OF the concern have
been investigating here and which
was mentioned In the NEWS yester-
day, was taken up. The industrial
committee will secure all informa-
ton relative to thep roject and do
all In its power to secure the big
plant 1t seems the concern desire
o 100 acre tract with water frontage
and a place where they can receive
conven entity water supply of from
twelve to twenty million gallons
day.
A list of prospective suburban
| residents has been received by the
board from the Central railroad
pursuant to their offeffr received by
! the board at their last meeting.
The industrial committee report
| ed that letters had been sent out ta-
| real estate dealers asking what they
! could offer In the way of building
I that would give from fifteen to TWEEN
! ty thousand square feet OF floor
space; also what they have to offer
in lofts or halls suitable for manu-
featuring concerns. This was done
so that the committee couid renort
definitely TO the four plants on their
list who desire to locate here. An
swers were asked to be returned by
Monday. as thew have written Bayuk
Brothers, of Philadelphia, who de.
sire locating a cigar factory here.
that they will be ready on that day
to submit sites for their approval.
The committee has one particular
site on their list which it is believed
will interest the proposed concern
and cause them to begin in the near
future 10 make cigars here
letter was received from Colo
mel w. r. Rossell. of the War De-
partment. with which he sent
booklet explaining tho depths, nayi-
Pability. etc. Of the rivers and har-
bors In the Third New York District.
A communicate from e. G.
Grace, vice president end general
manager of the Bethlch om Steel
Corporation stated that the Chilean
ore, on which NJ. Schwab hae re
Gently secured an optiOn would be
consumed al the Bethlehem plant.
The Board of Trade was under the
impression that the corporation
would need another plant to accom-
modate this enormous amount of ore
from Chile which will be brought
by a fleet of ships now in course OF
construction. With that thought
they had written with the view Of 10
eating the plant at this place. An
other letter has been dispatched to
Mr.. Grace suggesting that this port
he used in conveying the ore 10
Bethlehem.
The United States Chamber OF
Commerce has taken cogniZance OF
the local board OF trade and has sent
the body a copv of their official or
gan, the Notions Business" The
letter from the chamber announced
that they had begun to train profess
s!onal secretaries for board OF trade
work and that they would like to
have some suggestions from the sec
retsry of the local board.
The board discussed the 'city
beautiful" and an effort will be
made to interest people in beautify-
ing this citv as much as 0oNe'h'e.
A letter was read from Philip Sis
kind complaining OF the nuisance of
dust in front of his State street
store, THE Fair" 1t will be taken
up by the secretary.
The secretary was instructed to
insert an advertisement in both city
pa Ders asking everyone who has
lofts. halls or buildings to rent for
manufacturing purposes TO com