Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-08
ORGANIZATION
is NECESSARY
FOR BUSINESS
Comprehensive View of Trade
Possibilities in Perth An
boy at Present.
OF LOCAL PRIDE

Never before has there been such
an awakening among the cities OF the
country.
1t is truly a case of Survival OF
the ittest"-the struggle for bust
ness and civic supremacy. Perth
Amboy has gained recognition as a
manufacturing center-it holds rath-
er an unique position, both as to the
diversity of its manufactures and the
unlimited natural advantages and
resource it presents as an attraction
for foreign capital. 1t is with the
proper direction of these advantages
and that this article deals.
1t is becoming more and more ap-
parent that a city that does not pos
sess a financially strong and vigorous
Board of Trade, that represents the
business energy or industrial great
ness Of that city, is sadly lacking in
the fundamental essentials Of civic
pride. There must be a head-if
not, whose is the business of giving
Intelligent direction to the up-build-
ing of our mercantile interests, the
extension of our industries, the de-
velopment of u natural resources
and the advertising of our adyan-
tages that they may attract more
capital-"eyerybody's business is no.
body's business" Without an in
telligent direction 1t must naturally
become chaos.
The town that has these advan-
tages, in transportation, in railroad
facilities and water routes, excellent
schools and e~hurches-and is not
making the greatest possible effort to
further them, is cr1minally lacking.
This then puts 1t up to the leaders
of the town, the men who have the
brains and energy and ability to do
things, to set their civic horse in
order.
So important has this "organiza-
tracted the attention of the United
States Government, and a few
months ago a Chamber of Commerce
of the United States vas organized,
after a meeting which was called by
the President himself and participa.
ted in by some Of the ablest men of
the land.
The wonderful strides made by
those cities of the country which had
during the past year or go brought
about such wonderful growth In
population, such extraordinary grow
tn in taxable property, such improv-
ed and beautiful highways and by
ways-all this had attracted the big
thinkers OF the government and
warned them that it would not do to
allow an integral part Of the big
whole, the father, so to speak, OF
municipalities, to take a place be-
hind any one of those making up the
government fabric-and so the great
movement to set the big government
al house in order was begun.
Exclusive markets and trade ter
%ritories nc longer exist, competition
predominates in every community In
the country and has forced a large
majority of the cities to organize
build up-strengthen and perfect
themselves by getting together the
best men in the community and sys-
tematically organizing them for the
development of it's community Of in
t~erests, raising a substantial fund
sufficient to go after factories and a
larger mercantile trade, to develop
civic improvements, better education
al institutions-in fact make a city
superior in all its parts.
Perth Amboy has had a wonderful
growth during the past decade, but
this growth has been entirely within
itself-through the extension of the
industries that are here-not one
new industry being added in the last
six years. This means that we are
not making the most of the great ad-
vantages that are ours-we are sit
ting tight. Organization, under in
telligent direction, sane administra-
ton and progressive methods, back
ed by a live booster spirit on the part
of the citizens of Perth Amboy could
have brought 1t into the forefront
it's enterprise, its advantages and re-
sourc make history through the
newspapers and trade Journals all
over the country.
1t is a big broad question and the
business men and citizens of Perth
Amboy should concern themselves
about it right speedily. There are
some who may be skeptical about the
future possibilities of our city, some
who may not realize the need for d
big broad minded commercial organ
ization. A very little investigation
would show that the cities that are
in the forefront-cities that are
pointed out as models of enterprise
and activity-that are doing things"
all the time, are cities whose busi-
ness men and citizens have realized
upon the value of cooperation and
organization and have backed them
selves with live active and vigorous
commercial associates.
In short, a good Board Of Trade
or a live Chamber OF Commerce is
the greatest asset any city OF these
modern times can have; and it is up
to the "men of affairs of our city
to see that such an organization Is
established at the earliest possible