Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-11
GOVERNOR WILL
VISIT THIS CITY
ON NOVEMBER 27
Will be Principal Speaker at
Dedication Exercises of Y.
N. C. A.-WiIl Visit Plants
and Present Picture.

Governor James F. Fielder and
several of the state senator's will be
guests in this city Friday, November
27. They intend to make study of
various manufactures here and in
the evening Governor Fielder will
devote his time to the dedication ex-
ercises for the new Young Mems
Christian Association building in JEFF
ferson street. Arrangements for the
exercises are in the course of prep
aration. 1t has been decided that
the governor shall be one of the
principal speakers at the biggest
event of the dedication exercises FRI
day night, November 27.
The governor and his party, which
may include Chancellor Edwin r.
Walker, will be guests of Senator
William e. Ramsay of this city. They
will come to this city In the morn
ing of the date appointed and will be
received by DR.. Ramsay. The sena-
tor made it plain today that the visit
bore no official significance, being
arranged principally for the purpose
of showing the distinguished state
officials just what Perth Amboy has
in the way of manufactures. In
event Chancellor Walker is able to
appear, the officials viii view places
of historical interest here and the
city will be presented with a picture
of the former barracks here by the
chancellor. In view of the fact that
there will be a session of the court
of errors and appeals on the date
named, it is not certain that Mr..
Walker will be in a position to be on
hand. However, he let Senator Ram
say know at conference in Tren-
ton yesterday that he would do his
utmost to be on hand when the gov
ernor and senators appeared. If un-
able he will come to this city upon
some later date and personally pre-
sent his gift to the city,
Governor Fielder may be request
ed to officially dedicate the new Y.
M. C. A. building when he appears
here this month. A committee of
the most prominent Y. NJ, c. A.
workers has the dedication plans un-
der way. While it was made known
today that the state executive would
be requested to appear as one of
the principal speakers at the biggest
day of the dedica ton exercises, it
was left with the committee In
charge of the program as to when
and by whom the neW building
would be dedicated.
Governor Fielder and Chancellor
Walker have been in conference with
Senator Ramsay at intervals during
the past several months in an effort
to fix date for the visit to Perth
Amboy. Both Governor Fielder and
Chancellor Walker, together with
other state officials had often ex-
pressed deep interest in the city
and had shown a desire to see how
some things were made in It's big
factories. They had read and heard
that 1t was the greatest copper re-
flning center in the world; that it
was great smelling center and that
the greater portions of some ch emf
Gals used throughout the world
were made here, but they had yet to
see the crude products made into the
finished goods. Under the direction
Of Dr. Ramsay, these officials will
visit a number of the large factories
here and see how products are made.
They will start at one end of each
plant and view each process as the
crude ore, clay or whatever else 1t
may be, is turned into the finished
product The officials have express
ed delight over the prospects of the
trip, believing that 1t will be thor
oughly interesting.
Aside from being interested in the
industrial qualities of Perth Amboy,
che chancellor and other state officers
have shown desire to personally
view its most historical buildings.
In event Chancellor Walker can ap-
pear together with the governor, the
visiting party will make tour of the
historical places, which will include
the Westminster, the Parker Castle
and the ground where the barracks
once stood, which Is now the site of
the grammar school. Mr.. Walker is
In possession Of excellent pictures
Of the barracks, which once stood
In this city, and those now. treasured
by the city OF Trenton. He has prom
ised to present one of the former
local structures to the city when he
appears here. 1t will be formally
presented to Mayor Ferd Garretson
and 1t is believed that 1t will be
placed together with other objects of
historical value in the public library
building.