Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-15
PREDICTS BRIGHT
FUTURE FOR CITY
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the meeting. among whom were Mt
| jor James w Howard, prominent
engineer, who declared that an eff
cient army was the greatest guaran-
tee for permanent peace It's the old
story of the ounce of prevention be-
| ing better than the pound of cure, he
| said.
Arthur H. Mackie. major Of the
First Regiment, National Guard OF
New Jersey, announced that set oil
resolutions similar to those intro
duced by Mr.. Jenkinson was being
considered by every city and town in
| the country, and was meeting with
great approval, as far as he knew.
Dennis F. O'Brien, a former board
president, declared that the great
toll America paid in the recent Span
| ish War would not have been half SO
| large if the country had been pre-
! pared for the war that was forced on
! il at a minutes notice, practically
The war department recognized this
| fact for a time it seemed and steps
J were Immediately taken to prevent d
repetition of the same thing, he said.
For time there was some attempt
\ at correcting the mistakes, he as
serted, but then with additional years
of peace that attempt has died away
and the country is now just as it
was before the war, despite the les
son that conflict brought out.
George F. Reeve. the "old war
horse" of the board, highly compli-
rnented the police and fire depart
ments of the city and the progress of
Newark generally. He said our fire
and police departments~we were ones
of which the city could be justly
proud.
Praise for Secretary Reilly.
Mr. Hamburt in his address, paid
a tribute to the work of James NJ.
Reilly. secretary of the board. He
praised Mr.. Reilly's executive 7"ility
and the energy and interest he had
put into his labors during his thirty
five years connection vi" the board.
TT would be hard to get along
without Mr.. Reilly" he said
Mr.. Hamburg's speech fc''nws in
part:
'The year just closed has been one
of the most active in the history Of
our organization. This is natural.
AS the city grows in population, its
! interests and problems multiply.
Thus our field of activity is enlarged;
! for whatever touches the interest of
| Newark comes within the scope of
| our delibera tons"
! Mr.. Ham burg then referred to the
| progress made in the project of the
new post Office, which he said he was
sure would soon become a reality.
He also pointed to the establishment
| OF Federal court in this city, for
which the board had wor ed, as 1t
| had for the Essex and Hudson
| boulevard, now also a reality The
| speaker then told OF the activity OF
| the board in connection with the col
| ,F r1Ii nj
/ the flood sufferers in Ohio. Mr.. Ham
| burg then continued:
"a good recent example of the
business spirit Of our men is shown
in the newly-organized Downtown
I Club. The projectors of tbs enter
! prise are to be congratulated. Al
! though in existence only a few
! months, it became necessary to in
/ crease the membership limit to Co..
Among the transient activities II
our city in the closing days of tbs
year were those attending the civic
Christmas tree Our delegation gave
this new venture it's cordial support
In the initial meeting.
"The fut ure of the city Of Newark
was never brighter than it Is now
Our popu' alton, some 100000, il
greater by at least 1900 than veal
! ago. 1 desire to direct your atten
ton to several matters Of Importance
The city of Bayonne is advocating
the erection of a new traffic bridg
over Newark Bay, connecting Bay
onne and Elizabeth. A meeting wa
held recently in the interest of thi
project While we realize the neces
sity of such facilities for Bayonn
and Elizabeth, our board is on recor
as opposed to any additional bridge
crossing Newark Bay
IAN encouraging sign Of a highe
business morality is the campaig
against dishonest business advert is
ing. A crusade has been institute
against this form of misrepresenta
ton in our community.
Fighting Frauds.
"This board is cooperating wit
the leather manufacturers in a pull
licity campaign conducted alon
these lines; also in asking Congress
to enact suitable laws. They al
waging war against the practise {
selling substitutes for leather as re;
4 leather. The use of the label or teri
Made in Newark has also bee
. abused, and attempts are under wa
to prevent such deception.
''Thls is no attempt to curtail
! reasonable profit, but TO prevent ii
I selling of goods by means of extray;
giant and fraudulent claims and I a.
sure that our board will support q
measures that will accomplish tn
end.
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