Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-17
EXPLAIN HOW TO
MAKE A SUCCESS
Of TRADE BOARD
Orange Body Hears from New
arkers on Accomplishments
of Local Organization.

Augustus V. Hamburg, president,
and James NJ Reilly, secretary, of
the Newark Board Of Trade, adj
dressed the members of the Orange
Board of Trade last night, explaining
the success Of the Newark organiza-
ton and how the same methods can
, be applied in Orange. They urged
the suburbanites to unite their ener-
gies in one central body.
Mr.. Reilly sounded sentiment that
seemed TO meet with approval whom
he suggested that Orange residents
would accomplish more by uniting
their energies in a Board of Trade
than by dividing their civic activities
among half q dozen societies. He
also pictured greater Newark as ex-
: lending from the Orange mountains
TO the trans-Passaic towns, and in
Guiding the various places from Mont.
clair to Elizabeth. The secretary also
advised the Orange body to enlist the
women in the trade movement, point
ing out the value of The Contem-
porary In this city to the local board.
Mr.. Hamburg pointed out the fine
work accomplished in Paterson, Pas
sale, Jersey City, Bayonne, Elizabeth,
Perth Anboy, Phillipsburg, Long
Branch and Dover He said the work
of the Orange board lies chiefly in
efforts to interest the con1muter popu-
lation in a civic pride in their home
city.
How to Interest Citizens.
Arouse their pride in the place
they call home to further interest
than discharging their voting duties
and paying their taxes he said.
Every man owes to his community
at least an effort to be of some ser
vice to it. and when you make these
men realize that you will find en-
listed in your work the support of the
best class of citizens
MrstHamburg told of the manifold
activities of the Newark board in
watching the legislation affecting the
city and he mentioned the meadow
reclamation as a sample of construc-
tive work to benefit the city. Adding
to the city area the land formerly of
no value was quickly followed by ac-
tivity OF Secretary Reilly in interest
ing manufacturers in locating plants,
he said, and he referred to the thou
sands of workers to be added to the
population through the development.
Newark is growing one thousand
persons a month"; said Mr.. Hamburg.
And two years hence, when we cele-
brate our 250th anniversary, we will
tell the people from Boston to San
francisco that Newark is city OF
progress and growth-the greatest
city In the United States and one of
tho finest in the world. We offer
better wages, better hours and better
chances than are to be found else
where
He said the commercial organiza-
tions of today are greater in their
importance and influence than at any
time in history. He gave some of the
Newark figures showing bank depos-
its. building and loan shares and
other evidences of material prosper
ity held by the people of this city and
outlined the useful citizens opportu-
mites for valued assistance to his
community through broadened
public spirit and keen interest in it's
affairs.
Value OF Persistency.
Mr.. Reilly instanced the years of
agitation by one individuai--J. j.
Hockenjos--for improving Newark's
streets as a sample of the value of
persistency in advocating municipal
:. betterments. He urged careful atten-
ton to the rights of merchants to
good facilities-transport and
other public utilities. He said this
city should have the right of tele-
phone service to all the Oranges as
part of local exchange.
He deprecated the tolls for the sub
urban calls and said the phone
charges for Newark calls were the
same as New York charges in that
city, although New Workers have in
the city exchange three OF four mil
lion subscribers as against one tenth
Of the total for Newark. He believed
calls east OF the mountain should be
within the Newark local rate. He
deprecated the subdivision of sub
! urban communities, all of which he
thought should be in one-city.
The future will see larger demands
FOR water supply and he said the Or
anges eventually must go to the
Peuuannock, Ramapo or Wanadue
| Rivers and said the East Orange
driven wells are already proving in
| adequate as that city Is securing part
supply from Newark The sewage
disposal problem, public schools and
other municipal needs all point
toward the inevitable consolidation.
Mr.. Reilly told of thu respect for
| expressions of its membership held
In the State. and national capitals.
and mentioned the work OF commit
tees at Trenton as avoiding undesir
able legislation, which, if enacted,
would work to the detriment of the
city. He quoted City Counsel james
r. Nugent az crediting the board with
great influence with Governors Stokes,
Fort. Wilson and Fielder in protect
ing the city against undesirable legis-
lation.
Former Judge Thomas A. Davis
also spoke of the excellence Of the
| Newark body.