Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-10-20
NEWARK
INSPECTED BY
BIC THRONC
Quarter Million Terminal
on Meadows Formally
Opened.
CITY THE HOST TO
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY
Mayor Raymond, City Officials
and Others Deliver
Addresses.

Port Newark Terminal, represent
ing municipal investment of $780,
600, was formally introduced to the
public this afternoon, when more
than 10000 persons visited the exten-
sive reclamation and development of
the meadow tract on Newark bay.
With about 300 acres filled in and
channel large enough to accommodate
ocean-going steamers, Port Newark
Terminal affords the best highway
to and from the rich markets of
the world.
All roads led to Port Newark Ter
minal this afternoon. Special trains
were operated over the Central rail-
road from the Broad street station,
starting at 1:30 o'clock, and running
at intervals until 8 o'clock. Mayor
Thomas L. Raymond, together with
the members of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners, left on p
Ballantine & Sons tug, Henrietta,
arriving at Port Newark Terminal via
the water route shortly before 2
| o'clock.
Patrick H. Ryan, president of the
Board of Street and Water Com
missioners, who supervised the devel-
opment, was chairman of the day.
He welcomed the great throng of
visitors that had shown enough inter
est to brave the inclement weather
| to make the inspection. President
Ryan gave a short history of the un-
dertaking and told of its unlimited
possibilities. He then introduced
Mayor Raymond, who spoke briefly of
| Port Newark Terminal The mayor
said that Port Newark Terminal, in
| his opinion, was a fair example of
the progressive spirit of the citizens
| of Newark, and he predicted that
within a very few years Newark
| would be a close competitor of some
of the larger seaports of the country
Former Mayor Jacob Haussling,
under whose administration the
physical work was started. told of the
problems and the long study of the
development that had been made. He
also told something of the financing
of the project which was interesting
| to the large number of listeners.
Big Business Predicted.
Augustus v. Hamburg, president of
the Board of Trade, spoke for the citi-
zens of Newark, and declared that
| Port Newark Terminal would result
in a great boom for Newark. He re-
ferred to the great growth of industry
and the immediate need of locating
| factories at Port Newark Terminal.
He said manufacturers already real
lied the fact that both water and
rail transportation was to be had at
| tba very gateway of the factory
buildings.
! IT was due in q great measure to
the interest and enthusiasm OF the
members of the Traffic Club that
"Port Newark Terminal Day" was
officially designated by the mayor.
| III. B. r. Potter, representing the
Traffic Club, told of the activities TO
create an interest in Fort newark
Terminal. and declared that Newark
ers themselves did not realize tne I'M
nortance of the reclamation and de-
velonment. He said that numerous
railroads and large shipping interests
would no doubt cooperate in building
an industrial center of great magni-
tude on the property.
HydropIane Flight.
Oscar Olson in Curtiss hydro
nlane thrilled the crowd with some
spectacular flying. He started away
in his fiying boat from the dock ana
made a pretty flight over Port New
| ark Terminal and then out INTO the
hav He did some dipping and loop
ing returning to the original starting
point without a mishap. However,
earlier in the day, while tuning up
his hydroplane, Olson encountered
engine troubles and his machlne
dronned for some distance in a patch
10 xty0d nnf
tbe machine was not seriously effect
ed hv the sudden dash to earth.
During the concert by Suender-
baft;s hand. Thomas F. Hackett and
William Redmond sang several popu-
lar selections, One of the hits of the
dow was a parody entitled "Out On
Newark Bay" sung by William Red
mond TO the tune of popular song.
THE Mary b. Scully, large sea-
going tug, arrived shortly after
o'clock from New York city with
number of railroad and snlpplng rep
resentatiyes. They left from the
Wright &, Cobb Transportation Com
nanv's dock at Pier l, at 1:30 o'clock
HI,ndreds of persons took advant-
oga of the "jitneys" running from
the CITY Hall direct to Port Newark.
The direct route to the developments
,yas laid out with large signs bearing
| the words Port Newark Terminal"
These signs were attached to poles
along the streets and assisted auto
n,ohilists to reach their destination
One hundred and fifty letter car
riers and clerks Of the local postof-
aca headed by Postmaster Frank
Rock attended the inspection in a
bodv. DR.. Charles X. Kraemer.
former member Of the Board of
Works. who was active in the de-
! velopment, had the members OF the
grand Jury as his guests.
Docks and Meadows Department.
The department of docks and mead
ows was created on January 1, 1914,
with the appointment of Commits
sioner Albert H. Biertumpfel as chair
man. He is still the chairman of
this committee, and has been most
active in accomplishing rapid work.
Up to date the disbursements have