The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-03-21

very elusive heading of anticipated
revenue, will ever appropriate more
than the income of the state, thus
making a deficit impossible.
81 want to see our road system alb
solutely revised and reorganized and
the state returned to the position
where it started in this development
some twelve or fifteen years ago.
Through our economy and eff
cheney bills we have started the proc
ess of consolidation. There is, Of
course, much more to do, but there
are very few men in this state who
appreciate the straight-arm pounding
that was necessary to even secure the
entering wedge we did last year after
four years work. 1t should be easier
In the future.
I'm word, | have no ambition to
be governor of New Jersey simply to
carry on a political government alone, :"
the senator concluded. Il believe in
government by parties. / recognize
the parties and what they stand for.
but in my judgment that recognition
can be given and at the same time
the business of the state conducted in
business-like manner. The two are
not incompatible"
Senator Edges ability to carry out
this ambitious program is not doubted
by his friends who are familiar with
his accomplishments as a private bust
ness man. He is only AZ years old.
Yet he is easily millionaire and he
has accumulated this fortune through
the channels of business in compare.
lively few years. He has made his
money through net annual profits in
the general advertising and newspa-
per business and through his wise
investments in real estate. banks and
other legitimate enterprises.
Was Poor Boy.
Edge was a poor boy. The former
editor of one of his newspapers tells
an interesting story of how Edge,
holding a job as printers devil' at
SO per week on the paper, had to
sweep out the editors Office as part
of his daily duties. Later Edge bought
the afternoon paper and hired the
editor to work for him.
Edges first business venture proved
a remarkable success. He secured the
Dorland advertising agency, then a
modest newspaper advertising concern
doing a very small and not especially
profitable business in Atlantic City
This was his first opportunity to apply
business principles of his own con-
ception. The application was so
effective that in a short time the Dor
land advertising agency was doing an
annual business in the millions and
returning net annual profits accord
ingly. Edge built up the business and
pushed it until it became great and
powerful business organization, with
offices in New York, London, Berlin.
Paris and Brussels, as well as in At
lantic City, and handling large per.
centage Of all the highest class news
papers and magazine advertising bust
nesses of two continents.
AS a publisher of newspapers, Sem
ator Edge has been equally successful,
although, of course on a smaller scale.
Political Activities
Said a friend the other day, The
capacity of the Atlantic county man
for business has been demonstrated
| by his public life quite as plainly as
| by his private life. He has a record
for constructive legislation which is
indeed enviable. For instance, there is
the workingmen's compensation act,
which he personally introduced and
fought to enactment through the leg