The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-23
OF
COMMERCE MEET
Speakers Assail All Forms of
Trading Premiums.
CHANCE GIVEN TO FARMERS
state Chamber Devotes an Afternoon
of Convention to the Agricultural
lnterests-Board Named
for Retailers.

Especial Trenton Correspondence.)
Trenton.-The convention Of the
State Chamber of Commerce Fedora
ton put in a busy session at Beach
Haven. The retail affairs session in.
cluded a debate of the matter OF Civ,
ing premiums and trading stamps and
three other addresses. Members
were permitted to ask questions re,
garding the trading stamp issue and
this precipitated a lively issue in
which merchants and members kept
Vice President W. G. Hamilton, of the
Sperry & Hutchinson Company, busy
answering questions.
The agriculturists had their in,
nlng, when five addresses were made
and most of these were illustrated by
s~tereopticon views showing the growth
or the farm industry in New Jersey.
A civic session was held also, and
the questions of safety first and hous.
ing conditions were taken up and dis.
cussed. At the secretaries round
table in the middle of the day a com,
mittee on resolutions was named.
1t urged drastic measures to curb
trading stamps and premiums. 1t was
plainly indicated at the open session
of the convention that a large number
OF the delegates are in favor of ask,
ing for legislation that will at least
limit the scope of the trading stamp
and premium companies within the
State. The committee was hes ded by
Hugh Lynch, of South Amboy.
A Board of Retail Affairs OF the
Federation was named with A. w,
Peardon, of Paterson, chairman, and
IL members. That there would be
legislation urged for the relief of the
farmer and the stock raiser was a
foregone conclusion. 1t is held that
this industry needs State
ment and aid.
Other recommendations were made
that the railroads come to the as.
sistance of the a~griculturists, as
much as possible. General Superin-
tendent G. H. Stein, of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey, addressed
the convention and said his
was only too eager to aid the farmers,
but that it expected the assistance
OF the latter and of the merchants to
see that the railroads received fair
play at the hands of the politicians.
Cheer was brought to he residents,
summer Inc all-year, at Beach Haven,
by the remark from Superintendent
Stein that his line had under consid-
Grafton the extension of its Barnegat
line into the place, as the company
was convinced OF the great
for the development of this seaside
Among others who addressed the
convention were Frank Leroy Blanch-
ard, editor of the Editor and Publish
er, New York; Roy S. Durstine, a New
York advertising man; Mrs. Lucinda
w. Prince, director of the educational
National Retail Dry Goods
A. w. Peardon, a Pater-
son merchant, and Henry Wellington
Wack, director of the big Newark an
niversary celebration.
Hiram S. Dewey, of Egg Harbor.
president of the American Wine Grow
ers' Association, told of the wine and
grape industry, and l.. Willard Minch
told of his work on his farm near
Frederick c.. Minkler, of
New Brunswick; Henry w. LETTERS, of
Allison j. Van Brunt, of
Newark, and Miles M. Bemer, OF Jer-
sey City, were other speakers.
The reports of the committee on
resolutions and the various sub-com-
were heard and the State
roads session followed. This was
among the most interesting of all. In
afternoon the delegates, members
their families we're taken for an
on Barnegat and Little Egg
Harbor Bays, every yacht at both the
Beach Haven and Little Egg Harbor
clubs being placed at their disposal.
Would Protect the Anthem.
At their closing session the 1900
veterans gathered at Atlantic City
Tor the annual State encampment of
The G. A. R. adopted resolutions favor
ing more distinct recognition of the
Star S%pangled Banner as the ma
,ional anthem and urging Congress to
the pensions of veterans wild
ows from $12 to $40 a month.
These officers were elected: De-
Dartment Commander, William o. AL
en-, Newark; senior yice-commander,
G.. Giles. Cape May; junior vice
George E. Boyd, Jersey
City; medical adviser, William R.
Ouyne, Trenton.
Fish Raid OYSTER Beds