Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-18
Some City, This!

Say aren' you proud of this little old burg9
Talk your pacemakng the the citizens of Perth Am
boy up hundred thousand dollar proposition to start
housing corporation simply with the fondest ezpec
tatons
To subscribe $144oo within thirty minutes approximately is
10 achievement.
Thursday night and there little than hundred
men present at that
We know what do until we try In 1ac we oe
estimate ourselves
Even the EVENING NEWS which is usually optimistic con-
cerng everything with Perth Amboy that many peo
ple inclined to chase after unbea e
down on this PROPOSITION We believed 100000 would be raised
Of But expressed the opinion that the bulk of 1t would
have be put up by the industries
But in the whole $4,000 that subscribed within the thirty
minutes Thursday night there was not one industry included except
tentative subscription s. And that amount the subscriber
offered himself personally If the industry for which he was
speaking did not make good
Will get the 100000?
Say, will the rise tomorrow
And what does that 5000 900 meant
1t when the governments 100000 added as 1t surely
will be- the beginning a greater Perth Amboy
It that at last we have struck our real pace
million dollars invested in homes for Perth Amboy working
menl
Never have things colossal scale here before
But these days big things The pker lost in the shuttle
Perth Amboys future is assured.
With such body of public spirited ready to stand behind
xcb enterprises this housing pan there nothing to fear about
Perth Amboy.
tits wonderful thing gentlemen something be proud Of
housing corporation backed by the government will make
Perth Amboy talked about all the country The city will get
100000 worth of advertising alone.
will great industrial center having the indorse
Manufacturers will be induced to
give Perth Aboy consideration when erecting industries and
they look willing to their good judgment
about the advantages that we have to offer.
Business houses seeing the greatly increased popuaton will
locate here bringing additional trade and adding attractions for all
the surrounding country.
There limit what this housing proposition will do for
Perth Amboy.
And just what the government doing in the matter Of housing
war she doing port development in time Of
The government officials who have visited Perth Amby to look
the possibilities here narveed beautiful harbor
and expressed wonderment that it is developed
But it will developed until the people Of Perth Amboy do
very thing they regard the housing pro
gram When Perth Amboy will few hundred thousand dol
lars for harbor Development the federal will
millions and Perth Amboy will take her place along with Boston,
Philadelphia Baltimore the leading ports along the
Atlantic seaboard
All this development IS coming.
But ready for f
Are going permit all this TO take place in haphazard
shod mannerf Or going have definite plan and build
great city along systematic lines that grows will be
well proportioned and conveniently laid out9
city plan, gentlemen is need today that all
this development that IS about take place will become part
will have be done again years because did
look ahead far enough what needs would be-
Perth Amboy ike the ship herself If
occasion for talking Perth Amboy it is right