Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-11
MASS MEETING
JULY II; PLAN
STATE SESSION
Great Start Made Here to Boost
the New Jersey Ship
Canal

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D.. Plans for big state convention of
the New Jersey Intra-Coastal Ship
Canal Association, Inc, to be held in
this city on September 8, were started
last night at a meeting of the asso-
citation in the Board of Trade rooms
At the convention the permanent Of
ficers of the association will be elect
ed, and efforts will be made to have
not only the governor of the state
present, but representatives of every
town and city and many of the official
men of this and other states. The
association also planned last night
for a general meeting to be open to
the public to be held at the city hall
on July IT. The bylaws of the asso-
citation were also adopted.
Among the important matters tram
sacted was the appointing of two COM
mittees to have charge of the state
convention. One committee will have
charge of the work made necessary by
the convention throughout the state
and the other to have charge of the
city arrangements. The first commit
tee consists of three members as fol-
lows: Assemblymen A. E. Warner, An
drew j. Wight, Frederick w. De Voc.
The committee in charge of the city
arrangements consists of Senator
Thomas Brown, former Mayor John
F. TenBroeck, Alderman -at-Large Ira
r. Grouse, President of the Board of
Trade /. T. Madsen, John Pfeiffer and
Secretary of the Board of Trade F. E.
Hilton.
Until the state convention is held
the temporary officers have been de-
cided upon as follows: Senator Thomas
Brown president and Fred e. Hilton,
secretary. The election for the regu-
Liar officers will be held during the
convention and all representatives OF
other cities who are members of the
| association will take part in the elec-
ton.
The general meeting to be held at
the city hall on July IT, will be open
to all citizens of the city and just
what the canal means to this city and
state will be laid before the people to
| think about Efforts are being made
| by Assemblyman A. e. Warner to
have J. Spencer Smith visit the city
and address the meeting. Everyone
| is invited and urged to be present at
this meeting and also to join the Assso-
| ciation and boost the canal.
| Business men are urged to get be-
| hind the movement and have SEN
tence OF two on their letterheads, bills
| and all mailmatter as well as adver-
| tisements boosting the project. AL
| ready one concern in the city has
| adopted this method of pushing the
project and others are urged to fol-
| low suit.
The Board of Trade is backing the
movement to limit and has fathered
| the project from the beginning This
| organization realizes as everyone in
| the city should, that to make Perth
| Amboy the city 1t should be, the ca
nal must be built and the channel
deepened from Sandy Hook to this
| city. Beautiful and wonderful pic
| lures have been drawn of the city by
various speakers in favor of the ca
nal, but even the most vivid imagina-
| ton cannot picture the great posi-
bilities of Perth Amboy if the gov
ernment can be made to see its way
clear to build the canal. The state Is
ready to purchase the ground anc
turn it over to the government If Il
will build the canal and the Board o1
Trade and the New Jersey Intra-
u Coastal Ship Canal Association have
taken it upon themselves with the aid
of the people of the state to show The
government how important to the
country, yes the world, the project is
The association voted to hold meet
ings each Thursday night in the Boaro
of Trade rooms.
In order to become a member of the
| assa ciotion on is assessed small sun
per annum, which is known as dues
the dues of an individual is but 81 pc
annum: firms or corporations not les
than SIS per annum; civic, municfpa
and beneficial organizations, not les
than $40 per annum; municipalities o
5000 or less, $50 per annum, ant
municipalities oS 5000 or over $10t
per annum.
| At the annual meetings of the as
sociations, members may vote in per
son or by proxy, the form of prox.
to be approved by the trustees. Eacl
Individual member shall be entitled t.
two votes, provided said member
dues are yaid for the current year
Pilot Commission Active.
The New Jersey Pilot Commission
4 does not intend to let matters res
in connection with the deepening AM
STRENGTHENING of the channel in tn
Raritan Bay from this city to Sand,
Hook, and in order to bring thi
about yesterday at their meeting here
jappointed Commissioner Goldengay t
take the matter of improving TN
channel up with the Waterway Com
mission, and report at the next meet
ing of the commission.
The secretary of the commission
again emphasized the fact that tn
Board of Trade and other progressiV
organizations in this city must ge
behind the movement and push it a
the Pilot COMMISSION Is uolhs' II III
desired results are to be obtained
It was pointed out that with thirt
or thirty-five foot channel into thi
city from Sandy Hook, the large
ships coming to this country woul
be glad to make this harbor thei
destination, which will be the creates
Improvement Perth Amboy coul'
have.
Aside from the regular routine busi
ness which came before the commits
sion, Frank B. Wall was examined TO
pilots license and was made ful
branch pilot.