Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-03
NAME OFFICERS
AND START To
PUSH PROJECT
New Jersey Intra Costal Ship
Canal Association Formed
Last Night

The New Jersey Intra-Coastal Ship
Canal Association, Incorporated, was
formed last night in the Board of
Trade rooms here. The certificate Of
incorporation which will be field to-
day reads in part: The purpose for
which it Is formed is primarily to
promote and encourage patriotism in
the State of New Jersey and the
United States of America and to en-
courage and promote by all lawful
means the construction of an intra-
coastal ship canal between Raritan
bay at point near Morgan station
in the County of Middlesex and the
State of New Jersey and Delaware,
river near Bordentown, County of
Burlington, in said state. 1t is fur
ther proposed by said association to
develop and encourage public inter-
est in the construction and develop
ment of national and state improve
ments with the State of New Jersey
and the United States of America,
and to do all things else that may be
lawful and proper to directly and in
directly accomplish the objects here
In set FORTH
The trustees who have signed the
articles of Incorporation are: Senator
Thomas Brown, Assemblyman Arthur
E. Warner, Assemblyman Frederick
w. DeVoe, Able Hanson, George F.
ReynoleG,< Ingfred T. Madsen, John
F. TenBroeck, John Pfeiffer, Louis
Rossi, f. E. Hilton, Isaac Alpern and
f. M. Yorston secretary Of the New
Brunswick Board of Trade.
'--~ Senator Thomas Brown was chosen
as temporary chairman of the Asso-
citation and Fred e. Hilton temporar
secretary. Al committee on bylaws
was appointed as follows: John r. Ten
Brock, John Pfeiffer, Frederick W.
DeVoe, A. E.. Warner and Andrew j.
Wight. Senator Brown was made an
x-officio member of the bylaw com
mittee The Board of Trade was de-
signated as the headquarters of the
Asso citation and /. T. Madsen, the
agent in charge for the service iof legal
papers.
Representative De Woe stated that
he had sent sixty or seventy petitions
requesting the government to build
the canal to various cities in the State
and would notify the holders of the
petitions to file them with the new or
ganiaztion.
The Association plans to hold con-
vention in this city in the interest of
the canal in the near future and will
invite representatives from other
cities and Clubs to come here and at
tend the affair. The Asso citation also
plans to organize Inter Coastal Ca
naP' Booster Clubs in every city and
town in the State. The central club
will be situated here however. Not
only will the Association boost the
building of the canal in this state but
also in Pennsylvania, which state will
be greatly benefited by the canal,
which will give a sea level passage
way for ships from that state to New
York city, without making necessary
the transferring of freight or the use
of gates and locks in the canal.
The Board of Trade has backed the
Intra Coastal Ship Canal from the be-
ginning and it is through the efforts
of this organization at it's forums and
directors meetings that the matter has
been kept before the public. and the
continued boosting of the canal by
this organization has made the form
ing of the New Jersey Intra Coast
al Ship Canal' possible.
The next meeting of the Association
will be held on Thursday evening,
July 10, at which time the bylaws
will be adopted. Those present at the
meeting last night were: Senator
Brown, Assemblymen Warner and De-
Voe John Pfeiffer, Louis Rossi, F. e.
Hilton, T. T. Madsen, John T. Ten
Brock and F. M. Yorston.