Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-02-20
THIS CITY To BE
IN BELT LINE
That Is Message That Cheers
Trade Board Men at
Forum Meeting

That Perth Amboy will be includ-
ed in the belt line which is planned
to be built between New York.
Northern New Jersey and Staten Is
land, was the phone message re-
ceived today at the members forum
of the Board of Trade, from Dewitt
Van Buskirk, who was slated to be
the speaker at the forum but through
q misunderstanding with Commls-
sioner Smith was unable to be pres
ent.
When the announcement was made
by Fred Z. Hilton, secretary of the
Board of Trade, of Mr.. Van Buskirk's
message the seventy-five representa-
tive business men of the city present,
who are deeply interested in the pro-
ject, burst into applause.
The forum, which is the first one
of regular policy to be carried out
by the Board of Trade. was big sue
cess in all sense of the word. The
Ievent opened at exactly 1z:15 with nm
Invocation by Rev. William Bawden
sgaSseza .fsass ss,sEs.issi; &REsSs ;Hayias
J Lyon, in the absence OF Presissp was
T.. Madsen whc -'asSsentiment, il is
York City, acted as cFds ~ > is'-ss....s--
luncheon consisted of"s6 1fato soup
with rice, roast prime ribs of beef.
green peas and mashed potatoes, Ma
poleons and coffee.
Following the luncheon, announce
ments were made by the secretary. A
phone message was received from the
Board of Freeholdrs and Mayor Dor
sey. that owing to the investigation to
the various munition plants they could
not attend. He then explained the
meaning of the forums and said they
were a place where all could gather
and be informed on certain subjects
and plan the future OF the Board of
Trade. II was at this time that Mr..
Hilton informed the men that Mr.. Van
Buskirk, a member of the New York
New Jersey Port Treaty could not
be present
Field Commissioner II. A. Groes-
beck of the Boy Scouts of America,
was then introduced by Mr.. Lyon. Mr..
Groesbeck told the men that he was
in this city to organize q Boy Scout
movement and project the organiza-
ton. He told the meaning of the
scouts and what IL did for the boys.
The movement in this county has
been growing within the past nine
years. since ii was started here and
told how they had met with such great
success during the Liberty Loan cam
paign., The organization at the pres
ent time is striving to teach the boys
Americanizatfon, and to consider the
flag well worth living under He
said there is only two kinds OF boys.
those who are scouts and those who
are not.
Mr.. Lyon then informed the mem
bers that he was slated to speak In
the place of Mr.. Van Buskirk, and
although he was not on the commits
sion, Is member of the legal ad-
governor. He told how the agree
ment Of 1894 affected the tidewaters
of both New York and New Jersey.
and the boundaries established be-
tween the two states at that time.
Since that time Mr.. Lyon pointed out
that commerce has made great
strides. and that even since the COM
mission was appointed to draw up
the new treaty before the United
States entered the war, changes had
taken place almost over night With
one bound America has sprung to the
center of the stage in the worlds
and shipping center, and
for this reason the treaty is more inn
portant today than IL was two years
ago.
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Lyon
that he could see no reason or ques-
ton why Perth Amboy should not be
same as in the treaty OF 1894, which
took in Perth Amboy 20 the Raritan
river. The new lines are not includ-
sd in the present treaty, said Mr..
Lyon. but will be drawn up later.
The treaty is mainly for the pur-
pose. to enable cities and ports 10
have some central body who can issue
bonds il needs be for development and
Improvement TO the water front in the
interest of shipping, which would not
be possible under their own resources.
The United States government must
also be taken in consideration In the
forming of the treaty for no state
has the right TO the exclusive say
as 10 the water surrounding il, said
Mr.. Lyon and pionted out that some
opposition to the treaty might be
heard from as the south is Jealous OF
the north's water fronts and shipping
and feel that they want some OF IL
themselves. Mr.. Lyon said in closing
that some agreement must be reached
as conditions are vastly different than
those found when the 1884 treaty
was drawn, up.
Jean Du Bois. vice president OF the
Board OF Trade spoke on the CONNER
cial effect the treaty win have and
told some OF the facts relative TO the
belt line and informed the members
that they must work hard 20 have the
line take in this city. II was follow
ing Mr.. Du Bois address that the an
nouncement was made that the belt
line would take IN this city.