Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-01-14
Heads Of Industries Meet
With Community Labor Bd.
On Reconstruction Work
Industries Well Represented at
Meeting and Many Opinions
Are Expressed
WHAT PLANTS ARE DOING
ParticIar Emphasis on Men
Who Have Been Disabled
in War

How will the manufacturers of this
section act toward the demobiliZed
and discharged soldiers and sailors?
How will the men from the army
and navy be received back into the
employ of the factories and industries
Of this city?
These pertinent questions were the
subject of an earnest discussion at
city hall yesterday afternoon, when,
at the invitation of the Community
Labor Board representatives of many
of the largest plants in this section
met and discussed the reconstruction
and rehabilitation of the service men
and their assimilation into industry
in this section.
Expect Little Difficulty.
From opinions expressed by the
gathering there will be little difficulty
in placing the men who left factories
here for the service, back in their old
Jobs. The representatives seemed to
be of one accord that the jobs the men
held prior to entering the service will
be open to them upon their return.
Joseph Spitz, of Newark, represent
ing the state department of labor.
spoke on the matter of the returning
soldier and sailor and developed n
number of interesting facts as to what
steps the government and state arc
taking to rehsbilitate the men who
have served their country, with par
ticular emphasis on the men who have
~been disabled in the war.
Chairman Adrian Lyon of the Com
.nunity Labor oBard and A. Clayton
Clark and Joseph l.. Crowell, the 9TH
er members, were present as were
manufacturers and employers of la
Dor from this section of the county.
Mr.. Lyon explained the purpose of the
meeting and several of the men gave
their opinions and told of what their
plants are doing for the men who re-
turn and who are going to return
later.
Mr.. Zeltman. for the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey, told of the plans
that load has adopted for the re-em-
ployment of the service men and how
they were restored to their seniority
fights in accordance with the man
dates of the railroad administration
Perth Amboy Chapter of the Red
Cross. renorted that that body was
ready at all times to aid In any way
possible. the men who come back
Mrs. Oliver w. Ramsay reported for
the civilian relief branch OF the Red
Cross. that they stood ready to do all
they could for the men, as did Mrs.
II. y. spofford. chairman OF the Home
Service section, who said that all re-
turned men who had come within
their notice bod been re-employed,
with one exception.
J. d. Hartshorn, for the American
Agricultural Chemical Company OF
be created for soldiers who have been
disabled and crippled and said that
he thought that point a matter of
prime interest at this time. He said
that while his plant was ready to take
on all those who left. as well as many
others. their line of work was hardly
that which could be done by disabled
men
At the Copper Works.
A. Clayton Clark, superintendent
Of the Raritan Copper Works. sa.d
that from his plant 204 men had gone
70 war. of which number seventy
right had volunteered and 126 been
lrafted. Thirteen OF these men have
returned eleven are back at work and
the other two have found employment
elsewhere. Four men from tn plant
have been killed and four woul.ied.
He said IL was the intention of the
plant to re-employ all the men who
left and also take on ss many other
returned soldiers and sailors as-they
could make positions for.
The industries and employers of la
Dor and their representatives at the
meeting We're: Raritan Copper Works,
A. c. Clark, A. w. Carroll and Thomas
+. Ramsay; American Smelling &: Re-
fining Company. Daniel V. Connors;
Barber Asphalt Paving Company. l..
l.. Gridley; Chesebrough Manufactur-
Ing Company, J. +. Graae; Roessler
& Hasslacher Chemical Company.
Jean Dubois: Perth Amboy Chemical
Company Jean Dubois: National Fire
proohing. Victor w. Main: Standard
Underground Cable Works r. l.. Full
ton; Didier- March Company. s. II.
Schmidt: Perth Amboy Tile Works,
August Staudt: L. II. McHose. Inc.
NJ. NJ. McHose; Central Railroad OF
New Jersey, SIR. Zeltman: Philadel-
phia & Reading Railroad, William
Brown; American Clay Products Com
papy, OF South River. Mr.. Stevens;
NJ. ID. Valentine & Brother Comnany
OF Woodbridge, ]. Ross Valentine:
American Enamel Brick and Tile
Company. OF South River. Mr.. JAG
quet III S. Metals Refining Company
of Chrome, l.. A. Chase; American Ag-
rlcultural Chemical Company of Car
teret Mr.. H1rtshorn;' Aliennr Fire
proofiing Products Company of Sayre-
vile. Mr.. Moroso; Perth Amboy Board
OF Trade. secretary. Fred +. Hilton;
American Red Cross. T. ID. waring.
Mrs. Oliver W. Ramsay and Mrs. T..
+. Spofford; Y. NJ. c. A.. w. II. War;;
Jewish Welfare Board. Never Cor
don: knights OF Columbus. William ].
Nolan; Plumbers and Steamfitters Un-
ion, Arthur Schroeder; Mayor Frank
Dorsey, and Jesse w. Davis. agent
for the federal state municipal en-
plovment Office In City Hall.
1t was announced that the employ
ment ONCE would be moved tomorrow
morning to se3 State street. one door
from Centre street. which Is a far
more centralized location.