Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-25
FORM BOOSTER
CLUB FRIDAY
Ship Canal Project to Be Ad-
vanoed by Board Of Trade
Men

Planning for the organization of a
Booster Club" for the New Jersey
Intercostal Ship Canal on next Fri
day night was the principal business
transacted by the directors of the
Board Of Trade at their regular meet
ing last night. The club will be or
xanized by representative citizens of
the city to back up the New Jersey
legislatures action in appointing a
committee to appear before Congress
and ask $50. 900, 900 to build the ca
nal. 1t is likely that other Clubs to
boost the canal will be formed in the
near future.
A letter was received from the We'll
come Home Committee, asking the
Board to participate in the parade. No
action was taken.
A communication vas received from
the Staten Island Sound Deep Water
ways Association of 10 Wall street,
New York. stating that the tonnage is
Increasing rapidly. In the year 1899
the tonnage was but 11,311,991 tons,
while in 1918 the tonnage was 41,429-
e57 the valuation was s1,405. SS3,42S.
The Association said there is great
need for deeper waterways.
Chauncy ID. Boynton, Ira r. Grouse
and John Pfeiffer were appointed a
committee to work with the National
Chamber of Commerce in helping to
secure legislation adopting a national
budget system.
A communication was received from
the United States Chamber of Com
merce asking the board to cooperate
with them in gathering statistics as to
the condition of street railways in
this country n to suggest ways of
improving them. The secretary was
instructed to answer the communica-
tion as he saw fit.
President Madsen called the atten-
ton of the directors to the fact that
none of the labor unions in the city
hold memberships in the Board of
Trade, and an invitation was extended
to the unions to take out member
ships so that they may work with the
board in securing those things which
the city as a whole needs.
President Madsen also called atten-
tion to the fact that the board has
planned to conduct a membership
campaign but in view of the fact that
five or six other campaigns within the
period selected by the board for its
campaign, the membership commit
tee had thought best to postpone the
campaign until later. and had decided
to hold a big membership drive u
ing the week of September % to 20,
An invitation was received from the
American City Bureau, inviting the
directors to be present at the summer
SCHOOL nelu by tudb iHSliluGOH
July IA to 25, at Eagles Mere, Penn
~sylvania. The secretary announced
hat eight persons are planning to go.
They are: Miss Margaret Buttenheim,
Miss Irene b. Sayre, ]. ]. Sender
man, L. o. Heinold, Rev. William II.
Bawden, Professor Frank Howard
Lloyd, Cecil w Roberts and Secretary
Fred e. Hilton. The school helps
anyone who is doing any kind of COM
munity work, whether business, social
or religious. The directors voted to
spend SIS towards advertising Perth
Amboy at the sessions of the school
The secretary rea a short report
from the Merchants Association of
New York, concerning what Is being
attempted in other cities to relieve the
housing conditions. The secretary was
instructed to do all he can towards
forwarding the building of more
houses here, and to base his efforts
; Pm the reports now being gathered by
1girls' division of the War Camp Com
IMMUNITY service.
A.-The directors were requested to
vote on a QUESTIONABLE being sent out
to all organizations asking their
views on the railroad situation. 1t Is
estimated that the answers will be
helpful to the committees in Congress
in determining the sentiment of the
people. The directors voted that the
railroads should be controlled blythe
government in a manner similar to
that under which the National banks
of the country are controlled today.