Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-01
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WORKERS TOLD
All for Perth Amboy Plea al
Chamber of Commerce
Event Last Night.
DEAN CANTWELL SPEAKS
Urges Concerted Effort on the,
Part of Citizens to Have a \
Strong Commerce Body.
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES
Rev. Mr.. Giles Praises Aims
and Deeds of City and
Shows Way to Prosperity
DEAN CANTWELL SPEAKS
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES

Shows Way to Prosperity
''All for Perth Amboy," was tn
slogan at the get together" dime
last night at the Packer House, hc(
in conjunction with the Chamb
of Commerce reorganization can
paign that will be started MonoaS
By the speeches and good FELLOWSHIP
made manifest at the gathering t
one hundred and twenty-five N
and women who attended the g
left with the sense of duty for h
service fully realized. More
workers were added to aid ir
drive.
The only disappointing fe
about the event were the a
of Mayor Frank Dorsey, who
fined to his home with illnea
ator Thomas Brown. WHO
work called him from the
George +. Reynolds, who
pately had another impori
ness to attend to. Jol
presided. At the speake
church as well as the il
commercial life of
were well representa-
After the invocl
nOu0Ceu Dy fteN.
meyer, Mr.. Pfeiff
speech making.
plea for co-operat
taking entered int
of Perth Amboy. N1l
that where there is strength Of
bers those working for civic a
opment will find the task easy.
Don't be "a Stacker" Mr.. Pf(
urged. Let us all get behiud
movement and instead of gettinn
members for the Chamber OF e
merce let's made 1t 1000" He
introduced Dean William r. c.
well. rector of st. Mary's r.
church.
Dean Cantwell paid glow
tribute to womanhood In opening
address by declaring that no Sd
movement can fail when women I'd
part. With pleasing humor, he v
coined Mrs Dorsey, declaring
she was more pleasant to look
than the mayor, out that Mr.. ID
is good looking man.
Dean Cantwell In telling of Il
boastful way men said Il am a Ron
man. was equally -boastful in de-
claring that II am a citizen OF Perth
Amboy" He outlined the natural
and artificial advantages of this city
and pictured the golden opportuni-
ties that need only to be developed.
The local waterways, especially were
doomed by Dean Cantwell in show.
ing the resources of this city.
Mature has set its seal upof
Perth Amboy." Dean Cantwell add.
ed, land nature never fails. Nature
says that Perth Amboy will become
great city," He pictured, tht
growth of New York city. grad ~
spreading over Staten Island III
direction and showed how PS
Amboy will receive the overflow T.
this tremendous growth In years e
come.
The railroad facilities and great
Industrial plants were not forgotten
by the speaker. who declared thai
Perth Amboy has everything tt
make it great city.
But laterally," Dean Cantwei
declared, I'VE have not been a Pace
making City such as was mean
when that slogan was adopted. We
have Jagged and it is time to realize
1t.
I'VE have been of courage anf
vision and patient perseverance" he
said in summing up the city's re-
sources. Let us throw aside oui
petty jealousies; let us not think &C
much of ourselves. There Is a debt
we owe our city and we must work
together TO make our city q greai
community" 3
Dean Cantwell was of the opiniox :
that the men who directly own Z
industrial plants here. men who q
powers in Wall street, should shI
more human interest in Perth A
| boy. He declared that IL would Be
to their advantage to show more
than passing interest in this City;
| that they should visit the city and
| show more regard for their workers
here.
These big men should be mem,
| bers of the Chamber of Commerce
| II they would do all this it woufd
cement together the industrial plan
owners and workers and realize a
common good"
In discussing the Central railroad
station here, Dean Cantwell treated
the unsightly spot in a humorous
vein and his audience was greatly
amused by his description of thu
"eyesore." He said. II am an old
man, but not as old as the station.
If they have ever swept it out. Perth
Amboy does not know ii. The only
Improvement l have noticed there
was that a cord was fastened to the
door OF the stove to keep 1t closed. :
He recommended that the whole
thing IL possible be placed in a wheel
barrow and dumped into the Raritsr
river. The least the railroad officials
might do is give the stove new
coat of paint" he added.
In connection with this he stated
/ IL the big men OF Perth Amboy' I
( industrial world would get after tht
railroad company something might
| be brought about.
Dean Cantwell ended his address
with an appeal for support of ths|
/ Chamber of Commerce and fol
working in unison for the best inter
/ est of the city.
Rev. w. Warren Giles, of Eas
Orange, was the next speaker. HI
! stated that in order TO make an
| business proposition a success thra|
| things were essential, they being
organize. deputize and supSrvize. III
work of oEke4aalpg. ne Ssata Is mo-
deputized tH Garry out fhez49l1
planned. sThe entire campaign VI
be supervised by the Americaai
Bureau.
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