Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12
So. JERSEY TOWNS
SEEK INDUSTRIES
To Replace War Time Plants That
Gave Employment to
Thousands.

Pcnn's Grove, N. j., Feb. 12.-Gras
isn't going to grow IN the streets of /
number of already hustling south Jer
sey towns during the industrial re
construction period. if the concentrated
push and initiative of wide-awak,
business men and live tizens whc
are busy reorganizing the boards ol
trades Of the old days into chambers
of commerce can prevent such clog
ging of community progress. num-
Der of them have membership in the
National Chamber of Commerce, which
Is beginning to aid with local programs.
There is q general reviving of the
business organizations now going on in
the larger towns in this region. Most
of these bodies became inactive while
the war, boom was on, and some of
them even before that. Now the towns
sre awakening TO their opportunities
for lsnding new industries TO replace
those thst have suspended since the
war ended or to supplement industries
alresdy established and to provide
healthy growth for the towns.
Chambers of commerce have been
iiourishing for some time at Woodstown
and Elmer, both rural centers in Salem
county, while the Penns Grove organiza-
tion has been going now for about a
vear with quite good record for its
first year Former Mayor Fred A.
Gentieu heads the local chamber of COM
merce, and r. +. Willis is vice-president;
Walter Edgar, secretary, and j. Milton
Featherer, treasurer.
Brldgeton has changed its old Com
mercial League into chamber of
commerce, has engaged q full-time sec
cretarv and is planning big things for
the future. Former Assemblyman AL
bert X. McAllister heads the Bridgeton
body and Henry II. Fithian is the sec
retsry
Salen's old board of trsde was made
over into a chamber of commerce some
months ago. The annual meeting Is
scheduled for next Wednesday, Feb
ruary is. At that meeting it is expected
that a representative of the nstIonal
chamber will be present TO explain plans
for extending the aid of the central or
ganization to member bodies and the
sending out of experts to instruct the local
bodies IN methods for community inn
provement and boosting These officers
have been nominated and will be voted
upon at that time: President. John d.
Summerlin: vice-presidents, Josiah Miller
and ]. G. RICHTER; treasurer. Frank A.
Grier; financial secretary, Cherries Swain; |
Salem and Bridgeton chambers of |
commerce have made strong bid for /
farmers from the outlying districts to |
identify themselves with the city or /
for the mutual benefit Of 4
town and country dwellers Sevt raj /
farmers have responded. especially in 1
the Bridgeton district. where agricul- 1
tural programs have been made fea-
lures of the programs for certain Of the
meetings held throughout the year
\. ID. Snelbakcr, for FIVE years prcsi-
lent of the WoodstoWn chamber of
and his associates have been
strong boomers for rural improvements
IS well as for those within their own
town limits. and they have been among
he leading good road boomers in Salem
county.
new chamber Of commerce was
launched this week at Glassboro, with
Charles II. Hoy as president, and f. b.
Woods, secretary. Another similar or
,anizstion was got under way at town
Meeting at Quinton, Salem county, on
Monday night when merchants and citi-
ems got together TO discuss means for
rovidlng employment for residents of
he town who now go To outside indus
ries.
Bridgeton. Glassboro, Quinton and
Villiamstown, which also has board
trade organized last year, are glass
towns, and they have
70 the fact that the glass
Industry is being revolutionized by the
of mechanics to replace the :,
and blowers and that many changes
re taking place in this industry
One of the first moves by the cham
ers of commerce. outside OF Penn's .
rove, which still has ample housing |
ABILITIES at Carneys Point. viii be TO
aekle the problem OF providing more !
wclllngs for workers and their families.
his viii be followed up by general [
rive for new industries