Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-03-03
BUSINESS MEN
HEAR THE MAYOR
Urges Spirit Of Cooperation
for BetteTing City

Assurance that Governor Edward /.
Edwards will attend the automobile
show here on Friday as the guest of
the United Business Mems Assocla-
ton, an address by Mayor Frank Dor
sey on the work ahead for the asso-
citation, cooperating in the Buy In
Perth Amboy" campaign and the ap-
pointing OF committee to investigate
the conditions at the farmers market
were the principal business matters
transacted last night at the meeting
of the United Business Mems Associa-
ton, consisting of merchants ~ this
city. which was held at the Y. NJ. H.
A. hall last night. About twenty five
were present.
President John X. Sheehy, presided
at the meeting. He informed the mem
bers that the governor would be here
Friday, under the auspices of the
United Business Mems Association. to
attend the autom obile show. He ad-
vised the merchants to plan for the
entertainment and reception OF the
governor, and that In the entertaining
of the governor the merchants would
join with the Perth Amboy Automo-
bile Dealers Association, If 1t could
be arranged. A committee was to
visit the automobile association last
night anG take up these matters. The
general idea seemed TO be to have
the reception to the governor held
at the New Packer House. Mr..
Sheehy said that the fact that the
business mems association was able
to get the governor to come here after
the mayor and the automobile associa-
tion had failed speaks we'll for the
q a h ie, toll 1. :
dent read the telegram from the gov
ernor's secretary j. Harry Foley say
ing that the governor would be the
guest of the United Business Mems
Associa ton on Friday.
j. +. Kennedy, the secretary of the
association, told of the efforts made to
secure the governor and how finally
he gave his consent to visit the city.
He said that the automobile dealers
would cooperate with the association
In entertaining the governor. He
urged that every business house put
up decorations on Friday in order to
give the governor the proper welcome
AT this time. Mayor Dorsey who was
scheduled as the speaker of the eve
ming. but who had been detained by
meeting at the I1lks arrived. He
told the members OF the association
that he thought they at last were on
thing. He said that he did not think
that the Chamber Of Commerce divid-
ed up as it is, with bureaus and COM
mittees each doing it's own amount
of work was able to accomplish the
best results in this way, but thought
the best way to accomplish anything
was for all to work together for one
common end What benefits the
benefits every one else"
said the mayor. I'VE need industries
to employ semi-skilled labor. There is
work for skilled labor said the
mayor, but there are 1000 young men
ready to engage in semi-skilled labor
now in this city" In other cities
there are factories employing this
class of labor but there are none here.
He urged the organization to devote
all its efforts and spend It's money to
get industries to come to this city
that will employ the semi-skilled men.
IF we can get only one of these plants
within period of two years to locate
here, all the money we give to the or
ganiZation will be well spent" said the
mayor.
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