Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-26

LEAVE PERTH AsrBoY OUT.

Unless Perth Amboy is eliminated from the
proposed treaty between the states of New York
and New Jersey for the development of the
port of New York, something which appears
to be impossible at this late date, the three
Middlesex assemblymen should vote against the
bill now pending in the legislature to adopt the
treaty, and they should do all in their power to
persuade other assemblymen to vote against 1t.
1t is all well enough to say those who oppose
this pact between the states do so for selfish
reasons, but If Perth Amboy does not look out
for her own local interests in the matter of har-
Dor development we are sure that New York,
Newark, Jersey City. Hoboken and Bayonne
are not going to go out of their way to help her.
Perth Amboy is included in the New York
port development scheme just enough to inter-
fere with her getting any government assistance
in doing anything for herself and she is so far on
the outer edge OF the scheme as to be practically
ignored by the proposed port, development COM
mission.
Besides Perth Amboys interests lie in the de-.
velopment OF the whole Raritan section. This
.s an entirely different project from the New
York development. We have a beautiful bay
here and a fine river that form an entirely in
dependent proposition and we ought not to be
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improvement.
II Newark, Jersey City. Hoboken and Bay
onne prefer to unite with New York and go at
the harbor situation Jointly that Is their busi-
ness and they may stand to gain thereby.
but there is nothing in it for Perth AM
boy to keep such company. Rather, our in
terests lie with New Brunswick, South River
South Amboy. woodbridge and Keyport. The
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not going to see anything come this way that
they can help. and it is a foregone conclusion
that they will dominate the proposed commits
sion as far as New Jerseys end Is concerned
although there is every reason to believe that
New York interests will dominate the whole.
We read in the Newark Evening News that
there were three important Developments We'd
nesday affecting the port treaty situation.
.sThe most important development of the day
from NeY Jerseys point OF view" the article
nvs,es On 70 say. "came at a luncheon conference
yheld at the Chamber of Commerce OF the state
Ct New York. 65 Liberty street. in the afternoon
at which designated representatives of the New
Jersey State Chamber of Commerce and the
commerce chambers of the principal North
Jersey municipalities were the guests OF the
New York chamber.
1t would be interesting 10 know what Is
meant by "the principal North Jersey munich
palites" Evidently it does not include Perth
Amboy. This city is ignored now and it will be
ignored all through the development at as pres
ent planned.
1t is significant that civic organizations in the
Bronx Queens and certain parts Of Brooklyn
are opposed to this project because they real
ize that they are to the New York side Of the
scherne exactly what Perth Annboy is to the New
Jersey side-the outer edge where little or moth
ing will be done for years to come, at least not
until the great projects for the immediate hene-
1T OF Manhattan completed.
Perth Amboy may not be able to accomplish
very much alone. but she will be tied hand and
foot If the bill pending in the legislature is
passed. Under that legislation should we go to
congress for aid congress would refer us back to
the port development commission with head