Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-06
VOTE ON NAME
Of ROOSEVELT
Referendum Tomorrow as to
Changing Name of Bor-
ough to Carteret

ROOSEVELT. Nov. 6-Tomorrow
the voters of the Borough of Roose-
V will have submitted to them at
the bottom of the ballot the ques-
tion of establishing the single name.
Carteret, for the post office, etc. n
Borough of Roosevelt is now known
as Chrome and Carteret. Since the
consolidation of the two post offices
here the central Office is known as
Roosevelt-C arteret. The act to
merge the Chrome and Carteret post
Offices was effected only recently by
\ the postal authorities. thus saving In
the expenses of maintaining two
distribution and delivery offices for
a comparatively small territory.
The local voters will have their
choice in the matter of establishing
a definite name. 1t is said that both
political parties favor the name of
Carteret.
The Borough Of Roosevelt Indus
trial Association, in a statement is
sued to the press this morning, cites
some interesting data which favors
the retention of the name of Car
teret. Here Is a list OF reasons they
submitted:
"Carteret Is the name Of the first
governor of New Jersey.
Carteret as a name Is as old as
the state itself.
Carteret is the name Of the first
post office.
Carteret is the name of the first
railroad station.
Carteret is the name of the port.
All express comes in under the
name Carteret.
The name Carteret has been ad-
vertised by page advertisements in
magazines circulating all over the
world.
The name Carteret is on all the
U. S. Geodetic Survey maps and is
known to sailing masters of all
cargo ships as an important port.
The name Carteret is known to all
farmers in New Jersey, Pennsylva-
Mathew York, Connecticut, Massa-
chLsetts, Vermont. Rhode Island
and Maine because all freight rates
for fertilizers are figured from Car
teret.
Every history of the State of New
Jersey begins with the name Car
teret.
The old Revolutionary post road
to New York went through Carteret.
The name Carteret has been adj
yvertised throughout the Atlantic
coast by the Carteret Ferry Com
pany through newspaper. billboard,
sign and map advertising.
When you enter this state from
Pennsylvania the first sign that
sreets you is This way to the Car
teret Ferry"
When you enter from New York
and all through Staten Island and
in every county in this state you
teret Ferry"
There iS M raiIrnad efefiop
ramed Roosevelt.
There has been no postofhce
named Roosevelt.
There has been no express point
named Roosevelt, so. that as far as
the recognized means of communi-
cation go with the outside world
there is no such place here as
Roosevelt. it simply being the name
of a political division of the state,
the borough, and the name stamped
on official documents and even as a
borough name it is but. sixteen years
old.
There are now thirty-three post
Offices named Roosevelt in the Unit
ed States.
Mail addressed Carteret, u. 8. A.,
would reach you without delay.
Mail addressed Roosevelt, U. S.
A.. might never reach you.
Roosevelt is the name of a great
man, but naming a thirty-fourth
post Office after him does not honor
him and leads to the belief that this
community is a new one dating
from the time of his death a few
years ago.
There are hundreds Of post offices
named Roseville, Rossville, Rosehiil,
Roselle and other names that sound
Nike Roosevelt.
The location OF Carteret is known
to ten of thousands Of people both
In this state and in other states. If
Carteret is wiped off the map this
community will be lost completely,
causing confusion to all and there
will be a gigantic task making
known which n of the thirty-four
R~oosevelts this is and just where 1t
is located"