Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-25
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MORE THAN THE
CABLE WORKS
Baldwin In Interview on Re-
cent Court Decision Claims
City Lost Big Benefit
SHOWS WHAT WAS LOST
Says City Needs to Wake Up
and Show Better Spirit of
Cooperation
SHOWS WHAT WAS LOST

The decision of the court of errors
and appeals, in setting aside the
resolution authorizing the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company to "con-
struct, maintain and operate a rail-
road" on High street, as passed by
the Board of Aldermen, matters a
great deal more for Perth Amboy
than it does for the Gable company,
c. G. Baldwin, vice president of the
firm, stated today in an interview
with the Evening News. In the in
terview Mr.. Baldwin points out that
such obstruction on the part of Cit
izens is a serious detriment to the
city, as it becomes known to new
industries seeking locations and they
naturally turn to other more friend
ly cities, where greater cooperation
is given.
Mr.. Baldwin said as follows:
"The decision matters great deal
more for Perth Amboy than it does
for us. 1t will prevent, and has so
far prevented the expenditure of a
large sum of money in Perth Amboy
for large expansion of the Cable
Works, which would have brought a
lot of money to skilled workmen,
and through them to the merchants
OF Perth Amboy; it would have in
creased production, and therefore
employment for more factory work.
ers, and consequently larger steady
stream of payroll money to be spent
with local storekeepers for provis-
ions, clothing, furniture, etc., by the
additional workmen.
"A majority of the aldermen, and
we believe a majority of the people
OF Perth Amboy, were entirely will
ing that the additional railroad ia
cilities should be granted to the
cable company, and such addition
facilities would have done no actual
injury to any one.
"Furthermore. the proposed ex-
pansion would have added material
ly to the taxable property of the
cable company, and therefore the
city of Perth Amboy, and the other
taxpayers,/ would have benefited
every year by the increased taxes
which the cable company's improve
ments would have paid, to an
amount far exceeding the value OF
the ground required, especially out
of a sidewalk that is SO needlessly
wide, that the siding could have
been constructed and still have left
an amply wide sidewalk for all prac-
teal purposes.
"But the selfishness of one man,
aided and abetted by some others,
all calling themselves citizens or
Perth Amboy, has deprived Perth
Amboy of the large benefits that
would have come to it. 1 am sure
we can stand such obstruction OIL
Perth Amboy's progress If Perth
Amboy can stand it, and wants TO
have it continue.
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citizens of Perth Amboy is serious
detriment to the city from another
and very important point OF view
namely, that it very quickly becomes
known to new industries seeking
manufacturing locations, and they
naturally hesitate and turn away
from communities where 1ndustrial
plants do not receive fair-not to
speak of liberal and friendly-co-
operation.
"Meanwhile, other cities are per-
manently benefited from the ex-
pansion program of the cable COM
pany by hundreds of thousands OF
dollars spent in st. Louis and IN
Pittsburgh. during the last tweive
months; and it is practically cer'ain
that a half million dollars could ana
would have been spent In Pertn
Amboy. during the past year, II aoe-
ouate railroad Facilities had been ac-
corded to the cable company. Nat
uralIy, expansions will only be made
where the most advantageous IA
cilities are available. and If Perth
Amboy does not care to have us in
crease our manufacturing facilities
and operations here, they can easily
enough be made elsewhere, and that
is exactly what is happening, ana
will continue to happen, unless
perth Amboy wakes up and changes
its attitude of unfriendliness towards
its existing industries, into an atti-
tude of cooperation and frlenou-
ness"