Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-12-29
Printing Anniversary
rs Celebrated Here
Laws of 1923 Printed Here
Shown at Meeting of Local
Historical Society

The two hundredth anniversary of
the first printing done in New Jersey
was celebrated last night at the local
library by the Perth Amboy Histori-
cal Society, at which time a copy of
the first laws printed, following the
.1723 session of the New Jersey AS
sembly in November of that year,
were presented to the members Of
the society for inspection by Presi-
dent Harold Il. Pickersgill.
Mr.. Pickersgill explained that the
laws were printed in Perth Amboy,
by William Bradford. in 1928 and
this work marked the beginning of
printing in this state. lie pointed
out the various pecnliarities of the
prints toward those of today and
also explained the laws contained in
the book. The copy of the carly
legislature, which consisted of three
laws, was enclosed in a frame to
preserve the paper from being soiled,
so that only the title page could be
read.
1t was pointed out by the presi-
dent of the society the considerable
changes made in the forms and
terms of printing since the time of
the first typesetting in this state, and
the effect printing had on the early
progress of the state. A clear ex-
PLANTATION of the first three acts con-
tanned in the thirty-four pages is
given today in the Evening News on
the editorial page, under THE His
tory of Perth Amboy," by Harold E.
Pickersgill.
The principal speaker at the meet
ing last night was Rev. Joseph II.
Folsom, librarian of the State His
torical Society, who gave an inter-
esting talk on printing in the early
ages and the effect literature had on
the, progress of the country.
In his opening remarks the state
librarian told the members the
necessity of attending the meeting
Of the local society and urged them
to continue to struggle on, in spite
Of the small attendances, so that
some day the local organization
would be recognized countrywide
He said that the work of any his
borical society should interest the en-
tire city. 1t is part of a city's treas
ure, its culture and lends much to
the educational advantages of the
present by saying that in the large
historical societies throughout the
entire country, everywhere slight
lack of interest by the people of a
community is found, and the fact
that the local society is only two
years old, he added, indicates that
the body is still a young one and
will grow larger and larger In the
years to come.
Continuing along the same lines
Mr.. Folsom pointed out the great
value a historical society has on the
progress of humanity, by saying thai
when people familiarize themselves
with the past, and the early days
Of our country's history, they can
face the future better prepared
They have a clear idea of the mis-
, takes and the wrongdoings of tho
early days. he said, and can set oui
to go forward by escaping these OBJ
iects, TO higher reaches of progress
and higher enterprises.
Mr.. Folsom then spoke on the
wonderful work that printing anc
literature has done for this country
by saying that today the whole
country has the idea that the entire
Revolutionary War was fought IN
the New England states, when the
truth shows that the Middle Atlantic
states was the center or the greater
part of that war and the spot of the
biggest battles Of the British-Ameri-
can conflict.
This he said was all due to print
ing and literature and that fact thai
New Jersey and the state about here
didn't have men such as LongfelloW
and other writer's, as lived in the
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