Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-21
CANAL BOOM
IN SP0TSN0OD
Business of Borough is Pick
ing Up-NeW Plants Com
ing-PIan Canal Meeting

SPOTSWOOD, Sept. 21:-The ship
canal project which is expected to
be put through within a short time
is stimulating business and real
estate activities here. The canal run
ming from Morgan on the Raritan to
Bordentown on the Delaware river
will, if constructed, run parallel
with Main street some few hundred
feet distant on the %southerly side of
the street.
The first of far-sighted enterprises
to take an interest in the future of
this community is Weber & Com
pany, manufacturers of iceboxes and
refrigerators. They have recently
acquired the Skinner property and
men are working to put the place
into shape for operation. Twenty
men will find immediate employment
while the force is expected to be in
creased as soon as adequate facilities
are at hand.
The DeVoe snuff mill, which would
face the canal, is respected to be in
demand. The mill has been closed
for over a year since the Blenio
Paint Company has removed to New
ark. 1t was intinfated that the own
ers of the plant are waiting an OPP
perfume moment to dispose of the
property. Knowing some years ago
of the canal project the wne have
not been keen to dispose of it. 1t
has a good railroad siding and with
the canal at it's ebb the plant would
become an unusually desirable prop
erty and would probably command
a large purchasing price.
Real estate interests from New
York are looking into the possible
ties here. In the last few weeks a
syndicate of New York real estate
have purchased through George w.
DeVoe the chickeries located along
| Spotswood's main street. 1t has
large frontage on Main street and
runs parallel with the railroad tracks
| of the Trenton division of the Penn
sylvania railroad. The property will
be developed by the syndicate. Mr..
DeVoe, who has handled the trans
action in buying the property and
who is also personally interested In
the venture, would not divulge the
plans of the syndicate. 1t is under
stood, however, that stores and resi-
dences will be constructed.
The sale OF the TWO nOIelS III LOWH
leads also observers to believe that
considerable developments r anti
cipated. The West End Hotel long
held by the Joseph Algair estate has
finally passed into the hands of New
| York real estate men who, according
to information, will make considera-
BILE improvements. The other hotel
| facing the S~potswood railroad sta
ton has also changed ownership and
while it is occupied at present by a
| tenant it is believed hat at the pro-
per time the owners will redecorate
the place into a modern hotel.
Stimulated by the future OF the
| ship canal a revival in business is
also seen. The Segger store, valued
at over $4,000, has recently passed
into hands of newcomers. The store
formerly occupied by the Apologize
brothers next to the p~ostoffie is now
in the hands of new people bearing
the name of G. Pickering.
Meanwhile landowners are dis
cussing the ship canal in earnest. A
meeting is to be held shortly when
a decision will be reached as to how
much property will be donated to
the state for the canal and how
much of the land is to be acquired
by fee from landowners who have
| only small properties along the route
and who make a living of their
ground.