Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-10-29
BODY To
TAKE Up WORK
Permanent Organization oi
Chamber of Commerce on
Monday Night, Nov. 10
MEETING LAST NIGHT
Two Big Speakers Heard
Different Problems Are
Given Discussion

A permanent organization of the
Chamber of Commerce recently
formed here will take place on a
night during the week of November
10, at meeting to be held in the
city hall. This was decided upon at
the first meeting of members held
last night in the council chambers
of the city hall, at which time Frank
Jewel Raymond of Orange and Will
son J. Vance secretary of the New
Jersey State Chamber of Commerce
were the principal speakers. William
M. Weiant, temporary chairman OF
the local chamber presided. Fol-
lowing the addresses the meeting
was thrown open for discussion and
1t was at the suggestion of Albert
Leon that night will be selected
during the week of November 10 for
the forming of the permanent or
ganization.
Considerable surprise was ex-
pressed because the meeting was
not as large as expected, and Mr..
Weiant In opening the session re-
marked that the business men are
not taking enough interest in the
project which is needed to help
everyone in the city and whose OBJ
ject is only to boost Perth Amboy
and increase business here. He
then introduced Mr.. Vance.
In his talk, Mr.. Vance pointed out
that Perth Amboy IT'S years ago was
looked upon as the ideal location for
the principal port In the new world,
and pointed out that although other
ports are bigger than Perth Amboy
today, the opportunity is still here
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people of ITS years ago thought 1t
should be. He declared that Perth
Amboy has wonderful opportunities
to develop its waterways. but that it
needs first good Chamber of Com
merce with large membership and
dues at $25 per member. He also
urged the employing of a good Sec
retary. He urged that people forget
all that has taken place in the past
in connection with Chamber of Com
merce work and work only for the
future of the city.
He pointed out how needful it is
that the people sell the community
to themselves and declared the best
advertisers a city can have is its own
people. Get the people talking
about the progress of the city and
you will have the most Valuable ad-
vertising agency working for you 1t
is possible to obtain, he said. He
| urged people to work with the local
government instead of against 1T, and
pointed out that the politicians do
not have time to make studies of all
the things necessary for city and
| it's progress, but held that this should
by studied out by the Chamber of
Commerce and then stand back of
| the government giving light on
problems which may trouble the men
| in control, and In this way the gov
| ernment will have no occasion to go
astray.
| He pointed out that additional
train service might be needed and
the city government might take this
matter up with the railroad company
without results, but Chamber of
Commerce gathering data and CO.
| operating with the city government
could be of great assistance in OBJ
| tanning additional trains. He said
he is convinced that Perth Amboy
: has an excellent opportunity for the
| forming of Chamber of Commerce
and that with an organization of this
| kind, Perth Amboy can be put on
| the map and the resources devel-
| oped.
| MI. 1kdyUlOuu Iu6 DcAL
took for his subject: making Good
| in Business" Mr.. Raymond COM
pared the first steps of child with
the first steps of the business man
and showed how the business man
step by step, puts his firm at the head
! in his line of business. He advised
the business men to act each day.
the same as they do on the first day
they opened. In other words, they
greet everyone with a smile and a
handshake an the day they open up
their store but as they increase in
power and their business becomes
successful they forget this and begin
| to get the idea that the town can't
get along without them.
ISc declared that all the various
civic organizations are doing their
part in aiding the growth and pro-
gress of the city, but they need a
Chamber of Commerce to cooperate
With. He urged the business men
and residents of the ityo not to join
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