. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. ersey State Chamber ofCommerce, which has de-veloped into a powerful factorin the affairs of the State ofNew Jersey, is due almost en-tirely to his uiitiative and en-ergy. This organization num-bers among its members prac-tically all of the prominentcitizens of the State. It main-tains offices at Newark and alarge force of employees to in-vestigate problems of generalimportance to the State, ren-der reports following
. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. ersey State Chamber ofCommerce, which has de-veloped into a powerful factorin the affairs of the State ofNew Jersey, is due almost en-tirely to his uiitiative and en-ergy. This organization num-bers among its members prac-tically all of the prominentcitizens of the State. It main-tains offices at Newark and alarge force of employees to in-vestigate problems of generalimportance to the State, ren-der reports following their in-vestigations and its work is now recognized as beuig of great importance ingettmg at the true facts and conditions of state matters. investi-gators are men with college training and specially qualified to make investi-gations ; and the existence of a service organization, whose reports are fear-less, thorough and impartial, is bemg recognized not onlv bv the businessinterests of the State, but by the executive officials. It was through its analysis and investigation that the -Full Crew Actwas repealed. It was due to its work that the Highway Commission was. 518 Yogel able to make au intelligeut and complete report and thereby put GovernorEdge in position to induce General Goetlials to head the improvement; thefinance measures of Assemblyman Pierson, which are going to be of greatvalue in systematically handling the business affairs of the State, were like-wise the product of State Chamber work. Mr. Viehmann is recognized, because of his study of State problems andhis supervision of the work of the New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce,to be one of the well informed men in the state on general economic mat-ters, and the New Jersey State Chandter of Commerce has become, under hissupervision, a force in civic affairs that other States are copying byorganizing mstitutions of a similar nature. On his country estate. -Overlook. between New Brunswick and BoundBrook, he
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