Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-31
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Friday AfteFnoon. October 81.
OUR COMMON ACHIEVEMENTS AND INTER
EsTs-THE NECESSITY FOR UNITED SUP.
PORT OF THEM

PORT OF THEM
The growth of this city, since the War, has
been, in a large degree due to an earnest, cor
dial, and enterprising cooperation Of effort
among it's own citizeus. Many enterprises have
been established. it is true, by labor and outlay
derived entirely from private sources, and our
manufacturing industries have grown up, ex-
clusively, from such personal energy and indie
pendent capital. But when we come to consider
the many improvements conducted under the
city authority, including the development of our
water supply the widening OF old streets the
opening, grading, paving and lighting of new
ones, and other municipal objects for which the
people of this city have contributed, within
eight years, hundreds Of thousands OF dollars,
We begia to see the work done by united effort,
and combined resources.
In company with these, we must view what
has been done in the erection OF such churches
IS Union, the Delaware Avenue Baptist, Grace
and West Presbyterian. These are all new
churches, and all involving great cost They
testify, not only to the willing givers who built
them in honor of Him whom they worship, but
to the Christian unity of purpose and effort
by which they arose. No one man or woman
CJuAu DuAAu thCAH bhl Jolueu hedItb anu uauuE
m sde the result almost easy.
Shall we not look upon our public schools, and
see in them testimony that the people are united
cd to maintain common instruction for all Our
streets are ornsmented by score Of fountains
provided by organized private effort in order that
all may quench their thirst. Such charities as
the Home for Aged Women and the Home for
Friendless Children; such institutions as the
Mechanica Institute, and the Young Mems Free
Reading Room;-what are they but the product
OF united resources and an organized purpose to
do good2
We pass, then, to large public ehterprises-tc
our railroads, our Masonic Temple, our Hotel
Within few years, the subscriptions to these
alone, in this city and its immediate vicinity
have been over half million of dollars We
mean, not purchase of bonds but stock subscrp.
tions or outright donations. They lave beer
constructed by combined effort. They are mon
uments to the organized force Of our people
Right or wrong, prudently or imprudently, they
have stood up, shoulder to shoulder, and in eight
years have done more for Wilmington than wai
ever done in any forty years, before.
With interests SO increased. with results eC
extensive by comparison with all others in tn,
the history of our city, its citizens must pursue
still further the policy of united effort. anC
stand faithfully and cordially by each other
These are times OF trouble and days of storm
in the outer world, but there must be, il We ar,
true to ourselves, no 1i=s llltion OF partnership
among our people. Tuey must not turn and
rend each other. They must not destroy thei
own work. They should never befoul the nest
their own hands have built. Let others assai
US, il there be any so prompted but for our
selves We must stand or fall, together. What
ever interests we have established in common
in and upon the name Of our common resdenc
whatever there is which we have built up 70
til: honor or the benefit of Nimugton-w
mus. maintain protect and keen