Daily Republican., 1881-01-31
Encourage Home Iadu.trles.

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EncOurage Home IndustrIes.
The principal reason why Whining
ton has not increased in larger rsti
In manufacturing importance in com
imerce and population is, on account @
her close proximity to Philadelphia
Notwithstanding the superior faci!itie
we have for the manufacture o
machinery, and the frst.class store
1 which grace our streets, it Is no IN
usual thing to fad large numbers o
our people going to Philadelphia fol-
their machinery, their dry goods and
even their groceries, when the SAINT
articles could be bought at home a!
cheap and often cheaper than they
cSuld be purchased elsewhere.
A lady some time ago wanted good
shawl and having no Thought that she
could procure suoh a one as sLe
wanted in our home stores, got round
trip ticket and posted of to Philsdel'
phia, where she trudged through the
streets and visited from store to store,
until she found one which she bought
for $3.50. Her fare cost her Sl.0O
and her dinRer so cents, and without
counting the loss In the wear and tesl
Of shoe leather she came hOms with a
shaw at an expense Of $lS. Passing NJ
Market street on her return home, she
east her eye into the window 0! one OF
our Market street dry goods stores,
where she saw shawl Of the identical
pattern as the one she had just par
chased. Prompted by curiosity she
stepped in and asked the prioe of the
shawl and found to her surprise that it
was just 1850 She. only then began
to realize how foolish she had boen.
She was Sl.50 ont OF pocket, lost day
away from the family at home, and she
was weary and tired, and to get shawl
just like one that sAs could have got
in Wilmington for the sans price. But
then she got ride on the railroad and
got . view Of Philadelphia.
We imagine that this i! what many
people only get, and that this is what
induces them TO neglect home enterpri-
5e3 and patrCnize other PLACES. II used
to be no unusual thing 10 see working
mems wives step from the cars with a
wooden bucket in hand in which were
coal shovel5, busting pans and brushes
and perhaps long handed broom in
the other, all Of which had been pur-
chased in Philadelphia, when the cost
Of the whole Of them would probably
not pay the railroad fsrea. OF course
just such articles could have been pur.
chased at home as well as In Philadel-
phia, bat then We would lot forget
that the lady had the pleasure OF visit
ing larger city, while the children
ware permitted to have high carniva
at home. We do not know that Will
mingtOn is any worse of in this respect
than other cities Of her population ard
importance, for during the last decade
she has gained on Reading, and left
Lancaster far III the rear, but after all
this it must be apparent to all that
home enterprises should be sustained
Every dollar expended in bone indus
try is 80 mach saved. The more man.
ual labor We can have performed in
ont midst, the better it will Ire for US.
The working classes are the bone and
sinew OF any community for they are
the producers and give value to raw
material. The mandatory which
gives employment and c.rculates
thousands Of dollars monthly is bene-
fit which every citizen should appreci.
ate. M4rcs0tile and manufacturing
Interests are important to the success
and prosperity Of any city, and We are
pleased to note that sll our man ufac-
turiL 6 enterprises are on the highway
TO success, and that Others are in con.
temptation, Let our business men see
to il that the proper encouragement is
given, and that homo institutions Lave
the preference. If this ia done vii
mington will witn4ss an unexamplel
year of success and prosperity.