The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-07
WAKE MP. INDIANAPoLI4

~AN A&1~A AeA 49, 80
Wednesday night. April z at 1880 o'clock, in
Superior Court room No. 8. Come out, and let
US counsel together.
A. Dickson & Co., Fl. P. WATSON,
Albert Gall, Cathcart, Cleland & Co.,
III. Bamberger, Eastman. Schleicher & Lee,
Bingham q Walk, II. r. Parker,
New York Store. King &c Elder,
In. Helms s. Co., Model Clothing Company,
James w. Hess, Joseph r. Perry.
The above call should be generally and
heartily responded to. indianapolis needs an
impetus given to its trade and industry, and
it will be well for its representative merchants
and manufacturer to meet together, talk over
the situation, and see what can be and what
should be done. The advantages of Indian
apolis are numerous. They have been pointed
out so often that they are like a twice-told
tale, but we are satisfied that our people do
not properly appreciate them, and are very
far from making the best use of them. There
are too many croakers in our stores and upon
our streets. There are too many sell
fish, short-sighted people, who, because
they have not the ability or the
desire to do we'll themselves, are determined
that no one else shall prosper if they can help
it. There is too much jealousy and pickering
among business men in similar or competing
lines of trade. There is a lack of spirit, and
pluck, and push, and enterprise on the part of
merchants and manufacturers
indianapolis has suffered some severe inan-
cial and business r~everses, and our people
seem to be too willingto sitin the ashes of these
m~isfortunes, wiring their hands and moan,
s'eating the bread of bitterness and drinking
the water Of sorrow It is high time this
was all stopped. Let us change the pro-
gramme all around. Let us see whether a
spirit of cheerfulness and confidence cannot
be infused into everybody. Let US push
forward every proper enterprise in the city.
Let US be doing something to at
tract the attention of the people
of the State and of the country.
Let US seize hold Of and utilize every agency
and appliance to put Indianapolis and Indian
apolis spirit and business to the front.
There should not be an issue Of its repre-.
sentative newspapers 60 out untitled with the
bright and Attractive announcements of its
trade and manufactures. Let every CONNER
cial traveller be a herald Of good news, full Of
the proper and healthful spirit Of brag, and of
holdfast as well. There is no commercial
traveller equal to the press, which goes every
where, to thousands and thousands of people
each day Of the year. Compare the newspa-
pers of indianapolis with the newspapers of
its competing cities. In point of character,
the Indianapolis presg stands well to the front,
able to bear q close scrutiny with
the press of any city. but when
the advertising columns are looked at
one would be warranted in thinking that
paralysis had stricken ths city and put it into
a state of deafness. The Saturday and Sun
day issues of the papers of Chicago, st. Louis,
Cincinnati and Louisville, st. Paul, Mime
apolis, Kansas City and Atlanta, and many
other places that could be named, are filed
sixteen, twenty, twenty-four and twenty-eight
pages-with the crisp, attractive advertise
ments that bespeak the spirit and enterprise
of their people. The Journal can afford to
say these things, and does say them, not for
itself particularly, for our columns are, of
course, sought possibly more largely
than those of any other paper by
prudent and sagacious t~radesmen; but we
say them in the general interests of the city.
By its leading newspapers is a city judged
more than by anything else; and if the lead
ing papers Of indianapolis were crowded full
of the pushing announcements of its pushing
merchants, it would do more than anything
else we know of to give a boom to the trade
of the city and usher in an era of prosperity.
We cannot always jog along at a slow, con-
sentative pace. The world moves with rapid
ity and springiness all around US. We must
keep up with the procession, or be inevitably
and probably permanently left in the rear by
the on-rushing tide.
We hail this movement on the part of
these leading merchants, as indicated in the
call at the head Of this article, and trust that
their meeting will be largely attended, and
that broad, vigorous, comprehensive views
will be expressed, and wise, sound and liberal
inaugurated to extend the business
of Indianapolis in every direction. The first
thing needed is to wake up our own people.
Wake up!
The lecture to be delivered by Gen. Lew
Wallace at Plymouth Congregational Church
tonight should be largely attended. In the