Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-31
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Extension Of our City's Trado.
Wien persons will argue question
10 a sensible manner, nothing hut good /
can result, for truth will prarail. Ar |
gument ia only harmful, when ono side |
or the other eatera into controversy
with the firm determination not 10 bs
convinced Of tho iailaGy 81 any opinions
or theories which may be entertained |
or advanced.
We arc pleased to Observe that a mer-
chant whn does buHiness on the lower
Peninsula has come out in an interview
regarding the hoard OF Trade movement
TO increase tho trade of Wilmington.
He admitted that wo have every facility
for taking ard retaining the retail
trade of tho Peninsula, but lays stress
upon the declaration that our wholesale
mercantile establishments are deficient
in sOmo linen and wholly wanting in
othcrs. This may be true in a measure,
but there are many qualifications which
may lie made 10 defsnEe OF the whole
sale establishments of our city.
Those which We have are good. There
gro no Philadelphia or Baltimore houses
which Gao successfully compete with
our wholesale grocers and hardware
men. Wherever they 60 they secure the
! bulk Of the trade. and it would he
largely increased were they to extend
the field of their operations. We have
I as mol T.lu On tah DIAL in
communities which are not in demand
4 10 the rural sections. We have still
others which could, if they would,
compete with any city for the patronage
/ Of the Peninsula merchants in their
particular lines Of dealing, and now
that tho agitation for trade extension
has boon 30 cieyerly begun BY thoee
whn evince such conmendable IN
terest in tho city's trade, prestige and
prosperity, they will doubtless awake
TO their opportunities.
1t is true that We need wholesale
dry goods and notion house. 1t could
do thriving business on the PENN
aula and drive from the field those
Philadelphia and Baltimore houses
which now enjoy its advantages and
emnluments in their entirety. Now that
the money making advantages Of such
an establishment have been laid before
the eyes Of men who have ida capita
for which they are seeking profitable
Investment. some of them will probably
realize what golden opportunity they
have been ignoring all these yeara anc
grasp it at the present time to thu
mutual profit of themselves, their down
, State customers and the community a
, large.
1t has been truly said of our city tina
1 it haB greater diversity Of trade ant
manufacturing interesta in proportion
to population than any other city in tn
United StateH. An out OF town persoi
r form no adequate idea of the numbe
and importance Of tho industrial plants
! both mercantile ami manufacturing
I which We have within our corporal
limits. He must stay hero for severa
o days, walk along the banks of tn
!, Christiana River and Brandywin
y Greek, Hse the millions of dollar
\ worth of productive appliances opel
k ated by thousands Of skilled workmen
10 wander at will along those streets whic
IT have been given over 10 trade; drop i
70 hero and there and aeo what great wor
4 tho establishments are doing in all line
I from tho manufacture OF corn cob pin
ID costing two cents, to tho building OF
10 pleasure yacht costing nearly half
20 million OF dollars In time OF prosperit
o. the hum Of the whpsla Of industry is
n all times heard by those who are in OF
to city.
n Leave the manufacturing distric
10 and walk into those devoted to me
10 cantile pursuits. There are hundreds
stores, ready anil anxious to meet {
Il demands. They have in stock ever
10 thing that is required in the gensr
no linus of business, and special lineH u
~ introduced as rapidly as tho public d
10. mnnd iuatifies it.
on Our down State friend ia right Y
an have retail houses hero which arc flu
In capable of supplying all demands mn
" upon them. We havo some whnlest
al houaes which are equally we'll equippc
ia and tina sigma Of tho times indicate ii
in wo shall SOM have many more, and Ii
for Philadelphia aud Baltimore must rot
@n from a field that is rightfuIly gu
10 There is good financial profit iE t
IL general trade OF thia field, and "
us mington must havo it,