Evening journal., 1904-01-09

outside Of Wilmington viii benefit this
city. Wilmington Is the Philadelphia OF
rural Delaware. Everything which tends
TO help the southern part Of the State BEN
Gifts the entire State, Wilmington ainclud-
ed. The state is not 50 large but what
every part of II is intimately and vitality
Interested in the welfare of every other
part. If orchards multiply IN Kent and
Sussex, and good crops aon thousands of
dollars to the income OF their people the
merchants OF this city will profit through
this prosperity of thtir brethern. II the
Industries Of Wilmington arc doubled, this
will mean the sale. OF more fruit. fish and
farm products at better prices by the ag-
rcultural portion Of the state.
The influence Of the whole State, and
Of Its entire representation in congress,
will be needed TO obtain necessary water
way Improvements in any part Of Della
ware.
With the right spirit OF generous and
! friendly cooperation by the people Of
all localities in the sta ., for the gem
eral growth and prosperity, long strides
should be made during the next few
years towards industralizing every part
of Delaware. No place I'm the United
States is better suited for the purpose.
and IL Industries can be multiplied and
the rural and municipal population be
doubled everyone will participate in
the fruits OF this growth. and the mo-
mentum thus obtained will insure a
continuous and rapid increase. Other
places with not one-half the justifying
conditions have been thus developed
. through the wise action and energy Of
b public spiritea citizens
, We have seen the sheer energy OF a
! few people at some point on a western
i plain or in some mountain valley in
, the South with but one railroad. more
, than five hundred miles from popula
3 ton aggregating more than a few hum
, dred thousand. actually secure import
E ant industries. often resulting in per-
S manent growth. Many large cities and
: towns started in that way.
n There are but few things an indus
r try desires which are not found here
= while millions of people and some OF
4 the leading markets of this country are
within one hundred and fifty piles OF
Wilmington. and a hundred million IL
To- Europe are easily accessible from oul
& water front But we must remember
! of old, that It was the party who uset
his talents, and not the one simpl,
o possessing them who received the com.
i mendation OF the master.
n Advertise the citys Advantages.
n J Personal modesty is one Of the vir
IS tues; but the business modesty whicl
hides desirable wares from view, o
l. neglects to exploit the merits Of thing
r which will bring profits, is out Of plac
l. in this era Of close competition am
!, struggle for business. success.
u This State occupies the real run
i way Of big opportunities. She has bu
n to seize them for her own advantage
4 for they viii not themselves stop an
fcrawl into her bag. The aggregate q
n the advantages of many a State wit
T. ten times the area and population wi
,s not equal those which Delaware pos
n lsesses by nature through her peculia
location and environments. The de
lightful and far-famed personal hos
pitality of the people of this state wi
y also become business hospitality I
re welcome enterprising business me