Evening journal., 1908-10-21
lcontInued on TIth 200

no successful competition. In tho sale Of
these products we lead the world, Our cars
have been sold all over this continent in
South America and in Europe in the
future we are hoping that this city will
lead all the cities OF this country in the
manufacture OF cars.
"The Wilmington Board OF Trade is very
much Interested in the Harlan and IIol-
iihgsworth Corporation. Your firm here.
Mr.. Schwab has shown an excellent ex-
ample to the business concerns Of our
city The Harlan and Hollingsworth Cor
poraton is itself "a member Of this board
as is also the four officers Of the corpora
ton
''Mr. Schwab let me again assure you OF
the interest that tho members OF this
hoard have taken Ia your visit to VIII
mington The board Of directors have had
many meetings during past years but
never until the present moment have we
had every member OF the board Of di-
rectors present
| will not take up any more time at
present for l know that they arc anxious
10 hear from you. Mr. schwab viii ad-
dress you, gentlemen" Great applause)
What the Harlan and Holllngsworth
Corporation proposes TO do for Whining.
ton is best set forth in the speech OF
Mr. Schwab which was as follows:
Mr.. Sehwab's Speech.
mt Mayor gentlemen Of the Board Of
Trade the pleasure Of coming to VIII
mington upon such an occasion as this will
repay me, my friends, and business asso-
ciates many times for the trouble Of
reaching your beautiful city. The pleasure
OF meeting such a distinguished company
OF men as we have had the pleasure Of
meeting to-day is one not 10 be forgotten.
have been given 10 understand that
am expected to say q few words to YOU
and 1 mast confess that when / came
here, ! did not expect to have much to
say about anything. I have not prepared
a single word upon any subject, but the
happy inspiration that I am able TO draw
from the prosperous countenances may en-
able me 10 speak Of few matters that
may interest you.
1T is natural since my advent in the
East the study Of the subject in reference
to locations has become a very serious
one. We. the people Of the West who have
built up the great steel industries in past
years thought there was no place like the
West for steel manufacture and much
was the criticism that I heard from my
old associates In the West when we un-
dertook its manufacture in the East. but
now they realize that they have made a
great mistake.
Il am going to tell YOU something that
VIII surprise YOU in reference to your own
city. The East is going to rise in its po-
sition in the manufacture OF steel as CON-
pared with the West What l am going
TO say is that a ton Of steel can be as
semhled in your city cheaper than It can
be assembled In Plttshurg. Now I do not
make that as an idle assertion. but one
which can be proven to YOU The greal
ore fields OF our neighboring island. Cuba
which has recently developed such tre
mendous quantities OF ore Is going to plac,
the East In position whore they can de
liver ton of iron ore here for less than
A.00. As "a matter OF fact to-day ID 4
being delivered for considerable less thai
Sl.00. Now the ore from this island is 81
rich that IL takes less than two tons L
+ make a ton Of pig iron Now let us lool
2 TO PhtsbuFg. II takes a little more tha
! two tons Of ore TO produce ton of pi,
iron and the cost Of the ore together wit
the cost of bringing Il 10 Pittsburg makei
their cost little moro than $500 for eacl
ton Of pig iron while yours is $3.50.
transportation Facilities.
There Is one other thing which con
tributes 10 the success of a communit,
and that is your transportation facilities
Cultivate the good will and friendship o
tho railroads that operate I'm your com
munity. You should see 10 fl that YOU ar,
able to ship manufactured goods West a
rates for which western manufactured
goods are shipped East. AS one sugges stioI
from me to your board here, know moth
, Ing that will aid so much to you as ,
manufacturing community as 70 get tn
) railroads to treat your materials comln
! East as they would IL they were goin,
/ West
Labor is one Of the important consider
ations in any community and the promo
tion Of ifs excellence will attract 10 you
. In coming TO your city remarked abou
the way in which some Of the plant
We're kept and It seems that in this yoi
have adopted standard Of excellence. I
seems natural in this locality as IL yol
! were drilled into IT,
Plans For Big Shops.
Now, gentlemen, 7 come to anothe
subject and that Is our own interests here
We started in with a number Of plants. a.
YOU know, with more or less doubtful
value. We have sold and disposed Of al
that we cared to dispose OF and we hav,
, selected three or four that we believe,
gave promise OF great success and proG
! IN the future. The first Is the Bethlehem
Steel Company, upon which we have ex
! pended up to this time s2o0OOe9O We be
iieve our second Is here in Wilmington
(Applausel We believe that for more rea
sons than one We were little doubtful a
FIRST about but under the able manage
ment Of one OF your citizens we are NOR