Evening journal., 1910-08-26
WOULD HAVE A
NEW WILMINGTON
Boomer Wants City to be
Advertised Throughout
the World
PORTLAND, OREGON
FINDS IDEA PAYS

The following letter explains itself
Editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL
In 1890 when a we'll known residen
OF Wilmington went 70 live In Port
land, Ore, the population 4bf that
city was $4,000 The present census
shows a quarter of q million people
In the pulsating city on the vii
| jeanette. There is a reason-yes a
number of reasons. Every man.
woman and child is a Portland boom
er. They have cause 10 boom the open
door to the great northwest.
In THE EVENING JOURNAL of
August %, read two editorials which
caused me to write this communica-
ton. The Wilmington Board Of
Trade is 70 put some signs on a big
gas tank Why not advertise like
Portland? Not alone on this side Of
the Atlantic, but in European coun-
tries, Oregon and her cities are adj
vertised. Banks and business men
contribute 100000 a year in Portland
to boom the city, And II pays
Thousands Of new people earn and
spend money and the business men
and banks handle more business. At
the present time the banks Of Port
land. Oregon, have 30 per cent sur
plus on hand which is the best show
ing at June 30 Of any banks in the
United States. Farmers are throng-
ing to Oregon, business men are In
vesting their capital and large sums
Of money are beng spent TO adver-
tise her farms and her opportunities.
What is Wilmington doing along this
line Of advertising.
Publication Helped.
A few years ago when the Board
of Trade Journal was printed, good
sized orders for Delaware made art
cles were received from Germany and
China.
Every publication is allowed to
slight Wilmington Railroad time
tables have wilmington so small that
II looks like Elsmere. One can read
in the time tables in the West. Wash
ington, Baltimore and Philadelphia,
but poor old Wilmington is left out
Places not quarter its size are given
four times its prominence in the
pamphlets furnished the observation
car. Wilmington has its Pullman
and two other big carshops in addi-
ton TO its splendid shipyards Its
glazed kid factories are worthy Of
mention, its paper mills, its fibre
plants, its great car wheel factory and
a score OF other Industrial places also
are deserving Of mention. There are
scores of things TO advertise about
Wilmington and Delaware. but a big
gas tank will never hold the an
nouncements.
Would Have Live Wires.
If the fall and winter months are
to be utilized by the Board of Trade
1 then let the printers ink be used. Get
a dozen of live wires at work. Let
our banks, our big plants. our bust
ness men join In the great crusade.
Let US advertise and do It from Will
mington and then when a tain passes
through Delaware's Queen City It will
be recognized by the big signs on
the big gas tank. illustrate the paper
matter to be sent out Fill all bust
ness letters with a richly gotten VI
little reminder of Wilmington's oppor
tunities.
Let something be done in earnes
for the city
Road to the River.
While Fairgrounds are splendi
things in the far western part of tn
city, why would il not be wise Il
spend $4,000 in laying a great com
, mercial ground by building a road e
= the river. Let Wilmington take
. chance at getting the trade Of half a
/ dozen states. Give the transatlantic
steamships a chance 70 stop mere