Newark post., 1911-05-31
BOOM NEWARK


THERE is not an inland town in the
Atlantic States to our knowledge that
has the advantages with which Newark
is favored. Her location among these
hills gives her first rank as a healthy
place to live, her railroad facilities on
the two main trunk lines only a short
distance from the leading markets of
the world, give every inducement to the
prospective manufacturer, her public
school system and college, her expert
ment farm-all create Favorable i'm
pressons on those who learn of condi
itons existing here. A beautiful and pro-
ductive surrounding country 10 appeal
both to the sense of beauty and the
profit seeking settler This town has
every natural advantage required for
growth-unsurpassed facilities for de-
yelopment.
There is but one thing lacking for the
proper development to make it hold the
place it is so well fitted for-and that is,
cooperation among it's business men,
it's churches and its citizens Read the
papers of the day and name a town of
this size that has not an active Or
ganization working for civic improve
ment, and material and educational ad-
vancement. Town, city and State ad-
yertising are being considered abso-
lutely essential to the improvements of
conditions and we'll being of citizen
ship.
If your idea is to make this Tesiden-
tial town as some express the desire,
then cooperate and state the advan-
tages of locating here. BY civic i'm
to the home seeker. Many of the pro-
fessional and prominent business men
of Wilmington are building houses in
country places that are farther distant
from their business, with less natural
beauty and advantages than we have
here. Newark is losing these who would
add to the social life of the intellectual
classes, and bring profit to our banks,
business houses and real estate men. A
well planned campaign telling our story
would attract some of these.
Again to you, whose idea is to attract
industries, you who realize the honest
worth of the mechanic as well as the
social graces of the professional man,
why not effect an organi alton to carry
on movement to attract such indus
tries as would be of commercial advan-
tage to our town. You need not ne
cessarily seek large industries Sew
eral small concerns employing so to 100
men each would mean no small amount
of business.
The excuse made that Newark can not
get together is well founded to GER
tain extent But those who favor this
movement-get together and see what
can be done without the support of the
extreme conservative. Invite every bust
ness man and manufacturer, every
church, the college-all the institutions
to take part--if the manufactu. CT re-
fuses, fearing a new industry will effect
this pay roll, do not give up. 1t is proof
that he is not giving his employees what
they are worth and all the more rea-
son you should furnish competetition
If the college refuses, do not give up. 1t
simply means that they are not eai n
ing their full salary. The college mans
influence and assistance should not be
scoffed at. Society should demand a
part of his time outside the classroom
He owes something as citi en- to the
community in which he lives, and should
be heard.
Every business man, every institution,
every newspaper should work Tor the
betterment of this town and community
And if that self satisfied, self sufficient
small minority do not care to take part,
1t is no excuse that the rest do not do
their part to carry out their ideas of
the development of this town and COM
munity.
Some one laughinsly suggested 1t was
time for another POST Board of Trade
article again. This is the result We
may be wrong in many of our sugges-
tions and conclusions, but in this we
have not had sufficient proof to stop.
Aside from the development of the town
and the improvements that can be
brought about in the surrounding farm
ing districts-all advantageous to every
citi en- whether from a mere betterment
of conditions or from a purely CONNER
cial standpont-this we do know, that
Newark has in the near future, if not
right now, some serious civic prob
lens to face-and of severely practi-
cal nature-and that to settle them in
behalf of the good of all, will demand a
consideration that only wise and
healthy cooperation will be able to
meet.