Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-03-31
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Strong for Industries.

Announcing that the Pennsy lvania
kailroad is really to cooperate with
Boards of Trade a other commercial
organizations in the location OF n
enterprises in the cities On its lines,
w. j. Rose, Division Freight Agen, 1T
Harrisburg has addressed to thess
commercial bodies letter entitIed
"Suggestions For Boards OF Trade,
Chambers Of Commerce. Busiaess
Mems Leagues and other Social Civic
Org nizations Seeking to Promote
Local Development"
The Pennsylpania's announcem mt
to these trades bodies closes BY saying
"Fhe Pennsylvania Railroad Con :
paDy has enlisted for the war aud will
cooperate with you as far as it eansis-
tently can, if you will now aud pc riodi-
cally hereafter, take account of sto *
and keep the undersigned fully IL
formed as to the local advantages and
other inducements you have to offer,
to seeking location fer new enterprises
Quoting Woodwork Clum, Editor
of "Town Development who recently
made an address before the Lancaster,
Pa, Chamber of Commerce, Mr.. Roses
letter says:
"ro promote successfully and solve
the problem Of local development, each
OF you must consider it as you do your
individual business. What would it
profit manufacturer to erect modern
plant, equipped with the best up-to-
date machiaey ana producing the best
of a needed product, if he stored it in
his warehouse and let it go at that?
"The community has something to
sell; vacant building lots houses, stores
warehouses or industrial plants or
similar plants for rent or sale; mer-
chants and manufacturers to be pat
ronlzed and professional citizens to
consult and destiny to determine.
The shelves of the local wareroom are
filled with the commodity called local
advantages. Is this stock covered With
the dust of years or hidden by curtain
of cobwebs and have its oH uers for
gotten their warehouse aud il, saiabe
contents?
"In these modern days of keen civic
competition the handle OF the big front
door of that warehouse must be polish
ed and the dust and cobwebs banlshed
and the world advised of the quality,
nature and utility of these wares, by
advertising and exploiting them as we
do in private business. For what Is
true of it, is equally and in greater de.
gree true of the community's interest,
for without active cooperation neither
c,n thrive hence the cam paign Of local
promotion and development is no long
er optional There are three essentials
t. mental activity. First, to interest;
second, to convince; third, to force
action. Every citizen worthy the
name is interested and it is conpar
lively easy to convince him of the ne
cessity for action if supremacy is to be
woa, but the difficulty is reached in
forcing action, You can hold meetings,
talk things over and agree upon what
should be done. but the fighting volun.
teers are usually few and the majority
are prone to shift the burden OF work
and worry to other shoulders, forget
ting that united action is essential and
every mans shoulder must be put to
the wheel to insure success.
"Carefully assemble and compare
your local advantages, Eliminate the
disadvantages as far as practicable.
Consider your resources, bear In nina
present development, determine the
character of devlopment needed and
for winch your locality is best adapted
then spread the news and tell the
world about it. A city set on hill
cannot be hid, and your community
must not hide its light under bushel.
When in contemplative MOOD, we are
prone to reflect upon piping time OF
p eace, but if you imagine that these
are days of peace, it is because you can
not or will not hear the roar Of battle.
The battle is on, one Of tie greatest
conflicts in American history-that
wholesome, uplifting, good natured
conflict between American Communl-
ties for supremacy. 1t is no ordinary
battle, this conflict between American
Communities, for although contendlng
with one another we are at the same
time fighting common enemy, 1t Is
legion with spies and pickets every
where. Ii bias three closely allied
generals. Apathy, Lethargy and In
action. They are deeply aud strongly
intrenched they think, but those
trenches are only the ruts that so often
retared but most never be allowed to
halt, the march of progress under
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