Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-06-09

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have made q profound study Of
economic conditions and municipal
needs And they are dynamic LOT.
The community promotion expert
must be a dozen kinds Of genius
rolled into one. 1s must havs an
intimate knowledge Of men and
Affairs, and Of industrial and COM
lnstcisl conditions over . country as
vast a. a score Of European king
dune, and most Of all, be must know
hh own city and its trade territory,
existent and potential. In addition,
he must be a Doctor Of publicity.
He must not only know news when
he sees ii, but must be able to create
news that papers everywhere will
print; and he must know how to
handle the news 80 that the papers
will want TO priat it. In addition to
all this sad shore, be must be an
organizer, and, in short, he must
know SHE game and love it for the
games sake.
Keen as the competition between
cities is the era OF rivalry for in
dustrial expansion is yet in its in
fancy. The people are more and
more coming to understand that
city can not stand sill ; it must
either go forward or backward. The
siren song Of self-safiiciency no
longer lurer, or il il does, listens to
the song Of a Lorelsi.
The fight Of the Western cities is,
not TO increase their population, but
to build up the country constituting
their trade territory vita people who
will develop the lanu and be pro-
ducrrs IL what the peop,e in the city
While the latter became
consumers Of the products Of th,
city's industries. They real 10 that
in the reconstruction Of our interd.-
pendence.
Applying the principles alluded =
locally, many Of the people Of Bsiu-
more are sakn,g 10 the facts. The
are studying the1coniitions, and hav.
started movement to discount tls
future. Bait more has many fas-
tories, and / great trade center;
but il needs more industries to keel
employed its growiag popula,i =. ]
must take care of its make, and
extsrd it. To accomplish ilis re-
quires wise legislation, active co
opeiaiion ii its citizens in an orgsniz-
ell ws,, an,: lot Of trade evangeliz-
ing.
The South i, primarily, Balii-
more's trade territory. But in the
Southern States are cities that are
Building factories and establishing
jobbing houses, while other North
ern cities are sending their emissaries
to seduce trade away from BaIti-
more ~ themselves.
Busine is largely built upon
mutual confidence growing out Of
|acquaintanceship. A new generation
and new people who have but hazy
knowledge Of Baltimore are filling
her claimed trade territory-ths
Southern States -and her own ci,ies
are assiduously cultiva,ing acquaint-
anceship in that territory.
If Baltimore would hold her own
in trade way 10 her accredited
Territory, she must get busy. She
must cultivate the mountaineering
Of the bH-itess men OF the South
She must treat the communities of
the South in the same way that a
successful mercantile establishment
treats lbs potential customers at home
to build up patronage. Baltimere's
business mtn must visit the people
in her trade territory and get
acquainted and establish confidence
between sell.r and patron.
While doing this, the country at
home must not be neglected.
Measures must be taken Tor establish
ing better mutual understanding
between the people Of the counties
and Of the city. In this connection,
the Associated Boards of Trade OF
Maryland is doing an Invaluable
work; and Maryland Week will
accomplish wonders. We can make
our own community prosperous BY
m-work, The Greater Baltimor.
Committee has been organized Tor
the promotion of this kind Of work.
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