Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1911-02-08

present at the annual meeting OF the
Dover Boar dOf Trade, and the ses-
sion proved intensely interesting. The
old officers were reelected.
The annual address of the president
was read and new bylaws we're adopt
ed The address in part was:
Gentlemen OF the Board of Trade
In closing the work of the fiscal year
| desire to make some remarks in the
nature of a summary of the work
accomplished and of recommendations
Tor the work OF this Board for the
year to come.
Since The organization of this Board
we have accomplished much and
would not iail to credit the assistance
or the achievements of other societies
and public bodies. The Board has al
ready allied itself in matters of public
progress with the Peninsula Horticul-
tural Society and with the Dover Cen
fury Club-societies which ought to
work wonders throughout this section
Very briefly let me outline what |
think we have right to term some
of our achievements:
Nearly two miles of beautifully paved
streets.
The finest sewer SYSTEM in the United
States.
An order for a new railroad sta
ticn concerning which Captain Green,
President of the Delaware Railroad
Company, says in his recent report,
THE new passenger station at Dover
will be OF plan and character suit
able to the capitol OF the State"
The Dover Carnival advertising our
nI,h1 II aud thp
stores.
The movement for good roads for
Kent county in which movement the
government generously loaned us Mr..
Lester L. Boykin an expert consult
ing engineer.
The agitation which resulted after
day OF tremendous wC-k on the part
OF your Committee in the Legislature,
in the construction OF Colonial State
House and Administration Building
with modern freproof Library, a COM
Portable place of state interest and 1e
search for years to come.
The movement for Civic Beauty and
for the removal OF the thlnges unpleas
ant to the eye from our municipal
limits.
Last but not least | would mention
Oul various SOCldl lulCllOllS. TIC
Board OF Trade dinner given to a de-
parting member, Father Wadron, was
one of those occasions which is indeli-
bly, imprinted on the memory. The
Board OF Trade dinner should be an
annual event and distinguished guests
from outside should be invited
Gentlemen OF the Board of Trade
as we recount these steps toward pro-
gresS, let us not forget that we have
accomplished little or nothing on two
great purposes for which the Board
--s-:setr Sade was started. The encourag-
ment OF small factories and industries
and the Improvement OF our river. Be
ginning with tonight, lct us resolve to
make this year count for new indus
tries.
A letter was read stating that a
committee from Cambridge, Md,
would visit Dover TO inspect the new
streets and the Board named members
to meet the visitors, show them over
the town and entertain them at lunch
}. HAL Anderson referred to an act
that will probably be passed by the
Legislature apprOpriating ten or twelve
thousand dollars Tor armory purposes,
and he thought the Board of Trade
should get busy and see that the first
armory shall be built at Dover
Senator Louis A. Drexler was then
introduced and gave an interesting and
practical talk on the subject of sectir.
ing manufactures Tor Dover. Boost
ing seems to be the essential factor of
the Board Of Trade" said he. Boost
and boost and boost"
Where town is confined to one
line OF industry, a depression in that
industry is keenly felt. The man who
works the hardest spends hard and
when rainy day comes he hasn't
much. Have your manufactures dive.
s1lled as much as possible.
When you bring industries here you
set gauge for the Board Of Trade.
You will have to bring the real estate
owners into the right frame. You
cant put up the bars on the price OF
land. You have to give sites or sell
them cheap. You have to take that
on your shoulders. You should have
committee to look out for these mat
tiers When you think there's a chance
TO start something put your own money
into it,
We don't have enough confidence
in Our next door neighbor. II every-
body patronized the home industries
you could benefit the town What
you want is confidence in each other,
and when an enterprise wants to come
here let eight or len men put in some
money and give it support. Back Up
the enterprise.
Again, you can do more collectively
than in detached parties. This is
day OF great big things by co-opera-
ton. Just slow, steady growth,
every fellow with his shoulder to the
wheel. There are 100000 dollar men
and mllionaires in York today who
invested in one alter another OF the
small industries established there
The boy problem, and the provision
OF proper channels for his suppressed
energy, the cutting out of bends in {
Jones River, good roads bill, etc, re-
ceved consideration.