Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-24
P. r. R. MAKES
A STATEMENT
Ready TO Cooperate With
Boards OF Trade.

A
railroad Is ready to cooperate Will
Boards Of Trade and other CONNER
cial organisations In the location OF
new enterprises In the cities on Its
lines. w. J.. Rose, division freight
agent at Harrisburg, has addressed
to these commercial bodies a letter
entitled Suggestions For Boards OF
Trade, Chambers OF Commerce,
Business Mems League and other
Social Civic Organizations Seeking
to Promote Local Development" :
The Pennsylvania's announcement
to these trades bodies closes by say
ing:
"The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has enlisted for the war and
| will cooperate with you as far as I
consistently can, If you will now and
periodically hereafter, take account
of stock and keep the undersigned
fully informed as to the local advan-
tages and other inducements you
have to offer, to those seeking loca-
ton for new enterprises"
Quoting Woodwork Clum. editor
of Town Development" who re-
Gently made an address before the
Lancaster, Pa, Chamber OF Com
merce, Mr.. Roses letter says:
ITO promote successfully and
solve the problem OF local develop
ment, each Of you must consider 1t
as you do your Individual business.
What would it profit q manufacturer
to erect q modern plant, equipped
with the best up-to-date machinery
and producing the best of a needed
product, if he stored 1t in his ware
house and let 1t go at thatf
"The community has something to
sell: vacant building lots for houses.
stores, warehouses or Industrial
plants or similar plants for rent or
sale; merchants and manufacturers
to be patronized and professional
citizens to consult and q destiny to
determine. The shelves OF the local
wareroom are filled with the com
modify called local advantages. Is
this stock covered with the dust of
years or hidden by a curtain of cob
webs and have its owners forgotten
their warehouse and its salable con-
tents?
I'm these modern days OF keen
civic competition the handle OF the
big front door of that warehouse
must be polished and the dust and
eobwebs banished and the world adj
vfsed Of the quality, nature and util-
fty of these wares, by advertising
and exploiting them as we do In
private business. For what is true
of 1t, Is equally and In greater de-
gree true of the eommunity's inter-
est, for without active cooperation
neither can thrive hence the cam
paign OF local promotion and devel-
opment is no longer optional. There
are three essentials to mental activ-
ity. First, to interest; second, to
convince; third, to force action.
Every citizen worthy the name is
interested and 1T is comparatively
easy to convince him of the neces-
sity for action If supremacy Is to be
won, but the difficulty is reached in
forcing action. You can hold meet
ings. talk things over and agree
upon what should be done, but the
fighting volunteers are usually few
and the majority are prone to shift
the burden of work and worry to
other shoulders, forgetting 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 practical
BILE. Consider your resources, bear
in mind present development. deter
mine the character OF development
a5eded anu FOR which your locality
ia best adapted, then spread the
news and tell the world about 1t. A
city set on a hill cannot be hid, and
your community must not hide Its
light under a hushel. When In con-
tempiative mood, we are prone to
reflect upon piping time OF peace
but If you imagine that these are
days Of peace, 1t is because you can
not OF will not hear the roar OF bat
tie. The battle Is on, one of the
greatest conflicts In American his
tory-that wholesome, uplifting,
good natured conflict between AM
erican communities for supremacy.
1t Is no ordinary battle, this conflict
between American communities. for
although ~eontending with Q an
other we are at the same time fight
ing a common enemy, 1t fs legion
with spies and pickets everywhere.
1t has three closely allied generals,
Apathy. Lethargy and Inaction.
They are deeply and strongly IN
trenched they think, but those
trenches are only the ruts that SO
often retard but must never be al
lowed to halt. the march Of pro-
gress. Under the leadership OF En-
thusiagm. Energy and Optimism the
enemy can be routed and the cppo-
sition conquered and when the
smoke or battle clears away yen will
find that you hare achieved success
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