Evening journal., 1911-10-11
MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION

llOlN
While the manufacturers of this
city were holding meetings to con-
slider the vexed question as to how
they should interpret the new license
law in making their returns prepara-
tory to paying their licenses, it was
generally agreed by the representa-
tives of the several concerns that It
would be a good thing to organize an
association of the manufacturers of
the city of Wilmington, including
those throughout the State Of Della
ware Some action was taken TO
look into the subject and report at
some future time
I hope that this matter will not
be lost sight of. / am very certain
that such an association properly
organized and managed would exer-
else a strong and useful influence
when needed for the furthering not
not only the interests Of the manufac-
turers but those also of the city and
state.
Among the objects for which the
association might be organized are
the following:
For the betterment of the manu-
| featuring interests in general in the
city and state.
For the advancement of the inter-
ests of the city and state throughout
! the United States in all branches OF
the manufacturing industry.
For the purpose Of afording means
Of ready consultation and needed IN
telligent and effective action on mat
ters Of mutual interest.
To effect the repeal Of burdensome
and unjust taxes.
To aid in the passage Of municipal
and state laws, stimulating and en-
couraging manufacturers.
To oppose legislation and taxation
tending to injure the manufacturing
interests of the city and state.
To strengthen the common inter-
ests of our manufacturers.
II may be thought by some persons
that manufacturers association
would overlap the field Of endeavoI
OF our Board of Trade. I do not feel
this way. I think the addition of the
influence Of another strong organi-
cation with a membership not only
from the city, but from the entire
state. TO that Of the Board of Trade
would help along most wonderfully
in accomplishing any common pur-
pose they might have.
They could work together most et-
fectively along the following lines;
To press the claims Of Wilmington
as a most favored site for manufac-
turing plants.
To gather information and statis-
tics that will influence corporations
or individuals contemplating a change
of location to come here.
To lend every aid and influence
possible to bring new manufacturing
and commercial enterprises to VIII
mington.
To cooperate with the railroads
and river interests for the bettermenl
of service for the manufacturing ano
mercantile interests of Wilmington.
} To encourage the holding OF meet
ings and conventions in our city.
To help in the cultivation OF sucf
trade relations that the reputation o
Wilmington as a market will be TOT
I most in the minds of merchants VIII
{ draw on Wilmington for their sup
i NV knowledge of the usefulness o
2 manufacturers association wa
gained during my residence OF ntteel
; wears in St. Louis, Missouri, wher
the association was a strong AM
: useful one. Many Of the most I'm
nortant measures for the upbuildlni
. and nublic welfare Of that great CIT
were proposed and carried through D,
the ST. Louis Manufacturers associa
I tion The work of the Association il
. NO wav confiicted with the Busines
Mems League. another very Wid
awake and effective organization Q
/ tbat CITY. which is very similar {
our Board Of Trade. They did, on IN
other hand, work together and In en-
] tire harmony, along lines OF eemmo
interest, thereby doubling the In
= fluence brought to bear on the puI
pose in view.
It is not the idea, as understand 4
to burden the members with furthe
. demand on their time and money
: the shape Of a monthly meeting I
, attend and more dues TO pay but th
y purpose is to have an organiEatie
y formed ready to act when any neeei
y sity for doing so appears. There WI
- of course. have to be the usual o.
= ficers of such an association to ca
\ and manage the meetings and thel
will have to be a small membershi
70 dues to cover necessary expenses.
's II is quite certain that had theI
W been a Delaware Manufacturers Al
N ISOLATION in existence at the time
n the last session Of the legislatur
al the Manufacturers License bill passe
:. bv it. would never have escaped u
N notice OF it's officers, II they wei
b. eficient ones. There would have bee
sr some one designated to look out Il
IN anv bills presented which .anecte
ID IN any way the great manufacture
Ie interests of this state, and they wou
" have been reported to the assoclauo
k. and analyzed, criticised, or approve
le and then the influence Of the associ
ton would save been USED LOT u
b support or defeat Of the measure.
1t In the efforts Of the Consumer
s. League and the Delaware Child Lap'
n Committee to have bills passed py u
+ last legislature in relation 10 hou
for women, the appointment OF
Sc woman factory inspector. the reg
le lation of child labor, and the prote
+ tion of machinery. manulactursI
y association would have been an "
n nortant factor. There would ma
al been. no doubt, a committee appoin
ed which would have been gao
20 have conferred and advised Win y
r asrnast sincere workers for tn
ir -, .us - +ha women and children WI