Newark post., 1912-11-20
BOARD OF TRADE

With the reading Of the daily re
ports Of the renewed activities OF
the Wilmington Board Of Trade,
we are again persuaded to mention
conditions here and urge an aWak-
pning Of our local Board. SO often
have we discussed this question that
in some quarters it has become a
Joke. "Short copy this week, the
Post is talking Board OF Trade is
the comment heard more than once.
But seriously. our repeated talks on
the possibilities of the local organ
ization is more than newspaper
COPY. There are questions coming
up every day that are discussed
honestly and seriously by many OF
our leading citizens, yet go by de
fault simply because OF the lack OF
cooperative action.
Ideas and suggestions for town
Improvement need only be crystal
lied into public opinion which can
best be done through some repre-
sentative organization such as the
Board Of Trade.
The activities of this Board need
not necessarily be confined to look
ing out for new prospects, yet this
is much neglected opportunity.
For natural advantages, for easy
access to market centers, education
al inducements. Newark far sur
passes any town in the State. With
out doubt more industries could be
secured and the Board should be
constantly on searching alert for
locating institutions that will add
business and growth to the town.
Yet. aside from this there is much
that can be done to make Newark
more attractive to home seekers
and more comfortable to present
residents. 1t would be almost i'm
possible to reckon the change that
could be brought about in Newark
if only we could catch the idea Of
some of the "Town Beautiful or
carnations now doing such etfet-
i've work i'll many parts of the coun-
try. If we could once enter into
the spirit Of it one improvement
would follow another in quick sue
cession. Unsightly telephone and
telegraph poles would come down,
cement pavements and cutters
would replace rough brick and flag
stone curbing; trees would be cared
for and new ones planted; our
streets would be turned into drive
ways; water system main would be
moved and reinstalled to prevent
frequent breaking; church lawns
would be cleaned in back as well as
front. A public reading room and
well appointed young men s club
would enter competition with the
pool rooms. Another thing, our
business men and manufacturers
would assist i'll a campaign to hold
At home
We would league ourselves with
Wilmington Board Of Trade tC
send our out-of-town trade to our
HUME CitN.
Some money would be required
it is true but not 50 much as one
would think at first glance. Money
is not the real necessity in the de,
velOpment and beautifying of q
town. 1t is the Spirit of Co-opera,
ton and enthusiasm. What We
need is a working together and
crystallizing Of all the ideas Of oul
different institutions and organiza
tions. Let the Board of Trade be
the clearing house and executive
force in making Newark nearer
what she ought to be. Let our bank
ing institutions, our public schoo
officials, our college faculty, manu-
featuring interests, Firemen, New
Century Club, clergy, merchants
all get together and rest assured
ways and means would be devised
that would make Newark a better
place to live.
And the glory-oh there s
enough for all.