Evening journal., 1912-03-30
RIILD Up WILMINGTON.

THE EVENING JOURNAL already has made an an
peal to the and in Wilmington TO
spend their money home and thereby assist in the
audabe work Of building up a great business centre
here now extends that appeal to the people Of the
entire State Of Delaware and the neighborng counties
Of Maryland and Pennsylvania which lie within the
Wilmington commercial zone There should be a gem
Of our city the great trade center of
State and OF those portions OF adjoining States
that are nearer to Wilmington than they to any
other city.
Philadelphia and Baltimore have been getting TOO
much of the trade that properly belongs to Wilmington
Our city should control the trade Of Delaware the
Eastern Shore of Maryland the upper portion Of the
Eastern Shore of Virginia and the adjoining counties
of Pennsylvania Nor should the scope Of it's influence
be limited to that territory There is a steamboat ply
ing between Wilmington and Pennsgroye n. j. at fire.
quent intervals Near Pennsgroye there is a populous
and prosperous country that does much buying Prac-
cay all OF the trade of Pennsgroye and its envrons
should be induced to come TO Wilmington, which is
the largest market easily available
Wilmington merchants are deserving of the trade.
In years there has been great Improvement in
shopping conditions here. The storehouses bigger,
brighter and better and the carried have been
enlarged until may obtain almost anything
needed In fact the local merchants have shown that
they fully equal to the task of keeping pace with
the growth of Wilmington and Of handling the trade
from outside. There has been such local awakening
in recent that every oyel-headed and keen-sghed
merchant knows that it will be long before city
will be one of the most important commercial centres
on the Atlantic seaboard All such merchants have
made it point TO keep just little in advance the
growth of trade.
Under such conditions il only is right that, first
of all. Wmingtonans who have money to spend should
spend it here at home, where it subsequently will
put in circulation and ultimately so back those who
spent it, Buyers in Newark, New Castle NIiddetown
Odessa. Townsend, Blackbird, Clayton, Smyrna Ches-
void, Dover. Camden Wyoming FELTON,. Harrington
Milford Georgetown, Lewes Bridgeyle, Seaford Lau-
rel, Demar, and the many other places in this State
should resolve that the material interests tho
State demand that Wilmington be made a great trade
centre. Instead Of passing on through TO Philadelphia
they should get off here and spend their That
also is persons who live the Eastern Shore
and in Pennsylvania near the Delaware line Tho
transportation facilities between all the places men
toned and this city good between them and
Philadelphia, the fare is lower and the Wilmington
stores stocked heavily with the things those shop
pers usually buy in Philadelphia.
Making money the Delaware Maryland Virginia
Peninsula and then carrying il to Philadelphia spend
is foolish If It were spent here Il would return to
the rural districts of the peunsula When It spent
in Philadelphia It goes into other sections and little
\ of il comes back TO Delaware In addition Wilmington
the first city the Peninsula, needs the stimulating
effect of that trade. Nor can it be denied that, ali
things being equal it entitled It, Therefore VIC
feel justified in making the plea everyone within the
normal commercial zone of Wilmington to deal with
the merchants in city the exclusion of those in
any other city,