Evening journal., 1912-09-14
WEEKLY
LUNCHEON
HIS PLAN
Mr. MaCIean Tells Board OF
Trade, Functions Would
be Profitable
WOULD BOOST THE
MANUFACTURING PLANTS

Those persons who attended the
luncheon given by the Board of Trade
yesterday in honor OF r. J. Maclean,
ormer president Of the Board, who
vent west to become secretary Of the
spokane Chamber OF Commerce, are
highly pleased with the gathering az
social affair to bring relaxation in tho
middle Of a busy day. Mr., Maclean's
suggestion that luncheon be given
once week for the membership OF
The board will be given serious con-
sideration, and many expressions in
gavor of such feature we're heard
Yesterday.
In the course OF a speech, follow
ing the luncheon. Mr. Maclean said
81 thank you sincerely for this ex-
preston OF your friendship, good VIII
and hospitality. II is just one more
example OF the kindly cooperative
spirit which exists to so eminent a
degree in the city OF Wilmington,
among the business men This gem
nrous, courteous spirit is one of VIII
mingtcn's most valuable assets and
places thr city In the front rank OF
American cities In all that makes life
worth living thank you for your
courtesy and congratulate you most
heartily on the spirit Of friendship
which peryades the entire business
interests OF Wilmington.
And ] want to say to you. and cin-
plastic n. that you can put through
any proposition you get back Of You,
n body OF strong. red-bloOded. ener-
gotic aud cntorprising men, are ir-
resistible All you have to do is to
work and stand together. ! know the
country from the Atlantic TO the Pa
cihc and can say to you frankly and
with the greatest sincerity that there
Is no ADLER body Of business men in
any other city.
"You are. however. working at
disadvantage on account of your hav-
ing monthly in place Of weekly meet
ings. What you need arc weekly
MONDAY luncheons TO enable the bus
mess men of the city to get together
and do things. Duplicate the famous
MONDAY lunchcOns Of the Spokane
Chamber OF Commerce and you viii
generate spirit of optimism that
viii carry all your propositions TO a
successful conclusion All that Is
needed is the opportunity and the
MONDAY luncheon Is the opportunity.
I'm Spokane the business men meet
together every Tuesday at noon from
10 TO / o'clock They finish their
luncheon by 1890 o'clock Then fol-
low brief reports from standing aud
soecial committees This takes about
ten minutes and by 1910 o'clock, the
meeting Is ready for the regular pro-
gram which consists OF a fifteen min
rte talk from the principal speaker
end about q one or twO-minute talk
from other visitors. The principal
speaker Is frequently a Chamber OF
Commerce official from an adjoining
city
Following the luncheon the direc-
tors are in executive session from /
TO O'Clock or until their business Is
completed
"The luncheon is in the nature OF
popular entertainment; the husi-
ness of the Chamber of Commerce Is
transacted by the directors.
Western cities are spending in5ny
thousands of dollars ON publicity and
are doing splendid work in attract
ing people 20 thcm Every city.
through it's commercial body should
keep itself before tho people, but
wish 10 speak 20 YOU about o form
OF publicity that Is frequently over
looked and therefore not appreciated.
It Is the publicity that Is given a city
by its manufacturing plants Today
throughout the world thousands of
letters are being written TO Whining
ton to the industrial plants of this
city. Business men I'm Australia. Cam
ada. China. South Africa. tho various
countries of Europe and All the states
Of the Union arc thinking of VIII
mington because they are writing to
Wilmington about goods manufac-
tured IN this city Tho DUPONT Com
pany. for instance. gets its mail daily
IN large mail sacks. This mail comes
from all parts Of the world. The same
thing may be said of the great plants
OF the Harlan & Hollngsworth Cor
poratiOn. the American Car & Foun-
dry Company. the American Vulcan
lied Fibre Company. the Electric
Hose & Rubber Company. the Pusey
e. Jones Company and other we'll
known firms OF this city with which
you are thoroughly familiar. The
dupont building is n monument TO
one OF the city's great industries and
to the enterprise of one of the great
est families in American history.
These great Industrial establishments
through their correspondence, cata-
logues. and goods. are keeping VIII
mington before the people Of the
world and advancing its interests 10
an extent beyond calculation Il is
TO be hoped all the people OF Will
mington appreciate these great en-
terprises. II a Western city had a
building like the DUPONT building. the
commercial club OF that city would
have photographs OF It in the leading
magazines throughout the world.
Il congratulate you ON your splen-
did assembly room and tho improve
ment you have made during the past
two years. 7 don't want you TO think
have left Wilmington; just think
I have been away for two years and
that / am still one OF you. because
still retain my membership in the
Wilmington Board OF Trade. and an
thoroughly interested in the success
OF the board and in that of the city
90 Wilmington"