The evening world., 1912-11-18
COMPETITION BETWEEN DIG
clriEs GROWING,

CITIES GROWING.
'Compeution 10 daily drowning kcener
bOtween the cities. New York Is up
Against the competition Of civic organi-
sations In the following cities: Chicago.
WITH membership Of 400; Boston. with
~eoo: Cleveland. with $500; Detroit. with
~; Denver. With 2,eoo: Cincinnati. with
$50 and San Francisco with AoO.
Remember that twenty.seven cities
have trafFic bureaus. sixteen cities have
Convention bureaus. seventy cities have
Industrial bureaus and more than one
hundred and six cities have publicity
bureaus. Boston raised sc60.ooo to be
used for the beneft OF that city last
ysas. Chicago more than $4,000. Last
year Boston increased her water traffic
q per cent. ~ the result Of work Of the
Bo6ton Association Of Commerce.
The Merchants Association now has
i6O members; II wants 5000. Mxnhattan
Borough has . population greater than
Chicago: Brooklyn Borough greater
than Boston; The Bronx greater than
Detroit: Queens has outsrown Mime
apoiis. Yet thsse four cities have sep
arats organisations with memberships
q over 1900 working for their indi-
viaual interests.
NOW FREIGHT DISCRIMINATION
HURT NEW YORK.
s'sssw York has 10000 acres Of vacant
land. splendidly located and fitted In
every way for manufacturing sites. Tho
number Of manufacturers 1t this port
could easily be multiplied several time..
Look or, for the Industrial Bureau OF
the Merchants Association.
New York for the FIRST time In TAX
ing up a compr extensive development OF
it, water front. The Merchants Assoc
citation was one of the nrst demanding
this action. Our harbors have sum-
Client depth and there 10 sufficient shore
frontage to accommodate the steam
ship lines OF the world.
In 100 nfty ships. each laden with
graaa. left New York harbor. Last year
not single ship 20 loaded went out OF
this port-dus 70 . discrimination Of
freight rates.
New York has a police force OF
about Hoo men. To put II on q plane
with London Il should have at least
500 more men.
"A properly organised association such
~ the Merchants Association will look
AFTER the Tag matters which are ne.
elected because what u everybody,
business Ii nobody's business.
The business men as units may build
up fortunes from their Individual enter,
prices. but they cannot handle alone the
various factors on problems which enter
into the whole community's business
welfare To-day's meeting IL an en-
phatic denial that New York business
men have no civic pride. Father Knick
erbccker certainly has had a shoci
when 800 men start out TO work for hi
intsrests
'sNew York IL at last awakening
Yorik's business. The Panama Cana
viii soon be a reality. and we. repre-
ssnting the business interests OF tn
second city In the world. must now SO
70 work 20 obtain our Just proportion o
the commerce that will come throug
thai canal Are We going to do II?
CAMPAIGN FOR NEW MEMBER,
70 LAST FOUR DAYS.
'Ws especially appeal to the press I
assist vs. In this undertaking. New Yor
u . live bundle OF nerves. and we mus
speak through the press to the world
at-Dnrgs and tell outsiders OF the man
~ advantages New York offers |
. commercial rense. II the press wi
mol listen TO what the business me
Of New York think. then what wi
Tho businens men OF New York thin
q H. press?"
NJ 20 business and professional me
- besno the campaign for now mem
- tor the Merchants Association Il
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