Evening journal., 1912-09-07
MACLEAN
TALKS OF
GREATW
Former WiImingtOnian Says
Individual Effort Makes
For Growth Of Cities
Want SPECIAL FUND
TO BRING INDUSTRIES

The Wilmington Board of Trade re-
sumed work last night for the fall
session. R. ]. Maclean. a former
president of the hoard, and former
secretary Of the Chamber Of Com
merce Of Spokane, Washington, was
present Addressing the board, Mr.
Msclean told Of the West as it is to a
real westerner and how small sized
villages have grown to the cities Of
over a hundred thousand inhabitants
IN less than twenty-five years, mainly
through the NAfk done by their citi-
zens.
Mr.. Maclean said that It was great
pleasure for him to come back to VIII
mington It also was a great salts
faction to him to see how the city had
progressed during his absnece. He
was impressed by the new appearance
Of Market street.
Il cannot say whether my leaving
Wilmington has caused it 20 look 200
per cent. better than when l was here
said MI Maclean, but the city GER
tsinly has improved and merchants
have followed the example of the wes-
tern cities in putting in fine store
fronts as one of the best ADVERTISE
ments for their city
In Spokane the Chamber Of Com
merce spend about 100000 year
S25. 900 of which is for publicity. II
maintains a news bureau that costs US
about S12,5OO a year, but we get great
results and I have seen as many as
three industrial stories from Spokane
on the front page OF Chicago papers
We also run excursions into the coun-
try to attract trade, but we do not care
to bring the farmer to the city line
unless some one is going to take bis
place on the farm.
Mr.. Maclean said that in Spokane
three national banks each give $1,000
year to the Chamber Of Commerce
and citizens give from 81 a month to
$500 a year. This is what has made
it a city Of over 10000 people in a
little more than 25 years.
You must remember that a city
will grow to be just what its citizens
try 10 make it and. am glad TO sec
the efforts Of you gentlemen who are
bound to make Wilmington a greater
city"
A rising vote Of thanks was extend.
ed to the speaker.
The report Of the Industrial Com
mittee cited that a communication
had been received from concern ask
ing If the city would be interested
in an Industry which would emplo!
about 500 people and do about $3.50,
600 worth of business a year. Th'
concern wanted to know what finan
cial inducements the city could Of
fer for the plant.
Considerable correspondence hat
also taken place between the commit
tee and another concern and a state
ment from a certified public account
ant secured which shows that the con
Germs assets and liabilities are $47l,
S63.55. The report further cited tha
the committee could not induce TN
concerns to come 10 Wilmington ow
ing to the rule Of the board not u
finance or aid in financing manufac
turing firms. The committee recon
mends that some financial backing
and assistance be given TO such trm
to induce them to locate in Whining
ton. The committee cited the cas-
of another city about the size of vii
NlluklOu MuALA ldlcNu q
$500 600 and helped many new con
Germs to settle there.
Alfred d. Warner said the boar
was not working along the right line
and asked If the committee repor
had been read to the members OF th
committee and its recommendation
weighed carefully by them.
Secretary McGovern said that b
understood the report had not bee
read.
Mr.. Warner said that he wanted
understood that he objected to dom
business in that manner and that b
would not be responsible for any pla
submitted that he didn't know ans
thing about
W. D. Mullin agreed with Mr.. Wal
ner.. and the SECRETARY was instructe
TO impress these ideas on the chair
man Of the different committees.
The committee on publicity repor
ed that it would cost about $4,000 fc
the first year and not more than $12
600 each year after to properly sC
vertise the city. The report was r.
ferred to the Board of Directors.