Evening journal., 1912-12-03
Continued From PAGE Five.

ucally all the improvements Jhat we
saw had occurred within the past
eight years. Their street paving is
almost exclusively fire brick, wood
block and bitulithic OF the latter of
which they have laid some twenty
seven miles. II is generally giving
the same satisfaction that IL is in
Wilmington. They have no manu-
facturics OF consequence, they have
no homes for those persons who are
necessary 10 operate such manufac-
turtles as is the case In our city. You
never sec what we call a row OF
houses The humblest home In most
instances stands alone and only OH
the business street are the build ings
coutlnuous Their street paving is
paid by the abutting property Their
city is growing to such a degree that
the last census showed an increase
of 116 per cent Their streets to the
furtherest limit are paved curbed,
sidewalks laid and In the resident
sections parking between the side
walk and the curb. They are clean,
homelike and most inviting but the,
have no trees The droughts Of
Texas preventing growth OF same
Moreover their houses are almost ex-
,clusively Of frame and while their
separateness may act as a saving
feature in case Of conhagration, they
are nevertheless undoubtedly facing
such a disaster or the probability of
It, They are In no better shape as
regards poles and wires than we are
and in this we were not little sur
>prised. for with their progrcssiveness
we would have thought that this
dangerous and unsightly feature
would have been cared for In CON
junction with their other improve
ments. ! said that II was difficult to
compare the two cities and IL ls They
have no errors to correct Their city
is new and n they plan right and
this they appear to be doing, they
will build right, and II they build
right they will be right Whereas
we are living under conditions built
many years ago years prior 10 mod
ern methods with private sewer sys-
TENS still In force, culverts which
were recently old streams and many
other features with which the ON
clals of today have TO contend and
this was one strong argument In
securing the next meeting Of the con-
vention In Wilmington, for the men
who make up this society are prac-
'AAAnlf lnt1 are MOl nuA LOT lIlNOiIIII
THE active members are men skill
ed in the management Of municipal
departments and In the construction
Of municipal works. and as such have
charge of such work In the various
cities, The associate members are
the contractors, contracting agents
or manufacturers OF or dealers In
municipal supplies, have no voice in
the convention without consent. bun
are of considerable benefit to the
active members, making possible by
display Of their wares. the opportun-
ity TO learn of the latest and most
improved materials and machinery
applicable to municipal work. Tn.
less they can see aid learn they viii
not go and as was stated, I'VE hav,
now seen new city with no defects
20 overcome, lei us go TO another
where a'ch conditions prevail" oui
reply was Wilmington is this town
and our people are the most pro
.gressively conservative that can b,
found, when they see they are righ
they so ahead, and il was due TO this
spirit that Wilmington had the frs
trolley line IN operation In this coun'
) try and the first telephone exchange
among the earliest electric ligh'
plants and likewise the filtration O
water. The latter OF which, In fact
is more rare than common today
We have every known kind OF pave
ments with the exception Of WOO,
block. we own a municipal pawn,
plant, we do our own work. whicl
was one of the most interesting fea
lures TO them, and We are compelle,
to pave our streets from curren
funds or by Appropriation oNclu
sively for the purpose without direc
tax on the people In many device
We find ourselves in the advance 70
the care of streets and while we ar
Tar from perfect, our appropriation
being TOO small for ideal work W
saw no cleaner streets than We Sc
at home, The lighting systems ev
eryWhere We went We're not better
as good as our own. Attempts a
ornamental lighting in some place
were farcical and as we looked a
the efforts OF this Board on Marke
street on our return we said, 1T ma
not be perfect but IL is the best W
have seen
Trouble Getting Meeting.
I'VE have casually referred to tn
next meeting of this society and a
this Board OF Trade has taken a
active interest In II, II may be OF in
tereEt TO you tell some of our ex
perlences FOR while we secured tn
meeting It did not come on a silve
plate We thought we had Il cinche
before leaving Wilmington: but o
arriving at ST. Louis we joined tn
delegations from the north and eas
OF St Louis and proceeded wit
them 10 Dallas We had been in th
train about thirteen seconds when W
discovered that there was somethln
doing. We Immediately started TO d
few things ourselves resulting /
an unanimous vote and everyone al
ter the vote In convention SCENE
enthusiastic for Wilmington. The
took down and carried away our per
nants and our badges We're IN do
mand We promised them the be,
convention here in their history. s
Il Is put up to Wilmington TO hustl
We know that with half hustle 81
can always hold her own, but tn
time IL must be a whole hustle and
record breaker. Since this souther
trip we are more than ever in fav,
Of the present movement of ol
Board Of Trade. Projects similar
this have been under way in all n
Texas cities and they are getting r
suits There is no reason why Y
should fall behind. We have mar
more advantages than any of the
cities.
III there was anyone in Dali
near the heart OF the city who d
not know there was someone fro
Wilmington In the town il was
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