Evening journal., 1913-11-24
Mr.. LORD WINS
PRAISE FOR HIS
PUBLICITY EOOM

The Chamber Of Commerce today
gave out the following self-explana-
tory letter.
November "A. 1913.
Mr. G. Frank Lord, Chairman, Del
marvia Publicity Committee. City
Dear Mr.. Lord Allow me to
thank you in the name of the Cham
Der of Commerce, Delaware, for
your important work in calling at
tention to the necessity OF boomine
Delmarvia and your valuable Illus
tration of the importance Of SO booni-
ing when you also call attention to
the enlightened work OF the Penn
sylvania railroad In using its farm
ers' trains.
Permit me also 70 suggest to- you
the valuable opportunity for boom
ing Delaware which this train Will
afford. In the West, some of the
most successful commercial organi-
zations have recently abandoned the
old method Of development OF the
cities by means of Industrial
Bureaus Convention Bureau and the
like and while they do not entirely
( ignore this formerly accepted meth
cd Of booming, they make such things
comparatively q small part OF their
activities while the initiative and
fenerey OF the organization Is devot-
ed entirely 90 the development Of ter
ritory tributary 20 the city where
! the organization had Its base OF Oper-
ations This is particularly true In
Portland, Oregon. which has one Of
/ the strongest and most effective trade
] organizations in the world. a sim
! liar movement is at work I'm Mime.
sofa By the Minneapolis trade organ
izations.
AT first thought Il will probably
suggest itself TO everybody who has
not thought carefully on the subject
that conditions here and in the north
west are widely different. but wheI
the situation is carefully analyzed. I
will unquestionably be found that thi
interests OF Wilmington are deeply
and broadly dependent on the needed
and clamoring development and 10
tentialities of this Peninsula.
"Wilmington's future needs the de
velopment Of Delmarvia needs th'
help and cooperation OF Wilmington
With Intelligent cooperation, won
ders viii be worked
tee communicate with the hewly or.
lganized State Bankers Association
and the Chamber of Commerce. Del
-laware, with a view 10 having thes,
organizations represented on th'
Farmers train IN December, where /
study Of conditions will be possible
which study will look to an organiza
tlon of Bankers. Chamber Of Com
merce, Delmarvia Publicity Committe
and farmers. which organization co
operating with the railroads can civ
lDelmaryia the boost which not oni
the Peninsula, but the markets of th
Atlantic seaboard need.
"In making these suggestions, ! al
encouraged by having before me ti
! knowledge that at a recent meeting
, the National Bankers Associate
held in Boston, important part of Il
discussions were devoted to the n
+ cessity and desirabiiity OF encouraI
lug development.
Wilmington is now in a position
further the welfare OF tins Peninsul
in furthering the welfare WI
mington will add to its own welfar
I II Wilmington will make Delmarvi
lDelmarvia viii make Wilmington. \
n Wilmington vision promises such
5 reasonable realization. With dou
bled population between the cana
! and Cape Charles, It would mean
!. trebled income at least lt woul
mean good roads everywhere
{ would mean prosperity for the raj
n roads. IL would make accessible t'
Fairgrounds on the ocean and ba
y shores. II would make Delmal
via as it is destined to be, one Of N
;. most delightful place to live IN Il
world. with Wilmington as its metroI
s oils Do It for Wilmington.
Every truly yours.
!, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
"John S. Hamilton, Publicity MAJ
;. ager.'