Evening journal., 1913-10-17
BUSINESS men
FULL OF BOOST
WHILE SMOKING
Mercantile Association Hears
How Wilmington Can Be
Made Real Town
FUTURE DEPENDS
ON TIE CITIZENS

The Mercantile Association held a
lmo<er last evening in the Hotel Du-
'ont which was largely attended. Stir
ing addresses on greater Wilmington
and a Mercantile Association OF 1000
members were delivered. The meeting
was ono OF the most enthusiastic that
The association has ever held and there
seems to be little doubt that Lucins
&. Wilson win succeed in organizing
the association into one of the largest
and strongest organizations in the
state.
r. II. Steinie, vice president OF the
association. presided over the meeting.
In opening the meeting Mr.. steinle
paid a high tribute to Daniel W. Lynch
tho deceased president OF the associa
tion VIII N he said was deeply mourucd
by the association members.
Joseph $. Wilson was the next speak
er. MIR. Wilson said he Thought the
objects Of the smokers OF the associa
.ion should be defined Tie said they
were held to bring the members Of the
association and their friends in contact
with the campaign committee that they
might discuss the campaign and get
mutual ideas.
Howell S. England said the Morcan.
Q tile Association should he an associa'
tiou OF the people in which every nom
Der should have an equal right to his
views and an equal right TO express
them and participate in the govern
mcnt Of The association The member
ship ice IN the association for three
years Is S25 a yenr, MIR England said
aud the board of directors will bl
elected not for the amount OF money
which tbov pln but for what they do
Eve don't 20 TO a man and say pa,
800 and we viii give YOU 80 man,
directors of this class or give us $3u'
and We viii give YOU so many dncc
tois of the next class
Mr. England said that Mr. Wilson
would form an organization in The
city having / 100 members and an in
come OF $500 ycar for three years
With this smount and the sbsem3-o
friction caused hy an unequal au'
dissatisfied membership. Mr. England
said the association would be il
position TO help tho merchants au'
Wilmington as no other organization
has
Lucius L. Wilson spoke on thu
building Of great cities. Mr.. Wilsci
declared that cities are built Wher
meu want frem and not because the
are nearest TO the commodities Il
which they deal He cited Pittsburgh
IA. Cary Ind. Chcsgo. Rochester
n. Y. aud many other towns that haN
been built because the citizens dc
formiued TO overcome all obstacle
and build their own cities.
"Tho future Of q town said Nj
WILSON. "lie8 iu tho hands Of its pei
pie and it Us easy for them 20 Wor
out. The actual boundaries Of eli
lie in the brains OF itg inhabitants
In speaking Of what large organ
cation can do for city. Mr.. Nilso
said: "Tbore arc three things a larg
organization can do. First. it can pl
pfemium on constructive men, SCI
cnd il can create constructive ei
tsrprise. aud. third, develop a haD
cf giving" ..-
Mr.. Wilson said the reason Wester
towns are growing so fast and Al
outstrippiug the Eastern towns, Is d.
e2use they treat people right. "Whe
man comes to the city he is we
coined with open arms said Mr.. WI
son. They take you down Tow
rc;ntiug out 10 and 20 story Dulh
inas that are owned BY men who can
thcrc broke fifteen years ago. Ih'
dc everything for the stranger IN
ttsx can and II he haa half W.
dc-ent proposition they set oehif
fir. and push him along. That NJ
tesn tho cause Of the success OF neea
IS Ell the Western towns N TIC IA
Is years. and Wilmington can gro
tnc same way.
+. r. Rodearmel gave very in
csing talk on his experiences
aoaalting new members. Nj, KEEL
rr5sident Of the Krebs Pigment 81
Cnemlcal Company Of Newport v
present and made a short address.
sisa became a member Of The assoc
alton. James G. O'Neal, T, N, DO
erty and Mr.. Swsrtz, a member
SWart2 and Company, cigar man
facturers. also made short address,
At the meeting II was seid that
association now has about leo mel
bers, there being about 80 membe
al the beginning OF the campaign,
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