Evening journal., 1914-09-14
OF CITY
|. TO LEARN TRADE
possibilities
Chamber of Commerce Plans
Larger Organization for
Benefit of All Business
Will Reach OUT FOR
BUSINESS ABROAD

What is declared to be the greatest
community advancement movement ever
undertaken in Wilmington was announ-
ced today by the Chamber of Commerce.
The announcement came from the ad-
visory committee recently appointed to
be in active touch during the movement
with Secretary Sinclair and a staff of
commercial organization experts en-
ployed to make a survey of Whining
toms industrial and trade possibilities.
This committee consists Of Josiah
Marvel, chairman; David Snellenburg,
@. d. Garretson, A. ID. Warner, Jr., and
w. w. Pusey, End.
The movement contemplates an edu-
cational campaign in which the entire
citizenship will be shown their respon-
sibility in city building; the bringing
of the business men into an atmosphere
of desire for closer relations for trade
extension and protection; a survey af-
fecting the industrial, commercial, civic,
and agricultural development of this
community; the mapping out of a def
mite platform Of practical and sane ac-
tivities for future work in town build
ing, and the placing Of proper machin-
cry within the organization that IL may
carry the provisions Of this platform
into successful realization.
The first step, continues the an
nouncement, will be that Of bringing
all the business and professional in
terests of Wilmington, both large and
small, into the organization, giving
| the Chamber men enough, money
enough, and personal service enough
to do anything it sets out to do.
The movement was deemed neces-
sary at this time for the best inter-
ests of Wilmington and tributary ter
ritory, in view OF the unusual condi-
tions brought about by the European
war, and the efforts made by the
business interests Of the country,
through commercial bodies, to take
advantage of the war and extend
American trade.
The big business and manufactur-
ing houses, much OF their trade hav-
J ing been cut on because OF the Euro.
pean war. are striving as never be-
fore, to overcome this loss by trade
extension at home and in new fields
It is deemed necessary by the direc-
tors of the Chamber that Wilmington
must be just as progressive in look
ing after its own interests. both
manufacturing and retail trade, as
other cities.
"The directors and others inter.
ested in a more efficient. commercial
organization" said Secretary Sinclair
today, have been making investiga-
tions of similar organizations in the
larger cities and as a result they have
incorporated in the plans, features
that will make the Chamber much
more productive than ever before. II
has been proved that trade organiza,
tions can achieve wonderful results In
all sorts of work that means city
growth and welfare, and we are try
ing to adopt the most progressive
methods.
1--WE have placed these plans as fal
as they have developed before some
of the best posted and most influen
tial men of the city-retailers, manu-
facturers and professional men-ant
they have without exception enthusi
astically approved them.
"As a matter of fact, this SHOULD
not be regarded as a Chamber o
Commerce project It is bigger anS
wider than that II is in reality |
communicative movement. II mere
ly centers around the Chamber o
Commerce as the most logical point
1--WE want the public to know al
about it, We want every business
man, every professional man, ever.
property owner and every citizen witt
believes in the future of Wilmington
to study carefully the plans as the.
: are made public For one of the es
sentials of the plan is that every on
who joins in the movement have a ful
understanding of what is proposed
+ and a thorough appreciation of wha
can be accomplished thereby"