Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-08-10
USE directories !
TO BOOST TRADE
Commerce Chamber Makes
Nearby Neighbor's AcL
quainted With City House
BELIEVE PLAN
WILL BE SUCCESS

That the Chamber Of Commerce ID
constantly at work trying to build
UP trade between Wilmington and
neighboring communities on the Del
marvia peninsula and in Pennsyl
yania and Maryland has been demon
strated IN new way. Through the
generosity Of the Eastern Directory
Company Of this city the Chamber Of
commerce secured large number or
copies OF the Wilmington CITY Dl-
reetory and Business Gazetteer for
lYl4 Tor distribution In nearby towns
Inc officers Of the Chamber Of Com
hefce We're particularly pleased at
the oifer Of the directory company
VINO gave them so many copies OF the
new city directory FOR distribution
entirely outside the city. THE lo-
cation OF these directories IN ahort
80 towns at some central place where
they can be consulted al anv t,n,n
by any one who desires Inflammation
ntout Wilmington Is Calculated ~
nroNo Of immense advantage In hn,4a.
ing up trade between Wilmington ana
the towns which naturally ehouid
Officers OF the Chamber III rors,,,sou
Tor long time have felt that the h,,si.
ness men in the towns would be il
position both to sell moro 10 Wilming-
ton ana buy more from Nilmincfop II
they were better ACQUAINTED with 4he
wilmington business houses While
trade excursions and other fspctio,s
nave assisted in the movement Of brine
ing ali tne business people together. no
way has been devised that uivcs a..
snfahee that the people IN different
towns know all the Wilmington deal
ers ~ particular lines with whom they
might establish both buying and selling
relations y Is 20 oil this gap that
the chamber Of Commerce has arranged
" send out the directories TO nearl
towns Hereafter. business man II
any OF the towns can find ont immed'
atelY what Wilmington firms handle
goods he wishes TO sell or purchase.
Arrangements have been comple.
with a number of newspaper editorsf
posimasters, hotel proprietors anfF
store keepers whereby they have
agreed 70 keep Wilmington di
rectory permanently at their office SO
That Y can be consulted at any time
by any one desiring informa~
about Wilmington While large
number of directories have already
been sent out under these conditions.
the Chamber Of Commerce Is "a touch
with about as many more to whom
directories will be sent as soon as ar
engagements have been made.
The directories may now be con-
suited al the following places in the
towns named.
Commissary's office. Fort Dupont
Dell Newark Post. Newark. Dele
Cecil Wing, Elkton, Nd: Cecil Star.
North East. Md. Ay0ndale Herald.
Avcndalc. Pa; News and Advertiser.
kennoit Square, Pa: West Grove IN
dependent, West Grove. Pa: Post
office New Castle. Del; Postonice.
Del; Postohice, Della
ware City, Del; Postofice, Townsend
Del. Postoilice, Smyrna, Del; Hotel
Richardson, Dover, Del: Postofice.
wyoming, Del; Postoffice. FELTON,.
Del; PostofIica. Harrington, Deli:
Milford Chronicle. Milford, Del:
Postohfce, Georgetown, Del: Postof-
ice, Milton, Del; Hotel Henlopen.
Rehoboth. Del; Postoifice, Laurel.
Del, Postofiice, Seaford, Del: Post
office. Chestertown. Nd; Hancock &
STAN, Easton. Md; Postofice. Denton.
Nd; Postotiice, Cambridge. Md: POST
office, Crisiield, Md; Oxford Press.
Oxford, Pa.