Evening journal., 1914-02-03
100 MEN TO
RAISE MILLION
FOR COMPANY
S55,NO Mere Subscribed To-
diy to Capital Stock Of
Business Booster
CLIMBER OFFICES
NOT YET FILLED

me hundred business men OF this city
a. .iated with the Chamber of Com-
m'rcc, were named by JOSIAH Marvel,
pfsident of the Chamber of Commerce
ltlay as committee TO raise the one
1lion dollar fund tor the Wilmington
kyclopmcnt Company The committee
us named at the Chamber OF Commerce
lncheon in the Ho.e DUPONT on mo
Jon OF a. ID. Warner, whoh in addition
. bei~g affiliated with one OF the few
$500 class mcm5cis OF the Chamber of
Nom. cree. had induced the Warner
2 ompany to subscribe Tor $4,000 oi the
stock oi the Development company In
addition 10 this subscription MIR. Marvel
announced that the Wilmington Gas
ompamy and the Wilmington and PM
adelphia Traction Company bad each
taken SlSnOO OF stock in the new com
panv. Both Sc firms are also mrm-
b,rs OF the 500 class of the Chamber
b. Commerce These announcements
gere greeted by applause.
Al today's luncheon Mr.. Marvel
said that one month # the new year
had passed and during mat time the
Wilmington Development Company
had been formed. This concern. he
said. had 20 have Sl.0OO.OOO to work
with and he called on all to help in
securing this amount. During the
nast month. Mr. Marvel said the
members of the Chamber have been
conferring with the May Mufiier Com
pany of Philadelphia. which seeks a
new location and wants to come
here. but that other cities are MAX
ing offers to the company, and If VIII
mington IS to- secure new industries
the business men must give them op-
pormnities thPy cannot equal else
where
Mr.. Warner then made his motion
10 have a committee OF one hundred
appointed to raise the capital stock
of the company. and the motion was
carried. Prfident Marvel then ap-
pointed the Dllowing committees:
Following iithe Wilmington Develop
ment Committee of one hundred: John
Bancroft, charman; William F. Kurtz,
vice-charinar Frederick H. Steinle,
Charles O. hirtz. Henry Bush, Charles
R. kenwortly, William Coyne. w. W.
Pusey. ID, J. D. Crossan. ". F. Metten.
w Z. Doulas, +. B. Grifienburg, VII.
liam L. Hnland, Townsend w Miller,
Robert Dlkemp. Benjamin $. Dowdcll.
W. II. II. Mills. II. b. McCollum. Wal
ter Ste,qrt Brown p. /. Rice, Jr..
George Otter, A. W. Cummins, George
n. Grow, Thomas S Doherty, George
A. Elliot o. G.. Gooden. J. r. Hanna
Mayor Brrison W. Howell. j. r. Hud-
son. Hnry r. Isaacs, w. W. Laird
Joseph /. Martin. Frank ODonnen. J.
Bail Poice, William G. Robclen. Joseph
A. Vocl, Leon Walker. William p
White. Joseph s. Wilson. William p
Bancro. Rodney Thayer, John - Nc
Cover James +. Hoey, Charles Top
kis, Hank Alderman, c. Stewart Lee
ElbcrtH. Neese. John f. Hael, John S
Rose, 1. Scott Townsend. Harry J.
Stoecle tJerome B. Bell. Harrison W
Cruicshank. Charles w. Gooding
loser S Hamilton, Frank D. Iackey
Willim b. Megear, L. I. Bye
NJ. ID. Murphy. James +. Nielda
Job A. Montgomery. David A. Hay
Mcris Levy. William d. Mode. Miller
StAdley. Charles A. Rudolph, n. A
Csperson, Alfred 3. Moore. l.. Mul
frd Taylor, .Iohn s. Mlllin. William
Murgatroyd. samuel Greenbaum
H. Wilson. David Snellenburg. How
I'd Ross. Louis Jacony. John Hon
nan. Robert L. t'oord. 5. II. Ddrstein
b. Curtis Purdy. w. G. Phillips. Alex
is ]. DUPONT, John A. Bader. trsnei
DUPONT, Samuel NJ Dillon, Hon. Gov
ernor Charles r Miller, Alfred D
Warner, Jr.. willard A. Speakman
Charles II. TenWeeges. +. Allen Hilles
Henry NJ. Taylor, John J. satterth
eait. William ]. McCorkindale. vii
liam d. Mullen, Daniel o. Hastings
James II. Mebarey William F.. Kurt
frederick Brady. Joseph Bancroft AM
Josiah Marvel.
10 Boost Company.
Alfred ID. Moore then suggested tha
tie members Of the chamber talk O
the development company to thei
friends.
William d. Mullen spoke OF tn
prevalent understanding that the nel
development company was to assis
new INDUSTRIES in locating here. MI
Mullen said he understood the ne'
company Yas to assist local industrie
rs well as those that might com
from other cities.
william f. Kurtz and Fredericl
II. Steiple also spoke OF the wor
to be done by the committee of on
hundred I'm raising money for th
new company.
II was announced at today's meetin
that me committee having charg
OF the securing Of new officials {
succeed r. NJ. Pindell, Jr.. who re
signed as business manager an