Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-10-22
BUSINESS MEN
WILL ORGANIZE

In the rose room of the Hotel Dupontl
this evening the Mercantile Section otl
the Chamber viii meet To reorganize
In his call for the meeting General
Secretary ~ b. Sinclair says;
with the campaign TO increase thel
membership and widen the scope of thel
Chamber of Commerce nearing compile
tion, It becomes highly important that
the Mercantile Section be prepared all
once TO engage in the manifold aotivi-
ties outlined for it in the organization's
platform.
$50 many new members have become
identified with this section that Il is
necessary that it be virtually reorgan-
led For this purpose a meeting of lts
entire membership has been called for
Thursday evening, Octoner %, in the
rose room OF the Hotel Dupont az
o'clock.
AT this time definite steps will be
taken TO start the new work which
by its very nature is practical and
should be undertaken without DELAY
Your business interests will lead
you to have D. genuine concern In
these activities, and we are expect
ms you to share In the resulting
benefits.
"If the reorganized mercantile sec
ton is to do the work # should III
needs your cooperation. We trust.
therefore. that you will realize the
Importance of attending this meet
ing"
The platform Of the present mer-
camille section Of the body follows:
This section will be given suiii-
cient executive power to carry out
all plans and measures dealing with
the extension of wholesale and mer-
camille trade I'm Wilmington, and only
in cases where financial expenditures
are required or on measures which
may in any way affect the general
policy of the organization, need It
come before the directors for author
ization.
THE bylaws of the organization
will be so amended that the retail
section and other sections shall have
necessary latitude and committee ap-
pOintive power TO administer fully the
affairs of their bodies
I'm the establishment of a cOnven-
ton and publicity bureau. il will pro-
vide that the executive in charge of
this department will devote whatever
time necessary to develop the plans
and measures which the mercantile
section may approve of as vital to it's
interests.
Provision will be made for the
establishment and maintenance of "a
credit rating system, developed on
the basis of a centralized card index
form.
1.-THE Chamber of Commerce be-
lieves that trade extension and trade
at home campaigns, together with
periodical advertising sales days, will
to a very large degree, build up the
mercantile trade OF Wilmington. and
to this end will give It's most hearty
support.
"The chamber believes the pro-
miscuous solicitation by advertising
and ticket selling agents, as well as
solicitors for questionable charities,
should be more stringently regulated.
While il is difficult TO administer
fine for the disregarding of this rule.
II is believed that If each member Is
brought into a proI~- understanding
of the benefits TO be derived from this
censoring bureau, there will be little
or no need for applying a fine.
"The chamber believes the best
method of procedure for charging the
wholesale and mercantile field beyond
the corporate limits of the city would
be for tine mercantile section to make
an extensive survey of the entire field
which it hopes 10 cover, showing trade
routes and territory, its accessibility,
its highways and tTansportat lion fac.li.
ties now az command and further to
outline comprehensive plan showing
what steps must be taken before this
great territory can be made tributary 90
( Wilmington.
"rhis report should even 90 to the
length OF recommending inteurbans or
/ any other necessary requirements to
bring this trade to Wilmington. same to
be submitted to the board of directors
and be actively worked ont with its CO.
operation.
1T is also believed that much good
will be derived If this section will bend
lis energies toward campaign of edu-
cation for better advertising, better
store methods, better business building,