Evening journal., 1914-09-18


ton to systematic and organized ef-
fort in behalf Of their town. it is
bound to prosper and grow and Inn
prove.
When Wilmington prospers and
grows, there prospers and grows
with it every individual interest in
Wilmington.
You know what is required of you
TO make your individual business ex-
pand.
You have to be at work every
minute.
You have 90 maintain a high de-
gree Of efficiency among the help in
your Office or factory or store.
You have to initiate and you have
tC execute
The same tactics and the same en-
ergy applied to community effort
bring the same results to the COM
munity.
You are one of the several hundred
men receiving this letter.
1t indicates you are one of Will
nington's hundreds of men who
ehould be more closely identified with
( Chamber of Commerce work. You
are going to be invited to join with
other fellow citizens in this new
Chamber Of Commerce movement,
and help 20 maintain big, strong
and we'll directed institution with
| big membership, plenty % funds and
influence to support every measure
it may undertake for The welfare OF
! Wilmington.
There are two ways of doing this
thing properly.
Either the Chamber Of Commerce
/ is worthy Of the support and CO.
! operation of the business, profess
sional and manufacturing interests
/ Of Wilmington or il should not be
continued The question of per-
& sonality does not enter into the pre-
sent situation whatsoever. as Cham
/ Der of Commerce work. must Of ne
cessity lean toward the advancement
/ of all and not toward that of any
class or group Of individuals
I This Chamber Of Commerce ques-
/ tion is, because of the field that 10
occupies, a direct concern of every
citizen i'm Wilmington. Upon Il
| hinges its future development and
prosperity.
With a strong efficient community
organization, our city will go steadily
forward. and It's prosperity Will be
assured.
without such an organization, VIII
mington cannot be expected to keep
up i'm the competition prevailing
gmong our eastern and western
cities. &.
You. we and the other fellow have
a responsibility i'm Wilmington's fu-
ture.
This is the time for every man in
[ Wilmington to take stock of himself
and his future; see how closely il
/ 81 identified with Wilmington's fu-
ture; take into consideration how
little he can achieve as an individual
and how much he can accomplish by
others, and all together working for
joining his strength with that or
the development of all our interests.
Individual effort is TOO often lost,
but collectively asserted with a
united front, syndicated, as it were,
Il is resistless.
Men. Plus Brains. Plus Money, Plus
Interest.
The future Of this city cannot be
trusted TO chance and circumstance
Il must be stimulated, Influenced. di-
rected and uplifted. Every citizen
should take off his coat. do his part
The active men Of this organization
have been giving this matter a great
deal of thought and study. They are
confident that this Chamber of Com
merce can be so developed as tC
serve consistently the varied busi-
ness interests as well as promote the
general welfare of the community.
These active men also realize thai
the Chamber of Commerce vii
Dcver reach it's highest degree o.
efficiency until all the men of vii
mington who have interests in The
city and who are to be benefited by
a bigger and more progressive cit!
are Identified with the Chamber o
y Commerce
These men must be more than
! members. They must be active, in
4 tcrested members. They must vii
lingly work for their Chamber o
Commerce as we'll as to readily in
n vest in II.
Tt must be understood. and grea
emphasis given to the fact that m
I man can cancel his obligation to hi
commercial organization by simpl
: giving it financial support. II mus
have more than that II must hav
OF his time. his effort and his per
Z sonal attention.
II Will take men, plus brains. plu
money. plus interest to make thi
organization what should be.
CITY TO PAY INTEREST.
III.