Evening journal., 1914-01-09

location oi thr Way Muller Company,
thc plan WIS TO build about 30 houses in
thus section to rent at low figure
Personally. ! am OF the opinion chat
Wilmington needs no artificial means
TO attract labor from the outside. Nor
do ! think that amy manufacturer here
need have the slightest tear that the
coming ot other manufacturers will scri-
ously disturb labor conditions. VIII
mtugton has a reputation of having stood
practically stll in population for innl-
hci of years. One ui the effects of ,his
condition is that there is no natural
trend of labor m this direction such as
is the ease in communities which are
known 10 be growing rapidly III hy the
introduction Of lew more industries
we can remove the impression that we
arc standing still, ] feel quite confident
That there will be a natural trend ot
labor towards Wilmington which viii
ianly meet the demand.
Campaign .Or Industries.
with respect to the work of new
industries. my recommendation is
First. That a personal letter cam
paign consisting OF three original let
ters to be sent at intervals, be ad-
dressed TO selected industries.
Second believe a short descrip-
tive folder gotten up in attractive
style ought to be printed with the
view To distribution in large Quanti-
ties Tentative copy for such a fold
er was prepared by me some time
ago in accordance with an arrange
ment with the executive officers OF
the chamber.
Third. am in some debut as to
4 whether the chamber ought to CON
tinue its subscriptions 10 the press
bulletin OF Industrial prospects,
Manufacturers Indifferent.
Discussing the free employment
bureau, Mr.. pindell recommends that
/ it be continued, that as soon as signs
lof increasing Industrial activity are
observed there be an active cam
paign by newspaper and circular ad-
Vertising to increase the registration
He adds.
81 regret to say that the attitude
of many of the manufacturers to this
plan has been one of studied in.
difference"
Mr.. Pindell. under the caption oi
Industrial statistics says he has nev.
er abandoned the opinion that there
should be complete industrial sur.
yey for Wilmington. The report set.
forth in conclusions
River Front Development.
81 most earnestly believe that the
greatest single service that the Cham.
Der of Commerce can render tn VIII
mington az this time lies in the di-
rection OF the development of q plan
OF deep water terminals. Wilmington
absolutely has no policy in this re.
spect at this time and "A great eco
nomic waste is going on that oughr
TO be corrected. The Chamber o
Commerce through expert advice ant
assistance ought to decide where ant
bow Wilmington shall avail itself o
the obvious advantage of a decn WA
ter terminal This done. there is a'
least policy, a plan. for future de
Nelopment. and in my candid iudg
nent II will not then be long befor,
some substantial development vii
conclusively appear 10 be warrante,
as simple commercial proposition
u earnestly commend this suggestion
10 the consideration of the Board O
Directors during the coming year.
Land Exemption.
Wilmington has a law which ex
empts from taxation certain land
subject to overflow until ten year
after improvements are made thero
on. n there is one physical condi
ton that is against the development a
Wilmington it is the fact that a vcr
large part OF the land availahla 10
industrial purposes is low Iyin
and offers dificulties in the way q
proper building foundations rhi
land being exempted from city take
may be carried indefinitely wit
small cost 10 the owner and in IN
Judgment much of il is held out 20
this exemption. NJ suggestion IS tina
unless owners of this property hav
acquired some .csted right by roaso
OF the law refery ID &C.. the law ough
20 be so amended that the ovempt;o
shall not tegll lntii the proper ,
actually mprosc3 This cou!l co.
tainly stimulate tl, improvement, .
lands th,t have lain idle for genera
tiOns. 7 commcYi tiis suggestion (
the consideration OF ;nc Board ~ 81
rectors
bpNn Stale BOatS.
There ought 10 be a regular steam
er line from points along the lowe
river, Delaware. Maryland and Ne
Jersey. which makes regular stor
at Wilmington. n Wilmington maj
kets are higher in the price of TOO
products than in other communitie
IL Is because we do not have IN
cheapest form of transportation I
bring country products to this cit.
The Wilmington Development, Con
pany I'm my Judgment. Nigh; we'll cor
slider at an early date giving SON
financial cooperation TO such a yei
ture and at the same time there ougl
20 be no delay in the plans FOR III
! completion of the city wharf. Tn
suggestion is commended to the COZ
sideration of tho Board of Directors
Mr. Hamilton's Report.
john $. Hamilton. publicity manage
of thc Chamber of Commerce, in his n
port sounded keynote of optimisr
Summing mp the work of the year NJ
Hamilton said;
I'VE close our report by saving unr