Evening journal., 1914-07-01


what was started merely laid the
ground work for the great things
which are to come. The peninsula
has its start and it is hard to con-
ceive how anything in sight can stop
it.
what is Wilmington going to get
out Of this Developments" that is the
important question from the point Of
view of Wilmington people. II is
true that in any event Wilmington
will receive benefits from the coming
development, but how much Of these
benefits Wilmington will receive will
depend largely upon the people OF
Wilmington themselves.
In the nature of things the people
Of Delmarvia should come to Wil-
mington. People like to go away from
home to do a part of their shopping
at least and Wilmington people will
expect too much from peninsula peo-
ple even If the people have a COM
mon origin to look for those people
to come to Wilmington If there is
not some advantage other than a
mere sentimental one in them SO COM
ing. Those who say there is no
sentiment in business hardly tell all
the truth. There is sentiment In
business and a great deal of II, but
YOU do not buy and sell sentiment,
you man depend upon that. II Bal
timore and Philadelphia offer super
ior attractions to Wilmington, then
Baltimore and Philadelphia are going
to draw largely on the peninsula
business.
Wilmington has many advantages
over either Philadelphia or Baltimore
in getting business from this peninsula.
The advantages, however. are largely IN
the way Of location. Philadelphia and
Baltimore have advantages in the way
Of larger stores and more Of them. VIII
mington has many natural advantages
which have never been developed and in
the way of stores there has been re-
Gently much improvement and more is
contemplated.
1t does not naturally follow that the
great size of a city is an advantage in
drawing trade and in drawing shop
pers. In shopping facilities as in every
thing else il is quality not quantity
which counts. A comparatively small
city where its citizens are alive to the
and where the stores are good and the
merchants alert would in many re-
spects have an advantage over a much
larger city. Shopping is usually done IN
one-day's trip and few attractions
we'll chosen and well placed would be
calculated to send a visitor away well
pleased and with the determination to
come back again. Now this is import
ant at any time and anywhere, but It
Is Of impressive Importance in Whining
ton at this particular time for let It be
repeated the boom on this peninsula Is
on and is going to receive a tremendous
impetus in the summer and fall of 1914
Keep your eye on this prediction.
| Wilmington business people want <
make careful study Of the needs o.
| Wilmington as concerns making an at
tractive city. Good roads down this
peninsula would do much to get trade
Il for Wilmington and direct peninsuli
business in increasing volume to vii
mington. Bigger and better stores u
1 Wilmington would act as wonderful
/ magnet. Wilmington's business street,
should be made as inviting for auto
mobile traffic as possible. Good road
leading into a city are as valuable q
far as the merchant Is concerned 9
would be trunk line railroad. Afte
YOU understand the conditions, negl
rence in the way Of neglecting the u
provement Of the business streets Of
CITY located like Wilmington, appeal
nothing short of criminal in the ligh
of the growing advantages Of autome
bile business.
Take it altogether, Wilmington's re
lation to the Peninsula at this time !
largely one of opportunity. With en-
ergy and enlightenment the possibilitie
are more than fiattering. II the bust
ness people Of Wilmington, however
expect to get a large share of the ad
vantages Of the business boom which j
due between Wilmington and Cap
Charles without reaching out for it, il
our opinion Wilmington will get som
of the advantages which should b
theirs, but the greater part Of it WI
90 elsewhere. Baltimore is alive +
what is going on and Philadelphia bust
ness people are so anxious for Della
ware and Wilmington business tha
they actually have organizations il
some of the stores calling up thos
whose rating is good and offering credi
and soliciting business.
Wilmington with intelligence and en-
ergy is in a position today where it ca
be of great help to the Peninsula, an
in extending this help Wilmington
would be negotiating and extending
relationship which would cultivate
recognition of that mutuality Of inter
est which is clamoring for recognition.
1t must not be forgotten that th
Peninsula can get along without Wi
mington much better than Wilmington
can get along without the Peninsuls
Wilmington can afford to neglect thi
great opportunity, but Wilmington ca
only SO afford to neglect the opportun
itv offered it if Wilmington is conten
to drift along as it has been for tn
past decade Wilmington in the mex
twenty years should reflect the pros
perity Of that wonderful country to tn
south of us and when the boom is o
Wilmington should boom with the Pen
insuIa. The time is at hand and W
prediet that the end Of the present haI
vest is going to surprise everybody
There is Wilmington's opportunity.
thew do not take advantage Of it the
will not be able to say they were nc
told about it, anyhow. Wilmington
relationship to the Peninsula at thi
time is verv much the same as If oI
portunitv had called YOU to the doc
and said: "Here | am again, what al
Won going to do about it?" We kno'
Of no city in the East which has an Oh
portunity like Wilmington. Like oppol