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have felt things but have failed 70
accomplish them The community
feeling articulates these feelings into
words and actions which can only be
done by organization. When a single
person has a feeling 1t amounts 10
nothing. When he gets together with
others and talks IL over they make
it public opinion and It becomes a
power. II should be the aim OF the
Chamber Of Commerce to bring To-
gether the best aspirations and best
thoughts and focus them ON some
great uplifting end to ne accomplish
ed. The dinner tonight is a get to-
gether effort focused through the
Chamber Of Commerce.
"Nothine can be accomplished with
ont effort" he declared. "NOthing goes
BY itself, except downhill. Stagnation
means going down hill. II takes con-
scious efforts TO go uphill The dilii-
Guilty is 10 bring out the harmony and
throw aside all the things that are inn
material and the Chamber of Com
merce is one of the instruments TO help
bring about the desired result"
The Judge dwelt upon the necessity
for cooperation When we all diller,
he said. we should come together and
debate and discuss, and from that dis
cnssion we will get something valuable.
lie remarked that he remembered when
Wilmington was a city of only 10000
people and had only two dry goods
stores. He declared that while Will
mington has grown, yet it has grown
gradually and has been conservative
town. and there have been no great
booms Everybody should be possess
I'd with the Wilmington spirit and live
together In good fellowship he declar-
ed
he pointed out that prosperity did
not depend upon crushing out cOmpeti-
tors but that one community would
prosper more should the adjoining com
munilv be prosperous. In other words
should Chester prosper, Wilmington
would reap SOME advantage from it. He
mentioned that President Taft in his
American Canadian policy. had believ-
cd that the prosperity of our northern
nciehbor was essential for our own
prosperity.
"One community benefits by another's
prosperity" De exclaimed. 1T is not
necessary To- destroy your competitor IN
order 70 gain YOURSELF He concluded
hv mentioning a sign ne had seen along
railroad bearing the words; "Wil.
mington Del Some Town aud he
urged all present 10 work together 70
nuke Wilmington "somc town"
Nj. Mullin on "Co-operation."
Alr Nullm. the next speaker. who
took "Co-operation' for the subject OF
his address, described how honest CO.
operation on the part of every man
woman and child ia Wilmington would
benefit the home city. He declared that
De had heard a speaker say one time
that cities are not what God or natura
resources made them, but what men
taking advantage of natural resources
make them. and he believed this 60 b'
true He cited Detroit. Akron ant
Grand Rapids as instances of this.
Mr. Mullin pointed out that what wa
needed was an enlarged vision of tn
city's opportunities, greater civic prid
and cooperation.
He pointed out the great achievement
accomplished In Wilmington recently
The DUPONT Building and the new mi
lion dollar public building. and he state
that these buildings were the result
the vision, not dream. of one man, job
J. Raskob
Mr.. Mullin pointed out that, like II
the automobile gasolene motor.
was the drops at a time tha. CAV
the power, along with multiplicity o
cylinders. and he believed that wit
the efforts Of many members OF IN
Chamber OF Commerce confined. or
ganized and directed along co-opera
tive lines Wilmington was bound &
forge ahead.
He mentioned a number OF othe
cities where great Industries hav
been established. which. he declared
had no better natural resources 70
these Industries than has Whining