Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16
CITY'C FAME WILDE
SPREAD AS PRODUCER
OF WORLD SELLERS
Leading Business Men Will
Advertise Philadelphia by
Advertising Princip a |
Articles Made Here.

A movement to advertise this city as
the pre-emlnent producer of "world-sell-
ers' in America is sponsored by the lead
Ing local business and trade bodies. The
slogan of the campaign will be "Philadel-
phla, the leading American producer or
ld-selers." and the keynote Of the
movement will he to advertise Philadel-
phia by advertising the principal articles
made here.
The cooperation of many OF the leading
representatives of Philadelphia's manu-
featuring interests has been pledged, and
within a few weeks plans will be COM
pleted for giving this city worldwide
fame for goods known the world over
but not generally known as Philadelphia
goods. 1t will be shown that the sun
never sets on Phiadelphia-made prod
ucts. And what Is even more signlh-
cant, 1t will be shown by statistics that
60 per cent of all the manufactured
articles exported from the United States
to Europe are made here.
Favored by geographical location and
natural resources, Philadelphia early be-
Ndllle lub plOIttT III manly lIlNhotiiSS' DHe
1t is felt that only Philadelphians realize
this. The aim of the campaign will be
to have the whole world know 1t, too. Al
-he present time In many lines of indus
try Philadelphia leads not only America,
but Europe.
with the world wide disturbance in in
dustrial and trade conditions on account
of the European war, the present is
regarded by the business leaders as the
,t,N 70 ftyrt Ior n rar mn o.
of this sort. With both South America
and Europe calling for goods, the world
is looking to America, men of business
say. And for this reason now is the time
to publish the fame of Philadelphia
broadcast.
Coincident with the Inauguration of this
campaign the plan of consolidating all
the trade bodies of the city, which was
originally suggested by Alba b. Johnson,
president of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works, will be revived. The proposal has
already been given consideration by the
Board of Trade, the Chamber of Com
merce, the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association and other organizations, and
1t will be urged that the time Is now
ripe for definite action.
Whether or not the world knows 1t
now the fact will be published that Phila-
delphia already is famous for its loco
motive works, its car works, its hat
its carpet mills, its leather
goods. its saws and one thing, which
even now is recognized the world over,
its shipyards
In discussing the movement, j. Howell
president Of the John B. Stet-
son hat manufacturing company said.
II think the manufacturing interests of
the city of Philadelphia are second to
none In the country. 1 am very much in
favor of advertising Philadelphia all over
the world by advertising her industries
in every legitimate way"
philadelphia is the worlds greatest
declared n. B. Kelly, sec
retary of the Chamber of Commerce.
"Of all the manufactured articles ex-
ported to Europe from the United States
60 per cent, are manufactured in Phila-
delphia. As a textile manufacturing city
we rank second to none"
Nathan 7. Folwell declared himself
heartily in sympathy with the movement.
1t will be the aim of the movement to
have the word philadelphia" stand the
world over as synonymous with certain
leading articles of trade. made in Phila-
delphia" will be the trade mark.