Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
EDITORIAL

Wilmington foIk did 4 fnc ,hinq
iasi week when II eolyed the Ninth
street problem.
The fine thing about II wss ths.
ve settled a difficulty by under
standing, and the 6ncness about this
u that Il il the one chaste way ~
settle ail our problems.
AZ We learn from what We do, al
these battling, multiplying bcwildef
nenis which We sce are really p
school house urging ~ n enter and
~ know
What We must do IN 10 look our
facts IN the face and pray for under
standing.
When We say pray w meau that
We want to sincerely and earnestly
and cOuageNsly understand 1bfs
IS prayer which We know viii be
answered.
When we really have n community
cCnsciOusncss We will want to do that
which Is for the gOod n all without
such comprehension there can be NJ
understanding worth while
Wilmington made a gpicudid start
NJ Ninth and Market sfreafs To o.
II Js a prophecy n the more that W.
will do.
You sec we did not need law or 4
court or a commission. There was
perfect condition existing there The
management ~ the Suvings FUND 81
cIety realized that this was a corn-
munity bctteuncnt City Councii
know that II VIA cngaged IN soue-
thing that contemplated Whining
TOMS welfare
Every problem that re have VII
Yield ~ and be solvrd by 3 similar
state of mind and this gratifying
elimination VII lead ~ towards clo-
ing more and greater things.
That forty thougand dollar wc
must not sec as an evrense We
must no that money aa an invests
mont
Watch Ninth street ~ II inprovne p
NOtice how fhe traffic will he heiued
Remember ~ is an axiom of buVinrss
that inrrcaecd facilitics for buVinees
always bring more busineqs
We think n - even wise ~ re-
mind you again that we arr in fhe
motor car are
We will need rom for thesa rnotor
cara To continue Cr ~ allow 20 r0r-
tinue conditions where n hsflcd
shod horge or r8ule ~ g1 would ~
allowing fimVy but effective barrier
athwart the path Of Drogreas
The state Highways Commission F.
making Or completing for us road
system ~ near perfect 40 e hunanlv
possible DO you think that road
svstern ghoild interest oniv fhe 0i-
rsiire Or tho tourist
y hat rDsd system means letter
markets. better busiuess Tor our
merchants bigger derosits i0r ne
banks more money - lend - thsse
who w0uld make sensible improve
noents We are not afraid 70 cav
that used ~ 10 should he that
road svyfern w0uid fnallv soivp v5yur
housing problem and your II. O. J..
problem
But the great heartening. enenurar-
ing thing about Ninth strert "A that
We solved a problem that yesterday
was esteemed impossible and -
solved u by applying that common
sense which Wilmington has an
ample supply of 0nce we call OF u.
We have learned thai 40 can rio
much by agreement. j. IS long
step towards learning that Ve can 90
everything we need BY agreement
We y1eld nothing 70 anybody IN
our respect for the sanc1lty ~ the
law. biIt We often think thar ~ 20
far afeld in attempting 70 Do bv iaw
what re shOuid DO bv cur own srn-
derstanding and initiative.
We have acquired the habit of aD-
pesling 20 the legislature and the
courts Tor dong many things which
We could do and should do and rnuzt
do without either courts CT Iegls-
laturg
We have gwen g hiut rhat Ee can
do by agreement and understanding
We are InexpreSsEbly pleased because
we believe We viii acquire the habit
Of agreement and understanding.