Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-05

combine against the city, or undertake
TO prevent fair competition, the inter
ests OF the city may be safeguarded.
Tho Broad Point Of View
The point Of view 10 extremely i'm
portant in considering municipal prob
| lens. Ihe barrow and restricted poipt
OF view will not do In city like Phila-
delphia, We will better understand this
if we get tho perspective of those who
have been away from Philadelphia and
who have not been limited in their csti-
mates to the particular interests served
in the city's business walls and work
shops.
philadelphia Is vastly bigger than
any local or selfish interest. It will be
made great and its influence will be
wdcncd a. We improve in n national
sense upon its wonderful natural ad-
vantsgcs and its tremendous Industrial
output. We know that congestion is
groNin ing apacc. Our streets in the old
city proper are crowded.
"Wc need improved transportation
facilities. We need more houses for an
ever increasing population. The neces-
sity for broadening our convcniences
and means of approach Is upon us. Peo-
pie from outside of Philadelphia are
taking up their abode in Philadelphia
and we must be prepared to meet them.
whether workmen or capitalists, in u
big. broad way.
Fit is essential to the health and hap.
pness of the community that we spreod
out, give more elbow space to those
who desire It ; relieve those upon whom
congestion is enforced !; build up the sub
urbs and open up new means Of com.
munication. When We get the proper
poipt of view we will observe all roads
converging toward Philade elphia, the
state coming down to the city, neigh :.
boring states making this the mecca OF
financial, commercial and industrial i'm
port.
with good will toward every other
city. We can, with the proper point ot
Wow. sec our own city grow IN lni1nehce
and popularity. W" have here So much
that is patriotic and historic as to win
the affection ot every American The
products Of our industry are such as
TO give us distinction in every civilized
nation. Apparently, We have but
scratched the surface of the earth,
which would gladly take advantage OF
any widening and broadening CONNER
cial influence we may undertake.
Putting House in Order
"ic is largely Il question of putting
our own house in order. OF doing big
things in Il big way, Of putting down
faction and scliishness and grinding
Them under our heel. In the port OF
philadelphia. which Is not Philadelphia
alone. but the lower half Of New jer-
scy. the eastern half of Pcnnsylyauia
and the whole of the state of Delaware.
we have national, nay, an International
asset We must develop that port to the
uttermost of cur financial ability. We
must keep the channel Of the Delaware
deepened We must encourage the I'M
provemeut of its tributaries north, cast.
south and west. and we must provide
here terminals that will attract and ac-
commodate trade with the. world.
And if our point of view includes a
greater port. and highways leadiDg TO
phi!adelphiu from every direction, it
must also visualize the increase of
facilities for those who come and go by
rail. And rapid transit we must have
for those who are entitled to separate
and comfortable homes in our city.
eve have belt line railroad capable
of service which is not being used as
It should be to meet the requirements
oi our increasing shipping interests.
The city has undertaken to co operate
in the matter Of rapid transit, and has
provided for large expenditures that
better service may be given to our in
dustrious citizens upon whom, after all.
the prosperity Of our city depends.
Rapid transit plans involve SO vast