Evening journal., 1921-08-24
SEE SUCCESS
IN DRIVE FOR
CITY'S TRADE
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Section has received subscriptions
providing a fund Of $4,000. with due
care. the members Of its Advertising
Committee are confident much can
be accomplished. Plans already are
underway TO issue monthly bulletins,
or "trade-o-grams," which will be
sent to every merchant on the Pen
insula
wake up. Delaware, to your own
opportunities" "Get back of your
home State" and Help yourselves
by helping your fellow Delawareans'
will form the gospel which will be
preached. This win be supported by
material showing the advantages Of
buying in Wilmington and by trade
trips to various communities, on
which such advantages will be told
verbally. Pep and punch" is to be
injected into the movement in allo-
pathic quantities.
The luncheon-meeting was held in
the Club Room Of the Hotel DUPONT.
Covers were laid for twenty. and ex-
actly twenty attended In addition TO
Mayor Harvey, who was the guest
Of honor. there were present William
u. Mullen, chairman OF the Whole
sale Section of the Commerce Cham
Der and head of the wholesale gro
Gerry firm bearing his name; /. b.
Flnkelstein, of the Delaware Notion
House. Ltd, and chairman OF the
Advertising Committee OF the Whole
sale Section; W. A. Mode. Delaware
To A
ton, Continental Life Insurance Com
pany; II. 4. Bush, George w. Bush
& Sons Company; John A Booker
Booker, Scott & Moore; George A..
Casey, vice president OF the Whining
ton Provision Company, and John c..
Sinclear, Speakman & Co.
In addition to these members OF
the Wholesale Section, there we're A..
ID. Warner, Jr., presidents William
T. Budd. secretary. and Captain c.
M. Dillon, assistant secretary of the
Commerce Chamber; William f..
Metten and Harold p. Fetter, Of the
Every Evening; Joseph II. Martin
and Horace Z. Warrington. the sun
day Star; George Carter and Thomas
Hill, The Evening Journal; John A.
Maue, The Morning News, and John
c. Saylor. the Labor Herald.
Opportunity Here; Let's Col
Following an excellent luncheon.
Mr. Finkelstein. who presided. told
OF the growing interest in the move-
ment TO expand Wilmington's whole
sale trade. He also told of the ac-
tivities Of Baltimore business men in
endeavoring to increase their trade
on the Delmarvla Peninsula.
Mr.. Finkelstein then added that
the members of the Advertising Com.
mittee felt they could profit greatly
from the newspaper mems knowl'
edge, experience and advice He re
viewed the Wholesale trade move
| ment in Wilmington, and called at
ltention to the fact there are now IL
Wholesalers and jobbers In the city
all Of whom are backing the cam
! pairn. "Co-operation Is one OF on
greatest essentials. and ! am glad Z
say we are getting IT," he concluded
Mr.. Mullen, who Is chairman o
the Wholesale Section. declared VIII
lmington wholesale grocers had bull
up trade that was more moderr
in methods and conduct than theh
competitors in Philadelphia. and
equally as modern as wholesale
firms in Baltimore. The last-namoc
firms are now making desperate Of.
forts. ne said, TO get stronger hold
on the Peninsula
MAJOR Harvey told something OF
I his experiences while he was engaged
n the Wholesale lumber business and
ialso MS n manufacturer. He urges
that the travelling statesmen employed
by the Wilmington wholesale house
be encouraged TO boost Wilmington
as a trade center. "'rhey are valuable
aids he aid. everitahle ambassa
doris Of trade" Then Mayor Harve,
voiced his appreciation Of the entir
movement, and pledged his fulies
support
Mr.. Warner, president Of tn
Chamber OF Commerce. urged wha
he termed Community advertising.
and the need Of more closely knit
/. ting" the interests of various smalls
: towns on the Peninsula under n
! leadership and with active co-oper'
4 ton Of Wilmington. He also stresse
r the value Of transportation facilitie
a Get Together Dinner Coming
Chairman Finkelstein told OF q
a recent visit paid by the Advortisir
a Committee to the local council OF u
4 GATED Commercial Travellers
America. in Knights OF Pythias Ha
q and Of the arrangements which a
5 under way for holding a get toget
IS er" dinner OF the travelling men al
members Of the Wholesale secti
early in September.
Mr.. Warrington. chairman OF I
Mercantile Section. described in d
i, tail how his own section had be
4 growing because OF the injection
more pep" 'sThe Chamber OF Cor
4 merce is a business DOCTOR" he co
n unued. -and should be ready at
d times 70 advise and treat any bu
a ness ills Of It's members" He pr
n posed that the Mercantile and Whol
u sale sections cooperate in trade e
g pansion.
Mr.. Fulton emphasized the need
"a strong personal element in su
movements, and Mr.. Booker spo
on competition as a trade stimuli
r George Carter emphasized the ben
fits OF cooperation and the new
> papers part in bringing It abol
Buy in Wilmington what you car
buy at home" he suggested as
slogan for the Peninsula campaig
and told Of the work OF the Me
| chants Association in New York a.
| its trade excursions. He also emph
sized the personal touch" In wi
ming customers.
Mr. Saylor urged building up