Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-03-09
THE INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION.

One of the largest and most enthu-
siastic meetings ever held in West Nir-
ginia was the industrial convention at
Wheeling last week. Prominent per
sons from all sections of the State
were present, every county being rep
resented by from three to fifty dele
gates Among those who took part
in the convention were Senator kenna,
Ex-senator Camden. Ex-senator
Davis Hon. Stephen Il. Elkins, Gov
Wilson and staff, Hon. b. f. Martin,
John w. Mason. Judge \. b. Fleming,
George f. Price, and hundreds of 9th
ers well-known throughout the State
The jefferson County delegation was
composed of Hon. w. II. Travers'
Hon. James II. Grove, Joseph Trap
nell James d. Butt, b. G. Washing
ton, George w Haines Gustav Brown,
J. C. Holmes, Col. r. p. Chew, Stuart
Hirschman, George ii. Turner, c. l..
Barnhart and Captain William NJ
Clements.
The convention assembled at one
o'clock Wednesday. The permanent
officers elected were: President, EX-
Senator j. n Camden; secretary, b.
l.. Butcher, and one vice-president
from each of the thirteen senatorial
districts. Before permanent organ
loud calls for Ex-senator Henry q.
Davis and that gentleman responded
i'm a lengthy speech, in which he spoke
enthusiastically of the advantages
and resources Of West Virginia. Mr..
Davis was followed by Hon. Stephen
b. Elkins, who entertained the crowd
with interesting statistics of the un-
developed wealth of the State. Sena-
ator Kenna and Governor Wilson also
made addresses which were received
with great applause. During the af-
ternoon and evening addresses were
made by Hon. WIN. III. Travers, ID. ID.
Johnson, Henry S. Walker, G. b.
Hart and others.
Ex-senator Davis, from committee
appointed to promote Systematically
the objects of the convention, reported
a resolution, which was adopted, to
organize the convention into the West
Virginia Immigration and Develop
ment Association, with an auxiliary
association formed in each county,
the officers to be a president, one vice
president from each senatorial district
and a secretary. Mr.. G. b. Hart, of
Wheeling, was elected the president
of the association.
b. C. Washington, Esq. of this
county, was appointed Vice-President
for this Senatorial district. He is a
good man for the position. The Board
of e-Presidents will hold its first
meeting in Charlestown on May oath
1t was decided to have a salaried sec
rotary to distribute printed matter
showing the resources Of the State
and to invite land owners to file infor-
nation with him for the benefit of all
persons interested in West Virginia.
Contributions for the salary of the
secretary were invited, and gifts of
800 each were presented by the city
OF Charleston, Senator kenna, and
Kanawha, Preston, Richie, Jackson,
Jefferson, Cabell, Mason, Wood, Bar
bour and Marion counties, the Wheel
ing Chamber of Commerce, ex-senator
III. G.. Davis, Stephen B. Elkins, and
smaller gifts from Tyler, Mineral Wet
Eel, Berkeley, Grant, Roane, Braxton,
Ohio, Monongahela counties and Nor
gantown.
After deciding upon Charleston, w.
Va, and January %, 1888, as the time
and place of the next meeting, and
thanking the Wheeling Chamber of
Commerce for the courtesies extended
to the members, the convention shortly
after II o'clock p. III. adjourned.