West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-04-13
County Auxiliary Formed.

A public meeting CT the citizens
of jefferson county. for the purpose
of forming county association,
auxiliary to the West Virginia I'M
migration and development Asso-
citation, was held at the courthouse
in Charlestown on Friday, April 6,
1888. The meeting was called to
order by B. c. Washington, Esq,
Vice President for the 18th Senate
rial District, and on motion Hon.
w. II. Travers was called to the
Chair and w. w. B. Gallaher and
Geo. w. Haines appointed Secre-
ta-ies.
The object of the meeting being
stated by Mr.. Travers, committee
of one from each magisterial district
of the county-consisting of Messrs.
b. C. Washington, n. c. Brackett,
Chas. H. Knott, w. III. T. Lewis and
S. d. Engle-was appointed to con-
slider and present a plan of county
organization.
During the withdrawal of this
committee, the Chairman announced
that the delegates to the Wheeling
Convention had pledged the county
for contribution of one hundred
dollars in aid of the State Associa-
ton, and liberal subscriptions to
raise this amount were at once
made.
The committee reported the fol-
lowing plan of organization, which
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the people of Jefferson
county in meeting assembled this 9th
day of April, 1888, do hereby agree to or
ganiZe themselves into an association TO
be known as Jefferson County Associa-
ton, Auxiliary to West Virginia Immi-
grafton and Development Association"
on the following plan:
/. The Association shall consist OF such
citizens of the county as shall enroll
themselves as members of the Associa-
ton at this meeting, or with the Vice
Presidents thereof from their respective
districts, or with the Secretary of the
Auxiliary Association.
2. The officers of the Association shall
consist of President, Secretary, and
one Vice President from each Magiste-
rial District in the county, and from
every city, town and village in the coun-
ty-to be hereafter elected by. the en-
rolled members thereof, at an annual
meeting of the Association to be held on
the first Friday in May in each and eve
ry year.
ANY vacancies in the said offices, oc-
curing during the year, to be filled by
the Auxiliary Association at the next
meeting of the Auxiliary Board after the
said vacancy may happen
3. The President and Vice-Presidents
shall constitute an Auxiliary Board, and
shall meet the first Friday in every
month, in the town of Charlestown, for
the transaction of business.
The said Board shall be entrusted with
the collection of funds and information,
for the promotion of the objects of the
State Association, which, through the
President of the said Auxiliary Board.
shall be conveyed to the President of the
State Board of immigration and Devel-
opment.
The President of the County Auxiliary
Board shall report TO every monthly
meeting of the said Board the funds and
information thus collected and trans
mitted, and the Secretary of the Board
shall make a minute of the said report.
4. A special meeting of the County
Board may be called either by the Presi-
dent or any three Vice-Presidents re-
questing the said President to call such
meeting.
5. The members and officers of the
County Association pledge themselves
to furnish the President or Secretary of
the County Board all such information,
from time to time, with reference to the
natural or other advantages of the said
county as they deem of interest or value
in inducing immigration into or devel-
opment of said county-such as indus
tries, adaptation of soil for certain pro-
ducts that from experiment may have
been raised successfully: fertility of soil,
raw materials for manufactures, manu-
featuring powers, facility for the distri-
button OF manufactures, churches,
schools, character of roads and such like
information as may exist within their
respective vicinities.
The committee further recon-
mended that Hon. w. II. Travers be
made permanent President of the
County Auxiliary Association, and
that Geo. w. Haines be chosen the
permanent Secretary thereof; and
that the President and Secretary Sc
lect suitable persons for the Vice
Presidents contemplated by the plan
of organization and announce their
names through the county papers.
Adopted.
The names of the persons present
were enrolled as members OF the As.
ISOLATION, after which the meeting
adjourned.
W. H. TRAVERS, Ch'rm.
W. w. B. GALLAHER,
GEO. W. HAINEs,
Secretaries.