The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-03-16

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Last Thursday night the business
men attended the meeting, which
had been called for the purpose Of
devising ways and means for the de-
yelopment Of the town and profita-
Bile industrial utilization of our nat
ural gas, in great numbers. Each
attendant was filed with enthusiasm
and an enterprising spirit common
surate with the movement and did
his part to make the starting in the
boom for Morgantown result in per-
manent development Of beneficial
nature.
r. E. Fast was called to the chair,
and after neat address stating the
object of the meeting, H. M. Morgan
was made secretary. w. p. Wiley
was then called upon, and addressed
the assemblage upon the Importance
and necessity for the action they
were taking and gave his ideas, good
ones, too, of how the matter Of boom
ing the old town was to be brought
about He was followed by Geo. G.
Sturgiss and John A. Myers, each
Of whom spoke at length of our re-
sources and the simple means by
which they could be developed.
1t seemed to be the sentiment Of
all that ways and means committee
should be appointed, which should
organize itself into a chamber Of
commerce, the chair also agreeing to
this proposition, but asking for time
to make the most judicious appoint
ments.
Mr.. Sturgiss was of the opinion
that no more sure way for the town
to develop could be than that of Sc
curing a water works system in adj
dition to what might be done by the
Chamber of Commerce, and also that
any manufacturing concern locating
here should be exempted from taxa
ton and accordingly offered the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were adopt
ed without a dissenting voice:
RESOLVED, That in the opinion OF
this meeting the corporate authori-
ties of Morgantown should exempt
from local taxation the capital and
property (other than real estate) OF
any corporation, company or indi-
vidual, who will hereafter establish
any lawful manufacturing enterprise
within the corporate limits and give
employment to not less than fifty
employees, on an average for any one
year, and such exemption should be
limited to period of not more than
twenty years.
Resolred, That the chairman APP
point committee of five, whose duty
it shall be to canvass the town and
vicinity and ascertain how many per-
sons will contract to take water from
the Union Improvement Company
for term of one year, at the rates
proposed by that company, and re-
port to the chairman.
Resolved, That a committee Of
seven, of whom the chairman of this
meeting shall be chairman, be ap.
pointed, whose duty it shall be to
devise ways and means and q plan
for developing and utilizing the re-
sources of this town and vicinity,
including the collection and publica-
ton of the facts, statistics and in
ducements that can be offered 10
capital, labor and enterprise for prof
table employment; with authority
to appoint committe es to aid in
the work and to secure subscriptions
to defray the expenses necessarily
connected Herewith.
1t was then thought expedient to
appoint a committee to circulate
among the people to ascertain wheth-
er or not $50 faucets at 81 month
could be guaranteed to the Union
Improvement Company by the peo-
pie, f. NJ. Grant, representing the
company, stating at the meeting that
his company would construct the
system if that could be done OF
course these $50 faucets do not rep
resent what water would be en-
gagged for the towns fire protection,
factories, bath rooms, &C., through
these latter agencies the company
expecting to make the most money.
The committee to do this consists of
7. w. Anderson, w. w. Hayes, J. R.
Miller, G. A. Hayes and H. M. Nor
gan, who were instructed to report
Saturday evening. The meeting
then adjourned until Saturday even
ing, when the committees report
showed the following names as sub
scribers, taking one, two, three and
some four faucets each:
Mrs. Jane Lazier, Mrs. L. J. Dough-
ner, F. K.O'Kelly, C. A. MADEIRA, j. L.
Hawthorne, A. E. tazier, R. E. Fast,
E. M. Turner, L. j. Holland, Geo. G.
Sturgiss, Cooper d Hess, E. H.
Coombs, L. r. Evans, C. S. Rogers,
Mrs. James Evans, j. E. Fleming,
E. G. Protzman, w. p. Wiley, L. J.
Lazier, Mrs. Sarah Wood, Jas. f.
MADEIRA, w. c. McGrew, D. Chad
wick. John H. Smith, Mrs. S. Shis,
Ter, J. N. Pickenpaugh, Mrs. Eliza
beth Marsh, Ed. E. Baker, Jas. N
Davis, S. A. Poster, R. C. Berkeley,
A. M. Buchanan, J. S. Stewart
Jno. A. Myers, D. B. Purinton, /. C.
White, M. M. Dent, St. Geo. T.
Brooke, c. M. Shank, w. W. Hayes,
H. B. Lazier, A. Bower, j. r. Miller,
Geo. B. Morris, E. Shisler, L. v,
Keck, A. R. Whitehill, d. H. Slime,
G. W. John 4 Co., c. L. st. Clair
Jno. W. MADEIRA, G. F. Stephan, l.
S. Brock, j.. M. Wood, Mrs. Anna
Richards, Geo. C. Hayes, Jas. P,
Fitch, H. M. Morgan, 7. W. Ander-
son, G. A. Hayes.
On that evening the committee
asked for time, till Thursday even.
ing, when the list will be more than
doubled.
The secretary then read the fol.
lowing names as composing the
Chamber of Commerce: R. E. Fast
E. M. Grant, Geo. c. Sturgiss, W. P,
Wiley, F. A. Hennen, T. Pickeh;
paugh, E. Shisler and John A. Ny
ers. This committee will report
their progress on Thursday evening
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