Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-10-23
THE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION.
WEST VIRGINIA EDITORS AT PAR
KERsBURG-THE EXCURSION, ETC.

Virginia Editorial Association was
held at Parkersburg last week.
Tuesday and Wednesday were mainly
devoted to the business affairs OF the
Association, although the routine was
not unrelieved by sundry pleasantries
and diversions offered by the people
and the local press Of the city. There
WAS a fair attendance of newspaper
men at the meeting-probably sixty
members of the Association being
present. Every newspaper man IN
the State ought to belong to the or
sanization, and every one ought to
attend its sessions. When this is done
the influence Of the body will be
practically unlimited and no end OF
benefit may be expected. Tie press
OF the eastern panhandle was not
largely representative c. w. Boyer,
OF the Martinsburg Statesman, and the
REGISTER man being the only editors
from this section in attendance.
After the transaction Of routine
business on Tuesday an invitation
was accepted from the knights OF
Pythias to attend their reception at
night. The Grand Lodge was in SEES
sion at Parkersburg at the time, sew
oral hundred knights being in the city
A most enjoyable evening was spent,
and knights and editors and citizens Of
the town mingled together In the
most agreeable harmony. Addresses
were made by prominent men in the
order, and a flambeau drill by the
Parkersburg knights called forth
rounds of applause as they went
through their intricate movements
on the broad thoroughfare to the &C
compartment Of glowing fireworks.
The Association met at 9 o'clock
Wednesday morning, when a number
of new members were takenin. After
the transaction OF routine business,
the following officers for the ensuing
year were elected: r. E. Hornor,
president, Parkersburg Sentinel w.
M. Workman, vice-president, Lincoln
Citizen; J. +. Fleming, recording and
corresponding secretary, Morgantown
New Dominion; j. S. Brown, treas
urer, kingwood Argus; p. w. Morris,
historian, Richie Gazette; Stuart f.
Reed, orator, Clarksburg Telegram ;
j: V. Henderson, poet, Charleston
Nonparei Charleston was selected
as the next place of meeting, and the
time fixed for the first Wednesday OF
next May, although the executive
committee was given power to change
the date if necessary. The following
persons were elected as delegates TO
the National Editorial Association :
NJ. w. Donally, Charleston Gazette ;
Il. T. McDougall, Ceredo Advance ;
H. L. Snyder, Shepherdstown Regis
ter; alternates, j. V. Henderson,
Charleston Nonpareil; j. j. Jacob,
Wellsburg Herald; }. X. White,
Kingwood Argus. Messrs. M. W..
Donally, A. B. White. Julian E. Flem-
Ing, C. l.. Thompson, w. s. Wiley and
r. E. Hornor were appointed as a
legislative committee.
At o'clock the editors and the la
dies accompanying them were taken
by a special train to various points OF
interest about the CITY. The first
visit was to the Camden Consolidated
Oil Company's Works, mammoth
refinery and business plant that gives
employment to large number Of
men and turns out 1000 barrels of re-
fined oil every day. Mr.. G. w. Arch
bold, manager, and Mr.. Louis NJ.
Skinner, superintendent, were par
ticularly kind to the visitors, show
ing them through the great estab-
lishment and explaining the various
processes. The party was also shown
through the works Of the Parkers
burg Veneer and Panel Works and
the Parkersburg Chair Factory.
The last-and the longesr-visit was
to the big brewery, where the process
of beer manufacturing was shown by
the good-natured proprietors OF the
establishment. in return for which
the editors gave a thoroughly salts
factory exhibition of the consumption
of the excellent product.
Parkersburg is u city OF which all
West Virginia may we'll b" proud. Its
people are hospitable, enterprising
and full of business. It's public build
ings are numerous and handsome. Its
industrial and manufacturing estab-
lishment. are of the best of their kind,
and are substantial evidences of pro
gress and prosperity. Splendidly
paved streets, street cars, electric
lights, waterworks, excellent railroad
facilities, water transportation on the
Ohio river, abundant natural advan-
tages in the way of coal and oil and
timber and the other riches Of West
Virginia, are all hers, and her people
are wide-awake enough to grasp the
opportunity that lies before them
in the industrial era that is now just
beginning in this State. The only
criticism that we find is the lack of
hotel accommodations rather seri
Gus objection at certain times when
strangers want to be taken in and find
no room. We believe that Parkers-
burg excels any city in our State for
the number and beauty Of the private
homes that adorn several Of the prin-
oipal avenues. The splendid, com
Portable mansions, surrounded by
lovely lawns, are most attractive in
their appearance and add greatly to
the charm Of the place To Mr. Il