The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-10-12

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7EhKb erly encouraged
aNR the camp meet.
ing committee Of the West yir-
nina Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church will
locate its camp grounds near
Clarksburg. That the location of
such grounds will benefit the peo-
pie of the county and town needs
no argument. There are within
a radius of.tiye miles of the town
five sites for such grounds. There
is sufficient population and wealth
to make the place when located
a summer village of from eight
to fifteen hundred people and on
extra occasions of from three to
five thousand people. This must
necessarily help both town and
country. No argument is needed
to prove this proposition Some
may conclude, however, that no
such community could be estab-
lished. In these days of enter
prise and activity but few things
are beyond the range of possible
ty or even probability. Men
never were so much in earnest as
lin these years. Besides it is
matter of common occurrence
misunderstanding like that now
contemplated are planted aud be!
come great in a few years. The
Methodists and enterprising bust
ness men not in the church few
years ago selected camp grounds
near the town Of Lansing, Ohio,
and that too under the leadership
of the tireless worker DR.. A.
B. Riker who is now at the head
of the present undertaking and
today there are on that site from
three to four hundred fine sum.
mer residences with visiting
population for the vacation
months Of from one thousand to
fifteen hundred people and at
times and on extra occasions of
almost as many thousand. The
fabulous growth of Mountain
Lake Park is familiar to all our
people. 1t is useless TO say, a
similar growth can not be had
here. If our people are willing
and prove it by action and CON
tributions in work and money
1t will be established here. II it
succeeds, they will share in the
material benefits. Other towns
and communities are aspiring and
contending for the location. Ma
son City situate as it is on the
river border of the State has Of
fered to the committee as a gift
nearly two hundred acres of land
and three thousand dollars cash.
The citizens of Charleston and
the Governor at the head of the
list have made a similar offer.
Other places and communities are
doing the same. No place or
locality is able to compete with
us either in wealth or population
and this location can be secured
if sufficient zeal and interest are
shown and a proper site and
means are rendered. What is
done must be done at once. De.
lay is dangerous. We have seen
from time to time opportunities
slip away for obtaining the loca-
ton of various institutions that
would have aided US by wealth
and influence. The State build
ings have gone from us because
their benefits were so little APP
preciated. Different industrial
enterprises looking for plants
have passed and gone elsewhere
where better offers were made.
Other places have proftted by
our inactivity and Indifference,
and too when they had not the.
same natural advantages. No
part Of the State can offer better
advantages or facilities for d camp
meeting ground than this can,
Its healthfulness can not be ex-