The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-01-19
THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS
And More RAISED to get the
Glass House.

Prospects are Very Encouraging Look
Like sure thing-The Committee
has been hustliBg - The meeting
was pleased with the Work Done
Tbe Committee was Instructed to do
all that they Could and then Cali An
Other meeting-The Factory caa be
iIroHght here-How much 80 You
Want In it,
From fridays Daily.
The meeting held last night to hear
the report of the committee appointed
by the meeting held at the office of
the Union improvement company was
fairly attended. The committee re-
ported and the prospects of landing
the glass house are very good. 1t can
be done if the proper effort is made
and when that is known and the farther
fact that the effort can be made it
will be an easy matter to have it
made.
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman, Col. S. A. Poster. As
SndiiA Aah VI Oitc COliullubcc nHlCu
had been appointed to solicit sub
scriptions he made the report to the
meeting. He said that everywhere
he went he found the people anxious
to get the factory. Some of them
were willing to pay to get itsand some
were not SO anxious. The meeting
had not been postponed long enough
to allow of very thorough canvass as
two days was very short time to do
anything in. Still the committee
thought that it had done well as it
had raised In two days more than
two thousand dollars and thought
that the rest could be raised with the
proper effort. They had determined
to report to the committee with two
thousand dollars and had more than
that sum raised from men who would
pay it. He asked that additions be
made 10 the committee as the work
was too much for three men.
w. w. Hayes suggested that there
were people present who had not been
seen and stated that they should be
allowed to contribute.
J. w. Wiles said that he had been
hard at work for two days and did not
feel like talking, but he wanted more
men on the committee.
f. nj. Grant complimented the
committee on the showing it had
made. 1t was very much better than
he had expected in such a short time
and the gentlemen in charge ought to
feel good over the results attained.
More can be done and must be done.
People who will get benefits every
day from the new factory have not
given cent. They must be seen a1d
they must give. Some of the SUBJ
scribers could double their subscrip-
tions and get them back in ninety
days. They will do it rather than let
the factory slip. The Seneca pays
dollars into the pockets of subscribers
every day. Everybody should help
the committee. Simply because a
man has subscribed his duty is not
ended. We must make a concerted,
united effort and we will succeed. If
we want the factory all we have to do
is to take it. He thought that the
committee should be continued until
the required sum is raised.
w. ii. Bannister referred to the ar
guments opposed by people and the
obstacles which had to be overcome
by the committee. Morgantown was
not different from any other town.
This kind of things was found every
where but there was salt enough to
save it. The 5fort would succeed.
Men would go into the factory who
would put their money in it and that
was the kind of factory the town
wanted. 1t will De better to start on
than the Seneca was when it started,
and everybody knows what that fac
tory is to the town. You will meet
opposition of course but by persever-
ence you will succeed.
The meeting commented on the
subscriptions of Messrs. Wilgus, J. l..
Keener and the A. j. Titzel company
as they were new corners and had done
more for the town than many an old
resident The sentiment was that
they were deserving of great credit for
their public spirit.
John Hunt asked for paper and
said that he could get a number of
small contributions. He had given
all that he thought he could stand
but rather than see the movement
fail he would double his subscription.
1t was then decided that the COM
mittee meet every night to compare
notes until the required sum is raised
and that no more meetings be held
until that time. The people present
felt that everybody would give some
thing, no matter how small, as every
little helps, and the effort will be
made to see every property holder in
town and get small subscription
from them all. The committee must
be helped in every way possible by all
present at the meeting and the sum
raised as rapidly as possible. A mo-
ton was made and carried that the
meeting adjourn.
NAV pp MnyER