West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-06-27
THE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION.
Annual Session at Fairmont Last Week.

the West Virginia Editorial Associ-
alton was held at Fairmont la~t
week and was attened by about IS
newspaper men all told. The meet
ings were held in the magnificent
new Court House, the finest build
ing in the State, and were presided
over by the Vice President of the
Association, Rev. George X. Brown
of Harrisville, editor of the Meth
odist Protestant. On Thursday
morning the Association rode out
TO the Watson mines on the splen
did new street railway, and from
there came back through the Indus
trial Belt, visiting and inspecting a
number of manufacturing plants
that are a hive of industry and
credit to any city.
The glass works are as busy as
they can be and the blowing and
finishing was all very interesting.
We saw ware-room after ware-room
filled with empty bottles, mostly
beer bottles, and this made us very
dry and as the day was warm and
the factories all hot, some of the
party got so dry and thirsty that
the Great Desert of Sahara was but
a side issue, and Col. Sam Harrison,
of Piedmont, had to be rolled on
the grass and sprinkled with ice.
water to keep him from perishing
until we could get to the Brewery,
the ne plus ultra of the industrial
section.
Here the Association rested from
its labors and partook of splendid
lunch, served by the Brewery,
washed down by some of the finest
beer ever on tap. 1t was hard to
leave and some of the boys wanted
to be put on ice and left there.
In the afternoon the Association
went to Warrington, the county
seat of Augusta county. A recep-
ton committee was at the depot
and escorted us to the Hotel Bart
lett where liquid refreshments and
cigars were served. After which, a
long line of carriages were on hand
to drive the Association all around
the town to view the industries that
make Warrington a close second
to Fairmont. New buildings are
going up on all hand, and with oil
wells in every direction, many peo-
having one in their yard, not very
ornamental but very useful and
mighty handy to keep going all the
time and pumping money into the
bank while you sleep.
The machine shops and glass
works were inspected and were a
surprise to the visitors to find such
large and important industries with
full force of employees working
night and day to fill orders at the
glass works One of the interest
ing sights at the boiler works was
to see them riveting the big steam
boilers with hammers driven with
great force by compressed air.
AT the glass works we found an
old Preston county boy, Virgil
Clayton, as president and general
manager, and the gteatest all around
hustler in a town of hus.lers. The
glass blowers have a hot time in the
old town, and no preacher could
scare them with dire threats of hell
fire and birthstone.
After the carriage ride the Associ-
alton was given an informal recep-
at the Elks Hall, a splendid place
on the third floor of a large bust
ness building. This was followed
by banquet at the Bartlett House
that was easy to eat and hard to
beat About a dozen courses were
served, interspersed with VINE, cog
mac and champagne. Winding up
with flow of oratory that would
have retired Stuart Reed, of Clarks-
burg, and Chauncey NJ. DePew, of
New York. Mayor Hess made
speech Of welcome that was received
with enthusiastic applause and it
was responded to by Col. Thos. II.
Dennis, OF Greenbrier county. in
his usual courtly and captivating
manner. There were toast-speeches
galore, and it was with lingering re-
gret and many kind good byes and
pleasant memories that we left
Warrington that night and returned
to the scene Of our annual meeting.
Next day the main business sessions
Of the Association were held in the
new Court House. About fifteen
new members we're taken in, com
mittecs appointed to settle with the
Treasurer on Membership, Finance
and Resolutions. Secretary Tbomp.
son, Of the Wheeling Board of
Trade appeared before The Associ.