Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-09-28
FRIDAY NIGHTS MEETING.
If $4,000 Is sAIsED THE NEW IN
DUsTRY is OURS.
n n Can't BE. Marfinsburg Might as
wei stop-Board OF Trade VIII
Make One Last Supreme Eff
fort-It Is Now Up 10 the
People to Decide.

zens assembled in the Board of Trade
rooms Friday nighf TO hear report OF
the negotiations for the location OF
the new industry in the idle B. and
o. shop buildings and to take deci-
sive step toward the final consumma-
ton of the deal. one way or the other.
Mr.. Harvey T. Cushwa, President
of the Board OF Trade, presided over
the meeting.
The correspondence to the present
date was called for and was read by
the secretary. From the correspond
ence it was learned that the COM
pany, as is well known by many in
this section WHO have had dealings
with it. is one of the most substantial
companies of it's kind in the country.
1t at present employs l73 hands and
pays out in wages near about 800, 600
per year. The company wants to
move away from the small and neon
venient place where it is located and
increase the capacity of its pant.
Or al the towns that are
after the factory Martinsburg, with
its buildings already up ranks first
in choice so far as convenience is
concerned, but there are others that
are extending tempting inducements
to the company in their a tempt to
get the industry. Will Martinsburg by
a supreme effort take advantage of
this chance to take one rapid stride
forward or will the people let this OPP
portunity slip through their fingers?
The meeting Friday was to de-
finitelly decide that question, but the
outcome was not such that would
warrant the announcement that Mar
tinsburg would take advantage of the
opportunity.
Mr.. Max Robinson, chairman of
the committee appointed for til at
purpose, reported subscription papers
with the final agreement, stating un
subscribed, under which the contri-
buttons to the fund are to sign their
names.
The report was adopted. The amount
that must be raised is SIS, 600, $40, 900
to buy the buildings and So, 900 to pay
for the removal of the plant. Will
not the people in very short time
he doubly repaid for that Sl5, 600 if
800. 600 is paid out year III wages
and whole colony of people move
here?
The secretary of the company hasw-it-
ten that the board of directors of the
company will meet the Board of Trade
ana the b. & y. officials in Baltimore
cext week The Board of Trade
wants to know definitely what the
people of Martlnsburg will do before
that meeting. 1t wants to have every
ting ready for the committee. to go to
Baltimore and, in business like man.
ner, that is if the people so decide,
finally close the deal. The Executive
Board of the Board of Trade was by
a unanimous vote given power to
select u committee from the subscrib
ers to represent them at the meeting
in Baltimore.
Messers Lee NJ Bender, O. A. Mil
Ter, James +. Thompson and j. Fl
Lloyd were appointed to start out at
once with the subscription papers. The
new subscription papers were circu-
lated in the meeting and 50. $50 was
which. in addition to
the amounts subscribed on che
old papers by those who were not
present at FRIDAY nights meeting,
to So, $40.
MIR. Lee M. Bender volunteered to
be one of twenty of those who had al
ready subscribed to add 800 to their
subscriptions.
Mr. Edward Sigler, on behalf of
the firm of J. W. Bishop, offered 10
be one of five to subscribe $500.
Mr.. Bender had five followers. Mr..
Sigler had none.
DQ 10 WAClC tAiO lhNtbSi AOSNF VI
when the meeting adjourned.
Some expressed if as their opinion
that the money at that rate would
never be raised. They said majority
of the able business men were at the
meeting and If the subscriptions con-
tinued at the rate those present had
signed quite a number didn't sub
scribe at alb about S., 900 would be
subscribed and that is where it would
drop. Some were so disheartened that
they thought the proposition might
just as well be dropped without going
any farther.
But the Board decided to make one
last supreme effort and If the OPP
portunity is lost the blame will be
with the people, not with the Board.
The Board of Trade has done all in
Its power to push the matter through.
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