The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-17
HARRISBURG, W. VA, OCT. il, 1908.
A CONVENTION cry.

Clarksbllrg has every right to be the
future convention city Of West Virginia.
The desirable features Of such a conyen.
ton city should be good and adequate no.
tel accommodations, large assembly
hall or auditorium, sufficient to seat a
large number Of people, and places Of
amusement and attractions for the en-.
tertainment of delegates and members
during the recesses of the meeting or con.
ventions.
At present there are only two or three
places in the state where it is possible
to hold convention of any kind. An.
nual conclaves, grand lodge meetings, 20.
litical conventions, or gatherings Of any
sort, sessions of state professional, ed
ucational, benevolent, charitable. tenn
pcrance and religious organizations and
associations are generally held in Park.
ersburg, Charleston, Huntington or
Wheeling. All of these places have good
hotel accommodations, but there are two
chief objections which make them unde.
sirablc for the holding of state conven
tons such as mentioned above. One is
their geographical location. Parkers.
burg, Charleston, Wheeling and Hunting.
ton are all situated on the edge and IN
the corners of the state, thus rendering
financial hardship to delegates and
members, in excessive travelling expenses
The other objection is the absence in
any OF these places of an adequate as.
sembly hall or auditorium. Parkers.
burg, for instance, has an auditorium in
its city building, but, as was evidenced
only recently, it is not even sufficient to
accommodate one.third of the people in
district senatorial convention. Charles,
ton lies in the Kanawha quagmire and
from hygienic viewpoint is totally un.
lit for even consideration in the matter
Of making it convention city.
Clarksburg is finely situated geo.
SraPhlGllly. II IS practically in the cen.
Ter Of the state and is easily and quickly
accessible by railroads from all points.
1t will soon boast of as fine hotel facili.
ties and accommodations as any Other
city within the states borders and car
accommodate as many people. Amuse
mcnts and attractions for the entertain
ment OF visitors are here There is but
one important thing needed--we have
all OF the other fundamental essentials
10 make it the convention city of the
state-and that is convention hall.
The citizens, merchants, business men
capitalists and, in fact all who have the
future welfare of the city at heart
should grasp the golden opportunity, get
together, form stock company, secure
a suitable site and build convention
hall sufficient for the needs of any state
gathering or meeting that may be held
IN West Virginia. If it be necessary fol
the maintenance of the hall, nomina
zee could be charged for its use-lodges
and other organizations and associations
would be glad to pay small fee for the
use of big convention hall, so convcn.
lently located, as their delegates and 9th.
crs who attend could save enough money
in railroad fares in getting to the meet.
ings to afford to do that. Those who
subscribed stock to a convention hall
company would soon be repaid by tho
emoluments to be derived from the en-.
tertainmcnt and accommodations Of tho
people.
With such a thing reality all state
meetings and conventions would want
to come to Clarksburg, and the fuel city
of the fuel state could be very properly
called the convention city of West Viz.
ginia. Clarksburg could be made to be
to West Virginia what the city Of De.
troit is to the United States.