The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-10-23
THE c.ARKsBuRG TELEGRAM,
Friday, October %. 1908.
4 CONVENTION CITY.

A CONVENTION CITY
Clarksburg has every right to be the
future convention city of West virginin.
The desirable features of such convcn
ton city should be good and adequate hos
tel Recommendations, large assembly
hall or auditorium, sufficient TO seat
large number of people, and places Of
amusement and attractions for the en-
tertainancnt of delegates and members
during the rcccsses of the meeting or con-
MENTIONS.
At present there are only two or three
places in the state where it is possible
to hold convention OF any kind. An
nual conclaycs, grand lodge meetings, po-
litical conventions, or gatherings of any
sort, sessions of state professional, ed
ucational, benevolent, charitable, tenn
perancc and religions organizations and
associations are generally held in Park
crsburg, Charleston. Huntington or
Wheeling. All of these places have good
hotel accommodations, but there are two
chief objections which lnalc-t them unde-
sirahle for the holding of state conven-
tons such as mentioned above. One Is
their geographical location. Farkers-
burg. Charleston, Wheeling and Hunting
ton are all situntcd 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. Parleers-
burg, for instance, has an auditorium in
its city building. but, as was evidenced
only recently, 1t b not even sufficient to
accommodate one-third of the people in a
district senatorial convention. Charles
bon lies in the Kanawha quagmire and
from . hygienic viewpoint is totally un-
1t for even consideration in the matter
Of making it convention city.
Ciarksburg is finely situated geo.
graphically. It is practically in the cen
ter of the state and is easily and quickly
accessible by railroads from oil points.
Il win soon boast of as fine hotel facili-
tics and accommodations as any other
city within the states borders and can
accommodate as many people. Amuse
ments and attractions for the entertain
ment of visitors are here. There is but
one important thing needed-we have
an IF the other fundamental essentials
state-and that is a convention hall.
The citizens, merchants, business men,
capitalists and, in fact, all who have the
future welfare of the city ut heart,
should grasp the golden opportunity. get
together, form stock company. secure
n 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 for
the maintenance of the hall, a nominal
fee could be charged for its use-lodses
and other organizations and associations
would be glad to pay n small fee for the
use OF big convention hall. conven
iesltly located. as their delegates and 9TH
ers 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 convention hall
company would soon be repaid by tho
emolnments to he derived from the en-
tertainmcnt and accommodations of the
people.
With such thing reality all state
meetings and conventions would want
to come to Clarksbury. and the fuel city
Of the fuel state could be very properly
called the convention city of West vir-
ginia. Clarkssurg could be made 70 be
Ito West Virginia what the city of De-
-troit is to the United States.