The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-24

laushiin, OF the Wheeling Board o
Trade.
Poeahontas coanty "A. D. Williams, o
Marlinton.
Peasants eounty-,J. Il. Stanley.
Ritchie county Bricc Hall, llarrisville
II. }. Scott. l'cnnsbcro.
Randolph county II. &, johnson, +. }
rriplett, j W. Weymouth, of Elkins.
Taylor county Eugene sommerville
Of Grafton.
upshm county-W. b, Outright, G. Il
Proudfoot, H. 4. Roger, c. J. Poe. o. y
Outright, W. Il. Hilleary, J. II. Trotter
of Buckhannon.
Wetzel county-I y, lleane and F
". Clarke of New Alartinsyille.
Wood couty-Ed. Nelly. Governor 4
=. White, S, D. Stiles, NJ. T. Hall. II
VI 0'B!enues-, Of the Business Men.
League, Of Parkersburg.
Upon motion. which was carried, it wa,
resolved 10 appoint committee on reso
utions consisting Of the accredited mem.
bers Of the various boards Of trades rep
resented.
W. Scott. Of Clarksburg, suggested
that this committee embody in theil
resolutions the adyocation Of the adop
tion Of State excise law on all gas sent
out Of the state. This suggestion met
witlchearty approval by the convention
Editor Weymouth, of the Randolph
Enterprise, wanted to have a committee
appointed to see that the Standard Oil
Company aid not have too many dele.
gates in the convention. The conven.
iion was Of the opinion that the Stand.
ard Oil Company was not running the
meeting ana the personnel Of representa-.
lives present was suggested TO Mr. Wey.
mouth. whereupon he Withdrew his mo.
tion.
The temporary organization was made
permanent under the hearty approval d
the assemblagc. The newspaper men il
attendance were made assistant secre
tarieS Of the convention.
In lieu Of the committee on resolution.
it was moved and carried that iwo com
mittees be appointed, one upon order o
business and one on resolutions and leg
islation, both to assemble at one o'clocl
10 transact their business and report a
the afternoon session 10 convene at tw,
o'clock. This was amended by author
izing the chairman TO appoint nine mem
bers on each committee. The committe,
were announced as follows by the chair
after which The convention adiourne
until two o'clock:
Committee on Order of Business.
Thomas G. Brady. Clarksburg.
w b. McMechcn. Wheeling.
i r. \. Roger. BucEhannon.
Edward Nelly, Parkersburg.
Eugene Sommerville. Grafton.
II. ]. Scott. Pennsboro.
II. W. Bayer, Berkeley Springs.
ormon Randolph. Burnsville.
]. H. Weymoutll. Elkins.
Committee on Resolutions and Legislatio
John w. Davis, Clarksburg.
DR.. L. S. Brock, NIorgantown.
}. G, Brady, Wheeling.
W VI. Kineaid. Cameron.
T. W. Clarke, New Martinsville.
b. i. Priddie, Huntington.
Charles Capito, Charleston.
]. f. Phillips. Fairmont.
George c. Cole. Weston.
At two o'clock ..e convention wa
again called TO order by lairman Stu
giss. commItVee on resolutions an
legislation and the committee on ord,
of business had previously met an
transacted the business given them. II
committee on order Of business reporte
through its chairman, Thomas C. Brad,
the order Of business for the afternoo
session.
In accordance with this order Of bus
ness DR.. / c. White. State Geologii
of West Virginia. occupied the attentic
= Of the convention in an address. i
spoke Of the chemical compounds an
I substances Of natural gas and of oil. +
!. outlined the oil fields and gas belts i,