Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-06-21
STATE BOARD OF
TRADE CONVICTION
MANY DELEGATES PRES.
ENT AT THE MEETING.
First Steps Taken Towards Forming
the 0rsanization-~B!rief and En-
thusiastiC Addresses Made.
SISTERSVILLE WELL REPRESENTED


The first steps toward the forma'
ton of a West Virginia State
Board of Trade were taken Tues
day morning at the rooms of the
Wheeling Board of Trade. AS
was stated by chairman Wilson.
in his opening address, it was
highly appropriate that the meet
ing should be held on this date,
as June twentieth is the annivers-
airy of the birth of West Virginia
as a state. Not more than half
of the delegates who were selected
by their respective boards of trade
throughout the state were in the
city on Tuesday morning, but a
large number arrived during the
day. Aside from this fact, all
seem to augur well for the organ
ization which is to bring the Lit
tie Mountain State into the fore
most rank Of the states in the
union. Enthusiasm appeared to
be the keynote, as was shown by
the attitude of all who were pres
ent in their informal discussion,
and in the short talks which
several of the gentlemen were
called upon to make.
The delegates were somewhat
late in gathering, and it was ten
thirty when Mr.. John Waterhouse
president of the Wheeling Board
of Trade, called the meeting to
order. The Rev. S. II. Westhafer
pastor of the Fourth Street M. E.
church was introduced and open
ed the convention with prayer.
The prayer was followed by the
suggestion of Mr.. w. Alfred Will
son as temporary chairman and
Mr.. Roy B. Naylor, secretary of
the local Board of Trade, as tenn
porary secretary. Mr.. Wilson was
greeted with applause, and he de-
livered an interesting and timely
address.
The enrolment of the delegates
who were present, and the calling
of the roll by the secretary were
next in order. After this duty
had been perfarmed, Mr.. Naylor
lead to the assemblage some let
ters from prominent men through
out the state. in which were en-
bodied their sentiments for the
success of the project. These COM
munications were from Governor
William NJ. o. Dawson. who had
been requested to be present and
make an address. Louis Tavenner
of Fairmont. j. G.. Fuller of Hunt
ington, and O. S. Mckinney OF
Fairmont, and a telegram was re-
ceived from J. P. Mckee OF this
city.
At the conclusion of the read
ing of these letters, Mr.. Sybert,
of Sistersvile, made a motion for
tbe appointment by the chair of
a committee of five to draft a
constitution and bylaws. The
chair appointed the following
named gentlemen on that commit
tee: Messrs. Summers, of Park
ersburg: Sturgiss of Morgantown
Brown. of Kingwood; Ruff. of
Bluefeld. and Franzheim, of
Wheeling. The committee immed-
lately went into session in the
secretary's office.
Brief Talks Made.
While the committee on con-
sutton were out. various gentle
men were called upon by the
chairman. Mr.. R. Fl. Warfield
spoke of the wealth of Morgan
town. and declared that the city
would willingly give it all for the
general good of West Virginia.
Mr.. J. A. Oldfeld, of Peasants
county. was the next speaker. He
said that the gentlemen from his
city were especially interested in
oil and gas. Mr.. Thomas G Brady
of Clarksburg, spoke of the plent,
eous supply of gas and coal at
Clarksburg. and that it, with
some free sites, were waiting fol
capitalists. Mr.. H. G. johnson
described the great progress OF
Elkins. The well known merch.
ant. Mr.. A. G. McConnaughey. OF
Parkersburg, compared Wesl