The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-10
DEFENDS B. OF !.
Secretary Jacobs says That critleIsm'
oil That Body About It's inaetiv-
ty are yneailed FOR.
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Editor 81 Ihe Ytrgintm
Considerable beer said on he
streets and some articles have appear
ed tie papers regards w Board
of Trade what the Board q Trade
mas mo done and the dnd workslt
should not dp. etc. Now want g
preface Vie tolloRtng remarks ~ cay
ing that do not care personaIly Tor
these remarks Twenty-Five years
ago LEARNED willie teaching school
that do the best Jon cantnsthis world
people win talk about You and in an
these years by work ID the church, in
politics and In my business relations
has been more On less criticised and
i suppose always Willie as long 8
lead an acttvelt But Ian aoEcon-
stituted as not to worry about these
criticisms-in fact for q good many
years haven't had time to worry.
But when destinations and charges
are made against the actions or in:
actiyitysof my friends II u then Isfeel
like making some explanation and de
It might be wel1Sto stopsa moment
and ask what wassthe Board Of Trade
organized for and who are its mem;
bers? In the first place y is not .
money making scheme never was ana
no likely TO hasnt member N
1t who would Q have more money
and more friends had his WORT Reen
done by some n else: IT %as organ
lied for the purpose OF iaes
tories IN Fairrlont and helping g
build up our city N every way possE
bic. More money beer Paid ols
by Its management Tor these3pnrposes
than was ever paid ntp the company
by its individual stockholders OF =
othes words by the help OF some q
Its enthusiastic supporters
paper and the help received. from out
side the company q more than5 caFed
for all 5ofttss other expenses.
Who are the Board of Trade? The
executive committee is composed of
j. Nj. Hartley, A. Lehman, w. 8.
raymond, John "A. Clark; L. y. Malone.
Walton Miller, N. L. hutchinson and
George DeBolt Look these men up
and see whethersthey are success in
managing their own business or not,
and whether they have ever gone into
any business enterprise with their
friends and not done their share to-
wards its ucces These men are In
close touch with the affairs and man.
agement OF the Board of Trade, and
1 have never gone into their Office and
places Of business that they have not
always laid aside important business
matters neglected their clients and
given Board OF. Trade matters first
consideration. While, L have been sec.
rotary L have never felt that I added
any strength to this board, but l have
always felt proud Of my connection
with these men and shall always feel
kindly toward them. Now I want to
say here that If any person,or persons
will produce eight bigger hearted,
more liberal and successful business
who will take up this work and
do it better / will guarantee to hand.
over to them the designations Of each
OF these men within two hours after
the request is made. AS to the sec
retary's Job, you can have this resigna-
ton within two minutes after his
friends decide that they have some.
one better to take his place to do this
work; but as yet 1 have never been
accused of deserving my friends;
While you are looking up the record
Of the active members of the Board Of
Trade it might be well to investigate
some Of the stockholders who contrib.
,+a - +hal snnnnr of the Board or