Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09
FAIRBANKS IN WEST VIRGINIA
Vice President Attends State Board
of Trade Meeting.

ELkINS w. Va. October 9.-The third
annual meeting of the West Virginia
State Board of Trade was formally con-
vened yesterday afternoon by ex-senator
II. G. Davis, president of the organiZa
ton with virtually every commercial
body in the state represented. After a
few brief words of welcome the presid-
ing officer introduced c. Wood Dale of
this city, who delivered thu forma. ad-
dress of welcome. The response was
made by Harry r. Wartield of Morgan
town.
During the remainder of the afternoon
the members of the body listened to re-
ports from the committee on member
ship. recommending, among other things
that the board hereafter he modelled after
the Ohio state board, the membership
of which is made up of firms and indi-
viduals.
After the reading of the report of the
committee on commerce and industries
the board adjourned for the afternoon.
Vice President Fairbanks. who is the
guest of honor of the board, reached
here at noon. He was the principal
speaker at the evening session of the
board. The Vice President was intro
duced by Senator Elkins. He said, III
part:
America today affords the most In
viting opportunity for the employment
of labor and capital that is to be found
anywhere beneath the sun. Labor and
capital with us have mutual interests
which both are disposed to recognize.
and the more each recognizes th;s fact
The larger the reward which Will be won
by each
There have been friction and collision
between them. This is not at al strange
indeed ii would be remarkable were it
otherwise. Out OF the conflict of the
past has grown clearer conception of
the rights of each. There is growing
more and more a disposition on the part
of both to reason and counsel together
with regard to the promotion of their
common welfare.
We hope to see the day when
broader spirit than Is even now manifest
viii prevail between them. We hope to
see them maintain relations of amity ana
share fairly in the fruits of their com
bln7d effort. We hope to see the day
when reason and deliberation will take
the place of force and when strikes and
lockouts will be no longer necessary by
either l believe We are approaching an
era of better understanding among men,
an era when justice and fair play will
triumph among all the agencies which
make for our Industrial, social and po
litiCal betterment.
We have about us many counselors
and We must beware that We % not fol-
low after the counsel of unwisdom. We
must carry into all avenues of trade
the principles of fair play and seek to
establish confidence among men IN the
business of our laws and the integrity
of our administration of public affairs.
Our laws must be dictated IN the light
of the interests of the great body of
the people, and they must be admins
tered without fear and without favor In
the presence of the law the weakest and
the strongest must stand in equal favor.
Each must be protected alike in the
enjoyment of his rights. and each must
alike observe the reasonable mandates
and recognize the restraints which the
law imposes. These are but truisms.
They are so fundamental however that
we should keep them ever before US.
They are the foundations of that good
Order and contentment essential to our
healthy Industrial progress and to our
largest social advancement"