The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-12
5 Board
ade
TO OblDy
More Attention is to Be Given
to Legislature in
This State.
ENDS WITH BANQUET
Former Governor MacCorkIe
is Elected President for
Ensuing Year.
ENDS WITH BANQUET

with an elegantly appointed ban
1uet in the large dining hall oE'the
waldo MOTEL the fourth annual meet
ing Of the West Virginia Board Of
Trade came TO close Wednesday
night
The business sessions OF the board
closed late Wednesday afternoon with
the election OF new officers, as fol-
lows.
PresIdept-w. A. Maccorkle. OF
sseretary-R B. Naylor. wheei-
rreasurer-w Alfred Wilson.
Wheeling
viee-Prestdent at Large Henry G.
Davis. Elkins.
-Presfdents- First district, w.
2. Irvine, Wheeling; A. *. Thorn,
second district-H. r. waraeld,
Morgantown: H. A. Sutherland, Elk
inB.
Thfrd dsstrict-charles capito.
sCharleston; IL. &c. Celcord. ST. Adams.
Fourth dIstrIct-W. w. Jackson.
Parkeraburg; w. @. McConaughy.
E.4lTR9fS0ur&..
Fifth district e: Abbott. Hunt
ington'; f. p. Eandon. Keystone.
Advisory Counci1--Henry g. Davis,
1Eisins; a. b. Fleming, Fairmont;
George G. Stufgfss, Nforgantown.
General Counsel-W. PSHubbard,
Wheeling; assistant, George e. Price,
Charleston.
Next Meeting at Huntington.
Huntington was chosen as the place
OF the next annual convention which
Will be held the second Tuesday of
next October. The meeting this year
was postponed a month on account OF
the general election.
The report, of the committee on
Legislation. outlining prosecution of
the work to support the sales in bluk
bill before the next legislature and
recommending the publication of a
weekly journal giving information
concerning Legislative matters affect
ing business interests, was passed by
the board. The publication of the
weekly Journal was placed in the
hands Of the advisory council.
The board adopted the report of
the committee on statistics and in
formation, submitted by Chairman II.
r. Warfleld. which recommended the
establishment of a bureau OF statis-
tics at Charleston.
Mr.. Miller Speaks.
Thomas c. Miller, state sunerin-
tendent OF schools, talked to the
board about school matters. He
urged larger support of the compul-
sorry school law and the establish
ment OF school libraries.
DR.. g. w. Working, superintendent
OF agricultural extension at the state
university, addressed the board. He
urged more state help of agricultural
extension and was given leave to in
corporate In the boards minutes a
bill to that end which he had pre-
pared for submission to the next leg
islature.
DR.. Payne, of the school of mining
at the university. spoke about min
ing education and pleaded for more
assistance in the teaching of pracitca
coal mining in the state. He tolc
what the university was doing in tht
way of educating coal and coke min
ers and of technical instruction In
the working of iron and steel.
Secretary Naylor read a letter O.
regret from e. II. Edmondss editor o.
X the Manufacturers Record, of Balti
more. who was unable to come Il
the meeting.
WIN Watch states interests.
chairman Henry C. Davis, of thu
committees on transportation, sail
that committee would watch thu
States interests at the next session
of the Legislature.
The president was authorized t
appoint committee of three or flv
members to Investigate the advisa
bIlity Of board members going on
trade excursion to ten eastern cite
ana see Wat could be done in tn
matter Inc scheme villa be droppe,
unless al least fifty members agree t
Foson the excursion.
Asresplutdon, introduced by W.
afcCona tly. was passed, instructor
secretary to write to West VII