The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-10
AT u BOARD
OFTRADE is In
SESSION HERE
NORTH DAKOTA
IS LAUNCHE

Mr.. President and Gentlemen of West
Virginia:
The people of clarksburg. acting
through their Board of Trade, have
commissioned me to welcome you to
our city, and / assure you that 1t is
with pleasure that undertake to dis
charge the trust that has thus been
l'reposed in me.
we folks of Clarksburg believe in
West Virginia patriotism, in West
virginia manhood; we believe in
West Virginia womanhood and all OF
it's charms and virtues. We believe
that West Virginia mothers are faith
full to their sacred trust. and that the
boys and girls OF our Mountain State
are having instilled in them those
I,lyasic principles of manly honor and
womanIy virtue which make these
youth certain vfctors in life's bitter.
est conquests.
We recognize that~the best inter
ests and continued happiness of our
homes, of our municipalities and OF
our whole state are uaalterably IN
terlocked with the commercial enter
prises of the State. We do not be-
lieve that he should have a mercen-
airy people, but we do believe that We
now nave, and that we are going to
continue 10 have, a home loving, God
loving people earnestly. actively and
honestly engaged in the commercial
enterprises of the day. We do not
place commerce at the top of the lad
der. but we do as:ribe TO II place
second only in Importance to those
sacred trusts which touch deepest the;
inmost being OF all men.
Had you come to ClarksburE a
dozen years ago you would have
found. where are now located our
commodious depots and the thriving
Glen Elk Addition, great barren
field presenting as its chief and only
evidence OF cIviIIzation's activities a
baseball diamond, and to reach, that
ball ground We youngsters waded Elk
creek at about the present location
of the Fourth street bridge over
which hundreds of people now pass
daily. Al that time you would have
found no trolley lines, no paved
streets. but three banking institu-
lions. but one public school building,
and IL tumble down affair. and in
coming and outgoing freight ship
ments of inconsiderable proportions.
II you make inquiry today you will
he told that our population has in
creased 10 possibly $1,000. that "?
have seven banking institutions with
total resources of about $7,0OO,OOO;
that a half dozen large modern school
buildings in ana about ClarksburS
scarcely afford accommodations for
the children of school age; that our
freight depot. this year, for the
months July to October, inclusive,
did total business of aboue one and
one-third millions of dollars as COM
pared with total business OF less
than one-half million dollars in tho
like period for the year 1900. MAX
ing Clarksburg. today, from the rev.
enue viewpoint of the operating rail
road company. the most important
freight center between Baltimore and.
Cincinnati
The growth of this municipality
has been phenomenal, but the things
which have related to you are only
indicative OF the industrial growth
and development throughout the
State Most of us believe that this
great Industrial growth OF our State
has made our State a better place in
which to live. We believe that hon
est. non-speculative industrial aCtiv-
llN goes manu- III Al4Ah WIN Nt'AN
righteousness and domestic happl-
ness. If we enlarge the scope of our
vision to include the nation, and even
the world, we are satisfied with the
growth of commerce III particular.
and with the trend of the times in
general. We see that conditions Of
mankind today are better than at any
other period in human history; and
some of us are optimistic enough 10
believe that this day. the 10th day of
( November. In the year of our Lord.
I19OS, has been the best day the world
has seen and that tomorrow will be a
/ better one
Gentlemen! ClarksburE feels hon
ored with your presence. We are
/ indeed gratiled To nave You with us.
We welcome you with gladness. We
trust that the deliberations to be
had at this meeting may be beneficial
alike both to you and to us and 10
all OF the people of the State. Again.
we welcome YOU!
w. AIfrd Wilson. of Wheeling.
treasurer Of the state board, respond
ed to Mr.. Maxwelrs hearty welcome
lin which he thanked the clarksburg
i.Board of Trade and the people OF the
i CITY generally for the hospitality aud
Z good will extended to the visitors. In
I concluding he referred to the re-
! rl1arISai,Ie growth of the state In the
10, 80, N-pars and illustrated the