The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-11
BOARD OF TRADE
ANNUAL, BANQJ q

the formation Of new state out Of
q portion Of the old and declaring
that the new State Shall take upon
itself a Just proportion OF the public
debt of the commonwealth Of vir-
ginia, prior to the first day OF Jan
uary. 1851. to be ascertained by
charging to 1t all the state expendi-
lures within the limits thereof, and
a Just proportion OF the ordinary ex-
.penses OF the state government since
any part of the said debt was con-
;tracted and deducting therefrom all
the moneys paid into the treasury Of
the commonwealth from the counties
included within the said new state
during said period" b
A Political Matter.
In subsequent litigation over the
OF the counties OF Berk-
eley and Jefferson, this ordinance was
recognized by the United States SUI
preme court as valid. II It was. SO
recognized in that instance, it follows
case OF the Virginia debt.
Any overture for settlement Of the
debt or the amounts of payment be-
tween the two states, therefore, would
not be matter for the judiciary to
decide as that is merely political
matter and would have to be settled
by the executive and legislative
branches of the state governments;
SO 1t behooves all citizens OF West
Virginia to look to their legislators
and executives and see that they are
men who will handle this question
satisfactorily to lie citizenship of the
state.
The railroad has done much to
build Clarksburg, said the Judge. And
a contrast Of the attitude OF the rail-
road that passed through our city in
its early days and the friendly atti-
ltude Of the present, emphasizes the
great help of that important system
Of transportation.
Our Industrial Interests.
Another speaker OF the evening
was W., w. Wood, Of Baltimore, In
dustrial agent OF the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad and friend of Clarks-
burg, who spoke upon the Industrial
interests OF our city.
After referring to the remarkable
development of Clarksburg during
the last decade, Mr.. Wood said: I'VE
must not look to past successes for
our future prosperity; we must do
for the future what we have done for
the past. What you people OF
Clarksburg need for Greater,
Clarksburg is 500 acres Of free fac
tory sites within a few minutes troll
ley ride from your court house. You
also need a trolley line that will carry
factory workmen to and from their
work free Of charge from to s
o'clock in the mornings and from s
to in the evenings. And what you
need, too, Ia the Institution of a sys-
tematic and thorough campaign OF
education by which the capitalists,
business men and Industrial pro-
moters of the country may become
accurately Informed of your wonder
full resources and of the advantages
OF your city as a commercial and in
dustrial center"
Mr.. Woods speech was full q elo-
quence and he commanded the
closest attention of the entire audi
ence.
Help By the Banks.
George L. Duncan spoke upon
Banking and Its Relation to Great
er Clarksburg.' in a most entertain
ing and Instructive address. After
reviewing the functions of banking
Institutions and explaining the adj
vantages OF a banking system to a
community. he told OF the part the
banks Of Clarksburg had taken in
the past development OF the city. of
their splendid condition at the pres
emit and OF the further cooperation
that they would afford the business
men in their efforts to bring the
Greater Clarksburg.
Lack of space prevents a further
report of the speeches made at the
banquet, but the Telegram expects to
print the addresses in full as soon as
the stenographic reports OF the same
have been transcribed. It is enough
to say. however, that the addresses
were not only highly entertaining to
the business men Of the city who