The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-10
Affecting Business Affairs
Should Be Stimulated
Urges 5secy- Naylor.
OF BOOK
Is Recommended in Report
Submitted to the State
Board of Trade.


Publication OF journal containing
articles bearing upon legislation that
AFFECTS the interests OF West Virginia
Board OF Trade members Is reeoU,-
mended by Secretary R. B. Nay1or IN
his annual report to that OrganiZa-
tion which was submitted at the
opening session of the body's fourth
annual convention at the Waldo mo-
tel Tuesday. He tells in his report
of the Efforts that have been put forth
to increase the boards membership
and to procure suggestions for gen
eral work. The report is as follows:
Wheeling, Nov. 8, 1908.
To the Members of the West Virginia
Board of Trade:
The State Board Of Trade assem-
bles in its fourth annual convention
with larger and more representative
embership than ever before in its
powers for usefulness to the State
and its manifold interests than 1t has
had since the organization In Wheel
to believe that the State Board will
become still larger and extend its
work into every phase of our indus
building of the State.
During the past year onr efforts
have been largely devoted to build
ing up the memb ersl4fp and we have
met with gratifying success. Under
the revision of the constitution made
at EHIins, the Ohio plan of admitting
to membership individuals Arms and
corporations as well as commercial
organizations was adopted with a
view to interesting more people In the
State Board and thereby extending
its influence and creating a larger
fund with which to do the work.
Following up this change the sec
rotary, early In the year sent out
about 500 letters to business men,
bankers, firms and corporations IN
wiling them to join the movement.
These letters were accompanied with
circulars. membership blanks. and
copies of our annual report. The
plan, however, did not work well and
later field agent was secured who
succeeded in materially increasing
the mem bership. At the July meet
ing of the Executive Council the
treasurer, Mr. Wilson, Mr.. BlackfOrd
ana the secretary were authorized 20
employ field agents to visit the towns
personally and solicit memberships.
This idea was carried out and was
quite successful. There were secur-
ed I'm all 40 members in II different
towns. and representing about every
line of business anu manufacturing
in the State. There Is no doubt
whatever but what this list can be
greatly Increased by a continued
work along this line.
After the EIkins meeting the an
nual report was compiled and 1000
copies printed by the News Publish
ing Co., at a cost of nearly $4,000.
These reports were sent out to all our
constituent bodies and also to many
cities of the country in response to
Inquiries about the organization and
our State.
In June letters were addressed TO
all of our constituent and active
members inviting them to express
their views as to the most important
matters which the State Board should
take up at this meeting. These com
munications met with gratifying re-
Spouse and quite a number of letters
were received setting forth the writ
ers ideas as to various subjects which
the Beard should consider. Follow
Ing this meeting of the Executive
Council was held in this city on July
9th. which was attended by a
quorum and which took up all OF
these suggestions and referred them
to the proper committees OF the
Board. At this meeting Presiden;
Fleming announced his committee
appoin tments which were confirmed
and all members notified of their ap-
poIntnent and all chairmen inform
ed OF the matters which had been re-
ferred to the respective committees
The subject most frequently mention
ed In the communications was the
Bulk Sales law and It is hoped that
the organization Will be able to Sc
cure this needed legislation at the
next session of the Legislature
The Board has shown its interest,"
In River and Harhor matters by q
good representation at the last meet.
ings OF the Ohio Valley improvement;
Association and the Animal Conven
tion of the National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress at Washington las
December. There Is no matter o.
moro importance to this state thar
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