Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-30

he wants good houses. but reasonable
rents and low purchase prices. n his
is not going to leave one community
and go to another community unless
he can find them. What responsible.
ity has the commercial organizations
towards this city? This statement OF
the attitude of these two investors
represent that responsibility.
Mr.. President. | say to you that
there are many men who consider ii
q greater honor to be president OF a
we'll organized Board of Trade than
to be Mayor OF the city. | take It for
granted that there a be no per.
sonal aspursions. Right here | am
going to venture a suggestion for
your distinguished Mayor In closing
his term. which. | understand. he is
about TO do. He should take one
more step which can be a popular
one, and that is by paving the way
for the new Mayor to preside over
the city which shall be clean aad
beautiful to begin with and which
will have the possibilities for being
more beautiful In the years TO come.
| van to suggest to you Mr.. Mayor.
that you should take advantage of the
fact that Martinsburg should have a
cleanup day, and then Mr.. President,
when that day ome | want you to
take off your coat. and every one OF
the active business men OF yotir
board to do the same thing, and turn
in and assist your city officers in the
work Of cleaning up and possibly re-
moving all debris which has been al.
lcwed to accumulate and make your
city clean. That rs NOT saying that 1t
Is not a clean city. / will leave that
10 your Judgment, but | know nough
about other cities to know that al.
most any city win stand just q little
clean up.
Our distinguished Congressman will
bear witness that the people OF the
city of Washington believe that they
need a. clean up down there, not only
once, but two or three times a year.
Don't stop at cleaning up your own
front yard or back yard. II there r
some vacant lots turn to them. II
your city has not a sufficient supply
of carts. as business men. turn over
your delivery carts. Find a proper
dumping place for the debris and re-
move 1t from the city. In this wor
Of making a beautiful and efficient
Martinsburg 1t is necessary that You
should have the cooperation Of other
Improvement societies.
Your Board OF Trade should be n
clearing house for information. and
when you are called upon by citizens
who want you to ecure Fairgrounds.
parks, etc, don't tell them that you
have not time to consider such a SUB
ject, and IL your Board of Trade has
turned a cold shoulder to the ladies
with such a mission. | urge YOU 10
never do 1t again. / don't propose 10
offer an after dinner toast to the
ladies' at this time, God bless them, !
do want to impress upon you that
through the women OF this nation
must be credited the better and mob
Ter character or the future genera
ton.
This brought TO an end the set pro-
gram OF the evening and the real I'M
t~ellectual substance of the meeting.
AS the cigars had brought the relaxa-
ton and pleasing end to the excellent
menu, so now Col. Walker introduced
Mr.. Charlemagne Koehler, who with
his reading and Rotations delighted
those present for a quarter OF an
hour when the first annual luncheon
OF the Board of Trade came to an
end.
During the luncheon Conrey's Band
rendered several pleasing selections,
which added much to the pleasure or
the evening.