The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-12

SHIPPERS
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George j. Watson. nj. /. Hutch;n.
son, John T. McGraw, Virgil q. ii SIN:
land. u: !. Cunningham and a. k.
Thorn.
Col. John =. Meeraw moved that
a fin c%en,mittee be appointed to
prepare a scheme by which the ex.
penses Ct the association as . perna.
nent organization be betrayed. The
molten carried.
J. M. Jacobs moved that The con-.
m'ttee appointed at the F%a.1nont
meeting to collect data be continued
and that the ecmn,itiee fellow up the
work collecting and collatirg the facts
pertaining TO the issue raised.
Colonel MeGraw then made a RIM.
ing speech In WITH he found a re.
oponsivn chord In everyone that heard
him. He outlined the work that the
association should undertake on broad
lines that will bring West Virginia TO
the place & should occupy. He said
that the movement started was the
greatest Industrial agitation ever in.
ausurated In the State and IL the as
eoeiat:,n was true to itself It could ,ac-
eo;nplish the purpose for which It was
organized. It was not . question
whether or not the, Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company could carry the
coal produced In the Fafrmont reaion
or the glassware manufactured at
Morgantown but the development of
the entire state Colonel McGraw
sisted that the. wealth that radiated
around The triangle described by Graf.
ton at one angle, clarksburg at an.
other and Fairmont at the other was
the richest territory in the world. He
brought to Notice the Importance and
the great factor that the waterwaya
Of the State were in its future dev-l.
.oEment.
Colonel McGraw then said there .
had been a recent change made in the
presidency Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company In which Mr.. vii.
lard had been elevated to the Posi-.
tion. It was understood that MIR. Vii.
lard was a progressive man. While
the resolutions adopted provided one
way fer solving the issues raised by
the West Virginia Shippers Associl.
ton he thought that a solution might :
be reached by another way. He mo-.
ed the appointment OF a committee
Of three the President Of the a~ssocla-
ton to be n tc wait on President
Willard and present the a~ssociation's
grievances fully and correctly and to
see what answer the company. would
make.
a pc!I 0: The n etfng at the close
showed the following interests rep.
|%-crentcd.
unfortun ateiy the poll Of those at.
tending"the convention was not taken
until quite a number hod left 10 tak>
trains fer home. For that rri,son
nat mue.' move then half Of the mum.
bel in attendance is represented in:
THE following list ct those who were
present when the poll was taken.
Senator Thorn, the chairman Of the
convention, suggests that those WIN
attended the meeting and left before
liza nall SUa~l A,kAr sL4t,tI -..L At...-
names TO r. r. Cunningham, secretary
Of thei association. at. Fairmont. as
well as any other shippers or indivlo.
uaIs who want to become members
of the association.
John T.. McGraw, Grafton, coal and
railroad.
j. N. Brewster, Weston.
c. A.. Short, Submission, w. Va. tim.
her and supplies:
J. NJ. Jacobs, Fairrnont, hardware.
Earl Pepper, Fairmont, grain and
hay.
j.. r. Watson, Fairmont, stone.
VIM. 6. Morley. kingwood, coal and
coke.
Honeta Bone Co., Pennington, w.
VA. manufacturers.
Fred. Helmick, Helniek Fdy. Mich.
c., Fairmont, manufacturers.
Marion Gas Coal ca, Enterprise,
W. va.,eJ. q. Weightman. saperint>nd.
ent.
Douglas 3. Williams, c%Iarksburg.
hardware. i
r. e. Brooks. Fairmont. contractor.
c. r.. Smoot, A!lingda!e, W. Va,
lumber.
c. II. Jenkins, Fairmont, coal.
John NJ. Knox, clarksburg, oil.