The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-14
Big BOARD OF
TRADE WILL
HELP TOWN
RousingMeetingat
Masonic Hall
Tonight

A meeting has been called for to-
night to reorganize the Falrmont
board Of trade. In order to get a
large number of men in the board Of
trade SO that many will be working
for the upbuilding of Fairmont the
price per share OF the stock of the
board of trade will be reduced from
one hundred dollars per share to ten
dollars per share. This will enable
many young men who could not well
afford to become members under the
old fee to join the organization and to
become booster for what is to be
the first city in West Virginia, Every
man who is interested in the welfare
Of Fairmont to the extent Of ten dol.
lars should attend the meeting that
will be held in the Masonic Temple
tonight.
There will be several important
committees to be appointed TO work
for greater and a more influential
city. A committee on conventions
and entertainments will be appointed
that will look after bringing great
gatherings to the city. There is not
better convention city in the State
and many OF the State meetings can
be brought here. A committee on edu-
cation is an important one. The at.
tendance at the Fairmont State Nor
nal School is now more than one
building can accommodate and some
provision must be made to have
something better. With a good strong
committee working in the right dlrec'
tIon much can be accomplished to-
ward having adequate buildings and
proper and sufficient equipment for a
first class Normal School.
The good roads committee can do
much to bring Fairmont to the front.
The roads of Marion county are bet,
ter now than they have ever been but
they are not nearly so good as they
ought to be. Still the farmer must
load his wagon according to the con.
dition OF the poorest quarter of mile
of road that he has to travel over.
Here is plenty OF work for a live com.
mittee.
Municipal affairs need some atten.
tlon from the board of trade. There
are many things that come up that
need the thought OF the best men Of
the city working in conjunction with
the mayor and the city council to
bring about the best results for the
city. Yesterday an important meet
ing was held by members Of the city
council and prominent citizens Of the
city.
New industries must be located in
Falrmont. Here is the place 10 have
working committee that is alive to
all that is going on in the way Of
prospective factories. Fairmont has
done we'll but there is more that can
be done. Falrmonts past is nothing
to what her future must and will be.
New plants arc seeking favorable 10.
cations and no other place has as
many advantages to offer the compa,
MES that have factories to locate as
Fairmont can offer and deliver. she
has all beaten. The resources have
been placed within our reach; all We
have to do is to make an intelligent
application Of the means that we have
and tho prosperity OF the city cannot
be checked.
There will be committee on civic
Improvement There is a chance for
some one to make name for himself
along this line. There are many
things that need attention. And when
the committee makes a canvass of the
city its duties will shine out so that
there will be no time for loafing on
this committee.
Railroads and transportation is az
important committee that will be ap.
pointed to see what can be done to
have better and more satisfactory ia,
cilities from the great common COL
rler companies. The lack Of ade.
quate railroad facilities is Fairmont's
greatest drawback.
A committee on membership will
try to bring the numerical strength OF
the Fairmont board of trade to be the
first Of all similar organizations III
West Virginia. Fairmont needs
big board of trade. Every man should
be interested in the welfare otthe city
and work to make greater indus
trial center and a city with a com.