The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-23
GRIFT0Ns



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lns resolutions y sae noara q 5saal
ana the cry council OF eFalion SCI
sins forth q Glowing terms the appse
cation q those ol a tlons III Is Is
aflisIi Ilsl s IoE We Is
comm aation teEs tlie peg ple slo y
count il 81 tle PEOPLE pTessl. cen 9 3!
CURED ~ ~ ever g9ra that Colonel ICY e Y
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b plausaeo
hen cclonel sdcG raw had finish t
FeadIhg he made q short talk ia which
Ehs introduced the din ofieer n
1.-THE meeting, MI Charles 4. Dqrbinl.
Nh Durbin made 9 short addres'
and then introduced Judge John p
Holt, the orator Of the day.
Judge Holt made d masteriul al
dress. He discoursed upon the future
greatness Of Grafton, 1.-THE Gateway
of West Virginia He told Of the
Strategic position that Grafton held
| in the development Of West Virginia.
natural resources. How from the east
and from the west the great volume Of
commerce had to pass through
the city as It did not to the same ex-
ten, IN any other city in West Yir-
GINA. The development Of the, coal
that IS hidden in the hills surrounds
ing the city was another thought that
the speaker brought to the attention
ofiis hearers. He said that the Bal
tlmore and Ohio Railroad Company
realized the strategic position that
that city occupied IN the unfolding q
the opulent treasures to be found u
within the domain Of the common
wealth. He said that God Almighty
intended that the spot where the city
now stands should be the gateway to
the great coal fields. oil basins and
immense timber tracts. It was be
cause of the recognition Of the ON.
cials of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company had erected the best
building in this part of the State. He
said that thereawere two epochs IN
the history ofithe United States that
stood out prominently above all 9th
ers. The first was the administra-
ton Of Washington when the pr1ne,-
pies Of the federal government were
firmly and wisely established, the 9th
er was the administration Of Abraham.
Lincoln when the principles 81 the
were preserved e. Like.
wise said the speaker Grafton had two
great epochs. The first was the build
Ing Of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road and the second was the adminis>
tratlon OF the affairs Of the company
under the executive direction Of PreslS
dent Daniel Willard.
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Judge Mason, 81 this city VINO was
9 have been one n the speakers was
nable to get to Grafton.
Attorney John LII echmer, a mem.
er Of the city council, was then in.
reduced. He toldaof the work that
,as done by that body and the fair