The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-21
Membership Conpil 81
List Of NAMES
Residents
AS WELL AS FIR $
Who Ought TO Bes slenl + S
Of the Local Boa 81

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The membefship con ee
dOmpsled nearly q thou q nan -
/ 6slsindt uals and arm n 9la
burg who tyught to be e1r eE ~
the Roar6 yOf Trad
The nov
pf these believe in ClaE trg 81
ously enough to be VII 20
their names down In the list %
ClarksbuTg boosters
This campaignii Is not going To BE-
one of begging people to Join or
OF taking membersllip from PEG %
who think they are tllro N.ing g e e
money away when they pay II o.
to an organization which q 2-
deavoring to advance the interests q
the city
1t will accept no application from
the man who does &c to accomuo-
date the men who call on hiIIlss
Membership win be taken 70 ac-
commodate the man who signs 9gr
membership!
WINGED that the first thing to do g
to take the ClarksbuTg Board
Trade out Of the class.sok otsGni
lions which IS heAging for suppoE
The Organization IS not q begg ~
It Is a producer.
1t has already produced RESULTS
which are worth many times
money to Clarksburg which
cost to maintain the org
The Board of Trade, - order g
attain it's highest eficiency s mus
rise above the point Of beng sup
ported by those who are chatital5ly
inclined.
1t seeks no charity ana wiz ae-
cept none.
1t is formed for business ana -
doing business successfully
1t recently employed an experl<
enced secretary who IN the few
months which he has been here, ha9
proved the wisdom OF the board
which engaged him. The board
wanted a man who knew about lO-
eating industries. The present Sec
rotary has shown that he has knoWl-
edge and ability in that direction
and he is now actively In negotiar.
tions with factories which In al req
sonable probability VIII locate here
very soon.
He has accomplished good results
in the Baltimore and Ohio improve
ments as already spoken Of by the
Telegram, and he has many other
things under way which viii prove
haDe8cial TO CIarksbufsE
Clarksburg and Harrison county
are sadly afflicted with bad roads
Mr.. King, secretary OF the Board OF
Trade, has been quietly at work in-
augurating movement Tor g good
roads campaign in Harrison county
Mr.. King believes in getting re-
suits before he boasts NO publ4-
cation has been given to his untirlhg
efforts to inaugurate q successful
campaign for good roads IN Har-
risoh county.
One OF the best signs OF the prog
ress which he Is making g the fast
that on yesterday he sent to, wash
;ngton at the request of the depart
ment of public highways, the names
Of some 5000 Harrison county tax
payers, to whom the government -
going to send information about
good roads and how they can be
built ana how expensive 1t Is-teido
without good roads.
It costs more to do withoHt gpoo
roads than, it does to build them
There are good prospects Tor FiaF-
rison county to have improved roads
The federal government VIII Heo-op-
crate with the Board Of Trade ~
making a campaign for good roads I,
in this county.
aarrison county people can nay
good roads If they want them badly
enough to build and pay tor them
1t has been proved elseW here thaL
people can not afford 70 Wade
through mud up 20 ste tti9 Shetl
they can have good, hard, sEaoofh
roads at a reasonable cost
The Clarksburg Board o. Iraae
no longer has to apologize 4oE Y
existeace. II IS Fious
mont Il wants 7the GOOD oginictl
e everybody IA clailq'8ur 9ut u
wants to earn and slsiA llta y 3 sa 9.S