The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-07
AS Shown by Splendid Report
Of Secretary King to
the Members
AT ANNUAL MEETING
Five New Directors Are
Chosen to Serve Next
Three Years.


Deison, Peter h. Koblegard, Scott
H White and Howard b. Cunning
ham were elected directors Of the
lClarksburg Board of Trade at Its
annual meeting In the Waldo hotel
Thursday night to succeed virgil
q Highland, = * Richards, j I.
az. Francois, q. n Harding and
w. Y Cartwright and to serve
three years:
H N.;D. King as secretary Of the
Organization submitted the follow
ing report:
Clarksburg, w. va,
June [, 1912 :
To the members OF the Clarksburg
Board Of Trade:
4 Your secretary respectfully sub
Units the following report of the
activities in connection with the
board of trade work through Its ex-
ecutlye Office for the tscai year end
ing May 81, 1912:
Your secretary was elected to the
Office at a special meeting Of the di-
rectors on July IA, last, and took
actiye work Of his Office on Au-
gust /.
organlzation-our first efforts
were in line for increased member
ship; in other words, larger and
more effective working organization,
looking to the civic and Industrial
development OF clarksburg and yicin-
ity: This work was soon crowned
with success through membership
campaign which was carried on In
November last, at which time 425 IN
idisIddals were secdFed three
years, taking 525 memberships at
$25 per year
/ Realty: The. hoard of trade is
now in possession of about fifteen
acres of ground which It secured
without the expenditure of a dollar
Your secretary had an option on the
j Otis Stout farm, adjoining North
view, and secured this acreage as
compensation for turning over the
option to real estate operators, who
wished to secure and develop this
property as an addition to clarks-
burg proper.
Baltimore and Ohio improve
ment: Secured concession putting
clarksburg station on the West
Virginia and Plttsburg branch, TAX
ing the dressing in transit rate,
which will enable the board of
trade to locate factories entitled to
such rate on any switch in clarks-
burg.
Secured modern umbrella train
sheds at the passenger depot, which
cost in the neighborhood Of $15,-
loco.
! Secured improved train service,
principally in the installation OF an
early morning train for Grafton and
the East, leaving Clarksburg at z
a. m, and making connection at
iGrafton for points on the G. and B.
branch, a service which has been
very much in demand for some time.
Secured promise from the vice.
president in charge of trafic to
build an extension of the Industrial
switch from the South Penn on
ICompany's plant to the Southern
farm. saving the Board of Trade
Land Company the expenditure OF
at least $4,000.
Secured for the industrial devel-
Iopment on the Oak Mound farm,
belonging to Judge Nathan Con, GER
tain switching arrangements be-
tween the railroad and the TRACTION
company, involving the outlay of
about $4,000 on the part of the
railroad company. in switches, etc.
| Expedited improvements to be
the freight depot, which will cost ap.
proximately $4,000, and have
filed for the RAILROAD an ordinance
with the town council to cover this
improvement.
! Secured promise of new passen-
ger depot within the coming year.
Secured improved Pullman SER
vice.
Secured improved express service.
| Clarksburg Board Of Trade Land
Company: Promoted the organize
ton Of this company, with capital
izatlon of $d25, 900. to take over
the G. w. Southern farm Of 2s2
acres, more or less, situated on Elk
creek, opposite the new fair ground i.
This promotion provides for the res
! Continued on page three.)