The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-11

|tipIas IsairIndri 10 lie business world.
1nd tiIoy laya dpnc freat deal OF
work along his line, llie results 81
which. / he lniiifc alone tan tell. hit
NOV wo afe II p6fFesppudence will
several concerpa as d direct result or
their ildlelbus atiFeftlaine, and hops
20 seetise ,sbmtsof them.
The iinplce committee Under dlrec.
tion Or cbafrftan ". l. Hutchinson.
has had some very hard work TO per.
form and they have spent a great
deal OF tfme.in eonstdcraing ways and
means Of financing industries already
iiiiaHF midst and OF deylsing means
whereby local capital can be Interest.
ed in new, industries. The results OF
The work Of this committee will be
made manifest In the near future: and
AN only be referred to at this time.
1.-THE commlttee Oh pure food and
weights and measures under the chair.
nanship of Or. Mcdonald has .been
making investigations as to food sup.
ply and conditions OF water and milk
In the City, But little ofsthe work
Of this committee can be made public
until II Is further advanced, but In
what has already been done. its ex5
1ttenceits surely Justified.
i,iMr. SAM IN |. y1zdmS chairman OF
camRlitteef on parks and Fairgrounds.
Is planning some work which. means
much for the future OF the, city. 4
"The eomliitteei on Entertainment
Under Craftsmanship of Mr. Harry F.
Smith has been one ofstiie. busiest
committees Of The, whole. group. They
have arranged for the entertainment
during The. year; Of the Funerala Direc.
tors Associationso West Virginia. The
West Virginia Coal Mining Institute.
The Cleveland Chandler Of Commerce
and Pittsbnrg Chamber Of Commerce.
and secured the presence Of the only
| live President iEairmont ever had the
privilege OF entertaining. No fault
could be found with a single one Of
these entertainments. they were Of
the. highest character and complete
In every particular. Securing the
visit Of President Taft and his party,
November list, 1911, was one OF the
4 hardest propositions the committee
had, but they were equal to the occa.
sion and brought It TO pass in perfect
order. I cannot refrain at this point
from referring to the entertainment
| n the West Virginia Coal Mining In.
stitute. and particularly to the charac'
ter OF the banquet which was given on
ltbat occasion. 1t was SO novel infts
conception and so perfect in its sue
/ cess: and the fact that It was "abso'
lutely dry" received favorable com
,ment from every individual with
whom we have had any conversation
on the subject. and It is olir belief
that 1t has set new standard for
banQuets In Fairmont.
There Is no better way to adYef.
t'se Fairmont than by good entertain
ment to visiting organizations. Every
isitor goes away and becomes boos.
'er.J We would do well TO encourage
large conventions and other associa.
lttons to hold their annual and special
meetings, in our city. ~
A'"There have been but few days
hiring the year when the chamber Of.
| flee was not busy place. suft did not
occur to the secretary TO keep "a reg
lister OF the mail received and sent out
during athe,year, but 1t has been, large
ltHardlys a. daySpasses without someone
land often times more than one, max
ing inquiry concerning things or con.
diti0fnis Ii Fairhi6at. We have en-
ldeavored; to nswers every communi-
cation and give satisfactory infornia.
tion concerning the cits.a To doithis
has required considerable searching
for material and facts. 90 mssg
1--we have endeapored ia, paint Fair.
mont as place with "ideal factory
sites In an ideal home town" with
splendid advantages IN tfansporta.
tion; cheap fuet; cheapest electric
bower In the State: cheap water for
all PURPOSES, and no limit in supply:
labor in abundance, and no labor trou-
bles; situated among the healthful
hills. @ithtpure water, perfect drain,
age, good schools, fine churches, and
healthy public spirit.
Through the respective Boards OF
Education we have secured at last, an
accurate population Of the school dis.
trlct, which Is nearly the correct popu.
iation to represent the city; namely,
1889. or this total. population TO-.
031 is on this side the river. 3,34S on
the Palatlne side. OF the total popu:
lation 3G5 is colored, IA OF whom are
| Of the Paiatine side. q @t
1T has been the aim OF. the. secre.
tnry acting with the committees on In
dustry and advertising, to adhere To
facts concerning the city. and while
abundant, We have emphasized at alt
times, the importance OF factories be-
ing established on coal supply basis
for fuel; believing that II would be
most advantageous to do so.
Early In the year. at the sugges,
ton OF some members OF the Chamber
OF Commerce. we opened correspond.
ence with the Postal Telegraph & Ca.
BILE Company OF New York, relative to
an Office In this city and we are pleas
ed to announce that We have assur.
anccs same will be opened In tho near
future, ~
Conclusion.
1s"I might dwell at length upon the
various things which we believe win
result from the activities of the Fair,
mont Chamber OF, Commerce. but fear
Ing that ] may strain your patience,