The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-02-08
Clarksburg Board Of Trade
Committee Has Splendid
Luncheon Meeting.
AMBITIOUS PROGRAM
is Discussed and Methods Of
Accomplishments Are
Reviewed.

meetings of the ways and means COM
mittee of the Clarksburg Board OF
Trade was held Monday noon in the
cafe of the Waldo hotel. The mem
bers gathered at luncheon, it being
the plan to meet for the midday meal
the first and third Mondays of every
month.
/ L. X. Richards, chairman of the
committee, presided and introduced
various topics for general discussion
during the meal. A profitable talk OF
a general nature was engaged in and
the agar was quite enthusiastic.
i The purpose of the committee is to
act as clearing house for ideas
and suggestions and to make recon-
Inendations to the board of directors
for final action. The committee has
been organized SO as to include a
representation from all classes of
business and professional men Of
Clarksburg, together with public
/ utilities corporations. municipal off,
Gals and the like 1t is further the
purpose of the committee to solicit
out-of-town speakers to meet with 1t
and to give it the benefit Of their
advice on vital questions pertinent to
town development, both from Give
and an Industrial viewpoint. The
chairman of the other standing com
mittee and the directors are ex-officio
members OF this committee.
As recounted at this first meeting,
by H. D. V. King, secretary, the board
has accomplished the following
splendid work in clarksburg during
the last six months:
Secured an organization of 1875
individual members, taking 525 mem.
berships.
Secured fifteen acres of ground for
factory sites without the expenditure
of one dollar.
Secured concession from the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad to put a
Clarksburg station on u branch liue
Of the West Virginia and Pittsburg.
railroad taking the dressing in tran
sit rate which will enable the board,
to locate factories entitled to such
rate on any switch in Clarksburg.
This is a precedent for the whole
system.
Secured train sheds at the depot and
promise of new depot in one or two
years.
Better Pullman service
Better railroad yard service.
I Better express service.
Better equipment on branch lines.
Mr.. King also told what the board
is trying to obtain for clarksburg,
the details of which should be worked
out through aggressive committee
work, as follows:
More factories.
Good roads.
Retail and iobbing trade excursions.
Board of associated charities.
Parks and Fairgrounds.
More and better paved streets.
Nm up-to-date railroad ticket Office.
A systematic plan for an aggressive
and continuous advertising and pub
licity campaign.
A guarantee fund backed by mem
bers of the board of trade or other
plan for financing such of those fac
tories coming to this point needing
financial assistance.
A greater Clarksburg corporation.
State conventions for Clarksburg.
Better school facilities.
Public library.
Opera house.
Data has already been worked up
for anumber of the above Immediately
available by committee.
Immediate factory prospects were
reported as follows:
Mine car factory; lumber and box
factory; machine bottle company;
planning mill; nine glass factories,
making lamp chimneys, tumblers,
electric lamps, shades, globes, etc;
two rolling mills and tube works;
wire nail works; motorcycle factory;
steel fabricating plant; zinv plant;
gas stove and heater factory; table
factory; barrel, slaves and. heading
plant; boiler and tank factory;
flush valve and brass plumbing spec
ialties; hardware specialties; motor
car factory; wagon works; watch fac
tory; stogie factory; sanitary stove
factory, and rubber tire factory.
Representatives of largo percent
age of the foregoing concerns have
visited the city and several other
concerns are anxious to send men