The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-02
SECRETARY MAKES
REPORT no BOARD
Of Directors COVERING Activi.
ties of Board of Trade the
Last Two Months.

G. w. Duddarar. secretary-treas-
Trer. has made the following report
to the directors of the board OF
trade.
There being no published report
the latter part Of March this state
ment will cover the activities of the
board for the last two months.
Transportation.
An effort is being made on the
part OF our friends in Buckhannon to
bring about the reinstatement OF
trains Nos. / and under the new
spring schedule and the cooperation
of this board has been requested. We
are inviting the opinions of men,
hers and citizens Of Clarkbsurg with
regard to this matter and the board
Will use its influence in favor OF hav-
ing these trains reinstated. 80
matter will be discussed at the d.
rectors' meeting this date. The sec
rotary is keeping in touch with the
traction company ana ready to CO.
operate in any desirable way in the
matter of the construction of new
1dnterurban station, and hopes also
to soon see the traction companys
promise to provide signs for both
ends of our local cars fulfilled. we
believe this will be done shortly.
Traffic.
The final hearing of the petition
OF the Central West Virginia Window
Glass Association before the Inter
state Commerce Commission relative
to REIMBURSEMENT of rates applying
to window glass took place in Wash
ington early this month and 1t is ex-
pected that a decision will be
handed down within thirty days.
After securing opinions from
many OF our shippers and manu-
facturers with regard to the odgant-
cation OF traffic bureau, meeting
was called at this office on the 21st
instant for the purpose of consider
ing the question which resulted in
the organization OF traffic bureau
of the Clarksburg Board of Trade,
C, H. Harding was elected chairman,
G. w. Dudderar secretary and an ex-
ecutive committee selected consist
ing Of the following: A. H. CundelI
L. c. Brewer, NJ. M. Morris, Arthur
Esfsons and Daniel Howard. Gener-
ally speaking the bureau will aim TO
assist in working out all kinds OF
traffic and transportation problems
applying generally to more taan one
shipper. We wish also to assist as
far as possible IN the adjustment o.
many traffic questions that apply to
the Individual shipper as we'll,
though It is easily possible that
there may be many more cases oil
this kind than We could undertake
to handle. A meeting of the execu-
tive committee will be called at an
early date and circular letter Is
sued stating more specifically the
purposes Of the bureau
Under this head 1t might be worth
while to state that considerable
number OF traffic matters have been
referred to the secretary during the
last month or so, most of which have
been promptly and satisfactorily ad-
justed. In this connection might
refer to our cooperation in bringing
about permanent connection with the
owens Eastern Bottle Company which
has been hanging fire for nearly two
yes.n. We took this matter up very
actively on March and are glad to
announce that the permanent siding
has been built and is now in opera
ton, the Baltimore and Ohio now
reaching the Owens plant with It's
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