The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-23
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whom have been associated with IS
4 fellow employees of the tsnliadsLph9s
/ Company of West Virginia. ~ 81
those Hospitality have accepted ana
Al foyed before. Then would -ti,rti
and slate over and give yousa desertp-
tfon Of that feeling of regret, which
have. ON account of the temporary
! sapsration that will soon take place
between us.
"There was time when TOOK q
great deal of pride in the fact tnaL !
lknexy every man In the employ or TINS
/ comDany from the supertntsndent,
Who directed the work. down the line
1 To the water boy, who with his lop-
4 sided straw hat, climbed over the
1 rugged hills OF this gus belt with MS
| nail OF invigoratfng fluid TO Quencn
1.-THE thirst OF the men in the pipe
gent, and could call them All oy
| their first names, but in recent
Years the company has inaugurated a
inoIicy OF expansion and new faces
| have been added to the force, new
names have been added to the pay
rolls. which has made It impossible
FOR me to Keep up that acqualntance
but / know good many OF them
-.sThere are men in this room who
have. spent a great many of the best
years of their lives in this service;
men Who have endured hardshfps
and made many personal sacrifices
that they might invest their energy
and ability in the common cause OF
the promotion OF the Company.s pest
Interest, without hope OF tuture glory
OR personaI reward. But am glad TO
saVt that that service has been appre-
cfated and In a good many instances
has been rewarded by the company
andtI have sufficient confidence in the
mana cement to believe that IL we are
FAITHFUL and loyal to the company's
interest, that none of US will have oe-
casion for regret.
~ am glad to see the company's
Ias,aJ talent represented here, and
while I do not say it for purpose of
Efiattery; we believe that they repre-
sent the flower OF the bar in this
state. 1t is true that we have not had
much for them to do, as the company
has always pursued q liberal policy IN
its dealings with the public, but as
I IL sometimes becomes necessary TO
appeal to the last resort, which is the
courts. when we aresfn the right,
they are always ready in the Ian
RuaRe of our illustrious jurist sena-
tor ito throw around us the broad
shield Of the laws protection.
81 am glad we have the contrac-
tors, drillers and rig builders with us
as they have all been happily constd-
cred members of this great pig PM
adefphia Company family, and they
| have been as true and just as loyal
ID the company's interests as We have
been ourselves And in addition to
their loyalty to the company they
have been our personal friends, as II
| is well understood among the force
on the sixth floor of the Union. Bank.
building that If anyone who IS on the
square, and the boys over there are
All on the square, needs a favor he
does not have to leave the building 70
get 1t, he goes over tosroom 81 3 and
names the amount and gets II without
haSing 10. give mortgage on the
6Aby,s carriage, and thatsts sIylng
no. more for the man IN 6,l5 than can
essaid for any of the ethers,5as we.
haze tried them all.
have had no particular am bitten
he9nnd the success OF the department
yFAth which have been identiheu, and
81 the West Virginia branch Of that
SfapartIrent has been successful It
has not been on account of any super
iar ability Of mine, but has beea due
to the united Efforts OF the entire
force. assisted by the operating de-
garments cooperation. and / hope
that each department viii continue 70
maintain that friendly spirit that has
prevailed during all the years of the
eoinpany's operationNi1 this state.
And now let me say in Conclusion
that while have been invited to en-
ter a little broader field In the Com
tla NY s service, and Will soon change
the location. Sof my headQuarters.
hope We will all remember that old
friends are good friends and that We
will still continue to add new threads
to this already cable of friendship
until 1t grows so large and strong
that it viii finally become unbreaka-
bic"
| among those present were the fol-
lowing:
aCnnon, Peddicord. Newton. Davis,
Eeenan, r, CIsrkson, F.. Clarkson,
ELinger, Carney, JolIiffe, Schneider. y.
Blair, GfIlooly, J. Norris, Craig. HUI
/ gill. Berger, Hardness. Barn hart. Var
liner. Wilson, Joyce, Bentley Morri-
kson. J. DeYina, Exponent, Cannon,
Ecaark. Garrett, Arnett, Agnew.
Swartz, Barrstt, BijlIngsley. Phillins
Il. Gilmore, Dolan, F. Kincaid, OF this
| city. Steinheck, Sheets. NoodellS Nc
cali. Ed. Rrannon, Erabh, J. D.. Ha-
Eeep. Rinehart, r. T. Goe. j. G, Child,
lester. McGiIvary, OF Weston; Hinar:
man, Franz. Parker, Ewing. Wilson,
ilof Shinnston: Campbell, Manley, II.
l.A Snider Of salem: ArbuckLe, OF
Glcnville. K. z. Kiaoaid, of Cameron;
IlAToNary. II. Il. F'unk,,R Bradley
| sAahenhsrt, Henderson, herles aud-
son. Of f.tktleton; Powers, = Hay
tatiand, IfaniEn ond of Eairmont;sF. De-
tvfne. OF EaiTvieW; r. W, Er8el 81
4raftohj keuugh. 2. 4 Robinson q