Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-09-15
Charles Town And Ransom Board o.
Trade Has Big Program.

Trade Has Big program.
At a meeting of the Fruit Growers
Association held Friday afternoon in
the County Court room the members
present UNANIMOUSLY voted to affiliate
this organization with the Board OF
Trad uudet It's agricultural bureau.
Through the agricultural bureau OF the
Board of Trade a Fruit Growers Ex-
change will be established which will be
of great value to all frnit growers in
this section. and it is for this purpose
that this organization affiliated with the
Board of Trade. Definite plans as to
the formation of this exchange will be
announced within few days as plans
are being prepared now. The Board OF
Trade when organized will be of great
assistance to every farmer in Jefferson
County. The agricultural bureau will
promote and develop every interest Of
the county, not a.one in apples, but in
all products of the farm.
A salaried secretary will be employed
by the Board of Trade, who will devote
his entire time to the work ofthe bureau
and in this way this community will
have the business agent that will attend
to all the needs of Jefferson County.
1t is the purpose of the Board of Trade
to unite every citizen of this community
into one body, working hand in hant
with only one view and that is for {
greater com munity.
At the Board of Directors meeting
held Wednesday evonlng it was decided
to send delegation to Wheeling. Yves
Va, representing Jefferson County t.
attend the convention of the State Boarc
of Trade. The men appointed to attend
| this convention are as follows: K. +
! Chew. Geo. B. Goetz, NJ. Palmbaum
A, S. Allen, E. E.Cooke. T. {. Bowling
c. F. Wall, VIM. Campbell, J. Bra
zier, A. A. Beckman, c, L. Haines. w
A. Riggs, 7. T. Perry and Edw. Drish
The Board of Trade is now negotia
ting with western industry which !:
anxious to locate here. Mr.. Goetz ant
Mr.. Beckman have opened negotiation:
with this manufacturer and every effor
will be set forth to locate it here. Full
facts concerning this industry will b,
given out when negotiations have fur
Their developed,
Arrangements are being made for the
big get together dinner. The committee
will meet tomorrow afternoon to make
all arrangements. The dinner commit
tee is as follows: J. B. Brazier, Chair
man: Gustave D.Brown and Isaac Herr.
The plans for the reorganization work
have been under way nearly week, A
prospective list is being prepared OF
farmers, firms and individuals of Charles
Town, Ransom and Jefferson County
who ought to be members of the Board
The non-residents who have Investments
here are also being listed for member
ships. Every name 50 listed is placed
on a card printed with blank spaces for
information about the prospective mem
Der, the place of residence and the prob
able benefits he will rece We from the
Board of Trade. This card system will
be taken by the Board of Directors soon
and gone over with great care so that
no one who should be listed will b
omitted.
1t is the plan of the reorganization
campaign about to begin that every per
son, firm or company in this community
will be convinced OF the seriousness of
this undertaking. 1t is proposed to be
gin a campaign education and to show
the people of the community what is to
be gained by maintaining in Charles
rown-Ranson a strong community de
velopment organization. As a part of
this educational campaign there is going
to be big dinner given September 18th,
at which about 200 of the leading citi
zens will be assembled and told of the
plans now in course of development, but
this dinner IS not planned tor the pur
pose of taking advantage of convenient
opportunity to get everybody present to
Join the Board OF Trade. 1t is being
gwen solely for the purpose of giving a
definite statement IN detail Of just what
it proposes to do and the methods adopt
ed for getting results.
A letter will be mailed to several hun
bred citiz ms Monday evening and is a
direct appeal to the citiz ms of this com
munity to organize aud stand together
for the program of the Board of Trade
The program as adopted contains
every need of this community and with
the united effort of all citizens can all be
accomplished ultimately. The first thing
to do is to get together and all work and
boost, not knock,
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