The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-29
Alta Meeting and Dinner Ao-
ton is Taken to Advance
Local Development.
ASKS FOR LEGISLATION
And Resolves to zealousIyI
Promote Welfare Of Both
City and County.

lSr0FllOtes WeiIaFe OF bOIii
City and County.
An associatlonal meeting and dim
iner Of the Business Mems. League
was held last evening in the Masonic
temple. There were present about
sixty members and guests.
A very enjoyable dinner was
served by the Eastern Star, after
which business session was held,
with 2. w. James. president, OF the
league, In the chair. Questions Of
legislation were discussed at some
length, the nature OF the various bills
being explained by the secretary,
who submitted resolution endorsing
these six bills now pending before the
legislature. The resolution Is as fol-.
lows: y;
Resolved, that. we the under
signed members of the Clarksbnrg
Business Mems League, recognize the (
great need OF legislation to Justly
protect, and foster the mercantile I'M
terests in this state. do hereby regis
ter our endorsement OF and urge the 4
passage Of bills hereinafter named
which will be submitted to this pres
ent legislature, further recommends
ing same to the favorable considera
ton of his excellency, the GOVERNOR.
Bills referred to were as follows:
Bill amending the bad check law.
Bill amending embeZzlement stat
ute.
Bill amending shomesteads and ez
emptions.
Bill relating to false and mislead.
ing advertising. II sS "
Bill relating to itinerant vendors
BIZ relating to- weights and meas:
ures.
Upon motion duly seconded this
was carried and the sfeIiaz
lures Of fifty firms and iiidividuais
were appended thereto. The secretary
also presented resolution to endorse
Senate bill, No. So. permitting coun-
~ courts to aid agricultural organs
izations in the employment OF conn
ty agricultural agents. The secretary
explained in detail the provisions Of
this bill and briefly called attention.
to the great benefits that should fol-
low intelligent agricultural deve1op-
ment. Considerable discussion fol-
lowed and upon motion duly second
ed the resolution as submitted was
adopted without a dissenting vote,
This same resolution was adopted by
the board OF trade directors at their
meeting Friday night. January ~.
The resolution read as follows: =
Resolved, that the Clarksburgs
Business Mems LeaRne in regular
session assembled recognizes the
great Importance Of agricultural de-
in this county and state Z
and the effectiveness of work done
through county agents under theaI
Joint direction Of the national gov
eminent, the state agricultural extern
sion department and the. county agri5
cultural bureau, and II does most
heartily endorse Senate bill, No. S
by the Hon. Roy q. Par
IRISH unds provisions OF which coun-
ty courts may aid county agricui2
tural organizations in the employ
ment Of county agricultural agents
And we do respectfully urge the sen 4
ators and members Of the House OF
Delegates to pass said bill, further i
the same to the favor.
able consideration OF his excellency,
the governor"
Postal regulations relative to sub
scriptlon to the West Virginia Bus
mess were explained and club sub
scription form passed around for Sig
natures OF the members, "
A form OF advertising slogan to be-
used as a water mark in the letter
head Of Clarksburg business men was
suggested by the secretary and met
with a hearty endorsement of the
league, the same idea having been
by the directors Of the
board OF education at their meeting
Friday. January %. A committee Of
three was named to confer with the
to carry the idea to, a con-
The slogan arranged in; the
form of circle will read Sect
West Virginia, First
Means Opportunity Four Cent Gas (
$1.O0 Coal, The Fuel City. ClafEsl
burg Board Of Trade" I'll
Suggestion Of the secretary
adopt q suitable sticker to encourage
and develop home trade was fayors
bly, received. the same having also
been endorsed by the board of trad
uIeCbuiSs az ehSll niSSliu6 = IAuN4sl11
January %. The sticlef has an q
emblem and contains the
words: Made In Clarksburg isn't
enough. Trade In Clarksburg, thata
the stuff. Quotations show the
prices iof these stickers at 81; 90 per
and the league authorizes
The purchase of s25 900. appointing 4
to advise with the secre
tary as to final form.
Reference to. some ADVERTISING
led to q very inter
ssting discussion Of some of the
problems confronting the board of
.rade and the business Mems League
10 its efforts to develop Clark sbure
from an industrial and commercial
such as problems 81. iifs
protection both within the city and