The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-16
BRIEF SlJMhI.Al r
OF THE REPORT or
BOARD Or TRADE

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| Published by the Secretary Of.
That Organization Sun
day, E ebruary %.
lBy G. w. sDudderar. secretary Of the
| board of trade.)
You may not have read our full
report, bnt we hope that every citi-
zen will read this brief summing up
thereof. These totals are in many
respects remarkable, particularly
when we bear in mind the business
conditions which have prevailed oyer
the country generally during the last
year.
Advertising. ts
Less than 5000 was spent in adver-
Using. but the public was reached
through eight different mediums,
with an aggregate circulation of over
100000 besides our own board OF
trade pamphlets and town paper.
Traffic.
Installation OF an extra passenger
train on the Short Line. Recruiting
of merchandise through freight from
Pittsburg. Establishing Stop at
I Clarksburg of through New York to
st. Louis express Read ustmeDt OF
rates on window glass. approximately
saving to shippers in this district
$4,000 annually Reimbursement OF
express rates through direct appeal
ITO the public service commission.
Assistance in sett1em ent OF individual
shippers problems aggregtaing APP
iproximately one hundred cases
Industrial.
New plants, location decided upon
and buildings either completed. in
course Of erection or definite plans
maturing.
s<umber Of enterprises. ten.
Investment 49,. $1,177,O00.UO
Increased PAYROLL. s1,124,oo0.O0
4 Additional employees $50
Plants Enlarged or Rebuilt.
| Number Of plants, seven.
Investment S296.0O0.00
/ Increased payroll. 50, 100
Additional employees. 61
Grand total of new, rebuilt or en-
Elarged manufacturing establishments
seventeen in number.
Total investment 81 ,4T3,00O
Total increased payroll. 1,162, 600
Total additional employees 1.431
I In considering the above figures
we must. of course, bear in mind that
several Of the new plants may not be
fully completed until sometime dur
ling 1916. but the above figures are
substantially correct as representing
the complete factories.
Buildings Other. Than Manufacturing
Report further shows the building
of over 500 homes which at the coll
/ sentative valuation OF $1,000 each
4 aggregates an investment of ST70,-
900 Other buildings eight. in mum
4 Der. q aggregate S253,500. Total ST..
1 0032 81 Go.
Is New School Buildings Completed.
\ High school s25O.0OC
u Linden avenue "A. ,OOC
!. st. Mary's.. .....s.s. $4,000
Il Northyiew ~. .s:5-S. g., 00t
Total ..... .3..... s441, 200
X This material industrial advance
srment, stimulating as 1t undoubtedl,
I has, building Investment in line!
l other han manufacturing. has alst
probably influenced several notable
\ real estate developments represent
ling sansinyestmenta pproximately ove1
N one-half million dollars.
~ Financial.
!, One new bank has been organized
Il The capital stock of our banking IN
!. istitutions5 show an increase of $3.50.
1000 We now have seven banking IL
4 st;tutions with aggregate resource:
II Of So ,022.650, with aggregate de
..iposits Of Sa,061. 069
Agricultural.
Il Considerable preliminary WorF
Twas done looking to the organization
IL Of permanent county agriculture
\ bureau, which at the present writing
4 has been accomplished.
4 Mercantile.
Organization Of a strong Business
4 Mems League, one OF the most active
H bureaus OF the Board Of Trade.
Il Iii. is not probable that anyone WI
.Edeny that the Board Of Trade has
Inquired largely in the encouragin!s
! development Of our Industrial bust
Il ness and financial Institutions durins
last year and will be an import,
4 ant factor in the continued growth
4! Of our city and county.