The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-29
lat a Meeting and Dinner Ac-
ton Is Taken to Advance
Local Development.
ASKS FOR LEGISLATION
And Resolves to ZealousIy
Promote Welfare of Both
City and County.

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City and County.
An associational meeting and din
Iner of the Business Mems League
was held last evening in the Masonic
temple. There we're present about
sixty members and guests.
A very enjoyable dinner was
served by the Eastern Star. after
which a business session was held
with r. w. James, president, of the
league, in the chair. Questions oil
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
The resolution is as fol
lows:
Resolved, that we the under.
signed members of the Clarksbure
Business Mems League, recognize the
great need OF legislation to Justly
terests in this state, do hereby regis.
ter our endorsement Of and urge the
passage of bills hereinafter named
which will be submitted to this pres
ent legislature, further recommend
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 homesteads and ex-
emptions.
Bill relating to false and mislead-
ing advertising.
Bill relating 10 itinerant vendors.
Bill relating to weights and meas
.ures.s ~. .-s.Sss,.-s IS, s+is,s.
Upon motion duly seconded thin
resolution was carried and the sigma
lures of fifty firms and individuals
were appended thereto. The secretary
also presented resolution to endorse
Senate bill. No. So, permitting coun-
ty courts to aid agricultural organ
izations in the employment Of coun-
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 Develop
ment Considerable discussion fol-
lowed and upon motion duly second
ed the resolution as submitted was
adopted without 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 Clarksburg
Business Mems League in regular
session assembled recognizes the
great Importance of agricultural de-
velopment in this county and state
and the effectiveness Of work done
through county agents under the
joint direction Of the national gov
ernment, the state agricultural exten-
sion department and the county agri-
cultural bureau, and It does most
heartily endorse Senate bill, No. So,
introduced by the Hon. Roy 2. Par
r,sh under provisions OF which coun-
|ty courts may aid county agricul-
tural organizations In the employ
ment of county agricultural agents.
And we do respectfully urge the sen.
ators and members Of the House OF
Delegates to pass said bill, further
recommending the same to the favor
able consideration of his excellency,
the governor"
Postal regulations relative to sub
scription 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 water mark in the letter.
head Of ffClarksburg business men was
suggested by the secretary and met
with hearty endorsement of the
league, the same idea having been
endorsed by the directors Of the
board of education at their meeting
Friday, January %. A committee OF
three was named to confer with the
secretary to carry the idea to a con-
clusion. The slogan arranged in the
form of circle will read See
Clarksburg, West Virginia. First. II
Means Opportunity. Four Cent Gas.
l$1.O0 Coal. The Fuel City. Clarks-
burg Board of Trade. I"
Suggestion of the secretary to
adopt a suitable sticker to encourage
and develop home trade was fayora-
bly, received, the same having also
been endorsed by the board OF trade
directors at their meeting Friday.
January %. The stickeri has an a.,
propriate emblem and contains the
words: Made in Clarksburg isn't
enough. Trade in Clarksburg. that's
the stuff" Quotations show the
prices Of these stickers at $50 per
thousand and the league authorized
the purchase Of $4,000, appointing a
committee to advise with the secre-
tary as to final form.
Reference to some advertising
propositions led to a very inter-
esting discussion of some OF the
problems confronting the board Of
trade and the Business Mems League
IN its efforts to develop Clarksburg
from an Industrial and commercial
standpoint, such as problems OF are
protection both within the city and
Tor our factories street paving,
cleaner streets, insurance rat teA, I'd