The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-28
And a Summary of sClarksburg
lIidustriaIsand Commercial
Growth for the Year.
fByg George W. Duddcrar, secretary
treasurer OF Clarksburg BoariI
" M Trnde. A. I, III

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y ttyS George ". Duddcrar, secretary-
treasurer OF HARRISBURG B0ifil
o. trade
~ YES conplneu annual Va. report OF the
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lntroductloit.
The Clarksburs Board of Trade is
~ " n,zatlon OF progressive bus
1 lnesaasfna pro- stonal men, EhusR
purpose y. y nyT Joint and concerted ac-
lion 70 promote the general welfare
o. orr CITY and especially to aid and
aeyciop It's Industrial, commercial and
business interests
.iss aheif WORK OF building up city
means Tue expansion OF every irdi-
yiouat interest IN the city and is not
! .atS 2 matter OF civic pride ofspulb-
\ nc spifatedhess. but a practical bus.
mess proposition that should appeal
10 every business man In the commune
n.y.. AZ the city develops. business
possibilities increase, properly values
expand, opportunities. for enjoying
NE MURPHY ana every human inter-
est y adyatceds
There, IS q tide in the affairs OF
men. which, taken at dts flood, leads
on TO fortune. We believe this is
as true OF cities as tits OF men.
Clarksburg today is a. city of substan-
tiai realities The basis ofrits future
possible greatness lies in It's poten-
tai resources OF fuel, raw material
and advantageous location with re-
speet to- the Chief markets OF the
country. The record of its develop
( 1nent during the last year, remarKs
able a. 1T may seem, u largely the
natural soutgrowth OF an intensely,
practical, progressive effort of its
we'll directed commercial organiza-
tionrthe greater Clarksburg Board
uf Trade. a.
In my report for December, 1913.
q closed with this paragraph
We y aroa nov facing % new year.
Mnile 1ne.sA ", OF our leading
1870! pys.s ovel .ne .collltry are NOT OPP
tnI s, me. .nes are, Meseflneiess, nope
tho ,ea., 'n q o anoa,,,, ,9r ii4. 10 Say
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Wv ~ NJ ,,,,. s,s ~ pe s.ne VIA =
go w. A 70. 9, auu .ners !. Is
~ I've " -. ~. oal lvpe enat ~ !
" u ~. W uie tlosl prosperous
suais ,,, y, .ne nls.oIy ol lIs Guy ior
W. sas 1.ss, ana nnallcts, interesIs,
~ Na uuIlus
guy p.sseS n,'s, sear ~ our Muustrlai
anu clsic deseiopmenl. In me lnture
pnosper..y anu Crown OF SlaIkspurs
ouI , p,N ol si !. nas:a very import.
any a. piace anq u shaugDe our ann that
s sss,,.sa.a ~ snali measure up 70
.us ,. iu.lest, " an .hae can DC reason
ap , ysApceleu VI y,
s.s VILE Tue WOE country mas un-
n ,,enN =. sSpss!encsu naIa tlmes, our
nops lor slsaleu , industrial progress
.na4 saiy pieceuins year IN our MS
,ory, nas oeen, as WIZ pc conclusive
~ enown oy .Ais report More tnan
assglllp lls,eu ~ sPi.e Oh the general
business uep 'sa So NJ
s.5, Adfcrtistng.S
To successfully promote local de-
velopment the towns advantages
must be exploited Just as the selling
qualities OF any line Of goods must
be made known. We may have the
/ cheapest fuel in the world and tne
greatest supply thereof, but unless I'VE
hiring this fact to the attention OF
manufacturers interested IN new
location It will mean little or nothing
to us; this was. therefore, one OF the
first problems to- which we gave our