The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-19
200 DELEGATES TO
STATE TRADE BOARD
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many corporations, firms and citizens,
had from the first meeting shown n
liyelysinterest in the organization and
fits work.
THE activities of the board tho
pastyear include Recommendation fot
q Municipal Code, honest advertising
law, forest conservation. mechanics
lien law, good roads and certain need
ed agricultural legislation"
or the four meeting OF the execu.
tive council during the year. the sec
ond held at Wheeling is of special In
terest. This meeting was called to
consider proposed increase in coal
rates by the railroads and strong res.
buttons were adopted protesting
against increase and commencing
the Public Service Commission for its
action in the matter. These have
been transmitted TO the railroads CON
cerned and to the Interstate Com.
merce Commission and the council
feels that its faction adequately re.
fleets the business sentiment Of the
state on this important subject, so vi.
tally citing our greatest industry
An tmportant meeting OF the Cen
trail West Virginia Coal Operators As.
sociation held during The forenoon
In a foorl across the hall from the
assembly room Of the state board.
q. A. CLARK, chairman OF the freight
rate committee, made an able address
regarding thaSproDosed increase Of
from 25Scents to 20 cents ton differ.
entail On West Virginia coal. w. II.
CUNNINGHAM, secretary Of the state
association and 2. T. Viason took par:
insthiS9 discussion. D. r. Lawson. sec.
retary Of the Central association. ex-
planned The map OF the ccal districts
OF Ohio West Virginia and Pennsy!-
ysria, pointing out the mileage from
the different districts TO the lake
portt
G. H. Jenkins. vice.chairnan for the
Fairmpnts district and delegate to the
state association, discussed Market
Letters" In an able manner. The re-
port of IS scretary Lawson showed that
the financial standing Of the associa-
ton is bettertthan ever before during
its entire history.
Wightman n Roberts read an
able treatise on the Need OF Moral
Coalition of Interests In West Vir.
glnia. Secretary Lawson read 4
carefully,prepared payer on "rhe Pur.
pose Of the Federal Trade Commits
sion, written by James P. Morrow.
The Century Coal Company and the
Dakota Coal &. Coke Company were
admitted ito smembership In The assn-
citation. A Lisle White and C. E.
Hutchinson were elected directors.
Last evening at meeting az the
Joint committee on taxation composed
OF representatives from each trade
organization affiliated with the State
Board of Trade there was an interest
ing discussion on problems OF taxa.
ton In West Virginia.
Those who participated in the dis.
cussion included John Marshall. Ed.
win Robinson, R. L. Archer. Henry h.
Archer o. IS. Mckinney, John J. Corn.
well, G. IT. Ninson. Lewis Bennett, Or.
landuss West, w. B. Irvine. ]. C. Nc
Kinley, &C. Lewis, c. B. Taylor and
John B. Finley.
John ]. Cornwell, Romney. editor
Hampshire Review Wightman Roo.
erts, Huntington, editor w. Va. Mining
News; Hanleys H. Rose. Washington.
D. C.;sSyy.. q. Arnett, Fairmont: ]. ".
Dawson, Charleston; Bishop HenninS.
Jr., Farm ont; G. w. Dudderer. Ciarks.
burg II, q. j Marsh, ,Parkershurg: F. C.
White, Morgantown; C. r. Jones, Nor.
gantown; 10. walter Barnes, Fairmont:
A.Bowers. Fairmont:J J. B. Stevenson,
Huntington; Edward n. Hurley, Wash
ington,i ID O.; William j. Harris, Wash
ington. DaC.; Howard Sutherland,
Elkins; j. N. 4 Jacobs, Fairmont; H. L.
Lister. Clarksburg: "A. G.. Leisener.
Lost Creek; d. R.. Lawson, Fairmont:
r. "a. Johnston, Fairmont: i. Paul P.
Cannon, M c Glare; D. Howard, Clarks.
burg; Fred Howard, .Clarksburg; A.
p. Brady, Fairmont; H. A. Zeller,
Huntington; c. H. Jenkins, Fairmont;
r. B. Isner, sElkins; ]. NJ. Taylor,
pittsburgh 4 IA. B. Clark. Fairmont;
j. w. Dingess,f Hutchinson.
The delegates registered for the
convention follows:
Louis Bennett. Weston; R. B. Nay.
lor, Wheeling /. John'J. Cornwell, Rom
ney; r. L. Archer, Huntington: C. B.
Taylor, Wheeling; A. B. Fleming. Fair.
mont; Thomas !. Brett, Fairmont: H.
u. Ross, Fairmont; o. S. Mckinney
Fairmont; George NJ. Alexander, Fair.
mont; M.tJ. McQuade. Moundsville;
0rlandus West, Clarksburg; G. A.
Grishaber, Charleston: c. &c. Lewis,
Jr., Charleston; w. H. Cunningham,
Huntington J; 2. T. vinson, Hunting
ton; John Marshall, Petersburg; w,
B. Irvine, Wheeling; Henry H. Arch
er, Parkersburg; ]. B. Findley, Park
ersburg; r. T. Cunningham, Fair.
mont: Charles W. Evans, Fairmont;
Joseph Lehman, Fairmont; H. ]. Fox
Wheeling; G. ~. Lutz, Wheeling: j.
e. Mckinney, Wheeling.