The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
S'TATE GAS PEOPLE
SEEK MORE UNIT
IN THEIR AFT AIRS
Some Of the Objects of the New
Association Are Explain
ed by a Director

III ed by a DIRECTOR
one Of the important steps taken
BY the Natural Gas Association OF
West Virginia, recently organized at
q meeting of the leading producers
wne nthe directors held meeting in
Parkersburg for the purpose of nam
ing an executive committee.
This committee comprises Lynn S.
Hornor, OF C1arksburg. president OF
the association; Edwin Robinson; of
Fairmont. the secretary: James p.
I McCloskey, OF Huntington; Thomas
Munce, of Charleston.
While Importance attached to the
Parkersburg meeting, the transactions
OF the directors were few. Every
member of the new committee has
taken an interest in the operations of
the association since its organization
and were instrumental in bringing
Rbout its formation. after acquainting
4 all the producers and others directly
or Indirectly concerned in the gas in
dustry, with the functions OF the pro-
posed organization.
More Unity Needed.
The fact was shown and is widely
appreciated by those interested that
there must be more unity among the
gas interests, and a concert OF activ-
ity In bringing about more binding
spirit of fraternity among the gas
people. The vast gas interests in
been sufficiently cemented to bring
about the best results for the public
generally and the interests themselves
hence the organization, which not
only proposes to maintain publicity
/ bureau, but also to protect itself and
the public from misrepresentation
concerning the industry which has been
vital one In the state for number
of years.
Progress Is Made.
Concerning the organization, one of
the directors says that progress al
ready made toward realization OF the
original plans is satisfactory and that
the gas interests throughout the state
are lending their assistance and be-
coming actively identified with the as
sociation.
The fact is well known that the gas
industry is not understood as gener-
ally as most OF the other important
Industries of the state. One Of the
\ low the public to get into closer touch
with what the gas interests are do
i ing. One contention made is that the
gas business should have the same de-
gree OF protection as other interests,
1 That. 1t should not be Disseminated
! against any more than are those other
Industries which take part In max
ing West Virginia progress with the
rapidity and Substantially it deserves
through the development of resources.
Naturally the association expects
to look after the Interests OF It's mem
bers in the matter of legislation. Com
missions will be delegated and depart
ments created. the purpose of which
will be to see that producers and dis
4rfbutors are not imposed upon by
such legislation as would be inimical
to West Virginia's progress.
The publicity bureau proposed VIII
set before the public in plain Engllsn
wherein the gas industry is of vital
iYnnorrance to the material welfare of
west Virginia, how cooperation Will
+ bring about better conditions gener-
ally. The publicity measures Will be
sfntroduced along educational lines.
Although West Virginia has long been
great factor in the production OF
gas, many thousands OF persons are
4 not ACQUAINTED with the detaMs Oh
the business and Immediately assume
that there Is something inimical to
nI1I,Ifc interests every time the gas
neople widen their operations. invest
4 . few million more dollars in extend
ing their holdings.
Much Money Invested.
The gas companies have spent as
xnucl, money in West Virginia in fur
thering their operations, 1T is main
tafned. as any other industry. In
tact. millions are sometimes spent II
extending lines about which little, II
anything, Is said in the newspapers,
whereas If some other line of industry
were making equal expenditures. the
importance OF the Improvement would
be heralded by columns after columns
Of newspaper space.
1T viii be an endeavor of the pub
ltctty bureau to show wherein there
a. q mutually OF interest in this in
Tdustry and where the public derives
its benefit as we'll as does the indus
try itself.
No time has been set for meeting
Of the new executive committee. but
Il win be held subject to call from
President Hornor. In the meantime
the endeayor continues to get every
one concerned in the industry, inter
ested. IN the association and to be-
come member.
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