The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-18
DELEGATES HERE
FOR.CONVENT|ON
Of TRADE BODIES
Committee on Taxation to
Hold Meeting This
Evening.
25i0T0 ATTEND BANQUET.
Women's Club and Board of
Trade Delegates to Tour
City in Autos.
250I0 ATTEND BANQUET.

Men OF national prominence on the
the program OF speakers for the
eleventh annual convention OF the
West Virginia Board OF Trade. and
delegates representing the business
Interests OF ever! part Of the state
are among the early arrivals today
for the big convention.
Intense Interest In the convention
on account OF the man? vital ques.
lions which will come before il, and
an early meeting OF the Joint Com.
mittee on Taxation scheduled for this
evening In advance Of the arst Tegu.
lar session Of the convention which
opens tomorrow forenoon Is responsi.
bic for the early arrival Of delegates.
The very important question of ta1.
alton which effects every property
owner In the state. including corpor.
ations, merchants, manufacturers. in
fact men IN every line OF business as
well as the professional man and the
workingman who owns only his own
home. will be discussed al the meeting
of the Joint committee this evening
in the Chamber Of Commerce rooms.
This joint committee includes the
COMMITTEES OF the Board OF Trade. CON:
posed Of fve members together with
two Representatives from each com.
merctsl organization allied with the
Board OF Trade. The State Board
members include c. 3. Taylor, Of
Wheeling; George ". Bowers. OF Man.
ning1on; A 3. Fleming. Of Fairmo1t:
John Marshall. OF Parksrsburg;
George E. Price, OF Charleston.
The banquet TO be served in the
Masonic hall tomorrow evening Is
looked forward TO as one Of the Spe.
Sctal treats OF the convention. Already
more than 100 persons have signiied
their intention OF attending By placing
81. The price of the ticket, in the hanus
q sof5Charles n. Evans. secretary Of the
Fsirnont Chamber OF Commerce Il
Is anticipated iha; q; least 80 per.
sons viii attend and Secretary Evans
urges each person who expects 10 be
present TO notify him prompt! so
that the women o! the Methodist
Church, South. who will serve the
banquet will know how many plates
stoAprepsre-
Aiunique feature Of the program TO.
morrow afternoon will be joint an.
tomobile inspection Trip By the men
attending the Board OF Trade conven.
ton and the women attending the
Convention OF the West Virginia Fed.
Grafton OF Wonen's Clubs which will
befin session 81 the same time as the
Board Of Trade.
There are $2S licensed automobiles
inithe city OF Fairmont and the owner
OF practically every car In the city
has expressed his willingness TO do
nate his car foT the use OF the dele
gates who will be in attendance al the
big conventions. As result the au.
tomobile parade planned for late to-
morrow afternoon will be one OF the
largest and most impressive ever held
in Fairmont. The fne new brick and
concrete highways Of Fairmoni and
vicinity will be inspected and points
Of interest IN various parts OF the
county will be visited.
R B. SayloT, secretary OF the State
Board Of Trade. was the irst delegate
4 TO reach FairmonL He arrived from
bis home in Wheeling early this morn.
ing. The next arrivals were Edward
s.. Hurley and William J. Harris. Of
Washington, D. c.. members OF the
Federal Trade Commission. They
will deliver addresses tomorrow. An.
others prominent speaker who arrived
early is STANLEY Il. Rose. Of the De
partneut OF Foreign Commerce, Wash.
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