Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-01-14
Board of Trade Holds
Important Meeting.
Observation-Disclosures,

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There was an unusual meeting held at
the County Court room last Tuesday even
ing when about forty of the leading citizens
of Charles Town. Ransom and jefferson
county to talk over the affairs and plans for
the Board of Trade.
Mr.. Geo. B. Goetz, president in opening
the meeting reviewed the work accomplish
ed so far by the Board ofTrade, and stated
that an apple eyaporstor will locate in
Charles Town this spring at the cost of $40,
900. This industry will employ between 90
and 60 men and Cir The COMPANY has
not asked cent from the continuity,
Construction is expected to be commenced
immediately
MTG. B.Goefz reported that branch of II
big corporation, we'll rated and responsible,
manufacturing aluminium products. will
locate in Charles Town if a sufficient mum
Der of girls can be guaranteed. A represen
tative from this co, poration called to confer
with some of the officers of the Board OF
Trade last week. The branch will require
so girls from l6 years of age and up
Wages at the beginning will be from four
to five dollars per week, and smart pie Ct :
workers can secure much more
desperate effort is being made BY the
Board of Trade to secure the necessary
labor required for this branch Pc tiers al
advertis have been sent out through
cut The entire community, and it is thought
that within the next week or SD q sufficlen
number OF girls will have been guaranteed
Another industry that is visiting upon
Char es Town is shoe industry located III
Portsmouth, o. This company has deferr
ed any action until they have had suffi-
cient time to reorganize their finances, and
they have adv ised the Board Of Trade that
lhey,will get in touch with them immedi-
ateiy upon completion of this reoreaniza
ton.
Ways and means Of collecting the delin-
quent dues were discussed at leng. h.. prin-
cipally by Mcssrs I G, Boiling, J. Is Bra
zer, g. 3. Goetz II. N Bradley, Edw.
Drish, F. s. Harrison and E. E. Cooke. II
was the eoncensus of opinion that strenu
Gus effort should be made to secure the
money that has been pledged,
Mr.. I. g. Bowling, iii discussing thr de
linquent dues stated if the BoardSof Trade
had done nothing more than bring tItt
purchaser Of PoWhatan College i'll commu:
nication with the Trustees it had we'll earn
ed its respect and the financial support o.
every citizen Of the community, He al .
said that this accomplishment lies dor
mant at present due to the fact that the
college will not commence until SeptelE-
Der when Miss Duval will come 10 this CRY
and establish a new school which it h@s
been said will have an enrolment Of sever
al hundred girls. Mr., Bowling cited otirsr
important work that the Board of Trade
had done, mentioning tho Farmers aId
Merchants Fall Festival; the locating TIE
Charles Town Bottling Works, the particl-
patton in the protest to the Baltimore a i
Ohio Railroad in its recent change in the
passenger schedule, and other very I'M.
ponanc problems.
A committee Of five was nominated
motion of Mr.. Boiling to take such action
us deemed necessary to secure the delin-
quent dues. The committee appointed is
as follows: Chairman, J. B. Brazier; f. s
Harrison, 7. e. Bowling, E, E,g Cooke al q
Geo. G. Marsteiltr.. This committee will
meet in few days and Immediately cam.
mence their work,
The farm demons ration work of which
Mr., J. Y. Shipnlan is County Agent was
thoroughly discussed by the members pres
ent, members from the county and city as
we'll. Several attempts have been made to
enlist sufficient number of farmers III
this bureau to make it sell sustaining.
This subject was fully discus ed and agreed
Tuesday evening to defer any immediate
action until Jan. 20, thus enabling the
county members ofthe Board of Trade to
take necessary action to maintain this
work
A new set ofby laws was read by Mr.. A
A. Beckman, acting secretary, and action
as TO the adoption of them was deferred
until committee can meet and go over
them thoroughly TO see that nothing has
been omitted, and compare them with the
old ones that were adopted at the first
meeting.
Mr. Beckman outlined briefly the work
that has been accomplished during. the
four months tnat he has been in this COM
munity and urged more cooperation aud
less knocking, He told the committee
that he was 'nsi1ering an investment in
the county and that his services were at the
disposal of the Board of Trade free of any
compensation. The work of the Board Of
Trade will go on just as it has heretofore
and great things are expected of it during
1915
Commenting upon the meeting, it can
truthfully be said that it was a meeting of
plain facts and determination, The mem
bels present spoke freely aud foscibly and
all in AL the meeting showed the. prospect
of a bright future