The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-09

territory.
With these desirable conditions. It
is pointed out, the ranks of the un-
employed in Clarksburg will be
thinned out rapidly. and the homes
OF the happy wage-earners enabled
to obtain not only every necessity
Of life but many Of the real luxuries
which In many instances are not
luxuries at all but actually come I'M
der the rightful classification OF nee
cssities.
Travelling men. who make 1t n
point to study conditions and why's
point to study conditions and
why's and wherefores In every
city they enter. tell many facts in re-
lation to what they find elsewhere
During the past week one salesman
for a Cincinnati house. who came
to Clarksburg to push Cincinnati
made article, told some interesting
facts relative to number OF cities,
especially in connection with his visit
to New Orleans and his efforts to in
troduce his line OF goods there.
New Orleans Demands New Orleans
Made Goods.
II found in New Orleans" said
this gentleman. in the course of an
interesting talk on general conditions
everywhere. and he said he visited
and covered eight states in the
south and southeast. "a persistent
and insistent demand for New Or
leans made products. The first ques-
ton had put to me when I offered
my samples was whether these goods
were made in New Orleans. and II
not. whether they were made in
Louisiana. The demand for New
Orleans made goods came first. That
! succeeded in landing a fair order
there came to me as an unexpected
surprise. I'll admit. but that Is an
other story.
II found many unemployed men
in New Orleans. Being large city
and seaport too, of course served
to attract great many other idle
men from other cities. especially in
the interior. Personally, came in
contact with numerous cases OF these
men applying for positions of var
ious kinds. In every instance that
came under my observation. the first
question asked these idle men look
ing for work was whether they lived
In New Orleans-were actual resi-
dents OF the city-or whether they
were merely men from other cities
coming to New Orleans for work.
Invariably. also when. the applicant
admitted he was not a resident OF
the city. work, II place was open.
was refused him with the explana-
ton that the residents Of the city men
would be given the preference and
until they were taken care OF there
would be no chance for the stranger.
This condition made such an Inn
preston upon me that I made it
point to interview as many idle men
as possible across whom happened
to come. I made no concerted cam
paign in that direction, for I met
more than enough men out of en-
ployment to assure me that they,
too. had been met with the same
Spirit that New Orleans idle men
must be cared for before strangers
would be employed. believe have
never been in city where the home
spirit Is SO strongly and generally
developed as found It In New Or
leans. New Orleans made goods come
first: New Orleans idle men must be
given preference when work is to be
given"
The buy in clarksburg campaign
TO the Telegram has been for the
purpose OF developing that same
spirit Of cooperation among Clarks-
burg people. While not hoping,
even to make 1t as strong as this
travelling man said be found 1t in
New Orleans, 1t IS believed that the
civic pride Of the people has been
and is being aroused to such an ex-
tent that more general patronage
OF Clarksburg merchants and bust
ness men and Clarksburg growers,
farmers. poultry raisers and Ciarks-
burg diaries will be the ultimate
result Of the campaign of education.