Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1915-01-27
Huntington Chamber of
Commerce Condemned
Resolutions Adopted by
the Wayne Board of
Trade.

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trade of Wayne, Wayne county,
West Virginia, held in the Wayne
county court house on the 18th day
of January. 1915, the following res.
-olutions were adopted, to.wit:
Whereas, Through the columns
of the Huntington Herald Dispatch
of Huntington. West Virginia, there
has come TO our notice that certain
corporate and business interests of
the city of Huntington are attempt
ing to secure the passage of an act
by the Legislature of this state, now
IN session, to take from Wayne
county that portion OF her territory
known as Ceredo district, and which
territory lies fronting the Ohio riv-
,er, and between the Cabell county
line and the Big Sandy river, aud
which includes the towns of Keno
va, Ceredo, Kellogg aud Westmore-
land; and
Whereas, 1t has been brought
to our notice that the chamber of
commerce of the city Of Hunting
ton, an association which represents
the business interests of said city,
has lent its aid to the scheme to take
away from Wayne county this GOV.
eted territory, and is using it's in
2huence to carry out and complete
this conspiracy, and to thereby
weaken and impoverish our coun'y;
and
Whereas, 1t is matter of com.
mon knowledge that the business
and other interests of the city of
Huntington have all in the past
profited immensely by the trade and
patronage of the merchants and
other citizens OF Wayne county, and
for the best interests of the city of
Huntington, as we'll as of the peo.
pie of Wayne county, it is import
ant that the friendly business rela-
tionship between them should con.
tinue harmonious In the future as in
the past and
Whereas, The people os Wayne
county consider any attempt on the
part of any person, company, cor.
poration or association, to take from
Wayne county any part of or por.
tion of its territory as an unfriendly
act towards ELL the people of Wayne
county; therefore be it
Resolved, l. That we, the board
of trade of the town of Wayne,
Wayne county, in meeting assemb
led emphaticalIy condemn the act
of the chamber of commerce in
lending its aid to the scheme to rob
Wayne county of it's territory. and
we further condemn the acts of any
ether person, firm, corporation or
association in agitatinR any such
scheme or in any way lending it's
aid to forwarding the same, and we
earnestly request the said cham Der
of commerce of the city of Hunting
ton to reconsider and resciDd its
acts whereby it resolved TO lend it,
aid to the cropping of Wayne coun.
ty, and further request that il cease
and desist from all its efforts to.
ward that end.
9. That we earnestly request the
land companies and other interests
and persons who have heretofore
agitated this proposition to cease
such agitation sDd efforts to in any
way impair or change the present
boundaries of Wayne county, or to
take away from her any portion of
her territory.
3. That in the event said cham
Der Of commerce and other interests
and persons refuse to comply with
this request, then we respectfully
request the merchants and citizens
of Wayne county to refuse TO have
any dealings whatever with the city
of Huntington or any Of It's business
interests; and we further request the
people OF Wayne county TO refuse
to buy from, sell to or trade in any
way with any store in said city. of
Huntington.
4. In the event of the refusal of
the chamber of commerce and other
interests of the city of Huntington
TO comply with this request, then
we further request that the county
court of Wayne county refuse to
lend it's aid in any way whatever to
the beilding of aRy road or other
improvement whereby the city of
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