The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-11
B.M.A,JO|NS
MOVEMEN[F0R
THE NEWT HOTEL
Committee Appointed at a
Special Meeting Held
This Morning.
OUTLOOK is FAVORABLE
Chairman Hartley Says
Money Will Be All Rails
eddy Tuesday Night.

Preparations for financing the new
hotel proposition win be made tonight
ut a meeting Of the executive commit
tee at the Chamber Of Commerce at
Q O'clock. Mr.. ]. NJ. Hartley. who
is chairman Of this committee, says
that a list of prospective subscribers
WIN be made, and terms picked from
the general comittec TO solicit them.
The Organization OF the general COM
mittee will be perfected SO that Mon
day the men can get TO work without
delay. each knowing Just what he has
toido BY concerted action Mr.. Hart
ley 4belieYes the necessary sum can be
raised by Tuesday evening.
Aspeciai board meeting of the Busi-
ness Mems Association was held this
morning at ten o'clock and rcsolu-
ton passed endorsing the hotel prop
osition. a committee OF twenty mem
bers was appointed TO assist in raising
the necessary funds. The resolution
is as follows: Resolved, That the
Business Mems Association Of Fair.
mont, West Virginia, in special board
meeting assembled. recognizing the
great need for odern hotel; In Fair
mont, unanimously endorses the hotel
movement now about to be waged for
the Organization Of hotel copany to
erect such, hotel, and EHreby au-
thorized and directs its President TO
appoint a committee Of not less than
fifteen to assist in taking stock sub
scriptions In this company.
The men selected for the committee
were: E. C. Jones, J. a. .Rown, L. F.
Holbert, W. L Lydic, W. H. Spcdden,
Arnold Mason. Lutte Brown, Bert s.
Leopold, ". ]. Boydston, Clyde s.
Holt, John NJ. Kisner, ". A. Lawler,
s. B. Brooks. c. c. Robb, James A.
weiton; Bruce Morgan, NJ B. Cobun,
Seymour McIntire, c. E. Mumford, F..
R.Clerand.
The various persons interested in
the hotel proposition are confident
that the 100000 necessary can be
readily obtained. When the money has
been subscribed, details Of building
the hotel will be taken up. But the
construction win be started and the
building completed as soon as possible.
Probably by next Thanksgiving day
the hotel win be IN use by the public
The complete eommitte OF the Cham
ber Of Commerce upon which will fall
the brunt Of this latest effort for the
benefit Of Fairmont is as follows:
u NJ Hartley, chairman; J. n. Jao-
obs. J. L Hail. Anthony Bowen. ].
walter Barnes. o. S. Mckinney. W.
j. weigle. R. NJ. Hite, R. T. Cunning
hzm. S. Ray Ho1bert, T. /. Brett. n.
L Hutchinson. Sam R. Nuzum, E. c.
Jones, Bert Leopold. Smith Hood. DR..
". a. Sands, C. s. Riggs, C. r. Rob
tnson, Hired Helmlck. T. W.. Henner,
]. n. Black, J. M. Brownfield. n. A.
Efetcher, Charles Powell, Walton Mil
len, ]. o. Watson. George T. Watson,
A. B. Fleming. Jr.. C. ". Watson. E.
q. Smith. s. s. Cochrane. John w.
Wolf. George E. Miller. 8. B. Iseman.
John Brennan. G. G. Michael, S. D.
Brady, II. B. Clark. z. F. Davis. Harry
Shaw. E. ". Howard. DR.. ]. W. Nc
Donald, Rev. A. H. Beayin, Joseph
Rsier, Rev. Fl. G. Stoetzer. W. A.
wiedebusch. George z Amos, Walter
Corbin, G. E. Hutchinson, H. L.
Heinzelman. J. s. Pople John Sciott,
7. w.sArnett, Duncan Sinclair.