The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08
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wages are higher than they have ev-
err been in our line of business.
II want to speak few words on
preparedness. don't mean prepar-
edness in national or military
sense-although | am a strong be-
lever in preparing our county-not
for offense, but for defense--a pre-
paredness that will make us strong
enough to defend our country and all
that Americanism stands for. The
preparedness that want to talk
about is preparing for a rainy day
and old age. In the natural course
of events we get older and are ply
slcally unable to stand the laborlous
work which is easy to perform while
we are still young. would like to
see every man In our employ with
good bank account and home Of his
own, so that when sickness or death
or old age comes upon you, you have
some reserve to draw upon.
After the close Of the present war
no man can predict what new condl-
lions will arise and confront us. Some
authorities claim that there will be n
reaction from the present boom In
business when work will be scarcer
and wages lower. SO urge each one
Of you who are at the present time
enjoying your share of this prosper
lty to look ahead into the future and
little while and prepare for period
of adversely, should the same arise.
you are fortunately situated in
Clarksburg, where you have some OF
the finest banks in the country, pay
ing n very liberal rate OF interest on
safety deposits and when your money
Is absolutely safe.
"Clarksburg is a very desirable place
to live In and is town that is very
near to my heart. l have lived In
Clarksburg longer than any other town
and have formed associations and
friendships which hope will last I'M
til | go hence from whence no traveller
returns.
"Clarksburg, situated at the high al
titude of over one thousand feet above
the sea level, Is very healthy town.
You have an abundance Of good, pure
water; you have one Of the best school
systems in the country where your
children can enjoy all the advantages
of education that can be secured in any
large city; your new high school is one
Of the best and most completely equip
ped in the whole state Of West Vir-
ginia. You are at the meeting place
Of the North and the South, where all
the hospitality OF the South exists
with the thrift and progressive spirit
of the North.
II have been asked great many
times regarding the future Of the
Clarksburg plant want to say that
the future Of the Clarksburg plant is
in your hands. AS long as we have
your cooperation and loyalty and good
will, such as we have had in the past,
you can always feel sure OF getting at
least a fair share Of what work we
have to give. We have gone through
periods Of depression such as the
panic OF 1907, and kept our plant prac-
tically in full operation, and have
demonstrated our ability as company
to run at least as fully as anyone else.
Our company, naturally, has a warm
spot for our Clarksburg plant, posi-
bly, more 80 than any Of our others
on account of 1t being the parent OF
our other mills. In other words we
look upon our Clarksburg plant as
our home, 1t was here we started out
in business; 1t was here that we made
our first success, and am safe in
saying that II we had the ground to
build upon, our Clarksburg plant would
be very much larger than 1t is at the
present time,
"The company's attitude toward the
plant is such that we expect to spend
considerable amount Of money dur
ing the next year in improving and en-
larging the plant. While the Clarks-
burg plant was under my management
1t was ever my policy to promote our
old men to higher and better positions.
/ am glad to say that our present man
ager, Mr.. Burgham, is in thorough &C.
cord with this policy and any enlarge
ment that we may make will mean
promotion for a large number Of our
employees. want to say that II we
add any mills to our plant it is our de-
sire to fill up all the new positions
from among your ranks, provided you
are competent to I'LL the same.
This picnic is going to do a great
deal Of good. 1t is going to make you
feel proud that you belong to the Phil
lips organization, as no other factory
in the state of West Virginia could
make better showing than you made
in your parade today. 1t is also go
ing to do me as we'll as the company
a whole lot Of good. 1t provides
means Of bringing us all together; Of
meeting with each other; Of getting
to know each other better and can
assure you that personally feel very
proud to be at the head Of a co-operat-
ing organization such as we have at
Clarksburg."
Great Parade.
The picnic was preceded by great
parade through the principal streets
OF the city with over 1000 persons
in line,
Every man in the parade carried
an American flag, while the sutomo-
biles, which brought up the rear,
a A