The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-10
Project Receives Approval
of Visiting Capitalists
at Club Dinner.
STOCK SALE IS ASSURED
All Have Great Faith in
Growth of Fairmont
Industrially

The Industrial development project
contemplated by the Fairmont Invest.
ment company received the enthusiasts
tic approval Of every banker and bank
In Fairmont and nearby towns at the
dinner held yesterday evening at the
Country club. Every bank in the coun
~ had one or more representatives
present and the delegation from
Shinnston In Harrison county. was
the largest and most enthusiastic OF
all.
The plan for the financing of the
Greater Fairmont Investment company
as unfOlded and explained at the met
ing by members of the directorate oil
the new company received their hearty
commentator and the successful sale
OF the $150.000 worth of preferred
stock which beings tomorrow in the
local banks is practically assured. All
Of the business men and Dangers rres
ent have the greatest faith in the fu
ture prosperity and certain growth oil
Fairmont and feel that this projec,
will In great measure hasten the nat
ural development of the community
many years.
o. S. Mckinney presided at the din
ner yesterday evening ard addresses
were made by President c. D. Robin
son OF the Investment company; r. T
Cunningham. J. N. Jacobs and w. ]
Wiegel, officials of the new company
and Sam r. Nuzunl. +. r. Speed. Clar
ence Curry, H. ]. Ross. Hugh F. Smith
Glenn F. Barnes and C. w. Evans.
The bankers present were as fol
lows: c. D. Robinson, president Of
the Monongahela bank; Francis E
Nichols, director Of the National Bank
of Fairmont; Ira l.. Smith, water com
missioner; H. J. Ross. president oil
the Fairmont Chamber of Commerce
Glenn F. Barnes. cashier of the Ma
tional' Bank OF Fairmont; ]. NJ. ia
cobs. director OF the National Bank Of
Fairmont: Walton Miller. vice presi
dent of the National Bank OF Fair
mont: Hugh F. Smith. cashier OF the
Monongahela Bank: II. r. Cunning
ham. OF the M0nongah Glass company
W. j. Wiegel. of the Fairmont Print
ing and Publishing company; Sam R
Nuzum. president OF the Home Saw
ings Bank; o. S. Mckinney. director
in the National Bank of Fairmont;
Morgan d. Orr. director of the Monon
gahela Bank: F. r. Speed, Industrial
engineer: Charles w. Evans. secretar,
of the Fairmont Chamber of Com
merce.
Out Of town bankers present were
c. f. Wells. president of the Exchange
Bank of Huntington; p. II. Pitzer
cashier of the Exchange Bank of Man
nington; f. G. Martin. president oil
the First National Bank of Manning
ton; W. E. Mapel, cashier Of the Bank
OF Pennington; Carroll Curry, presi
dent of the First National Bank OF
Monongah.. Frank Nicely, director II
the First National Bank OF Monongah
Thomas Hawker. president of the
Farmers Bank OF Shinnston: c. NJ
Cunningham. director of the Farmer.
Rank of Shiunston; Robert E. Lee
cashier of the Farmers Bank Of Shinn.
ton: Clyde A. Cole. cashier OF thu
First National Bank OF Shinnston: ]
II. Nuzum. director OF the First Ma
tional Bank Of Shinnston; C. p. Hood
director of the First National Banl
OF Shinnston; John II. Burns, director
of the Farmers and Merchants Banl
OF Fairview; J. Y. Hamilton, director
Of the Farmers and Merchants banl
Of Fairview; c. S. Jarvis. assistan
cashier OF the Farmers and Merchant.
Bank Of Fairview.