The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08
More Than 1000 Persons Are
in Line in Great Patriotic
Parade in the City.
THOUSANDS AT NORWOOD
Helpful Addresses, Full Of Fra
ternaI Spirit, and Athletics
Feature Program.

Ideal weather marked the third
annual picnic of the employees OF the
Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate Com
pany which was held at Norwood park
Saturday with an attendance OF
about 5000 persons, including some
of tho officers OF the mills. employees,
their families and friends, and the
day was gloriously spent,
Ono OF the big features OF the day
was an ox-roast served in the dining
room at the park at noon. Under the
superintendent of l.. X. Richards,
renowned In the culinary art, an OK
weighing 1.75O pounds, had been roast
cd for the occasion and the roast along
with other good things was certainly
most tempting and was relishcd by the
many thousands who partook OF II.
Besides there were many very delicious
basket dinners.
Greetings Brought.
While the afternoon schedule called
for an athletic rogra, the events had
not been sufficiently completed to re-
port them in today's Telegram They
, will appear in the Sunday Telegram.
In a very clever but brief address
F. S. Loeb, of Pittsburg, treasurer Of
the company brought greetings from
the company, while DR.. c. A. Clemmer,
Of Wierton, company doctor, lent his
presence, as did r. r. Mahan. presl-
dent Of the Union Savings Bank and
Deposit Company, Of Steubenville o.,
friend Of the company, John c. VIII
llams, OF Steubenville, assistant to the
president Of the company. made the
principal address He discussed per
sonal friendship, the prosperity of the
plant, its growth since 1905, Clarks'
burg as a desirable place in which to
live naccount Of schools, sanitation
and the like, thrift an deconomy fol
old age, the future Of the plant and the
company's attitude toward its EN-
pioyes. Mr. Williams said:
Williams Speaks.
"Frlends and friendship are two
of the most expressive words in the
English language and contain q
whole wealth Of meaning.
"Friendshlp implies long associa'
tlon-mutual estee mand regard
liking, one for TIE other.
"I feel particularly at home in
Clarksburg talking to the employees
of our Clarksburg plant as one friend
to others. We have been associated
together for eleven long years and
during that time by your many acts
of kindness you have put me under
! deep obligations to you and 1t is a
source OF deep qualification to me to
be able when opportunities present
themselves to do something for you
and the Clarksburg plant.
"Our plant was first put in opera
tlon in June, 1906, starting up at
that time with four mills and had a
rapid growth until 1t attained Its
present size. During these long
years of operation, the plant has been
operated more steadily than any 9TH
er In the same business. With the
single exception Of few weeks dur,
ing the summer OF 1913 while we had
our little uupleasantness which has
long been forgiven and forgotten the
plant has never had a shutdown, ex'
cept on certain holidays. The payholl
has grown from about S250.D00 the
first year until this year wnen over
$500, 900 will be paid out In wages
The Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate
Company has paid from six to seven
million dollars in wages in its Clarks'
burg plant alone since first put In op'
Grafton, which has given you ar
amount of prosperity such has moi
been enjoyed by any other tin mill
in the same length Of time.
1--WE are at the present time goinE
through a very prosperous period
wages are higher than they have eV'
er been in our line Of business.
~ want to speak a few words on
preparedness. don't mean prepar'
edness in a national or military
sense-although l am strong be-
lever in preparing our county-uot
for offense, but for defense-a pre-
paredness that will make US strpnl
enough to defend our country and all
that Americanism stands for. The
preparedness that l 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
sically unable to stand the laborious
work which is easy to perform while
we are still young. / would like to
ace every man In our employ with a
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 wal
no man can predict what new condi-
tions will arise and confront US. Some
authorities claim that there will be
reaction from the present boom IN
business when work will be scarcel
and wages lower. So urge each one
! of YOU who are at the present time
enjoying your share Of this prosper
ity 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 a 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 a town that Is very
near 10 my heart ! have lived n
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