The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-14
ROTARY CLUB WANTS a
GREATER CLARIkSBIJRG.
Civic Committee Of Organiza-
ton Launches Movement
.f WithfTflat End inS View

meeting OF the civic committees
isof the Clarksburg Rotary Club w1sl
held In the board Of trad d Office j IN
the Union Bank buildin VI ut i II
O'Clock Monday morning and plans
we're prepared for general cam
pail en- for a Greater Clarksburg. IT,
was decided ut this meeting To send.
out letter to nj commercial. profess
sional and civic clubs MS we'll as the
mayors Of tile five municipalities
Syhfch would be considered IN II
Create clarksburS asking each u
them to name n committee OF three
persons to represent the club orac city,.
All these committees will form II.
Itedefate dassociat ton to 6cteri,iinef
upon and form All su table iorni8sofs
government 81 Greater Clarks--E5
burg. 8s n 3ts} S
All these committees are 3to .oAs
non-p isan and II 81 is the hope n, II
the otary5 committee that Il non II
partisan form oil government can be
worked out or Greater Clark sburg
hcerned and place the city government
l5on=as hi her plane than II is at pres
ent.5 MIS- HI
The Rotary Club civic committee
will call Their meeting when the
different organizations asked to ;lp-
point committees have had time to-
appoint their committees and s the
federated association will be formed
and steps taken to- bring about the
work Of making a4 reat er Clarks-#
burg. 5$
The Rotary commit tee adopted the
following set OF resolutions which.
Will be sent to all the organiza-5
tons Of the city d ked to tnke parts
In forming the new governments:
Resolved. That the grentest need
of the city OF Clarksburg today ts:8
a reOrganiZed. moderated, business
like form of municipal Goyernment.
which will put he city upon sub
stantial basis, ad equately financed
and completely managed to give us
much needed public improvements;
and S88s
Further Resolved. That to give
the Clarks burg ind ustrial district
the standing and credit which ii de-
serves in the comm ercial world by
reason Of its many Industries and
h growing populati ion. 1t Isl essen tialsto3
have the tributary municipalities.
part Of this industrial district. join
with us in making a G Greater Clarks-
burg and securing u form of govern
ment suitable i'd satisfacto to the
entire district and IT'S component
parts and .5yt 5iss Z
Further r esolved, That the 5R otary
1Clubso of CIarksburg invites al com
5mercial, prof essional u civic and OF her
organizations in this Ind ustrial Isl
itrict. and having Its vel fare and I
progress at heart. to join 18th us inE
the Organization Of federated as
ISOLATION, to be com posed Of three
delegates appointed from each Of
such separate organizations, to de-
termine pom. and work or al prop
er and adequate form Of city govern
ment for the Greater#C larksburg we
all want and hope to see; all dele
gates to be selected with a to.
a strictly non-partisan consideration
of the matter; and
Further r esolyed, That the $secre-
tary Of his club send q copy ofS this
foregoing resolution !. by way Of snc'lg
to each such com
nercial professional. civic and
other similar organizati on In this
district rorthwith, calling for "a
meeting Of such deleg gates at time
and place to be8arrang ed I for by the
delegates of the Rotary Club here
Ia fter%DrOyid ed for. s5jb2Ss "a