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 the officers of the mills, employees.
their families and friends, and the
day was gloriously spent
One 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 tho culinary art, an OF
Weighing 1850 pounds. had been roast
cd for the occasion and the roast along
with other good things was certainly
most tempting and was rellshed by the
many thousands who partook Of It
Besides there were many very delicious
basket dinners.
Greetings Brought.
While the afternoon schedule called
for an athletic program, the events had
not been sufficiently completed to re.
port them in todays Telegram. They
will appear in the Sunday Telegram.
In a very clever hut brief address,
F. s. Loeb, Of Pittsburg, treasurer Of
tho company, brought greetings from
the company, while DR.. G. A. Clemmeri
Of Wierton, company doctor, lent his
presence, as did r. T. Mahan, presi-
dent Of the Union Savings Bank and
Deposit Company, of Steubenville, o.,
friend of the company. John c. VIII
lIams, Of Steubenvllle, 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 on account Of schools, sanitation
and the like, thrift and economy for
old age, the future Of the plant and the
company's attitude toward It's em-
ployes. Mr.. Williams said:
williams Speaks.
"Friends and friendship are two
OF the most expressive words in the
English language and contain a
whole wealth Of meaning,
"Friendship implies long assocta-
tlon-mutual estee mand regards
liking, one for the other.
~ 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 frat put In opera
ton in June, 1905, starting up at
that time with four mills and had a
rapid growth until 1t attained It's
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 unpleasantness which has
long been forgiven and forgotten the
plant has never had a shutdown, ex-
cept on certain holidays. The payhou
has grown from about $250,000 the
first year until this year wnen over
$4,000 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 OBJ
Grafton, which has given you an
amount Of prosperity such has not
been enjoyed by any other tin mill
in the same length Of time.
eve are at the present time going
through a very prosperous period;
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