The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-15
Better Relations Between
the Two Places Object of
Visit.
HAVE MOVIE MAN ALONG
Want to Take Back Perma-
nent Record of Our
Good Points.

Shortly after four o'clock this after.
noon 1875 of the most substantial and
brainy business men of one Of the most
business-like cities in the country,
Pittsburgh, will arrive today in Fair
mont on the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road. This party consists of mem.
bers Of the Pittsburgh Chamber of
Commerce, all on a Trade Extension
Tour, visiting Uniontown, II West Vir-
ginia cities, Washington, Pa, and Mari
eta, Ohio. The subject Of the trip
which covers four hundred miles and
consumes four days is to invite out of
town merchants and business men to
do their buying in Pittsburgh and to
give Pittsburghers a chance to see
some Of the momentous developments
taking place in the state Of West Vir-
ginia and other outlying territory.
A general all-round business ac-
quaintanceship is also desired by the
visitors. They wish to know what
Fairmont has done, is doing, and is
further capable Of doing within the
next few years. If Fairmont needs
anything that Pittsburgh can furnish,
the Pittsburghers cordially invite them
to ask concerning 1t. People of this
city, bankers, INGREDIENTS, railroad and
traffic line representatives, coal opera
tors, etc, are asked to make known
to the visitors what Fairmont is able
to do toward business reciprocity with
Pittsburgh.
The itinerary of the business experts
is as follows: Uniontown, Morgantown,
Fairmont, Clarksburg, Grafton, Salem,
West Union, Pennsboro, Parkersburg,
Marietta. Sistersville, New Martins
vile, Wheeling and Washington, Pa.
Clarksburg, Parkersburg and Wheel
ing will be night stops. All entertain
ment is declined by the visitors except
at night stops.
The Commerce body will be in Fair
mont but two hours, leaving at six
o'clock for Clarksburg. During the
trip motion pictures will be taken OF
all cities in which there are good street
roads, factories, etc. Thousands OF
feet of film were put aboard the train
at Pittsburgh this morning which city
the special left at o'clock. These
motion pictures will be shown in all
or most of the pictures houses in
Pittsburgh and will later be sent to
the cities which have been visited by
the Trade Extenders to be shown for
the benefit Of the business men who
are unable to make trips of the nature
of the Trade Extension Tour.
The film will be preserved and 9TH
ers taken next year to show what i'm
provements have been made in the
twelve.month Of changes. This is the
seventeenth tour of the kind that the
Chamber of Commerce Of Pittsburgh
has sent through northern West Vir.
ginia, Eastern Ohio and Western Penn.
sylvania for the purpose Of maintain.
ing the business relations among all
merchants and operators of these Sec
lions.
The Pittsburghers who come here in
a special train consisting of seven cars
were met at Walkers Siding by auto.
mobiles and taken to the various bus.
mess places in the city. The reception
committee which consisted of Ira
Smith, Wilbur Hennen, F. R. Clelland,
L. G, Boggs, and H. L. Flowers met the
1875 visitors and by combining bank
ers with bankers, merchants with mer.
chants, manufacturers with manufac.
turers manged with least possible loss
of time to open Fatrmont's soul to
the brilliant representatives Of the
workshop Of the world.