The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-26
BANKS WILL MAKE
ABTIVECAMP AIGN
Il.SELL US. BOND.
Two Millions of Liberty
Loan Assigned This
District.
bankers HOLD Meeting
Form District Organization
and Discuss National
Finances.
BANKERS ROLD meeting

T#o million dollars worth Of the LIB
erty loan bonds have been assigned to
me banks of the four counties compris-
Ing the Fairmont banking district, Ma
rion. Monongalia, Preston and Taylor.
.,It developed at a meeting OF repre-.
sentatives of the banks which was held
at the Y. M. o. A. building in this city
last night that 1t Is not believed there
viii be any trouble to place TINS
amount. The National Bank OF Fair
mont already has placed $212, $50 worth
and the Terra Alta bank will take $S'-
900 on its own account.
An active campaign to get the bonds
into the hands Of the small investor
will begin at once and any one who Is
interested in the bond issue-and al!
who can command any money at all
ought to be interestcd-can have their
questions answered and their appltca'
ton received at any bank or trust COM
pany in the district and the Hartley
store in this city,
The meeting last night was attend
k ed by 3 gratifying large number OF out
IA town bankers and 1t was apparent
Isl most Of the men who were pres
i hi understand the seriousness Of the
ituation and are ready to do all IN
fleir hover to make the Liberty loan q
success. Before the meeting broke up
and after they had listened to re-
marks bearing upon the military, com.
nercial and financial situation all OF
theta were determined that Falrmont
district would do its duty no matter
what was required.
BY way of formally putting the optn-
ion of the men present on record the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That each banking
town without the counties Of Ma
rion. Taylor, Monongalia and Pres
Il ton appoint appropriate commit
tees at once to advertise and sell
the Liberty Loan bonds using ev-
cry legitimate means to induce i1-
diyiduals, lodges, societies, and
clubs to prosper the cause and to
h pledge our time and energy to
make this Liberty Loan tremend-
GUS success.
During the evening speeches were
made by Captain Kemble White of this
city, Harry w. Chadduck, Harry Alb
bott, G. A. Miller, John ]. McKone, J.
Smoot, A. J. MCDANIEL, Carroll Curry,
Lee N. Satterfeld, Guy Furbee, ]. r.
Timms, p. H. Pitzer, G. e. Trembly, w.
HI. Coontz, G. o. Wilt, j. H. Burns, ].
w. P. Jarvis, W. E. Mapel, ]. M. ia
cobs, Smith Hood, G. D. Robinnon, 9.
w. Robinson, H. ]. Hartley, ]. G. Han,
M A. Fletcher.
Glenn F. Barns, of the National Bank
Of Fairmont, presided and very pala'
table dinner was served by the ladies
Of the First. Presbyterian church.
tThose present were ]. c. Hall, Fair.
mont; c. X. Hall, Fairmont; Clarence
d. Robinson, Fairmont; Walton Miller,
Fairmont; H. A. Pitzer, Warrington; :
A. ]. Mcdaniel, Worthington; L. o.
1Kuhn, Worthington; H. H. Storey,
Fairview; c. o. Wier, Fairview; 9. w.
Miller, Terra Alta; H. A. Abbott,
Grafton; Guy s. Furbee. Warrington;
M. "A. Fletcher, Fairmont; H. WAChad-
duck, Grafton; ]. R. Timms, Manning
ton; Joseph Lehman, Fairmont; H. ].
Hartley, Fairmont.. John j. McKope,
Jr., Tunnelton; ]. Clay Scoot, New.
0Ufkt W. n, SUulLLI cdlENlSWS De ~
p, Jarvis, Fairview; Hugh F. Smith,
Fafrmont; Smith Hood, Eairmont; A:
RAY Mapel, Fairmont; ]. Y. Hamilton,
Fairview; G. q. Trembly, Terra Alta;
j. M. Jacobs, Fairmont; w. E. Mapel,
Pennington; L. N. Whitlatch, Farm
irgton; James H. Thomas, Fairmont;
y. H. Burns, Fairview; N. E. Jamison,
Fsirmont; j. Walter Barnes, Falrmont;
Glenn F. Barns, Fairmont; Kemble
White, Fairmont; P. H. Pitzer, Man.
nington; L. N. satterfeld, Monopgah;
carroll Curry, Monongah; c. W. Rob
inson, Fairmont.
A permanent organization was ef.
fected by electing Glenn F. Barns,
ahairman Of the Fairmont district and
phi. Pitzer, secretary. These officers
with II. w. Chadduck, ]. L. Keener,
q. A. Miller, o. ]. Fleming and ]. H.
McGraw. compose the executive COM
mittee.
BONDS ON lNsTALLMENT PLAN.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-All fed
efaI reserve banks are working upon
5lan to issue memorandum certiti.
of $40 denomination to prospec-
ist,.,f,n oans - oVIoal1 oOnnI10fu NJ