The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-30
Are Looking Over
Property of The
Traction Co.
MEET FAIRMONTERS
Local Business Men We're
Guests at Lunch at
Country Club

Men representing hundreds OF mil
lions OF dollars are in the group oil
New York, Baltimore and Washington
capitalists who are inspecting the
property Of the MOnOngahela Valley
Traction Company in Marion and Har.
risOn counties today, preparatory TO
floating a loan Of S5,OO0,000 chiefly for
additional Improvements.
The party arrived in Fairmont over
me Baltimore and Ohio railroad ut
1925 o'clock this morning, the traN
arVhrg been twenty-seyen minute
ate. They occupied a Pullman coac D
attached TO the regular train. Al the
3. & o. depot the party was met by
J. o. Watson, E. L. Moore, o. !.
Tough, ]. Walton Miller and Frank
B. Pryor. The visitors were conveyed
in automobiles to the owens bottle
class works and the MOnogah glass
plants. looking al the Lynn by-product
gas plant at the latter plant.
The members in the party are as
follows:
Lee dwell, assistant to President
Mitchell Of the National City Com
pany, New York city.
George Shriver. OF the Fidelity Com
)any. Baltimore, Nd.
c, T. Williams, OF the Fidelity Com
Oany, Baltimore, Nd.
j. II. Beatson, Of the Fidelity Com
Oany, Baltimore, Nd.
B. A. Bremen, Of the Fidelity Com
pany, Baltimore. Md.
Simon J. Block, president Citizens
Company, Baltimore, Nd.
George G. Thomas, Of the Continen'
lal Company, Baltimore, Nd.
Eugene Allies, OF the National City
Company, Washington, ID. {.
A. E. Duncan, OF Robert Garrett &
BOns, Baltimore, Md.
Sprlgg D. Camden, chairman OF the
finance committee Of the NJ. V. 7. in
terests, did not arrive with the party
but will join it at Parkersburg tomor'
row.
Covers we're laid for one hundred
persons at the luncheon at the coun-
try club which was served by eight
ladies from the local chapter OF Red
Cross as follows; Mestames; George
DeBolt, Frank Lyon. A. G. Polk, w.
H. Conway, Glen F. Barnes, +. [.
Frame, Leet Hutchinson, Misses;
Louise Nichols and Callie Frye.
Money received for this service will
be turned over to the Comfort Kit
Fund Of the local chapter OF Red
Cross.
Invocation was made by the Rev.
H. G. Stoetzer OF the First Presby-
terrain church. Following the lunch
con, Rev. StOetzer led IN q silent tn
butte 10 the local and National chap
tiers OF Red Cross.
J. o. Watson. president Of the Mon
ongahela Valley Traction Company
delivered an address in which he ont
lined the activities OF the traction
company.
In addition TO the distinguished Wis
itors and officials Of The Monongahela
Valley Traction Company. there were
present members OF the Fairmont
Chamber Of Commerce. the Fairmont
Rotary Club, the FairmOnt Business
Mems Association and a good turn.
out OF the townspeople. The list OF
acceptances Is as follows:
G. F. Barnes. NJ. l.. Brown, J. NJ.
BFoWnfield. T. W. Hennen, Jos. Leh'
man, c. f. Smith. II. F. Smith. NJ. A.
Fletcher. J. NJ. Jacobs. Tusca Morris,
James o. Watson. f. b. Moore. o. F.
Tough, F. b. Pryor. D. IT. Blanks, D.
A. Maurer. Walton Miller. Brooks
Fleming, Jr., NJ. l.. Hutchinson. S. d
Camden, II. G. Stoetzer. Paul NJ.
LANCE, Fred Helmick. II. f. Engle,
c. c. Wedding. C. ID. Robinson. r. l..
Kingsland, f. f. Meredith, S. b. Nil
Ter, A. NJ. Jacobs, ] Walter Barnes,
VIM. T. Black. l.. c. Boice. DIR. W. F.
Boyers, Mayor Anthony Bowen, c. d.
Conway, c. +. Crane. r. T. Cunning.
ham. Gov. A. b. Fleming. Z c. Frame,
&. W. Evans, J. Clarence Han. Z. F.
W. 7 Hartman. Dr. +. W.
Howard. r. l.. Heintzebaan. Or. L. u.
Howard. c. =. Hutchinson. c. HI
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