The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-12
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Wieeel stated thar the Indications are
that long var vas before US, espe-
eialIyain the light of the collapse Of
Russia In view of this, Mr.. W1eSe
believed that it was proper to la!
plans at this time for bong EFFORT
The meeting, he said. was not held
tc promote any special purposes. He
asked for the consideration OF whetb-
or or not the war chest plan was pos
sible, whether or not a centralized
organization should be formed and
whether TO work under one organize
tor.
shannon Allen told OF the working
Of the central organization plan in
Washington countsr. Ohio. in which
Marietta is located The plan was
put over easily and along the business
large organization is effected. but not
Of such numbers that it is unweildy.
The plan is so worked out that any
campaign can be inauguarted almost
over night and put across" in shot
order. A paid secretary at a salary
OF 81 eco is employed TO work out the
details. The overhead runs $4,000,
which covers advertising and postage
fees. There are 500 men in the or
ganiZation
JIM. Jacobs, the dean OF local cam
paigners. as one of those assembled
called him. said he had not given the
war cnest IDEA as much thought as he
would like 20, and was therefore I'M
prepared to speak very much on the
,, subject. He raised the point as to
whether or not 1t was an opportune
time TO put it across" He then told
how the coal business this winter was
fat. due to car shortage. and aside
from that heavy income tacxs would
soon have to be paid By all Of the cor
porations. Aside from that this has
been very severe winter any many
of the people have found that il has
been a very expensive one. He
thought that if a drive @e made in
from sixty to ninety days snat every
thing would turn out all right. He
believed that it would be wise to set
the mark high enough so as to meet
any emergency that might arise.
P. II. Pitzer. OF Warrington. sec
rotary of the Council or Defense OF
Marion county. believed thai the war
chest idea was a splendid one, but
said that he did not think this was
the opportune time to put it into
force for reasons similar to those Mr..
impressed with the monthly payment
idea. As a whole he favored the plan.
Hon. o. S. Mckinney did not agree
that the word war chest had an I'M
personal suggestion to it. and quot
ed the lines. where a mans treasure
is. Their is his heart also" He told
how the people OF Fairmont, Man
ningtou. Monongah and group OF
other towns easily accessible have
borne the burden or the campaigns.
while the farmer that lives up the
country may never have been reach
ed. He contended that it was to every
Americans interest that we should
win the war. and that all should as
sist II responding to the various calls
for help. The fact that Fairmont has
been hit hard was brought to him By
the fact that the Red Cross Society
expected to raise $4,000 here
Rev. C. y. CoEman, pastor OF the
Methodist Episcopal church South at
Fairview. said he was glad to see
things being viewed in a business like
was by business people. He was firm
in the opinoin that every man feels
Nthat every demand will be met.
Col. T. 6. Price, of Monogah. was
Introduced as the next speaker, and
he stated that he favored meetings in
the school houses and community
GATHERINGS as a means of having the
people get better acquainted with the
facts in the world war. He believed
that the farmers were not acquainted
with the seriousness of the situation.
he thought that Fairmont had done
onre than its share.
". J. Wheel stated that under the
centralized plan every district would
have its complete and distinct organ
IZation. He said the reason why the
rock and corner was because by
passing the hat" more could be rails
ed on AESfn street in couple of hours
than 4Gtere could be in a rural dis
trict IN probably a day. He called
attention to the fact that the Four
Minute Men could be used TO good
advantage on this campaiga work.
Glenn F. Barns. cashier Of The Ma
tfonal Bank OF Fairmont, then read
the following from the Bache Review.
4 financial PERIODICAL: The people OF
Senosha, Wisconsin, have mt upon a
typical method OF education in war
Patriotism, as charity, as distinguish
ed from government bond buying.
Commerce duu Lud0Gs USsC44OSN
this as follows:
each week, half an hour before
noon on Wednesday. the whistles
blow in Kenosl1a. Wis, a town OF
$4,000 population. and it is expected
that every man, woman anC child will
Eive his wages for that period to the
patriotic funds. the Red Cross. the
\. NJ. C. a. and war charities. More
than S1I per inhabitant has been
realized in this way, a total OF $150.-
600. This unique plan enthusiast
caIly executed has given ths WiScon-
sin town added distinction. Already
before this idea had been adopted
Kenosha had won widespread recog-
milton for loyalty to the CountrHr's
cause. The money thus given may
rot be used to buy Liberty bonds.
They regard that as an Investment,
The other as patriotic contribution.
business and professional men are
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