The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-28
LETTERS TO
TIE EDITOR

FA1RMoNT June 27-[Editor The
West virginianl-I wish to add few
words of approval of the camaign that
Is now on in Fairmont to support a
first class band. Since 1914 we have
been living in new period OF devel.
opment In this country. We are go
ing to do things on a larger scale than
ever before in all lines of work. People
have trained their minds to think of
bigger things than ever before. So
there Is no longer place in this coun-
Try for the l6 or 20 piece band unless
1t Is out in some country town off
the railroad and even IN that place II
wiz not be taken seriously. Fair
mont is starting 10 grow and will in
the next ten years double its present
population. II has landed some big
industrial plants which will employ
thousands OF men and this is only the
beginning; favored by being the great
est and most accessible coal field in
,, this country, 1t is going TO be the home
OF many other industries as soon as the
attention OF other sections is called to
| It.
know OF no better advertising for
city than a first class band, / know
OF nothing next TO church and school
that will make better environment
for a man 10 raise his children in.
There are several towns in the north
west that have become famous on &C.
count of the bands they produce.
Have you ever noticed too that Fair
mont is missing great deal in the
line of music-but II is said a person
never misses what he does not have or
mas not at some time had. Have you
noticed that none OF the best musical
talent of this country ever visit Fair
mont or II they do 1t is with second
rate organization that is an insult to
the city. How many know that Bohe-
incur Kryl's band that was here in cha
tauqua contained only three or four OF
Ms regular players and the balance
was made up of students in the mus
ical academies Of New York. Why
was this so? Because it was natural
ly supposed that the citizens OF Fair
mont would not support concert suf-
ftciently to Justify first class organ
iZation in the town.
If Fairmont had a first class band
1t would become known in all the mus
ical circles in this country as m7Isi.
clans read musical journals And the
best musical talent in this country
would not hesitate to include Fairmont
in their tours, because they would nat
urally expect support from the citi-
zens of town who spent $1,000 on its
band and attended regular pHsiic con-
certs.
Fairmont needs a band of so mem
bers with the regulation army instru,
mentation and It should as much as
possible be made up from the citizens
OF Fairmont. was very much gratifi-
ed TO see an ad by the band few
days ago calling upon all citizens of
Fairmont who had any experience in
band work to affiliate themselves with
the Greater Fairmont Bond. This is a
step in the right direction and I think
the band has a large vision Of the sit
uauon; so. 1t is up to us as citizens
to lend them our support for it's Our
Band and VIC want our town to be bet
ter than any other band in this state
the same as we want our town to BIO
the best in the state. Nothing is too
good for Fairinont So fellow citizens
let's get behind this proposition and
put 1t over, let's put our musical status
on par withour Industrial status.
A CITIZEN.