The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-17

70 plan TOT DETER city.
Two things he believes to be OF
/ prime Importance in this city plan
/ ming campaign, is q campaign OF edr-
L cation and then a program OF effective
Legislation and believes each munich
i patty should be given power to legis-
late for its needs, He advocated ad-
| yerhstng as a means toward an end
i 70 bring about this city planning pro-
Ject and stated that no longer was 1t
doubted that II paid to advertise.
Mr.. Paul believes no community,
town or city can be a success without
adequate facilities to meet the re-
quirements of all classes and condt-
tons OF its people, and to this end
advocated the building or securing OF
adequate places 81 amusement such as
theatres, recreation parks. commute
~ centre halls, Fairgrounds, Country
clubs, the establishment and mainte-
nance OF well built and equipped school
buildings ana In this particular sugs
gested that a first class boarding
school located here would be OF bene-
hit to the city-good churches, pub
lie libraries, hospitals and markets.
Public utilities should be above par.
an excellent water supply, an adequate
sewerage system, good streets and
Sidewalks, we'll equipped fire fighting
department and to govern these, there
should be adequate fire prevention
rules, public safety requirements. re-
strucsions and prohibitive regulations.
and he also advocated a city survey
Showing typographical location of all
existing facts and features.
Mr.. Paul talked Enthusiastically
concerning the city's natural assets
and begged that the citizens would not
allow beautiful Coal run rayine to be
cotnmercialized. He stated that this
was a link to magnificent parking
System which should be established
in this city and gave 1t as his opinion
that larger cities than this would pay
immense sums IL they could secure
such spot.
| He talked about the exits and en-
frances to Fairmont and voiced the
thrill he felt when entering the city
from Pennington and reaching the
crest OF the hill and looking down OF.
the city, and in contrast spoke of the
very different kind of a thrill he ex-
perienced when entering the city from
the Baltimore and Ohio station. Mr..
Paul in this instance told of coming
into ts1s city with prospective factory
sight seekers and talking himself blue
in the face in order to keep the factory
owner from getting the impression he
would naturally get of Fairmont from
| this outlook.
A wave of protest went through the
body of women assembled when. Mr..
Paul made the announcement that a,
this time railroad comisg from the
Northwest was seeking to secure a
right Of way which would make los
terminal in beautiful Coal Run ana
also that private interests are at this
time negotiating for the privilege OF
erecting structures with terl{.andss
on, the concrete bridges being built
built across the Monongahela river and
across the 'Monongahela river and
After holding the closest attention
OF his audience during the delivery OF
his address Mr.. Paul concluded by
urging the people for concerted effort
In the city planning scheme and said
his philosophy OF life Is to the effect
that you dant lick anybody that
won't be licked and believed this
lwould be APPLICABLE to the city in Us
move toward a better and bigger Fair,
mont.
William ], Wiegel chairman Of the
City Planning committee OF the Fair
mont Rotary club is the originator; OF
the city planning project, introduced
Mr.. Paul and in his introd uctory re-
marks stated that Mr.. Paul has done
as much perhaps as any one. other
individual in improving this city hay-
Ing been the architect on some of the
best and most artistic developments
in the city.
An indication that the interest in
City Planning Is not confined entirely
to Fairmont was shown, yesterday by
the fact that Messrs. Courtney, Brock,
Wade, Kellar and Carmen Of Morgan.
town were interested visitors to hear
Mr.. Paul's address on City Planning to
the Woman's club. These gentlemen
are among the most prominent and
progressive business men Of Morgan
town and after the conclusion of Mr..
Pauls address talked city planning
matters oyer with him.
Yrs. j. Waller Barnes, president OF
the club presided at the meeting and
at the conclusion OF Mr.. Pauiss adj
dress voiced her approval of the city
planning project but stated that while
| the club would cooperate in any way
possible its support would necessarily
be more OF a, moral support than ar,y
other owing to the fact that the men
of the city had the power in their
hands and the women were handi-
capped thereby.
| Mrs. William Smith OF Charleston
gave an appeal before the club for
aid Of the sufferers In the Near East
and stated that she desired to perfect
an organization among the women Of
the city toward that end. The club
/. voted the sum of fifty dollars to the
cause.
II Mrs. o. F. Tough announced the
committee appointed to look after the
Thrift campaign which is composed
,of Mesdames Tusca Norris Lloyd sam
[ple. w. Q. Snider, Frank Pryor, vii.
! bur Shinn and Brooks Hu.chinson.
Mrs. Tough is chairman of the com
1 mittee.
4, Mrs. w. H conaway read list goi
names to be acted upon at the next
injecting of the club and the foiiowifis
were received into club membership:
| Mrs, Edwin Gaskill, Mrs. r. w. Rieter
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