The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-11
Team Captains to Report
Touignts; Print Lists To-
morrow.

Flows your Chamber Of Commerce
drive progressing?" asked an indtvid-
ual this morning on Main street Of a |
mighty well known community bet
terment worker who had Just return
ed from o long tramp through the
fields and up and down steps and ov. |
er a lot Of Faifmont territory down
by the river where are located the
industrial concerns.
There isn't a solitary thing wrong |
with the drive!" exclaimed the ener-
getic worker somewhat damp about
che forehead and wilted about the
collar, "but some oy you business men /,
in this city viii have to take hold
and help boost your town through
Memberships to the Chamber Of Com
merce or a good many Of you fellows
are fizzles! We've got $4,000 out OF
the industries at least 500 ont Of
the coai companies, at least $1,000
from the .6rger stores and there the
campaign rests. With the exception
Of perhaps a few hundred dollars
which a force Of brave, enthusiastic
workers are gettingtoday at scatter
ed locations, there remains nothing
more. By Cad, man, don't every man |
in this city appreciate the fact that
II the Chamber Of Commerce isn't
financed It can't function and Il II
doesn't function every business IN the
city will suffer!"
The drive according to those who
are heart and soul for Il Is progress
ing slowly with all wide awake con-
Germs glad and anxious to take ont
memberships. Some have not only
taken out one for the heads Of firms
but one representing the business It
self, both to cover two years. It Is
emphaticaliy stated by all business
men that a Chamber Of Commerce. Is
absolutely necessary to q city and
that everybody Is bound to benefit,
Eby It. There seems to be an idea
among a certain class that only the
prosperous benefit. This theory is
entirely erroneous as with every new
inhabltant Of a city all business IN.
creases accordingly, In any Line, and
lit Is the professional man and thei
salarjed man as well who reaps reSi
asSSlfsElI4 eAspal: 1hdlsI
81 through The boosting pt his eity3
and It's subsequent broadening GutJ
all Of which Is primarily done by the
Chamber OF CoCmmerce, but who
climbs The ladder Of success because
| he las proven himself worthy, ms
worthiness more or less o m:ver Of
the connections he makes very early
in his career, whether working ior
himself Of someone else.
ayes" says the public very often,
@get a stand-in with lot OF business
| fellows, Is that the price We pay for
successg"
wer given yesterday to just such
question here. you can't get a stand
in anywhere unless you've proved
yourself and when you're an eccred-
| tied fellow-a man with a fair per
centage Of brains and large per-
centage Of energy, you deserve q
/ good berth in life and you'll get Il
The Chamber Of Commerce Is no
more nor less than the workshop
where YOU test yourself out. II you're
made Of the right stuff-just plain
ordinary hustle and common sense,
| Chamber Of Commerce will do ex-
actly the same for you as for any
one else. Not the slightest favorit.
iism viii be shown. The president and
other officers are to be elected oy
you, yourself-just as soon as Me
ldriye is finished. You will have Just
as much Of portunity to help create
| bigger, bt ter Fatrmont as any son
| in this city,
The Chamber Of Commerce want
S15,O0e within the next two days and
lit needs the doctors, the lawyers. tne
small merchants, the small business
man 10 help in its earnest endeayor
| to nut the Chamber on its feet; EV-
lery citizen IL the city should give q
membership to the organization Il lor
no other reason than to help make
Ibis home town the most magnificent
place in the universe. II there's no
place like Home, sweet home" how
much more forcefuIly q man should
say: There's no place like ones own
| home town. Ones town holds the
Ihome and ones home houses all tnat
lis dear in life and life Is not q sue.
cess without more or less 5aEIsss
prosperity which includes that nor
oughly satisfactory feeling Taica
comes to every hustler IN q city
THE thought that he himself has help
\ ed make a city what It Is.
Join the Chamber Of Commerce to-
day and through your vision sud fore
sight Fairmont viii become g uuly
\ worth while place. Tonight at 1:SV
all teams are asked to report ct head
4 quarters and bring all money. re-
ceipts and cards. The exact situation
| IN the drive will be faced and prop
er plans made at once for winding
IIit up successfully. Al that Is need,
ed, all leaders report, Is continued
vim and energy and a public WHO IN
Continued on faxe FourJ