The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-30
PRICE 5
DISCUSSED BY
COMMERCE MEN
local Folk Charged Too
Much Compared With
Other Cities

charaeterizlng the Trade Ex-
pansfon Week as the biggest event
staged in Falrmont since the
bridge celebration, President
George T. Watson OF the chamber
Of commerce, at the directors
meeting Of that organization held
last evening. highly commended
the merchants of the city and es-
pecially TIE committee that ar
ranged the program for the week
and was seeing that 1t is carried
out. President Watson requested
all the members OF the chamber
Of commerce to boost the Trade
Expansion Week and do every
thing In their power 70 make II a
success.
Following President watson's
opening remarks the business of
the evening was taken up. The
first thing on the program was a
discussion Of the high cost OF
living in this city az compared to
other neighboring cities In West
Virginia. Two commodities we're
hard lift by this discussion. one
being milk and the other meats.
Secretary Conncll produced a
table showing the cost OF milk in
a number OF cities in West Viz
IEiuta and a few out OF the state.
The list was read and 1t was e
that mot a city IN the list was
paying MS much for milk as Fair.
MONT while some cities much lOrE-
.er were paying five cents a quart
less. The price Of milk per quart
here and In the other cities are:
FAIRMoNT 1Sc; Baltimore.
12c: Blue1eld. lie: Elkina. Inc to
1Sc; Grafton, Ice; CumheEland.
l5c: Martinsburg. 12c: Fathers
burgh. 13c; and Clarksburg. Is.
erop, 15c: Weston, lie; Mounds
Vile lac: Huntington. lie: Pitts
burEh, 13c; and ClarksbuTg. l5c.
The directors felt that the price
charged by local milk dealers was
too high when compared With the
other cities.
In discussing the meat pr'ces
zone member CT the board stated
that local butchers offer az cents
pei pound for beef OF the hoof but
when they got 1t into their stores
Won could not get a piece Of 1t Tor
less than 25 cents a pound.
In further discussing thu sub
lect the directors stated tina, the
salaries Of the workers In this dis
@trtct mad been reduced and tho cost
Of living must come down or the
workers will be leaving the ds-
trict for other localities where the
prizes have come down.
The housing condition was neNt
taken up and a general discussion
cnsued without any action being
taken 1t was stated that a com-
mittee OF the chamber OF COM
merce has been making an inves-
tiRation of this condition and VIII
rocommend at a meeting TO be
held early in January that the
local building and loan companies
be cfyen financial help By the
chamber in order that It might
take care of the housing proposi-
,tIon.
President Watson announced to
the directors that the rumor start
I'D by residents Of Cameron tlat
the State Road Commission had
definitely decided to abandon the
road from wheeling to Elkins by
the way of Fairmont and 20 by
The way Of Petersburg 10 Clarks-
burg was erroneous and that a.
delegation sent TO Charleston from
This city had ascertaincd that the
road would be built by the way OF
Fairmont Just as soon as money
was available.
TSe resignation Of Z. Z. Maston
az a member OF the board was read
by President Watson and accepted
With reluctance. In resigning MT.
Maston stated that owing TO his
present employment keeping him
In JChicago most of the time he
felt that he should resign in favor
OF a more active man.
A Joint meeting OF the chamber
Of commerce and the Supervisors
club will b eheld in February or