The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-21
CLARkSBURG ROTARIANI|::
TALKS FOR CAPITOL
Wheeling Club Adopts Resolution 1sv.
or1ng Harrison County City
AT the Kiwanis club lunch.on rhn

AT the KiwaniS club luncheon Thurs
day afternoon Rotarian H. Koblegardo
OF Carksburg was present and told the
local kiwanians, Of whom there was
large gathering, Of q joint meeting OF
the kiwanis, Rotary, American Legion
and Chamber OF Commerce bodies, We'd
nesday, at CArksburg, at which time IL
was decided to send representative bus-
mess men throughout the state to urge
the removal of the capitol to another
city than Charleson. Mr.. Koblegardo
laid before the local club ample Stats.
tics showing Clarksburgs qualifications
along this line, and showed that al
though according to geographical locl:
ton Buclhannon Is the central town OF
the state, that place Is not large enough
TO accommodate the capital buildings and
Is not as easily accessible as CiArksburE
the latter city being only twenty-Ssvea
miles away from Buckhannon and 133
miles nearer Wheeling than Charleston-
Many more reasons were given and
score Of features cited In faNor Of
Clarksburg.
The wheeling Kwanis club adopts1
a resolution favorinG ClarksburI a. the
site for the state capitol It that city
is finally selected it win be . matter Of
rejoicing for those Representatives from
counties who have had . roundabout
route to follow and q tedious journey
to Charleston. While OF tho main Linz.
yet Clarksburg Il easily reached By way
Of Grafton. Fairmont. New NAFtinsytlie
or Petersburg. and general public sem
/ timent seems to be leaning toWAFd that
city. KiwRnian Ashton Of ParkofSbufG
in his short talk. stated that 10 Eas
as he could see there was only one rea.5
son why Clarksburg should not have Il
! and that was that ParkersburE IL also
! in the running.
| Lieutenant L. A. Wendell Of the Acre
Club Of America, spoke In regard to
| forming an aero club in West VifEind.
! such as those in other cities and states
and no said that the main problem
against this Is the lack Of landing facN-
! tiles, in addition to tho mountains, an
other impeachment to flying. The sup
| port of the club was asked to further
! this proposed project.
Committees NAnsA
! The following committees were named:
: PROGRAMME. o. Dubois. D. Early
Rogers, F. r. Dunning, Dr.. Williams
Cruise, Harry Mcclure. Jr. s
Membership R Markell, c, J..
Killmeyer. DR.. o. w. BurdAtA. Geo. y
| Blac oxford, w. D. Church.
| "oNN4Sp - 49,
Dyson, Rube Robinson. E. B. Hopkins
3. S. Horkheimer.
Reception--J. II. Beans, DR.. o. ",
Burdats, Dr. George VieWeg, Fred F.
Johnson, Albert Snedeker. s.,r
Sick-Rev. G. E. Lockhart, Rev. SAM
uel Gibson, w. D. Church, T. B. Foulk,
II. o. Etz.
Flnancc-George NJ. Ford, GeorgeaA.
Blackford. ]. H. Beans, 81. c. NageA.
Albert Snedeker. :utG
Education--W. D. Church. Guy Hol..
| den, Rev. George Z. LockhArt. WiDkm
| Gibson. J. p. Hanley.
Publicity-Ed. Salade. B. W. Hicks. =.
! D. Walton, l.. 8. Parsons. c. B. Robin.
son. -
Classification and Grievancs-Dr. w
A. Ouimby. f. l.. Jones r. B. Barry. h
NJ Bartlett. DR.. L. y. Harris. ~.
Sports-chr!stian 8. Blum, Hoy Poff-
eubarger. Earl Braunlich. John L Cora
! w. j.. Moore. 80
Inter-City Relations-Dr. o. w. Bun.
dats. J. T. Arbenz. w. L. Smith, H. J.
Hoffman, DR.. l.. n. Refer
! Public Affairs. =. Arbenz, Geo. ~
Blackford. Albert Snedeker, J. II. Bea1A
Herbert Somehow. u
Business Methods-Dougl1ss FAss, Il =
F. Gundlng. c. II. kettler, c. J. KIN
meyer, r. c. Burlingamc.
Rules and Order of Business. =. Z
Foulk. c. II. Jackson, J. Byron Mckee
son. Joseph Jefferson. George II. Ford. y