The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-02
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EXTENSION DRIVE
BELIEVED.BE.T TER
business Men Pleased With
Campaign But Plan New
Enterprises.

Campaign But Plan New
Enterprises.
Another trade expansion cam
paignaf was given che
enthusiastic and unanimous app
proFaI3o Of local merchants at a
meeting Of the Fairmont Business
Mem Association held at $3.50
yesterday evening at the Young
Men,ss Christian Association
BiiiIding on Fairmont avenue.
Alb out fifty persons attended the
meeting and a large number of
them spoke in favor Of trade ex-
pansfon campaigns, several offer
ing sug gestions for the use Of the
scOmmitte in charge of the trade
drives.
meeting followed splendid
dinner served in the ''Y' dining
room. Lamar G. Satterheld
pleased #all present with two splen-
di vocal selections. one a stirring
cowboy ballad and the other a
Absent Miss nellie
Dugan@presided at the piano.
Ross Also Sings
The singing OF Howard J. Ross
also met3with the appreciation of
the en- tire assembly. Mr.. Ross
@possesses an excellent tenor voice
SwhichSmuch resembles that of Mr..
Satterheld. He sang selections
from ..eThe Sheik.' and it was
noticed by those present that he
has the 8ventriloquist's trick of
singing without moving the lips.
He was cheered to encore but did
tScomply.
spend * our Money" busin-
4 esss and prosperity song, written
respectfully for the occasion by Ire
Yey Nutter, secretary of the asso-
#scf atfon, was sung by those present.
~ is an amusing little song de-
failing the you-pay-me and I'l1-pay
3 HIM and he'll-pay-you plan often
suggested by business men in pay
up weeks and other similar cam
4 paigns.
$500 c. Welton, the new president
sofA the association, was in charge
fthe#meeting. Various officers
reported. giving the information
thatsthe finances of the organiza-
ION are in good shape and that
the#association now has EOS mem
beers.
Talk Trade Expansion
Amo those who spoke on
trad expansion plans were Mr..
We1ton, c.. Jones, Howard j.
Ross, SHarry y. Hartley and Bert
leopold, members of the cam
lspaigns committee The other two
ssmembers&of.ythe committee, Harry
In .Leaf5 and j IL. Hall, were I'M
able to attend the meeting.
ri ones delivered the commit
tees report, and said that the
campaign had resulted favorably
for al merchants with whom he
had talked. All, he said, were in
favor of another drive.
I#havef nothing but good to say
for thescampaign, said Mr.. Leo
pold stsffWe were not successful
first time we tried it but
s1tfinkSthere have been few c5jec-
lions tosSthe results obtained this
attemp t.''ss$$s
+. Hartley referred to the
public wedding held last time and
remarked jokingly that next time
9Th committee would "have to
think%upE some stunt to buck the
ministerial association and get
some discussion started. His
SstatementSwas greeted with laughs
andSMr.HHartley continued, stress
IN tfleimportance of arousing
comment on the program to be
given
ID. M. osgood Speaks
&C. M. Osgood called the associa-
stion,sYattention to the Community
DAY being held once a month in
Grafton and the splendid results
5being obtained there. 81 don't
thin three-day affair is as good
stunt as a one-day affair" said
Mr.. Osgood.
ii. Rowand said he, too,
would prefer single day to a
weeks campaign. He said he
favored staging another wedding
on the courthouse steps.
object to a Trade Expansion
gCampaign," declared R. W. Hime-
sick. but the only objection
have to it is that it doesn't come
oneHeyery3mo nth. Many cities of
Stlffs size put them on twice a
mon Three days are too long.
days. From what |
The success of our last cam
paigns h as Clarksburg merchants
aI lswrought up. We seem to be
taking some of their regular
trad
sSssssa ca Conaway, yice-president Of
i thesassociaion, Richard Hoffman,
Wise and Il. S. Curtis palq
compIiments to the committee on
M sterly management OF the
Champaign and expressed themsel-
res as in favor of similar drive
insthe nearfuture.
Call Upon Parent
e.. M.gParent, advertising agent,
called upon to give a few
sideIightss on the trade expansion
Champaign as observed from his
point and said, in part:
s.sVYeShaEe had committee from
CamerongcaIH ng on us. think
sstheS hot sshot gave them last fall
fbrought them down to look US
over during the spring campaign.
gyVeSfnvadedsCame last fall with
skouradS
Recent1y5a letter came to me,
4 uyanfiu gEf0%IsnoT& bout those ads