The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-21
BUSINESS MEN
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ttuu1 dEt uue 70 certain SPECIFIC
causes, and it is the work Of the
business men TO locate and correct
the things that are wrong. The
present stagnation in business, Mr..
Mckinney believes, Is due to the
unyielding attitude Of the public in
the matter Of less profits; the
business man must take less pro.
fits If possible, and the laborer less
wage. As it is, one man takes all
he can get from the other man, the
other man takes as much as he can
from the third, and So It swings in
and endless circle.
The housing conditions existing
here at present are Of Importance
to the business man, and they
must cooperate Il betterment
comes. The business man must
educate their friends to the belief
that It is better to have six days
work in a week at, nominal wage
than two days at a high wage. The
business men were urged to sell
their merchandise as low as they
could, SO that Fairmont may be
known as the cheapest and best
city. In the state in which to live.
Charles Steele, G. P. A., gave an
interesting address in which he ex-
planned something OF the new tax
laws, covering income taxes, sur
taxes and others.
R. w. Himelick Of the Home
FURNITURE company gave an ad.
dress on "a Greater Fairmont,"
in which he said that the business
men should work to make Fair
mont as big as the community
served BY the city's business.
Fairmont loses S2,O00,0O0 annual
ly, he said. This money goes to
other cities and mail order houses.
Local business men must solve this
problem for themselves, and a
good way TO do this is by making
everyone a booster. Eliminate the
kicker, and make the city more at
tractive for those who come into 1t.
Some of the things mentioned by
MI. Himelick as likely to be help
full in this respect were better
roads leading into Fairmont; COM
fort stations. provided, so that
those coming to the city will feel
like coming back again; coopera-
tive advertising; an educational
campaign to secure better homes,
better furnished homes, and bet
ter dressed people. He said he be-
l!eyed than the business men ought
to get out into the surrounding
towns and mingle with the citizens
and make friends. The Associa-
ton should invite groups OF citi.
zens to meet with them and discuss
their problems in mutual confer
ence.
Mr.. Himelick ended by saving
that now was the time to buy and
that people should be educated TO
this fact: People should spend,
judiciously and carefully, but
should spend. This will ease the
burdens Of everyone, and do more
than anything else to bring our
city back to a normal condition.
The business men should map out
a campaign covering at least five
years; and with united effort keep
eyerlastingly at it until they get
Secretary Treyey Nutte- urged
that the business men supply the
information that the escretary's
office is seeking.
Those present at the meeting
were: William ]. Wiegel, G. w.
Swiger, Bert s. Leopold, ]. I. Hall,
Sam 3. Iseman, Harry j. Hartley,
9; s; Mckinney. Treyey Nutter,
Charles Steele, r. w. Himelick, j.
H. Rowand, ]. M. Jacobs, James
Ahern, Robert Mccoy, Thomas +.
Courtney, D. NJ. Osgood, Charles
Shaver, Samuel H. Diener. Robert
n. Henry, Clyde s. Holt, Carl
Beatty, ]. y. Wise, Samuel Boehn,
A.. N. knight, William L. Satter.
field, Maurice Miller, Arch F. San.
dy, 1. F. LougherY Austin Maunz,
w. Z. Miller, Edward Jones, Sam.
.uel Kelley 3. NJ. Wraase, B. S.
Finger, Simon d. Goodman, s. Z.
Edla witch, L.G. Sandy, J. /. BEN
nett, r. A, Chambers, R. A. Nc
Conn, Britain Martin, Guy G.
Campbell, William T. Black, q. s.
Riggs, Smith Hood, Charles Ice.
II. j. Ward, w. p. Default, Joseph
Barton, I. o. Singleton, G. q.
busch, FIX. Everst, r. f. Cox, w.
G.. Fawcett, George H Brobst Row
Spencer, Henry Leaf, Charles
Wise, i: 2. Buckley, " J. Stuck,