The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-11-22
&C. OF c. ENTERTAINS PENN
POWER co. OFFICIALS
Report of the President Read at
Dinner Given Tuesday Ev-
ening at Manhattan

A delightful dinner was served at
the Manhattan Hotel Tuesday evening
at $50 o'clock to the officers and di-
rectOrs of the Oakland Chamber of
Commerce and their invited guests, in
Guiding Messrs. Cavis, Clawson, Arm
strong and Corliss, representing the
General Construction Corporation and
The Charles B. Hawley Co., Inc, which
organizations are constructing gil
gantic dams in Garrett county at a
cost of about S1O,OOO,OOO, the water
from which dams will be used in
generating electric current to the
amount of more than 100000 horse
power.
The meeting was conducted admir-
ally by the POSTMASTER DR.. H. w.
McComas, whose program had ar
ranged for expressions from the visit
ing gentlemen and other gentlemen
present, and all responded cheerfully,
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body of men with two vocal selections
At the conclusion of the program,
the secretary of the Chamber of Com
meTce, Mr.. Charles T. Riley, was in
structed to read the following report
of the activities and progress of The
Chamber in the past year, it having
been a year old on the evening of No
vember 18th:
The Report.
The Chamber of Commerce has had
committees working throughout on the
problem of improved roads in the
County, and improved streets in Oak
land, from the beginning, and have
been cooperating increasingly with the
commissions in the effort to get all
roads and streets paSsable before win
ter
New Residences.
New houses of the substantion sort,
many Of these very fine residences,
have been going up and in semi-com-
.plctior, in all the residential sections.
A i've organization begets confidence
without which no building is done.
The Chamber of Commerce usually is
the handspring.
Supporting Agriculture.
The Chamber of Commerce has
made a supreme effort to encourage
the whole farming element of Garrett
County, having made their case clear
before the Maryland State Agriculture
al Fair Association, as a member of
the Western Maryland Chamber of
Commerce, an extensive program is
now being arranged by all Of us asso-
ciated for the purpose to consider mat
tiers Of mutual interest for promoting
agriculture, etc, form which we are
very confident Of deriving abundant
benefit.
Committees representing the Oak
land Chamber of Commerce, The Ag
ricultural Association, and other cit
liens of the County are being aprc int
ed to attend this state wide confer
ence to be held in Frederick, Mary
land, at the Francis Scott Key Hotel,
November the Goth and 9th, 1923.
The Oakland Shoe Manufacturing Co.
The Oakland Chamber of Commerce,
after thorough investigation decided
on entering into an agreement with
J. AIRY Lang and L. R. Horton, tan
ners of leather and leather betting,
with proposal to finance a capital of
$4,000 divided as called for in said
agreement for the purpose of manu-
featuring shoes, the manufacture of
which is to be established in Oakland
and known as the Oakland Shoe Man
ufacturing Company to incorporate
under the laws of the State of Mary
land-Charter applied for.
United States Auto Twin Hooks &
Chain Co.
The Oakland Chamber of Commerce
guided by the foresight of their better
business judgment prevailed on The
United States Auto Twin Hooks &
Chain Co., to move that industry from
their present location in Grafton, w.
Va, to Oakland and re-incorporate I'M
der the laws of Maryland, capitalizing
for 100000, fifty thousand dollars,
more or less, being sold to the public
in West Virginia and Maryland.
/. Charter to be applied for at once. In
connection with this last project, per-
NIT due consideration to the fact that
this matter has been accomplished III
the face of York, Pa, making the
above named Company an exceedingly
liberal offer to locate their business
in that city.
Penn Public Service.
The Oakland Chamber of Commerce
instructed the secretary to serve, ac-
communicate and cooperate with in
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