The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-01-11
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FOR WESTERN MARYLAND
Col. d. John Marley of Fred
erick Heads New Organization.

The Western Maryland Chamber
of Commerce was formally organized
last Thursday afternoon to be COM
posed of the Chamber of Commerce
of Hagerstown, Frederick, Cumber-
land, Frostburg and Oakland. This
action was taken at a meeting held at
the Fort Cumberland Hotel which
was attended by delegates from all
the members organizations except
Hagerstown. The representatives
from that city were unavoidably pre-
vented from attending but asked that
their city be included in the organi-
cation.
After luncheon in the grill room Of
the hotel the meeting was called to
order by Col. D. John Marley, of
Frederick, upon whose initiative the
assembly took place. Col. Markey
explained briefly that the idea of
Chamber Of Commerce was to create
q body which would be ready at all
times to see and work for the inter
ests OF all the people of the western
part of the State. He stated that the
work Of the new organization would
be mapped out more fully after the
organization began to function; it
would, however, seek among other
things to aid in the improvement Of
the National Road in every way
possible, especially by giving it need
ed publicity; the organization would
also sponsor such needed legislation
as would be beneficial for this sec
ton.
At the general round table discus
sion which followed all present hear
tily commended the idea of forming
the organization and made many
suggestions to its future activities
1t was decided that the organiza-
ton should have as its officers a
president, two vice presidents, secre-
tary and treasurer. These with five
delegates, one from each member
city, are to constitute the Board Of
Directors.
Col. D. Marley was elected Presi-
dent; Henry Lauer, of Oakland,
Treasurer; and 7. c. Darlington, OF
FrOstbUrg, Secretary. J. Milton Pat
terson, Of Cumberland, was chosen
one vice-president, the other to be
selected by the Hagerstown Chamber
of Commerce to represent that city
The five delegates to be chosen, one
from each city, will also be selected
by the commercial organizations OF
the various cities interested.
The following were present: Col.
D. John Marley, J. H. GambrilI, Jr,
and A. W. Herbert from Frederick;
j. Milton Patterson, Tacker G. Lown-
des and F. II. Ankeney, from Cum
berland; G. Marshall Gillette, W. E..
G. Hitchins and T. C. Darlington
from Frostburg; Henry Lauer and H.
P. Stuck, from Oakland.
The local Chamber of Commerce is
busy every minute of every day in its
efforts to promote the progress of
Oakland and Garrett county, and the
| executive committee is hot on the
trail of several enterprises with a
view of having one or several Of them
to locate here.
Recently a large room was secured
and has been offered to a garment
manufacturer in the east with the
| expectation that he will establish a
branch of his factory here. Favor
able correspondence has been received
from the latter with the probability
that representative will be here in a
short time to make a survey of the
situation, secure the necessary work
ers, and then make a report to the
head Of the concern.
Messrs. Charles N. McIntire and H.
P. Stuck, representing the local COM
merce body, left here this morning
for Grafton where they will inter
view some parties who are interested
in factory sites and will acquaint
these people with what Oakland has
to offer.
The local organization means bus
mess and is up and doing and awake
to take advantage of everything and
anything that might be of benefit to
this section of the country, and some
surprising announcements may be
confidently looked for in the near fu-
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