W. T. MARTIN,
President Chamber of Commerce.
When the brawn and brain of a good
healthy business community confers
such an honor on one of its fellow men
as to select him for president of the
Chamber of Commerce it is a clear indication,
and goes without saying, that he
is the man above all others whom they
deem most worthy and competent to fill
the coveted and responsible position.
And in this direction the Chamber made
an excellent choice when it called to the
chair our worthy townsman Mr. W.
T. Martin, a man who has always been
full of public spirit and progressive
ideas, and one who has always had the
welfare of Charlottesville at heart.
Mr. Martin is one of our leading merchants,
and located at 211-213-215 East
Main street and at 208 and 210 Market
street. Mr. Martin has as fine and
complete a stock of light and heavy
hardware as can be found in the entire
South, and every inch of the 14,400
square feet of floor space is required
for it. The line comprises agricultural
implements, buggies, carriages, wagons,
engines, sporting goods, coach goods,
stoves, ranges, cutlery, ropes, twines,
woodenware, paints, oils, etc. Among
his specialties are McCormick machines,
Brown's Wagons, Buckeye
Grain Drills, Sharpless Cream Separators,
Farquhar engines, Aermotor Wind
Mills, Pennsylvania Engine and numerous
others. His trade extends all
over this section and is increasing
greatly, the past year showing large
gain over the preceding one. Mr.
Martin, head and owner of the enterprise,
is one of the most highly esteemed
men in the city, and has always been a
leader in every move pertaining to the
betterment of the community. Twelve
years ago he came to this city and
opened his present splendid establishment.
He is prominent in religious
affairs, being Chairman of the Board
of Stewards of the Methodist Church
and President of the Young Men's
Christian Association.
