Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-03-31

A. NJ. All the Stockholders are reques-
led to be present in person or by proxy.
The Wool Growers Meeting.
The committees appointed by the
State Oranges of Ohio, PENNSYLVANIA
and West Virginia met, as called at the
Grant House, Wheeling, West Nlrgi-
MIA, on March Is, 1877 The following
members were present with credentials
from their State Oranges: Joseph Love,
Of Knox county, Ohio; Isaac STEERS, OF
Hooking county, Ohio; jos. Fairs, OF
Ohio county, West Virginia; Ieter
Crow, of Marshall county, West Nirgi-
MIA: J ID. Whitman, of West Virginia.
Letters were received from Edward
Walter. of Chester county, Ia, aud
John A. Happier, of Allegheny county,
Pa expressing their willingness TO as
sist and further any action that might
he taken: but regretting their inability
to be present =,
An organization was effected by call.
inc Isaac Steirs to the chair aud ap-
pointing J. ID. Whitman secretary.
Their sessions continued through the
To-. ~ H. 5,b and tho piobt rntiI 4 n
m, on the morning of the 10th (without
fnr StsrhorvilIe Ohio. and after spend-
ing some hours in examining the advan
tages of that place Tor the location OF
w0oI house left for their respective
ho,ro.
Several Patrons from Ohio and West
v;re;n;a ,raro ,,rns.nt and took mart in
7I. 80 nnI ,Lo doors ,rora orop-
.'1e H''. oIS,;t narsons who de>ir+d 70
.I ~ ~rnnns;,ions or nrcsent the adj
n',,l.l. - ON, ,,ioco f,r tho location
ota 4nol homsa Ar o,ber times the
oo,,,o,;,,oos co, with closed doors Their
-, ,,.or,, ,.or,. bor,nor;ors and tbn
on,inn taLen was unanimously agreed
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proros;t;ons were received from some
,r1n,;r.r, aud influential wool dealers
- WLa,liny offtrino 10 handle the
,',ol ortba P.trors Of reduced rates.
"Uo' I..;.sl ,,,n,i,,,a ,bo;r ou.r
;na,n1 ssIl;na IN tho o,,,o Lpi}d;ng
nv. 7,,ra,,a,;,;o5 ,.os r,orioo,slv 70
;"ral IA 90 ~ nstoI}i.hin,, wool
.onse in Wheeling. the fact deyeloped
;,.,lt that ,ve.woild he autaoonized by
,I..l 49,. mann, i ,.,,,;es as VII as OH
-. ~ ,br CITY As 10 Stcubepyille the
,",,,.;,. f.oi;ro d.v.lored ;,sclf 4
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-, T@na met ,Ln rnmn,itice At
Iyh.'i;rr ~ nrsss fine advantages Of
,n.ir ,;,[ apono which wcr, these ::
That every county in Ohio raising over
* O)D ronpds of wool could reach Steu.
I,.uyill. by river or railroad, and most.
J., over railroad lines under the control
81 nm. corror,tioo (which offered re-
Ircrd rairs}. thus saving the cost of
,rarsfar from one car ia another. They
ofnred 70 insure ~ good banking facili-
,i,s ~ =, auy other mentioned or the
chin river in connection with n wool
house, aud they wonld encourage the
,n,ryliss in cveiy way possible.
II was thought that two buildings,
la,gc and commodious and cmincntly
fitted for a wool. house, could be pro-
,urcd at nominal rates. one of them, a
LARGE tou,-story bmlJino. is situated
ALONGSIDE of the railroad track and liver
wharf TO which 4 switch could be made
Tins SAVING ar,yapr. etc. The owners
,,t .La~, h'77,lI;n',, W., holm, residents
OF the place, could not be heard from,
and 6nI action lookiug toward location
was postponed, and J. ID Whitman, of
Vollrv Grove. Ohio comfy. West Va.
.,noiy,eJ ~ r.....;vo corresnon,lopca nm
,Ld Smh;o.,
7, ~, ra.o,,.d o,,boso committees
,,raco"G 80 nloc, on axecn,ive rommit,es
IT five. a SUPERINTENDENT and treasurer,
10 establish and control wool house;
these officers elected to employ book
keeper, grader, and such other labor
as may be necessary. Executive com
mitlee to meet once 4 month, and the
above named officers to have such com
rensatiou as the executive committee
deem proper, ard to give such bonds
and to he under snch regulations as the
committee may designate. Under this
resolution the following were elected /:
Executive Committce-A. {. Ault,
SteuDenyllle, Ohio; Joseph Love, Sha
lers Mills, Chic; Z. II. Beall, Indepen-
dence, Pa; John a. Happier, Finley
vile, Ia; Davidson Gault, Steubenvilie,
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