The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-16

Very Natural GrowI from Over tho
tho Rivcr-PrsSeut Prospects.

very NAlurhu GfOWi FRO" ONeE tho
tho Rivcr-Prsseut ProspscIs.
1t will be rendered that last fall the
Society OF the Army Of West Virginia,
which met at psrkersburg, adjourned to
meet 10 this city sometime in September.
1t wrs some time ago proposed that the
unwilling u the soldiers monument
should BIZ arranged to take place on one
oil the day'a Of the reunion. This idea
received the lndorsement OF the public, but
th At IL all thu farther the public went, and
the outlook now Ia not at all bright for
either the reunion or the unwilling.
Saturdays Maritime Ferry Times, edited
by VIII Meek, formerly OF Wheeling, and
himself An old soldier, and one who goes
enthusiastically into all movements Tor
keeping alive the memories and feelings
Of the battle field and the tented field, had
the following paragraph: '
"rhe old soldiers who served 10 West
Virginia regiments and who now reside
In Martins Ferry are beginning to growl
because their old comradeA In Wheeling
do not appear to BIZ making any prepare.
tlons Tor the dedication OF the magnificent
monument recently put up on Capitol
Square. A great deal OF interest 10 lelt In
the matter owe. here, whatever may be
the case In Wheeling, and our veterans
would really like 10 know II there IL to be
any dedication at all. The Society OF the
Army OF West Virginia has fixed for
meeting III Wheeling during the early
part OF September, and II has all alor z
been thought the monument would be
dedicated during the reunion; but 20 far
no eff ,rt seems to have bsen made for the
reception Of the Society or Tor the dedica.
ton OF the monument. The Newspapers
over there ought to remind the citzsns OF
THE, and stir them up 10 a sense OF the
prophecies betitting such OCCASIONS"
lNTELLloENcRR reporters have talked
recently with a number Of prominent ex.
soldiers concerning this matter, and all
deprecate The state of affairs. A meeting
was called some weeks ago 10 arrange pre-.
liminRriCs In regard 10 the affair, but only
three persona attended 1t and they were
naturally disheartened by the outlook.
One Of them said last week that he was
willing to work in the traces In pulling the
affair. through, but he did not probo: 0 10 be
lead horse.
IL might be we'll Tor our merchants, no.
tel keepers and others who prosper by any
great influx Of strangers to show some In.
terest In the matter. As one OF the sol.
diers said, they do not profit by these
meetings. II Is only a qualification to them
to meet their comrsdes once more. But
the coming Of twenty-five or thirty thous.
and strangers 10 town-aud the exercises
would draw that many at the least cacu.
lation-would materially henefi. all classes
OF business men. Another attempt viii,
be made s0on tn start the ball rolling.
Probably call will be made this
week for another preliminary meeting,
and IL Ia to bs hoped that the movement
will start of uoder more favorable aus.
pieces. tits slmos, ircl edible the harvest
reaped by Parkeraburg merchants and
others at tho meeting laat year. One oil
the members with whom We talked said
that the grocers and restaurant keepers
there could not eupply the dsmand upon
them. In many stures four, tive or six
extra clerks were employed during the
meeting, and al were kept busily EN-.
ployed. I,would psY, as a mere matter
Of dollass aud cents for our business men
themselves to take the iniativs In the mat.
ter; but there /, higher consideration
than that which should make every man,
woman and child In the city DESTROYS oil
making the reunion and unwilling o
glorious and memorable success.