The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-21
Qua EXPOSITION.
MeeIing Saturday Night al the Court
aOnse-GIoomy outlook.


aOnse-GlOOmy Outlook,
A large and respectable meeting Of cih-
gems was held at the Court House Satur.
day night in the interested the State Fair
project, NJ. Reilly, Esq, presided and
Mr., johnson acted as Secretary, The fol-
lowing report OF the status Of the move
mant was made:
At the last meeting oil those interested in
the State Fair project the Soliciting Com
mittee, upon motion, was reinforced by
the addition OF MessTs, VIM. F. Peterson
and q. Ed. Mendel. Captain Mcclure
thought that the matter was sufficiently
under way to receive bids for land, and
the committee was instructed TO advertise
for the same. This was done, and what
bids have thus far been received
are submitted herewith. Some OF
the stockholders who have been talk.
ed to. however, think the present
Island Fair Grounds an eligible ale, and
but for the fact that two Of the largest
stockholdera are absent from the city,
doubtless bid would have been made BY
them. Personally, l can say with refer.
enee to that property believe that con.
trolling interest could be purchased by a
State fair association, and the stockholders
benefited to q reasonable amount BY a
lease to the new association for the pur.
pose OF holding State fair here. In this
way the present organization, at the
smallest cost, could practically become
landowners, and have the use Of this
ground.
In reference to subscriptions, the
amount now on the books figures up to
5000, But quite large number OF bust.
ness men, who have been seen by the
committee, and who have indicated an
intention to subscribe, have not, thus tar,
thousand dollars In view Of the committee
in this way. A number Of corporations,
such as the Bridge Company, Street Rail.
way Company, and the larger mRnuiact-
urlDg concerns, have not come to any COZ
Cluslon, apparently, on what amount oil
stock will DO subscribed by them, either
as firms or individually by the directors.
Tho work OF the committee has been
largely confined to retail and wholesale
merchants on Main and Market streets,
and this, from the frequent requests to
call again, has been so trying that II was
deemed best to call this meeting, and ask
those interested to subscribe 10 the balance
OF the stock, .r..
The bids referred 10 were as follows:
One from Mr.. Zane offering bis plat OF
ground on the Island containing between
nineteen and twenty acres for 5000 and
one from Mr., Tingle offering bis plat at
the lower Gnd oil the Island containing
about twenty-five acres for $4,000. Mr..
Zane offered, II bis land was purchased,
on which he offered eight years time, to
subscribe two thousand dollars 10 the
stock OF the association. Mr.. Tingle
offered three years time on his land and
a cash subscription Of Ave thousand dol.
lars.
A great deal oil miscellaneous discussion
upon ways and means was then INDUCED
In by Capt, Mcclure, ]. K, Botalord, p. l..
Kimberly, G. Il Tingle and others.
A resolution was offered insruCting the
proper committees TO ascertain what a
ma jority Of the stock Of the Wheeling Fair
Grounds could be purchased for.
The following named gentlemen were
added to the soliciting committee: ri.
q First ward, W. A. Wilson and al. Cald.
we'll; Second ward, A. O. Esorter and Ed.
Lsrkin; Third ward, VIM, Exley and
Henry stammi Fourth ward, Philo Kim
berlv and Fred Happy; Filth ward, John
G. Hoffman and DR., Edwards; Sixth ward,
John Warehouse and John q. Miller
Seventh ward, Geo. Hook and Jacob Ber,
gerj Eighth ward, Chas. 0tte and W. o.
Handlan TriadeIphis district, Jas. CreiRh.
ton and Jos. D, Bedillioni Liberty district,
a. R. Jacob and A. NJ. Ridgely; RiChland
district, P. Delaplain and ]. ". Nichols.
Mr.. W. F. Peterson reviewed the efforts
made to bring about the fair here and com.
mented upon the apathy Of those who
should have On interest ia It, and moved
that II there should be no better outlook
by next Saturday that the project be
abandoned. The motion carried.