The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-03
OFF FOR LURAY CAVE.
THE W, VA, PRESS ASSOCIATION
Finishes Up Its Business, Inspects Steel
Plant, Glass House, Pottery aud Other
Points of Interest, and then Leaves
for the Luray Cayerns,

The sixteenth annual session of the
West Virginia Press Association closed
yesterday morning, and majority Of the
members left last evening for Lursy,
where they will spend to-day doing the
wonders OF the csverns, The Association
met in the Second Branch Council cham
Der yesterday morning, The meeting was
called for 0 o'clock, but 1t was nearer 10
o'clock when President Holt raped for
order. Mr., 4. O, Smith, the Recording
Secretary, had been obliged to return
home on account OF sickness, and his desk
was occupied by the accomplished Cores
ponding Secretary, Mr., George Bastsble,
In pursuance oil the resolution adopted
this day before concerning the appoint
nlent OF the delegates to tho Information.
al Editorial Association, which Convenes
in Denver next, June, the following dele
gates were appointed by President Holt:
First distriCt-Mr, G, B. Hart, OF the
Wheeling INTRLLtGRSCRG, and DR.. NJ, s,
Holt, OF the Weston Republican,
Second dstriCt-Alr, Julian 4. Fleming,
OF the Morgantown New Dominion, and
Hon. W, NJ, o. Dawson, Of the Preston
county Journal.
Third DistriGt-Mr, A. B. Clark, of the
buCkhannoa Della, and Mr., q, NJ, Flem-
ing, OF the BuCkhannon Banner,
Fourth District-Mr, A. B. White, Of
the Parkersburg STATE Journal, and Mr., q.
L. Thompson, Of the Huntington Adve'
tiser.
President Holt and Secretary Bastable
are the delegates'at-laTge, having been
selected yesterday.
Tho Committee on Resolutions present
ed the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That we tender to the hOspita'
BILE people Of Wheeling, and especially ia
the local press, our sincere thanks for the
polite manner in which we have been en-
tertained, and for the many acts Of kind
ness shown us during our sojourn in the
city.
The Association then adjourned to meet
in Grafton at the call oil the President, or
In case such call Is not made, at Berkeley
Springs, in regular session, on August "a
1887. MIR. McDOugsll, editor OF the Ceredo
Adrance, was present at yesterdays meet
Ing, having just arrived.
The Association having been so late In
getting down to business there was NO
time to do any sightseeing in tho city be-
fore going down to Benwood to sec the
Wheeling Steel Works, The party, chap.
eroned by u number OF the Wheeling
newspaper men, left for that point on the
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o'clock. Mr.. i. Walker Peterson met
them at the works and escorted them
about, carefully explaining all the work
ings Of this large and wonderful estab.
lishment. 1t was something new
to all the members OF the par
ty and was very interesting. After
spending an hour there o train back to the
city was boarded. Arriving at Hobbs,
Brockunier & Co. glass works the party
again disemharked aud was escorted
through all the departments. The pottery
and other industrial establishments were
also visited. These visits were pleasant,
instructive and profitable, and the visitors
enjoyed it greatly, being we'll pleased with
the Courtisies shown them.
AT 5:25 about fifty, including the ladies'
who accompanied the editors here, left on
the Baltimore & OhiO's Baltimore express
for Luray Cayerns. They will arrive
there this morning and spend tho day in
that strange place. Leaving there this
evening they will go to Shenandoah
Junction and there dsband. 1t was a
jolly party that filed the special car the
b. 4 d. put at their disposal, and they
we're sure to have good time, because
that was what they were going for.
The local press sb6de them hearty
farewell and regretted sincerely that they
could not make the trip with their clever,
genial comrades OF the Interior. The local
press has enjoyed the visit OF the AsaoCla-
ton and regrets that 1t was not in posi-.
ton to devote more time to the visitors
and make their stay more pleasant than
1t was. 1t wishes each and every one
pleasant time on the excursion and q safe
return home. a.. .I