The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-25
SHOWING orr TIE CITY.
The PhiiadsIpiJa Party Handsomely Eitcr,
tnined Yesterday,

The PhiiadelpIJa Party Handsomely EitCr,
tained Yesterday,
Yesterday the Philadelphia officials and
OounCilnen who come here to'inspect the
brick psvements and whose arrival in the
city Tuesday afternoon was noted at
length in yeaterdsy'a issue, were shown
about the city and nicely entertained by
Representatives oithecityaudthe Chamber
Of Commerce. At 0 o'clock Mayor Grubb,
Col. A, ]. Sweeney, president OF The Sec.
ond Branch OF Council, and a member Of
the special industry committee OF the
Chamber OF Commerce, President T. Il.
Logan, OF the Chamber Of Commerce,
Nessra. ]. II. Hobbs, Joseph Ball and
A. O. Egerter, the Board OF Public
Works, Mr.. John Porter Of New Gum.
berland, the manufacturer Of the brick
blocks, and Clerk Galligau, met Ut tho
Public Building and entering the fvo
open carriages that had been provided,
drove to the P. W. & Ky. depot,
where the visiting delegation was quar-.
tered In its special Pullman car, appor.
toned the Ylsilors 10 the carriages and at
once ataEted oil on tour OF inspection.
The North Main street improvement
was frat visited and the work OF laying
tho pavement was seen and explained. The
Island was then visited and then the
East Wheeling Improvement, now In
course Of construction. The party then
droYe over the creek, getting to the Stamm
HouEe about 9ocloOk In tho afternoon
While enroute, Rsymann's brewery,
schumbaCh's brewery and the Hobbs,
Brockunier 4 Oo.'s glass works were Wis.
tied and gone through. The Philadel.
phians having heard Of the new garbage
cremRtory, we're anxious to see that, but
ss II is not In complete working order, the
next best thing was done; they were Ia.
ken to the Belmont mill, where the origi,
nal experiments were made. Here MAn.
ager Nick ReiHtOr toOk the party
in charge aud showed them oil
through that large establishment;
at the furnaces they got an
idea ol the heat that eau bs generated In
the cremstory, and In all oil these estab.
lishments they saw the natural gas IN op,
GRAFTON. Manager ReiSter presented eacn
one Of the party With y hickle-plated steel
nail paper kniis az q souvenir, that were
great curioaitieu TO the Philadelphia gen
tlemen.
Arriving at the stAmm the party sal
down to a splendid dinner that had been
specially prepared. Mayor Grub wa
made chairman, aud after the first pangl
al hunger had been sppeaSed, the long
ride 10 the hharp morning air having do
yslopsd good appetites, aud the wine had
made ltA appearance, he made short but
neat speech ai welcome. Ia Oon
cludiua ho introduced President 10
gan, who spok0 at considerable
length ga Wheeling, her enterprise, be
IinduStrios and facilities aud her txpari
menLS In The way Of paving, cremAlory
eto. II was good talk fot the city, BuCl
as Dr.. Logan 10 90 well suited 10 make.
General Gideon CLARK, chairman Of tht
Philadelphia CoMuitlsV, responded 10 th
welcome extended, In q very happy Atyle
Ohiti 0omini,Sloner oil HlghW ways MO0on
old also spoke. He said the sltlte PhilG
delphla party with the exception Of Di
Joseph FIX i5r, had come here prt l1diCs
against tue brink pavement, but that the
Ihad been completely won over. The
would return and have q nunhsF I
suburban streets paved with hSick, IL nc
some oi the more Important thoroughiAEe
They R1TO HAtltTed that the bfiCk paw
labnt was a splendid thing Ia every n
speC!, Dr.. PGxson made q lev pleGSSt
rOnatks.
Tho psssy then adjourned 10 the o.
"IifeSid0nt," whore llUre champagne WI
opened aud good.bypB said. AT 4il5th
car moved OF attached 10 the fegulI
eastern train, The PhiladelphtRnB wei
IAoVy than pleased With their visit, and (
home With splendid Impressions
VII telng and her people,
A delegation Of Cleveland OounCilml
Ia expected here tomorrow 70 Inspect II
3 stro6ts. The city 10 being we'll advSttih
!. by reason Of her btlCk.pAYsd streets -Lh
4 iS one thlng, Dutp,