Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-22

earnestly begs that you VIII not permit the
manufacture Of cigars By the labor OF the
Penitentisry.
Mr.. j. B fancy moved as an amend
mens that the Chair appoint q committee
of five to 90 to Moundsville, present the
paper in person to the Directors, and urge
the views OF the Chamber upon the Board.
Mr.. B. F. Caldwell offered q further
smendment,tha wherever the word"cigars"
occurred in Mr.. Harris resolution, that
"wagon-making and all other mechanical
industries" be inserted after 1t.
Mr. Hart said his idea in drafting
the resolutionws as to accomplish
a result at present practicable.
BE was fully sware that other IL
dustries were languishing for the reason
that penitentiary made goods were thrown
upon tbs markets, but he failed to see what
could be done with the making OF wagons.
for instance, the contract for which was
made By toe year. The cigar contract
was not yet consummated, and it was,
therefore, a proper subject for action.
After some general discussion, Mr..
Csld yell explained that he had offered the
amendment under a Misrepresentation,
and withdrew it.
The resolution of Me-. Hart. as amended
by Mr.. fancy, Was then adopted.
The letter of Secretary John Ehmsn, OF
the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assem-
DIV. already printed in the REGISTER, was
read, sndwth it the following acknowl.
edgement Of President Logan:
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
WHEELING, W.. Va June 4, 1886.
Mr. John EhmGn:
DEAR SR:-Your letter of the lst inst.
is to hand, in which you state that the
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly
desires TO CO operate with the Chamber OF
Commerce in proposed efforts to promote
the prosperity of the city and vicinity.
1 will place your letter in possession Of
the Chamber at its first meeting.
| have no right to anticipate its action,
but l am safe 10 saying that it will wei.
come any cooperation which will tend to
promote that unity of interest and effort
which is the essential basis Of prosperity in
every community.
Respectfully yours,
7. 81. LOGAN,
President.
The letter of Secretary Ehmsnsswas re-
ceiVed and filed, and the committee on
Trade Interests authorized to receive any
further communication from the Ohio
Valley Trades and Labor Assembly, and
report at the next meeting.
Mr.. j.. B. fancy offered the following:
Resolved, That we hereby request that
all the merchants and manufacturers Of
the city of Wheeling make an exhibit
Of their lines of goods and ma
terials at our next State Fair and Exposi'
ton, which will De held September 9th to
llth, 1886; that the President Of this
ChsmberIof Commerce is hereby instructed
} to appoint q committee of three to co-ope'
rate with the Board Of Directors
of the State Fair Association
and that said committee is further
instructed to use all the power at theil
command to induce the manufacturers aud
merchants Of this city to get up an exhibit,
to be called the Chamber OF Commerce
, exhibit OF Wheeling.
: Mr.. fancy, in support Of the resolution,
said it was understood that, il good weather
prevailed at the time OF the Fair, a very
large number of strangers would be in at
tendance, and urged that mer
chants take advantage Of the very fsvora
Bile opportunity which would be presented
to get their goods before the public, and
thereby boom the to wn.
A resolution recognizing the value o
the R G. Dun Commercial Agency, and
recommending it to the attention of job
bers and business men generally, was
adopted.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Brandfast,
Loose, Hart, fancy and Naylor as 6
special committee to wait upon the Board
Of Directors Of the P~enitentiary at their
meeting to-day.
Adjourned.