The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-21
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kSVNAHtNf1I EVN ANss'l
that Te should appreciate our surround.
inRs and consider our possible future. 70
developean eneERytoRards progress which
l know exists In this community.
Iotfer the following resolutions, which
l ask may be discussed, not only In this
Ohamber, but through the public prints,
and in business circles;
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions offered by Mr.. Sweeney
were as follows:
Resolved, First, That It Ia the interest Of
the citizens Of Wheeling, and the duty Of
the members Of the Chamber Of Com
msTce, to foster and encourage home In
dustries,
Second, That the preference should al
ways be given to home factories, mer-
chants and artisans for all goods or wares
produced, or which can be furnished here,
at the same price Tor the same quality,
Third, That the members Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce will as q body, and "a In
dividuals, aid and assist to create and sus.
tain within this city new industries aud
the COMMITTEES on Manufactures s hereby
instructed to invite and promote the es-
tablishment Of all such enterprises.
A coNMITpRE PROPOSED,
Mr., @. B. Hart, after waiting for some
body TO take up the discussion, said be
had hoped that somebody else would
open the ball, He had listened to Mr..
Sweeney with much interest, and felt
under obligations for the care he had ex,
ercised to hold up to view what seemed
to be the real present condition and the
wants Of the community. Natural gas
would bring that tide in her affairs which
taken at the food leads on to fortune, II
would not do for Wheeling 10 cit idly by
and wait for somebody to clme along and
lift her out OF the rut. She must do as the
Western towns do. So much impressed
was he with the idea that the time
had come to do something; that he
had thought Of offering q resolution pro-
viding Tor q committee somewhat In the
nature Of q Vigilance Committee, Gonve'
niently small, to see who could be In
duced to come here and establish new In
dustries, or what new industries could be
established by those already here. Manu-
faCtuTers east and west were looking TO the
Ohio Valley Tor locations for branches oil
their works or new plants. The commit
tee might correspond with these manu-
factureFs 10 advantage. The Trenton pot
ters were lnstanCed. Armed with a thor
ough knowledge OF the advantages Of
Wheeling, the committee might invite
men to come here as guests Of the Cham
Der. II had a fund which could not be
put 10 q better use. Doubtless the rail
roads would gladly cooperate in all proper
ways that might be suggested.
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The resolutions were then taken up
serlstim, and the first one adopted with
out discussion.
The second, in reference to ~patronizine
home merchants, coming up, President
Logan raised q smile by calling for ICON
fessions."
Mi, Sweeney said there were gentlemen
present who could make interesting state
ments II they would. Mr.. w. b. Hughes
told Of q retail shoe dealer here who
bought q bill Of goods in Boston at the
same figure he had offered them at, pay
ing freight and drayage besides,
Mr.. Joseph Speidel said no thought
much Of this was the fault Of Wheeling
iobbers and manufacturers. The way to
get the home trade was to offer induce
ments dealers elsewhere could not meet.
No wholesale RroCers from abroad come
here; "if they did we'd make II warm for
'em. Show people your goods and prices,
II you can't get their trade that way you
certainly can't by q set Of resolutions"
Mr.. w. +. Peterson mentioned an offer
q gentleman connected with the Canton
Bridge Company made him to come here
and take an interest In Q bridge works.
He laid 1t before the public, but nobody
responded. This company sells about
100000 worth OF iron in West Virginia
yearly. There were, the same speaker
said, from eight to ten visitors in Pitts
burgh q day hunting sites. Pittsburgh
could not hold them; even the Pittsburgh
manufacturers will not extend their plants
there, on account Of high taxes and dear
land.