Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-21

dae;iou, gives it to Pittsbarg, be is muir.
deripg me, promoting the prosperity of
Pitisburv, aud, as think, ipjuring himself
aud the entire community of which he IS
member. | cannot too stronsly suggest
that the persons who form community
should consider themselves as brothers,
having an interest in each others welfare
and property Be assured that when you
are helping your neighbor you are also
helping yourselt If you encourage and
help him snd keep yoor money at nome,
YOU will get it sgain, 10 rents OF houses, IN
securing consumers of your own goods, In
an increase Of population and 30 lessening
your taxes, in the general prosperity OF
your whole community, and in many other
ways that will besuggested you when you
think the matter over. Why should not any
of us who may need an article that can be
procured or produced within this city, as
certain at what cost it can be had from
elsewhere, then propose to his fellow citizen
here. to give him the option of meeting
that cost. "0hT says one, that
would not be business" Let
us see about that; no proposition was ever
made, or price named, when the party re-
ceivipg il did not have the right TO reject
: one bid, and accept some other one. Sup
nose bids were made fer certain work by
3 one party at $1,000, and by another at
81 900 for the same work. The party TO
, whom the bids are made must, we will sup
, pose, have the work delivered in thirty
DAYS. Now if he is satisfied that the low
/ est bidder, the$l 900 party, cannot execute
. the work within that time, ia he not per
feetly justified in giving the contract tc
:, the 81 200 bidder, notwithstanding the fact
L that he is the highest bidder2 Why is II
l. not an equally sufficient justification to tht
d party needing the work, TO give 1t in pref
erenoe, to his brother in his own commu
nifty, because he will be benefited in return
A Masonic teaching is that where one Cal
be as we'll served BY his friend as by anoth
er, he should give the preference to tina
friend. The Christian and Golden Rule i
to do to others as you would have other
do to you; would you not ike to have you
friends help you by giving you their or
ders3 Then practice that; put yourself II
that place. Now, do not ask any one t
give me work at any greater price than W
can get equally good work for elsewhere
but do ask my fellow members Of tn
community to give ne the preference q
the same cost, if can meet il. know q
n fact that kilograms aud letters are fire
quently received from customers, friends @
r one or another OF our mills, stating tha
certain offers have been made, and asking
Can you meet the price?' If the mil
management can, the price is met if not
u q decliustiou does no harm. This is on
y way to help ourselves-stop the retrogres
3 sion OF our city, aud make it what it ough
y TO be-a live place. | may say that
practice what l preach, and WILL and d.
10 always, give the pretereuee to home man
ufScturer or merchant, even at create
T. price. | believe it to be to my interestto d,
so, and am for home league" always anC
E under all circumstances. Another aid t
= prosperity can be found in promoting ne'
i industries Suppose the Board of Com
missioners of Ohio county should have OF
casion to put up eight or ten bridges; lie
them get thalowest price and best bid, whic
would be, coy 100000. How much be-
l. ter it would be for the community
h composed of the tax payers WHO mus
D. furnish the money 10 pay for the bridges
Ie if the commissioners instead Of placln
10 their order at Pittsburgh, Cleveland Q
le Phenixville, should invite our citizens t
D. build the bridges in Wheeling, at no create
% cost, Il do not ask thst) and give them tn
,r preference at the same price. This,
E. done, might result in the establishment o
bridge building works, new industry
the investment of large capital, an incress
of population, by bringing here 200 or 30
-, workmen, without interference with sin
"A gle workman cT mechanic nov here, be
A. Gauge we have, at present, no bridge build
:. ers among Us l only name this one il
dustry among the many that exist to illus
trste nv point, and show what might b
e done Congress has, l believe, authorizes
I the erection oftwenty-seven bridges whic
!, may cost City millions OF dollars. Why car
10 not we. with our natural advantages, d
le velop enough enterprise among our citizen
aud capitalists, to establish such plant
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