Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-04
The Annual Convention Opened
Yesterday.
PARKERSBURG IN GALA CLOTHES
To Greet the Commercial Travellers Of The
State.
THE CERBIOIIRS OF rHR DAY.
Two,Brilliant Paradss Music Fills the Air.
The Industrial Procssion---0vsr Ono
Thousand Asn in Lins---Ths
Banquet at Night
Special 1ieordm 10 tae Register.

Ann hhhSbuhar W. VA, hny ~
Commercial Travellers of West Virgins
are here aud most welcome are they
Yesterday afternoon they began cominl
in, and every train since then has increase,
the number. The following towns ant
cities are represented: Wheeling, Psrkers
burg, Charleston, Fairmont. Weston, Wes
Union, Pennsboro, Salem, Morgansvill,
and Volcano, West Virginia; MARKETS.
Little Hooking, Athens, Pomeroy, Mid
dleport and other Ohio points. tn,
Charleston delegation, seven strong, ar,
accompanied by the Gates band. Th,
Wheeling delegation, about eighty Ave
came in at noon and were met by tn,
local post, who escorted them TO headquar
ters. To ray that they had crowd to se.
them is putting it mildly. On each sid,
Of the street for squares the people stool
in compact masses and
WELCOMED THE WHEELING BOYS.
Last night the Beard of Directors of th,
Commercial Travellers Association held {
meeting at the Office tf Shrewsbury
Powell, aud decided that the Knights O
the Grip should be assessed this year tn,
same annual duss a. heretofore. ,Tasysl,o
decided that the Association should DAY
the expenses Of the delegates TO the Nation
ton Convention, but not of the alternates
After taking hearty meal at Hills aud
other hotels in the city, the boys" re
paired to the Academy Of Music, who, Q the
parade wins formed. 1t was . O'Clock be
fore the line was in motion. About twt
hundred were in the parade. Escorted by
detachment of police and part of Post A
the line passed with the Wheeling bapt
and Post d in the lead. followed by III,
Charleston band and Post @, with th,
Parkersburg band and Post A bringing uy
the rear. They marched through th'
principal streets in the city.
THE BUSINESS PROPER
of the convention then began. Upon tn,
stage were the Board Of Director Of tn
Association consisting Of J. w. Roberts
Chairman, Of this city, G. w. Brown, q
Glafton, A. Brown, J. E Mccoy and Z
A. Wheat, Of Wheeling. John 8. Meow
an, of Jackson and c. M. Shrewsbury, O
this city, President PurnelI, Of the Ma
tional Association, was On honored guest
G. M. Shrewsbury, Esq, Of this city
called the meeting to order, and introduc
cd Judge George Loomis, Of this city, wh,
made the address Of welcome.
His remarks were most felicitous. II,
paid a glowing tribute to the importanc,
of the organization which he addressed
He said that through the commercial
traveller the different business interests o
the country no matter how widely separated
in locality or how diverse in character
were brought together.
He called attention TO the features o
the organic stion; that which made IL neces
sary and held IL together. One Of the i'm
portant objects of the Association, as the
speaker understood 1t, was 10 elevate
the standard of commercial trav.
elers. He referred to the obstacles that
the Interstate Commerce law seemed "a
present TO the travelling men and very hu.
morously predicted that In the future the
commercial man will not only be charged
unusual rates, but will be permitted Ia
travel free of charge and be welcomed all
along every railroad line in the country.
THE PREsIDRNT's ADDRESS.
President G. N. Shrewsbury then I'd.
dressed the convention. He spoke feeling.
ly concerning the deaths of J. T. Travis Of
Grafton and Jerry Hill Of this city. He
touched upon the interstate commercs
law in its relation to commercial travellers,
and referred TO the Travelen' Insurancs
Society, which promises 10 10 Of great I'd.
vantage 10 commercial men. He protested
strongly against the West Virginia divis.
ion separating from the National Associs-
tion.
o. p. Pindell, President Of the National
Association, W. then introduced, who
cheered the boys with promises Of better
rates on railroads, hotels and other public
places. He commended the West Virginia
post on its fine organisation and advised
them not 10 leave the National Associa-
ton. His remarks were well received.
The minutes of the last meeting and sec.
retaries' reports were then read. The finAn.
cial report makes good showing
A committee on credentials was appoint.
Cd, consisting Of Charles B. Smith, J. @.
Gibbs and William Koch, who reported
the number of votes each Post was enti-
tied to. The election Of oflicsrs resulted;
President, A. T. Hupp, Wheeling; Vice
President Charles Capito, Charleston; Sec
retary and Treasurer, T. p. Jefffsys, this
cit; Board Of Directors for two years, w.
M. Cox, Psrkersburg, A. Brown, Wheel
ing, Charles Lowe, Charleston; fm one
year, John w. Roberts, PAsksnburg, w.
+. Dillon, Wheeling, and T. T. Wallacs.
Clarksburg. The chairmen Of railrosd,
legislature, press, hotels and empIoynsnt
committees are respectively, Joseph Gibbs,
John 8. MCGOWAN, George X. MILES, B.
II. Crayton and j. W. wsndling.
At this point the Convention sdjoufnsd
till .. m. tomorrow.
TIE INDUSTRIAL PARADE
Tonight witnessed the industrial parade
of the factories. Wholesale housea, rail.
roads, mills. newspapera o1icsa rstsil
houses aud various other ipstitutions
Thousands were here to witness it. Special
trains from points In Ohio and along The
Baltimore and Ohio and Ohio Riva nail
roads were run. Maristta sent o dsleg,sioa
Of three hundred basiuss men. Il h the
generally expressed opinion By visitors snd
guests that such IN industrial parade wss
seldom witnessed In . placs II thh izs spd
that il wAs sbe most striking festass a The
days eutertainmsnt al apse. Thsparsds
occupied forty miButes in paesiDg dvss
point and consistedof naors than ooe has-
dred floats and ono thousand msn.
The various orders, lodges, Ars esops.
niss and other civic oFgsaisstions. fosnsd
part Of tbs proceszina. Six bands q fegu-
lar intervals discoarssd swest music; pyro-
technie displsys were witnsassd I'll aiosg
the line; evssy busInen intsrest W. rsp-
resented, and tho procsasiou h . STRIKING
tribats 10 the push snd vim of IL basssa
interests q Tie city. That rsRks1bssKb y
on the boom was evidencsd tonight b. II
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