Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-01
The EVENING SESSION.
Speeches Made by Number of the Dele

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When President Camden finally raped
for order be introduced Col. B. w. Byrne,
of Kanawha, to the audience, and for half
an hour that gentleman entertained his
hearers with a most excellent address, con-
sentative and sensible to a marked degree.
He confined himself almost entirely to
land titles, aud showed c0uclusively that
West Virginia was well of in this respsct
a. any Of her sister States.
At the conclusion of Col. Byrne's ad-
dress the President announced Messrs. }. c.
Addison, Oscar SeeleY, j. L. Rice, Oliver
Gorrell, G.. l.. Thompson ard William G.
Brown as a committee to distribute blanks
to the delegates, for the recording of the
names and addresses Of those present.
While this work was going Oh, he also
announced that he had received word
from the Committee on Resolutions that it
had appointed a subcommittee to 90 over
the resolutions submitted, and put them in
shape for consideration by the full ON
mite at 9 O'Clock this morning, to which
time al adjournment had been taken.
1t was also announced by Mr.. Hart that
the Opera House could not be secured for
to-day, bat the Committee had secured
for the uses OF the Convention a hall even
larger, the Capitol Rink, where
the Convention wOuld assemble this
morning at an hour to be
thereafter fixed. He also announced that
at 2:l5 this afternoon special trains would
leave the Elm Grove station, carrying del
egates to the Park, where a treat awaited
them. At 7 o'clock a train placed at the
disposal of the delegates by the 3. & ..
road, and all who desired could take adj
vantage of the opportunity thus afforded to
| visit one OF the largest industries in the
world, ard witness the operation Of max
ing steel by night. He would guarantee a
beautiful and instructive sight.
Mr.. W. II. TAR, of Jefferson, was intro
duced to t. , convention, and made AL ex-
cellent speech, which was we'll received,
and loudly spplauded.
lie was followed by Col. ID. d. John
son, of Tyler, who made a speech bristling
with facts, and full OF timely sug-
gestions. He deprecated so much talk,
and said what the people of the United
States would demand, before they would
believe in the wealth of the State, would
be material facts. They would want TO
see the assertions made, backed up with
facts and material evidence. He was not
one of those who would bring spectators
from the East into the State. 1t would
do the State little good if New Workers
should open up coal mines and take both
products and profits to the East. What
West Virginia wants is men who would
locate here, aud in spending their money in
the development OF the State become a
part aud parcel Of ourselves. Col. John
son pleaded for more railroads, and said
that upon them moro than upon any other
one thing depends tho future Of the State.
PLAN OF ACTION.
The Committee on Emigration and De-
velopment, through ex-senator Davis, its
chairman, made a report, as follows:
"Your committee TO devise a plan to
promote systematically the object for
which this convention is assembled, re-
spectfully begs leave to report that after
carefully considering every proposition
lad before the committee, the following
plan has been agreed upon:
That this convention hereby resolves
itself into the West Virginia Immigration
and Development Association, said Asso-
citation to have in each county a county
auxiliary, to be organized as soon as prac-
ticable BY the representatives of each cOun-
~ in this convention; the necessary steps
to be taken TO organize the counties not
here represented.
The officers of the West Virginia I'm
migration aud Development Association
shall consist of q President, u Vice Presi-
dent from each Senatorial district, aud a
Secretary, five TO constitute a quornm.
1.-THE President and Vice Presidents
shall serve without pay.
THE Board OF immigration shall estab-
lish an Office and have a salaried Secretary
and other necessary assistants under the
immediate direction Of the President act
ing for the Association aud the Board.
"The Board of immigration shall Gauss
to be collected, printed and circulated such
information as will be likely TO bring to
the Estate, capital and immigration, and,
within the limits of its funds, do in its
discretion such other things "a may tend
to promote the object of this Association.
1.-The Board of immigration shall invite
land holders to file in its office, free Of
cost, such information as intending pur-
chasers should desire, 10 the end that buy
ers may be brought into communication
with sellers, but said secretary shall not
be directly or indirectly interested in any
sale OF purchase.
The Board of Immigration shall meet
in its Office on the call Of the President,
who shall also call the Board for any time
two weeks notice, on the written reque,t
of three Of its Vice Presidents.
The expenditures ofthe Board shall be
approved by five OF its members. All pay
ments shall be made by check drawn by
the Secretary and endorsed by the Presl-
dent, who shall also be the Treasurer.
1.-The Board of Immigration shall pre-
pare and publish an annual report of re-
ceipts and expenditures, and of IFS general
work.
THAT the committee consisting Of the
President and the thirteen Vice Presi-
dents whose duty it shall be to look after
the necessary and proper legislation.
Resolred, That Mr.. @. B. Hart be made
the President of the said West Virginia
immigration and Development AssOcia.
ton.
ResOlrsd, That the delegates present
from each Senatorial District, nominate a
Vice President to be a member Of each AS
ISOLATION. Il. G. DAVIS,
Chairman.
COMMITTEE On FINANEE.
The Committee on Finance made a re-
port as follows:
"ResOlred, That each county auxiliary