Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-30
SESSION
OF tho Chamber of Commerce Held I'm 1t.
New Quarters.

OF tho Chamber of Commerce Held In 1t.
New Quarters.
The Chamber of Commerce met in reg
ular session, last evening, in its new and
coy quarters in the second story OF the
Reilly block at Fourteenth and Market
streets, it being the apartment heretofore
occupied by the Ohio Valley Life Company,
The pew room possesses many advantage:
Of locality, light and general comfort Ovel
the old quarters of the body, and all who
were present last night were layish in
their expressions Of satisfaction. If the
ideas, now entertained, of providing read
ing matter OF a nature interesting to bus
iness men and manufacturers, and of keep
ing the apartment open at all times, be car
ried out, the room Of the Chamber canno,
but become q popular place Of resort fol
those engaged in mercantile pursuits,
The first business transacted WAS the adj
mission of new members, Messrs. w. +.
Stifel, of Stifel Bros, w. p. Hubbard,
Capt. 3. Il. DOvener and I. G. Moffit &
10. DSiDk uuueu w the IOliSs
The secretary reported that notices for
the collection Of dues had bsen sent out
March 23d. In response To these, 10 date,
$500 had been sent in. There was a bal
ance in the treasury of some $500. The
total membership of the Chamber was re,
ported by the secretary at l54
Mr.. McGregor, from the Standing Com,
mittee ON Rooms, reported having fitted
up the new room, - per instructions of the
Chamber.
The committee wa authorized to have
the windows appropriately lettered.
Y The special committee to consider the
matter of keeping the loom open psrma,
nently, which committee consisfe8 OF
Messrs. Sweeney, Q Iarrier and Riheldaffer,
made a report through its Chairman, Mr..
Sweeney. He said he could report progress
only.
This report lead 10 q warm, three-cor.
nered discussion between Messrs. Hart,
Sweeney and O'Briep, during which Mr..
j. B. fancy offered o resolution to the
effect Lhat the Secretary OF the Safe De-
velopment Association haze leave to occupy
desk room in the apartment Of the Cham,
Der, until otherwise ordered By the Cham,
Der. This resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Speidel then offered aresolltioa ap.
pointing a committee Of three, consisting
Of Messrs. Sweeney, Bshrens and Nc,
Gregor, to make proper terms with the
Association. Mr.. Sweeney asked that he
be dropped from the committee, and
the name Of Captain c. ]. Rawling was
substituted fer him.
Mr.. Sweeney then offered az amend,
ment requiring the keeping open OF the room
OF the Chamber until 10 o'clock each even
ing, but after some discussion the amend,
mcnt Wa given a different form, merely
making il the sen&e Of the Chamber that
any arrangement made ought TO include
the keeping open of the room until 10 p.
m. each day. The amendment was adopt,
ed, az was also the original resolution as
amended.
The matter was closed with the discharge
of the special committee, Of which Mr.
Sweeney was chairman.
THE LINE SHARPLY DRAWN.
A communication was received from SEC,
rotary Hook, of the State Fair Association,
enclosing two resolutions, requesting the
Chamber 10 appoint a committee Of six,
three from each party, to negOtiste with
the Congressional and Executive Commit,
tees of the two parties looking TO the secur.
ing Of the Congressional Conventions for
this city during the week OF the Fair.
There was also p resolution looking 10 the
appointment Of q committee of three Ia
locate the encampment of the First Regi,
ment at Wheeling.
DR.. Logan thought there was a limit Ia
the work the Chamber ought to engage in,
aud n number of others upon the floor
tBOk a similar view. There was no ohjec-
ton 10 the enterprises suggested, "a such,
but it was felt that the Chamber ought Ia
draw the line somewhere, and not be used
to promote all ideas, public and private.
The Chamber refused 10 adopt either
resolution, but not through any hostility,
II NEW FEDERAL BUILDING.
The resolution adopted by Council at
recent meeting relating to the erection of
new Federal building in this city, which
resolution has been heretofore published in
full in the REGISTER, was read. The com.
mupication in which the resolution wa:
embraced was signed by Mayor Seabright,
and President K NJ. Gilleland, of the Sec
ond Branch of Council, and was a~ttested
by City Clerk Bowers. The Chamber
unanimously concurred in the action o
Council, and directed the Secretary of thu
Chamber to mail properly certified copies
Of the resolutions, in the name Of tn,
Chamber, to the Senators at Washington
and to Congressman Goff, asking these gen
tlemen TO do all that was possible in the
matter.
PETITIONS ORDERED SIGNED.
A communication from G.. w. Shrewe
bury, Secretary Of the West Virginia T. p
A, transmitting copies of certain petit
tons to Congress for the benefit of com
mercil travellers, was read and the officers
OF the Chamber authorized to sign and re-
turn the money.
SUBSCRIPTION MADE.
The Chamber approved the subscription
of$l0O made By President Logan to the
funds of the State Immigration Association,
and the Treasurer was authorized to trans
fer the matter.
Az ter considering some matters of ne
especial Importance, the Chamber ad.
journCd.
Notice.
At a meeting Of the undersigned con.
tractors and planning mill operators oil