Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-28
MEETINGS HELD.

~ s@N ~ $780,
bourns. MarIlBsburg, PIT. Pleasant anC
Other Points.
Pr. PLEASANT, w. VA, February, %.
10 he Editor ofhe Register.
SIE:-Pursaant to call Of the Mayor tn
citizens of PIT. Pleasant met in mass con
yention at the Court House, Saturday
evening, February %, to appoint delegate
to the Convention called By the Chaube
of Commerce, of Wheeling, which meets il
that city on the Goth inst.
The meeting was called to order by Geo
". Tppett, and upon his motion Hon
Edmund Sehon was called TO the chair.
Ga motion 'of Col. j. p. r. s. Smitl
George W. TiPpett was elected Secretary
This chair explained the object of thI
meeting in q few well-timed remarks.
Upon motion Of Hon j. s Spencer,
committed consisting Of thee were ap
pointed TO select twenty delegates for tbt
the districts outside Of tie town. TIL,
conlmittee reported the following dele
gates:
Poirt Pleasant-W. II. Tomlinson, D
S Sayder, J. D. McCOlloch, A. A. Honly
Or. E. J. Mossmon, J. s Spencer, II. G
Nsass, John 4. Gibbons, L. 7. Pitch1rj.
John A. Armstrong, John C. Storley, RIG.
kiu Wiley, Jr, ]. II. Couch, Jc, J1h-
McCliiOch. W. b. Cable, j. Briedn,u,
J. b. Meaager. w. C. WHaly, A. C. Van,
glider, J. p. K B Smith.
Are on this c0mnittee's recommends
t;)l the ChsirGan and Secretary were
aided to The above list.
Lewis Distribution. P. c. Eistham, C.
C. Miller, W. O Raspberry, Thomas A.
LeInastPr, X o Kiccade.
Robinson Distric.-R. Lewis. c. Sehon,
VIM. Brown, Joseph II. Windsor, James
$ Knight.
Wag:aner Distr;Ct-B. J. Redmar, Son
S~9msrHl!s, Thomas Mitchell, H. E. Spill
nan, Jchn Adams.
Graham Distribution. Geo. W. More
dlck, DE-. L. +. Rush, W. II. Clarke,
Chas. Clifton. Carleton Yong.
Coopsr D.s:rict-Geo. w. Gist, A. J.
Briuker, Daniel Sayre, Geo. w. Pullin,
E. S Blight.
Cologne District-Geo. Rowley, John
VI. Brown, A. Wartenberg, Geo. W. Ger.
man, ". p. Smith.
Union Dis:rict-C. W. Msupin. B. s
l. G.. Forrest, A. J. Stephens,
Philip Ricksus.
Arhuck!C District-Jabez Beard, P. S.
Coach. Gen. John MeCausland, Chas. Z.
McCJlleeh, ". A. Long.
Clendsnin Dstrics-Mkj. Joseph W.
Smith. Col. ChlS. D Bsall, John W. Stsen-
bergen, John r Dabpsy, E. L Neale.
Harmon Dstriet-John s. Danly, Wm.
J. Keistor, DR. j. Hereford, W. H. Hay
man, Denny Gwina.
The committee further recommended
that any citizen Of Mason who may be in
Wheeling on the 29th, that thaY be ard
are hereby authorized to act as delegates to
s9id convention,
Hon. ]. S. Spencer offered the following
resolutions, Hhick. were unanimously
adopted:
Essoae,d,- That we, the citizens Of Point
Plessant, in mass meeting assembled, take
this occasion 70 respond 10 the Invitation
Of the citizens Of wheeling 10 NEST with
them on TIE 10Th inst and desire TO show
our appreciation a2a acceptance thereof By
the appointment Of delegates to represent
OF the c5nTention ct that tim, 10 he
held.
Resclcsd. That We view With extreme
every eff5yt to induce capital
and immigration to make THEFT homes with
"a, and aid ID the development CT our
resources, and the up 0uiljing Of
a grea. a1d prosperous State.
NJ. E S,han offered the following reso-
which was adopted:
Rssolrsd, Tat our delegates to the con-
TO be held ct Wheeling On the 2s;h
last , to devise nsa5s for the development
Of the State, b requested to offer the fo.-
preamble and resolution for consid-
b. the convention:
WHEREAS, Every county in the State
Of West Virginia il possessed Of great unds-
advantages in either timber, min
eral OF agricultural land, and manufactur-
ing sites which only require to be well ad-
yertised to bring into our State thousands
of c~itiEeas ard abundance Of capital, there
fore
Resolved, That the County Court Of each
county in the State be requested to sP-
propriate before the 1st day of April, 1883,
the sum of(S9O0) tor the purpose OF Great
ing q fund for the establishment and main