The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-20
THH MONEY COMING IN
For the Stock Company That It
is Proposed to Form
TO BORE FOR NATURAL GAS,
Yesterdays Meeting at the Chamber
Of commsrce-who Have Sub.
scrlbed-AIr, ReymanR's Gen,
erous Gift for the City,

The adjourned meeting Of the mRuu-
iacturers and others, interested in pro-
curing a better supply Of natural gas for
use as fuel in the industries Of this
place, held at the Chamber Of Commerce
yesterday afternoon, was the best at
tended and most satisfactory in It's results
otEany Of the series Of meetings that
have been held in connection with the
movement, Among those present were
Messrs, ], N, Vance, H. E, Waddell, ],
O, Brady, George Wise, Cecil Robinson,
j, B, fancy, A, W, Campbell, N, B,
Scott, Clarence Irwin, Anton Rsymann,
P, II, Moore, O. ], Rawllng, John
sheekey, Henry Bieberson, O, F, Brand
iass, Thomas u, Lewis and others,
Mr., Vance called the meeting to order
about 4 o'clock and stated the special
object OF the meeting which was TO hear
the reports Of the committees appointed
to solicit subscriptions 10 stock com,
pany to be formed for the purpose Of
putting down test wells in this immedi'
ate vicinity,
Mr., Wise, Of the subcommittee ap-
pointed to solicit among the manulac,
turers and bankers, reported that $3.50
shares, or 81, $50, had been subscribed as
follows; Ohio county, 10 shares; Rey'
mann Brewing Company, 40 sharesi
Central Glass Company, 40 shares;
Hnhhs Glass ComDanY. 10: North Wheel.
Ing Glass Company, TO-; schmulbach
Brewing Company, 20; Whitaker Iron
Company: 20; Wheeling Pottery Compa'
ny, 10; August Pollock, A.; Bloch Bros,
4; Norway Tack Company, Il, Cen
ire Foundry Company, a; Wheel,
ing Hinge Company, A National
Bank Of WeFt Virginia, A; Riverside
mill, 40; LaBelle mill, 40; Benwood
mill, 4Oj Top mill, 40; Wheeling Elec-
trical Company, A; Standard Axle Com.
pany, A; Ohio Valley Manufacturer, 2;
Cox & Morrison, 1; Beltz & Flading, /,
Mr.. Wise added that the manufacture
ers whose industries are located across
the river had declined 10 cooperate,
and that the nail mills had made their
subscriptions Of forty shares each, only
on the condition that all the nail mills
20 In on that basis,
Mr. Beiberson, OF the subcommittee
to visit the saloonists, reported that
thirty.hve shares had been subscribed,
and he assured the meeting that the
Eve shares necessary to make 81 900, and
possibly more, would be gotten.
Mr.. Reymann, addressing the chair,
spoke OF how thankful he felt to the
City OF Wheeling for the care and watch
she had kept over his property and in
terests during the time he
was abroad, and directed that
forty shares, or $1,000, be put
down on the list as subscription from
the City OF Wheeling; as soon as the pro-
per person WIS appointed to receive
subscriptions he would hand in his
check Tor this amount. Mr.. Reymann
added that he hoped the city would nc.
cept this and not refuse 1t as 1t had some
other things he had attempted to pre-
sent. Mr., Rsymann's remarks were
warmly applSuded. :,
The subcommittee appointed to call
on the wholesalers was called for, but
did not respond, Thereupon the whole.
salers were made the subject OF some
severe and caustic utterances, many oil
which were deserved.
Messrs. N. b. Scott and Augustus Pol
lack were added TO the committee to
wait on tho wholesalers, and all the com.
mittees continued till next Tuesday af.
ternoon, when another meeting Is To
be held for organization Mr.. Wise adj
yised that no time should be lost in get.
ting to work for he had been informed
that some unknown agents were leasing
ground rapidly within three and four
miles OF here and all over the county, in
fact, With theeyident purptse Of blocking
this movementof citizens. The pros
poets are that by next Tuesday more
than the $4,000 wanted TO start with,
will have been subscribed,