Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-31
A COMPLICATION
PJSSIBLR N THg NATTER OF TIE FEMlLE
COLLEGE SALE.
TIE Property Gees for Si62OO When S2OOOl
Was OE,rsd-lhs HosPital 4sss-
cation tie Parehassr-
Is Plans.

Thursday evening the negotiations
which had been in progress for some
days between Rev. R. r. Swope and
others, representing the Wheeling Hos
pitai Association, and MesSrS Robert
Dalzell, j. Z. Hughes and c. d. Hub
I bard, on the part Of the Female College
stockholders, eliminated in the pur-
chase OF the college property by the Hos
| pital Association for SIG, 200. The prop
erty purchased fronts about 30 feet
on Eoff street, about 23O feet on Alley
/ l., about 100 feet on Jacob street, and
about 235 feet on Twentieth street, and
the building has been used for educa-
tiOnal purposes for forty years, there
having graduated from the institution
27S pupils during that time. The build
I ing, which is OF a substantial nature,
containing about seventy rooms. can
easily be adapted TO the purposes Of the
Hospital, aud will afford the most
ample accommodations for very
long time in the future. The Hos
pital Association. which, IL may be
stated is undenOminatiOnal, desires 10 at
once take possession Of the property,
upon payment Of One-half the purchase
price, and begin with energy the changes
and repairs necessary to NJ the build
ing for the use 10 which il Is intended.
To enable the Association 10 do this, 1t
has called in the outstanding fifty per
cent. on the stock subscriptions, pay
able TO Secretary L. +. Sands, at the
National Bank Of West Virginia.
IL was stated yesterday that there
had been an offer Of $50, 200 cash for the
college property by Colonel Thomas
O'Brien. but those owning the stock
preferred that the property should
be devoted to hospital purposes, and
closed the negotiations with the gentle
men acting on behalf Of that organiza-
tiOn.
There have been some recent suit stan
tial subscriptions 10 the stock Of the
Hospital Association, and now that an
eligible location has at last been Secur-
ed, il is hoped that others will come
forward 10 aid in the work of putting
the enterprise upon footing which
will ensure the largest measure OF good
from the efforts % be put forth.
Col. O'Brien called at the REGISTER
office last and made the following state
ment:
Il cannot believe that the report of
the sale IS correct The Wheeling Title
and Trust Company, which represent,
the other day received 4 letter from
a PittSburg attorney, asking Us TO aScer-
tain II the property was for sale. He
had seen the sale advertised in the
Wheeling papers, and asked for such
particulars As could be aScertained.
called upon Mr.. Henry X. List, and he
said the stockholders would decide ut
their meeting on the 2lSt. On the morn
ing Of the 22nd the property was adj
vertiSed for sale in the papers, and is
there yet. | sent copy OF the ad-
vertiSement 20 the PittSburg party,
who informed Us later TO watch
the progress OF events, and he would in
struct US what 10 do. ! went on in the
belief that the property would be sold
pursuant 70 the advertisement
~ few days ago il came TO my knOwl-
edge that the property was being nego-
trated for privately. | went 10 some OF
the principal stockholders, but did not
learn much. | then communicated with
my PittSburg principal that the prop
erty was being offered at private sale
for about $1,000. Within eight hours
l was authorized to offer 100000 cash
for the property, which offer l made
this afternoon TO Z. c. Dalzell, who
promised 10 let me hear from
him. The committee having charge
are business gentlemen Of the highest
responsibility, and cannot believe
that they would do or attempt TO dc
what they are reported to have done.
II the statement is correct, | will have
the PittSburg party come down at once.
| lie is the owner OF one share Of stock in
the concern, which | transferred tc
him, although the transfer does not ap-
pear upon the books.
All this may possibly lead TO com
f,1i..uffon