Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-10

ISSUED. OF these9s were for domestic COR
pofouons end go, more than oue-half. We're
Tor foreign corporations. that is for corpo
rauons whose principal Offices were 10 be
without the State. Even this proportion.
large as it seems, does not fairly represent
the facts. for among the domestic CORPORA
tons are 4 considerable number chartered
Tor benevolent and charitable purposes
While the foreign corporations are all crea-
leu Tor business purposes. such as they are
IL, therefore, we cOntne our consideration
10 business corporations alone, much more
IMAM one-balf Of the corporations which
were chartered during the year were 10
nave their principal offices without tie
State
The mere fact that % corporation is char
tered by West Virginia 10 do business in
some other State does not convict IL of
being piratical The circumstance is sus-
piciouS that citizens of other States intend.
ing 90 conduct their business at home.
would not oe satisfied with the powers 10
De obtained from the laws under which
they live, but this may be mere within or
fancy, or The result o. a aattcring admira-
ton Tor ourselves, our laws on our Com
monwealtn. In order 10 ascertain whether
any improper motive has dictated this
curious Immigration, let Us investigate the
characters of these intangible citizens who
are born only TO be eNpatriated.
Oi these 90 corporations. no less than 81
were created for the purpose OF dealing in
patent rights, or Ina articles covered bv
patents. Fourteen were mining companies
generally with aspirations after the
precious metals. Twenty-siX were organ
lied for the purpose OF manufacture. and
Ia this respectable class / have, with ex-
cusdo.e partial.ty, placed a number Of com
panles whose charters bore uumistakable
earinarks Of "a tendency towards the fas,i-
mating patent right. Two, have been
q. able % classify otherwise. than as uni.
versal companies. for IL they carry out all
the purposes ior which they were created
ana successfully perform all their func-
Tons, 10 VIII be entirely unnecessary Tor
any one else 90 DO anything One of these
purposes 90 construct, furnish. supply and
maintain, and 20 contract with an sorts and
kinds OF governments. corporations. firms
ana persons. 10 construct. furnish and sup
ply as follows; Heat of any kind and for
any purpose. 10y any means, method or
mode sou viii not fail TO observe a certain
redundancy OF expression proper 20 so com
preheusive creature, electric or other
lighting electric or other motive power:
here we have heat. light and motion. If
indeed heat and light are not merely modes
of mefi0ul, electricity for ali the purposes
for which DO is now used, or 10 which IL
may be- put, dams. canals, or cOnduits
whereby % utilize the water power in the
Potomac river, or other rivers or streams
also 20 sell or lease water power; also heat
for any purpose; also electrical or other
motive powers % lay wires or cables
thereof, place pipes, rods or other things
under water, under ground or overhead
aud 10 do a number of other things which
are particularly specified ia the charter.
but which Will certainly bc unnecessary
after those / have enumerated shall have
been accomplished.
Ia Is every Democrats duty Is a citi-
zen TO 20 TO the primaries to-day and
put up good men for the important city
Offices 10 be filled at the coming city
election.