The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-26
Special DipGich 10 he I1ic!iigeHt.s

Special DiSpGieh 10 he InieiigeHtn
FAlRMoSr, W. Va, March 25.-To.
morrow morning at 8 o'clock q distin.
Euiahod party OF West Vircinians and
railroad officials, headed by E1-Govorn.
or Fleming, will leave the Baltimore &
Ohio station in this city over the newly
completed branch OF that road down
tho Monongahela to Pittsburgh. The
party will be on special train, Mt
tached TO which will bo Second Vice
President Kings private car, and will
comprise about forty OF the representa-.
tive business men, including coal oper-
Ntors, merchants and professional men
Of thu Upper AIonougahela Valley, em.
bracinG tho counties OF Marion, Monon-
gala, Taylor, Harrison and Lewis.
IMPORTANCE OF THE OCCASION.
Tho occasion is ono OF tho greatest
importance to the people OF this great
and growing industrial region, and to
tho business interests Of Pittsburgh ;
and is incidentally of peculiar interest
to Wheeling. Tomorrow will occur
tho regular quarterly meeting OF the
Pittsburgh chamber Of commerce, aud
the excursion. which is in way pre-
liminary 10 the formal opening OF tho
new railroad, will go to Pittsburgh on
the invitation OF that body. By snecial
request OF the executive committee OF
the chamber OF commerce Ex-Governor
Fleming will address the meeting on the
resources OF West Virginia. and the ad.
vantages which promise to be reciprocal
in trade and commerce between Pitts
burgh and the interior OF West Vir-
ginia now for the first time brought
upon short line in direct connection
with the metropolis OF Western Penn
sylvania.
Governor Fleming has prepared an
elaborate address for the occasion, set-
ting forth these advantages, and will be
followed by Hon. John W. Mason, ex.
commissioner OF internal revenue; Hon.
George G. Sturgiss, Hon. John 4. Nc
Graw, Prof. !. q. White, Col. Ben VIII
aon and others in short speeches.
The PittAburG business men have
made elaborate preparations for tho re-
cepticn OF tho party, and committee
will meet the e1cursionists at Connells-
vlle and escort them into Pittsburg.
Accompanying tho West Virginians
over the entire route from Fairmont
will be representatives ct the three
Wheeling daily papers and several
plttsburr newgDlDnr men
CONCERNS WHEELING.
The significance Of this affair concern 8
Wheeling deeply. Wheeling heretofore
has had control OF the largest share Of
tho trade ol this section OF country
comprising all OF the upper Monon-
gahGla coal region, now in tho process
oil rapid development. Pittsburgh bust.
ness mon, manufacturers and jobberS in
particular, arc making drive to wrest
the trade from Wheeling, and have be-
gun the movement through tho cham
ber OF commerce. The effect that this
move will have can scarcely bo exag-
gerated. Wheeling business mon will
be quick TO SEQ it and appreciate il.
The trade OF this region has been worth
at n low estimate more than q million
dollars year to the city OF Wheeling.
Four or five years ago in letter from
this point1 called the attention of Wheel.
ing business men to tho fact that tn q
completion OF this road to Pittsburgh
was only matter OF few years, and
that they would be wise to take some
steps toward closer reciprocal trade rela
ton with the coal region, which was
then only beginning to be developed on
large scale.
WHAT WHEELING OUGHT TO DO.
Wheeling will do well now to look
with jealous eyes on this move which
the Pittsburgh chamber Of commerce is
making. This is a great coal and coke
region. Little OF the product is sold in
Wheeling. Much OF Wheeling's jobbnc
trade comes here. Pennsylvania capi.
tal has aided in the development OF the
growing industries in this valley and
the business men Of Pennsylvania are
asking for reciprocality. 1t remains TO
bo seen II Wheeling is going to let this
field slip away from her Even with
this new road Wheeling is much nearer
this market than Pittsburgh, and has
many cradvantages, and besidea there
is still plenty Of room for the invest
mont OF Wheeling money. G. A. D.
Matters In Huntington.
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