The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-13
BUTCHERS WELCOMED
In Words OF Eloquenoo by tho
Muyor and Others.
THE Ninth Annual CONVENTION
Oftho American Dutchors' Protective
Association Opens in this City with
~ Large Attendance, Representing
Many Statcs-Thp Admission of
Wholesalers Left to Local hssOcla.
tions-The New Constitution.

Tho Bu,chGrs' National Protective
Association Of tho UhI,ed States began
It's ninth annual session. in this city
yesterday morning. At 0 O'Clock the
members Of tho Wheeling Association
and delegates, headed by the Opera
House baud, marched through the
principal ~ssroets. thenco TO Butchers
hall, on Chapline street The hall was
tastefully decorated, and sweet.scented,
blooming bouquets added their fra
GRANGE 10 the occasion.
President Samuel Ochscnbein, Of tho
Wheeling association, called the meet.
ing TO order, after which prayer Was
offered by Rov. Dr.. Rikcr. President
Ochsenbein then rnado 4 E%attling nd.
dress OF welcome, in which he con.
trasted the social standing OF the Amer
lean and foreign butchers. I'm some
foreign couutriee," said he, butchers
ere not allowed u place In church, and
are disbarred from courts Of justice. In
FREQ America this Ia wiped away, and
therefore wo may be proud that we arc
American citizens. We have butchers
who are church men, and who love
God and are trying 10 live 30 as TO meet
those gone before.
Tho butchers as q class arc charitable,
and you will find chat where a society
needs assistance the butchers are tho
first ones asked to donate. We have
not only IL own welfare to consider In
coming here, but it is for the self pro-
lection OF our children that follow Us.
II the policy Of the Zig Four" dom
mates, |, will not DO twenty years be-
fore there will be no butchers, only cut
tiers. It il also for the benefit OF our
citizens We are banded together, for If
the "Big Four succeeds, they will have
to pay more for their meats. as they do
in Chicago. The city fathers desire tho
slaughter houses banished, because
they are n~uisances, but allow livery
stables to flourish in the hear; Of the
city. Let US then 20 to work and do
something whereby we can hold our
own and be free men.
MAYOR CALDWELL SPEAKS.
President 0chsenbein next intro.
duced His Honor Mayor B. F. Caldwell,
who spoke as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF TIE BUTCHERS PROTECTIVE As
ISOLATION OF TIE CSITED STATES, LADIES ASD
GESTLJiES:-it Is With the greatest pleasure that
l greet you on this what We might Justly call Il
| Red Letter Dag IN the history OF Wheeling. lru.
ly d fortunate and one o! the most important
ones 10 one OF our great industries. Our city. /
am sure. will appreciate the importance OF the
event, and the gentlemen Of orr city. members
Of your organization here. will take Il Just pride
In haTfng you as their guests.
] feel sure thas they are happy to ee able TO
| greet you with that true West Virginia hospital
| !ty that our people know so vel! how 10 extend,
and especially Is this tue OF the butchers. for
they always go the whole bog or none. Our city.
while rot large. containing about forty thousand
| people, all we'll and hearty. al live we'll and en-
| Joy lie and are credited with knowing q good
l-lhIDg when they see It, hence the butcher Is at
| all times the man the! Ike TO see. especially II
he Is q member OF the Butchers Protective As-o-
citation.
Twill try 20 tell such OF you ne are no, familiar
| with QUE place. something OF what We have and
what has made US rch aud prosperous, mean
the butchers are rich. and | trust that before you
leave US you will :eel that they aIe able 10 treat
you royalty.
Ours Is Z peculiarly situated town. hern,ned In
on the one side by Erca; hills that iot genera
| lions nave Leea i source OF wealth 10 our people.
enabling every man 10 have coal bGuk at his
buck door; indeed, this Is literally true Is to
ONE OF our great hills, which !os many years
have dumped the coal direct from the mine ~
the furnace cOo:. Then NJ our other side we
have the Ohio river, LaBelle river. beautiful
liver. Unlike tho wheels OF commerce, it cannot
be rcSirliucd BY any combination OF men. but
lows on forever. doing its duly TO a.. mankind;
and bearing on its surface the labor Of all and
free OF cost, anl to our whole country Is Il great
source Of wealth our only %conplRint against
| our beautiful river Is that Il Is a lille uafu!y
when on 3 ltgh.
Our city Is narrow, but what We lack In width
| we make up IN length, for vi have a length o.;
about five miles OF more. aud our greater Wheel
ing Of the near future will make IL double that
| Our industries include about all the products OF
lion. pottery and glass, with all ;ae usual me-
| chan!cal Industries. also at least one la;Sc rack-
Ing house that will compare iavorably WITH auy
In the COUNTRY. 1hnd intended to tel you more
| OF Ous city, but our friend SchohCld. OF the
Butchers and pGctsS hurG:fre. has robbed me
OF about all Intended 10 say, 80 that for
| further particulars | taEc pleasure In '~e.crFing
you TO that most excellent publication OF June
| j; and may Its subscription list never grow less.
but may II increase as long Us Il continues to de.
lend the Interests OF the Butchers Protective
Association.
Indeed. l was surprised to learn you had such
a valuable publication Us the Butcher and Pack
as Naud-ine, and from what we have seen and
know Of its editor. Mr.. Schodeld, since his So
| ioura he-e, think we will all agree that your
Interests nre II safe hands.
Nature has Indeed been liberal with Us: these
hills OF coal within arc sources Of wealth with.
out, aud fura!sh inusi magnificent views, some
OF which you will have on opportunity OF see
!ug. They all ate productive OF all that goes 10
make farming desirable. Wshsve hills and cat
lie on a thousand hills. AID good cattle, long
horn, short horn and no horn, As you like Ii, ard
these ae wha. vc eat.
Our butchers all have choice cuts. and bnt Ii.
tie bone in the cut l an informed that owing
10 some complaint about so much bone that
they an about 10 cXpc:Imcp: with the view OF
producing beef without the bone. and ! will say
hight here that what they CAMEO, do Is hardly
worth doing. so we may look for success. limo
bone, certainly there will be no bone OF con,en.
tloa In the rsuss OF the association.
believe in your organization for Il encourages
the retailer o. the small dealer. Ibelievc in
private entcrp rise that will give eTc.y indus.
t!iOus man 4 chance TO make al hon est living. !
am utterly opposed 10 these orcrETuwn corpora.
tons, that crush out the small business and
claim that Il IS the survival Of the il.;cst; il Is a
false thcor. IL your organization lies YOU:
strength; ifynu arc banded together u utvanca
the Interest of the many your cause IS Just and
will certainly prevail, 10; In union there is
strength.
AS NOW rInlcrnan nj Tim Ur,cNc,' Pm,