Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-05

The call issued for another meeting
Of the stockholders Of the Island Ferry
and Packet Company, and of Island cit
liens generally, was well responded to,
last night, there being large attend,
ance at the vacant store room in the
Myers block. A good many new faces
were to be seen in the crowd, and among
them were many Of the substantial
residents Of that portion of the city.
| The subscription committee reported
additional contributions, one hundred
and sixty-nine dollars additional was
subscribed at the meeting, a new COM
mittee Of six, divided into three sub
committees of two each was appointed
to call upon Island citizens and others.
q base ball game, for the benefit of the
ferry, was proposed and endorsed. and
was put in the hands of Jack Glass
| cock, and then an adjournment was
| taken until Wednesday evening of next
week, after the statement had been
made that the ferry would continue to
run right along, until further notice.
Several red hot addresses were made
during the meeting, and a good deal of
enthusiasm was manifested. The sue
| cess OF the project TO keep the boat run
ming Is now thought to be practically
assured, by those at the head of the
movement. This does not mean that
enough money has been subscribed, but
that the leaders in the matter think
they see the way clear to getting the
full sum Of five thousand dollars asked,
to lift the entire indebtedness upon the
boat and make necessary repairs.
The meeting was called TO order
about eight o'clock by Chairman SOM
| meryille. who asked for a report from
| the committee on subscription. The
subscription papers were not in the
room, owing 10 the absence of the Sec
| rotary, but several members Of the
committee made individual reports. a
summary Of which showed that not
! great deal of active work had been
done since the last meeting, the mems
Der Of the committee having their Dri-
vate business TO look after. Some
money had been obtained, however.
and more was reported in sight. After
a comparison Of notes, Dr. Myers said
that the Directors had no exact figures
OF the amount subscribed but be was
authorized 10 state, on behalf OF the
Board, that if one thousand dollars
more was subscribed, in addition to
what was already on paper, the Board
would be prepared to take care Of the
entire debt of the Company and the
continuance Of the ferry would be as
spred. In other words" said he.
thirty Of us are obligated to pay notes
| aggTegating three thousand dollars, and
II the Company fails We Will have those
notes to pay. We can't set out of
that. We don't want the ferry to stop.
and we are therefore willing TO say that
If another thousand dollars is raised.
making two thousand outside OF any
thing subscribed by the endorsers CT
the notes we will take care Of the en-,
tire debt and the ferry will go on.
| That thousand dollars ought to be sub
scribed without trouble It is not much
| Tor the people of the Island. One thing
more. | can say there VIII be no re-
| duced rates of toll on the bridges-at
least not this year. I know what I am
saying in this regard. RumOrs have
| been floating around OF the probability
| of cheaper rate-35c or ace. ! am in
@ position TO say that this is not true.
There may possibly be a reduction in
| The rates Of toll the first Of the year,
! but whether il viii be satisfactory or
/ not is another matter. This being SO,
l feel that the Island people Will be
making q big mistake if they allow the
boat to stop and yet it viii stop unless
a aA15Af oil fhofre~r, nd 1Cflnrc &c
raised.
A Voice-The Island people must
support the boat, but we can't support
( it when half Of them so over the
bridges. Get after the dinner bucket
men, who so over the bridges in the
morning.
Dr.. Myers (continuing)-"That is
true. The Island people will be sorry
| when the day comes when the ferry
must stop. They ought to stand by it
now"
Mr.. Moies-Are we to understand that
the poor people CT the Island have rails
| ed what we have, and that the gentle
men who were kind enough TO put
| their hands in their pockets Tor the old
/ debt of three thousand dollars will have
to pay that sum?
The Chair-That's about the size of
it.
Mr. MOies-Then it is an outrage
| and a shame. (Applause) It ought
not TO be. We are going 10 have 4 ferry
and the people who ought 20 help pay
| for it, yet who have not contributed
will have to do so. Let the Island peo-
pie hold q mass meeting and demand
! that the owners of Island property
rented 10 or people and the store keep
| els of the city patrOniZed by Island peo-
! ple help in this thing. They are the
! people who fatten oil Of the people Of
| the Island and they ought TO do some
thing. We ought to meet and resolve
10 rent from no one nor buy from any
one who will not help the people IN this
! emergency. Are we to allow the ferry
boat TO stop and then hack up and ask
! the Bridge Companies 10 please kick lis
! again? Oaugh-er.) fer one don't rel
ish the idea, when man kicks me once,
O., getting in 4 position TO be kicked
! some more. (Applause)
Dr.. AIyers-0ne thousand dollars
/ more. will ensure success. We have
over two thousand dollars subscribed
row. but some of tha. Is by men who
are on the notes. and viii have to be de-
duoed, leaving about thousand yet
to be obtained. II the Island people
can't do that the Company ought to die,
and it viii.
The Chair-The situation, then, is
| Thirty gentlemen will stand the three
! thousand. and they ask all the other
people on the Island TO raise TWO thou
s9nd dollars more. We have q thou