Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-19
THE COMMITTEE WILL CONE.
Thirteen of the Seventeen Members On
Rivers and HarbOrS
Will Arrive in Pittsburg at 9 P. NJ,
Friday, and Will Reach Wheeling
on Saturday at g P. M, on Board
the Steamer Virginia-Will Leave
Here Sunday for Parkersburg.

It is settled beyond question that the
Congressional Committee on Rivers and
Harbors will arrive in Wheeling Satur-
day evening. and the members will re-
main until Sunday, when they will de-
part for Parkersburg.
Thirteen members of the Committee
have signed the agreement 10 make the
trip. Most of the men here will be &C
companied by the ladies ftheir FAMILIES
ana are expected TO reach dorgantown
Friday morning for the trip down the
Monongahela by boat. The itinerary
from that point on is as follows:
Thursday, March 19-The steamer
Elizabeth leaves wharf at Pittsburg at
8 a. m. for Morgantown; train over b..
& o. for Morgantown leaves at l p. m.
Friday, March 20-Train leaves
Pittsburg over p. V. & c. at 10 4. m. for
Brownsville Committee and guests
arrive in Pittsburg on steamer Eliza
beth at p. m. Guests will be taken
care of at the Monongahela House.
Saturday, March 21.-The Committee
will assemble at the Monongahela
House al a. m, and at a. m. the
party will leave Pittsburg on the steam
er Virginia for Wheeling, arriving there
at p. m.
On the arrival in this city the Com
mittee will be escorted from the wharf
TO the Mcclure House by members of
the Chamber of Commerce Committee
on Arrangements. and a reception will
be given at the hotel during the even
ing, for which the Opera House orches-
ira will furnish the music. The second
floor OF the hotel will be appropriately
decorated and beautified with potted
plants, etc, and refreshments will be
served The Committee will remain
here Saturday night. and Will leave for
Parkersburg Sunday. accompanied by
Wheeling and Parkersburg commit
tee. The Pittsburg Committee OF Ar
rangements have requests from the cit
liens of Rochester, East Liverpool and
Steubenville. asking that the Virginia
stop for half an hour at each of these
points, but as the time is limited the
requests can scarcely be complied with.
The car occupied by the Committee will
be sent from PittsbuTg to Wheeling,
and be switched to the Ohio River rail-
road tracks, for the continuation of the
journey Sunday. From Parkersburg
the Committee will proceed directly to
Washington. via the B. & o. There will
be an orchestra on board the Virginia
from Pitts6urg to this city, and dane
Ing may be INDUCED in en- route.
The reception al the Mcclure will
probably be the largest function ever
given here, as something like five hum
dred ladies and gentlemen are expected
to be present during the evening. So
cial courtesies will not be allowed TO
monopolize the entire time of the Con-
gressmen. however as a lot of data re-
garding the river and the business and
manufacturing interests involved have
been prepared for the inspection of the
Committee
The following telegram was received
last evening from the Registers Wash
ington correspondent
Special to the Register.
Washington. D.. c.. March 1S-Capt.
DOvener was in good spirits to-day over
the fact that all doubt about the River
and HarbOr Committee starting on its
trip 10 Pittsburg and Wheeling to-
morrow night seemed removed Chair
man Hooker has at last said he would
go. The others who have also promis-
ed to go are Messrs. Reyburn, Of Penn
sylvania; Hermann, of Oregon;
Towne. Of Minnesota; Berry, of Ken
lucky; Clark, of Missouri; Catchings, of
Mississippi; and Lester, OF Georgia, all
members of the committee.
Messrs. Hemingway, of Indiana;
Bromwell, Of Cincinnati Fenton of
Winchester. Ohio; and Kulp, of Penn
sylvania, also expect to go.
Many of the gentlemen will be ac-
companied by their wives.
Leaving here tomorrow evening, if
the weather is not forbid6og e party
will go to Morgantown by rail, there
taking a boat down the MOnongahela
for Pittsburg They will spend Satur-
day night at Wheeling.