The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-24

Monday evening at O'Clock special
meeting of the chamber of commerce
Will be held at the chambers apart
ments In the Hub building, when i'm
portance business will be brought to the
consideration of the members. President
Quarter and Secretary Hazlett have
called attention to the Importance Of
the meeting and ask for large and
representative attendance.
The committee that went to Columbus
recently and secured for Wheeling the
1898 reunion of the Society of the Army
of West Virginia will make its report
and offer recommendation relative to
beginning the work of preparing for
the entertainment of the 10000 TO $1,000
people who are expected to come to
town for the reunion. The committee
believes that this work should be start
ed at once and doubtless recommend
alton on that line wifi be offered Non
day night.
The other important matter that will
come up Is the representation of Wheel
ing at the third annual convention of
the Ohio Valley Improvement Associa-
ton, which is to be held in Evansville,
on October 70. In the last two years
this organization has accomplished
much In the cause of river improvement
and its programme for the future Is one
that relates intimately to the progress
and prosperity of all the communities
on the upper Ohio river-certainly to
none more than It does to the greater
Wheeling. Slackwater is the motto of
the association, and success means
great deal for Wheeling, II no other
town on the river were represented at
the convention, Wheeling ought to be
on hand at Evansville.
Colonel John l.. Vance. OF Gallipolls,
the president Of the association, recent
ly sent the following open letter TO the
secretary Of the organization:
Mr., L. p. Wilson, Secretary Ohio Valley
Improvement Association, Cincinnati,
Ohio:
MY DEAR SIR:-As the time approaches
for the annual convention OF the ONO
Ohio Valley Improvement Association. IL
Is proper to submit to the membership
brief statement OF the present conditions
brought about by the work already accom-
piished by the officers OF the association.
1t is my firm conviction that this work
has revolutloniged public sentiment In re-
cord to the Improvement Of internal water
ways. Instead OF looking upon every pro-
ject of this character with suspicion, the
public In all sections OF the country has
come to regard the systematic plans now
in progress with n high degree OF favor.
II Is noted with marked degree OF satls-
faction that the work Of the Ohio valley
Improvement Association has not been
local, sectional or selfish, but has been
mapped upon broad lines, from which the
benefit to the country at large Is alrehuy
clearly discernable The release of the
Monongahela river which ia now an ac-
Complshed fact abates q tax when was
agsessable with great uniformity ana reg
ularity upon every consumer OF coal from
the source of the Ohio to the headwaters
and mouth OF the Mississippi. The carry
Ing out OF the policy Of continuous work,
and the provision therefor by wise legls-
latIon, Is another land mark in the prog
ress Of our association, the beneht or
which,wlll sooner or later be felt at every
point on the Ohio. - a..
Hence, II occurs to me to suggest that
the work SO mapped out by two successful
conventions, which were held In CiRcin-
natl and Pittsburgh, should be vigorously
followed up at our next convention, which
"a set for Evansville. / therefore suggest
that YOU use your best efforts TO secure
at that convention the presence OF the en-
ergetic, patriotic and liberal citizens OF the
Ohio valley who gave Impetus to our work
both at Cincinnati and Pittsburgh
JOHN l., VANCE,
President