The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-30
MERCHANTS DAY. !"
Wholesale Merchants and Manu-
facturers Met Last Night
TO MAKE THE ARRANGEMENTS
For the Entertainment Of Visitors TO shs
city ON Day Not Yet Set, Probably
Wednesday, August s-commlt'ess on
Subscriptions, Arrangement and Eater
tainmsnt Named by Chairman Omar
rler-Ths Nesting in Detail.

manufacturers was held for the purpose
of discussing the plan for Merchants
Day" in Wheeling when the customers
OF local wholesalers and manufacturers
would come here as the guests of the
Wheeling merchants. Though the
meeting was not as largely attended as
had been expected, the interest in the
project is general, many being kept
away from the meeting unavoldably.
Among those present were:
Frank G. Caldwell of the CALDWELL
Peterson Manufacturing Company.
Henry Morris, of Morris Box Factory.
Henry Baer, Of the Baer's Sons Gro
Ger Company.
Henry Frank, of Kraft-Trank Com
pany,
L, A, Lallance. of John S. Naylor &
Company,
F, d, Mccoy, of theMccoy Shoe Com
pany.
G. W, Luts, of Trlmble & Lutz Com
pany.
Samuel Kraft, of Kraft Frank Com
pany.
James L, Lancaster, of the schmul-
Dach Brewing company,
Joseph Meyer of the Wheeling Mat
tress Company.
d. X, McMechen.
Hulllhen Quarter. OF the Delaplain
Dry Goods Company,
Hugo Loos.
j. C. Brady, Wheeling Hinge Com
pany,
George Wise.
William EllIngham, of NELL & Filing
ham.
W. b, McMechen. of q. X, McMechen
e. Sons Company.
After an informal discussion. Mr.
Baer's motion that President Hullihen
Quarter, of the chamber OF commerce.
preside, was passed. Mr.. L. Il. Sands
was made secretary,
Chairman Quarter stated the object
OF the meeting. the extension and ex-
panslon OF Wheeling's wholesale busl-
ness by holding a Merchants Day."
Mr., Quarter thought the idea good
one and asked for suggestions from
gentlemen present. He regretted the
rather small attendance at the meeting
in view OF the great Importance OF the
gathering, He believed 1t inadvisable
to undertake such gigantic scheme
as the enc proposed without having
the money subscribed in advance.
Mr.. Frank Mccoy, Of the Mccoy Shoe
Company, suggested that a subscription
paper be circulated. He believed the
average railroad fare would be 50 and
the expenses Of the visitors would be
about 81 making an expenditure per
capita OF about 81.
Mr.. Quarter suggested that special
railroad rates be secured for the occa
sion. Mr., Mccoy suggested coupon
ticket, covering railroad fare. hotel and
other expenses made out In the name OF
the merchant. II the merchant does
not come, by this plan the Wheeling
wholesalers will not be taxed for some
body other than the merchant invited.
1t was said that the numbers would
reach from 500 to 100 or even $500, the
figure named by Mr.. Frank, OF Kraft
Frank Company.
Mr. Quarter thought II would possible
be better to dispense with the hotel en-
tertainment feature OF the plan the
Wheeling merchants paying only rail-
road fares. Mr.. Mccoy combatted Mr..
Quarters position He would have the
visitors entertained at the parks the
first day, and then be ready to do bust
ness next day.
The Merchants Day experience OF
GAINESVILLE was referred to, and 1t was
suggested that data be secured from
the wholesalers Of that place.
A motion for a committee OF three to
solicit subscriptions, and for another
committee Of three to see what ar
rangements could be made with the rail-
roads. hotels and parks, was made. 1t
was suggested, before the motion was
put, that subscriptions be not binding
unless $1,000 Is subscribed. Such an
amendment was agreed to by Mr.. Nc
Coy, who had made the original motion.
The amended motion was then passed
without opposition.
Mr. w. c. Beans outlined plan for
the entertainment OF the visitors. in
Guiding visits to the parks. an excursion
over the Terminal road, street car
rides, river excursion and other feat
ures
1t was suggested II would be better
not to pay hotel bills. for in the placing
of the visitors at the several hotels
some would surely be dissatisfied. In
stead OF paying hotel bills Mr.. Lancas-
ter suggested n banquet.
Chairman Quarter appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
on subsCriptions-F II. Mccoy, Henry
Baer and l.. A. Lalance.
on Railway Arrangements-Sam
G. W. Lutz and william Ellingham.
on Programme-W. C. Beans, Paul o.
Rcymann, H. b. Franzheim, j. c. Bra
dy, w. Il. McMechen, i, q, Caldwell.
The day was not set, but II viii proba-
bly, be between August 10 and 90
The territory to be covered is as fol-
lows:
on the Baltimore & Ohio main line
west, Wheeling to Cambridge.
on the Baltimore & Ohio main line
east, Wheeling to Grafton.
on the Baltimore &, Ohio. Parkersburg
branch, between Parkersburg and Graf
ton.
ohio River road, Wheeling to Ra-
venswood, and Ravenswood. Spencer &
Chenille road, between Ravcnswood
and Spencer.
Bellalrc, GAINESVILLE & Cincinnati road,
Wheeling to Caldwell,
Cleveland. Lofnin & Wheeling road,
Wheeling to Canal Dover.
Wheeling & Lake Erie road, Wheeling
to MnBslllon.
Pan Handle road, Wheeling to Bur-
gettstown, Pa.
Baltimore q Ohio. Wheeling branch,
wheeling TO washington, Pa,
Cleveland & Pittsburgh road, Wheel
Ing to ilast Liverpool.
ohio Valley railroad, Wheeling to
Powhatan, ohio