The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-28
Special Dispatch to the Inlelllgencer.

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Resolutions Adopted.
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer.
PIEDMONT. w, Va. Sept. a. -
Thursday night last few of the citl-
gems OF Cumberland, Ma, twenty-elght
miles east of this place, held a mass
meeting, and by speeches and resolu-
tions tried to influence the actions OF
the courts before which an application
for an injunction is pending to stop the
Piedmont Pulp and Paper Company
from allowing the drainage form their
pulp mill to run into the Potomac river,
About 40 citizens from this community
attended the meeting, but were severely
'sat down upon" which resulted In the
citizens and taxpayers Of the triple
towns OF the Potomac, Piedmont, West
ernport and Luke, holding monster
mass meeting in the Piedmont Opera
House tonight, to which meeting the
citizens OF Cumberland had been in
vited.
Prof. oliver II, Bruce. principal OF the
NNNhANlHRuAN klahNa HNAAgNAI iANe4NNAt
with Mayor Ed. ]. Napier. OF Western
port, and Mayor j, p. Williams, OF Pied
mont, and twenty-elght other pr0mi-
nent citizens as Vice presidents. John
NJ, Stanley, of the Herald, and George
T, Goshorn, OF the Independent, were
made secretaries. with four assistants,
The chairman named Hon c, +.
Hahn, Rev. c. F. Moore and Prof. w.
NJ. Foulk, committee on resolutions,
The committee reported preamble
reciting the action OF the Cumberland
meeting, and the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, By the citizens and tax
payers OF Piedmont. Westernport and
Luke, In mass meeting assembled,
That, since its is not true and cannot
be established that the waters of the
Potomac, independent OF the drainage
from the pulp mills, are or can be rem
dered unfit for domestic uses, we depre-
cate the selfish and misguided efforts OF
certain citizens OF our sister city OF
Cumberland in agltatlng this issue,
which inasmuch, even in the resolutions
before mentioned, possible recourse to
another water supply is intlmated.
2. That we condemn such sentiments,
expressed by the speakers on the occa-
sion above mentioned, as they were un-
friendly to the interests OF this locality,
3. That we condemn the ex parte and
inadequate methods taken in the at
tempts to prove the special culpability
OF the pulp mill.
That we condemn the Implication
that the courts OF justice are capable Of
being Influenced In the exercise OF their
judicial functions by the expressions OF
a public meeting.
s. That especially do we condemn as
untrue. unjust and inequltable the alb
surd claim OF pollution OF Cumberland's
water supply by the Piedmont Pulp and
Paper Company, and on the contrary,
say Its chief and mosts serious contain
inatlon Is caused by the sewerage OF
Cumberland itself: as witness the re-
port on the subject OF Inspector Browne
on record with the report OF the grand
jury of the January term, 1896, OF the
circuit court OF Allegany county.
6. That We invite the fullest compe-
tent investigation of any and all pos
sible sources OF pollution OF the waters
the Potomac, and from the citizens OF
Cumberland the same fair treatment as
we are willing to accord them.
s. That we protest against any and all
attempts to place the interests OF this
community in false light before the
world. and
s. That we remain confident In stead
fast loyalty TO the twln-towns.
Spirited speeches were made by At
torney Taylor Morrison and Hon. c. F.
Hahn. The house was packed, many
spectators being required to stand.