The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-28
BIG DELEGATION
OF Cleveland Business Men Come
to Wheeling.
MET BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

AND INDUSTRIAL cENTERs
THIS MORNING BEFORE DE
PARTING FOR PARKERsBuRa
wheeling was reached by the cleve'
land business men now on ehelr triI
OF trade extension and persona
contact with their customers, about
o'clock last evening, and they leave
this city this morning at 1880 o'clock
over the Ohio River railroad, going as
far south as Parkersburg, and thence
crossing the river to Marietta and tax
ing in the other Ohio towns on theil
sweep back to Cleveland.
There are sixty in the party, repre-
senting all branches of trade, Collec-
lively they are known as the Whole
sale Merchants Board OF the cleve-
land Chamber OF Commerce, being a
wheel within a wheel so to speak. AS
this inner circle of the chamber al
commerce they were organized n few
months ago, and the present jaunt Is
their first under these auspices
They came to Wheeling over the
Cleveland, Lerain & Wheeling. taking
the street cars from Bridgeport The
| excursion thus far was In charge OF
| General Passenger Agent M. g. Carrel,
| but he was relieved at Freeport, Ohio,
by Travelling Passenger Agent o. Rus
sci Wood, who was tireless In his eff
forts tn make the visitors stay In
Wheeling as pleasant as possible. The
train was made up OF three sleepers, a
"dlner," and combination car These
were taken over the Terminal to Wa
| ter street, and last night sheltered the
visitors from the chill autumn air.
| This morning. breakfast at 7:30 O'Clock,
committee from the chamber OF COM
merce forms the programme for the
Wheeling end OF their trip.
The members of the party include:
r. F., Burdick, J. W. Walton, II. p,
berlain, L. A. Osborn, @. A. Zimmerman,
]. s. Van Epps, L. b. Hall. Francis
Widlar, George w Cady, Frank W.
Hart, r. H. jerks, William II, Hunt
y. r. Bruce. II. b. Burrows, George T.
Mcintosh. q. r.. Beeman, F. p, Root
w Fl. sigler, II. r. Edwards,A. Stearn
S. 7 Paine, =. L. Strong, Matthew
Smith. Theodore NJ. Bates. j II.
Holmes, George w. Kinney, Norris r,
Hughes, ], A. Matthews, P. C. O'Brien,
W. II, Findiey, II. II, Hackman,
George l.. Schryver, John s. Fetzer. ].
w. Fenner, Ryerson Richie. G. A. Jew
ett George W. Barnes, F. A. Scott, r.
P. Thomas, George c. Willard, c. w.
Mccormick. Charles Babcock
The president OF the board is George
II. Mcintosh; secretary. f. A. Scotland
treasurer. George W. Kinney. Russell
Thompson, representing the Cleveland
Leader is accompanying the party,
After leaving Cleveland, stops were
made at Medina. Canal Fulton, Massil-
lon. Strasburg, Canal Dover and New
Philadelphia. From Uhrichsvllle the
party was taken to Dennlson. thence 20
Bridgeport and Wheeling At all these
towns customers were met and the
meeting proved eongenial and profit
able. At one place man saw for the
first time the wholesaler from whom he
had been buying goods for twenty
years.
Many OF the visitors visited the Nc
Lure house rotunda last night, where
they were met informally by several
members OF the chamber OF commerce,
including Messrs. b Walker Peterson,
]. d Culbertson. l.. Il. Sands, C. W.
Franzheim. Howard Haslett, s. s,
Bloch and G. Brady. These gentle
men Informed the Clevelanders that
their services were at their disposal.
In return the visitors expressed their
thanks at the kind Intentions, and were
especially thankful that the preferred
kindnesses were made after such a
brief notice OF their visit had been
given. Conversation on business top
les generally followed, after which the
visitors retired to the sleeping cars on
Water street. A number of them went
over to Bellaire to the Senator Hanna
meeting.
Early in the evening the local enter
tainment and reception committees
met at the chamber of commerce, Mr.
3. W. Peterson presiding In the alb
sence OF President Quarter. Secretary
Howard Hazlett read communication
from Secretary Shirley, Of the Wheel
ing Railway Company, offering the
use OF thelr cars for the entertainment
Of the visitors. The offer was accept
Il
thanking the company Two cars were
considered sufficient. and these win he
called into service this morning to con-
yey the visitors around the city. visit
ing MS many Industrial plants as the
limited time will permit. The trolley
ride beuns at $40 o'clock and the local
committee will call on the Cleveland
business men at the corner Of Four
teenth and Water streets at that hour
At 1880 o'clock the visitors leave over
the Ohio River road, stopping first at
Moundsvllle for twenty-five minutes
The next stop Is at slstersvllle, the oil
town being sighted at 12I5 o'clock. and
dismissed half an hour later. Parkers-
burg. Marietta and Caldwell complete
the towns on to-day's programme and
tomorrow after stopping at Cam
bridge. Zanesvillc, Coshocton and
Canton, the starting point Of the three
days itinerary Is expected Ia be reach
cd ut o'clock. So far all the travel.
lers are pleased with the trip. and
think ,t will rebound In no small man
ner Ia profitable returns. A repetition
is already spoken OF, though different
territory win likely be chosen.
The visitors are q representative
body OF men, full OF confidence In
CleyciAnds future as n business cen
tro Their mission Is purely business
enterprise. calculated to benefit theirs
and their cltg's interests and is another
illustration Of the tendency among Job
bcra aud retailers TO get closer together
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