The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-13

The river Improvement convention Is
nearly thing of the living present, and
from the Indications 1t appears- that the
third annual convention Of the Ohio
Valley Improvement Association viii be
one OF the largest and most successful
in the short and brilliantly successful
career of the organization. The local
committees have made all the neces-
sary arrangements for the reception
and entertainment Of 200 visiting dele
gates, and unless the signs fail the at
tendance will nearly reach that figure.
Delegations are coming from the towns
and cities on the river in Ohio, Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky. In
diana and Illinois, reaching from Pitts
burgh to Cairo, and in addition there
will probably be representation from
the towns on the recently freed Monon-
gahela river, including Fairmont, Nor
gantown and Brownsville. The freeing
of the Aonongahela came about largely
through the actively exerted influence
Of the Ohio Valley Improvement Asso-
citation, SO It is not surprising that the
citizens of that great valley feel dis
posed to come to Wheeling and push on
the good work of river improvement
even after they are not 50 directly In
terested as they were.
Yesterday afternoon, the entertain
ment committee went out to Wheeling
Park and made the final arrangements
for the reception on Wednesday even
ing. The Casino is TO be handsomely
decorated for the occasion. under the
direction of Messrs. Clarke Hamilton, ].
B. Mckee and NJ. R. Wolff. the enter
tainment committee. whose good taste
can be relied upon to do the work well.
The finance committee has finally
completed its work, and 1t has been
done well, thanks to the energy and
stickativeness shown by three members
of the committee, Messrs. Morris Hork-
helmer, Frank G. Caldwell and D. E.
stalnaker. Upon this trio devolved
practically all of the work of raising the
money to defray the convention ex-
penses. The committee started with the
intention Of raising 5000. Yesterday
afternoon, the subscriptions footed up
81, 1855. Mr.. Caldwell said he was deter
mined to bring the total over $1,000, and
he did it, securing subscription OF S25
from manufacturer. who had not been
previously seen, last night. The thanks
and gratitude of the chamber of COM
merce will be cordially extended to the
gentlemen named above; without them
the money needed might not have been
raised.
The Invitation committee sent out adj
dltlonal invitations last night upon re-
ceipt Of the additional report from the
finance committee. Invitations have
been sent to a number of prominent
people, including Senators Elklns and
Faulkner, Of West Virginia; Congress-
men Dovener, Dorr. Dayton and Miller.
of West Virginia; Hon. Jackson V.
Blair, OF Weston; Hon. John T. Nc
Graw, of Grafton: Hon. John w. Ma
son, OF FaIrmont; Ex-Governor A. B.
Fleming, OF FaIrmont; Governor Daniel
H. Hastings, of Pennsylvania; Cover
nor Asa s. Bushnell. of Ohio; Governor
W. G. Bradley, of Kentucky; Governor
Tanner, of Illinois; Governor Atkinson,
OF West Virginia; Congressman L. T.
Atcheson, of Washington, Pa; Con-
gressmen Stone and Dalzell, OF Pitts
burgh: Congressman Dantord, OF St.
Clairsvllle; Congressman Ferry, of
Newport, KY; Senators Hanna and
Foraker, Of Ohio; President Cowen, OF
the Baltimore & Ohio: Ex-Governor W.
A. MacCorkle. of Charleston; Judge
Nathan Con, of Clarksburg; Hon. A. B.
White, OF Parkersburg; Judge Romeo
H. Freer, of HarrisvIlle: to the members
of the congressional committee on rIv-
ers and harburs; to the mayors of the
towns and cities on the river between
Pittsburgh and Cairo; to the editors of
the newspapers in the river towns and
cities. and to many other well known
people.
Mr.. Knoko for FIrat BranSh.
The regular meeting Of council takes
place this evening, and nothing I'M