Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-06

r III the session OF the CudHlDef Vi
Commerce, called for Tuesday evening
y endorses the proposition of the State
Fair Association to have a. Merchants
Day On Friday of the big Fair, there
is every assurance that programme
will be provided by the Association
which will last all day and far into the
might, and eclipse anything heretofore
seen on the Fair grounds. All the AS
seciation desires is that the business
men officially endorse the proposition
and cooperate in getting the people
!, here. The low rates secured by the
/ Association settles the transportation
problem in advance, and there will be
/ amusements provided which will at
tract merited attention from the visit
| ors. Special sales by the merchants,
and provision through committee
or otherwise to meet trains, and the
sending out OF invitations to business
correspondents within one hundred
miles of Wheeling would bring the
people, and at the Fair grounds, during
both afternoon and evening, they could
be handsomely entertained.
Secretary George Hook was seen yes
,terday as to this important matter, and
said
1t is our idea to have the affair take
place on Friday of Fair week. but>as to
Its scope that is left to the business
men, and there should be large at
tendance Tuesday evening at the meet
ing Of the Chamber of Commerce anf,
all attending should bring their ideas
and suggestions with them, for nothing
will be settled in advance. 1t will be
an open meeting for the interchange
of views and discussion. One OF the ideas
suggested to us, and of which we think
favorably, is to have grand electrical
display and fire works in the evening.
We can also secure two celebrated
horses, Joe Patchen and John r. Gem
try, for a great race for a Merchants
stake, the amount of which as well as
the general conditions will be left to
the business men. This would be an
sadditiGn to the regular Friday racing
programme and would be a big card.
Other ideas will be brought forward,
many of them, doubtless by the bust
mess men themselves, and the result
will be that we can give the business
visitors q. big day and an entertainment
I such as c6d1d be provided for in no
other manner"
. Asked as to the progress of Fair mat
,s4ters generally, Mr.. Hook said:
Everything is progressing splendid
ly, and look for the biggest Fair ever
given in Wheeling. Messrs. Schwert-
feger and Meyers already have the
main building space about all taken,
while Messrs. Anderson and Refer re-
! port there will be the largest number of
horses ever known here, many OF them
! above the average visiting this city.
| We have concluded arrangements With
Mr. C.. r. Tracey. the cake >al& inn
pressairio, for big exhibition Of that
nature in front of the grand stand,
"Wednesday afternoon at one O'Clock,
and there will be large number OF
contestants. A pie-eating contest Of
unusual proportions will also take
place. We also have a number of other
little matters which will be announced
later on, and can assure the pubic of
a big and varied programme all during
the week 1t needs a Merchants Day
to properly round it out, however, and
/ hope that matter will be taken hold
of enthusiastically and earnestly. The
Association will do its share and some
thing more"