Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-17
THEY RESOLVED 70 R|DE.
Merchants Say They Will Patronizs
the Cars After Next Tuesday.

the Cars After Next Tuesday.
A MEETING AT THE CHAMBER or
COMMERCE WHICH ADJOURNED
TO ODD FELLOWS HALL-TWO
PRINCIPAL SPEECHES MADE BY.
/ j. C. BRADY AND col. THOMAS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ADOPT
ED AMID CONSIDERABLE EN-
THUSIASM.
| The meeting of the Chamber of Conn
merce and merchants generally, which
was held last night. was an unusual
gathering in points OF attendance and
its object. More than two hundred
persons were present, including repre-
sentatiyes of nearly every manufac-
turing concern and prominent business
house in the city. There was not suf-
fcient room in the chamber to accom-
modate the crowd, and after the two
principal speeches were made tender
of the use of Odd Fellows hall was
made, and was accepted.
The meeting was called to order by
Secretary Howard Hazlett. In the abb
ssence of Hallihen Quarter. John Frew
was chosen to act as chairman OF the
meeting. Mr. Frew said :
Gentlemen of the Chamber OF Com
merce: Allow me to return thanks for
the confidence reposed in selecting me
for your presiding officer. | presume 1t
is not necessary to state the object for
which you are assembled here this eve
ming. as all of you are we'll aware Of
the disastrous strike which has been in
progress for the last two months. and
at this hour appears to be as far from
settlement as 1t was a month ago.
Trusting that you will act in harmony,
and that in your deliberations you may
be able to devise some way by which
settlement can be made mutually adj
vantageous to the contending parties.
we will now proceed to business"
w. A. Wilson was chosen to act as
secretary, and read the call for the
meeting. Howard Hazlett stated that
over two hundred signatures had been
attached to the petition,
]. C. BRADY's ADDRESS,.
]. C. Brady was cSied upon. and
made brief statement. He called az
tention to the fact that t5exe ,gau
strike at the Wheeling corrugating
works. following the announcement
THAT the Laughlin had closed indefinite
ly, and that the North Wheeling Glass
company intended to remove its plant
to Wellsburg. He referred to the fact
that iron was some years ago the one
great industry of Wheeling. and that
boiler iron was % cents higher here
than in Pittsburg, resulting in much
disadvantage to this city. He took up
the naiers' strike and boycott, and said
they were followed by disaster and the
utter ruin of the industry. This was
due 10 the same influences which are
bringing about the present deplorabIc
industrial situation here, while in Pitts
burg every wheel is turning, and
Youngstown and other cities are IN
creasing their output. To-day not
enough steel is manufactured to supply
the demand. and every industrial COM
munity Is increasing its facilities ex-
lcept Wheeling. There was a rea-
son for this. Capital in this city Is
now going elsewhere. He stated that
the Riverside company, previous to en-
ltering the tube trust. contemplated
making extensive improvements.
Does any person think, he said, that
the company would make additions 70
its plant In Benwood when hoodlums
are preventing persons from riding on
street cars which are being operated
through the streets? When New York
papers devote page TO the condition
OF affairs here. and make fun Of The
people OF Wheeling, does any person
think that viii attract capital here,
Mr.. Brady dweIt also upon the for
mer prestige OF Wheeling in the glass
trade, and compared conditions then
and now. He spoke also Of the unex-
celled facilities Of Wheeling as manu-
featuring center. arguing that under
natural conditions there would be
greater industrial activity here, more
lcapital invested, and generally better
condition Of affairs than exists az the
Ipresent time. He concluded by saying
that he had not started to make an
Iextended speech, but hoped he had said
something which might bring some
other member 10 tbs feeh. When he
concluded. there was applause from all
parts Of the room.
Then there were calls for Colonel
Thomas o'Brien, accompanied by APP
pIause. in response to which he stepped
forward and spoke in his usual yigor-
Gus style
COL O'BRIEN REPLIES.
It. is just such speech as has fallen
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