The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-13
ADMISSION IS AND SO CENTS.
named: VIII Stone. David Gundlins.

named: VIII Stone. David Gundling,
Seaton Alexander George Johns. of
! George K. Taylor Co.; Adam Hess, Mr..
Allen, of House {: Eerrmanl, secretary
OF the committee.
Mr.. Caldwell was added TO the cc1n-
rpittee. When the committee was an
nounced. neither Messrs. Stone or Johns
was present Messrs. George House
and ". II. Frank were substituted. and
the committee then stood: Messrs. AL
exander. Johns. Allen, House, Frank,
with Mr.. Caldwell ex-oflcio.
The committee then retired to en-
| ante-room to draft resolutions. Mr..
Schrebc was called to the chair.
President Tlghe. of the trades assem-
bly,. made an elaborate argument in de-
Tense OF the strikers demands, and he
stated that the men were determined to
win. They would be assisted by all the
, unions in this vicinity, and he felt graf
| flied at the cordial hearing given them
by business men. The railway employees
had come to present their side Of the
case. and were not eligible to deliberate
on resolutions coming from the mer-
chants. said Mr.. Tiehe. so he and his
associates retired after thanking the
meeting for the hearing.
The resolutions were adopted us re-
ported, as follows:
Whereas, The unfortunate complication
that exists at present between the man
agement Of the Wheeling Railway COM
pany upon the one hand and the members
OF the Street Railway union upon the
other. which grows out Of a difference Of
opinion between the respective parties
upon the question OF time OF labor and
wages has injured the general business
OF the city of Wheeling and surrounding
towns, and has Inconvenience all OF the
people OF this and adjoining communities.
of all walks OF life, to such u degree that
the business men Of the city OF Wheeling
recognize the fact that unless some ad-
justmeEt o. this controversy Is made IT.
| repnrablc loss mus. ensue to the business
men, the working men and all others
either engaged In business or employed for
wages In and about the city Of Wheeling;
and.
Whereas. While we. here Mt this meet
Ing assembled. do not and would not set
ourselves up as arbtrators or ump!res TO
judge and decide upon the merits OF the
claims OF either the Wheeling Railway
company or Its employees, yet. feeling that
the interests OF everyone require that a
solution and determination OF this diff
Guilty must be reached. and that shortly,
and with the knowledge that representa-
tlveS Of the respective parties to this con-
troversy have as yet been unable to affect
n meeting with one another. We believe
tndt JUN tle stiett ihil"u3 coit'piIy ana
Its employees will respect to certain cy-
tent and he Influenced to the same degree
by the opinion and wishes of the patrons
OF the street railway; we feel that In un-
dertaking to affect meeting between the
parties to this controversy, with n view
OF reaching settlement of the same that
VIC voice the wish and desire OF the entire
public and community at large. II Is in
view OF these promises. therefore. that 1t
Is hereby
Resolved. Ey the business men of Nrheo,-
ing and vicinity, assembled for the purpose
OF reaching an am!cable adjustment Of
the differences herein mentioned. That the
undersigned committee Is hereby author