The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-17

are making money hand over fist. There
is no such state Of affairs as Mr..
Brady depicts. The street car strike
should be arbltrated. and any labor or
sanization refusing would be quickly
stamped out. The company should &C.
cept arbitration: 1t has a valuable
franchise. for which 1t has paid moth
Ing. He had served on committee re-
Gently In an attempt to settle the
strike. and the company had shown
scant courtesy: had shown no dispose.
ton to grant concessions. The com.
pnny brought thugs from the slums OF
Chicago and New York. A Federal
Judges aid was invoked: he was stuff,
ed with Ideas that are not true. This ia
a iaw-abiding community. The COM
pany has shown no disposition to con-
cede a point: they ought not to show
such q disposition.
At this point, Chairman Frew said lie
had learned there were 200 people out
side OF the hail who were unable 10 OBJ.
tain admission, and that Mr.. William
Ellingham had rendered the uso Of the
I, o. o. F. hall. RI 4
Before We adjourn to the Odd Eel.
lows hail." said Col. o'Brien, ~ would
like to know what that noise at the en-.
trance awhile ago was" Ii
1T was cracking Of the WALL" said
Mr.. Howard Hazlett.
II move We adjourn to Odd Fellows
hall" said Col. O'Brien. quickly, amids.
q general laugh.
The meeting was called to order about
ten minutes later In tho large assembly
hall on the lower floor Of the l. o. o. F.
building.
Col. OBrlen moved that the chairman
and secretary address communications
to the strikers organization and to the
Wheeling Railway Company, asking
them to submit their differences to ar.
bitration. each to select one arbitrator
and the third arbitrator to DO a Judge
or some other fnir-minded citizen.
Mr.. George W. Lutz offered an amend !.
ment to, the effect that answer be made
not later than next Tuesday The
amendment was accepted by Colonel
| O'Brien.
Mr.. j. c. Brady offered the following
as substitute:
Whereas. The long-continucd strike OF
tho former employees OF the Wheeling Rail,
way company has greatly interfered with
tho business of the city and has ma terially
ulscommoded the travelling public, and has
(un1ustly) given our city d bad reputation
throughout the country. and Is said to
have caused capital that would have been
invested here to be diverted to other local.
tiles. to the detriment OF our own city; and,
whereas, the people of Wheeling and visi-
| tors to the city have borne patiently with
| this state OF affairs for moro than two
months, and until forbearance has ceased
| TO be a virtue: now. therefore.
Resolved. First. That we. the chamber
| OF commerce and citizens. assembled in
mass meeting. do not pretend 10 shy where
the fnult lies In not having this matter ads
| justed long ago. and that we do not place
| the blame or responsibility on any parties
whatever but that we do think the inter-
ests and welfare Of our community demand
| that this matter be settled within the next
| few days. and call upon all parties inter.
ested TO use their best effort to have all
differences arranged so that the public
may use tho street cars on Tuesday, June
10Th
Second. That we. the citizens OF Wheel
| Ing, assembled In meeting at the chamber
| Of commerce rooms: hereby notify all par
| ties interested In this difference between
| the Wheeling Railway company and Its
] former employees that we will use the cars
on and after Tuesday. June Goth, and we