The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-21
I'll. T.IIHFE.|:ClNClNNATIANS
Who Invaded Wheeling Yesterday
Were Delighted With the
RECEPTION RI RENDERED THEM
BY Mayor Sweeney, City and County
oHcials and business men-Indus.
tries, the gas Works. Water Works,
Suburbs and Wheeling Park Visit
ed-Fine Luncheon rendered by the
local People ut the Park.

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Local People ut the Park.
]. The delegation Of Cincinnati munici.
paf officials and citizens brought tc
Wheeling for the purpose Of getting
next to Wheeling's success in munlci.
Pal ownership with especial reference
to the gas works. arrived via the Bal.
timore & Ohio early yesterday morn.
Ing. Shortly after Q o'clock, the mem.
beers of the local reception committee
headed by Mayor Sweeney, proceeded
to the railroad station where the two
cars of the Cincinnati party were
boarded, and an Informal levce held. n,
which lntroductions were made al
round.
The party was made ur Of the follow.
ing:
"a James j.. Grosan. vice president OF the
board of city affairs. and son. Richard
Y Grogan.
Fred Tukc, president Of the CInc!n.
Z natl taxpayers association.
John II. Gibson. president OF the
Young Mems Business Club. =.
Judge J. H. Charles Smith, OF the
Hamilton county bar.
Henry 1mmenhort. representing the
Merchants and Manufacturcrs's Clubs
Fl, II. suydam,secretary of the Youn.
Mems Business Club
Charles Woolley. business manacer
Of the Cincinnati Post. "a
gl Frank L. Rst. president of the Cen.
trail labor council OF Cincinnati,
W. c. Culkins. of the editorial star
Of the Cincinnati Post.
Carriages were entered, and tho
party proceeded to the Schmulbach
Brewing Company's establishment on
the South Side, where cordial well
come was extended by Secretary
Jimmy" Lancaster and William Shan
ley. After brief stop here, the car
fiaSes were re-entered for the TRIP I'm
IL Town. and en- route the invitation of
Councilman W, B. McMechcn to visit
& the McMechen catsup works was ac-
copied. 1t was remarked that Cincln-
3 matt and Wheeling are leaders in two
OF the Industries visited. beer and cat
sup. and the visitors conceded that old
Wheeling is q worthy rival of the Ohio
metropolis.
%oHa'hS OF up town, the next stop
was ut the municipal gas works on
Nineteenth street, East End. where the
visitors We're .kown in detail. the work
inSs OF the plant by President Buck
man, Secretary Schul. Superintendent
Frank Thompson and other officials. As
an Investigation INFO Wheelng's sue
cess in producing gas at remarkably
E low price Viz the municipal! ownership
route, was the principal object OF the
visit of the cinc!nnatians, siderable
time was spent ut the works. It was
shown thai Cincinnati could make and
Z sci! gas at fifty cents a thousand. with
q handsome profit margin.
Ne&t. TIE visitors were taken to the
Reymann Brewing Companys plant In
the East End. where they were pleas
antly and cordially received by Vice
, President Pau! o. Reymann Charles
Schmidt, Conrad Hirsch. Frank Early
and others, From here 1t had been in
tended to visit the city water works
pumping station north of the city, but
as the noon hour had passed, there was
n change in the programme. Instead q
Special car on the Wheeling 6. Elm
Grove road was boarded at McColloch
street and u trip through the east-of-
town suburbs and to beautiful Wheel
Ing park was taken. The visitors ex-
pressed themselves as delighted with
the beautiful scenery and handsome
homes and grounds along the electric
line. and compared Wheelings crack
suburbs with Walnut Hills, Clifton. Av
ondnlc and other suburbs OF the Queen
CITY. Az to the park itself It was n
revelationto the visitors; they had not
expected anything nearly so extensive
and beautiful
At the park. while Luncheon was be-
Ing prepared. bowling was INDUCED in.
In the big" game. the result was MS
follows:
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