The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-22
BOARD OF
TRADE is
now READY
To Enter Upon its Campaign for
Wheeling's Future Industrial
Development.
A GOOD MAN FOR SECRETARY
Chosen in the Person Of S. A. Thomp-
son, Late Of the Duluth Cham
1. Der of Commerce.

On Friday evening, November 20. at
the Opera House. there will be a gener-
al meeting of all interested in Wheel
ing's growth. The committee on or
ganization who have been at work on
the procuring of q charter, the drafting
OF constitution and bylaws and the
selection of suitable person to act as
secretary. are now prepared 20 submit
the result of their work for ratification
at the above meeting. tia
The most difficult work before them
was the selection Of u secretary. After
securing the whole country from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the
lakes to the gulf; after investigating
the claims and qualifications Of dozens
of good men: after going into the most
minute details of past performances:
after personally interviewing many who
were thought most suitable, they have
decided TO recommend William S. a..
Thompson, formerly secretary Of the
Duluth (Minn) chamber OF commerce.
who was chiefly instrumental in bring
ing about the miraculous growth of
that city. The result OF his splendid
oratorical argument before the river
and harbor committee at Washington,
D. c., was the spending of vast sums OF
money by the government when 1t
made Duluth's harbor the finest in the
country. Duluth folks say hes the
man that did It,"
He is by nature best fitted for just
such work as WheelInG's board of trade
wants to be done. Mr.. Thompson was
looked upon as an authority by the last
national waterways convention. and US
such can be of great value in further
ing the work and object of the Ohio
River Improvement Association. He Is
"brlm-full" of Ideas worthy of applica-
ton to this city, and will tell about them
at The meeting. He knows how to
create an epidemic OF commercial en-
thusiasm. which will result in doubling
the population in the next few years.
II manufacturers with big pay-rolls
don't know Of the advantages Il town
has, what is the use Of having any?
That Is particularly applicable to
Wheeling to-day, and don't let US for
get that new industries are not worth
having if they are not worth going af-
ter. Continuous energy stands for con-
tinuous prosperity. We have got good
city, good location. good transportation
facilities. good natural resources, good
inducements to offer, and OF course 1t is
only natural for US to have good sec
retary. who knows how to statea clty's
case so that manufacturers Will see
where their best interests are.
Wheeling in the past has been some
what like Mr.. Macawber waiting for
something to turn up" forgetting that
It is as necessary to advertise n good
town as 1t is to advertise good mer-
chandise. Cities are as much In the
race for supremacy as individuals. No
body wants to contribute to the funeral
expenses OF the city's interests. That
is why this crusade against Industrial
lcthargy has been inaugurated.
Every citizen who has Whcclings in
tercst at heart will be at the Opera
House meeting to help ratify the work
OF the committee.