The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-16
ALL |! !! ], STIRRED.
UP THIS !.
''OILD TOWN.
Over the Proposed Board Of Trade.
5t The Committee is Meeting
Fine Encouragement.
THE DESIRED SUM ASSURED.
And In a Short Time the Board Will
be Organized and Doing Its
Mighty Work.

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The bonrd OF trade is fourlshlng like
the proverbial green bay tree. The
{. committee In charge of the subscrip-
lions to the project was out in thu
wholesale. district yesterday, and on al
sides met with welcoming smiles, warm
est encouragement and most liberal
subscriptions. Its a good thing, ard
I'VE should have had 1t long ago, was
the. burden or the song that was poured
into the ears Of the committee. AllFln
7 all, itIis undoubtedly true that no
Z movement of the past In Wheeling has
met with such spontaneous or So
Y unanimous an endorsement. That the
amount desired VIII be Subscribed Is SO
i weH assured that there is already talk
as to when the meeting of Organization
should tbst held, who should become
members OF the executive committee,
4 plans that should be. adopted, etc. All
this shows the remarkable interest that
has been aroused. and assures the sue:
cess of the project. B:
The committee.; during Its tours OF the
business district. has received a num-.
J. Der Of valuable suggestions, which have
s appealed 10 the members powerfully.
For Instance. one suggestion Is that the
board Of trade arrange for the running
: of popular price excursions into Wheel
ing every week, even three a week Is
1 suggested. With q 81 50 rate from Par
: kersburg on the Ohio River road, q Il
rate from Cambridge on the Baltimore
: & Ohio 81 from iUrichsville on the
: Cleveland. Lorain 6 Wheeling. and 81 so
from Grafton and 81 from Falrmont on
1 the Baltimore & Ohio railroad-with
such liberal inducements from the rail-
S roads at stated Intervals It would be
possible 10 attract the retail merchants
! Of the tri-state radius to Wheeling as
{ they, never have been attracted before,
and with the same rate applying to the
general public thousands OF people
would be attracted to Wheeling's retail,
establishments. Il {. Z. X
On all sides the committee has found
a disposition to push Wheeling forward
prominently into the eye OF the country.
The people at home know and realize
that this is the most favored region in
the world for manufactures, and they
are awakened to the point of endeavor-
I ing to have these great natural and
: Observation-Disclosures made use Of. Mr..
Stones expectation that Wheeling cln
I be Increased to a city OF 200, 900 or 800, 900
. people in the ensuing decade IS not
! laughed at as extravagant-though on
its face an extravagant claim-for
there are scores of Wheeling business
people who say just what Mr.. Stone has
said. All that is needed is hard work.
Intelligent application. plenty Of
printers Ink. and an Astounding faith
in "the line you are selling.
These advantages of Wheeling arc;np.
preciatcd by the outside world. too
note the action Of the National Tube
Company In bringing to Wheeling its
enormous additions and improvements
at Benwood. and the American Tin
Plate Company, adding to the capacity
I Of the tin mills at Martins Ferry. These
great Industrial corporations add to and
Improve the plants that can be oper-
,ated cheapest. Is not the moral plain?
The committee will be out again this
morning at 0 o'clock. and will continue
its canvassing OF the business firms un-
+ It'll ssp.. m. The committee has yet to
meet the man who does not endorse the
board OF trade project.