The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-20
WHAT A FEW
WHEELING MEN
ACCOMPLISH.
Each Year in a Quiet Way, Without
the Blare Of Trumpets or
Great ostentation.
STATE FAIR AND AYERTISER.
OF the City That Has Been Without
a Rival-Great Improvements
& Made This Year.

The proposed organization OF a
board OF trade, whose purpose prlmar-
lily will be to bring Wheeling and her
advantages rs an Industrial centre
prominently into the eye Of the country,
has attracted general attention. and
without doubt the board will be or
ganized in a short time and before the
twentieth century is usherad in will be
doing Its mighty work for fie Greater
Wheeling.
Possibly 1t does not occur to the
average Wheeling man that for twenty
years an association of Wheeling men
have been running an Institution that
has been without peer as an adver-.
tiser OF their city once every year. Ref
erence Is made to the, West Virginia
State Fair Association: Msssrs. Rey-
mann. Hook, Scott, Brady, Mendel,
schwertfeger. Holiday and the other
stockholders Of this association invested
without the idea of making anything
out of the venture. Their only object
was TO maintain an annual exhibition
that would attract to their city great
crowds from the tri-stnte radius. They
have given literally in time and mo-
ney and talent, and while there were
times when direct pecunIary loss stared
them In the face. they have had the
courage to continue. with the result
that more suspicious weather ut ensu-
Ing fairs brought, larger crowds, and
thus they have been enabled to play
even" Wheeling business men and cit
izens generally ought to feel distinctly
grateful to the state fair people for the
enterprise they have displayed, and for
them 1t may be said that the associa-
tion has never had case to complain
Of the home patronage.
This year the fair association has
spread out In all directions. Each de-
partment has been made more attrac-
tive. new departments have been add
ed. more expensive special attractions
have been secured, and last but far
from least the association has gone TO
great expense in preparing for the
might sessions" that have been de-
manded by Its patrons, especially those
ut home who have not been enabled to
see the fair before.
The might session" is really nm on
largement of the street fair made SO
popular by the Elks during the past
two years, and one OF which Wheeling
had last year through the grace OF
Wheeling lodge No. 2S. To put the
might session" idea into effect the as.
ISOLATION had to go to great expense in
putting in an elaborate lighting plant
The promenade had to be lighted with
1900 .vari-colored incandascent lamns.
the German Village required several
arc? lamps and hundreds OF Incandas.
cents: six arc lamps were required in
front OF the grand stand through
which to witness the finishes OF tba.
hippodrome races that are to be nut on
and two great 10000 candle. power
search lights are needed TO follow tho
races around the truck. Possibly
three or four of these search lights viii
be REQUIRED; this will be determined Mt
the public test of the lightning mr..
engagements, which will occur one even.
Ing the latter part Of the present week
and to which the people OF Wheeling
and surrounding towns are cor,lIallv
invited. It was. the intention 10 have
THIS test take place this evening. but IN,
electrical contractor was unable 10 IN
ish the work in time. There VIII be mo-,
admission fee to the grounds when Tho
test Is made. !" y
The association now hns several bus,
lers on the. road in the interest Of ,ho
fair. They are visiting the fairs nav
In progress In Ohio. western pennsv,vo.
MA and New York. Ohio and Indian,
Tor the purpose OF securing speed md
other entries. Secretary Hook hns m.
ceivcd encouraging reports from HI.
emdi;ssar!es, and 1t is assured that tho
speed entries viii be more numerous
anu OF higher class than ever before.
'5is! M
Last Atlantic City Excursion.
via baltimore X Ohio, Thursday A.
gust %. Fare for the round tr,n s,n
sLlckets sood sixteen Days, and -nnJ ~ ~,
stop OH nj Philadelphia, Bnltimo ropa,,I