The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-15
THE BOARD
OF TRADE
DIRECTORS.
Hold Their First Meeting Last Night
and Get Down to Work With
Vim.
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED
On Advertising, Public Celebrations
and Trade Excur-
slons.

The board OF directors OF the Board
Of Trade met at It's rooms In the Hub
building last night, and every member
was present, with the exception OF W.
E. Stone, who was sick, and N. u.
Whitaker. who Is out Of the city. It
was the first regular meeting OF the
board and considerable business was
transacted. The next regular meeting
will be held on the Friday following
Christmas. on account OF the regular
meeting night falling on that day.
The action OF the members In employ
ing S. a. Thompson as secretary. begin
ming December ]. was confirmed. B.
W. Peterson was then elected treasurer,
making up the complement Of officers
Of the board.
The constitution provides for trustees
Of the sinking fund and the following
members OF the board were elected to
serve In this capacity: L. Z. Sands for
three years; w. A. Wilson for two
years. and L. F. Stifel for one year.
The trustees will put in trust all the
money Of the board not needed for i'm.
mediate uses. 1t Is probable that tho
income OF the board will be greater
than is needed and 1t Is the plan to
place 1t where It will be drawing inter.
est. gt
The constitution provides for the ap-
pointment Of committee on arbitra-
tion and one on appeals at the first
meeting after the annual election. but
as the best Of men are needed on these
committees it was decided to lay this
matter over until the next meeting, to
give the members time to discuss the
matter and select the men best suited
TO serve In this capacity.
Secretary Thompson was directed to
have the charter, constitution and by
laws, as well as a list Of all the MEM
bers OF the board printed in pamphlet
form for ready reference OF the mem
bers. He was authorized the use OF
amounts as needed to properly furnish
his office.
A member called attention to the fact
that the scheduled trains on the Baltl-
more & Ohio railroad were such that It
is almost impossible for people In the
state to trade in this city. They were
so arranged, he said, that Il was per-
fectly an easy matter for them to 30 to
Pittsburgh for this purpose. A commit.
tee was appointed to look into the mat
ter and devise a remedy. y. "
The committee on rooms was oontlr.
ued and ordered to look after several
places that were suggested by tho
members. It Is not yet decided whether
the present quarters in the Hub build
ing Will be continued as the place of
meeting or not ss55s
Three new standing committees were
authorized. viz. advertising, public
celebrations and trade excursions,
Messrs. House. Stone and Snooks were
appointed to serve on the advertising
committee and the appointments on tho
other committees were deferred until
later, meeting.
The president, secretary and treasur-
er were appointed an executive COM
mittee. with power to use money for
necessary incidental expenses.
Messrs. Sands. Holloway and Nc.
Kee were appointed US a committee to
arrange for cooperation Of commercial
bodies in neighboring towns. 1t is rea-
lIzcd that oil are in the snnne bont and
It Is better to work together than 80 1t
alone. 5ls
a number OF bills were paid, after
which the board adjourned.