Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-01

and not a hindrance. Ohio river i'm
| provement was one matter which
should be pursued increasingly, be-
cause Wheeling will never enjoy its
full benefits until the last movable dam
| is completed. What has been accom-
plished through the magnificent devel-
| opment of the Rhine in Germany, will
be not only equalled but excelled here.
| The Ohio Valley is destined to become
the center of the manufacturing power
of all the world
Here in Wheeling" said Mr.
Thompson in conclusion, in so far as
| have the experience, the ability, the
enthusiasm and earnestness in this
| matter, pledge you to start this
growth until Wheeling's population
| and commercial greatness shall paral-
lei that of Pittsburg; and this city
shall extend from Wellsburg TO
/ lMoundsville. The time has arrived.
The opportunity is here. What part
you shall have in the industrial great
ness OF the Ohio Valley depends in
large measure upon yourselves"
A telegram of regret was read from
Congressman B. B. Dovener, who was
unable to attend the meeting. Chair
man Waterhouse then introduced Geo.
| H. Anderson, secretary of the Pittsburg
Chamber of Commerce, who delivered a
splendid address:
Mr.. AndersOn's Remarks.
Mr.. Anderson was warmly applauded.
He said he was an extremely busy man,
but he was anxious to show how much
Pittsburg appreciated the efforts of
Wheeling to inaugurate Board of
Trade. The hearty good will of his
city he found it difficult to express.
Perhaps the dynamic force under all
the efforts of Pittsburg was the united
sentiment of the people, backed by the
united sentiment of business men all
over the country. He was proud of
Pittsburg, and had a profound love for
Wheeling.
Referring to Mr.. Thompsons re-
marks, the speaker said he laid stress
on the fact that no individual can right
the wrongs which threaten the traffic
of city. A merchant may feel that he
Is victim of unjust discrimination by
railroad corporation, or is injured by
adverse legislation. He lays his COM
plant before the corporation, is courte-
ously received perhaps. and there it
ends. When strong delegations are
sent, in nine cases out of ten they get
the relief they want
Mr. Anderson told about the lack OF
interest in the Pittsburg Chamber of
Commerce in former years. In cases of
great emergency they appointed COM
mittees who made their complaints but
got no redress. Then Pittsburg began
to cultivate the friendship of West Vir-
ginia and ONio and other sections, and
formed a unity of sentiment which was
strong factor behind her demands and
requests. Mr.. Anderson went into de-
tail to show how Pitts5urg secured the
support Of States represented in the
Mississippi River improvement con-
vention, through which the government
expenditure of 100000 on river i'm
prOvements at Pittsburg was occom-
plished.
Davis IsIcrd Dam.
He referred also to the visit to Pitts
burg of the Isthmian canal commission
of Congress. The object was to secure
data relative to tonnage and to ascer-
tain the sentiment relative to the con-
struction of the proposed canal Davis
Island dam was a revelation to the
Congressional committee, and the Wis
itors were unwilling to accept figures
on tonnage furnished to them until they
were given proof. They left Pittslburg
determined to recommend the compile
ton of Ohio river Improvements in or
der to facilitate the transmission of
Ohio valley industrial products to the
Gulf through the proposed canal to the
markets of the far East.
Mr. Anderson dwelt at some length
upon the advantages of the Davis ISL
and dam, declaring the present era of
prosperity for the Smoky City dates
from the first raising of the wickets
upon the dam. 1t gives Pittsburg a
lake ten miles long. He referred to the
arguments that the dam would cause
stagnant water and breed disease and
pestilence, and he proceeded to discuss
the sanitary phase of the dam and
clearly disproved these arguments,
which he asserted that no one in Pitts
burg would now dare to advance. He
refuted the belief that the water is
| dead" He stated that the pool is
filled twenty-four hours after the wick
cts are raised, and that then the natural
| flow of water goes over the dam, while
! the debris from the sewers, which be-
| fore had rotted and bred germs, was