Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-10

Last evenings session of the Board
of Trade was largely attended, and was
unusually interesting.
One of the features was the adop-
tion Of fhe report of the committee on
public entertainment, which provinces
for a most elaborate street carnival,
to be held during the week commence
ing July Sth. there were important
hints as to B. & 0. plans, and announcer
matter of interest was long address
by Captains B. B. Dovener, upon the
status of the river and harbor bill,
with it's local application, and the pup
lie building bill Another subject OF
considerable concern, and which pro-
yoked quite a discussion, was the DIRTY
and filthy condition of the principal
streets of the city.
President Laughlin presided, with
Vice President Paul o. Reymann near
him, and Secretary Thompson and his
assistant at their desks.
The first business taken up, after the
reading of the minutes, was a report
from the Committee on Municipal Al
fairs, with reference to the condition or
the streets. 1t was to the effect that
little could be done at present, in the
absence of a solution of the political
muddle at the City Hall, and was sup
H. .iaf rtrtn from
Mr.. w. Z. Stone, the chairman of the
body, to the same general effect.
Chairman Paul 0. Reymann, from
the Committee ON Public Entertain
ments, made long and very interest
ing report, outlining gala week for
the city. AT the outset Mr. Reymann
said the committee, after due delibera-
ton, had come to the conclusion that
there should be a larger and longer
entertainment for visitors than the one
day usually designated as Merchants
Day, and introduced the thought that
ii would be better to do nothing at
all than not to do it first class and in
a manner creditable to the city. The
chairman then proceeded to state that
the committee had been in communica-
ton with Mr.. George D. Benson, OF
Laport, Ind, the foremost promoter and
manager of public demonstrations in
the United States, and after an inter-
change OF views they recommended a
public entertainment of one weeks
duration, somewhere in the center of
the city, to include exhibits, spectacu-
lar parade, with floats modelled after
those OF the New Orleans Mardi Gras
or the st. Louis Procession of the Veil
tival to be selected in a manner speci-
fed, court ball, a river pageant, fire.
works, and all the incidental Access
sories, for the week commencing July
Sth, and ending with a grand revel on
the night of July 18th. The commit
tee further stated that Mr. Benson
would give his services, costumes, &C
cessories, provide ten floats, and all in
cidentals for the sum Of $2.250, but the
body was OF the opinion that some
thing little more elaborate might be
entered upon for the general good of
the order and to ensure the visitors
that there would be no disappointment,
and recommended fifteen or at least
twelve floats for the parade, and that
one thousand shares of exhibition stock
be sold at five dollars per share, each
share emitting the holder or purchaser
to admission to the ball. Proceeding
the committee called the attention OF
the body to the fact that such an affair
must be under the charge and super
vision of some one of experience,