Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-13

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The members Of the Board OF Trade
were unusually slow in assembling for
last evenings regular meeting, but by
a quarter after eight o'clock, when the
gentlemen were called TO order, there
was a very fair attendance Of the rep
resentative business men OF the city.
President Laughlin presided. The bus
mess Of the evening opened with the
reading of the minutes of the last
meeting, the eecord of which stood ap-
proved. The minutes of this body, by
the way, are admirably gotten up, and
correspondingly well read by Secre-
tary Thompson.
Under the head Of reports of officers
the secretary announced that envelopes
had been prepared with reading mat
ter on the back, advertising the adj
vantages of the city and the advertising
committee recommended them a good
thing, at $1.25 per 1000. Mr.. Thomp-
son read the various legends printed
on the backs of these envelopes, and
expressed the hope that there would
be a liberal patronage. One hundred
thousand have been ordered as a
starter.
Secretary Thompson also stated that
early in the year he had sent out
a circular letter to business men and
manufacturers asking for totals of
business done, to be held in confidence,
but the responses were not yet ON
plete. Mr.. Thompson further announc-
ed that the compilation of lists of
members, constitution and bylaws,
ETC., was not quite ready, but would
probably be placed in the hands of
members by the. end of the week.
President Laughlin addressed the
members, briefly but earnestly, upon
the great Importance of ascertaining
the volume of Wheeling's business, and
urged members to furnish the needed
information.
The report of the committee of New
Industries followed, the main topic
being the large correspondence result
ing from advertisements in trade and
business papers. B. ". Peterson, the
chairman Of the committee, said a
large correspondence had resulted,
but in most instances the writer's rep
resented concerns desirious of securing
bonuses in cash or grounds, or both,
and these were not, as a rule, looked
upon with favor. Negotiations, how
ever, were in progress with a mum
Der of more substantial concerns, and
upon these a future report would be
made.
The committee on Public Building
narrated its recent experience in
Washington, by ]. j. Holloway, its
chairman, and the report was received
and filed.
The Library committee presented the
following report:
WHEELING, w. Va, March 9, 1901.
To the Wheeling Board of Trade.
Your Library Committee presents the
following report of its proceedings since
appointment:
The committee held two meetings to
consider necessary legislation. 1t was
thought desirable that the Board of Ed
ucation should be empowered to condemn
a site for the library, to issue bonds to
pay for the site, and to levy taxes suffi-
cient to pay the interest on the bonds, to
pay the bonds as they fall due and to
provide a better library equipment and
the committee and which has become a
law, grants to the Board of Education all
of these powers, but an election must be
held to authorize the bond issue.
Your committee further recommended
that the new law should reduce the COM
mission of 21s per cent now paid the City
Collector for collecting taxes levied by
the Board of Educational least to the
rate of 2 per cent paid him by the city.
Such a provision was included in the bill
which passed. the House of Delegates. The
late City Collector then undertook to de-
feat the entire bill in the Senate, and his
prospects of success were so good that
your committee agreed to an amendment
which restored the present rate.
The committee added that it favored a
provision requiring the Board of Educa-
ton to add to its library committee four
persons not members of that board, to
serve four years. The Board opposed this
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The Board of Education now has all
necessary powers. and seems disposed to
exercise them promptly and obtain the
new library. Your committee therefore
3. W. PETERSON,
Chairman.
The report was received and filed
and the committee discharged.
Under the head of unfinished bust