Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-20
no, FOR GREATER WHEELING.

HO, FOR GREATER WHEELING.
We're all in line for Greater Wheel
ing. Even the Dowager of Fourteenth
street, who claims to have suggested
~aI.nexing Fulton "as far back as June
IL" and then, old grl-like, suddenly
decided she wouldn't play any more
when informed the Register had advo-
Gated it a couple of years or so before,
Mas thought better of it and has re-
Joined the procession, though 1t gals
the vanity of the jealous Old Dame
that she can't take precedence.
But, best of all. His Highness, he
Hon. Michael Stein, Lord Mayor of
Fulton, is swinging into line for
Greater Wheeling. To be sure, His
Highness of Fulton doesn't like the
idea of giving up his exclusive o
archy and argues on that line that
Fulton is all right as she is-a point.
we don't dispute, by the way, since II
Fulton wasn't all right we would not
want her to become an integral part
of Greater Wheeling. The idea is that
Fulton will be a great deal better off
and still further on the right side when
she has the advantages of city govern
raent.
AS the Register pointed out some
time ago. Wheeling now furnishes Full
ton with water and the Wheeling and
Elm Grove Railroad lights her streets.
Whenever she has a fire of any con-
sequence Wheeling's fire department
- it out. These are among the
that go to make His Highness
Hayor Stein satisfied with the auton-
m of Fulton, but they are not her
own; they simply are advantages ex-
tended to Fulton by Wheeling and she
is liable to be deprived of some of
these, since there is complaint against
extending certain utilities beyond the
city limits. On the other hand, if Full
ton were the Ninth ward of Wheeling
she would not only have all of these
c%onveniences permanently, but many
more. She is now a viliage-annexa-
ton would make her an integral part
OF a city. with all the advantages that
q city enjoys over a village.
His Excellency, Mayor Stein, for
whom W. have always entertained
high regard, naturally defends his
~autocracy but speaks more in a Pick
wickian sense than as an opponent of
Greater Wheeling, for he is not an OPP
pcnent OF Greater Wheeling. Indeed
when it come TO the point he is right
~Ss.. Says His honor to the Regis
terl
IF Leatherwood, Woodsdale, Pleas
ant Valley and Wheeling Park will go
into Wheeling, Fulton ought to go in
with them. | am in favor of Greater
Wheeling on that basis"
There we have the milk in the
c%occanut. If you take in Fulton, says
Mayor Stein. her take in also Leath-
erwood, Woodsdale, Pleasant Valley
and so on. This is in line with the
Registers suggestion. Let it be
Greater Wheeling in earnest.
Elsewhere in this mornings Register
will be found an extended interview
with His Honor, in which he presents
other points in the discussion. but
withal is favorable to annexation on
the basis stated.
Many other prominent citizens Of
Fulton express their hearty approval of
annexation.
Of the population out the pike" a
large proportion have their places of
business in Wheeling and enjoy all the
rights of citizens OF Wheeling-many
OF them, by the way, without paying
their share of city taxes. This is not
as it should be.
All of these suburbs are more or
less dependent upon this city. All
should belong to Wheeling. They are
certain to be brought within the city
limits eon or later. Why not make
it as soon as possible?
AS Mayor Stein says, THE citizens
and taxpayers will speak in this mat
ter" Let us hear from them all along
the line. Let all "out the pike" speak.
Greater Wheeling will be to the ad-
vantage of all and will bring Wheel
iLg up into the 10000 population rank.
Boom Greater Wheeling.
The speech of President Shaffer to the