Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13

Board OF Trade, last evening, again
demonstrated how difficult 1t is to get
Wheeling business men together. At
being counted upon the fingers of one
hand, and twenty minutes later about
fifteen would have answered to roll
call had there been a call at that mo-
ment. Others dropped in from time to
time, however, and when a quorum
was secured the business Of the even
ing was taken up.
President L%aughlin called the meet
ing to order and stated its object and
explaining that ii was an adjourned
meeting from Friday evening, and See
rotary Thompson re-read the minutes
Of the last regular meeting. repeating
what had been done Friday evening.
when a quorum was lacking.
In the matter of the omission of the
Committee on Legislation failing to
make a report, Secretary Thompson
again read the letter from General Man
ager G.. L. Potter, of the b. & o. rela-
tive to a sleeping car out OF Wheeling.
the official explaining that the time had
not yet come for such a service, al
though 1t might come in the future.
Mr.. Brady suggested that a sleeper
started from Parkersburg, via Wheel
ing, would be better han a sleeper
starting from or only to be reached at
Pittsburg.
The Top" mill road matter was then
taken up being prefaced by a re-read-
ing of the report of the situation in
Council. and this was supplemented by
a verbal statement by Secretary Thomp-
son, in effect a duplication of what he
had said at Friday evenings session.
Mr.. Brady could not for the life of
him. see why the Wheeling Steel and
Iron Company should be interested In
a new road. To his mind he could not
conceive why the Company should care
whether there was any sort Of road
there at all. The Panhandle Railroad
Company and the Panhandle Traction
company were interested, but the pro-
posed road could be of no possible ben
eft to the mill Company-in fact It
might be a detriment. Mr.. Brady fall
Company named. He explained, how
ever, that he did not wish to be under
stood as speaking for the Company.
DIR. Hildreth said 1t was undoubtedly
true that the railroad Company and
the mill Company had encroached upon
the county road.
Mr.. Brady said that was a question
for Council, but he did not see, he re-
peated, why the mill Company should
be called upon to help to prepare plans
for something they did not care any
thing about. The mill Company did
not care whether anyone used the
road or not. He further suggested and
moved the appointment OF a committee
to interest Council in the matter.
Mr.. ]. b. Wilson thought the Board
was going at the matter wrong end
foremost" The people north of the
city, in his opinion, ought to be consult
ed and their views obtained. AS for the
Top" mill, he thought 1t was interest
ed and should be consulted If the loea-
ton of the road was to be changed, but
he repeated that the views Of the people
using the road, most interested, should
be ascertained. The rights Of these
people were more important than those
of the railroad or mill Companies. u
Mr.. Brady said he agreed with Mr..
Wilson, as to the interests of the peo-
pie. He added that ultimately the ben
eft would be to the city, but before 1t
would be to the greater interest of the
county rather than to the city.
Mr.. Harry Sands thought the city
should take such steps as would give
the Wheeling Steel and Iron Company
a chance to spread out"
The question being on the appoint
ment OF the Committee provided for by
Mr.. Brady's motion, it was amended so
as to mean that the Committee should
not only consult with Council but the
Board of Commissioners, and have gen.
eral charge of the matter, and in that
shape it was seconded by Mr.. w. Z.
Stone and adopted. The Committee, as
appointed by the President, consists of
ltMessrs. DR.. Hildreth, Edward Wagner,
DR.. Jepson, John B. Wilson, H. w.
Fair, Frank Stanton and Geo. w. Lutz.
Mr.. w. A. Wilson, Of r. G. Dun &
Co., made a valuable suggestion as to
securing new industries, having refer
ence to a letter he had received. 1t
was stated that an answer had been for
warded by the Secretary.
In response to an enquiry by Mr..
Stone, the President said half a dozen
new industries were on the string" but
the matter was not in shape for publ
city. Further, answering Mr.. Brady,
the President said a great obstacle had
been the lack Of inducements in the