Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-15

| tematic plan of cleaning the streets
from Tenth to Sixteenth be devised,
that the ordinance relating to the I'M
packing of goods on sidewalks by mer-
chants be enforced, that the streets be
flushed with water once a week. that
neat recepticles for the reception OF
waste paper, etc, be placed on each
square A reply was received from
| Clerk w. H. PAUL, stating that the
Board was in hearty sympathy with
the Chamber, and in this connection the
President said he understood Market
street was to be cleaned at least once
week, or oftener, if necessary.
The same committee submitted re-
port in relation to better inlet and
outlet to the northern end of the city.
followed by the following resolution:
Resolved. BY the Wheeling Board of
Trade That the honorable mayor and
| council of the city of Wheeling be re-
| spectfully requested to give irRmedlate
a safe and eommodious roadway past inis
dangerous point and TO instruct the CITY
Engineer to prepare plans which will ac-
| complish this desired object.
The President stated that the ON
mittee did not fully understand Mr.
Whitmers idea of general cleaning
up day." suggested by him at the last
meeting, and the matter had therefore
! been deferred.
! At this point Senator n. B. Soft APP
peared, and was introduced to the
Chamber by President Laughlin. Upon
invitation Mr.. Scott addressed the
Board. stating he had endeavored for
third of a century to advance the in
terests of the city and State. Having
been absent from the city almost con-
tinuously for the last tire years, he was
unfamiliar with present projects and
matters of interest, and therefore could
not make a proper address. 1t was
needless to say the city of Wheeling
was prosperous. That was apparent on
every hand. Every one appeared to be
busy, and factories could scarcely fill
/ orders.
West Virginia was now second in the
production of coke, and the best coke
made, except little bit at a little
place called Connellsvile, and we pro-
pose to overshadow them before long"
He related an interesting incident of
a recent visit to Tacoma, regarding the
local name of Mt. Rainier, the moral OF
which lay in the enthusiasm of little
Seattle girl, of whom he nad asked the
name of the mountain. She said: It's
Mt Rainier, that's the right name, but
down in Tacoma they call it Mt. Ia
coma, because they want to boom their
town, but they can't fool me. / know
the right name" From this incident
the Senator argued that there should
be local enthusiasm and an unity of
purpose and concert of action, to the
end that Wheeling might grow and in
crease as never before in her history.
The Senator's remarks, here some
what abbreviated, were heartily ap-
plauded, and he received thanks.
Vice President Reymann, from the
Committee on Public Entertainment,
said everything was moving along well,
and he had no further report to make.
Nothing appeared under the head of
unfinished business.
Under miscellaneous business, the
| Secretary called attention to the death
of the late ]. NJ. Gutman. and suggested
| that committee should be appointed
| to prepare resolutions. A motion to
that effect was adopted, and Messrs
Stanton, Higgins and Reymann were
| named.
Mr.. A. L.. White offered resolution
! reciting that new charter for the city
! appeared to be desirable, and asking
that the Committee on Legislation Sc
| cure one. The resolution was adopted.
/ Mr.. Rinehart offered a resolution that
! Sec. 1 OF Rule and Sec. of Rule 5
/ of the Bylaws be amended so as to
make the regular meetings of the Board
of Directors of the Board of Trade oc-
cur on wednesday, instead of Tuesday,
when the sessions often confiicted with
other affairs, notably Council. The res
olution was objected to 10y Mr.. Stanton,
upon the ground that the matter was
| important and the meeting not large. 1t
accordingly went over. Later, Mr. Rine-
| hart withdrew his resolution and Offer
ed another, making Friday the meeting
night. This motion was adopted.
The President, on behalf of the Board
| of Directors, said the Board had ex-
/ tended an invitation to the Amalgamat-
; ed Association to hold their next
meeting in Wheeling, and a similar in
vitation to the United Commercial
Travellers of Maryland. Virginia, West
Virginia and Kentucky. The first in
vitation would be extended personally
by Secretary Thompson and the latter
by Assistant Secretary Adams. A like
invitation had been extended for the
State encampment of the National
Guard, in September, and the matter
.