The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-11
Respects Are Paid to Various
Business Firms and Other
Local Concerns.
BOOSTING WHEELING
Roster Shows Many Leading
Business Men Areson the
Excursion.

The Fourth Annual Trade Excur-
sion of the Wheeling Board OF Trade,
passed through the city Wednesday.
The delegation arrived on It's special
train of five cars at 1850 o'clock
and was met at the station by Charles
3. Lamberd. secretary Of the Clarks-
burg Board of Trade, and L. P.
souders and F. B. Haymaker, 81 the
board of trade entertainment COM
mittee. The delegation received
hearty welcome and dispersed
through the city, spending two
hours visiting the various business
houses.
Members OF the delegation stated
that they had met with cordial re-
ception at every point SO far visited.
They noted with pleasure and sur.
prise the growth Of the city since the
last excursion, and paid high COM
pliments to the new Elks' home,
the Con building and other magnifI-
cent structures of the city.
The delegation left the city at
1880 o'clock on Its special train. for
Weston, Buckhannon and Belington,
spending an hour in each, town. It
Is scheduled to arrive at Phillppi at
ElS this evening, where they Will
remain over night.
The train on which the wheeling
men are making their business boost
ing trip, according to their statement.
IS the finest which ever pulled out OF
the Nail city and surely ii Is one OF
the finest which ever visited ClarIss-
burg. 1t consists OF five special +
Pullman cars Three Of these are OF
the finest Pullman sleeper type, one I
y a Pullman diner and the fifth lis a
Pullman bath car. The entire train Is
electric lighted and nothing Is left
undone which would add one iota to
the luxury Of the equipment Even
telephone service is maintained with
the home city, the Independent COM
panies at all stops connecting the train
instantly with the local city ex-
changes and through theSlocal boards
with the Wheeling independent sys-
tenn.
Practically all prominent Arms
and business houses OF the city are
represented on the trip. Following
Us list of those comprising the
party; j, A. Bloch. Bloch Brothers
tobacco Company; Ben Exley, Ohio
Valley Drug Company; W. B. Ir-
VIM the National Bank OF West vir-
g!nia; H. w. Mcclure. Mcclure hotel;
w. E. Stone, Stone & Thomas; j.
=. Holloway, banker; A. B. Paxton,
is1azel+Atlas Glass Company; s. o.,
Laughlin, Wheeling Tile Company;
Geore w. Lutz, Trimble G Lutz Sup
tply Company: Harry Henderson,
the John s. Naylor Company; George
Hook, the West Virginia State Fair;
|F F. Faris. architect; t. II. Hutch
inson & Company; Charles p. Light,
good road advocate; Joseph speideI.
IiR' NJ Browne, Browne Brothers;
IlB. Walker Peterson, banker; G. N.
HANGER, Jeweler; F. G. DrIehorst.
schatfer 6 Driehorst; Conservative
Life Insurance Company; 9. A.
Robinson, president of Board Of
Trade; Fred j. Fox, Security Trust
Company; Richard Beuter, Beuter
Brothers: H. w. MCGEE, Gee Elec-
trio Company; R. j. Dickson, Hicks
& Hoge Dry Goods; Dancer & Bur
giess; Neuralgyline Company; New
York Life Insurance Company W.
B. Elliott, Elliott Commercial Col
lege; A. A. Wheat. Suburban Brick
Company; H. w. Meyers, Phillip
Carey Company; ]. B. Brennan,
Brennan-Lallance Dry Goods Com
pany, Mr.. Bills, c. D. & p. Tele-
phone Company; "a. IA. Turner, R. G.
Dunn & Company; o. G. Beans
Bradstreets Mercantile Agency; W.
, o. Alexander, McMechen Preserving
Company; Architectural iron and
Wire Works; John Coleman, A. E.
Schmidt, National Exchange Bank;
G. j. Mathison, Home Fire 1nsur-
hnce Company; National Telephone
Company; G. w. Harper. Harper &
Brothers; NJ. j. Joyce Standard
Electrical Company; Spears & Rid
die; Wheeling Coffee & Spice Com
e pany; j. c. Hearne; John H. Rem
: nard. Wheeling Register; and
. Bertram B. caddle. Wheeling Intel
ligencer.