The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-10
OVATION TO WHEELING TRADE BOOMERS
Parkersburg Board of Trade En-
tertains With Banquet at Close
of First Day.
MANY OHIO TOWNS
TOUCHED BY MERCHANTS
wheeling Board of Trade Well On
Their Way in Annual Tour
Boosting City.
(6y 3. q. caddie.)

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After travelling through Eastern Ohio
all day the special train bearing the
wheeling trade boomers, reached
Farkersburg tonight at O'Clock,
nearly an hour late. Headed by A
Is. White. president of the chamber
or commerce. four hundred prominent
business men OF Parkersburg greeted
the Wheelingites upon their arrival in
the city and escorted them to the
chancellor hotel In automobiles.
where an elaborate banquet was
rendered during the evening which
was made merry with speechmakinE.
Six Miss Special.
When the special reached New
comerstovn, o.. shortly before z
o'clock. a large delegation OF business
MEN OF that little hamlet met the
trade boomers and escorted them
through the town. Six members or
the party were left in the town when
the train pulled out OF the depot. and
as result the special had to lay at
Cambridge nearly an hour until the
merchants left behind could reach
that city on the accommodation due
In Cambridge an hour and fifteen
minutes after the time scheduled for
the excursion to depart.
When the special pulled out OF the
B. & o. depot this morning at z
O'Clock cold drilling rain was fall
ing. and the mercury was flirting with
the freezing point, but after crossing
the Ohio the boomers encountered
ideal weather conditions. Short
stops were made at the mining and
railroad towns OF bridgeport, Barton.
Flushing. Holloway and Freeport
during the morning At Uhrichsville.
the Wheelingites were met at the
depot by large delegation OF busi-
ness men. headed by President Stout
OF the board OF trade. who escorted
them through the city in automobiles.
From this city the run was made in
automobiles 20 Dennison. after
which the special pulled out for New
Philadelphia where another large
delegation OF business men met the
train and escorted them through the
city. Business men also met the ex-
cursion al Canal Dover. after which
the party took dinner on the train
during the run 10 Newcomerstown.
Reachtng Cambridge at 3 o'clock, the
secretary OF the board OF trade, Roy
Benton Naylor. received a telegram
from the business men who missed
the train at Newcomerstown and as
a result the special was sidetracked
for more than an hour to wait until
the accommodation reached that
point.
Reach River Front.
From Cambridge the special
stopped az Byesville. Pleasant City,
Caldwell and Dexter City. where a
large representation OF business men
met the train. The special pulled
Huf
where a short stop was made.
Here President Ward and n large
number OF business men OF the Mari
eta Board OF Trade met the excur-
sion and escorted the Wheelingites
through the city. From Marietta the
special left Ohio. crossing TO West
Virginia. reaching Parkersburg an
hour late. At the Chancellor hotel to-
night a royal reception was rendered
the Wheeling business men by the
Parkersburg Chamber of Commerce.
President Albert b. White, OF tho
Chamber OF Commerce. acted as toast
master. and after an elaborate
luncheon Mr.. White made a few re-
marks. during which he paid a high
tribute 10 the Wheeling business men,
and introduced as the first speaker
OF the evening President c. A. Robin
aUAf W NAt NuFtAluk DNAlu OF ATh08s
Responding with an address in which
he paid a tribute 70 the Parkersburg
business men. Mr. Robinson stated
that Wheelingites we're always do
lighted 10 come I'm contact with PARK
ersburg business men.
Mr.. Hook Talks.
His brief address was created with
loud cheers. after which Mr. White in
trOduced Secretary George Hook. OF
the West Virginia State Fair associa-
ton. In his course Of remarks, SIR.
Hook touched on the great advantages
that West Virginia offered 10 outside
capital. He praised tho new commits
sion form Of government that Parkers-
burg recently adopted. stating that ~
sounded the death kneli 20 dirty ward
politics. lie bitterly assailed the
methods of cities where from forty
i've TO fifty councilmen were elected,
stating that the power Of government
was taken from the hands Of capable
men and placed In the hands Of gras-
ters. He stated that the boards OF