The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-30
NEW TROLLEY
CONSIDERED
BOARD OF TRADE TAKES UP I'M.
PORTANT MATTER.
First Fall Meeting OF the Directors
Held Last Evening by Board
Of Trade.

with p large attendance. are direct.
ors OF tho board OF trade held their
hrst TALL meeting last evening. at
Whlch a number OF very important
matters were taken mp for considera-
ton: chief among which was the sane
tloning OF the project TO connec St
Clairsville with this city by trolley.
Ky constructing "A trolley to the seat
OF Belmont county il will open up a
rlch farming and mining region, which
VIII have a tendency to increase
wheeling sales in that section of the
buckeye state.
The meeting was called to order by
secretary o Benton Naylor. and the
Following directors were present: G..
A. Robinson. f. B. Carney. 5. NJ. Rice
Andrew Hare. G.. o. Nagle. Fred J.
Fox. W. A. Wilson. John n. Rennard
and Seaton Alexander. Following are
the representatives OF St. ClairsyiIle
who attended the meeting TO discuss
the trolley project: Frank Bryant.
John G. Nichols. y. l.. Bu%mgardner
George T%hornburg. r. l.. McMilen. J
w. Riley. +. G.. Ayres. John +. Coch.
ran. John Garlic and J. J. Patterson.
On behalf of st. Clairsville addresses
- - L. @i1=lllltHs JuUEt
Cochran and others. who pointed out
the great advantage that the opening
or this section would mean 10 both ST.
Clairsville and to Wheeling. II would
be the means. they stated. of bringing
much additional trade to this city. and
hat the $500 residents of that sec
ton of the country would make fire..
quent trips TO Wheeling. General dis
cussions followed. after which Mr..
Nagle. Mr.. Robinson. Mr.. Alexander
and others spoke. On motion. a com
mittee composed of Fred j. Fox. Sea
ton Alexander and $. VI. Rice was APP
pointed to confer with the 81. Glars.
vile residents and the Wheeling
Traction company with a view OF de-
vising ways and means OF construct
ing the o miles of road to I'M
with the Wheeling Traction line at
Barton.
The resignation Of Fred II. Frazier
as director of the board OF trade was
accepted. Mr.. Frazier is moving TO
View York. and when the board ac-
cepted his resignation they paid him
a high tribute for his past services
and extended TO him their best wishes
for success in the future. Genial
David krause. who has in Mr.. Fra
Tiers absence beef acting as chair
man OF the entertaining committee.
was selected to Ill the vacancy and
made n permanent chairman o. this
committee. a position he has held with
so great a success.
on motion Of John II. Rennard. the
board OF trade is TO aid in the civic
parade on Halloween. Secretary Rov
Benton Naylor. who was recently At
Pittsburg. reported that Wheeling
products would be exhibited az the
great land show there. Much credit
must be given Mr.. NaylOr for the in
terest lie is taking in Advertising TO
the outside world the great natural
Resources and manufacturing facilities
thai this state offers.
Throw Bouquet.
The following resolution was adoot-
ed by the board of trade after investi-
eating The so-cailcd trouble rivermen
are having with the government en-
gineers: Whereas. adverse criticism
has appeared in the local papers in
regard to Major J. W. A|ltstaetter. gov
'ernment engineer az this point. and
Whereas, after an Investigation
the directors OF the board OF trade be-.
lieve that the criticism is unjust and
unfounded; therefore. be 10 resolved.
that We hereby express the highest
confidence in the manner IN which
Major Altstaetter has conducted The
efairs OF his ofhc in this city. and D.
ieye that his retention here would