The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-05
Rev. Mr.. Sunday 10 Given . High
Tribute by Member OF Chicago
Chamber Of Commerce.
WHEELING PICTURED As
HUB OF INDUSTRIES
Mammoth Affair at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral Last Evening Largely
Attended.

that the city would nave n pOpulatfOn
OF from 100000 TO $780, 900 twenty
nve years hence. Edward F. Frelz. a
member OF the Chicago chamber of
commerce. delivered m OF the most
Interesting addresses at the men,
bership banquet of the board OF
trade asst evening that was ever de
nvered in this city. During his ad-
dress the Windy City man said that
few cities in the world had the natu-
raj advantages that Wheeling has,
and urged the business men TO CO.
operate for a betterf. bigger and
greater Wheeling. His talk on the
great future Wheeling seems to have
drew an ovation from the three hun
dred business men of the city who
were present.
The banquet was held at the Scot.
tish Rite cathedral. n was called
Tor the purpose OF formulating plans
70 inaugurate a mammoth member.
snip campaign which will start We'd
nesday morning and continue for the
remainder OF the week. II Is the idea
OF n board OF trade to increase its
membership TO 1000 before the close
OF M week. and the campaign Is be-
ing started under very favorable con-
uitions. To-day at noon the various
teams who will start forth on the
campaign tomorrow will NEE, a.
me McLure hotel. where captains will
De elected n the teams o~rran;zed
The Banquet Opens.
With lawyers. bankers, physicians
anu business men OF nearly every
Slass In attendance the doors OF the
banquet hall were thrown open short.
~ atter Q o'clock. An elaborate menu
Vas rendered the guests by Caterer
Z~iegenfelder. while Meister;s orcbes.
ira furnished the music.
Seated at the speakers table wer.
Edward ]. Frelz. OF Chicago; Senator
SuIisn o.: Hesrne. Secretary Roy p.
Naylor r. ]. Jones. Seaton Alexander
non. w. p. Hubbard, Robert M
Browne, Henry NJ Russell, George 7.
Mathison. POSTMASTER; VIII L. Finch.
John II. Rennard, Charles J. Watkins
CHARLES Vieweg. W. b. Irvine and
George w. Fox. the latter president on
the business Mems association.
Mathlson Presides.
The meeting was opened by Mr.
Mathlson, the toastmaster of the even.
ing In opening he stated he was no
speaker n could not see any reason
why he had been called upon. He
recited an incident when he was a
studen at st. Vincent's college. his
inaugural effort 10 make a speech. He
had prepared and recited the speech
70 ms college chum until he knew II
Dy heart. However. on the night he
was TO make the address he remem-
oe,ec only the first two lines and was
sskeu 10 SIT down by the college pres.
ident. Mr.. Mathison said that he had
been sitting down ever since whom ~
came TO making speeches. but he was
willing to put his shoulder to the
wheel for Wheeling and do any Kind
OF work he could possibly accomplish.
Inc speaker said that II the business
men united Tor a bigger and better
wheeling the city would prosper.
why the cutting away OF Wbeelinp
hill Is even a little thing no said
and would be Just n DAYS fun for
the people in the western country
Fractional differences shouid BIO hurried
n the residents and especially the
business men should unite for tho
good or the city and community"
Senator Hearne.
As h first speaker OF the evening
senator Julian G.. Hearne was Intro.
auced by the POSTMASTER. lie said
VT CHAIRMAN and fellow citizens %,
me board OF trade % Wheeling /,
mas been said that the Frenchman
Nhen drunk. wants 20 dance. the
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! an sober and have no Intention ~
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