The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-12

GOAL TODAY
-ooosrGRs- Gxpecr TO caoss
wtRv succGoegul CAMPAIGN.
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= Fvesrs - Whsssias
~ No keeo6sy luaehsea.

88lnEI N0I IN
MONDAY luncheon It The NcIar, 70
day II r. expected that they Vim have
attained their goal-l.eO0 usubsru
for the WHEELING Board Of Tnd-
thus bringing their whirlvind mem
oersnip campaign to . closs- with q
number OF large corporations To be
heard from to-day, and with the 1o7
e members secured yesterday.
boosting thet total membership to date
TO So2. there 10 every reason to b.
iieve they will be successful.
I~nvigorated and enthused By the
success OF Monday mornings cam
paign. and the excellent addresses n
the monday luncheon yesterday. the
campaigners will start this morning
at $3.50 o'clock on the final lap Of
their race. The people Of whseling
are Just beginning to realise and ap-
preciafe the importance Of the cam
paign and the benefits to be derived
from a greater Board Of Trade.
A special invitation to be present
At the luncheon to-day has been Is.
sued to Mayor c. c. Schmidt by the
Board of Trade.
h meeting yesterday was the
most enthusiastic yet held. and as
the captains reported the result OF the
mornings work they were loudly ap-
plauded. The largest membership
the board ever had was SIS, members.
when the dues YER SO e year. but
with 552 members and the dues In
creased to s25 per year. the board
will have more than twice the capital
with which to work.
Mr.. LsushIIn Speaks.
After making a few remarks con-
corning the reports OF the mornings
campaign. Chairman John s. Rennard
introduced the Hon. George A. Laugh
lin. who was the first president Of the
Board of Trade. Mr.. Laughlin began
BY saying that he was glad to be pres
n and see so many live wires of the
Board OF Trade present. He then paid
a high tribute to Wheeling and what
she has accomplished. In part, he
said:
What has made Wheeling? What
made Wheeling the center of the wire
nail industry in the United States,
II not tho whole world? Cheap coal.
What has made Wheeling the lowest
place where the mills OF the United
States Steel Corporation can operate,
where they manufacture sheet iron!
Cheap coal. And to-day coal Is rela-
lively as cheap as II was twenty-five
years ago. II is as potent a factor to-
day In he development OF this city as
II ever was. II not more 20. and there
Is M reason why with this advantage
Wheeling should not 90 ahead.
Another great factor in the ad-
vancement OF a city is cleanliness.
not only speaking morally. but OF the
condition OF her streets. Lots which
have been receptacles for tin cans
should be transformed into gardens
and spots OF beauty. Nothing helps a
town like advertising should. The
Lord has given us coal. and II is up
TO the Board OF Trade TO keep the
town clean"
Mr.. Irvine Enthusiastic.
W. b. Irvine. M Of the enthusiastic
campaigners and captain of Team No.
?. was called upon by Chairman Rem
nard for a few remarks. and in re-
sponse made n brief but encouraging
address. He said:
II am earnestly in favor of the ef-
fort TO increase the membership OF
the Board OF Trade TO 1000. I think
all the manufacturers. merchants and
business men will be benefited by a
larger board of trade. In the past the
dues have been too low. know OF
no board of trade in any city the size
OF Wheeling. or smaller. whose dues
were SO per year. but in most in
stances they we're much more I
think - wise TO go after 1000 mem
bers and at the same time increase
the dues TO s25. in order that we may
have sufficient funds with which TO
carry on a good work. The campaign
Il doing good IN more ways than one.
IL Il creating a friendlier spirit be-
tween the banker. the merchant and
all business men. ! believe In Wheel
Ing and 7 am glad TO associate with
her people and call them my friends.
We must b. true 20 our city and 20
each other. 7 think a business reviv.
al should be conducted along the
sane lines that Billy Sunday Is con
Quoting a religious revival"
Other Addresses
Charles ~ Watkins vas another
Who delivered an inspiring address.
IN shich he said.
q think ~ we do not GET another
member. ~ campaign has been In
srumentai ia doing rood. u has a.