The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-27
PROTECTION
FROM FLOODS
DISCUSSED BY WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE YESTERDAY.
Board Of Trade VIII Be Asked TO
start Movement 20 Consider
Measures TO Prevent
Floods.

Measures to prevent 9oods. or TO
protect the low sections OF the city
from high waters. were discussed at
some length at a meeting OF the ways
and means committee OF the Board or
Trade yesterday. As a result OF the
discussion, the Board OF Trade will be
asked TO launch a movement TO secure
some means OF food prevention. Res
buttons were adopted urging the ap-
pointnent OF committees from each
or the various civic and commercial
organizations OF the city to consider
the various measures OF food proven
ton. with the view of selecting the
one best adapted to Wheeling.
The discussion yesterday was some
what informal. several persons pres
ent talking on what has been done in
the way OF protection from floods in
several other cities. The need OF
some sort OF protection to this city
was emphasized by all who took part.
The discussion was opened by Geo.
W. Lutz. who mentioned the recent
agitation In favor OF food protection
He spoke OF the possibility OF a 40
foot food stage at Pittsburgh and
what such a food would mean 10 this
city and vicinity. He was followed
by II. Walker Peterson. G. W. Greig
and others. who spoke OF the great
amount OF damage done by foods In
the past
Maxwell TO Speak.
letter was read from George II
Maxwell. executive director OF the Ma
tlonal Reclamation Association. OF
New Orleans. announcing the fact that
he Will speak on the subject of Flood
prevention for Wheeling" at n public
meeting 20 be held Monday evening.
December |. in the Board OF Trade
assembly rooms. The meeting will be
held under the auspices OF the Bust
ness Mems Association and the Wheel
ing Board OF Trade. and a general in
vitation 20 attend has been extended
TO the public
A conference will likely be ar
ranged with Mr.. Maxwell Monday af-
ternoon. His evening address will be
supplemented with stereopticon views
showing what has been accomplished
in other cities. Mr.. Maxwell has made
the study OF food prevention and river
regulation his life work. and has spent
several years I'm the lower Mississippi
river valley, experimenting the con
struction Of levees and dykes.
The following is the resolution
adopted:
Resolved. That We recommend to
the Board of Trade that il appoint a
committee and invite other bodies to
appoint similar committees. the whole
10 form Joint committee. for the
purpose OF considering measures TO
prevent floods"
The meeting was the regular semi
monthly session OF the ways and
means committee OF the Board OF
Trade. held at noon yesterday in the
grill room OF the White Front Cafe
Chairman Charles H. Dowler presid-
ed. and In the absence Of Secretary r.
n Naylor. Assistant Secretary Alfred
II. Hoblitzel acted Is secretary.
The following were in attendance:
Chairman &. n. Dowler. &. n. Cookf
O. c. Beans J. Harold Brennan. ThoTl-
as Meek. Lawrence r Sands. G. "
Taylor. John p. Garden. Charles n.
Wheeler, John Wallace. a W PAUL
William SchwertfeFer. George w.
Lutz. Dr. G. 4 Wingerter G. ". Greig.
II. 6. Bills. Conrad Hirsch W. A Nil
ligan. Otto Schenk. W B. Elliott. Jesse
Bloch. +. p. Jones. II. W Peterson. ".
C. ogden. n G. Franzhelm and Assist.
ant Secretary Alfred II. Hohlltzel