The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-18
BOARD! OF TRADE HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL MEETING

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board proposes To- follow this policy in
the future. II would be well TO look about
ior more land, The guarantee fund
which was undertaken by tsa board
early last year was not as cordially re-
ceiNed as anticipated and the commit fees
IN charge found difficult work In secur-
.hS signatures. though the plan was
ruuy discussed. placed before our bust
ness people and completely organized
since TINS plan has worked so well else
.h.re IN furnishing aid and assistance
70 deserving projects. II would be we'll
II IL were revived and thoroughly tried
out here again By the new board of di-
3 Commission Government.
I Ice board was well represented on tho
Ioiht committees which framed a COM
mission Charter for the city and It's dele
Gates performed an excellent public ser
vice. Tseir work was unanimously en-
HOls.d at general meeting OF the
ooafd on December 30th. The charter
was carefully and conscientiOusly drawn
along modern lines and deserves III. ap-
pIo.aI OF the people. over 100 cities
notth. south, east and west now nave the
! Nonmlssion plan and not one has return
~ 10 the old system. II Is the ,oHc-n-
sus Of opinion that Commission G.V,ru-
ment makes Tor efficiency and economy
and there Is no good reason way Wheel
ing should not enjoy its benefits as well
as otner cities. Commission government
as the late Mayor schmidt well observed
IL no lad or experiment. out has amply
demonstrated It's workable rractic.Dilty
anu splendid merits in every community
/ IN which II has been tried. Careful stu
dents OF municipal problems everywhere
4 40 not hesitate to put the staf1p OF APP
/ bEoNa4 upon II as tie best system set
d"Nlsed To- give the people the highest
measure of good results in government
. " is To be hoped tnat the Commission
harter Bill VIII be carried throash the
legislature. submitted to the people. ana
adopted and no effort should b. spared
TO achieve taat result. Wheeling snould
certainly get in line with the two pro-
sressiNe west virginia cities. Paraers-
ourS AMI Huntington. which have IN
stalled Commission governm, Mt anu have
redped great benefits from the system.
, J. furthermore. the adoption OF Commits
sion government Will likely bring about
speedily IL" dream or Greater MIs.lit..
, 50 mucl desired by most OF our I.ople.
= As has often been pointed out before IN
t-cse reports. Wheeling must annex its
nearest West N4fEinia suburbs II IL eA-
poets TO maintain its primacy IN this
state and the surest way To- get omitted
Stion IN this important proposition ~
to install tire Commission system. The
SUBURBS should be a part OF Wheeling
We need them and they need VS.. cor in
terests and theirs are Identical There
lore, the Commission question assumes
larger proportions t.au appear on thu
surface AMI all friends of modern meth
DDS IN cat! government ami At Greater
hee!ins sAouId rally - its support.
Conventions
quite number OF conventions have
been nelI tnc past year IA Wheeling.
and good collars the largest peias tie
state sunday school convention tine
state Teachers Association and tie
[ " ondtucf q Lucarurfgcut. tn. hoa 20 At =
aided ana encouraged conventions IN
very way AMI now mas more taau ever
{" offer n he splendid marNct-auditor-
meetings We could h"Ic TO obtain
Ihi~ year W. taN" 80 near Prospect
i..- state iariwar~ Association. IRE I-ihs
= iL--Hi"h- tAr N'St Nitslnit Miners In
st.trtiou and o.. State 3al Association.
wnicn w.a ur.us Isr-e crowds ana ac-O-
tdt.puS are "u IoT IN. ers OF utls.trIt,.
a Hssf I'm .
rtllN completed. and USt. .ur t.- hrs;
time for tie Poultry Snow. january 5tu
Q" 4-tt. q. p"TL.tIs tHc fines, como ma
ZION OF CT. market AMI convention Hal.
~ lie 'pHHti.f c'IIat u an! Fatncr.u-;
We may Hr a - TO get mere. aad u Get
u My reflects great cIctlt ou tie ,4tN
and tIls organization. wUIch carried OFT
tie PROJECT IL should pull mauy % uls
meeting t. Wheeling in %" future anu
rrlp spread our name AMI fame. Al
rad! e dozen cities or maze a- Tar aV.tri
a. oklahoma city AMI kItulnEhaa atN,
written Q" our offices about the ne y
'bDtI".nS AMI asked tor DATA as to LOa
the PROJECT va pat over.
sen.i-centenniaL
r." ~'Ful-t. 'nt'Lt.:dl ls.euTtfton Is iu
good .eId~ an "A -..s. tsi event Us d.
sug'4 Iu" committee - Dadrt.-. 4..iii..l
l"i Mayor %. J.. kltH. - a CdId1lc one
AMI tie SuH-oufI. fi.tt"cs are made Ip 90
u'" wir"- who may ae depended I."u g.
60 i.".r a-t5. a- plans are now EoiuE
forward i'r an affair of dignity ana
fir.irf.it'Id" which w!il puf Wheeling and
West Ni-siUi., on the MAJ N TIE ,yr- o;
To- Whole r".utrt. \ut IN ears Aas
.-t-h an opportunity been presented fvi
all oi.."i iHr.ti"S AMI 'A" occasion -."..l.
.N" rl.f't' e .a'-u.fatI" "." from fHUl.t
great l'n"ftt. "u.I flow 90 ever. goo
'i."n. West .-4i.id needs new men an.
r'w none! aII t.e CELEBRATION s.ou.H
ATTRACT many buu..s-"k.f- ANA .lVeUtD.s
81" ar" .H"-.nE i"r new il..i~ TO- Gags.
fore. Ia- .l Ifa.f4,sl s..i. t- we'll 49, cen.
thrhft!. dti should appeal str"nsly .