The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-22
URGES SUPPORT
OF NEW CHARTER
OFFICIALS OF BOARD OF TRADE
SEND LETTER
To Local Lesislstors Urging Them 10
Support tho Commission
Charter Bill.

Secretary r B. Naylor, Of the
Board OF Trade. yesterday sent dupli-
cate copies OF letter to Senators
Hearne and Marshall and Delegates
Faris. Weiss. Bloch and Arbenz, urg-
ing them TO use their efforts In sup
port OF the commission charter bill.
The letter Is addressed TO the men
collectively. and reads as follows:
Gentlemen-On behalf OF the Board
OF Trade, we wish to urge your loyal
and vigorous support of the proposed
charter TO give Wheeling commission
government, after the Des Moines plan
and IN line with two hundred and AZ
ty-seven cities. great and small, east,
west, north and south, which have
installed this system and have found
that II works for economy and eflcien-
cy. Parkersburg. in our own State.
Is among this number, and its citizens
with practical unanimity testified TO
the great benefits which have resulted.
This charter was drawn by a COM
mittee or twenty. representing the
civic. commercial. manufacturing and
labor organizations of Wheeling, the
Municipal League. the Board Of Trade.
the Business Mems Association and
the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor As
CtmbAs. WIN ~
representing thousands OF citizens in
every walk OF life. Over three
months were spent in the preparation
OF this charter beginning in the mid
die OF September and closing the lat
ter part Of December, with meetings
once or twice a week.
The Board of Trade committee. con-
sisting OF Archie T. IPlpp. Samuel VI.
Rice. George Hook, DIR. Charles A.
Wingerter and c. Burgess Taylor.
was appointed on September 18th.
and on December 3Oth. at a well at
tended meeting OF the general board.
after full and free discussion, the re-
port OF the committee was unanimous
~ approved and n committee author
lied 20 go 10 Charleston at the boards
eNpense 70 push the charters claims
The work OF the charter committee
was carefully and conscientiously
done. with full inquiry into the COM
mission governments OF other cities.
and II was performed by men OF
standing and ability who have no
axes 70 grind. no selfish ends to serve.
no political machines to build up or
perpetuate. and whose sole and only
aim was 10 provide Wheeling with a
modern charter. which will make for
better and more efficient administra-
ton OF city affairs
The committee honestly and unset
fishly sought only 10 conserve in
every line. provision and section the
highest Interests OF all the people all
the time
The charter IS not to be effective
unless endorsed by popular vote as
expressly provided in the final PRO
visions. and all We ask of YOU at this
time Is 10 give the people OF Wheeling
chance 10 say whether they will
adopt a form Of government which
mas worked successfully wherever II
has been tried.
With the forces back Of this char
ter. the character Of the men who
made ~. and the general demand in
wheeling Tor system OF municipal
administration which gets the best re-
suits. We feel you will be doing n dis
tinct service 20 your constituents by
vigorously supporting II in tho legis
lature. and as we understand Won have
definitely expressed yourself for com
mission government. Wa hoTsa YOU will
use every means a. yosir command TO
put II through without amendment
and without delay
Trusting these facts will have yoir
consideration and that Won NAV act
with your colleagues I'm this honest
effort TO give the people an opporfu.
nifty 10 vote on commission govern
ment, We are
Yours respectfully.
W. r. IRVINE. President
r. r. NNNLOR Secretary