The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-17

al the boards rooms in September
General Manager Galloway and other
high officials OF the road being pres
ent The committee has also been
alert In behalf OF shippers interests
in individual cases and inaugurated a
bulletin system for important mat
tiers. Thus there has really been es-
tablished. without cost 10 the board.
a traffic bureau which has rendered
excellent service.
Good Roads.
The campaign for good roads was
an important event early IN October.
during which. in five speeches made
over the county. Hon. ID. Ward King.
OF Missouri. presented the advantage
OF his simple and effective split log
drag In improving roads at a mini
mum cost. The Board was Joined
in this work by the County Commits
sioners. who attended all the meet
inGs and bore a share Of the expense.
Mr.. Kings addresses made many en-.
thusiasts out Of skeptics and Il is
expected that the drag may come
into more general use as a result Of
his talks.
FlOoo FfcNcntiOn.
The subject OF food prevention has
been foremost the latter part OF the
year ~ reason Of addresses at the
assembly rooms by Mr.. George II.
Maxwell. executive director OF the
National Reclamation association. in
behalf Of the Ncwlands bill for con-
gressional action for prevention by
storage reservoirs. and by Capt.
Mitchell OF the local United States
engineers Office. who discussed the
reservoir plan from an engineers
standpoint, and who also gave some
important data concerning the FEAST
bility OF protecting the city by walls
and bikes. As a result OF this agita-
ton and an able newspaper defense
or the plan for wall protection n
committe. with Mr. n. c. Ogden as
chairman, was named TO 20 into the
matter and report later This com.
mittee has already held two meet.
ings and hopes before long TO pre-
sent plan which the city NAV carry
out. Certainly Wheeling is intensely
interested In this subject, inasmuch
as the city has suffered tremendous
losses from recent floods and q feas.
IDLE solution will be welcomed Ey all
he cost OF protection may seem
large, but the losses OF a short De
Rod would justify it many fold.
New Industries.
ne new Industries committee has
held numerous meetings durinf, IN. ve,-
anrt,. IL j., considered many prospects.
f-aI ~ IA the year. the committee secured
information about various aVailahle
sites north OF WarwOod and optioned one
s., Sood piece OF so acres for some months
he all Ia -.
good industry. The only resuIf iron,
TINS information was the purchase bN a
80 COMPANY OF one tract and the open
lhk OF a new coal property. The COM
mittee has formulated "A new guarantee
Iund agreement. hut work ia its beha.t
~, suspended AFTER the disastrous
Iloou. ~ may b" we'll to take this mat
ter " this year and see what NAV lie
accomplished by this method which has
uone good WORK In other cities. Every
elioIt - being made TO put in operation
Two Idle plants at MarwOod and Success
should attend these efforts before Iona
mere are also several prospects on file
winch the committee believes may bring
results. The Wheeling district mas aC-
quircd. with Wheeling capital a Valua
pc industry IN the Wheeling Sheet a
ilhpiate plant At forkviile. which began
opera tons Il short time ago, and the nev.
chemlchi works in process OF constrtic-
ton ton near By should prove a good add
uon IN new line Of industry.
Conventions.
wheeling has entertained a number OF
.g entiOhs the past year, some Of them
..lNus" the lhstrumentahtN Of the
boatd. and among them may be fnent
Lontu the Mest virginia Hardware As
i, 4,.a.io'', the west virginia Moving
1910 NtH association, the Tri-State
WOO Growers Association. the PITTS
Dui 81 "ttai ir9des council the ELK
tSu'LoIl, W" STATE bar Association, the
tS tteI'' "a Noluhpus, ana the Pan
Handle Bccktepcr's Association. The
loulu Sho" ana the fure Food show
49, "LSp t.'puIdkeu ana assisted by
. nt oIkahlL"tloh. rms year We have
- ,'l'i.st 'HHt Hft tlHbH IN prospect,
tnS NHcIltah ceramic society, a nation
~ OF Eahl1aii"h "t pottery scientists.
~. niv.uht h' Irand council OF the
9nd 49,. So, t, i'l i"HelleIS IN June.
1"u ~ Statt B"atu OF Trade In Oct0b-
- ~ second LIBERALIZATION embraces
tne nusttlh5 ttaNeliets OF West Virgin
- .. 80. ? t1tiN' NyHteShy ana the District
OF Columbia and should draw hundreds