The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-14
TAKES UP TAXATION AND OTHER
ISSUES OF GREAT INTEREST
IN STATE
. Appeal For Better Work by Board
Of Trade Throughout the state
Was Eioquentiy Delivered.


Parkersburg. president OF the State
Board OF Trade. made an eloquent ad-
dress here yesterday at the nesting
OF the board which Is In session In
this city. In his address the ex-offi-
cial took up az length the present
business status and spoke OF wherein
he believed conditions could be bet
tered. He spoke OF the wonderful
advances made by the board during
the past ten years OF It's existence
Unity OF plans. Advancement OF ad-
ministration and corporate organiza-
ton formed the basis OF his address.
Speaking OF the work OF the body.
he said; ri Is not my purpose to
recount the past achievements OF
this body. important and numerous as
they may have been. because of the
many matters OF the immediate pres
ent which must occupy our minds
and call for further efforts on our
part. He brought out tina through
the unity Of plans. the state OF West
Virginia representes an organization
of, purpose. such as "a not realized In
all states
He said that the board as now or
CANNED. represents and demands dis
interested. unselfsh and public service
from busy men. 1T offers no rewards
but the public good. the public ad-
vancement. and the satisfaction which
comes from being OF service to ones
fellow men. In West Virginia this
hoard of trade stands for and repre-
SCENTS that NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that
Is but the sum total OF all your rail-
roads, telephone and telegraph lines.
your farms, your mines, your mills.
kpur forests, your Investments. your
thought and your management II Is
this spirit of enterprise and disinter-
ested public service which makes a
people better. drawer. happier. strong
er. II is my hope that the day Is not
far distant when every business and
professional man in our state. who is
a live wire. will take pride In identi-
Tying himself with this body"
He also spoke OF his presidency. and
his election at Blueheld, He stated
that that high honor had been con-
ferred upon him in a manner the
least expected but with the highest ap-
preciation In speaking of the year
In the business life. he said that there
were many things that had compiled
themselves together to depress bust
ness to a certain extent. The boards
connection with this work, he said.
would be handled by the secretary in
away he felt would be appreciated by
the members. The Program of the
meeting here. contains and viii be
made up of things that are command
ing the. attention OF the business
world today. In speaking OF the war
in Europe he said that the people OF
the. United States could sit quietly by
and take passive part. Also that the
people OF this country should be full Of
THANH anfufnC that wA LIVING IN tho
United States and that that nation is
at peace with the world.
Some State Plans.
"a Al ibs meeting Of The board held
at Morgantown In ,1912, DR.. /. G..
White. as president, delivered an ad-
dress on Some Economic Problems
for West Virginia's Solution" which
Is worthy OF serious study and refllec-
ton. One point. many that be made
and illuminated with his ripe wisdm.
] wish TO emphasizez as worthy OF
consideration in our planning for q
greater and grander state. He truly
said: The coal industry OF West
Virginia can never. be what IL ought
to be TO the state until the iron and
other coal and coke using industries
are established in, our midst In order
10 give a home market for a larger
portion of our coal and coke. which
now practically goes out 10 other
states az a minimum OF profit to any
Of our people and 10 their gradual i'm
poverishment." I'VE should be inter-
ested vitally IN -the industrial devel-
Opmsnt of our state and particularly
an increasing the number of manufac-
tories. one OF the great projects
before the people % the Ohio valley
and that includes the great part OF
our state through the MonOngahela-
Little Kanawha. Great Kanawha ana
Big Sandy valleys. IL the Lake Erie
and Ohio Valley ship canal. a $780,
600 900 enterprise running 100 miles
from the mouth OF the Beaver some
30 miles below Pittsburgh. 70 the lake
At Asbtabula, II calls for a canal ITS
feet wide aud from II 20 Is feet deep.
Canal Btg Bsnsnt
the Ohio vaiiay iron ores an enorusons
tonnage, az well a. furnish an outlet
fer oqr Goals and products BY water 20
that nueansein quickened manufacturing
and Industrial % iopmenL when We
l. doing IL the baifdinT ~ tbs Ssv ~
canal n order 90 get great waterway
70 tns lakes. this enterprise IN cost Il
not easily BE- esaRgerated. n car BE-
nuilt n or vision o. broad enough %
Nfi@AN nv NeneNAf ana our faith IN our
Ftatf NrcAf enough 20 DO our share
Flood Prevention
me uueEtion - food prevention g.
enother or supreme importance The
loases N decade along our vaftsvs
amounts 20 feue. NJ NOT more than
hundred of millions 81 dollars our n
hciai board should b. authorized ann
urEed ~ uarticiuafe lu every movement
looElne 70 prevention and cure % those
recnrriaE and drvasitatlnF Hoods. presi-
dent cornWel az the Hiuefeid neetfns
in ne hne address made m strong and
emertire plea Tor rc.forrafnfior What
Pc said le worthy ~ our c0nridrraffqr,
and acfQn. and 7 regret that the length
~ tuln paper prevents my rerrnfurfur
ne lfnrned ana graphic dfacnrnf0r III
~ e1htect a. veil o. the able raner.
renn az the same meefinr hv Hon 900
Ne vel. West NirRInlan. nov N re
T.. Foresf service
water Power
; ultimately Connected 9Th food nrr.
venfion o. also the subject n the con-
HerNA lln ~ our water power. whirn
Wet virginia noeaeseea a. such n won
dsrfll extent The state ia lust taking
~ hrat steps ln legislation a. 10 hvdr0-
elerfrlc cnrroraflrnE. and the innr0urf-
lrE - our mountain streams and rivers
for power ruru0FeH is one ~ The rrna
ffftlrpfnants ~ fhe near future IN We
9f'lErTNe orr water power and handle
~ problem intellircntiv m effective ala
y 1000 prevention can be- found fn con
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