The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-07
WALLER" DIDN'T
KNOW ANY BETTER
GIVES STARTLING FACTS TO
CITIZENS THAT WERE
FACTS" THREE YEARS
orester Wheeling Campaign Figures
Given That Were Mislesdina
20 All But Writer

The Innocent public was further
Imposed upon by the Market Street
Waller" yesterday. Really. it's aw-
Under the caption Greater Wheel
sng Campaign Starts" a story on
page OF the Register carried the
startling information that an ZEN
thusiastic meeting was held at which
plans were outlined and figures pro-
duced." etc. for the annexation Of
the suburbs. Then followed a long
statement containing statistics. yes.
lots Of 'em. purporting TO be the val
uation. tar levy and appropriations
OF the City OF Wheeling. and also OF
the various suburbs. Supplemental
10 that was statement of what
might be done with the revenues
from the Increased valuation.
Looks funny on the face OF IL.
doesn't IT. But wait until you hear
the joke. The story itself and the
Information contained In IL were
musty with age.
To begin with. the meeting was
held Friday evening. but the Regis
ter didn't get the story until Monday
morning. Three days late. Then II
plays up the fact that Greater
Wheeling Campaign Starts" AS n
matter of fact. the campaign has
been on for some time. and sentiment
favoring the Greater Wheeling
in the city and suburbs. and Will
continue to grow until Greater
Wheeling" is realized. In this detail
the Register Is n few months late.
Figures Are Ola
But walt. the worst - yet 20 come
Tho table OF figures was three years old
having been complied In 1911. Probably
every person who read them after they
not refer TO last year but the reporter
who wrote the story didn't The
valuation given Wheeling was only 9
few millions OF dollars less than y was
last year. The same h true OF ths
suburbs. The tax rate was wrong. IN
ffact. al the figures are antiqusted
The meeting referred 20 was held by
2 committee OF citizens appointed BY the
hoard OF Trade To discuss or devise
means OF lettering the city. The conn
nittee has held several meetings re-
Gently. hut evidently that OF last Friday
night was the FIRST OF which the Register
has been aware Among numerous other
things. the committee IL advocating this
aanneXation OF the suburbs. or Greater
Figures Never Read.
As 20 the statement. or table OF fg-
ures. q developed yesterday that Il Is
one which secretary Naylor. OF the
Board OF Trade. has had In his desk
until recently, The other day. IN clean
table IN the board of tfade roGm lnS w nj
are occupied BY the citizens committee
IL was evidently picked up by n Register
ItF'A''F WIZ Nu'hhuN ltEuIFH II nNo
some connection with Friday nights
meeting. In order to MI the space no
'doped" out lengthy news 90 article
which was published In yesterday
Waller"
The story went on 60 say that the
table was read AZ the meeting and tho
suburbanites and others in ATTENDANCE
were greatly impressed. According L,
the secretary Of the committee. tn,
statement was not read. 1t was mo-
even referred 10 in auv wav." he said
re added that IL would be valueless q
the committee In its work because OF
its age.
A. further evidence that the Register
reporter was doping" his story nearl,
half the persons he mentioned as beine
present at the meeting were not I'm at
tendance.