The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-17
OFF e r AND DIRECTORS
ELECTED FOR EN-
SUING YEAR.
AZ Good Meeting Last Nisht-seere
tsry Nsyior Submits In
terestina Report

Reports showing material advance
ment In all phases OF municipal life
featured the fifteenth annual session
Of the Wheeling board OF trade. held
last night in the board 81 trade as
sembiy room In the MarketAudi-
forum building. The meeting was
well attended.
The pricipal matter OF business
transacted was the annual election of
Officers. which resulted as follows:
President - w. -. Irvine ire
elected).
first vice president-A. w. PAUL..
Second vice president-Fred J. Fox.
INSTRUMENTATION Alexander, C. A.
Bowers. y. Harold Brennan, II. NJ.
Browne, +. u. Carney. John B. Gar.
den. A. $. Hare. A. +. Hupp. George
j. Mathison. George o. Nagle. Joseph
X. Naylor. Frank w. Nesbitt. n. 8
Sands. A. c. Stifel and Frank r. Zook.
The meeting opened at o'clock.
with President Irvine presiding. The
election or officers for the ensuing
year was first taken up. and President
irvine named c. A. Robinson. Christ
Viewig and j. p. Hanley as ballot
commissioners. While the ballots
We're being counted reports OF the Of
hcers and committees were made
Secretary Naylor first submitted his
report, covering the activities of the
board during the past year. IL was
accepted and filed The report OF the
treasurer showed the boards financial
conditions unusually good. Reports
we're read OF recent meetings of the
mood prevention committee, new I'm.
dustriea committee and the WAYS and
means committee.
the ballot commissioners then re.
ported the result OF the election. II
appreciate highly my reelection. A."
said Mr.. Irvine. when the result was
announced. THE past year has been
pleasant one to me and enioved
meeting with you gentlemen and dis
cussing problems of interest To the
city generally" He expressed his an
probation OF the help OF the member.
ship OF the board in the past. and
wished its continuance throughout the
ensuing year.
Charles A. McCamic, the prominent
local attorney who was to have adj.
dressed the board on The Income
Tax. was unable to be present. owing
TO illness. A general discussion of
the new measure was then INDUCED
In by several persons present. with
Cecii A. Robinson. leading. Il don't
pose as an expert on the subject when
able lawyers are unable to explain
". he said. in beginning.
While the report of the ballot COM
missioners was being awaited. Presi-
dem Irvine told of the trip to Wash.
lngton In the interests OF the estah-
llshment OF regional bank in this
city. me organization Committee
evidently desired II know what CITY
wheeling favored as a reserve bank
center. he said. IL vas informed that
Wheeling favored Pittsburgh.
Attention was called 10 the an
nual banquet which will be held Mon
day evening. February %. The prin-
cipal speaker will be Hon. William
G. Redheld. Secretary OF Commerce
General II. b. Brown. of GAINESVILLE
secretary of the GAINESVILLE Chamber
OF Commerce. and Ex-Governor A. %
White, of Parkersburg. president of
the West Virginia Board of Trade
Will be the honor guests and will
make brief addresses. IL was an
nounced.
The following is the report OF Sec.
rotary Roy b. Naylor. submitted at
me annual meeting OF the Wheeling
Boarf of Trade. last night.
The fifteenth annual meeting of the
Board OF Trade finds the city going
forward as in past years. with in.
creased momentum The bank clear
lngs have reached the enormous total
OF Nl6.4l1 ,25S.O0. larger than any city
OF II ssize i'm the Union. and a gain
OF Si1.5OO.0O0.0O over last year. The
banks OF Wheeling and vicinity show
tremendous increase in every depart-
ment, with gain in deposits Of near
~ $2.OOO,OOO.OO. The aggregate OF the
manufactured products has been
raised by reason OF increased eouip-
ment and added plants The retail
and jobbing trades have gone forward
The revenue receipts were the Iergest
In the history Of the Office. The citv's
paramount position in the state Is in
dicated In signal manner by two
striking facts. From the latest avail.
able reports there are i'm round figures
Sl25,JOO.OOO on deposit in West Vir.
ginia banks and OF this sum over SIS.
100000. or 81 per cent. are held in