The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-06
MONDAY DECEMBER 8, 1915.



Henry the people of West Virginia as chief
executive for little less than opportunity given
the public
When into Office he found large mart Of the
knawha Valley under costly strike had pre-
vented the operation Of and created
disorders which resulted in the calling
spending about $4,000 day for the
a courts mao been set aside Military tribunals had
from unpreuded had ummay number
OF confinement West Virginia bywo the
Union West Virginia industrial conditions
s of the awessn acting under the ~ Of
the law had brought the
Haheds first work bring about
infinite care and tact employer
empOye and finally situation The militia
b =, % % ana needless expense was stopped and the large
leased W ~ rights were promptly PaFdoned and re-
grave difficulty difficulty whose gravity was
heightened by inefficient Hatfield performed
service to the public
tne session OF the legislature Immediately oil
ONCE Governor Hatfield legislature
conspicuous fer the measures Probably
us ~orH was the creation of the Public Service Commission
the worken Compensation Board
against the accidents Of industry The accen, o. pubic
ee and their of long step for
ward in industrial and humane ace
10 Henry Hatfield more than
of these two bills and the Through hi,
people OF this state to-day have public utilities board which
before which complaint
Through the workmep comnensst,o Su , on the oe
State have the increasing casualty
@ which the development Of industry
passage OF that act thousands Of working
posed to needless accidents
OF
Iawmaking powers had written into tho a Va Va
ena conditions which precuded miners widow
from accidents however serious
incapable of avoidance ms
The industry not record more selfish or more
cOdOoded exploitation prevailed of West virginia
previous the legislature
OF 1913 That condition Of affairs ended
Compensation act and the passage Of that
Henry D Hatfield VIC '''''s supper" gwen TO " by
the Ha,aelds personal efforts
Drought about an amendment OF the
regulation of the Public Service Commission Previous under the
ing exercised had the privilege
Of taking public private power plant
might sweet public revenue or Individual
ae mat condition was ended by the
w Governor Hatfield personally and which became
1t companies we're casting eyes
planned the TO the safety
the Inhabitants the valleys expectation Of return
develop The present water prepared and
thing 1t means to Law down The
conditions under which shall be protect
the public development Of m water power
We may Governor Hatheds great
Of 1913 work and gave uneean
Of his time and strength the help valley
and especially Of the humane Institutions
the legislative Governor Hatfield again gave his earnest
suppor to measures designed
n no session Of 1919 me influence strong
pu bureau vas no, allowed 70 Impose an insurance
cent on he dollar Of The compensation
state created casualty ebarge srans ne y,o,, 1 , l s
100000 u mines paid int, tsr
bureau This enormous had
upon other ndns're,
When the LEGISLATURE Of 1915 With ,hese
.-l. D.--... 20 i' passage OF amendments TO The Work
dus'e' and enabled bureau ID, impose upon
e'eTy industry '' f'r proportion Of he casualty charge
i've and The STATE ar West vlrzfn, t,5 , ., oo ~,
had been annually obtained This revenue would
under ordinary cluan payable July I1t The
valley strike liquor licenses could
not b depended upo Tor 1915 for any other
about 100000 Tor The liquor By the