The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-27
ABour TWO HUNDRED REPREsEN-
TATIVE CITIZENS ATTEND
GATHERING.
Resolution Adopted Whereby All Towns
in Upper Ohio valley WILL
Cooperate

sncc;al pisrarch 10. the IntclligrnccE.
WElLSTIRG. W. Va. Sept. 26.--Iwo
hundred representative citizens OF .nI
towns and cities fran East Liverpool.
Ohio. 10 Moundsrillc. me! III eilsuais
in the Y NJ. t.. a. auditorium 10 PEepate
n brief TO present 10 tho government set-
ling lprth The advantage OF the ONO VAL
lev M tho best site for the governments
arnor plate plant. 1913, ~,
Col. VI, w. Bcail ,un behalf OF the Ne!ls-
burg Chamber cf commerce. VINO tI,aue a
shor; but appropriate address oil well
come. .,., for
rlrcriun ri chairman. Soi. bedi' ""'
elected unanimously. -
r. \. Chapman explained the purpose
of the meeting. and the opJHc'I s n4pi in
To uc obtained. Tie meellne htta ~,
interests OF the upper Ohio valley 70
ward securing the armor pate plant IoL
the district. y brief Is In DC prepS,Iu
setting forth the advantages OF 'hG Oillo
valley FOR tho location or the hrtu"I
plate plpnl TO be- erected by the Ihlleu
States government. 5
The following resolution was auoPleu.
Whereas. The movement tentatlN eIy
conrrr isng the territory, from East w
rrnool ohio, TO MoundSville, ". va.
ravurnhly considered Ms II location aIa
tho proposed government arthor pa, 20
plant, If GpNlpuSi! VI th.ro
Inc territory named as whole theFe-
fore he il $500, o,,Ia,
Of the upper Ohio valley in inc o,5tr!et
described MS lying between East Nv IN
rool. ohio, and Moundsrille. W: va Go
arrc. To cooperate in presenting Ir'
common advantages Of the upper S1.'a
valley as above described. as allornIIS
loEi%s l"ra,iG 1r for And ih Be i f'f fgrther
"R, solved. That W. cooperate IN
general rlan for the advancement OF the
COMMERCIAL. civic and industrial inter-
csts Of the general territory:
Tho committee appointed AT Nhce!'H NJ
was continued with tn" addition OF IL
" Honyrr Of East Liverpool ONO.
Charles NJ. Kctchum presented the
brief to he signed ny. all the civic
boards To b" presented 10 me my a.
the only question Of the Gorernmicn.
rns the immunity from attack in time
Of war. The brief stated the naturai
dcfcnccs in maStcriul' showing ma
the Ohio valley was the easiest DEFEND
cd locality in the United STATES 'ha'
arnur plate. ran he produced.
Points in the BRIEF.
Producer gas Is tu hc used TOT luel'
and the coal IN the Ohio Valley is un-
cXccllcd for this purpose;
Unlimited water can no hhd. as re-
ouircd from the Ohio river. tn" Amer-
lean Gas and Electric company at Beech
Eottom will save over 100000 To the
government in the erection OF the plant.
Skilled and unskilled labor IN tne
Ohio valley In the steel iron and metal
working trades will furnish plenty OF
labor to- the government.
All basic metals in the composition III
armor plate are cheaper and more plen-
t!ful in the Ohio Valley than elsewhere.
Transportation for material. finished
product and labor Is not surpassed IN
America.
Railroads join with all trunk lines.
Ohio river. with its foot stage all
the year round. ran handle the paris. or
the products thai cannot be hauled on
trains.
Those present were.
C. G. AshbauEh. East Liverpool. O.:
Frank Wells. Wcllsville. O!;E. +. Franey,
Toronto. o.: Joseph Luity Chester; W.
T.. Wells. Newell; Harry Lowe. Steuoen-
vile: \. S. Cooper. New CumberlaEd;
Herman Mahan. Follansbee; W. W.
Eeall. Wellsburg; Everett Ferguson