The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-02
BUSINESS MEN ENJOY LUNCHEON
AND TOUR THRU MILL DISTRICT
GUESTS OF BALTIMORE AND OHIO
FEEIGAT TRAFFIC OFFICIALS
YESTERDAY.
MniciDal Heads Of Wheeling and VI
ctnity in Party-Staf1 Con-
ference Held.

"'1~hIS is the cn.i Of z perfect day.
tho weather was beautiful. the journey
most delightful Interesting anG en-
trrtnin[nw." That's Tn" r"m2rk made
nv a prominent Wheeling manufacturer
last evening upon his return 10 the ely
with n large delegation OF haltlm"r'
and Ohio traffic officials. city ntflcla!s
md business men nf the Wheeling dis
trlrt who spent several hours yesterday
afternoon ms guests Of the railroad Of
ficiais on tour Of this section The
party included more tE:iu thirty Of The
most prominent freight officials of The
baltimore and ohio, from many parts
Of the country. md lw"nty-iir" we'll
known business ri"n. manufacturers ana
heads Of municipalities of TIL" Wheel
Ing district. II WAS the largest gather
inr Of l.. L. g. freight traffic ufficriS
III this city in years.
The trip was preceded by delightful
luncheon served in the Hotel Windscr
by the railroad officials Ia the Wheel
ing district manufacturers and muniC'-
pal officials NJ speeches WIRE made
but il was in The nature OF gcl-to-
gciher meeting. Each was introduced
TO the other. So that any business man
who has any matters 10 take up WIN
the road he may address the particular
officials in person.
Special Observation Train
AT % o'clock the special oh&"rra' lnE
train pulled out from the local station
carving all those who wert ri The
luncheon Thu lain was made UP OF
General Agent l.. Il. Williams priNal"
car oi this city. and u handsomely de-
Grated flat car ~ which SAT the guests
in chairs The railroad delegation WIS
headed by General Freight Agent II. X
Lewis Of Pittsburgh. j. Z. GarhrS''
travelling freight agent. WIFE h"auq'laT-
tiers here. was the official announcer
He used n mrsaphnnr and called out the
various Industries md sites and piar"|
Of interest \ tour Of BenWood am
Moundsvilie were first made anu theiic"
over the bridge to R"lair". and then 10
bridgeport and Martins Ferry. The re-
turn trip was oyer n" Wheeling term'-
nal to the city. The party arrived a.
6:3o Several nf the local business mel!
said that II was ,hr first tour Of the
kind tina, they lad ever ma,ir and IL
was Of unusual interest. The heart II
tho rcal In,luSirl4' center of West Nir-
piuit WAS Shrwn I" IN" pHr:%. III"
magnitude Of tn krcsd cxpan:;" If com
mrrc;aI tcrrit:Iry r"::ld Only lr seen on
such 4 trip rs gIIcn by the officials q:
the road.
Officials Hold Conferences
Ycei crGay nn:uin: AZ "c!"'k ME-
Lewis and his STAT: held r"nt'rcnr"
in the Windsor, lasting until moo
Many matters IF importance we're laKr.'
M relative To shipping rates. Al nc
conclusion Of IL" business session MT.
Lewis gave his auditors h"nri-t"-
hcnrt talk from a patriots" $tandr"ih''
He declared thai they were among the
hes, situated men in the country 10 do
their hit in winning tn" war; that ny
their aiding in gc.iinC food and material
ovor the roads with the greatest dis
match ut tn" minimum expense they
wrra hrlniuz l'r~lc sam; that there
IL TODAY n hi: hIr,;"n ON tho shoulders
of thr higher railroad nfhrials In OPP
Grating the roads during. the present
crisis aud thai l. was the iair'htic ana
1ovaI duty Of every employ. great and
sn,a!I 10 nut his Sh"rldeT ~ trr wh""i
and do his bit 10y doing NIL In ms
.pnrc: and Il iitti, bit nor" Tn" road
officials left last night for their rcspcc-
tive headquarters.
Tho WhrrlinG district m"n VINO NJ
,cu,I,.d ,h. luncheon and made the tour
were: -,
q q Magic. CITY Munger. Wheeling:
7 z Garden. president Wheeling Com
n,rr,inl association: {. NJ. I<"trhurl. *"2-
rotary Wheeling Commercial aSsocia-
tior: +. y. Night. traffic manager
Wheeling Commercial ns"sriAtion'
Mayor IT, A. Shaf"r. Bridgeport; Mayor
lanes Ealston. Martins Ferry; Mayor
f: g, Roberts Mnrnh&viI'c: r. l.. DOW
dell. president Mnundsvillc Board II
Trade: II. f.. MrtirrEor. of Anderson
e. MrGreGor. cllairr: W. {. Carnahah'
or ,arrcvic steel company. claire
G. II, Roc, Of Pastoral Glass company
MnlnisviIir: II. J. Hoffman. 81 II. hei-
lis cnmnany. Wheeling: I. c. Brady, VIC
president TIaHrI-htlas Glass company
Wheeling: 4. l.. M"ihcl OF ilazel-AtiaS
Glass company Wheeling: T. y. seat
tic IF National Tube company. "hrcl-
ing; r. T.. HndkGman of suburban hrick
romranv. Mnuuhsvllr: w. u. AlrNand"r
Of Title e. Thurst company. MnundSvill"'
JnmrS Saunders Of United states stamp
ing company. Momndsvillr: W. II. HlG-
gins Of Wheeling steel 4 Iron company
Wheeling: L. r. Youngnan OF Nhccllng
Tiln company. Wheeling: \. c. Whitaker
Of Whi,akcr-Glcssner company. Wheel
ing: r.. {. Jepsnn of Whitakcr-GlcsSner
company. Wheeling: G.. NJ. Rodefcr OF
rrdercr Glass company. Rcllnirc: &.
r. Carver. Wheeling Warehouse Stor-
ago company. Wheeling; George a.
L.aughlin. Editor Wheeling Telegraph.
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