The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-24
new GOAL
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be largely subscribed. and the aim
is now TO reach new goal, $4,000 600
Confidence was expressed yesterday
that this would bc reached.
| Yesterdays meeting was presided
over by H. F. Behrens. chairman OF the
! manufacturers committee. Repre-,
| sentatives OF nearly all the manufac.
turing concerns of the Wheeling dis
! lrict were in attendance.
! I. NJ. Scott president Of the Wheel.
| ing Steel and Iron company, was the
! first called upon for report. He told
Of the directors action Of Monday in
| subscribing 81 100000 10 the loan. Of
which 100000 has been allotted to
Ohio county. He predicted employees
Of the company will subscribe for a
total Of $225.000.
In the absence of General Manager
Thomas A. Beat,ic, Baird Mitchell
reported for the National Tube COM
pany. saying that employees Of that
plant have subscribed for S114,950,
and that the National Tube company
as a company. has allotted 100000 Of
its subscription TO the Wheeling dis.
trict. The employees have taken
1850 subscriptions. and the number
is expected to be increased to 1000.
Secretary c. c. Woods, of the
Wheeling Mold and Foundry company.
announced that at Il meeting OF d.
rectors OF that company held yester-
day morning it was unanimously voted
to purchase 100000 worth OF Liberty
bonds. Employees Of the company have
to date subscribed 1000. and will
probably increase the total TO $4,000
While the work Of canvassing the
employees of the Whitaker.Gl essner
company has not been completed,
President Alexander Glass reported,
the men Of the Wheeling plants have
subscribed $4,000 to date and tho
company has made application for
100000 worth Of the issue
J. Edgar Sweeney. reporting for the
American Sheet and Tin Plate COM
rany. said that 81 bonds, totallng
$4,000 have been taken by employees
of that comrany's local plant.
The Bloch Bros. Tobacco company
will subscribe for 100000. Jesse A.
RlOch announced ut the meeting. He
said several thousand dollars have
been subscribed by the company's
ing known.
II. e. Hazlrtt made The announce.
mcnt that $725.000 OF La Belle Iron
Works comnany's subscription will he
credited 10 Ohio county. He also an
nnunccd on behalf Of the Pollack
StoGir company subscription for
SH5 000. and employees as individuals
will purchase many bonds.
S. i. Norton said employees Of the
Warwood Tool company have sub
scrihod $4,000 and the company
S. 0nh.
The Certrr Foundry and Machine
company has subscribed $4,000 and
employees $4,000. Harold Young an.
nOunrnd.
Arthur e. Siifcl. repnrlinE for the
J. l.. Stifnl & Sons company. said 100
of tho rnmnanv's 173 employees have
purchased bonds. The total to date hn-
ine SIn.35n. Members Of tho firm
have subscribed as individuals.
Alexander Paxton. for the Hazel
Atlas Glass company. said that more
than twothrdS Of tho companv's ON
pIovcs in Wheeling have subscribed,
and officers Of the company would
subscribe as individuals.
\. W. Paull reported n $4,000
subscription from tho Wheeling
Stamping company. and employees
have subscribed about 81 600.
e. Fl. Dnwler, Of the Wheeling Steel
Casting company reported $4,000 sub
scribed by So employees.
Employees Of the NJ. Marsh & Son
COMPANY. Inc, have subscribed more
than $4,000. and a subscription Of
bout s3.0nO has been made by en-
ployes of the Northwood Glass com
pany, 1t was announced. Many other