The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-23
FIN GROVE CITIZENS PROTEST
AGAINST INCREASE IN CAR FARE
CITIZENS PROPOSE TO INAUGuEATE
AN AUTOMOBILE LINE FROM
TOWN TO THIS CITY.
Mana ger 7. .. Whittcmore, OF W. Va.
T. g. Z. Co., Appears in Poison
and Defends Company.

4 meeting called for tn purpose 'l
protesting against an in"r"ns" IN car
fares IVY tho West Virginia Trn"i!"n 4
y every citizen in th" Elm Gr"v" dIstrir'
turning out las; evening ana "ltrndihE
4 mass meeting held in tn" i. OF J..
hall ut Elm Grove. Farmers ana f'Ht-
dents from tho rural section mingled
with the residents from the towns as"hE
the pike and voiced their protest asa'nS'
what they termed hard-hipS against
tho residents Of The pike section.
Mr.. J. y. Whit'rmurr. general mara
car ~ IN" West VIRGINIA Tra"t'"n and
Electric company appeared ~ "rri"h
md defended his company ami niiii""r"d
All ur"st:uus ur"puundrd to hln!. Con-
:..itinc engineer, f"nm t'hi"ar" ard New
York were IN attendance and lHi"nHd ~
;hr arguments and took figures hut they
did not make any statements ana re-
fused Ia sly who they represented. T""
mon connected with the InI'"d @'ar'S
railroad administration. however wcrr
present ami took n"Iat'"HS.
Citizens state Conditions.
The meeting had hc":, 'ali"d Ivy the
Elm Grove I}"nrr Of Trnda and l'rrsI-
Irni lirnry St".r. rp"n"d tn" meeting
ly Introducing Mr.. II. l.. ''nr'"r Of thh
board wlir E:lV.' fIarteS--slnd figures as
calhnrrd ~ he l:',&rl -: TrHdr AMI told
e thr prnI l&rh additional increase. u"
told IT III" hnrGShinH inflicted on ~"
.i,!rul. ,T Ih., district = hn we're COM
n,,IIrd Ir MS. tisc arg -! ia" company
fer The burmese ~ lra,"lliuI back ana
forth from tho city and AFRO - tn" de-
.,riaiinn in thc valuation Of property
i...
messed .,tldi, ."nHl increase. That III" "!'-
,,o,.: ".rr, :qt;"rl; opposed :" m add
,inn7i ,rrrcmSr was his opinion. RI"
.,r>I presented a priitiIn signed by IN"
mo .nr'iv -. ih, - ,Grn& aSl;n" III" pub
. i.c coy. f., rrnini e un ~ III" stat" 10
..h,ng., The firr. frn!n Whr"iimC I" iIlm
Grove, f. :, cents and Ia "s'ah'!:;h hut "n"
zone. That an aWtomulHl" bus I'm"
ud,,ll J., il,v result wa his "n'nl"n ana
ne outlined proposition whereby thc
citizens will rurch:.S" hooks Of 'rh"'H
-. . nominal "'St. tn" mnn6tnrE FnHa-
ION heinz Sufficient tn maintain thr UP
keep and operation IT SAIL lin" only.
Tho. r.nrc%"nt hrnrtil" endorsed his pro-
I,>yi;inn and nn doubt II the inCr'AE" IS
granted II NH 90 through.
]. D. Whlt:cr1ore Talks.
The general nAnHG"r at IN" E"St r
.,InLa Traction ana F'''' ''''' ''''' 800
. vsa rrcsrnt and was asked y" N" pres
!,Irut Of tn, board al Trade 10 speak IN
Tho interest 1T his company. II" ulh
50 and in :. very frank manner Tth'r"
.ha rC.iiinn shat ihr company WAS IN
Of tho n-recni time. II" Siriri ;hat me
cnmnany must secure M additional row
.nu,. 4; Il T.; TO civ" srrIic': To ihr "u'-
liz That iInprnl rn,'Iit~ mus; inc Th'''i'
: IN The road and also tn INC rolling STOCK
/ vac his ,..udIt! .,p'nl"n. ami M '"''-
,anv mus, huin m.t,"y with which |"
,ln - WINS also his statement
: IL Wi s,ieG relative :" :hr Nr"H"*'d
: :.,.r..,... and stated ha. u YES nr0-
! ;.oscd IT, make three far" zones /" Elm
: Grove. II, '!r.I from Nh""i'n% |"
rhomrscir'.> station. ar Rndlrr'"; 'hc
. .r..,rl =, -Iiru,! rr":n ":"nw''d 10
lTnwar,!'s nlarc. and IA" :hird - "N:'hd
. from i:lyiMgtun Ian" !" l.ir ''r"N"'
J rYrh Of HE ihrc., 2"nr% :" l1p on" my
other. r,lkIn:. a total # - cents II Elm
. Grove nr III other words three HniI"" III
: : cent. each lie En"" fH"'" ana Tug
! urcs 10 anyone asking GueStiGnS. ma
: was kent ru the stand for an h"Er ANA
! n hnlf. duriu: wh'rh Tim" h" wa: meier
,nris.. for figures ?nI data. showing
. thai h,. r:rtl.:#t,"l 'hnr"u&hiV IN" n"F-
,iiou Of the rcad am it's fln"n""#. II"
stated Nat II" rumn2ay nnIS' w;E;''! 4
,Gunrr deal. that it wrS not 'ry'"I /"
do, tho public. and that tn" company wac
! losing money ut III" prrs"r; iiih". n"
only arl;rd fu: an Investigation ~ con-
; diiinns %rI for III" """ntrH'i"n 81 pal
| irons. Tie stated that ;hr road was