The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-21
ENGINEERS HEAR
\. \. FINLEY
: Unanimously Endorse Memorial For SOL
! diers-WorR Of Engineering over
| There Discussed.

An enthusiastic gathering Of the MEM
hers Of tho Ohio Valley Chapter. Amerl-
can Association of Engineers. was AT
their club rooms AT the University Gun
lasI night heard very fine address
delivered by w. II. Finley. national pres
ident OF the engineers association. ana
who is also president of tn" Chicago ana
Northwestern railway.
1t was asI the head Of the American
Assocint ion of Engineers that Mr.. flnIey
tnlkcd to the local chapter and delivered
their charter for a chapter to when
they have risen from 4 club :.
MIR. c. II. Ncrwuhlt presided in the
ahsrnca Of President Darrah Of the
chaplcr who is i'll. and introduced MI
Fred T. FHris, The architect. who NX-
plaincd the plans and drawings for the
proposed soldiers memorial tn hr erect
I'd on Wheeling hill top, giving estimates
Of cost Of construction, feasihillty OF the
plan and the sentiment when prompts
tho building Of tho memorial. n motion
was seconded and carried unanimously
bv the members of the chapter rndors-
ing tho memorial and committee was
appointnd with Roy Roller as chairman
to confer with tho big joint committee
which will soon no formed by commit
tees OF other organizations TO push the
project along.
Mr., Finley was then introduced and
launched int his address without any
fornlality and held his auditors spch-
bound for an hour.
In his opening remarks. Mr. flnlcy
said that in his younger days ms IN
tcrrst in engineering WAS intense. put
thought after hc entered the rallroad
field il would di" out. but II is no"
stronger than ever.
Tho engineers. Mr.. Finley said. nave
been looking for vehicle Of expression
and havr found il through organiza-
ton which is national in scope. nor
automatic in effort. hut by hard labor
and tho American association is watch
tower tn look over the local chapters.
The engineering rrincpl" is Tho same
tho country oyer md hr hoped for IN
divirlual engineers and organizations
taking moro interest in local community
interests and the national body is back
If local chapters for civic improve
mcnis.
The hest skill is needed for tho pc
Rod Of reconstruction after the war.
which has changed everything. and the
engineers now in France in the service
Of tho country will como back with
new IDEAS. and tho old Will probably
DC brushed a*id" for better ones.
Tho intentions Of the association are
10 do Something for the soldiers "n their
return and s"c that they get what they
deserve.
Industry has boon overturned by the
war. finance changed and royalty done
for: the world is in state Of chaos
and il Is up to III" engineers 10 take
their share Of the problem and solve it.
The war has shown the oil
trained mon. as we went inunorganlzeo
and have nStuundrd the world by our
work in France which Is beyond prece-
dent. Mr.. Finley has Il son IN the en-
cheering service over there. and In
his letters home said it was impossible
to describe the fcats of The Americans
in Il constructive way. One had to see
The work to realize the immensely or
the tasks overcome: miles OF docks,
thousands of buildings. large ware
houses and railroads built and the meth
DDS Of unloading. etc. has opened the
cyrs " the world to American clll-
cheney.
For tho reconstruction period Amer
lea needs the unification Of ideas I'M
m"ljat"Iy ~ Grcnt Britains plans have
already been made out, and the United
States is laEr;ing behind. Mr.. Finley
hrUuSh; out the interesting Information
thnt the failure of the British and
French in the GalIipoli peninsula was
partly due IL inefficient engineering, or
lack Of preparation.
He urged the engineers rs unit or
citizenship to the development IF the
community and identify themselves with
public matters and have representatives
at Every conference for the hctlcrnent
OF the welfare of their home cities and
towns.
'fhr American Association "f Engl-
nr"rs are II young organization. hut nrc
growing. by leaps and bounds. besides
the h;- number Of chapters and clubs
in this country. They hav" offers "f
organization from ranndn. ln'lia. l'hi!-
inpin" Islands and South America.
Mr.. /. T.. Wa!lin of Pittsburgh maze
= few remarks in The interest III" organ
iHatiun, and after SOCIAL intercourse
among the members the meeting cIoSd.
far Snuprriur to the Huns" and will
i,iI Il Hun Thousand yards. Now. take