The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-13
SPEAKER SAID BE HOPED THAT
wonD SOON BE IMPROVED.
PURE WATER, PAVED STREETS AND
EVERYTHING THAT GOES 10
MAKE IDEAL CITY.

T.. u.
Mems Sunday Morning club Of In
manual Chapel Baptist church. on south
E.oft street, yesterday morning ard ths
subject 0. his address was IN" Ne"
Outlook" IN which Mr. Taylor cited the
backwardneSs in civic improvements III
the city and pointed out the conditions
of the present day but looked forward
TO tho time when Wheeling would take
her piac. among the Other taunic'pal'tteS
of the nation which arc enjoying IN .ns
way OF pure water, properly paved
streets and everything which goes 20
make M the average American cry OF
to-day.
Thu address advocated practical
things which can Or accomplished III Il
practical way and made big impress
sion on his auditors.
Mr.. Taylor said ~ part:
The church like everything CTS" IN
the nsU- day has AS its mission 10 serve
humanity. not merely 10 hug its DOC
,rines; and this service should e3tsna
itself not only I" mans spiritual Hu'
also 20 his material endowm"nts- IN
mis- great day into which We havr come.
real ministry Shn,rid b. 10 total man
hood aud not merely 10 4 special part OF
his nature. The church. IT'S ministers:
and its laisty. should plac" thc1aSe'!SS
1T its disposal OF every ncco OF XIV
community. ,.,i.e,
point" said Mr.. Taylor. we hay" VITA!
obligations I" each other IN m ~;
X.
dierS went from US pledged to give thelr
utmost To preserve what We vatu' most
deeply They went forth 20 oslnE US 4
better world. We are likewise pleuged
10 give 'h"m on tnelr fcSurn' o''|''
. city. MAYA dangerous
that To preach 4 better democracy ana
religion and not 10 make our pEaI' s,si
a,ol;ca lions square with our fsrH"rS ana
aspirations Before the armiSt!ce came.
. our whole soldirry and c.tizsnr% were
urged on with IN. d"Slr" TO 50 tntnusn
10 Berlin and WIS.,; dTaStiSly on the
since ;hr signing % tn" arnlStics. now
ever W. are, OU!t" ready 10 let matters
rest wh"r.. they ar" for We are iearninE
through t;rrmanT'S present dlSruptlNc
interval condition that every wronS
bring: with Il It's own punishment.
Their. is. lih''w!Ss. 4 punishment Tor US
for our own community d"r"IictlnnS- l-et
me be- very definite: ::rS;: we INV :"
II, Ia drink That condition does no.
. obtain in other cities -; SlEnitar SIZE.
and Sma!l"~. Il - sham" Z" nave uu'
phvs;ciaus. - a man. hav.' Ia warn us
iibs, th's most >nnmrn commodity that
y civ owes (" It's CitIZ"urE IS 700 LiI'hS
TO use Ar" vs. Il really practical thrlS
tian community when "" allow tniS ut
usual condition (" continue. ana our sol
der - return 10 III. city for which
;hnv hav.. :nHEht and lind th!S Elafihe
discrepancy practically uraltrred;
The tim" IS passing "ncn lut'rdl
can be c"mpiacen,ly Attended. ana IN:
crime of Z city in causing death oy 4
fever bearing water. or Grllh-oea!tn6
djscas> due ~ civic sanitary neglect re-
main publicly urrnnd"mned. Inc ne"
outlook to-day condemns the present at
titudc. it,,
ruhicr. ~ an almost annual overflow
% Tiir -IvcE which il making the prop
cry T.: that section !hctSts!n6S 80,
sirab!". AMI which constructs 80 "a :,
:ncrac.. - III" future material pE"Si"'tI'Ss
of .ur ely \ government engineer mas
estimated that $7o0.onn would oE:lu q
yiadur, that would relieve entirely tina
condition. wi;h ali It would nIS"r;; i t,r
only IN justice To- the citizens o. "a
particular district but also 70 'ae WEI
far. a: our y;ty III large.
Our street condition | have only U
mention. do not ma" 20 oy = Son H. ;, 9
taul;f;nder wiki our city. he'lihs
has wonderful reSourGc"S. An unuSua
esprit ~ fellowship Among KS .cl''"'t'S
We hav> 10 doubt c"U'D"nSat'ohS =" pr
sent defects. AND X "ur (o.ai ho,.a
ties could be realized. ~ would nave
nersect g.n, al a city. The pH"pie o.
Wheeling hav" been slow. that * sEt
dent btu; !; il Il matter y; OBS
hy sonlr civic Enterprises that nave a.
ready been realized. that when 'heE De
begin, th":r heart. brain. M" S""' o
clear in - :he enterprise.
we hav, "A splendid rltE government
wholly devoted ~ hr'iitlS = w. ~
Our public men ar" r"nSr;"nti"uS'E SIT
ing 70 serve n" city; hHSt interests: ou
thry IN turn must b. served D? 4 10Y d
and earnest C:ttzcnr!. 49,,
"Ther, should b. expended at leaS
s50no. 900 IN ;hc ci;y' within the mex
four years 20 pu. Us on a c"iNpeIlN'H
basis wiki cities % = similar SIZE.
= IL W. continue - have a clt? INA
is bcgow par ia thH possession % c,Ea
assets. such as adcQuat" parks. pIaE
grounds. rur" water supply. a:n7t" nous
ing conditions. "tc.. our iutur" Iao"rin'
men. craftsmen, and even prof"SSi4na
...--,,Sen wili choose other cltlHs in pr"tH!
rncr t. our own in which 20 rear thes
families ani 7sai;z- their own S0r;'
needs Til. character "t cltyS WHFN
inrman. cttira man. ard trades man
most important. Th.: human unit IN
city's future must hc taken titalE 'lt
account cf We. ar. - have cittZcnSh:
with \ tuughcn"d moral ftor" in''!','.
nal awarcncS< AMI whol"soIf" character
vi. must as \ city pU; II ~" disposal q
our inhabitants thu Things tuAt i''''
minister ~ ties" ends.
"Whe.Ijns mas Il Gr"at location rs,
:bs NV canal IS realized. Wheeling WI
bcc,rrc To- ali !ntcm'S and purposes.
seaport. and probably twice rs pr"S''
Mr.. Taylor closed with this tcl'in
"v"r Mni,k~. n" great German ger
c-,f standing in the "lty or -. t'&u
Ntnu.. said very brutality IN T"UioN t>
oitai!u; What y cry 10 SACK. L"'
in Wh-c!:ug sax iii the da: %! n" ne
outlook. VIVA; Il city (" lserf".