The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-19
sTEUBENv|LLE BUSINESS MEN
i: :1,,: VISIT WHEELING VIA TROLLEY
QUESTS or c. P. KILLINGS, OF TIE
WHEELING TRACTION S1Sfk-n'
ON "HouHH TRIP TO CITY.
Enjoy Luncheon at the Fort Henry
Club-Predict Great FIXTURE FOR
Ohio valley.

"A delekation Cd Steuh"UVlllc business
rasn paid a pleasant visit 10 " hc'i'HS
srstreday, as guests OF c. z. Billings.
SIcS president and general manager "l
the Wheeling Traction system. Ill" N'S'o
Nm. similar in character to ri" trip OF
wheeling business men L" St"UbenNiI''
on the previous day. IN which III" Nh"~'-
I1r-steubcnvilie through car service Va
formally opened.
Tbs Steuhcnvtlsr party arrived during
the noon hour on Il big car Of the Wheel
;nrTractinn system. having first stopped
M Rcech Bottom 10 inspect the w lnoSor
Power plant OF thu AMERICAN raS q
Metric company. and other n'e inouS-
tries at tho thriving little ur-rIEer IN
dustrial city.
IA delegation Of Wheeling business mon
met the Stcubcnville VISITORS ana "S-
CARED then, to the Fort Henry club
Sshere a tempting luncheon was served.
s Mr.. Billings presided as POSTMASTER
. - Tho luncheon and IN 4 well directed
sariAs Of remarks. told of the plans ana
ni,rposcs Of the Wheeling Traction SHS-
lem The company. H. SAID. mas nothing
10 ask Of Wheeling or StenbeuNiIIe IN
.the way franchises. but that the COM
nHny does want the cooperation OF 'he
sStizens Of both municipalities IN ord"r
that the service may be made the oeSt
rapssible. He said that traction officials
3tsicye that there IS 4 great tutur" IN
seore for this section OF the ohi" Na'IeF'
md nredicted that very soon the popuia- :
ttion in tho territory lying between these
Two cities will be greatly increased.
- He asked for the cooperation OF all
rho people in devising plans and carry
ing them out for making the service the
hest possible. =,
Mr.. Billings next introduced MT. l. NJ
sScott who welcomed the SteuoenNllit
Visitors on behalf OF the people OIL
Wheeling Mr.. Scott created q httie
Good natured rivalry when he made the
announcement that although AIR. Biilnss
lid not know Of the fact. yesterday
.ment was simply a preliminary 10
.1ronsign TO annex Steubenrille to Wheel
eng.
s:attorney John J. Commit was the next
tsbeaker and in an interesting ana anus
SSs1 address .eudcrcd the hospitality OF
Nhrcliug TO tho visitors ana extshuea
10 them III" keys TO the city.
IA portion OF his address MT. |ohlli
devoted to discussing seriously ana Win
effect the disposition on the part 81
'Some to hamper ana ombarraSs pupiic
service corporations. lie pointed our me
st.ct tina, such utilities rs the Wheeling
FRACTION company and West virginia
..Sraction &; Electric company ar" r"huer-
.5hp puhlic service without when 'ht
PEOPLE cannot get along. anu mat ~"
'people should grasp IN. raIic ot th4s
service. /.
Douh,less ;hSr,. has been a great dear
of justified feeling against pubIlc St4
vice corporations. Mr.. COMMIT Saih' De
cause OF former nigh handed actions u"
the part of corporations. bat those tluiC'
or. n,st Ee declared II 10 he his belief
10 Nm
In try 10 create closer relationship anu
b.,trr spirit between themselves and the
,nabli, utilities. in order that I'll" com
sn,unitv may best bc served.
~ Putnre Of Ohio valley Boosted.
sst' q. Slmmcral. editor Of the St"ub"n
Scale Herald star. responded 10 the wei
ac0mc on behalf Of tn" Stcubsrvill" visit
sore in n striking address in which ne OK
tended the thanks Of the Tisie1is 20 NIX
'BiIliuSs and the Wheeling reception co'n-
mittcc.
Mr.. Simmcral dealt at length with the
civic duties OF business men and paid a
glowing tribute to the Scrat business .sS
men OF the valley who have seen the
VISION Of it's possibilities and who have
sxren their time and means TO its de-
sVelopmcnt.
9 4Ec painted a glowing picture oil the
industrial opportunities which the up:'"f
s0hio VALLEY afford and said that citizen
sship in. the Ohio Valley ought to near
.hrore than use Of the opportunity q
shAke money. 1t involves. nc said. re-
Nsponsibility for bettepng social and IN
'dGstrial conditions and appealed TO the
Business men present 10 give their ocs'
time and thought to working out some ol
the social problems that the increase o.
industry have created.
.. At PAS the party took their specIa
car FOR Steubenville.
= rThe following visitors from Steuoen
sSfile, F'ollansbee. Wcllsburg and Bril-
sUsnt were on the special which made tn,
'tr1p from Steubenville this morning:
IGilbcrt Follansbee. FollanSbce, W. Va
81 K. Jacob. Z. A. Sheets. l. G. Roberts
,pnayor Of Wellsburg: G.. T. Buchanan
Nv. 3 Miller. Elmer Hough. Leonard He
shsang. II c. Wells, Wcllsburg: Geo Sharp
IL. W. Grin, F.. ]. Collins. Geo. II. Weber
,Eeo. Howe. Richard Mehon. Chas. Sim"-.
AT Clark Cromoley. Charles Charlie:
sSbecks. L. Erskine. Lawrence Leypotd
Harry Irons. ]. s. King. Edward Fefst
a, c. DANGERS, Geo. Geschider. Everett
Ferguson, Steubenville: L. J.McCunc
brilliant.
.t,wheeling men on tn" reception com
,nnttee included:
sHieo. A. I1aughlin. II. c. Ogden. Free
~ Fox. J. II. Coss. I. NJ. Scott. W. p
Wilson. A. A. Wilson, Harry McLurc
tBkrnie Mcclure. J. D. Merriman. join
Coniff, II. P. Corcoran. Cecil Robin
son, Geo. Lutz. Geo. Baird, Otto Sch"nE
:" L Brice John Garden.