The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-13
ANNUAL REPORT Of BOARD Of DIRECTORS Of :. !
THE WHEELING CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
committee was appointed taiend q
sistance toward its ratificatA
Independence DNv CAl0k Gdoa

SlSldHCc lOWdFQ Tatli1Cdln
Independence Day Csls don.
Patriotic and auxiliary ordinations
and fraternal societies, ofsNheeling
jointly petitloned the Chamb of Com.
merce TO furnish the neceSfy funds
for a mammoth AmericanizaA demon
stration and celebration; IN bnmemor-
fourth anniversary of dependence
Day. The Chamber Of Com 1rce gave
It's unqualified support, andhrouEh q
special committee secured q4ributions
from the business men * the city
amounting to over $4,000 kcover ali
'ex penses. Both the demontetion and
celebration were completS ecceSs.
AmsxtcAnixatdoA
A survey was made Of tharious in
dustries in Wheeling and Ginity EN-.
ploying alien labor to atitain how
many there were, and tRs place. OF
abode and other necessaryformatio u
the Wheeling Chamber Commerce
could evolve plan to suStfully car.
ry on AmericaniIation wo11 this city.
oo1y01ttona.M
Special efforts were masduring the
year to induce a large noer Of con.
ventions from West VirSt and other
sections Of the countryS come to
Wheeling. The result o6ch efforts,
without question, brouglthe largest
number Of conventions tor city ever
held In any one year Of history. The
many thousands Of delees and visi.
tors attending these contions were
extended the hand Of wehe and hos.
pItality in the way thatt character
lied Wheeling as "the cdntion city"
Housing
The Wheeling Improvnt aSsocia.
ton composed Of somNe hundred
loading and influentit citizens Of
,,ar,hars The CSambei Commercc
early in the year empH competent
engineers to- make yey Of the
housing conditions in Filing. Tho
result Of this survey Murned over
to the Housing committt the Cham
Der Of Commerce. Thinmittee has
the question Of formin community
building corporation. directors Of
this organiza ton have;horiZed the
Housing committee to nize q Com
munity Building corpon In Wheel
ing, with an authorizedtal OF $780,
900. AS soon as condtt Will permit
the work Of effecting san orGaniza-
tion in this city will PIP.
PeTshing Csl9on.
United encouragement assistance
was given by the offic1irectors a nd
members Of the Champ Commerce
Pershlng's VISIT. to wing in April.
The celebration was med by the
American Legion andommittee Of
representati, citizen!he member
ship was urged by Ito subscribe
to the fund necessarfover all ex-
TSntted states ch.u,s Commerce
During the month OIL the diverst-
fled business inter2f wheeling.
through a special tttee Of tn.
Chamber Of COMMENCEMENT $500
to the fund for thSosed United
home to be built at lington. D. c.
The estimated cost grounds and
building is 32,750.0ol
WheOltAH'S StioR
When the Unitedi Census Bu-
rcau announced thapopulation Of
Wheeling for 1920 t.32e. a wave
OF ppointment spver the citl-
zenship.
An appropriation made by the
the result Of whichtd that many
hundreds Of people len missed by
the government enPrs.
Conferences vera with the
AZ washington, whbulted In the
RECOMMENDATION Of ane-half OF the
city.
1856 additional pet were found.
making the officials TOT W. Wheel,
Census S Department. with the
census for the enbte completed
and announced. wi retains its
distinction of beiHhrst city Of
West virginia by 90.
West virTt3s Fair
Cooperation andrt was given
by the officers ACTORS of the
chamber Of Comnto the West
Virginia state FSsociation. in
making its fortietyl fair great
success. During feek. Septem.
her 6th to 18th. fhousands OF
visitors from ohpsyivania ana
a standpoint Of ate and revenue
4 was a record y Many hum
dreds Of hubble 4 citizens who
make up the Fairation deserves
much credit for trvices In the
interest Of this ct state
Ohio osuntS 1urssa
The Chamber tmmerce gave
complete co-operao the Ohio
County Farm Bulho have their
headquarters in Same building
with the Chambeis organization
composed Of apreds Of farm
ers Of Ohio counting to advance
the interest of hner should be
encouraged by tens generally.
Protest 1Gads ASpseiA TAI o.
Foreign com1AutomoeuSS
During the mofFenSuary many
were 20 tne CnSh;I a
Of Commerce bys OF automoohG
1 West yi in Tn'G sjoad Tax. Which
was being ASH against their
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