The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-18
Biz Crowd at Reception
For Michigan Visitors
KHcRErARY coacoRAN or CHAM
RER OF COMMERCE ACTS AS
CEAIRNAN-DH. DIcKEY
SYHAKg
Member Of Michigan Party Gives Views
On TAxakton and Use OF Trucks
o. Roads

w
alton Of .Aeir visitors. thr Michigan
farmers hv attending tire meeting at
the grand atArd A. ne Fair grounds last
evening Between 5000 and 1000 people
rlied the Srand stand and al enjoyed
the evening getting acquainted wl'h the
Michigan p.nHi". IN the ahrcn"r OF Nay
CT Thomas + Th"2~r :iarry =. Inrc"raa
manage ~ II" WN"e'trG chamber OF
Commerce. acted as chairman.
After extending rNr,l'si welcome 20
the Michigan farmers. N which he point
ed out some OF 'hc main features % me
Industrial! center "a well a. the farming
center in ;h:s part - Yves; Virginia..
NJ C'orrCrau tntTcdr,--'d ne principal
sneaker 81 thc cv"3'1C. ~. John l.. /
DtcXey, We, Anowr 7hy7!ciao and cap
tails, Of rs city And also vice pres ,
ident OF the Cha rher " commerce.
DR.. ptcfsy ralhs
Or. Dickey. AFTER ->icndtnE a vel !
come 10 'hv visitors started by .cll'nS
them that he was indeed SurpriS"a 20
have N" pleasure ~ addressing SUCH q
large body OF people rr'cr the weather !
had been - d,SaSrerahlc most OF he
day. He Further told 'h"m aAou, one
thing which nc considered Of vita, I'M. a.,
poru,ace--the movement begun by rres-
ident Warrea -. Harding. when he an
noQnccd INC Ill Sar ma MON conference
which = 20 star, on November H.
You people wilt remember that West
Virginia. said pr. plcK"y. - one ~
the youngest state or daughters OF Vir-
gina. the mother. which also has SIX
oth.S daughters. OF. which Michigan is
the A'St youngest. In this respect tho
local people ami Won people OF Michigan
are somewhat related
In connection wttn tho Industries OF
this great center. the Wheeling Steel
corporation. which recently took over
three other !arge companies. Is now
c.assed IS the third ,arEr<t Stcci con-
Germ In the United States Wheriag
also IS Cnaautac:urins center for <toESes
from which FEARS ago Il obtained the
Ia me OF the $tOSte city. Another article
which the city. IS noted for Is Mail
Pouch tobacco. used h. millions Of peo-
pie ell over the world We also have
many other Industries which are too
numerous 20 mention Br. Oickey closed
b. wishing All tAe Michigan People E,
great success on tho renatnd Of their
tour.
speech BY Michigan Farmer
George Is. Ho.tDa. r>',-cd iarrc,
from Michigan who a: 2rc%ci. pv "a p.
large farm Of $4,000 acres at F-uit
E.dSe. wa& tailed On - m.i.v e. :. /
remarks ar. Horton sad. "C.;;.,ns o. T,
Wheeling and all others (; - indeed |
a great pleasure 10 be before you bu; |
when I started or his :ou- had no |
idea that being chairman OF the pro-
gram committee meant 10 get up and !
deliver Sn address 20 stL:h largo au- |
dience. l. IS Impossible for ne 20 de- |
liver q speech but there are few |
points which l viii! endeayor to put be- |
fore you which no doubt will cause you |
10 do some hard thinking. Tho tirst |
Is that were Il not for The big ore tield |
on the Michigan peninsula Il would be |
impossible for The steel mills IN your |
city TO operate, while on the other |
hand We depend on the coal from you. |
state 20 assist US in obtaining this ma
teriaL
1t should also be remembered that !
We farmers rs well as the business =
class o. people should get together and {
Try every way possible 20 bring down i
The prices OF all products. with this !,
the wages OF ali !aborers will be de- :
creased accordingly so tina, things can ;
once more be brought back 20 normal. :
"A big question in my mind to- both :,
the farmer and the business men OF TO- /,
day Is taxation. Something WI have 20 !
be done so that the entire burden shall |
nR be placed on our shoulders but !
divided up so that things are more
equal In connection with this ono
thing which we should look after Is tho !:
truckers who are using our roads to
such an extent that unless they are !!
not put down double strength they VIII
not stand under this heavy usage Thrs"
truckers are using our roads and are
not paying half the taxation they
should. while on the other hand they ,
lriDDlinR he pm
which Is not jus; in one sense OF the
word. There are many Other things
which I corld bring up before you peo-
pie but as my time Is short 7 will c,ose
hoping that some time soon I may
elther come back TO this city or tina,
some OF the Wheeling people may come
and pay a visit 10 me or r-;y farm which
Is known by everybody throughout tho
state OF Michigan"
z. Il Hunter
z II. Hunter agriculture agent Of the
Ohio County Farm Bureau. was then
called upon and made few remarks
In connection with the great interest
which va staken by the Michigan farm
ers during their trip out through tho
country district IN the afternoon. He
also told them that he expected that
the local farmers no doubt would take
great interest IN such trip and that
he hoped 10 be able by next year to
get party OF tourists which would
visit the Michigan people.
Cecil A Robinson
Cecil A. Robinson, president OF the
wheeling Automobile club was then
called upon for 4 few remarks which in
REF were that ne hoped that a the
Michigan people bad enjoyed their trip
that they had encountered nothing but
good roads and tha, the bad stretch
which they found N West Virginia
vould-be fixed in tho near future as the
state road comm! sslon Just recently
took over The national highway which
runs through this part OF the state.
Tour Originator ralk1t
J. b Brown. %"n' ral manager IN
charge OF the tour ncd also originator
Of the hrst tour. which was made In
1920. was called upon for few re-
marks. In his opening statement. Mr..
Brown said: Il have plenty to tell the
people % thiS great city where we have
Deen given such a cordial velcome. nut
~ chc time is growing late | win make
il az briefly as possible You VIII all
notice the American rrar In front or the
randst2Hd That NaE Is the otncial
rlaS used On this tour: this flag Is tho
Il. F. n. Memorial riaS which was used
st the ded.ca ton Of a largo monument
which Uaa obtained through my efforts
wi'h me assistance nf farmers over the
entire United S,ates while ar.
carrying this fac with Va. another -
used ii its piac" would also !'ks