The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-03
COMMERCE CHAMBER To PROBE
MARKET AUDITORIUM PRICES
BOARD or DIRE croRs TO SECURE
DATA PROM OTHER CITIES.
r1Acr1oN PAVING PRoBI.BM TO
90 TO JOINT CIVIC BOARD.
COMMITTEES ON ELECTION AND
ANNUAL DINNER NAMED.

Tho directors OF the Wheeling cham
Der OF Commerce ~; ~ their T"EH'N7
s.m.-month,y meeting n ;he e"r' 't'h
~ Club. noon Fr:''ay. -"T;emHrr 'AI'
the meeting was We Attended Az! Soy
eral important rI'trr9 N"'r A'N'" ''''
siderattcn.
REGARDING the ACTON - Council n
their meeting ~: August !N'h which re-
ouested that 80 Chamber % commerce
taxa NJ the question - ending ways
p and means y Sr.v!aS ne paving co"tro-
ye~Sv between ne ,'.tE - Wheeling ana
Tho ioca. Traction tCmraH:rs. Att"r
thorouEh!y considering thH matter tie
directors. n reply u:"dc The sp"1"iAs
suggestion 70 the 'Ity tcunri. OF
Wheeling. Tha: ;&"y should again cal
together the cCc'uHt;e" created 'E
Counc;l N April 1921. which WAS repre-
, sentative OF all the civic organizations
In the ct;y. aHI which was created sor
the sole purpose q! investigating !n;o
the questions At issue hetwHen the city
and the local Traction Companies IN
respec, e. their paving obligations. and
10 orrer recommended tons - the city
council, :ha. might Hr:ug th.s matter %
a satisfactory CONCLUSION. |, was also
suggested that this controversy should
be speedily adjusted without any turth-
er delay IN the IT;ercs: Of this COM
mun!ty. and In order that no further
damage will result 20 mo newly paved
streets along the route OF the street car
lines.
Prices to 10 Investigated
The manager OF the Chamber was IN
s,ructed by the directors to secure data
from a number OF other cities concern
Ing the retail prices charged FOR various
commodities IN their pubic market
no A1sn ~ nrlNeS hpiOR
charged on the various commodities be-
ing sold In The Market Auditorium OF
this city. This data Will bc mad"
subtcc, OF discussion by the directors
a; the!r next meeting Friday September
18th.
Traffic Committee
A report was subu>,.ed by the Cham
her's Trafsc Committee outlining what
was being done By this committee N
connection with several large rate cases
eTecting the shippers OF this comnun-
!,y. They also reported upon several
, other matters which the commi;tc had
been working out for ,ne benefit Of all
local shippers.
Special Committees Appointed
President 4. L. Stitel was authorized
BY the directors to appoint special
committee on the nomination and cleo
ton OF directors. which takes place the
latter part OF this month. Also q spe
ctal committee on the Annual Member
ship Dinner, which Will be held the
second Thursday N October.
The personnel OF the two following
committees wero announced:
Committee on Nomination and Elec-
ton Of Directors:
Messrs:
Douglas Nass, Fl. +. Gordon
Chairman Thomas 3. Hayes
Allen S. Adams Edward Jepsoa
J. Howard McFaddeiCarl J. Fisher
Committee on Annual Membership
dinner:
Messrs: <
Alex. Glass J. f. Stevenson
Chairman 7. r. Narley
II. E. Fields 4. \. Wilson
w F.. Stone J. q. Hoffman. Jr.
Fred II. Behrens II. c. Ogden
Geo. y. Maxwell Geo \. Laughl!n
W. l.. Br!ce Z. Mckinley
{. ". LETTERS
New Member
The application FOR membership or
the REQ. Distributing Company. Mr.. NJ.
E Webb. manager. was unanimously
approved. This makes 81 new meulher
sh!ps secured since Oct. !. 1920. bring
. ing the total membership OF the CI1om-
Der up to ISL