Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-05-17
wHEEILN i-MANrFAcruREs-Nn L

wIEELIN ANUFACTURES-No |.
Is saJ To be always darkest, just b, G,rc day
NrL that to the hcon observer. mpy be sufficient
evidence that day coming; bat there are rcaspus
other Than the darkness rrnw haugHg over the niy-
Ioi olmanuficiurcr- ,u this country. why we shuuld
Il, cH that the burlhon the u,ht has rast d l.
true that. there amy hammer now stil,cd that
one short year ago was clanki"g upon tho anvil
many baud hangs l'sllcss and idle that vas then
ncrvcd and active. II b. lcnc that establish
mont after anlthcr Is deserted hut he fact that our
Imports have faleu oil and that the stocks Of go as
now on hands hong iorrod iuln market 10y the
holders NJ a sacrifice. us well as the general dc
mand from all quarters e lhc c.intry Or the nI.
p rsiirnn OF protective duties give ample evidence
that daylight Will sam ap ear hat ere hong. the
manufacturers Of '.o country. will be prosperous.
and thst the nptc Of busy preparation will s,on be-
sounded from Maine To Georgia
Wheeling will uni, cannot be- without Us share
in the general prosperity. and must bocrnc man
uacIuIug place Cor the supply of nnny of the wants
OF the great west, nnd u Is here HAT capital will
with the proper attention aud discreet hhemli'y oi
citizens, seek investment Ole thing it is
however requisite. should be ,rne IN mind by our
property holders \ great amount uf property hos.
Within year or NV, found Us level and srme been
sacrificed: but 1t better hlt shol'd be- FOR
the future Prosperity fIhe place than that too high
value should Lc pat upon Al by It's holders. They
will, in he enI. Gud advantage in sales al
moderate prizes Than at eNhrrbitaut ou,a The
will tend To hring IN tnufirturrrs oud rnechau.
les here, the other tend - drive them AWAY. the
will enhance the real value. tie other dcprcss
j.. We should Therefore be cautious Of placing
too high a value up,n that which, unless II Will
se has value. II is 'hcreinrc - solicit the at.
Ienion orpcrz,ns abroad not 10 bald up our place
in li.c esteem Of is owners, hal speak ever OF
the advantages Of Wheeling Us a manufacture ~
place. Machinery being. at the present day. osily
used in rho Ecadirg manufactures of the country,
mpliye 20 ycrN facilities rr obtaining it arc am ING
the f st requisites The contest Gr supremacy
between steam aud wafer has heen decided, long
since ia favor Of the former undcr most crcums tan
ces aud cspcc lily in hc ", tern country where
rool Il. cheap and easy Of nrccss upon navgnblc
strrnms while rsIsIIuns are rarely found combining
nayignhe rivers and streams ia the vicinity afford
ing water p"~cr. Sites fur the of water W.
er are held at higher prices IN proportion Il Ihc
advantage derived than hose for Steam ns upon the
same stream few sites are fouad available while IN
n coal measure they iuuumcrahlr. For many
oiher rca~'ns,-ihc rapaciiy for constant use, the
comparatively lille liability 10 injury AMI IN fact.
Iho real economy Of steam power. must render IL
eventually Necessary 10 prosperous m1nuflciory.
For the supply of this power. Wheeling certainly
eNces any place in inc west IL * si,uitcd near
the centre Of the great coal measure of the Oho
extending from The Allegheny on the north, the
Mun"nglhela on the east. Cars run on tho spuiI.
and Tusoarawns county, Ohio on tho wc,t As ir
Is The centre, nlso does the coal vein ar
pear deeper here than at any point nearer it, cir
conference. There j. not a hill around the city
and for miles above aud below the city which has
not a coal vein situated from thriy To forty feet
above a level with the bottom lauds la the most |
available situation 60, manufacturing. During the |
many years that this GOAL has been used. 1t has not
al oil increased IN price, and cannot d. until
years on years of heavy manufacture shn u have
measurnbly exhausted the vast supply. The ev-
ports Of coal Gom. this place To the west in 1886
were 100000 bushels, ia 1871 about 1000, 900
Sushcis which cost at the bank not more Than
cts per bushcl For this price coal can be supplied
10 any works ia the place iuiicously located. There
are mary sites in and around the city where works
may be constructed the mouth Of the coal banks
from which coal be thrown 10 the mouth Of the
furnace IN the rear, while from the front the manu-
iaeiured article, wi bout drayngc may he Ioadc ON
bonrd OF boat The value Of such positions Is great
10 The manufacturer and they are 20 be found ia no
othor place 10 tho extent they nre here. The saw.
ing derived from the cheapncss Of ccaI in this place
IN large manufacturing establishment, is q fortune
IN itself
In an esnbl' shmcnt consuming 900 600 bushels
OF coal per annum, tho difference in the cost ofIhat
article bc'woon Wheeling and other cities in the
west IS sllows
Wh'e''"g-2O0Oo0 would COS, OF ] cts.
$4,000
In Pin'6urgh, Gets per bushel $4,000 -
Difference m favor ofwhoo-
ling, oooo
In Cincinnati coal costs 10 cts 10000 -
difference IN favor Of whel.
ling Izooo
In LouisUiHe coal costs ! I els. $4,000
Difference ia favor Of Vince
ling, 1oeoo
IN ~ Lous coal cos, 10 cis. 10000 -
DifoTtnoc IN favor u Vince
ling. t1ooo
In either Of ihoso cases. INC saving made ir I'M.
ono item would BE- a handsome ppOfi on the entire
outiuy Of money and Time.
(To be ooainus1)
haCE,--fhc great race between Fash5On and
Boston camo ~ on The lOlh i1stsut. 81 tho New
York Coune. Fashion was the winuer-Time Ist
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