Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-12-18

bhlDSE AT WiiEELING.-Our neigihors a
wheeling are earnestly agiiaing the sahirci ol
bmiihg bridge acrsss The Ohso NJ hat Mace
Were there no >ftrr reason Why Pittsburgh sh uid
r-monsiraie asains this preeI. The FACT that il will
en- tnally destroy aad mpaflanI branch
Trade just ronimencing here. Is enough We refe,
10 InIn Ia p huildIEg- We learn thai IN. Iron
Steam Ship. jasi mmered building here. is 10 be
i"I'y 'igg mad fitted o0r 10 Ibis port Were n
bridge 10 be built ai"heeing belDfe she is flushed
q ""uld he imp0ssIble for b or 10 get uuf and il
w"nld hereafter operate ogaasi bew contrsefs heinp
entered no E'r hOilding asd finishing SHIPS here
Now. when We consider that The building OF mn
shS ~ Iusi IN ne infancy, and haf there il slro,,g
probability oi ihesr sapefscding wa,dsn vesse !
altogether aud when We fusIher ronsider thai
rnish0rgi. presents facilities both lnr buiIdine aud
lifting out such vessels Unequalled BY a,,v oon ~,
TIE Owed States. We nay reasonably csnsrlude
that this branch of business Is TO become one of vas,
:" almost incaicnahle. Importance 10 this civ We
hive The iron. the timber. the pine lor spar. The
cOfdaee. sud every other aaricle. (eieep psohahly
sail dusk, and that coHJ suOn manu- iaciure) re-
CURED Tor hnfidins and fining out vessels.
The health ofoHr cry Is unsurpassed BY any other
~ NE United S'pies; We have cheap markets eheap
fuel, and can o'r every indueemeul To bring suci,
trade nIo our midst.
Sha'nii We not. then. see that this trade in az
inceplive state, v moi taken from US or greatly Grip
pied by the movements Of Wheeling neighhoss.
tPnsburgh GazeHe1
Eight or tea years ago. when wire suspension
bridges were lille known, The ell was made upon
Congress TO complete the great central Improvement
BY The erection Of bridge over the Ohio, at This
place. IL was iheH expected. that two piers " bold
be placed ia the rver should IL be constructed. t.,
this the Pittsburgh presses and representatives. in
Congress objected. The ground that il would
ohs'ruc the navigation in the river. There seemed
10 be sone lille reason in This objection. aIih,yb
'oats encounter ten times the dangers and obs,roc.
oos these would present At every Trip. Facl. have
been subsequently elected. that prove the u,il;,v
and economy ofwiTe suspension bridges, IN which
there are no Piers and from the nature Of the bunh
It IL expedieni raise The bridge 81 feet from he
bed Of The river. leaving the stream perfectly free
and more than room Cor sny sIeamboat pine.
during Tie highest freshss. The objections Of The
people Of Paisborgh are ihus annullsd. and they
would be supposed readily 10 acqu,ssce IL, ,Ls
erection % the brrlgs No so.owsves. they ar. M,
~iisg ihsl ihs great aa,i0oal iboroozblsre sbouis
he completed, end seem di.pO.ed 10 bring obi.e,i,,.
% frivolous IS The above To bear again., IL We Do
uo' suppose. however, hat The psogio u P,u.burph
The houOrablea nd intelligent citizens ofihs place
will ever lend themselves 70 he demonstrates
suggested. They would nol appear bolore Congress.
N anything HAT would present them IN Ishi tsuly
- contemplate. neither could Their member. Of
Congress sioop 10 such a Thing.
II . 'fas-ihai Iron ship building may sometime
Be an important business. and Pnisbu,gh may .oms.
oms build many Of HEN We hDpe 50 ct loasi; bot
there issny reason IN that why bridge should no,
b Buii here. Even suppose il were UsSy aseesslrv