Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-24
FUR THE TIMES

asked, hat mode can We adopt which ia
est Gale ulaied To promo'e the interests of
orr City; TO keep IN it our populations; 10
e"p our houses occ"picd; 10 preven, the
p ace from declining!
We are answered bv the property hole.
rr; give us he Rail Road. and We ask no
n're. Increase The price Of our real es
Idie by such means, and it is the very
reason why men will not embark i'm
business here. The Rail Road will do us
eo"d, nu II good. bu, our own men. our
own capitalists, (and there are many Of
hem who have ample means To build M
the town. oupht Ia engage in manufac-
'ories' which is the only sure way 10
sustain it.
Why is il, that in Wheeling. where we
have facilities for manufacture ing unsur.
passed by any other Place West OF the
Mountains, our monied men do not en-,
p'oy their spare means in s"s,aining The
Interests OF the Cuyl Our Bank reports
show n 'arge nmoun, on deposie. per aps
exceeding that nj any form, period. To
whom does it belong, is i, not our own cit.
izens, men who are interested in tn. prcs
perny and growth Of the City, men who
own real estate and hose houses are ten
an'less and decaving for want OF care and
occur all M have but one sugge ton to
make, with the hope that so ne practical
business man, some one deeply Interested
IN The welfare OF tho place, will take
hold OF the matter and cndeavor to elici,
IN It's lavor scheme which canno, fail 10
improve our condition, and " hieh in eve>
~ other manufacturing town is success
ful.
Let those who have The means unite in
he formation Of a joint Stock Company or
Companies. A humid ed thousand dollars
can be raised in this way. and let them on
gage in the various manufactures which
would at once enrich our town and give
employment to men who are daily leaving
us 10 search for some place where they
can make their bread. Do not embark i'm
mama 9th factories, but let portions of The
capital be employed in carry ing on all the
| trades and business Of the Civ, which
arc langushing for the want of means to
sustain them. Assist your Coopers, yonr
Saddlers, your Wire Workers, your Weu
vers, and yonr Shoemakers.
Thirty Thousand dollars, and perhaps
double that sum, goes East annually for
The single article o: shoes nnd this species
of trade. Why is it that we cannot retain
this immense amount at home! 1t is n
simple manufacture. No steam engines
are required for lis operation. Let our
Idle Factories be put in operation, (some
of them perceive, are about 10 ba started)
and in spite OF the loss of the Rail Road
(should such calamity befall US we shall
be sustained and become q prosperous peo-
pie. We can manufacture as cheap, and
II is beyon question. much cheaper, Than
al Pittsburgh; and instead of the surroun~
ding country obtaining its supplies al that
place, we may retain the whole of the a
mount, thus taken from our midst, within
ourselves.
The city Of Wheeling is deeply con.
ccrned IN This matter, and hope our peo>
pic Will no longer suffer it TO escape their
serious consideration.
Companies Of This sort are formed else
where. In New England the farmer. the
laborer, the mechanic, The mel chant, the
shop-keeper and even The l0mger, and
indeed every class Of society unite in such
enterprises, each contributes sum for tn
benefit Of he whole; the mechanic and la.
borer puts IN his proper share Of labor
ahc mas, towns are built up and large
prosperous, wealthy cities grown out of
small beginnings. YOU will see there, no
'diers, no loafng young men and boys,
who are curse to society and themselves
| submit The proposition to our people,
with the hope that it will be taken hold of,
and duly weighed and considered, by
those rs deeply interested as
MYSELF