Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-06-04

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BElIAIr.-Busincss and the "ISrown Dick
yesterday took us to Bellair, the eastern termi-
nus of the Central Ohio Railroad. The town is
not without objects of attraction to the stran-
ger. The extensive car and engine shops
belonging to the Railroad Company, and the
transfer of freights and passengers from one road
to the other, gives employment to a small army
of men, and quite business appearance to the
place. The management of the railroad busi-
ness at that point, is entrusted to the careful
hands of Mr.. Laws, who performs his difficult
duties to the entire satisfaction of all parties in
terested Opposite Bcllnir, at .BenwOod, the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has made someim-
prOvements to facilitate the transfer of freights
and passengers. These consist of two houses,
with stationary engines, running platform cars
attached to endless chains, from the platforms
fjrfrcights in the buildings to the water edge of
the river, where the freights are deposited in
barges. This mode is expeditions, and free from
the dangers incident to the plan pursued on the
Ohio side, of running the trims, with locomo-
tiyes, down the steep grade of the river bank to
the water edge. But VIC are glad to see that the
Central Road now runs freight trains only down
this steep grade, the cars for the passengers
stopping on the top of the bank. The distance
of tic present stopping place of the cars to the
boat is short, and a stairway has been construct
Cd up the river bank, and, we doubt not, most
people would rather walk the distance than run
the risk of dump into the river, by riding
down in the cars. Passengers are conveyed
across the river on the steamboat "Brown
Dick"
As to the torn of Bellair ITSELF but little gen
GTNl improvement is manifested to the eye ofthc
stranger, and Willie it has an excellent site, it
gives no indications of acquiring greatness
and it is generally conceded that the attempt to
''thF'ist greatness upon it, has been so Ear, at
least, failure, There may be, perhaps, some
thing good in store for BeIlair; indeed we hope
so, and wish itmay become large city; for We
arc not one Of those who think the building up
Of cities in our immediate neighborhood, viii in
juFe us. We believe the very contrary. What
ever influences will cause the town Of Bellair to
prosper, aud grow in population until it equals
thsPresent size of Wheeling, the very same in
iuences will increase the size of our city to
thrice its present numbers.
The Belmont Hotel is fine building, well ar
ranged and furnished, and well kept by Mr..
Merton, formerly of the Norton House, st. Glars
vile. The building is much moro commodious
than &c had supposed, being capable of accom-
modating comfortably, largo number of poo
Pie. Nr. Norton is now engaged in finishing
aud furnishing the portions of the house hereto
lore unoccuPied. The location is cool and
pleasant one, the breeze coming down the creek
valley freightcd with health and odOrs of forest
trees and blossoms, and strongly contrasting
sith the heated, aud often not very pleasantly
scented atmosphere of the city.
Besides the Belmont, Dellair boasts another
hotel the Ashland, kept by Mr.. Burlington
This house is not without its merits as stop
Ping place. and has many friends to recommcnd
1t to the public.
The village of Benwood, in Virginia, the huge
ia'naees of the Virginia Iron works, belehing
iorth lame and smoke, and the working of the
Transfer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
are plainly visible from the Belmont House, and
adds much to the location, keeping in view the
activity of commerce, while you are removed
from the dust and tumult Of the scene
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