Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-08-06

WE were glad to notice at the Hempfeld de-
pot i'll Washington, many evidences of the init
mate business connection which is forming be-
tween that borough and county, and this city.
We were also glad toShave from many of the
leading men, assurances that their business re.
latiOns with Wheeling were constantly enlarg-
ing, and what was better still, that they were of
highly satisfactory character. We were, by
the testimony of our eyes and ears, firmly i'm
pressed with the belief that the value of care
full and liberal husbandry of the trade of the
great County of Washington, as far as it can be
reached by means Of the Hempfeld road, can
not be too highly estimated. The trade Of
Washington borough itself is great item, and
according we multiply our sales to that town
do we extend them Indirectly to the very doors of
the farmers who live out North, Northeast and
Northwest Of that place. A county like Wash
ington, possessing population of near or quite
fifty thousand. chiefly of farmers, owning small
we'll cultivated farms, and numbering within its
limits some dozen or more towns, must neces-
sarily have a most valuable aggregate trade.
The Henpfield road is the main outlet of all
this trade 1t reaches from the western border
to the centre, which ought to give it direct
rudia North and South of its line, and East Of
its terminus, of dozen miles. For instance,
all the country lying between the road running
from Independence Pa, to Washington ought
to be supplied direct by the flow of trade along
the Hempfield; and So likewise, should the
country lying South between the Greene county
country between the Monongaheln river and
Washington.
Our grocery trade has already made commend
able Roadway within these boundaries. Indeed
it has, we may say, occupancy of the territory,
and has Invested, within few months past, we
are told trade, from former sources Of supply,
worth upwards Of fifty thousand per anuum.
This is well-but what we are equally DESTROYS
to see is, these sections drawing to them sup
plies of articles of our manufacture. For in
stance, we should like to see our glass go
there more than it does. And there is no rea.
son why it does not Fine cut glass, such
MS we manufacture, cannot be had anywhere
this side the mountains; yet an inferior article,
we find, is bought and supplied from other
sources by the trade up there. Then, too, all
sorts of our Foundry ware has, as yet made but
limited demand for itself And so xc might 90
ON and specify other articles of manufacture,
which need only to be pushed a little to find
for themselves highly valuable market in this
region of country. The first step is of course,
TO bring these articles fairly and faverably be-
fore the trade, which can be done, primarily,
by advertisements in the local press, and in
such other papers circulate largely there
[Among the LATTER modestly suggest that
the Weekly Lateliigcncer is most excellent
mediumI The next step is to make our prices
an inducement. And this our manufacturers
tell us, they can do. So, then, we may
say that we need but to make known thorough,
ly and efficiently our inducements to have them
appreciated. Speed and cheapness of transit
exist in our favor, and it only remains for us to
stretch out our arms aud avail ourselves of the
advantages which our natural position entities
us to-