The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-06-26

The population in the earlier history
of the city was of that character pecu-
liar to the times and the organization of
Southern society. 1t lacked a spirit of
industry and enterprise, and was dis
posed to life of rollicking ease. AS
the advance of civilization brought
wealth and security to the sons of the
early settlers, they gave themselves up
to the sports and enjoyments of the day,
hunting, fishing, horse-racing, and 9TH
fashionable amusements of the time oc-
cupied the attention of the wealthier
portion of the community. The poorer
classes were infected by the same spirit,
and only performed such an amount of
labor as was actually necessary to OBJ
tain Il subsistence, the larger portion of
them finding employment on the river
during certain portions. of the year,
whereby they obtained sufficient means
to enjoy the seasons of idlouess and to
participate in the frolicsome sports of
the day; Il few of the more onterprising
availing themselves of the great nntu-
raj advantages of the place as n point of
communication between the East and
West, established themselves us COM
mission and forwarding merchants, and
as such were extensively known
Throughout the country. The great
natural advantages of the location as
"a manufacturing site soon began to
attract the attention of capital and en-
terprisc; the location of the national
road through this section of the country
gave an impetus thnt has steadily tended
to increase and develop these great ma
turaI advantages. In later years the
opening of the various lines of railroads
ccntering ut this point, has served to
make Wheeling one of the most import
ant points i'll the West. Her shipping
facilities, with her inexhnustiblo supply
of cheap fuel, has made her essentially
a manufacturing city. These natural
advantages has also attracted capital
and enterprise from abroad, and infused
into her people spirit of industry and
zeal that has placed Wheeling in the
first rank among the manufacturing
cities of the country. Her nails, glass,
railroad iron, wagons and cigars have
obtained n national reputation and now
take precedence of all others in all the
markets of the Union. Her population
is of the most industrious character,
and there is not another city of her size
that is as free from that contemplate
character and drone called loafer as the
city of Wheeling. She has nobly stood
by the government in our great national
struggle, and as II border city in what
was the leading southern State, has
made n record of which she will never
have occasion to blush. Her prosperity
is established on q sure foundation, and
1.-THE dawn of her future is brilliant with
the prospect of success.
The following list embraces, as we
believe, all the manufacturing estab-
lishments and business houses of the
city. We have endeavored to make it
as complete as limited time and OppOr-
tnnity would permit. 1t is possible
that some may have been overlooked
that should have appeared. Ifthere be
any such omissions, we assure all those
interested that it is not Intentional, as
we have desiredthatev every house should
appear under its proper heading. We
have also found some difficulty in prop
erly classifying some of the houses
where they We're engaged in mixed
business, embracing different branches
of trade, or where the parties were
both manufacturers and merchants
Our space not allowing us opportunity
to multiply the headings, as far as pruc-
ticable, the list has been arranged in
alphabetical order, without reference to
the extent of the business done. by tho
different houses or firms.