The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-20
wuEEL1NG WEST VIRGINIA.
what They Think of us out West.

From The Weste,m Man,racturers' Rerie'O and
RUilTOId Journal. F1tGtLSIled at 81. Louis
and Indianapolis.
Wheeling is one of the oldest towns
(noW cities) on the Ohio river, being 246
miles above Cincinnati, 81 miles below
Pittsburgh, 144 miles from Cleveland,
$50 miles from Baltimore and Washing
ton, D. c., and is city whose name has
become as largely known as either of
the cities above named, or many others
we might name; more on account of its
age than aught else. It has stood the
wear of ages and yet it remains, not.
withstanding the severe test of loyalty
it endured during the five years OF the
late war as the country surrounding
Wheeling was the first entered by eth
er army, which was occupied and reoc-
cupied alternately during that time by
both armies which necessarily laid
waste the productive interests OF the in
terror towns ana country, and thereby
prohibited the necessity for merchandise
and manufactured productions almost
entirely, and, in fact, there was time
during the war when the more loyal OF
its inhabitants did not know who they
belonged to,-the Union or the Confed-
eracy. But fortunate enough revolu-
ton was brought on, In enterprise and
industry among its Inhabitants,
partly no doubt by the death of a few
together has already done much to
build up the importance fthe city and
10 increase its wealth, much of which
has long lain in rust for want of use,
but in the past two years more especial
lv seems to have aroused from the
lethargic slumbers into Whlcn IL hau
dropped, and now in the hands of
Young men principally, the greatest
| Interest, manufacturing has gained
reputation among the trade or
the West and South that is truly aston
ishinE. In the manufacture OF nails,
! Wheeling is ahead. having five large
works devoted exclusively to this
&c. 900 kegs weekly, OF an article that
commands higher price than any
other brand of nail made in the West1
and is likely to continue to, as these
works, with other manufacturing con-
Germs now doing a large business here,
have decided advantage over many
other cities, in that their fuel lone OF the
largest items in any manufacturing
| business) costs them an aggregate OF
| four cents a bushel.
The manufacturing interests OF
Wheeling are at present IN hourlshlng
condition and being pushed vigorously
| forward with spirited but honest COM
petition with manufacturers in other
cities and towns through the West, the
extent of which is shown In number
and kind by the following list, viz:
Boilers, =
Brass Founders, '''''''''''''''''1
Bridges, .....'.' '''''''''
Brushes,
Carbon. or kerosene Oils.....................2
Carriages, .'''''''''''''
Chalrs,
Files
Flour Mills,
GLASS, ''
Hinges and Butts;..
Hubs, Spokes, ..''''.-'-'i
Iron, (bar, plate and sheet, O,....-.........-.2
Iron, (railrOad),
Lard Oil
Machinests and Founders, ,.......-......'S, .
Malt,
Marble.
Mill Gearing,
Mustard and Spices, 1900 '''''''' '''''''''
| Nails. Spikes and Iron, .....t'.'....'''''''''.o
Nuts, Bolts and Tacksr r...............'.'.'
Paper Mills,
Plows.
Pork Packers, ..........'.'.. -''-'
Pottery, ''''''''' q
Sash, Doors and Blinds, ,......... ........'"G y
Soap and Candles,
Stoves and Hollow-ware,. ,......''. ....'.'.''''
Tanners and Curriers', s,.....'.'''.''.''''''''''
Tobacco,
Wagons and Carts
WOolen FactorY,..........
Added to this there are:
Banks.
| Coal Mines.
20 Hotels and Taverns.
| TO Wholesale Houses.
Insurance Companies.
Fire Companies.
20 Churches.
Masonic Societies.
| ) Odd Fellows Societies.
2 Colleges.
With fully $4,000 population rapidly
increasing.
The names of the majority of manu-
facturerS in Wheeling OF different kinds.
including the most enterprising, will be
found on another page of this journal
in the list OF Manufacturers, to which
our readers are accustomed to refer for
Inflammation of this kind.
In our recent visit to Wheeling we
we're received cordially and kindly
treated at the hands of many noble and
truly enterprising business men. as
we'll as Granted good hotel accommo'
dations which we are disposed to thlnk
had we privilege to continue epJoS1nL Joy ~;
for an unlimited time, Wou1u ~ "a r'
toward promoting longevity. Inls W. ~
do not say however in detrlnenE -
other hotels for we have in times Pas'
been we'll feasted in other quarters
AN exchange Bays "a boy in PhlnpS e
Maine, has been fined nine GEMS ,t - |;