The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-02
rhe snburban HOteI, Agall.

SCNAEH EkESghA' -. -
oE,;cER last week had an eoltonal on |
suburban resort, and made few suggeS
lions AZ 10 where would be Q proper place.
In he remarks no mention was made OF
NopodsVille, when the fact u that no
Dlsce Is better calculated TO become q
pleasant summer resOrt tbap tins, II proper
efforts were put Gotth " make Il such
40uNdSrlle Rtp9rter. ~ s, 8
The omission 70 mention AOundsVille
was not because we did not appreciate its
many advantages, but because we sup
posed 1t lacked the prime essential for the
purposes Of such resort as We were dis
Guessing, viz: accessibility and quick com
nunication with the city. Moundsylle
in Itself is q delightful place for summer
resideDce; but what Wheeling needs Is q
place which, being in the country, shall
yet be so accessible 70 the city that it can
be reached by nail in 9 lew minutes, with
trAips 50 run that our citizens may spend
their days in the city and their nights At
tue county hotel. Trains ought 10 run
Iio,n the depot here 70 MoundEille in q
bali hour, though they don't. II they
did. and il they were run al proper houn,
Houndsville might soon become 3 suburb
0! Wheeling. I'VE hope the 6dtio0dt
win pardon the suggstion.) There Is
ln:s to be added, that AOundsVille would
nsyr tue advantage Of the river, and
boats would add 10 both the pleasure and
facility OF communication. Yet it is a
little too lar. We fear, to bsquite conven-
tent lfitcould be moved up this way
lew miles and set down, ESy, at the foot Of
the NaroWs, it would do. VIII our
friends down there take the suggestion
iuio consideration?
;S-While remsrkiug upon this subject
Of a suburban hotel, we may say that our
former remarks on the subject have awAk-
ened n good deal oil interest in it, and the
reason Is that the want is one which ev-
crybody appreciates. Elm Grove seems
To te generally considered the most eligl-
bic site, and we shall not be surprised TO
see practical measures taken Tor the erec-
ton Of hotel there Tor use next season.
Some Of our friends on the other side Of
the river teel little slighted, like Mounds.
vile, at not being mentioned in our for
lner article. A gentleman who has eligi.
bic ground in the vicinity Of Martins
Ferry called the next morning 70 suggest
that he thought he could furnish site
which would meet the requirements Of
the case better than either OF the localt-
ties mentioned. His idea Is 10 put hotel
90 the brow OF the hill overlooking the
river and the city, and sfording, as all
know who have ever been on the Mar
tlusville hills, landscape Of surprising
beauty; 10 lay out forty or fifty acres
around il 10 sites for residences; and 10
make the whole easily accessible BY means
OF an inclined railway, such as is employ
ed at Riusburgh for like purpose. BE
claims that on this hill the finest air will
always be found. and that it is tree at
ooce from the Vspors Of the low ground
and from the smoke OF the town,
which Is nearly always carried up
the river and never westward tol
tue summit oil these hills. Our friend
thinks bls place sufficiently accessible In
summer by the ferry, as il would be but
h short distance from it 10 the terminus Of
bis railway; but he anticipates that The
street railway will soon be extended toI
Martins Ferry, either by way Of bridge
over Back River at the head Of the Island
or by branch up the river from Bridge.
port. .......-r
AZ we have no individual interests 10
subserve in the discussion Of this matter,
it ia our wish 10 give every locality a
hearing In our columns, and we shall be
willing TO make room fer limited CORE
spondeDce IRON parties interested. Wei
should like 10 sec the suburban hotel
ready for the accommodation oil our Cit. |
zeus by the first OF next June, and offer
our columns with view OF bringing 10 |
the front the most eligible site, wherever
il may be.