The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-24
THE FUTURE OHIO CITY.
Some Suggestive Facts to the Farms
@ers Of Belmont County.

Aers of Belmont County.
From the Ohio Valley News) Il Lstlfi
The real value Of any article, Is the
price II commands when offered for sale.
The real wealth OF any community Is the
income which It's advantage Tor living
comfortably and economically will com
msnd from immigration, or the balance
Of trade, derived from the commercial val
NC otits productions. Under the first prep
position, we have no hesitancy TO claim
ior Martina Ferry, o place among the
foremost Of the growing cities OF the Ohio
Valley, ",he Nile Of America" Situated
as |, Is among the fertile slopes and rich
or bottom lands, II has long been noted tor
It's Vine Yards and Gardens. The progress
Of manufacturing interests, the demand
Tor the coal, stone and minerals. which
underlie the surface, has OF last changed
the order of ahings, and Farmers must
give room to Factories and Garden sheds
10 Homesteads.- A6A9 E{lssA XII IN
Tie Manufactures which now give life
10 our community, have been eminently
successful, and the natural advantages o.
the place which have been thus developed
have attracted the attention Of Capitalists
and Africans, and our community sis fast
filling. up with the skilledlabor andactiye
capital Of other less fortunate localities:
Especially isthis,thecase In what relates
to the production Of Iron and kinded
industries, whichyrequire as o precedent
10 success, crude material and fuel, at the
lowest prices attainable In the United
States, combined with facilities for ship
ping by water anu: rail-, to and from the
maike, centres oftrade, Need we say
that the keysof successful operation Is
thus held by Martins Ferry. In skilful
hands, wehayei no doubt ioi the eventual
position Which Ohio City will take among
the Manufacturing Centres. Ai,. SCI
II gives us pleasure TO have an oppor-
tunity TO call the attention OF those who
are looking around for Investment TO this
particular locality especially to the far
mers oil Belmont and adjoining counties
We could wish that every tarmer had
the keen foresight exhibited by the re-
mark OF o young agriculturslist not a
thousand miles from st. Clairsyille, when
he said "thatit would pay the farmers Of
Belmont county, iortheniselvcs and their
successors 10 make a voluntary loanlo
all their spare cash, to ish'manufac
tories oil along the bank OF the Ohio
River, and thus use the, coal at home and
secure a pernian ent lone nlarAtt Jor AZ
their produets.n tHe did not see the good
sense in sending the crude materials
wool, coal and limestone 10 other places
and then sendaaway Tor fiannels, nails
aud iron, and the articles manufactured
ihereirom. We again Invite the farmers
Of Belmont and adjoining Counties 5c
visit Martins Ferry, spend 0 day or two
among the Factories, and we will show
you what may be aibetter subject for re-
Election, than grangers or free trade sophis
Try, We willshow, you the Blnst Furnace,
The Pioneer dernfufnaces In East
etn Ohio which has been In; continuous
blast for three years, employing $1e5, 600
capital, 40 hands, producing 500 toni
metal per month, pays about 80 500 fol
wages per month, besides alarge amount
for coal, coke and limestone, nearly Of
Of which Is procured in Belmont and Jei
lerson counties. Some idea offhe amour
o! materials used up, may be obtainet
from tho following figures The dali!
consumption Of coalEis 2, 500 bushels
limestone % tons. iron ore 40 tons. TN
Furnace IS not large one, 40 feet high
II loot bosh-but 1t produces the Abes
quality Of iron Tor foundry purposes ant
Tor nails, which ID used principally o.
the Benwood Rolling Mil. II one fur
mace Is q grand success, why may no
Two or ten! There Is room Tor more, an(
furnaces are being built In less favorable
localities, only because II Is to the interes
oiimmediate property owners to hayl
them, they being wise! enouehiio ehc0ur'
age the establishment Of such works, an
trusting to economical management an
lucky trade for. eyentiul returns. Fortu
nately for Martins Ferry-tfe met car
not DO contradicted Cnlbertsou, Vile
Co, with their ENLARGED and enlafgin
Foundry and Machine shop, are prohtin
py The valuable advantage NC, mention
60, and are now making engines, an
blowing cylinders Tor blast furnaces IN
Negotiating Slate, and also i,he engine
sad other machinery Tor the twosf sollin
MINIS and Steel Works, nov, in,cqufse (
erection In Martins Ferry, towhich "
@sS refer ~ s,fulure3 safticls. sMesss
Vulbertson, Wiley s Co, employ fill
hands, all ofwhom are mechanic Me
IN their respective trades, some of, who
command their own salaries, -eduiyaiei
oa liberal share Of the profits OF thecol
Germ. The same may be said Of the Al