The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-05
WELLSBuRG ITEMS.

From the n-iIandle News.
DRESSED hogs are selling in Steuben-
vile at 81 cents. In Wellsburg they are
asking s cents.
\ FAMILY of cmigrants, in two GOV
cred wagons, reminding one of the oldcn
times from near Waynrsburg, Pa,
passed through town, on Monday last, on
their way TO Indiana.
The creditors OF Gordon IL Wright
who proved their claims last winter
before /. ). Commissioner, will, per
haps. be glad to know that the case Of
Gordon Il Wright against the u. W. ~
Ky. X. Il. Co., i'll the |. ). District
Court, Is still progressing. Quite Il
large number of dispositions Of witnesses
is to be taken here and the suit will BE-
pushed to hearing. There is strong
hopes that there will be quite "A sum To
divide against the creditors.
WELLSBURG IL 'YE OLDEN TINE
U'eLlsJurg Now as Il Manufacturing site.
1t NAV be interesting 10 our readers in
this vicinity rs we'll as those abroad to
know something more about WclI>burg,
than they can CLEAN from the currcsp"n-
dent of the Heyald, who signs his name
"Anti.Fogy.' and from the comments
appended 10y the editor of that paper or
some ofhtS "licutcnunts' Charirstown
was the original name of this place, and
il was 50 called from Charles Prathcr,
the original proprietor of the spot where
large portion of the town Is built.
Afterwards Ia there were two other
towns in the State Of Virginia Of that
name, it WAS thought proper to chang" it
to WelIsburg i'll honor Of Alexander
Wells, who built one Of the first, if not
the first, warehouse on the Ohio river. Ii
was erected right at th" mouth Of Buffalo
Creek, and some of the old foundation
stone remain there at this day.
This Charlrstown was incorporated by
an net Of the General Assembly Deem
Der :, 1881, and went into effect on the lst
day of January, 1872.
This. then, has been an incorporated
town So years, and is located in one Of
the most beautiful and fertile valleys on
the Ohio river. and i bounded on the
east by the rich lands Of Washington
county. Pa, and on the west by Jefferson
county. Ohio whose lands are Unsurpa.s-
ed for all the elements of true wealth
a rich bottom nearly three miles long
and averaging One-tourth Of mile IN
width, lieSmmedistely north ofthc town.
which forms magnificent city. Coal
and limestone l. in rich abundance aud
pure clear water can bc had by digging
wells TO no very great depth, all around
the town.
The great question TO be considered now
is what can We do 10 induce eBterprIsing
capitalists 10 come here and improve our
great facilities for business? We need
the Railroad. we want Blast Furnaces
and Rolling Mil. and Coal Shafts, and
there l. no better spot 70 be found Tor
them than right here. The citizens
would give the right 10 more than 80
acres Of coal underlying the town if
they had any issuance that shafts would
be sunk 10 the seven foot vein Of cDal
that assuredly - there. Will not our
land owners and capitalists offer EOme
inducements in the way Of building lots
for Furnaces, Factories, &c!
Put your shoulders 10 the wheel, 90 70
work in real earnest. Don't eat the dog
in the manger Any longer don try 10
drive enterprisiug men away. but try 10
bring them here. We have some enter
prising men here who deserve great
credit. hut We have too many drones in
the hive TO get much honey.