The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-31
MOUNDSVILLE.

.by our Old Employe
The one great mystery which remains
unsolved has made this ancient seat Of the
mound builders OF curious interest 10
the learned Savans ol this and other
countries. II has an attraction for sight.
seers, and by reason Of its proximity to
the city and its ease Of access by railroad
and river trip thereto is but pleasant
recreation. At present Moundsville as
pires to something more than an unex.
planned and inexplicable monumental his.
tory, and has set her name to the roll Of
manufacturing towns.
THE OHIO VALLEY IRON WORKS
are located directly opposite the depot Of
the B. & O. r. R., and Immediately on
the bank oi the river. The estab.
lishment is the first thing that
attracts the attention on approaching the
town from the North, and as this
reporter was on tour Of investigation
he made the mill his salient point. Mr..
Whipple, former manager for the Ben
wood Co., Of ofWheeling, is the Superinten-
dent oithia new enterprise, and the mill has
been built under his immediate supervts-
ion. The concern is admirably located as lc
receiving and shipping facilities, whether
by rail or riyer, and has territorial do
main oiisome four Or five acres, giving
the company ample room for future en-
lArgement and Tor all other necessary
buildings. This enterprise was inau
gurated in the early part Of 1873, and has
progressed with all the expedition com
patible with substantial workmanship
The buildings, inclusive Of the sheds, are
one hundred and fifty feet square, and the
machinery consists Of one 10 inch muck
train, one 10 inch and one 8 inch guide
uain, which are driven by direct act
Ing engine, PAT inch cylinder, with feet
stroke. Steam is furnished from bat
teryo 8 boilers, 29 feet long and "A inches
In diameter. There was at first some
doubt as to whether q direct acting en-
gine OF such long stroke, with motion
consistent with safety and economy would
give sufficient speed TO the machinery.
The trial runs which have been made
have proven the engine to be a most ad-
mirable one In all respects.
Six boiling furnaces are in operation
and the stacks and foundations for two
more are completed. There are two
heating furnaces and the capacity Of the
mill is about sixteen tons per day.
The company have contracted witt
Mesars. Smith & schafer Of the Weget
Coal Works for their supply Of fuel
These parties deliver the coal into tht
bins in the mill at an average cost, fol
nut and lump, Of five dollars and ninety
FIVE cents per hundred bushels.
The last run olIiron proved very salts
factory. being OF excellent quality, AnG
the Company now feel prepared to pu
upon the market first class article o
iron goods.
THR RFFKcT OF THE RNTRRPRIsK UPON
TIE TOWN
Is already visible in the movement Of rea
estate, While the good people o
Moundsville have no idea Of stranplips
their new enterprise by putting up thI
price Of rents and Of building lots, the rea
estate market has been stimulated into ,
healthy activity. Rents except ior few
dwellings particularly adapted by siz
and location for boarding houses, hav
not been advanced, while building lot
are selling at about the same figure
their owners have been holding them q
for several years, Upon a large portion
OF the los recently sold In what Is know
as Lockwood's addition, will be erecteC
neat, comfortable houses, such as will af
ford heartsome residences, at moderat,
rents, and will be well calculated 10 at.
tract the attention Of workmen who de-.
sire 70 live in manufacturing towns viii