The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-20
GheGtttelIiget1cer.
Our Toledo Visitors.


regard to the resources Of this region, and
its advantages as the prospective terminal
point Of the Wheeling \ Lake Eric rail
road, arrived among us by the late train
on the Cleveland & Pittsburgh road last
night, and are quartcrCd at the Grant
House. They are prominent citizens Of
Toledo and actively identified with the
growth and prosperity OF that important
city. They expect to spend day or two
here in visiting our leading manufacture
ing establishments and inquiring into
their rise, progress and growth, in order
to satisfy. themselves as far Us possible in
regard to the future Importance OF the
traffic between Wheeling and Toledo and
the intermediate country along the route
Of the projected railroad. Wcknow that
they will have every facility afforded
them to prosecute their inquiries. Our
business people are always happy to show
strangers every courtesy in their power
when Waiting their establishments.
Our Toledo visitors will not find u very
preposscssing looking city, No body in
Wheeling boasts Of appearances 1t is
we'll understood that the first impressions
of strangers are not aptto bC In our favor
But nevertheless We improve oil acquaint-
ance. Those who know us best appreciate
us most. This may not be n modest re-
mark hut II IL true. Wheeling is known
to all persons at home or abroad who are
in any way associated with her interests
or posted in regard thereto, rs solid,
growing, unprCtending city. Her progress
has been very slow and therefore there IL
no element OF speculation or fiction in her
present status. When the panic came
there was no bursting Of inflated bubbles
here or hereabouts; no tumbIing Of real
estate; no depreciation oivaluCa Of any
kind no suspension Of banksi llo runs on
them; no stoppage Of single manniac-
turing concern; no requests for extensions
among the merchantsi no Sinking or
squealing of any kind throughout this en-
tire community. Every body paid hun
dred cents on the dollar and went right
along In business the same ms eyer.
Thiskind Of q history savors agood deal
Of old iogyism, and itis true that Wheel
ing Is rather nm old fashioned sort Of
place. The spread out style Of doing
business was never popular here. The
people made their money slow and sure,
and when they made II they spent 1t, but
not before. Generally speaking, all the
capital employed in business in Wheeling
was made here. The place Is owned by
the people who live in II. Wcarc not
morlgaged to any body. All our business
is done with Wheeling capital. The peO-
nle have u wholesome horror OF debt.
Asan instance in point, We may refer to
the fact that up to this time
they have not invested anything
in the Wheeling Il Lake Erie road,
although II Is an enterprise that
has warm and jealous friends among IS.
The average citizen Of Wheeling believes
that plenty Of manufacturing establish
ments and u low rate Of local taxation
are the reliable elements OF prosperity.
Having lad their hands burned many
Years ago in railroal subscriptions our
people are inclined to keep out OF them.
Nevertheless they have not "sworn oil"
in that line, and We are inclined to think
that when Toledo shows her faith IN the
Wheeling & Lake Erie road by doing
something magnificent, and when the
country along the route comes down
handsomely, Wheeling will be moved to
relax her present grip on her purse
strings.
Tia not worth while for us to go into II
general cxpatialiOn as to what our Toledo
friends can sec here. No doubt they will
make good usc Of their time and sec all
that is worth seeing. We boast good
deal in u quiet way, Of our natural re-
sources for manufacturing. We point to
our ihexhaustiblc supply Of coal. We
have two workable seams Of coal ut aud
above the base Of our hills, and by shaft
ing we can at any time reach several
other seams, none Of which are lower than
thirteen hundred feet. Take all our
workable seams together and we have an
aggregate deposit Of about fOrty-two feet
Of workable coal About one hundred
feet above the bed Of the river Is Il
stratum Of building sand stone, twenty
ak feet thick, and above this, near the
base of the hills, Ia the Wheeling 10 feet,
A incl) vein Of coal, Above this, and Turn
ishinv an excellent roof for tho coal,
Is a dfty.thrce feet vein Of lime
stone, part Of which Ia cement rock
and another part limestone that Is used
AZ dnS In our blast furnaces Further up
Ia another coal seam Of q feet, and still
nearer the summit il seam Of 3! feet.
Neither Of these two however Is much
used, because Of tile better quality and In
exhaustible quantity Of the 3 feet 4 inch
seam, All Of the seams below this one
are accessible by shafting, and when the
time comes will bc utilized. They in
clnde whati Ia known to geology as the
aSiaasillon," or "Ntahonins," or "l'rier
iIill" or "Numbor " coal.
In addition to this great foundation
stone ot our prosperity as a manuiacttir-
ing point, We have cheap transportation
by water and by rail to all parts Of the
country. In these respects no city has
advantage over m. We can ship nails
to Cincinnati at ten cents and sometimes
ci 1t cents per keg, and to ST. Louis for
i2Icents. Large lots have been taken to
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