The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-22
rr1c8RORING CITIES,
The Rise and Progress Of The 8oi-
ough OF BeIIaire 10 the Dimen-
sfous ola City-Business Pur-
suits - Manufacturing
Interests

There are no States that can boast OF q
Young city so thriving as that OF Bellsire,
our neighboring towa IN ONO. In looo'
the houses of not more tnan Two nun
dred and fifty inhabitants dotted the
Ground south of the creek, while the ter
ritofy lying north OF the same creek
known as McMahon's creek, was COM
posed o. farm lands, from which the ma
iority of the inhabitants, at that tlme'
gained their subsistence. No railroads
or msnufa curing establishments had IN
vaded the quiet precincts OF the little
village up TO that time. AS the splflL OF
Improvement took its westward course IL
halted Tor season here, ind t!sL slowed
itself by the compilation OF the Central
Ohio railroad to the river at THIS point.
Men of public enterprise saw the au'ah-
tages that were offered here, snd at once
set 10 work to build up thriving city
from the nucleus there offered
Land was bought snd iai1
ont in suitable building lots. Every In
ducement was offered TO emlgrants from
other sections of the State and country.
Numerous dwelling and business houses
were erected, and At once prosperity De-
gso To dawn. The town, with Its one
railroad connecting with the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, increased rapidly III
nopulation and business enterprises.
Manufacturing establishments were then
built. and the development OF the Yourg
city's material and business enterprises
became more apparent than ever before.
Another road, the Cleveland I"d Pits
burgb. was then built, which added still
more to the facilities Tor building up
thriving city. Other establishments 'or
the manufacturing o: mercantile wares
were erected IN quick Succe SION, until
the city now boasts OF the Beiiairs nan
works, Belmont glass works, Bella re
window glass works, Baron manu'ac.ur-
ing company, Boilaire goblet works, Ma
ti0nsl pinsi works, BeIisire cnsket
work. Bellaire boiler works ana ono
glas. works. The city has grown 50 rap
Idly within the past lev years that II
now has population OF nearly Io'POo
inhabitants. with p manufacture ctpl-
tai of over 100000. Fully 500 labor
ers and mechanics tire employed IA the
various factories, whose pay rolls amount
to more than 100000 per month, besides
the B. Il o. railroad shops that employ
Is men, to whom nearly $1,000 are PAD
monthly. In and near the city are eight
coal works, having invested in the aggre-
gate $4,000 capital, giving employment
10 about 200 miners, and paying out on
AL average about $4,000 per month. All
articles of commerce manufactured here
have high reputation in foreign mar
kets. The nail., window glass, glass.
ware, lbreshing machines and mowers
made in the city are growing rap'l y IL
the iavor OF the public The miner
cal advantages here are not eXceled by
any city. There is u good lsnClhg
at all STAGES of water, and with the I. "
p + X. and the B. IL o. +. r, that pass
directly through the city there are bet
ter facilities for building up and main
tanning metropolitan city here than ut
any point along the Ohio river from It's
source to its mouth. with the compile
ton of the B. & 5. w. X r., now under
construction, there will be opened y
country Of extensive and valuable tralhc.
The educational and religious interests
are well provided tor, as there are i've
public schools and ten churches In the
city. BelIaire Is truly place OF rapid
growth and solid development, and has
hatteriLg prospects of great city III the
near future.