Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-07
SOME DESCRIPTIVE NOTES OF
OUR NEW DRESS.

SOME DESCRIPTIVE NOTES OF
OUR NEW DRESS.
The new design at the head Of the
REGISTER was drawn by that eminent
young artist OF Philadelphia, THOMAS
ASsHurz, while ON a recent visit to
Wheeling, from point on the Island
nearly opposite Twenty-third street.
The object of the .proprietors was to
represent the two great interests OF the
city, viz: manufacturing and commerce,
and at the same time, if practical, have
a genuine representation OF these two
characteristics of Wheeling as thoy
really exist, without either exaggeration
or modification. With this end
in view the task was placed
in the hands OF Mr.. ANsHUTz,
whose efforts to make truly character
istic and real representation OF our
city and State, commingled and EN-
bodied in single plate, are presented
this morning for the inspection OF the
readers OF the REGISTER The lower or
left hand view represents the Belmont
and Riverside nail factories, pudding
mills and the Belmont blast furnace.
This famous cluster of industries on our
river front was just the scene wanted to
convey correct idea to the stranger OF
the magnitude and importance OF Wheel
ing As great manufacturing point No
ideal picture could have contained a
finer group OF manufactures for the
purpose.
The upper or right hand face OF the
picture includes the wharf as 1t
has appeared "many time ana
Oft" the hotels and business build
ings on Water street, 80 familiar
to our citizens, train OF
cars on the "Pyke" just departing
and the east end OF the suspension
bridge, for the prominent features;
while the smaller objects familiar to us
all, make up the details OF the view. In
this scene the artist has shown that our
commerce is another important indus
try, and at the same time represents as
much of the city as was admissible Tor
the space allotted, yet sufficient to I'M
press the most careless observer with
its accuracy, and anyone having once
visited the city would readily call to
mind the scene and locate the spot.
As the REGISTER is, next to the city,
identified with the veal of the COM
monwealth, it was necessary
to perfect the design, that some
distinctive and characteristic features in
it should represent the State. And
what could be more proper for that pur-
pose than her coat OF arms? The great
seal was therefore adopted, modifying it
into the form OF shield for the purpose
of better harmonizing it with the bal
ance of the "head," but in all other re-
spects fac simie
1t is scarcely necessary for us to refer
to the improved character OF the type,
and the superior quality of the paper
adopted. \ glance at the face OF this
mornings edition will make all COM
ment on our part superf1uous. Our
readers can now throw away their spec
tacles and gather the news OF the day
without straining their eyes or any jar
ring to the tastes of the most fastidious.
As newspaper is frequently the only
link connecting the outside world with
the community and locality in which it
| is published, and as such, often i'm
presses the stranger either favorably or
unfavorably with the people and place;
| it behoOves the live newspaper to put on
its best appearance, keep its columns
bright and readable, and in every way
within the scope OF proper journalism,
induce travel, trade, immigration and
business to our borders.
In this work we are alike interested
with every citizen, merchant, manufac-
turer and business man OF our city,
! knowing as we do that when these local
press thus makes itself representative Of
the people in their various avocations
and trades, there will be a ten fold re-
| turn to itself and it's patrons.
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