The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-04
NEW MART1Nsvn1LE.
The Cuisines Boom'' Down There-Ac-
tIEity all Along the Line Reunion oi
the Society or the Army OF West yIrg.
inia-peFsOnaI Mention.
New MARTINsvILLE, w. Va, 1
September 9, 1870. !

hdlton IntelllgeneefI
Had you been here on last Monday, thu
LIST inst, you would have seen fair speci
men Of the "business boom" OF 1870 a
this place. Early in the morning Of thai
day our streets were full Of wagons, car.
riaGes, drays and busy bustling throng
Of people, while our wharf for the time
presented as much activity and industry
as that OF your city.
There were three steamboats, at the
landing, viz: the Diurnal, the W. P.
Thompson and the Welcome, all receiving
or discharging freight; while with the bus.
tie and noise made by the deck hands,
the coarse tones Of the mates in giving
their ordes, the "tally the "mud" clerks
in passing tho various articles Of morchan.
disc, the whole scene embellished by the
dignity" of the first clerks, would have
led a casual observer to the conclusion
that this town for It's size was the best
business point on the upper Ohio river.
we feel as though this business revival,
or "'bpsinesa boom" as 1t Is called in some
Of the papers, has reached here, and Il Is
made manifest In the increased aCti\ lty
in all kinds OF trade. OF course this in.
creased activity In business is felt frst in
trade centres, but alter 8 time It's beneficial
influence REACHES out, as II were, and gives
an impetus to the whole Industrial econo.
my OF the country. The last 10 feel this
revival Of business are the producers, the
tarmers Those kings Of the earth are
all happy with tho thought Of the past
bountiful haryests and the cheering pros.
poets Of the future. They are selling their
products now and many a we'll allied
purse lies In the jolly old husbandman's
packs he will be able for the
hrst time to buy his son al
suit of stylish city made clothes TO
wear 70 the fair this fall, while his OAR.
ling daughter, fresh and blooming as q
peach, will gee tha much coveted and long
wishcd tor silk velvet cloak, such as her
city cousins wear. Such luxuries as these
are now in demand among the farming
communities, and nothing speaks louder
ol our recovery from financial depression.
The necessaries are always supplied when
luxuries are called for, and 10 supply all |
these builds up trade Of all kinds, gives |
new incentive to industry, helps the man.
utacturer, the merchant and the country
trader; in short, every person feels the
benefit OF the "better times"
,,,;,S, we .!Y!, haye meyer been better supplied
WITH w facilities taE travel than at present. |
Inc steamboats, "Phaeton, " daily from Sis. |
It, IsTsville to Wheeling and return; the
Welcome" and "Diurnal" tri.weekly
from St M9rys to Wheeling and return,
and the Old Reliable Wheeling and Par:
kersburg line, now running the steamers
Science" and "Mallie Ragon, give us |
goodly number 10 choose from upon which
% travel, and at very low rates of fare.
ust think OF it! only fifty cents from New
Martinsville TO Wheeling, distance for.
ty miles. There is no place in The
country whore they have cheaper trans.
portaion. The question now talked Of by |
steamboatnen and along shore Is as to
which is the faster boat, the 'Phacton" |
Or "Diurnal." There is great diversity Of |
opinion. It will be close contest with |
sven chances, should thew ever have an
opportunity 10 test their speed together.
saw IN your paper few days ago call
lor q reunion or meeting OF "rhe Society \
y the Army Of West Virginia at Marietta,
lhio' on the 10Th inst, | am very glad 10 \
zee move made in this matter, and hope
hat the meeting will be well attended. AT
our last meeting in Wheeling, in Oct. A.
y. 1871, Gen. r. B. Hayes, then Governor
u Ohio, now President OF the United
states, was chosen President OF the Society,
Ind Capt. Q. ]. Rawlings, OF Wheeling,
vas chosen Secretary. These officers sue.
;eeded Gen. l. II. Duval, who was chosen
resident OF the Society in September, A.
D. 1870, and Capt Basil T. Bowers, who
vas the first Secretary OF ths So.
;iety, he having been chosen at
he same time General Duyal was.
AS we have never had a meeting since Oc-
.ober, 1871, Gen. R. B. Hayes, PTesilent OF
he United States, is still the President Of
our Society, and Capt. O. ]. Rawlings is
our secretary, and l am confident that
president Hayes would come TO Marietta
and meet with US II he was reminded Of
his relation to US as Society, which he
may have forgotten through a lapse oi years
and the cares Of State. There are certain
details OF organization which have never
yet been perfected, but which should be |
attended to, amongst which are the COL |
lection and preservation, printed in book |
Iorm, OF all the records ofour Society from
The first move towards It's organization
up TO and inclusive OF this prospective |
meeting at Marietta, O., on the l0th inst,
Also, the adoption OF a suitable badge for
The society, such as other army societies
have. That is, by combination OF the
different badges Of the army corps who
served in West Virginia during tho war, to |
be made OF bronze or gold or both. Let US
al meet at Marietta on the 10th, and then
icy us beat Steubenville by a reunion at
Wheeling, next summer or fall, Of rousing
proportions,
In speaking OF army reunions / can.
not but call attention TO the two reunions
81 last month, the one at Cambridge, Ohio,
and the one at Steubenville, Ohio, Iun.
1erstand the Cambridge reunion was
[ailure. The "blue" and the "gray" wont
mix any more. The Confederate Briga.
diers" In Congress fixed that matter, The
Union soldiers have come 10 the conclu. /
sion that II is no use to be eternaliy offer.
Ing Cancellation, and the right hand Of
to people who only spurn your
kindly overtures with scorn and insult
Far better to have a straight out true blue
reunion like that at Steubenvilie, The
war Of the rebellion settled few
questions that had been in dispute,
which one Of the most important
was, that this Government is.a Maii0il, not
Q league, and that the North was riqht aud
the South lrrong. Tho sentiment Of the
people Of this part OF the United States an.
proved OF the Steubenville reunion and
made 1t q success. They are sick ol that
silly sentimentality that makes heroes Of
rebels and traitors, and they showed II by
giving the Cambridge "Blue aud Grayh
reunion the go by: The 'toliVe branch"
which has been. held out by the North to
the people Of the South ever since the
close ot the war, has not been accepted,