Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-07
THE REGISTERS TELE-
PHONE. ..
Comments of the Press Oh the
New Enterprise.

The Register Ahead-Telephonic Com.
munications With Bellaire-Branch Of
fee Established.
| Wheeling Newsletter
Messrs. Lewis Baker & Co., the pro-
prietors of the Wheeling REGISTER, with
| their customary enterprise, have taken
another stride to the front, and have
! completed arrangements that will bring
| the CITY of Bellaire practically within
! earshot. Tomorrow morning branch
office of the REGISTER will be opened at
! 3l7 South Union street, Bellaire, under
the charge OF Mr. Ed. o. Ludwig, which
will be connected with the main office
! in this city by means OF the new improy-
| ed telephone. From the branch otficelt
is proposed to bulletin the news OF the
Ohio election and all other important
events, the same as from the main OF
| fee, and we are sure the citizens OF Bel
laire will hail the proposed innovation
with delight The rapid march OF i'm
provement extends to the newspapers,
and the introduction Of the telephone
marks new era in journalistic enter
prise in this vicinity. The energy OF
the REGISTER proprietors is commend
able in the highest degree, and is an
evidence that they will leave nothing
undone to place before their patrons the
very latest and freshest news from all
the world; and especially to provide the
citizens of neighbOring towns with their
own local news with the same iullness
and freshness as if the REGISTER were
printed in their own midst.
An Enterprise of the Register"
Wheeling sunday Leader.
We see by yesterdays REGISTER that
it has established branch office in the
thriving city of Bellaire TO be connected
by a telephone with its headquarters in
Wheeling. BY this means all the cleo
ton and other news can be bulletlned
| i'm Bellaire as soon as at the latter
place, and all late local news pub
lished from Bellaire the same as though
it had a daily newspaper. This Will be
a great advantage to our nelghboring
city and we note this enterprise on the
| RRGIsTER's part as cOmmendable, and a
something that should add much to Its
influence and prosperity.
A Live Daily Paper
Wheeling Saturday Evening Journal
The Wheeling DAILY REGISTER is COM
ing to the front lately as live, enter
prising and thoroughly readable news
paper Messrs. Lewis Baker Il Co., the
proprietors of the REGISTER, are practl
cal newspaper men, and thoroughly UNI
derstand how to get up q handsome pa
per. newsy and bright. They make a
point of giving full and reliable reports
Of all public meetings and speeches IN
all our neighboring towns as well as IN
the city proper. and sprightly cores
pondents keep their readers posted IN
regard to what is going on in the world
about them. The enterprise OF the
REGISTER, in publishing the fullest and
only correct report of the meeting OF the
West Virginia Press Association in
Wheeling the present week, has been
remarked by all who read the morning
papers OF the city, and has excited the
admiration of the editorial fraternity
throughout the State.
The latest enterprise OF the REGISTER
Company is the establishment OF a
branch office at Bellaire, to be connected
with the main office at Wheeling by tele-
phone. The object OF this enterprise is
to lay before the people OF BeIIaire, Ben
wood and Belmont county the latest and
freshest news of that section, and to FUR
nish them with home paper. The
branch Office has been located at 3l1
Union street, and rs soon as the instru-
ments can be secured and the wires run,
the branch and main offices will be
placed in immediate connection. Mr.
+. O. Ludwig, an experienced newspaper
man, will have charge OF the branch
| office