The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-10

and unless further changes are made by
the Legislature, Wheeling will cease to be
the Capital May Let, 1885.
PERIODS or DEPRESSION. Gss
Wheeling suffered considerably from
some Of the periods Of business depression
which have aHectedthe country atvasious
times since It's settlement, but they do not
seem to have interiered with It's steady
growth. During the hard times closely
following the war Of 1912, between the
United States and Great Britain. from
1917 10 1925, her manufactures, trade and
industries OF every character were more or
less prostrated. The subsidence OF the
Western land speculation lever apd the
psuic OF 1887 produced similar disastrous
effects, and the monetary troubles OF 1872,
1857, 1851 81 and 1885 were severely
felt. but their had effects appear TO have
been only temporary. Notwithstanding
these adverse years, from 1920 to 1850
there was an increase Of 1854 In popula.
lion. From 1880 10 1910 the increase
was 1914, and from 1870 TO 1850, 4 0O6
From 1850 10 1850 the increase was 5 go,
from lSBOto 1870, 1901, and from 1870 TO
1880, 1909. sg, ls.t 1r sbis &
TOPOGRAPHY. 10 nt
wheeling is divided into eight warde,
but the most commonly recognized subdiSi-
sions are North Wheeling, including the
First and tue greater portion OF the Second
ward; East Wheeling, taking In most OF
the Third and Fourth wards, which IL
bounded on the east aud south by Wheel
ing O. eek; Centre Wheeling, Immediately
south nf Wheeling Greek, and Including
the Fifth and Sixth wards; Wheeling
Island, In the Ohio River, opposite the
central portion OF the city, and connected
by The Suspension Bridge, making up the
Seventh ward; and Ritchietnwn which
was annexed to the city in 1870, and now
comprises the Eighth ward, being separa:
ted from the Sixth by a small stream, called
Caldwell's Kun.
The main portion OF the city, bounded
on the east by chain Of hills averaging
400 feet in, height, extends along the
eastern bank OF the Ohio q distance OF
four miles, with breadth OF from two to
eighth squares, and, Including the Island,
which as before stated, constitutes one oil
It's ward divisions. covers an area OF about
four square miles. A small portion Of
Main aud Market streets, It's principal
business avenues, and a part OF the Island
wald which Is mainly used for residences.
are lower than the immediate banks Of the
liver, but the surface drainage 10 other
PORTIONS OF the city is carried without
difficulty into Wheeling creek and tue
Ohio, and the current 10 both Is sufficient
to prevent any serious Inconvenience to
residents from accumulation OF impurities
in either. The city contains 95i miles Of
streets and about the same distance oil,
alleys. With few exceptions the streets
intersect at right angles and have a width
OF from 10 to GO feet, with sidewalks from
| IL tn IA feet in width, paved with brick
and fagstones. The alleys are from 10 to
20 Ieet in width, and with the exception
" about two miles Of paving are unim.
proved. OF the streets about 81 miles are
paved with river bouldels anu about 8
miles mechanical with lime stone. The
cutters are generally well paved and
curbed, aud the most important streets
Supplied with crossings, gas lights, and
shade trees planted oil the outer line Of
the pavements. w., lo"s' a,t-
TIE CLIMATE OF WHEELING,