The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-15
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Ao ISrELLlGESCERs puullsheu thtsA 'AeN
'l,,b Wv CAPTAIN Baggs, agent Of the TuScara
WV WV ,oad and adds after the closing re
va, va ~ in the interview, (Which was tina
s.Ia,o I il large trade done by this cit,
Wheeling, with the country along the line
y The road,') the observation that "thii
!, living Bridgeport, where the trains al
stoD the complete snub"
Nj Ne are surprised that paper of the
.,,oral intelligence Of the Independent
.EonJ cater SO much to such a circum.
'.,jbcd local sentiment Of jealousy as it
'..msto feel called upon to habinally foster
~ben referring to any matter Of public i'm.
omyemcnt or trade connected with the two
.iIes Of the river. Why, We desire to ask,
,bould not Ohio people come here to trade,
',vell as to Bridgeport and Bellaire? We
tr,de with them TO very large amount
s,pr year Wheeling buys tens OF thous-
and, Of dollars worth Of agricultural pro-
Jnc,s from the Ohio people. We ven.
ne to say that more than two
hundred thousand dollars are annu-
,lIy paid by tho people here to cih-
,.n, Of Ohio for the necessaries Of life.
This city is large and important market
for agricultural products raised on Ohio
hms. The money paid out for these pro-
ducts Is moi, except to very limited ex-
tent derived from Ohio people. 1t comes
bthe manufacturing establishments Of this
civ from all parts Of the country, and is
therefore Just that much capital attracted
here for the benefit, in part, Of Ohio people
And vet, Notwithstanding this fact, and
notwithstanding the very large amount
thusannuaIy paid out by the employees Of
ourmiIIs and shops to enrich Ohio farmers,
there is constant disposition to narrow
minded jealousy on the part OF two or
three papers over the river rs to every dol
lar that citizens Of Ohio may expcnd in
Wheeling store or shop for merchandise,
They seem to be always ready to snarl about
it. They apparently desire to make an
impassablc barrier OF the Ohio river as re-
spects all locomotion from the West Side
tothis city. They ignore the fact that In
proportion MS Wheeling grows or accumu'
lates wealth il rebounds TO the ultimate ad-
yanccmcnt Of the region roundabout, on
bolh sides Of tho river. They forget that
a large amount Of capital accumulated
here has gone into new enterprises
on the Ohio shore, in the shape
Of glass houses and rolling mills,
They seem never to think Of (they GER
hiny never mention) the amount Of
Wheeling capital invested in Bellaire,
Bridgeport and Martins Ferry, but they
Hralways ready to harp on any instance
coming to their knowledge Of citizen Of
Ohio coming here to expend a few dollars.
One would suppose that these papers
hil been brought up in the straightest
school Of States rights, so tremendous is
the stress which they lay on the fact that q
stream Of water divides what Is really one
population into two communities. The
act that tho shores that stand vis.a-vis arc
virtually devoted to manufacturing, and
trgradually approaching and consolida.
ting with each other by all the facilities Of
rapid nter.communication, seems TO es-
cape their attention. The natural and
geographical situation is not unlike that Of
Pittsburgh, save that the populations there,
divided by two rivers, are accidently in
OneState. Aside from that sort Of imaginary
separation the people living here, on the
two sides Of the river, are as much one
community rs the scattered population that
lives on the shores OF the two great tribu.
taries Of the Ohio at Pittsburgh.
There was some excuse for this narrow
andprovincial feeling in the days Of slavery,
but there Is none now. We have here
three States in close proximity, all possess
Ing the same general characteristics SO far
as this immediate region Is concerned.
Politically, tho status Of the Panhandle Is
about the same rs that oi Belmont county,
Ohio, and Washington county, Pa. Some
times II votes one way and sometimes an
other rhOsamegcnera tone otConservative
politics characterizes all three communities.
Thcyare very mitch nearer one people than
ite the people OF Belmont and the people
O the Western Reserve. Indeed there is
10 comparison. This being the case, a mere
political separation ought not 10 count for
nucli-at least not 10 the extent Of keeping
alive and iomehting o sense Of narrov
local jealousy.
The mission OF the 1NTELLtoRNcER has
been to try to obliteratc any such feeling.
We look upon Wheeling and oil It's
suburban surroundings as in the same boat.
We realize that II Is only a matter Of few
years when this city and these suburbs will
bo one compact mass Of manufacturing
Popuation-divided still, Of course, by the
river, which ia the common highway Of
al to tho common markets ot the South
and West, but river spanned by perhaps
taree or four bridges, over which are to
pass interchangeably citizens doing bust.
ness on one side and residing on the other.
Viewing tic situation and destiny Of the
ITo sides Of the river in this way we see no
necessity ior these constant expressions Of
jealousy. We should not be jealous Of the
iict that Wheeling spends 100000 per
yearior the neCessaries Of life among the
Ohio farmers, instead Of spending II In the
country above and below It's known Al
West Virginia, and we do not think that
any person or paper on the Ohio side ought
oendeavot 10 inCulcate the idea that II Il
tothe dctriment Of Ohio that her people
cross over to this side and spend 4