The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-14
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Saturday.
That biennial farce, known as the visit
to the Penllsntiary, came of last Saturday,
and, as usual, was "largely attended"
Through the courtesy Of Capt. Deyries, two
special cars had been provided for the
convenience Of the Committee on Peni.
Tertiary, and such other members OF the
Legislature as might wish 70 accompany 1t:
Besides these there was quite number OF
other persons, ladies and gentlemen in at
tendance, sufficient in all to fill the two
cars, These cars were attached to the
Cumberland accommodation. The train
left the depot shortly before IL o'clock and
arrived OF Moundsville not far from II
O'Clock.
The only incident that attracted our
reporters attention on the downward trip
was the speech OF Delegate Sesbright
against the proposed amendment to a num-
Der Of members OF the Legislature, q few
Of the principal joints OF which speech we
overheard.
"Why, Just think Of the revenue that
| It would cut off from the city, Wheeling
is poor enough now, dear knows, and why
lot OF fellows want 10 make her worse
of than sic is Is more'n ! can tell. And
there is another thing look OF. II capital
isn't encouraged it will go somewhere else
where It can be. Look ct the money in.
vested in the business in Wheeling, and II
the Legislature stops 1t why don't you see
the men who have this money invested IN
the liquor business will go to some other
place where 1t will be appreciated. Then,
look, there are 100 houses 10 wheeling
which are used for the sale Of liquor and as
saloons, and these are occupied and give
employment to $50 families, and you see
In this business Is stopped what the effect
will be, People can't live off Of prayer
meetings, and which Is the most valuable
TO them3 | have my opinion Of come OF
these fellows who are helping this busi'
ness on, They 90 TO church looking as
sanCtimonious as you please, and slip out
between times and 60 into the back door
OF some saloon, take drink, and slip back
again to sing their halleluiahs, There's
your Christian for you. tell you l don't
think much OF such men.
There Is more money got out OF saloon
keepers and liquor dealers for charity than
any other class. Every day some person
goes into one OF these places and says, ~
, am running for q necklace, or . necktie,
or watch chain, or q gold watch, and |
want vote from you;" and he or she
always gets dollar or two, and this ism I
the case with many Christians ! know Of,
tell you.
And then look at the effect on the poor
man. lie enjoys his little drink OF beer
or ale as well IS you big bugs. Look al
them leller the other day In Washington
city,when II. G. Davis gave dinner party,
and at bis right hand sat Jim Blaine, the
great temperance man, drinking his cham
payne, while they want to keep the poor
workingmsn with his face to the grind
stone Without little drink Of plain beer,
! There's consistency for you. II the tenn
perance people would 60 at this thing
right would be In favor OF 1t. am q
temperance man myself, Let Us pass 9
law having q State inspector OF liquors
Then let US compel the use OF pure liquors,
Why, The adulteration Of whisky alone Ia
awful.
Another great evil Of the business In
this country Is the 'treatingsyetem.' Every
man you meet invites you to drink with
him, and against they have all treated
round they are all drunk. None Of this Ia
seen 10 the old country; no Sir. Every
man pays for what he gets there. II q hall
dozen are talking together and go into q
saloon, each pays Tor his own drink. Look
at the singing societies Of Wheeling. Why
they meet every Sunday afternoon and
drink their beer, and yet none OF them are
ever drunk. Why over In Ohio they
could Mt even pass local option law the
other day, and II they don't even want
something Of that kind, then what do we
;; want with an amendment cutting of one
Of the most valuable businesses In this
Slater"
Before any one could reply to this ques'
} ton the train pulled up at Moundsvllle
station, and the passengers alighted In
the yellow mud, through which they
waded 10 the Penitentiary, half mile dis
tant At the door OF the massive stone
building the delegation was welcomed by
Col. W. L. Bridges, the Superintendent,
who invited them all to enter and make
themselves at home, Subject TO certain
restriCtions.) After few minutes rest the
party was divided up into sections and
J taken In charge by the guards, who es'
corted them through the various build:
ings and workshops. There are four dir.
ferent branches Of industry carried on
within the four walls Of this prison, viz
Cigarmaking, at which between 80 and 40
conyicts are worked, stripping, rolling aud
moulding eiEarG. a stamping machine Ia
used here and all the printing upon boxes
and paper sacks Is done by the workmen.
Augustus Pollock, EsQ., Of this city en-
ploys these men. His shops are In excel.
lent order and are very neat and clean.
, At the other, or southern end Of this
building, we were shown into the whip
mandatory OF Weaver & Bardall, Of Pitts.
burgh, These gentlemen have had con:
! siderable experience In the matter OF
working Conyicts, having employed them
in the Western Pennsylvania penltentiary
at Allegheny City and the Western Penn.
sylvania Reform School at Woods Run,
Allegheny county, before Its removal to
Morganza, Washington county. Mr..
Weaver Of this firm was very courteous to
our representative and showed Us through
| bis establishment, explaining as we went,
the various methods used In the manufaC.
lture OF whips. between 100 and 200
dozen whips are turned out daily, and
these are disposed Of to jobberg as rapidly
as made. These whips are Of all sorts and
descriptions, except buggy whips, and
many specimens wore carried of by visit
ors as relics Of the trip. THEY were paid
for Of course.)
Immediately Under the cigar and whip
departments Is the broom mandatory,
where about thirty conyiCts are at work
asserting broom corn, painting broom
handles and making broomg. This Is the
only factory Of the kind In West Virginia,
and Is owned by MsssEs Weaver, BSrdell
K Co.,, Of Pittsburgh. 1t is managed by Mr..
Humphrey, the third member oil the Arm.
About 70 or Is dozens Of brooms are
turned out daily. These tsse the same
The broom corn Ia bought for the firm
BY Pittsburgh commission merchants and
Is brought TO Moundsville In ConslgnmentS
Of from twelve to sixteen car loads at a
time, The handles are also manufactured