The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-11-01
The Weekly Register
LOCAL MATTERS.

preach u HciHiOhi uub SFVi OHS VIM
reads his Bible has come across the
parablc about the "talents' and the
reference is suggestive enough with
out q long dissertation upon the
text.
The parable can be applied with
much force to the people Of Point
Pleasant. Since the day that the
white man first put his foot down on
the territory upon which Point Plea.
sant stands and its surroundings, an
unhidden field Of wealth has ever
been visible. Generations have come
and gone, have stayed their allotted
time and passed into eternity, and
made no effort to utalize the wealth
they hourly gazed upon.
The present generation has done
but little better than those before
them. And the remark of every
stranger who visits our town is,
Ave are surprised at the size of
this town, when we see the great
natural advantages it possesses! What
is the cause of all this? Why don't
your monied men encourage and en-.
gage in manufacturing enterprises?
What chance for building a mag
nifcent city, embracing within its
limits every industry that goes to
make its people prosperous and hap.
y." How can we answer them?--
We must admit, however humilia.
ting, that our people seem to lack
the energy and push that character.
lies many other towns possessing less
advantages; that we have been wait.
ing for years for others to come and
help US, without first trying 10 help
ourselves.
Is it not strange that our people
who are so intelligent and possessed
Of so much wealth, should he so in.
different and negligent? This has
been the condition OF the past, bu.
now we see evidences of change in
our people; they seem to be awaken
ing to the fact, that if the town is to
grow to importance they must in.
vest their money in enterprises that
will give employment to labor and
rondute to its growth and happiness.
To-day very decided change is pre-.
sented. Heretofore the town has
been cramped for territory and lots
were held high and were hard to get
at any price. Recently about four
hundred acres Of bottom lands on the
Ohio and Kanawha rivers have been
bought up for lot purposes. The
Company purchasing the hundred
nCres lying on the Ohio, from Sena.
Tor Eastman, have laid it out into
town lots, and they are now in the
market. The Ohio Central R. r. Co. re.
Gently purchased from Mr.. McCul-
lOch, two hundred and forty odd acres
lying on the Kanawha, and will, we
are informed, lay all except the river
front, out in town lots. All this
means something, and shows that our
people are beginning to move.
Other property hus changed hands,
new people have gotten hold Of it,
who will improve it.
The finest rail road bridge on the
Ohio river is being constructed at
this place, and one rail roud has al.
ready been completed to this place,
and several other lines are projected
to this point, and soon Point Pleas.
ant will loom up as great rail road
center. The railroads will locate
their round houses, foundries, ma
chine and other shops here, which
will give employment to hundreds Of
men and boys. With such send.ofl
what is TO hinder our town, provi-
ding our people will exhibit the
proper spirit Of energy and enter
pT'set from becoming in a very short
'iile, one Of the iveliest towns on
The Ohio river and commanding all
The trade of the Great kanawha Val.
ley, which is now daily being pour.
ed into other towns, below us.
Let US all put our heads and hands
and purses together and see if we
cannot make Point Pleasant what
dOd and Nature intended it should
BE- Let US try at any rate.
AccIDENr.-On Thursday morning
hsI j. n. Parrish, engineer ut the