The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-13
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The Visiting Capitalists and Other Mat.
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Last Tuesdar our county commissioners
ordered q special election to be held June
10th TO allow the voters Of parkersburr
district to vote upon the proposition Of
subscribing $4,000 to the capital stock OF
the Wheeling, Parkersburg ( Charleston
road, to secure the balance Of the right Of
way In this county. Our people are alive
to the Importance Of this enterprise, and
will give 1t an emphatic endorsement ut the
polls. 1t Is the absorbing theme here at
present, but there are no heated discus
sIons over 1t Us nearly everybody thinks
alike about it. II Is believed when the
road gets well under way, that the water
works boom will revive, and thu. tho PEG.
pie will demand OF our weakened coun.
Gil an opportunity to pass upon this much
needed enterprise. Several Of our local
capitalists organized company last winter,
secured charter from the city council,
and purchased site for their
reservoir, intending to begin operations
In the early spring. But the new
council, under the influence OF an unreas-
enable opposition, repealed the ordinance
granting the charter, and the company not
caring to engage in vexatious lawsuit.
have since remained passive. The effect
OF this action has been disastrous upon
several enterprises. llebrank ( Rapp,
brewers located in the country, intend 10
remove to the city and erect large, first.
class brewery soon as Tater.works are Sc
cured. Mr.. ". \. Chancellor told me the
other day that his projected hotel would
have been under way months ago except
for this choking OF the water.worSs project.
His purpose is to erect rs fine hotel ny
there is in the State. but be will not do it
until he can give 1t the advantages OF all
the modern improvements. There is plen.
ty OF money here TO start new banks and
make twelve per cent Oft the necessities OF
the business public, bnt the people are too
poor to spend 5000 year for water.
works.
The skating rink has closed Tor the sea-
son; but under the pressure Of the public
demand the management have agreed to
open it occasionally on cool evening. It
is paying institution. During the two
months OF its existence it netted ten per
cent to the investors.
Tbs other ereninsa young lady was en-
te.,aining friend a. her residence, when
a jealous rival heard OF it, rushed to the
house with the speed that jealousy usually
gives chaps OF that sort, and being refused
admittance, broke down the door. drove
his rival into the street and gave him a
severe punishment with a pair OF brass
knucklcs. Romeo is now cooling his artlor
behind the bars, while the other chap Ian
gulshes under poultices and arnica baths.
An officer informed US the other day.
that there is in the possession OF a man in
this city, whose reputation has not always
stood at par, n ladies' gold watch, and APP
parently valuable one, with this inscrip-
ton engraved upon the inside case, "Pre-
scnted to c. Louisa Balm, on her 18th
birthday" mention it to aid in getting
it into the hands OF the rightiul owner, Il
such an article has been lost or stolen.
Our visiting capitalists, the gentlemen
who are going over the line OF the W, P.
x c. road, aud are supposed to be inter
ested in the enterprise, arrived in this city
yesterday noon. They came from Wheel
ing to 81. Marys and remained there on
Thursday night, and came down on the
Stricken the next morning. They were the
quests OF Senator Camden while here, whose
beautiful residence was brilliantly illumi-
mated last evening, and was thrown open
TO all who desired 10 call. The city band
was stationed on the grounds and dis
cdursed music until midnight. \ large
number OF our citizens called. During the
afternoon they were driven over the city
and shown the objects oil interest, which,
il not numerous, are some embryotic vast
ness. This morning they took the Chesa-
peake Tor Galiipol;s, accompanied by Sen
ator Camden and Others Of our prominent
citizens. Mr.. Blaine was expected but
failed to come, very much to the disappoint-
meas OF our citizens. SAMosEr