The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-01
IN THE GOLDEN STATE.
MEETINGS WITH AoMEFoLks.
Imperial San Franel.eo-A Delightful Ezeursion
Down the San zatSo rallsy-yIslt to Eal.toA's
Old Plses-Eaehantsd Grounds-Ths "Hsp.
py VALLEY" OF the Pacific Coast.

Correspondence or he Iateiiigenor.
SAN Francisco, October 2l.-It Is diff
cult to realizs that San Francisco is enc Of
the new cities Of the land. Although 9
city Of about 100000 people it is not olde,
than Kansas City with its 65,OO0 people,
not as old as st. Paul with It's 10000, mol
Milwaukee with itSl25.OOO, and not half as
old as St. Louis with its $4,000. 1t is
about half as old as Chicago with It's co.,.
900.
New as 1t really is, II does not wear the
general appearance OF new place. It IL
one OF the most mature cities in the char.
acter OF It's improvements in tie country.
It must have as much as 500 acres Of large
three and four story business blocks. 1t is
only second to Chicago in Its supply OF ex-
cellent hotels, and it has one hotel that is
greater and more costly than anything in
Chicago or in New York. The Palace ho-
tel, which accommodated 5000 guests dur.
ing the Conclave, is altogether the most
palatial hotel in this country or in the
world. 1t cost sG,OOO,OOO, and has about
500 rooms, covers, with its sidewalks, three
acres Of ground, is seven stories high, has
bath and closet adjoining every room, is
fre.prooi, has the most regal court, covered
with glass above and foored with marble
below, that ever adorned any building in
this country. It only remains to be added
that 1t was built by two men from the Ohio
Valley, the ill.iated Ralston, OF Wellsyille,
Ohio, and Senator Sharon, native ol
SmithGeld, Ohio. tits now owned cxclu-
sively by the latter and run by his kins.
man, Mr.. A. D. Sharon, native OF the
same locality.
by the way, and beiore forget It the la.-
ter, who has been an invalid for q year
past, and was east this summer in search
OF medical advice. told me the other day
that Dr.. Todd, Of Bridgeport, was the only
physician whom he met in bis travels that
really comprehended the real nature OF his
ailmsnt, and the only one who gave him
the first prescription that started him on
the road to recovery.
ABOUT WHEELING PEOPLE.
There are two or three branches OF the
Sharon family out here, and all from the
Jefferson county, Ohio, present stock. Our
Wheeling friend, Charley Mccoy, married
niece OF the senators-a most estimable
lady, tso-and has good position as sec
retary Of two important mining companies
here by virtue OF that marriage and his
own abilities and merits IS q man Of high
character. He has an attractive home over
at Oakland, where he divides bis time be-
tween his babies and his flower garden.
And speaking OF Wheeling men, have
met several cf them since my arrival here.
Among them Mr.. John Mckee, the head
OF Tallant & Co.'s banking house, an insti-
tuition founded by the late Drury J.. Tai
liant, whilom Wheeling man, and broth.
er cf William and Henry Tallant, and q
bro.hCr-in-law OF L. S. Delaplain, Esq.
Mr.. Mckee is a son tf Redick Mckee,
whom all Wheeling people oil middle age
remember well as at one time perhaps the
most prominent business man in Wheel.
ing, and president cf the old NJ. & NJ.
bank among other positions. Mr.. John
Mckee, who has succeeded to the headship
Of the bank, lef. Wheeling and came out
here about 1858, and was long associated
in the business with MIR. Tallant. Every
body speaks OF him as man every way
worthy to fill the position made vacant by
air. Tallant's death. have been in.
debted to Mr.. Mckee for many kind at
tentions during my stay here.
Another Wheeling man, or rather, l
should say, Ohio county man, Is Robt.
Morrow, fdmiliarly know here as Bob Nor.
row, a native OF the Triadelphia district
and relative OF the Conns and Maxwells
of that part OF the county, and also OF the
late Dr.. AS. Todd. l met. Morrow the
other day and he went over the story Of his
life since leaving the Ohio Valley at the
age OF Is about the year that Mr.. Mr.. Nc.
Kee came out He made $4,000 in gold
before he was q and came here from the
mines to take steamer and go back and
be sort CT landhclding Squire among his
peighbors, But steamer day was week
Of and while he was waiting for 1t he cav
so much money being thrown around here
loose in an off hand way that he came to
the conclusion that he WIS little else than a
pauper, and accordingly went back to the
diggings humming to himself that old
verse:
me either icAIS his fate loo much,
| Or his dlSert Is small,
Who will rot put Il 70 the touch
And win or loss It ALL"