Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-08
ALONG THE c. & p. ROAD
The Beautiful and Prosperous
Ohio Valley From wheeling to
Pittsburgh.
The Many Manufacturing Towns
And What They are
Doing.
New Industries Growing up And
Population lncrsasing---Bus-
mess Booming Every
where.
Special COrrcs,onoI. nee OF the RegLster.

barge mines were reported 10 De hour
ishnS and everything looked prosper
Gus. Below this and just above Mar
Tins Ferry is located Burlington, a
beautiful and live little town. Above
Burlington is Raiuies coal works, one of
The largest III the county. TIltonvilie
was the next station reached above
/ NOrkSIlle. This place is beautiful rs
ever, but appears no larger than five
years ago. The foundation for glass
works butt some Years ago, still stands
but no glass house has even been erect
ed, ana tire prospects for its erection
appear slim. | noticed a farmer pillow
ing between the pillars and thought
that l1llUnyille was very unfortunate
in not securing the erection. Ii would
have made the old town boom, and
give her citizens mandatory which
she fails To possess. Busy little Port
land IL the next station above. This is
q tir>t class point for shipping for the
surrounding towns and country. Sew
eral new buildings have been recently
erected and every thing is iuigOod shape.
Portland has
Plenty OF ealih
Il Is the first water station above Mar
TINS Ferry. WarrlutOu IS the next
village an"ve, but no stop was made
here. This pretty little place appeared
almost hidden by the muny shade trees
and appears to Ue the same old place,
without any u-w improvements. War
rtntOn WAS al ti,ue one of the bus
lest villages on the Ohio river, but for
some reason there Is now nothing done
worth speaking Of some raising wheat,
corn, onions, etc. Some of the best
-. in
was done here. Brilliant IL next. For
enterprise this elegant town cannot be
exc Ell. Two years ago the population
numbered less Inau one hundred. Now
the town has over six hundred inhabi-
tantS with glowing prospects for the III
turr y fine large mill, rolling mil,
the Spaudug iron works hasIbeen pro-
itCttu, ami Il now approaching cJmple-
lion. y good glass factory operated by
the Riverside over at WellSburg has
been erected. a splendid gas we'll has
been sunk, has u production equal to
anything i'll the country. y large num-
ter OI
business md Dwelling HouSes
brick ana frame have been built and
many more will go up. More enterprises
are among the possibilities. WellSburg
u West Virginia town, and the county
scat vi Brooke is located across the river
and the interests Of both are about the
same. WellsOuIg has grown wonder
fully. In the part few years she has
secured two first class glass factories
which are amUug the most successful
in tie cuLutry. Also hne gas well
which has u tiue cap Icity equal If not
superior 10 the Brilliant well. Wells
burg has besides the above enterprises
SIEVE RAJ paper and sack manufactures,
an agricultural Works and WAL soon
have a splendid Cual shaft. Another
gstS well il U>Ing ~anHaut another - on
tapiS. Inc first will supply the town.
Local option here aud Brilliant supplies
the town. Inc Saloon keepers have
BONANZA. BY the construction of the
different Manufactures IN NellsOurS
an saGdit Oh ku 'Mn rs LIZlreville,
with about twenty good houses sprung
up and houses arr going up all over
town. Above Brilliant, Rush Run a
small but
Busy little Village
is located. The country surrounding
is "A good one and on this account Rush
Run Is quite shipping point, lhey
have n large Goa. suaIt near here. the
next town above IL MIngO, another
town with an enormous growth. Less
than two years ago NIngo had one
blast furnace and coal shaft. Each
ran very little, and were not of much
benefit To the town, Then the popula-
ton WAS about one hundred. Now it
is different, one OF the best rolling mills
in the COUNTRY tue Junction iron works
has erected anu Is running steadily.
Tie Iurusce ami shalt are also booming.
Large numbers of houses have been
tIer,td AMI Two Lew churches, the
Catholic aud Methodist, Episcopal are
going up. The population Is over hive
huEur, q and salDOuS, stores, etc, are
pieul al. MingO Is the junction OF the
I evcl,nd aud Pittsburgh and L. {. X
~. Louis roads.
sIenbenViIie
Is the next town above. This city l.
the arycst oug the road between Bel
laire and iIIt>huTgh. lth rs q pJpula-
ton OF about IA 90 and Is the county
SCAT of Jefferson having one Ofthe finest
court house. M OuIO. 1t Is u prosperous
CITY. Ii has lots of wealth and is q good
place To 1--we. There are several glass
| factories, a large rolling mill, blast fur
Mace. ana Utuer manufacturers. Gas Is
( il beng bored for. The city is supplied
with water and gas, has first-clasS no.
tells, good newspapers, hve churches, =
SEMINARY, and has Just had city build
ing er, cted that would be credit TO
any city. Railroads two. x p. and
PC. 4 st. L., the latter crossing the
RIVER here, and having one of the best
bridges in the United States. Steuben-
willie il one of the busiest towns on the
Ohio river, Toronto, of sewer pipe fame,
is the next above, and still enjoys pros
perity. ElhOttsvtlle Is next. This
town il also dependent on the sewer
1ipe and terra Gotta interests, Of which
hey are by no means small. Beauti-
nj McCuys Is next. This is also sewer
.Ipe and terra Gotta town and Is pros
,erous. New Cumberland, w. Va, Is
,caItd Oh the other side of the river
ad shows of we'll from the cars.
New Gamble rland
ia pretty tow n and is wealthy. Large
o.ptiueS of ire brick aud lamp black
q. manufactured here for which New
Cumberland has a national reputation.
Ssrcely had the train pulled out for
MCoys until the trainmen were heard
cring out "WellsvIlle; change cars for
Ciyeland, Alliance, time for dinner"
etc wellsville is busy little city,
viii plenty OF wealth ana Is nue.
plss. The town is the headquarters
of he officers of the road and besides
thi,tbey have the general shops and 8
god rolling mill. After stopping here
.sbut fifteen minutes and making clOse
connections the train started. East
Liverpool, the great pottery town, WAS
mkt reached and everything appeared
tObe flOurishing. The many different
pdteries, seven pipe and terra Gotta
fatories over which East Liverpool Is
kmwn the world over, were reported
in rood shape and business good. New
buildings were noticed going up and
on, would think that East Liverpool
waa booming town. This town is sup
piled with natural gas, and still has
rle,ty to spare. Smiths Ferry, Pa,
the little city with so many big oil
wells, was next reached and appeared
as prosperous as ever. This was the
firsttown in Pennsylvania reached and