The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-29
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A NEW INDUSTRY
sukgestsd for Wheeling-Ideas that
will Bear COnHid erAtlon,t q

oukReateu lof nceltnS-luenb tunl
will Bear Copsideratiou..
A reporter Of the ISrELLiuEScrn coming mp
with Mr.. Lott II. Joy, an experienced iron
man, for a long time Superintendent Of the
Crescent mill, said to him, "Mr. Joy, do you
remember we had some conversation Just be.
fore the Il ,od, about an Iron bridge building
enterprise In Wheeling Have you thought
anything more about III" a
"Yes," said Mr. Joy, "I've thought q good
deal about II; In fact l have been thinking
about 1t Tor three yearB-eyer aimee l visited
Johnstown and Jaw what they were doing
there. That industry has greatly helped to
build up YOUNGSTOWN, Canton, Pittsburgh, and
many other places that l might name. Ny
Idea Is, that there 10 a splsudid opening In
Wheeling for an es'ablShment that would
build ali kinds OF iron NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
mills store fronts and other sirnc.
lures that would c6me In the fane
Inns. In Weat Virginia and particularly In
Wheeling, We hays every facility for this
work; we have the river aud railroads 10
bring In the raw material and take out tho
finished product; we haya cheap fuel and we
Did you ever think how many iron bridges
are put up In West Virginia In a year? Just
throw your eye over a map and SEQ tho count.
loss streams that como down from the noun.
taina and the public roads that cross
them, every stream requiring to be
brldged many times for the pubic
convenience. Then think OF the streams
that are not on the map that must alto b.
bridged, and are b,ing bridged. All this
ineans employment for capital and ltbor and
l should Ike 70 see Wheeling ret tho benefit
Of II. We can co this class Of work ~ we'll
In Wheeling as 1t can be done anywhere else,
aud there IL plenty Of capital here II 1t could
only be induced to embark In auch IN enter.
psiSe.n @5
"How much capital would bs .equirej?"
"Twenty.ti7s thousand dollars would start
II very well. bir, you must understand that
the plant Is very simple end not expensive,
A 10! from 200 10 800 feet square would be
quite large enough certainly lor a beginning,
a couple Of drill presses, q few la.hes, black.
smith forges aud that kind OF thing,
would complete the outfit. Ia q short
anything that might DO required In tho way
have the advantage OF that source OF supply
at home" 1.Py U
Have you talked with any monied men
about this matter, Mr.. Joy2p
"Yes, l have suggested the projact 10 sew.
eral gentlemen Of means, who seemed 10 take
kind y to 1t, but 1 hay, made no special eli.
fort" a
"Havo yod thought seriously OF trying 10
organize a company ?"
II have thought seriously that such an or.
gan z.tlon would be. very dtsl.able for
Wheeling aad very profitable to those who
might go into it, but l baye not taken any
positive steps. Indeed, l nm not prepared
with the figures which business men would
want to see. Ny idea is this, that # enough
gentlemen could be got 10 take an interest In
tho ms.ser It would pay to appoint two Or
three OF their uuubsr, men who know s,me-
thing about this iron business, to investigate
the subject. Such q COMMITTEES ought to
visit establishments Of the kind I suggest,
learn what they can and make thcir report.
II they could get u. the bottom facts or any
where near them, l am sure that would Ell.
courage Investment. I don't want L see
Wheeling stand still, and I think THE tins
has como when We must Geek new fields OF
enterprise. For one l am ready to do what I
can. .u. HTHE..aNH ."..Flgw =