The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-11
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Special oo7tUoadaet Of tAt i,tteIltpeaer.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, May 7.-Thi
growing city is assuming metropolita,
airs, and some day when the present gene
Iration-I might say about the year A. D
1000, II any OF US should live to see Janu
ary LIST Of that year, we can, in all prob
ability say "truly this Is o great city" but
as it nowstands withits miserable street,
unadorned with the friendly gas light
am very much Of the opinion that the
populace Is just about in the condition
that Moses was on q certain occasion we
hear the clown speak Of. There is nc
doubt that the place Is growing, and as II
growsi 1t Is from the Investment Of indus
trial wealth. Rents are high and ground
per foot is out Of all reason to those who
are not possessed OF large wealth. The
mechanic may be ablelto buy Q small lot
of ground, butthe next question Is, how
Is he to build ahouse on it?
notice q great deal OF building going
on here. Notwithstanding there is so
much building, there are. no dwelling
houses for rent outside of o very fewsmall
cottages, which bring enormous prices
such prices as are calculated 10 consume q
poor mans wages and leave him nothing
ior his ,iamiiyto eat The enterprise Is
not inthe right direction, as the place
needs more neat, cheap and comfortable
dwellings. The return of the seat OF
Government to this city has put large
schemes into the heads Of some Of the
people, and one Is made to pay five cents
for four Of the sickliestlooking onions
you ever saw, and everything else is in
proportion. When you want to purchase
anything you are sized up and charged in
proportion to not what you are worth, but
what you are SO unfortunate as not to be
worth.
Thetown is bnrdened with taxes, and
instead Of having put the money raised by
the increased taxes into street improve
ments, the city dads have erected a large
city hall at q cost Of 1000, understand.
The building Is handsome enough, but the
place could have done without the luxury
OF such a building fnr great while TO
come. Had this amount OF money been
voted as bonus TO be given toward in
ductng manufacturers to locate here, 1t
would have been well spent. The great
trouble is, II q manufacturer wishes TO lo-
cate here, he gets no inducement other
than chin music. Nor will the
town give foot OF ground free for any
valuable enterprise. Corner lots are high
and SO are the backwoeds lots high.
Work on the State House is progressing,
aud am told by the contractors that It |
will be completed by next September. As
1t now stands the State officers find them
selves in a chaotic condition, but with ALL
the inconvenience the Governor, secre.
tary Of State, Superintendent OF Schools
and Auditors forces are doing some work.
The first official act executed here, was
the appointment Of a Notary public fol.
lowed by the issuing OF several certificates
OF incorporation. The clerks are leaving |
on every train Just now, but how they
dread the labors that will follow in a week |
or two.
was asked today by prominent bust.
ness man, whom | saw sitting In front OF
his store on Kanawha street fighting of |
the early spring fly, it'll had discovered
any great change Ia business since the
capital returned. Ny reply was, no; and
he began to try TO make me believe that
he expected 10 see bar'ls Of dollars rolling
down the streets Of the city Of perennial
spring. But you know some people ex-
pect too much.
Capt. Prince, who removed the archives
here, was presented with a three dollar
bill on Monday morning, asking 'him.to
pay the city that small amount for the
privilege Of unloading the State property.
The Captain did not fall upon his knees
and say his prayers but paid the bill. The
Lord knows that the town needs money
for lis wretched streets, but this act was
very diminaiye.
The United States District Court Is in
session here, and from what ! can learn
the moonshiners are iaring very badly, as
the Judge and Jurors are putting 1t to the
law breakers. WARwIck.