The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14


the lowest in the country. As m iron
and steel and glass producing centre 1t Is
inferior to Pittsburghindiyerslty and mum.
Der only lin several speCialties II has forged
ahead. Wheeling has one ofthe two lar.
COST steel and iron concerns In tho Ohio
Valley, the Riverside. And should the
natural gas fail in supply, and coal gas fuel
be the only profitable alternative, Wheel.
ing has coal enough In her enyirons to
supply two Pittsburghg.
Wheeling should come forward under
all these advantageous factors, which are
making Pittsburgh a synonym for pro.
gress she has all but natural gas, and
that she will have in the near future,
Then she will have been given the Eve
talents; what answer will she DO prepared
to give when called on to sCcount for
themP There has been q still hunt for
months past by agents OF large eastern
and western establishments for available
sites TO which they could remove their
works that they might secure the use OF
this natural gas. Wheeling's chance Is
coming. She possesses, Us l have 70.
marked before, the same geographi.
cal advantages as Pittsburgh, with
this superiority; abe Is one hundred
miles lower down the river, which In sea.
sons Of low water should give her tempo.
rary advantages. Then there need be no
crowding; available sites are nearly as
thick as leaves in Vallambrosa. But pro.
crastination ia all obsolete quantity in
these days Of progress when nature Is sub.
plying man with potent agencies ready
prepared for use; when business trans
actions and manufacturing accomplish.
ments crowd upon each other 80 closely
that what is theoretic or problematical to.
day Is developed or disproven and accept
cd or rejected tomorrow and part OF his.
tory tho day after. Hesitating, cautious
old iogyism has no part In the drama now
being enacted, but alert, resolute, neryy,
audaCioug, II II better expresses II, spirits,
are the selectandBuCCe8sful actors. Wheel.
ing cannot assume To be o rival OF Pitts.
burgh. She will do well II she proves her
self a successful and not too aspiring ini.
tator
In tho Gogobic range, in northern Wis.
consin and Michigan, there Ia enough high.
grade Bessemer oreto furnish supply Tor
nifty yearn to como. Wheeling capital and
enterprise are largely Interested In the
Gogebic range, and 1t 10 being rapidly
developed bythem with direct reference 10
theIequirements otthe Wheeling market.
The Economic community, reliplous
organization, which owns very largo and
valuable tract OF land on tho Ohio river
between Pittsburgh and Wheeling. and
Who!e teachings heretofore have been do.
Ciuedly ayerse 10 modern progress. have
awakenedto the vast possibilities OF natural
gas, and they arc inviting manufacturer
TO take long leases Of sites on their lands,
30 tho idea advanced some weeks auo
that the Upper Ohio Valley from Wheel.
Ing to PlttSburGh would bythe exercise oi
enlightened progressive enterprise be.
come one great continuous manufacturing
center Is mRterialIzlng. Wheeling has tho |
pit between her teeth, too che ID not 70. |
ing TO DO loft. She has plenty Of superb |
sites, the best and Cheapett coal In lhis
country, three energetic, wide.awake pipe
lines, with more 10 come, Bystcins OF trans. |
poftA tloh the peers Of any In the land, and
an abundance Of ffeBhly aroused, yipoT.
OuB, Beli.reliant enterprise and propteASive
spirit Give her little time Bho MAJ The
chance, and her place, In the near future,
Will be up among the foremost, acknowI.
9dBing no equal but hOr more mature,
stronger equipped sister, Pittsburgh,
PltIbburgh ia not booming In the orli.
lary acceptaslon Of the term, abe ls but
tic results oil wcll.llmod and
Sell'applIed enterprise. She bids fair 10
louble her present population and 70.
IES,ntCe9 during the next five years, and
wheeling Will provo no lagsafd she hSs
inferred tue lists, thrown down her quaint.
81, and history has never yet had OCCR.
ion 10 record her q reCreant, | have bean
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