The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-07
but they cannot prstend that the course Of
events is precisely such Us they would
prescribe were they masters Of the situa'
WE'VE cor IN,


Wheellng's Great Opp0rtunlty-WhntW VIII
Draw Population to Her.
"COId Shorr' N The Age u Soel, Sspt, I,
Wheeling now has actual possession OIL
natural gas, the greatest auxiliary element
to progress with which any people have
ever been endowed, and what she is going
to do with it is not problematlcal, She
enthused over its reception yesterday in
. genuine hearty way, with not little oil
trolh and bluster, and in Just such sub
stantial, sagaClous and effective way will
she evidence her appreciation OF II and
her ability to utilize It,
Wheeling now assumes a position
aIongslde OF her mighty sister, Pittsburg,
aud she will never give her friends cause
to regret that she has been so splendidly
exalted, Wheeling will throw oil all the
antlQuated influences which have here,
tOiOre restrained her, and show that this
great opportunity has not been unworthily
bestowed. ln some very important par.
ticulars Wheeling occupies an exception.
ally advantageous position, She Is the
central point OF the great limestone belt,
which is, beyond question, the richest
and the most productive region in Am.
erica, This sounds like a very large sized
statement, but statistics prove its truth,
This belt covers an area Of $500 square
miles, extending laterally twenty-five
miles in an air line, north, south, east and
west from Wheeling as the central point
and 1t reaches into Ohio, Pennsylvania and
West Virgins. The corn crop in this ter.
ritory is certain; 1t averages sixty.dve
bnahels to the acre, aud this has been
produced from the same ground ortwenty
consecutive years without the aid OF fer.
tiliZers, The wheat crop is almost certain;
1t averages twenty.eight and one.hall
bushels to the acre OF the very best quality,
and no adventitious elements are required
to produced this result, The potato crop 10
sure, and It cannot be exCelled in either
quality or yield. The same can be said OF
oats, timothy and fruit. This land has
been worked for eighty odd years, and it
possesses, unimpaired, all the elements OF
strength 1t had, and when first broken re.
spends as vigorously and willingly as
when first tiled. II raises the best NUT
ton and grows the finest and highest
priced wool Of this continent.
These are not Inducements which have
special weights to attract the attention Of
the manufacturer and the capitalist, but
they are grand supplementary features OF
excellence, which complete the list OF
Wheelings prs.eminent advantages. |
am not an enthusiast or convert when
claim that this is the most favored region
on the toOtstool. Wheeling's natural ad.
Vantages have long been 30 familiar to her
people that. they have well.nigh forgotten
them, and rarely discuss them. They are
but iaintly known outside Of her immedi.
aLe business territory. This must change.
The addition OF this new fuel to her ia.
cllites will be- published throughout the
world, and capital and enterprise will 81.
riously investigate the opportunities and
Inducements presented by Wheeling and
her nelghborhood for Investment and 10.
cation, and she is preparing TO vsntilate
them.