Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-24
A PLEASANT TRIP.
The Visiting Railroad Gentlemen Driven
About the City,
BY THE SPECIAL BOOM COMMITTEE.
Several Nils Furnaces and Steel Plants
Inspected.
1 FAVORABLE IMPRESSION MADE,

Yesterday morning, just before nine
o'clock, Chairman C. B. Hart and Messrs.
A. ]. Sweeney and Thomas o'Brien, of the
special committee of the Chamber of Com
meree, together with Mr.. P. H. Moore,
called at the Mcclure House, provided
with carriages, and prepared to escort the
quartette of gentlemen, Messrs. Archi-
bald Fairlie, General c.. A. Jones, his
son, F. W. Jones, and ]. A. Hanlon, who
are in the city on railroad business, about
town. The committee was shortly
Joined by the visitors, and ut nine O'Clock
the party drove southwark to the RiVer-
side nail factory. There they were re-
ceiyed by Mr.. Babcoek, the man
ager, who expressed his res ret that
the factory was not running.
The party passed on through the works to
the Belmont office, where the strangers
were presented to Mr.. Du Bots. After a
few moments had been spent in converse
ton. the gentlemen, at the invitation OF
Mr.. Du Bois, embarked in the elevator and
assembled TO the top of h blast furnace,
whence an excellent view of the surround
ing country was had, and the location Of
yorious manufacturing establishments
pOinted out. On returning to terra hrma,
the party was shown through the Belmont
plate mill, when they witnessed the
operation of rolling, and afterwards exam
ined the new Smith regeneratlye
furnace. The nail factory not being
in operation, it was passed by, and the
party re-entered their carriages and were
driven to the La Belle mill, Mr.. Du Bots
Joining them with his buggy. Here the
operation of nail making was watched
by the strangers with great interest, ex-
plantations being made by Messrs. O'Brien
and Sweeney.
The party then drove over the new Eo1f
street brick pavement TO the Schmulbach
brewery, where they were met by Mt.
Caldwell and escorted about the build
ings. There was a general desire to visit
Hobbs, BrOckunier * Co.'S extensive glass
works, but this pleasure wa forgone be-
cause of a Lack of time, rs the gen.
tlemen of the committee were afraid the
operation of blowing at the Wheeling
Steel Plant, at BenwoOd, wouldbe missed II
more time wa spent up town.
Arriving at BenwOOd, the party pro-
ceeded directly to the Wheeling Steel
Plant, where they were met by Mr.. An
drew U. Wilson and Superintendent w. l.
Mann, who escorted the visitors over the
entire plant. The various manipulatlons
in steel making, from the first melting OF
the metal to the final cutting up OF the
plates into slabs, were watched, the opera
lions being most interesting to the
entire delegation.
On leaving the steel plant, the gentlemen
were driven back to the city and came on
up town and out to the Reymann Brew
ery, where they were taken in charge by
MeSsrs. Happy and Schuman, and under
the guidance of these gentleman the extern
siye establishment vas gone over, the
vaults visited, and the ice machines ex-
planned, all to the great delight OF the stran-
gers. ,
By this time it was past II o'clock, and
the party embarked and set out for the
hotel, arriving there about l p. IN. Mr..
Fairlie and his companions expressed them
selves as being much pleased with what
they saw, and recognized, although they had
visited but q small portion OF Our indus
trial enterprises, that we have here a sub
stantial and busy community. The visit
OIs will remain here at least until to-
morrow.
This trip affords an illustration Of the
importance Of the special Chamber of Com
merce Committee in the great work this
community has in IA I'd, and demonstrates
as we'll that the three gentlemen composing
it are eminently qualified to carry out the
work entrusted to them. Their duties are
not light, but realizing the necessities OF
the hour, they are putting forth their en-
ergy intelligently and effectively to ac-
complish something for the advancement
of our city. This is but the beginning.
The Chamber, and our citizens generally,
should see to it that the Committee is
earnestly supported in its labOrs.