The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-24

To-day the lNTELLIGENcER ID thlFty'iouf
years old. 1t has voted at nine presl'
d.nusl electlonp, taken part in the great
e,. Of civil wars and contributed Its mite
to saving the union; did what it could to-
wards tho abolition Of slavery; helped to
crest tho State Of West Virginia, which it
hs, since tried to do some Gervics.
Tho IyrgLLIaENcER hss seen the city oil
Wheeling grow to great importance in
manufactures, oyclRowing lis own boun'
dlries and helping to people the Ohio
shoe. There have been wonderful strides
in thirty.iour years, and within the COM
pass of its opportunities the lNTSLLI0RN'
CHR has oudeayored to keep pace with the
general progress.
Throughout It's career the IETELLIdEN'
CIR has been favored with satisfactory
evidence OF the public confidence. 1t hGa
not always lloaled With the tide, nor al
ways had smooth calling; but it has al
ways endeayored to DO right and just, as
tolerant OF opposing opinions OS sincere
IA advancing It's own; and so it has man
aged to get on well with tho people to
whom it speaks every day--some Of whom
have heard lis voice every day since its
birth.
Tho relations between the INTELLIdEN'
GER aud its readers have been 80 close that
1t has been tho habitto tell them from
time to time the condition and the pros
pect, Of tho newspaper in whose welfare
they show lively interest, The twelye'
month jlat closed has not shown tho ratio
Of progress which marked previous years.
BY reason Of LEGAL industrial complications
Wheeling was Obliged to bear more than
her fair proportion Of tho general depres'
sion. This was largely due to lack OF
diversiiled industries, and 10 lesson
which ought net to be thrown away In
addition to this there had been two bad
crop years, the result Of which was seen
in town 90 we'll 90 in country. The INTEL
LIoEScRR has always had fair share Of
the prosperity Of ito constituency, and
cannot reasonably expect to escape III the
hour Of gloom.
Buta newspaper differs from other busi-
ness enterprises in thip, that 1t c1nnot
always suit lis expenditures TO ita receipts
and is not always willing to try. Readers
do not expect their newspaper to give
them less news or display less energy be.
cause times are dull. And 80 the lSTRl-
LlaRNcER has endeayorcd to keep itself up
to the mark Of the most prosperous years.
II has not decreased ils working
force nor reduced the compensation oil
It's employees. Its expenditures for news
gathering show an increase over the year
before. During the time OF greatest de-.
preston there was come loss Of cirCula'
ton because people pushed their forced
economies wherever they could be ap.
piled. This, however, at no time great,
was OF short duration, and the year closes
with a circulation q little larger than that
OF the corresponding tins laHt year. Ad-
vertising has been less satisfactory than
circulation, but that has begun to show
signs OF Improvement, though 1t has not
fully recovered.
Now the general condition of trade ia
improving. Our local energies have re-
sumed their normal state. Within the
year We have added great steel plants to
our iron Industries. New enterprises are
on foot. Natural gas will soon be pulgtng
through the arteries which now underliC
our streets. Wheeling is feeling better
than ever before. Tho farmers are reap.
ing ampler rewards, and their mondy ID
flowing more freely 10 tho city. The
INrkLLloENcEn has no fear but that 1t will
come in for It's fair phare Of the good
things as It has always dono before.