The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14
THE SIERoANTLE AGENCY,
Manager Abbott ON the Present and Future
OF wheeling,

Manager Abbott on the Present and Future
OF wheeling.
A reporter OF the INTELLlaEScER drop
ped into the cosy Office Of the Mer-
camille Agency, R. G, Dan. & Co..
1899 Main street, yesterday. The Of
fee Is fully equipped with numberleRs
files and cases containing information
from all over the country, arranged in
such manner that any particular report
can be instantly turned up, During the
reporters visit q number Of subscribers
called for reports, either personally or
by telephone. The manager, Mr.. W. s,
Abbott, was busily engaged but ready to
lend a ready ear to the reporters queries,
In answer to q number Of questions Mr.,
Abbott volunteered the following as to the
establishment OF the office here;
"This office was opened on the first Of
April last in response to request Of the
Chamber OF Commerce, and in Conae-
quenca OF our desire to better serve our
subscribsrs in this city, Martins Ferry,
Bridgeport, Bsllaire, Barnesyille and ad-
jsCent territory. 1t was the one humid
red and eighth Office established, but the
total numbers one hundred and ten to-day,
The establishing Of this office was made
imperative by the growing importance OF
the commercial interests Of this section,
they demanding better service than It was
possible TO give from Pittsburgh, oul
nearest Office to Wheeling, The adyant-
ages OF an office here became at once APP
parent, and our friends in this city are
more than pleased that their efforts sue
csedOd, New patrons are being added to
our list and the success OF the office
ia assured. The agency has become such
q business necessity that there Ia no city
Of importance scarcely in the country that
does not have located In Its midst branch
office OF Il. G, Dun i Co, For the whole
sale trade the territory surrounding
Wheeling is carried in full upon our
records here, and for the manufacturing
interests we carry special information
from all over the country. Tho direct co.
operation Of one hundred and len offices
renders the collection and transmission Of
information very speedy; and manuiac'
surers and jobbers here are now on the
same footing, regarding the services Of the
agency, as are those In any OF the large
trade Centers Of the country"
When asked what he thought OF Wheel
ing, compared with other citiea, as trade
and manufacturing center, Mr., Abbott re-
marked;
"Wheeling Is a natural distributing
point for large scope OF territory sur
rounding 1t, in West Virginia, Ohio and
Pennsylvania, and the iobbing trade Is so
we'll established hOre now that 1t will hold
the trade permanently, In fact q number
Of the jobbing houses ara branching out
into territory that has heretofore been
served by Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Gin
cInnati, In which they have been sucCesE-
full and are encouraged TO further efforts.
" heellng's iObbiRg trade Is believed TO
equal that Of any city OF its siss In the
country and To be beyond that OF some.
The manufacturers here and Ia the sister
towns across the river are known through
out the country, their goods going into
all markets from Maine to California, and
from the great lakes to tho Gulf. Not q
few supply the trade OF Canada. Our man
ufaCtorles are representative and now that
they have natural gas in unlimited guam
titles they will be In better shape than
ever fol business. l notice signs Of i'm
provement in the city during my short 30
journ; the future looks brighter and In
the race for prominence aud importance,
Wheeling should forge ahead. She has
the advantages OF natural gas, splendid
railways, fine water route, ample hank
facilities, q well improved city, good
schools and colleges, healthy location,
good markets, gOsd financial standing
and every regulate for thriving business
community. Her manufacturing interests
are bound to expand and enlarge; aud
with proper effort the city will grow and
prosper beyond the antiClpsNeHs or ex-
peCtations 81 its prolectoEs
"With all her OTHER adyantagea the ad-
dition Of natural gas ehould turn tho eyes
Of manufacturers In this direction. Pitts.
burgh 10 full to OVERLOOKING and this sister
city offers Observation-Disclosures
made Pittsburgh one OF the busiest cities
in the land. There Is room for expansion
here, and anyone seeking q location for o
mandatory Of any deserlptlon could not
do better than Odufe and aee US. Wheel.
ing has had the reputation Of being too
conservative, but that Is mot fault to
condemn, 30 long as her citizens do not 20
to extremes in that direction. I have
strong faith in the outcome Of tho city, and
believe her ciIiyena are aWaklng to q sense
OF what Is coming. The sterling qualities
Of the place aro such that they Will mot be
idly passed by. Wheeling should be a
second Pittsburgh. She has practically
all the advantages Of Pittsburgh, with
comparatively none Of It's disadvantages,
and enterprise, coupled with capital, will
make the Town BOOM"