Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-01
WHEELING.
Her Resources, AdVanta-
ges and Location as
A MANUFACTURING CENTRE
And Wholesale Market.
. Her
INDUSTRIAL GROWTH
Progress and Future Outlook.
The LeaulnS Mefcantlie
and
MANUFACTURING FIRMS
A City with a Brilliant
Future.
HER UNRIVALLEO POSITION
And LImitlsSS Resources Spirit Of En-
tsrpr!ss Aroused An Honest Boom
EXPANSION in Wealth, Population,
Manufacturing and Business.
Progress and Future Outlook.
The Leading Mercantile
and
MANUFACTURING FIRMS
A City with a Brilliant
Future.
HER UNRIVALLED POSITION
And LimitleS RsSOuresS-Ths Spirit Of En-
tsrprisa Aroused An Honest Boom
EXPANSION in Wealth, Population,
Manufacturing and Business.

Wheeling, the Commercial Me
tropolis of the Ohio Valley, has
caugh, the spirit Of the times, and is
now on the eve of enjoying an excep-
,ional period of growth and pros
perity.
Wheeling was designed by nature
TO be 4 manufacturing centre and dis
,ributing point for the entire territory
surrounding.
Her Commercial and Manufacture
ing interests are extensive and pros
nervous: her Educational, Religious
and Social advantages attractive to
all citizens, and means of communi-
cation by rail and water uneXcep-
tionaL
INCREASE IN POPULATION.
Where, in September, I'LL, little
village stood on the verge of civiliza
ton, today a great city stands. y
giant of American industry, glowing
with the blaze of her furnaces, Wheel
ing NAV Justly be proud of her past,
and look with great hope to the fu-
tUre.
The steady increase in the popula-
ton of Wheeling in the past seven
decades, through the disasters Of the
panic Of 1915, the bankruptcies Of
1887. the monetary troubles of 1912,
the national panic of 1857, and the
depressions of 1901, from the out
break of the Rebellion, indicates
clearly that, although in each decade
depressing periods of business and
s,agnations of commerce similar to
that OF IS7S-4-5, have occurred, yet
our city as a whole has continued to
increase its population and conse-
quently its business.
A SOLID, SUBSTANTIAL CITY,
of gradual and healthy growth, with
population upwards Of $4,000, and
including her sister cities, which are
virtually a part of Wheeling, within
radius of FIVE miles, we have a grand
total population of %, 900.
With unusual facilities for business
and enjoyment, she has yet numerous
unoccupied desirable sites for manu-
factories, and room for increase in
all that makes a city great.
Her commercial importance is
shown by the long rows of warehouses
and wholesale stores, her palatial re-
tail establishments, elegant residences
and well paved streets.
The city is pictureSQuely laid out
in one Of the most charming sections
Of the Ohio Valley, and the location
is peculiarly adapted for the success
full operation Of manufacturing indus
tries, being situated in that narrow
tract Of West Virginia between Ohio
and Pennsylvania, rendering it cen
tral distributing point for large area
Of pOpulous territory, and one Of the
most important points on the river
between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.
NATURAL ADVANTAGES.
The chief and most important ad
vantage this city possesses as a man.
utacmrlng centre is in the possession
of a wealth Of fuel in the surrounding
hills in inexhaustible quantities, there
being nine veins of coal found here.
For years the superiority Of her coal
tor fuel in nailh making placed her
safely above competition, and her
manufacturers have achieved such a
mastery Of the market that her place
as the Nail City" is still secure.
10 manufacture in this city there
need be, from the location of the coal
strata and the advantageous sites for
factories here, little OF no cost for
the transportation of fuel. The coal
lies IN the hill Immediately above the
level ground, and it has never been
necessary to shaft for coal, the veins
beng accessible by tunnelling into
the hills.
Since 1886, our city has been sup
Piled with Natural Gas for manufac.
turing and household purposes, thus
giving our city additional advantages.
Her building stone and clay for
building and fire brick are well-known
and are Of the very best quality.
TRANSFORMATION FACILITIES.
Among her excellent advantages
are her means Of inter-Communica-
non. Taking her location into con-
sheraton, no city enjoys greater IA
ci'ues for transportation than Wheel |
Ing. The facilities of the city for
reaching the markets of the world |
with her finished products are unsur-
passed.
Railroad communication is afforded
by the B. & o. system, the P. c. 81
St. L. system, the Ohio River R. R. |
and other divisions, besides natures
great highway, the Ohio River, CIV
ing her unexcelled and cheap trans
portauon to and from all points.
The local turnpikes and roads are
excellent, and give access to a rich
agricultural region which contributes
to make Wheeling's family market
equal to any in the country.
The great new railroad bridge, for
which an appropriation of 5000, 900
has been passed, viii give entrance
to several more Ohio lines, which
will give the city as complete trans
Portatlon facilities as any commercial
centre in the west.
SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL.
The social and educational ahuan-