Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-16
THE VISITORS.
THEY WILL ARRIVE IN THB CITY BY
SPECIAL CAR, THIS AFTERNOON
The Programme Of the Day-Ths Subscription BY the
Board Of Commissioners Rsiurnsd-SOms lutsr-
ssting Information for the Strangers.

Att quarter Of four o'clock this after
noon the party Of visiting capitalists inter
ested in the construction of the union rail-
soad bridge and its terminal system, are
expected to arrive in the city, via the Pan
Handle road, they coming in special car
They will De met at the depot by a strong
delegation of business men and manu-
fse.urers, included in the Committee on
Reception, and will be escorted to their
hotel. The gentlemen will remain in the
CITY until Friday afternoon, as at present
contemplated, and the time will be very
fully devoted to showing them the re-
sources and business capabilities OF Wneei-
ing. III.
Oae of the things in which the visiting
cspitalists will be greatly interested, and
to the study of which the REGISTER par
ticularly invites them, is the very satisiac-
torv condition of the business affairs OF
Wheeling and the surrounding and depend
ent towns. The receipts and shipments OF
raw material, manufactures and general
merchandise, an infallible indication OF the
commercial prosperity OF community, are
from al quarters reported much heavier
than at any previous time, and the teno-
ency is silt upward. Industries OF all
descriptions are running in more salts
factory way than for long time back, and
there Is general prosperity, and most
hopeful feeling for the future. Business
men and manufacturers alike bear witness
10 the general commercial activity, and
predie}. with an unsnimity which OF itself
Is encouraging that the city is only enter
ing upon what will prove TO be an extend
I'd period Of solid business prosperity.
One of the great causes for the business
activity shown by Whist follows here, ID the
ranid growth in population Of the city and
its surroundings. New enterprises are
also constantly being set IN motion, new
business firms are going into the various
lines of trade, snd old established concerns
are extending their plants and their bus
ness. There is q general spirit OF enter
prise and confidence among all classes,
and with nearly or quite 4O, 600 OF popu-
lstion within the city limits, and an equal
dumber lust without them, the future oil
the community Is assured.
The business of the railroads centering
at Wheeling afford, perhaps. the speediesI,
"a II ia the surest. method Of estimating the
present healthy condition OF mercantile and
manufacturing interests, and investigation
in this quarter by representatives OF the
REGISTER sustains in an smple way the
general belief upon the subject Without
exception. railroad men pronounce the
basiness of 1889 decidedly heavier than
that OF the preceding year, while the ten
dercy ell through the year he's been TO
make the percentage Of Increase more and
heavy over the rate previously main
tanned. In some instances the figures fur
nished b, tue railroad authorities are as
topishiuply large, but there ia no doubt SIS
10 their entire accuracy.
An instance of the tremendous growth
of the railroad business of the city Is st.
fordsd in the amount Of freight handled
nv General Agent ]. NJ. Belleville, OF the
"Pewiky," his statement including the
business Of the Ohio River road. He said:
The nine months Of 1889 show az in-
crease in Tonnage, over the corresponding
period Of 1888. of between 20 and p per
cent. while the month OF September alone
shows en- increase Of 80 per cent over Sep
,ember. 1888, and that was one of the big
vest months we ever had in toe history of
the rad. During September, 1889, we
handled about !, 500 cars of freight in the
freight house, as sgsiust about /, 100 cara
in September, 1888, the increase be-
ing about 400 carr. This Is general
merchandise alone. When We count in our
mill shipments and Teceipts-ra6 ma
serial and finished products, you under
stand-our September business goes up to
about ) 1000 oars, OF $4,000 tons. The
business is increasing On rs right along,
sad ne have about all ne can do
Mr. G. D. Gnhleu, general agent OF the
B. & 0 st this point, said
Business is very heavy with our road,
and is increasing right along. The three
months of July, August and September,
1859. show an incresse over the CORE
spopding months of 1885 Of As. 73O tons,
or about = 500 cars Of 20 tons capacity
each. The total tonnage for the three
months was 1s6, 225 tons, or nearly 10000
cars. Our tonnage for September alone
shows an increase of 16 621 tons over Sep
TENDER, 1883. the tonnsge bsirg 1,774.
This is q big business, and it is steadily
growing larger. We are pushed for cars
and general facilities for handling the
freight offered"
Mr. G. NJ. Turner, agent Of the O., L.
& W road, said;
"Oor business ID increasing, ana Ia
considerable percentage ahead OF 1888, but
iust how much 1 cannot say, as the foot
infs are in the general offices at Cleveland
II am sure, hosever, that we have about
III we care TO do. September shipments
ard receipts were very heavy, and the
ratio is keeping Mp. There are about Que
hundred cars Of UniO bridge stone on the
line, which have been kept back by the
rush OF business"
E. A. Trueman, agent Of the Cleveland
and PittsblIg road, said
Our business, both freight and passen-
gers, ia increasing right along, this year.
The freight offerings are especially heavy,
and at times we have been pushed to &C
commodate the rush. The exact percent
age Of Increase cannot give but know 1t
10 very satisfactory The month Of SEP
,embsr, iust closed, showed an especial
activity 10 freight business"
Eaquiry at the wharf showed the river
business for the year to have been unusu-
oily good, although the enforced suspen-
sion during the low water season has
caused an inevitable falling of within the
past few weeks; still, it Is felt the total