The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-04

Limestone and building ston2 abound
all hlong the road. Just below Hinton
large quarries OF the finest brown-stone
have been opened within year or two,
and this bidsJfair to be source OF much
prosperity. AS yet the immense stra-
tum of this valuable stone has barely
been touched.
Fine clays for brick making are found
at almost every mile OF the road. There
are also outcroppings OF tin q short dis
lance from the road, and all in all it
certainly has favored section.
Catlettsburg, KY, at the mouth OF the
Big Sandy river, shows the effects of the
new impetus the South has received. 1t
Is growing in q healthy, lively way.
North Of the river Kenova and Ceredo
are experiencing boom. Huntington,
having advanced with rapid strides to
the position OF the second city of the
State, the metropolis Of Southern West
Virginia, is not satisfied with that
achievement, and is still going forward.
A new postoifice and Office building has
Just been completed, q handsome new
bank building is approaching compile
ton, very creditablo new theatre is in
progress OF erection, and on all sides
new houses are going up at rate which
speaks volumes. The city is not only
becoming larger, but solder and more
compact more metropolitan in appear
ance.
Charleston also shows similar adj
vancemeltt. The capital city is growing
fast. In those things which distinguish
the modern American city she has made
greater progress in the past three years
than in any decade before. The COM
pletion Of the new wagon bridge con
Meeting the city with the G. & 0. station
and the eligible residence sites on the
south side Of the Kanawha marks an era
in her growth. An elegant new opera
house and several costly business blocks
are in progress. New industries are
about to be added, and the improve
'ments now being made to the streets
!. and the extension Of the street car lines
show that the city is alive.
Above Charleston, on the south side
OF tB !" river, Eat the freight transfer
from the Kanawha & Michigan railroad,
on the north side Of the river, to the @.
GO1t Oh bne sOuIuI ~
- KANAwHA CITY,
a coming industrial city OF Importance,
though as yet but begun.
1t Is not alone its unusually favorable
location which gives Kanawha City her
bright promise. It presents for almost
NIL kinds OF manufacturing advantages
hard to equal anywhere. For instance,
take the facilities for making glass, as
summed up in a recent issue OF the
Kanawha City Industrial Age:
"Glass sand stone, which has been
analyzed, and ranks with tho finest in
the world, is within few miles Of
Kanawha City on the river and railroads
in unlimited quantities at nominal
cost. Salt for the manufacture of soda,
ash or salt cake and coal, tire-clay and
natural gas..sre on the premises, and
timber for boxes at the lowest possible
cost, with all the principal raw material
within easy reach or right on the
property. ~
There is on the property Of the COM
parly great abundance OF white and pot
ter's clay. believedto beof superiorqual-
The white clay is used for making
theS@hite brick for trimming houses,
which readily sell at $40 to $50 per
thousand, The potter's clay has been
tested by a manufacturer, and pro-
nounced very fine.
The celebrated Hale paving brick used
in Charleston for street paving, which
have stood the test OF over II years,
are made from clay found on the Ka-
nawha Cityproperty, in practically UNI
limited quantities.
The manufacture Of pottery, tile, fire