The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-13
For Wheeling to Th,nl, About


For Wheeling to Think About.
The 1STELLlGEScER has more than
once called the attention OF the bust
ness men OF Wheeling to tho impor-
lance OF maintaininssthc trade with
that rich region Of West Virginia
now undergoing development known
as the Upper Mononsahela Tor Fair
mont coal region, and which lies
within q hundred miles OF the city.
For many years Wheeling has enjoyed a
largo share OF this trade, partly be-
cause she possesses an advantage on
account OF railroad facilities and partly
because of her geographical location.
But conditions are changing. New rail-
roads have been and are being built,
which not only afford improved outlets
for the mineral and other products OF
that section OF the State, but afford
other cities an opportunity to compete
with Wheeling for a trade which is
constantly increasing.
With the coming OF the new rail-
roads has come an era OF wonderful
development. Great tracts OF coal
lands have been purchased by capital
lists and mining and manufacturing
industries are being started. The in
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hux OF n new population is very rapid
and new towns are springing up, while
old onea are extending their limits. A
vast coke and coal business has grown
up within the past few years and
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars have
been invested in the last year by men
who will open the mineral resources at
once. Within 4 few months u direct
railroad connection will be made
through to Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh
| business men are turning. their eyes in
the direction OF this magnificent field
in anticipation OF capturing the trade
OF what within n generation will DO one
OF the most thickly populated as well rs
one OF the wcalthiest regions OF West
Virginia.
These things being true, what is
Wheeling going to do about it? The
people of the Upper Monongahela re-
gion, which embraces the counties Of
Monongalia, Marion, Taylor, Harrison,
Barbour, Lewis, and, in fact all that
rich northern and central section
through which-new railroads are now
being bulk, naturally look to Wheeling,
the chief city Of the State, for trade in
| duccments, and why should not Wheel
ing oiTc. them? When she has Pitts
burgh to compete with she will face a
condition and not a theory and it is
time that our business men were think
ing on tho subject.
The people in that portion of the
State which is in such easy access Of
Wheeling will continued their trade here
in preference to sending it to another
State, if tho people OF thiscity desire it.
There arc some, however, who seem to
think that there has been suflicien:
spirit OF reciprocity shown on the part
OF Wheeling. If this is not true, our
business men should see to it that the
wrong impression is corrected.
The following from the .Fnirmont
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nae illustrates TO some extent the
oil, r,,tor =; , ~f,o;;ro ma l,,.
u "tSoi"o ''"' 100 oee' eii-
| rcnlercl. and while the ISrEILIGEScre
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DellcveS That the structures OF the IndEr
,ro ,,,1o..r.oj /; .oo, !, ,Lo ,u, a..
az "nuesoi' e"' t.see' NJ 'ic "itlc1e t4lc
SUGGESTION OF an idea:
tor M sn,S e msa ,sS1,,t ny heF rco oiu I ,he hnsI Eor years
OF that city have refused 70 encourage any enter
lFhoHs 1T to u be- ," Strange ai,st'G business Dt sas I policy. ' besa Mss
10 t,I ii 1.,i' eItv Iufsr n ..T wa rI n ii9 Et ,Has sy Ws On, went went
sore oyer ta!S; G ~ Tint day hns happily passed;
ii would have been guile a boom to US. but now
N amen roa sIe rGd + no aso on1nu I' o. o, ruFchn SSi for
TRANSFORMATION md thu rnppritv of-our nlrr,:
we care but little for It's patronage. But the
Ii Is we'll known fact TINT for gus purposes the
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