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


situated and has grow rapidly IN n,
past few years. 1t Is plendid siIe for
manufactures Of all KIDS, and 4 an.
other town which is desaed 10 become
one OF the leading indulrial places IA
the State.
CUMBERLAND
The largest city on the BaltimOr. a
Ohio road between Warrington and
the Ohio river is CUMBERLAND, M,rr
land, and is naturally tn most inpo.
tant point at present, It's the second
city in size in the State ofiaryland, h.
n population Of about 400 and Is rap.
idly growing Cumberlun is the Chid
source ofisupply for mostoi the towns
surrounding in West virginia and Mar.
land, the transportation fCilities bein.
afforded by the Baltimore & Ohio cad
and west and its Pittsburgh Tor Con.
nellsyille) branch, the Georges Creek
& Cumberland, the Cumberland d
Pennsylvania, with its Ellhart branch,
and the West Virginia Central.
Rich iron ores in abundance areiound
within a radius Of forty miles Of tho
city, and lie above its ltyel-thus en-.
abiing them to be handled by gravity
alone from the mine to the furnace,
should such O method be deemed de
sirable. These ores are the ned and
brown hminatites, the clay iEOn'stons
Of the coal. formation, and Others lea
important though valuable.
These ores, both in Allegheny county
and the surrounding counties Of West
Virginia are shown by analysis to b
fully equal to and, in some cases, even
10 surpass the iron ores Of Great Britain.
Iron and steel works, two glass 10
tories. two large tanneries and mor
than fifty other manufacturing estab'
iishments are prospecting in CunbeS
land, while extraordinary inducements
are being held out to new enterprises
There has recently been organized 4
Land Development Company, Which
mas purchased q large tract Of land Just
outside the city limits.
SOUTH BRANCH VALLEY.
A short distance east OF Cumberland
at Gree8sEpring Run, q branch Of To
BaltimtrS9s Ohio road to Romueyi q.
county seat Of Hampshire county VI
W. rms through n fine timber region.
Romney is a thriving town which, with
the wonderful resources that snrFoanaa
it. will come to the front In the march
of development. A further extension
of the road would probably take "
course through the beautiful SCUM
BranchtWalley, one Of the most favored
agricultural regions in the country, ana
on into the rich iron, timber and coa
fields of Pendleton and Grant coultlei,'
This section, overhowing with undey e
oped wealth, is accessible by routes "a. iyi'
BY nature, and sooner or later t. Paw !,
more & Ohio branch must pen0'iu'' .
HARRISBURG.
At Hancock, still further east a She'i
branch, goes to Berkeley Springs, The
famous summer resort with its Won
derful healing waters. The next In
portant point eastward from Cunosii
land is Martinsburg, witha popuIltloagl
10000, and on the eve OF an err OF sss.'
prosperity. Already are pending nes
tiations With nmber Of manufacturing
establishments in other States 10 moI'
their plants to Martinsburg, and to y
have been secured. This work Is Del!
prosecuted by the Martinsburg Mlnlls
Manufacturing and Improvement toI ~
pany. The company owns large usa
Of land south and east Of the toN1
which has been laid off in city lols an
manufacturing sites. Extraordinary y. ~
ducements are offered to manufacturer
to locate at Martinsburg, and me pr. ,
meets are that within few months w
new city will be under way, win 's ~,
ances Of a substantial and perma1le.al
prosperity before it. The kinds OIL u
dustries invited by the company ' \.
to which strong Inducements are .I y
fered are principally wooden mn
mannfnctories OF all kinds Of Tocasl
materials, iron works, potterles, w.
neries, etc. Free sites and o'heF seV"'
inducements are offered. a. ,,,a
Martinsburg is situated IN the VI, u,
r., - y;rg;n;a and is the centre dI
vast surrounding country whifn e.
tributary to it. It Is within TWO GO \.
Of Baltimore and Washington, ana ~ N
s;des the Baltimore & Ohio, has y
Gnmberiand Valley railroad, both aIi9 4,
ing IN outlet to the markets M =, -,
north south, east and west. ihg ne u
rounding country is q rich agrileu " ~.
region. and this, with the wealth OIL ~. ls
her, coal, iron, limestone, clays' i Nh +,
ping facilities, etc, make y one l., !" 4
most inviting localities in me f..' IN
Is saic to predict that Martinso.Iifs;, ~ y,
he h one Of the leading industrial Io ~
Of this favored region, il IS az p'Jp 10
the metropolis OF the Eastern ~
and is the source " s.aItt5iler
a wide area Of contiguous ia, HEX
Several important industries arc i I1.,s
here, among them tlle 't t,,I
in West Virginia, win I'D ID
eapacity Of 100 bushels per ,o..,SSifL
mills. saw mills, cooporage 'sII. sss
ments, a wooden factory, &c Il.
ali his. the city is the end d dl lSS %
division OF the Baltimore d V iln',b,I
road. and the company's large n'' sT5i |
shops, repair shops, yards G,, 4 N M.
employment to a large nanbe.lL, ~, % 10
The company is increasing Ihy, ,S. %
tiles by the erection Of large Voc eli 4
tho construction Of an inlncnsS }. ,siII
The new town OF Bruuswiek, a isT Il I; ihs
east Of Martinsburg, but mllcp q y, ID
business will still be cirried ." g
latter point, it is understood :. m, d
' The city Of Martinsonrg = r gS Ii
Aio most beautiful in the sla,e, !, ..i,ss
VIA streets and avenues balIt G G. S.
Ma S With splendid blccs 4, o H., (. .gr
houses Il and residences; The II, y! .,...5,
piicd With water by the Holy ""