Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-14

The Probability That She win Become
Great City.

The Probability That She viii Become
Great City.
That MoundSville is enjoying conSW
able boom Just now cannot be disputed;
and that there is substantial assurance
of permanent prosperity there seems TO
be little doubt. More real estate has
changed hands in MOundsville within
the past three months than In six or
eight years prior to this time. There Is
so much available land, suitable for
residences and business lots, besides the
manufacturing sites, and the natural
and other inducements held out TO per-
sons desiring TO locate in healthful,
prosDerOus town that IL would
seem strange indeed IL all these
advantages collectively failed
TO attract public attention.
II NAV not be generally known, but 1t
is q fact, nevertheless, that there Is
annie room there on comparatively
level ground, for city as large as Gin
cinnati or larger. The level lands and
gentle plateaus extend for miles in all
directions. and are well adapted Tor
building aud drainage without much
preparatory expense. Then there are
the abutting hills, the dellS and valleys,
the charming views up and down the
river and across and beyond into Ohio,
all of which are Incompatible IN de-
Hghtful attractiveneSS. The Splendlu
TRANSFORMATION facilities, two railroads
and the river, the ineXhauStible supplies
OF glass and building sand, the brick
and fire clay, the coal, the fertile SOIL OF
the surrounding territory, all help TO
make the prospects bright for active
works in various lines of trade for all
timeat MOundSville.
While an the citizens there are grad
ually falling IN with the developments
on foot, yet the only organized effort
put forth in the interest Of the town is
by the MoundSyille Mining and Manu-
featuring Company, OF which j. Glenn
Cook is general manager.
This company owns about l, 100 acres
of land. nearly all of which lies within
a radius OF one and half miles from
the Court House, and already have Sc
cured one glass factory, which makes
only tableware, and will bring to the
town about $50 people. For these peo-
pie the company has agreed to erect
eighty dwellings by October LIST. be-
sides this, applications have been re-
ceived from glass factories, one making
bottles. another window glass and an
other druggiets' sundrieS; brick
works, planning mills, foundry,
file and hardware factory, lac
tory for preparing bent wood and other
carriage and wagon material; knitting
mill, steel WORKS, wrought hardware
factory. shovel factory, and few other
industries"
what special inducements can you
offer 10 manufacturers, Mr.. CO0kP'
asked the reporter.
Cheap transportation, cheap fuel
cheap lots, cheap living. what more
could be aSked?"
Is it the purpose of your company
90 make this a center for any one par
ticular industry"
No; quite the opposite. We encour-
AKA manufacturers in different lines to
locate here, believing it is better for
the general welfare Of the community
10 have q diversity of enterprises and
industrial concerns to rely upon than
several of one kind; because, you see,
strike in any one branch is not so likely
To be detrimental to the business inter
ests OF the town when different lines OF
trade are carried on"
In which direction will the town
exteud?"
at will extend North, South, and
East, from its present limits and l
think that it is difficult to say which
way will grow most"
Glendale, Il short distance North on
the b. X o., is rapidly becoming filled
up with residences and qaite number
of Wheeling business men are acqulr-
ing houses there to be used rs suburban,
summer residences.
Real estate has advanced about 25
per cent. since the boom struck
Moundsville and is moving off briskly.
The men behind the development
scheme are men of good business ability
and are proceeding along safe lines
which is certainly the way to do to Sc
cure such benefits as are desired in
booming a town.