The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-31
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s Town Enterprise Of Importance 4
wheeling - suburban Residence Sttss,
For several months there has beer
quiet talk Of a project for establishing {
town or city on the first broad and high
lying tlyerhotton below Wheeling. The
press rCtrained from mentioning the
fact because assured that publicity would
probably prevent the securing OF LAND
needed. This objection no longer APP
plies.
To any one who has watched the
spread OF Wheelirgs manufacturing es.
tahlishments, who has seen, frst the &C.
cupatiop, then the crowding with i'm.
menec iron and steel works, Of the avail
able land at Renwood, and who sees the
extensive improvements now being
made by the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad
Company at the South end Of Benwood,
and the consequent occupancy OF all the
available land north of the "Narrows,"
1t Is evident that there is need also for
the first available space still further
south along the river and railroads.
Fortunately that space is magnifcenLly
adapted to the demand. There is scarce
~ in the whole Course Of the Ohio
another equally beautiful site for su-
buroan town.
The purchasers, having acquired all
the proneIty they desired, have removed
the veil Of sscresy, and disclosed what
must prove q thing OF great value to
the city OF Wheeling. They have,
within the last few months, secured the
titles 10 the contiguous river bottom
farms and farm.gRrdens comprising the
Bloyd, Baker, McCarrther, Bryson, Bur
ley, Higgs and Simpson farms, contain.
ing two hundred and forty acres, e1clus.
i've OF the railroad rights Of way, and in
addition thereto, a hill farm, part OF the
Burnley purchase, containing one hun.
dred and ten acres. On the Burley
parcel heavy flow Of gas was struck in
1882, and on account OF afterwards strik-
ing water, which was not successfully
cased of, the gas flow was checked. II
is believed that the gas vein can be
reached and the water cased out go as 10
make 1t very valuable.
The entire $50 acres, with sn option
on fifty acres adjoining, will cost the
company SO, 900. The river farms alone
(24O acres) at the price Of SSl2 per acre,
make up the full price OF $75.OO0, and
vet, within the last two years, the Gran.
gle farm at Pultuey Bottom, on the op.
posite side OF the river, sold in two acre
lots at 500 per acre Tor the improved
ground. That land is worth more
money now.
There is not another parcel OF land be.
tween Wheeling and Moundsville that
can be purchased as low as The price
paid by the company for the Glendale
property, and there 10 not another par
Gel It's equal in beauty and natural ad-
YantIges. There is on the lad valu+
able vein OF &c clay, and 1t Is underlaid
by valuable veins Of coal.
The Baltimore 4 Ohio and Ohio River
railroads have stations on the land, and
the property has frontage on the river
Of nearly three.iouIthB OF mile. There
Is already the nucleus OF town, with a
postoflico and a public school. The |
Glendale Company has ample charter
powers for developing and improving
lie property. The shares Of stock are Of
he par value OF $500. From 500 900 TO
$4,000 OF stock ia TO be issued, 80
q to have an Improvement fund Of froEi
rs, COO to SO 600.
Prominently identified with the en-
erprise are George Adams, D L. Heis-
Isil, A, S. List, William Erskine, B. s.
Allison, 6. R. Z. Gilchrist and r. L
9rall.