The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-06
BELLAIRE.
All Sorts ofLocal News aud Gossip From
tho Glass city.

tho Glass city.
The armor plate plant for which Bel
laire made q move when It was first
mentioned and enlisted the favor OF Con-
gressmun Danford, has attracted consid-
cradle attention lately. and Columbus IL
moving as though such plant had been
decided upon. Their congressman, how
ever gives them practically the samH
information that Capt. Danford gave
Bellalre a couple OF months ago, so thai
there is really nothing to do until the
navy department or Congress definitely
decide whether the government should
builu such a plant or not. But Il Is fig
ured that about S3,OOOOOO would be ex'
pended in the construction and equip
ment and that It would give employment
TO from 900 to 1900 men, whose wages
would reach half a million or more each
wear. n. nice distribution for any COM
mua..y. This Is what stimulates acuvr
movements In some localities. II VIII
cost Columbus 5000 900 to make as good
an offer as Bellaire can and will make
in the way OF a convenient site, II that Is
TO cut any figure, and this VIII CONE
through private enterprise and cost the
town nothing.
Hon. Henry Boil, who has been al
ways prominent in the Democratic party,
was in the city yesterday looking ate
his insurance business, but he took &C.
caslon TO say something about politics,
He f. a gold Democrat, and his business
cnlls him all over the state and In every
locality he says there Ia such improve
ment over the conditions that has pre-.
vailed and such confidence in President
McKinley's good Judgment and desire for
the prosperity OF all the people that there
Is no doubt whatever OF the reelection
OF Mr. Hanna to the senate. He depre-
Gated the attempt to prejudice working
people against him by resort to the
most Infamous untruths, but said That
he found where he had opportunities to
meet representatives OF those classes
that they were not being fooled by n few
hired leaders. and he regards the election
OF Hanna and Bushnell as beyond doubt.
The blue print plans FOR the proposed
bridge over the Ohio at this place were
yesterday displayed in the window OF
MERGERS drug store one elbows q sus-
pension bridge with an SJO-fOOt river
span, while the other shows similar
span. The new bids are 10 be opened
next Tuesday and It Is generally be-
IIevod now that the contract will be let
and Inc brfdgc huff The exact ioratior
og tbe ReiIaIrc end has never vet leaked
ont and in repIy TO n question Yesterday
Mr., Rosscr. who IS lneharge of Tho plans.
nni,, s,,IioI 10 cnn4r,c, il ,noiio an tbn
bids to be received next week, however.
II viii not be long until Il is definitely
known, and TMrty-drth street wifi prob
ably find one end resting upon It.
The Standard Boiler and Bridge Com
pany have completed mammoth build
Ing. with n railroad switch right through
one aide OF It, which Will be occupied by
the latter part Of this month with TIM
proved machinery. ana greater facilities
for handling al Kinds OF heaVy work In
that line. The evidences or prosperity
ure crowulnE 10 t'lIGN NV 'u'l w l''t
community lhSt tll,is w w.. ,, " N'B" VI "
'rolNer 70 pe iounu .'e,e nov"
w C. HerEHndthah the hH7uIHg Re-
publican candidate TOR county treaeuIor'
" N'll.',eu WIN u lgIo1 on in IT, 'it.,e IN