The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-11-22
HUNTINGTON.

HUNTINGTON.
The Second City-The Pride of
the State.
We recently spent day or two
in Huntington, and in passing over
the beautiful streets of this beauti-
full city, was agreeably surprised at
the great improvements that have
been made in all quarters of the
town. since our last visit there,
in both private residences and bust
ness houses. Everywhere we look
ed we saw new evidences of the
rapid growth of Huntington.
Tho people have great faith in
the future of Huntington, and are
looking forward to the day when
their city will be the largest in the
State.
A handsome new City Hall is
now under construction, and when
completed will compare favorably
with any building of the kind in
the State. In fact all of Hunting
toms public buildings are of the
finest designs of architecture.
Huntington, will ere many years,
be great town.
Gene Campbell everybody
knows jolly, good natured Gene
Campbell-and everybody is his
friend. Gene has nice office
where he does business as the Cen
eral Agent for Levering's celebra-
ted cotfees, and he is selling lots of
it, too. Outside of his abominable
politics, he is one of the best fell
lows in the world, and takes special
pride in taking care of his friends
when they come to Huntington;
and that is what he did with the
writer, because the hotels we're so
crowded that we could not get
bed. Gene came to our relief and
offered to share his bed with us,
which We accepted, and in the
morning had nice breakfast of
quail on toast" at his homo.
Gene is sort of Geo. B. Cox'i
to Huntington, and is "montr rob of
everything Republican," in aud
about Huntington. He is a sharp,
shrewd, Republican worker, and
the plans he cannot invent and the
schemes he cannot put in motion,
cannot be devised by any other
Republican, and his ready mind to
grasp the situation" makes him
political power in Huntington, and
therefore, whatever Gene says, goes
We met on the streets our talent
ed young friend, able lawyer, and
distinguished politician, MIR. j. r
Wilson, of Hamlin, Lincoln coun-
ty, and in conversation with him,
he informed us that he was can.
didate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Congress in tho Fourth
District. We told him to pitch
in" and he is going to do it. Mr..
Wilson is n loyal md aggressive
Democrat, and one of tho best
speakers in the State, and with all,
a very popular young man, and
should he be the Democratic nom.
inee for Congress he will make one
of the most determined and lively
canvasses ever seen in this District
Lincoln is entitled to recognition
in some form or other.
The newspaper Offices seem to be
fourishing. The Advertiser is
just putting in a big Web press
to print it's papers from roll, in
stead of after the manner of the old
cylinder press. The new press will
have capacity of 1000 copies
per hour,
The Herald, the Republican
paper, is also making some extern
sive improvements in the way of
new type and machinery-among
them is new 1O-horse power gas
engine, just set up and at work the
day we visited the office.
Both the Advertiser and Herald
are doing splendid business, over
run with job work and advertising
To make their papers the better,
both are spending their great prof
its in making their Offices better
and increasing their capacity to &C
commodate their patrons. Hunt
ington should be proud of her
newspapers.