The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-01
BRIDGEPORT.
Free Sites and Cash offered for
Manufactures.
THFGEH OF BELMONT.
The Owners OF Real Estate Are oasF-
ing Free Ground, Easy ofAccess to
Coal, to ANY One Who Wants to
Help Mako BrIdgeport Grow-The
Live Business Men.

Bridgeport. Ohio, is located on inc
Ohio river directly opposite Wheeling.
and It presents advantages for manu-
featuring that are not excelled and is
only equaled by a few towns lying in the
immediate vicinity on the Ohio river.
It's shipping facilities. both by rail and
water, are all that can be desired. and
these facilities are being improved and
extended as fast as possible. The city
is filled with enterprising business men.
who are constantly on the alert to get
a new industry for Bridgeport. The two
real estate companies stand ready to
push along any enterprise Of merit,
using both management and cash.
Bridgeport is the home OF the great
steel plant, the Crystal
glass works, besides many small man
ufacturlng plants. 1t has excellent
schools, water works. electric lights and
electric cars running to all surrounding
towns; two banks and all the advnnt-
ages that go to make up a hustling'
booming city. Just ut present over two
miles OF streets are being paved with
brick. AS q residence city, the hills
back OF the town furnish better and
more handsome sites than the femous
Walnut Hills in Cincinnati. Bridgeport
is destined 10 become the model city OF
eastern Ohio,
Bridgeport has many enthusiastic
hustlers. but none have the future IN
terest OF the town more at heart than
Hon. ]. c. Heinlein, OF the law hrm
of briggs & Helnlein. He Is leader
In all enterprises that ne engages IN,
spirit that made him q leader among
the Republicans while he was for two
terms a member OF the Ohio Legislature.
Mr.. Heinlein IL a Arm believer that
Bridgeport is just entering period OF
prosperity that will make her the lead
ing city in Belmont county. The hrm
OF briggs & Helnlein are probably the
strongest law firm in Belmont county
and they have a very large practice IN
adjoining counties, especially among tlle
law interests in Monroe county, Judge
briggs was on the common pleas pench
for many years.
The Bridgeport Real Estate Company
and the KIrkwood Real Estate COM
pany are doing their very best to gel
more manufactures to Bridgeport, and
any manufacturing enterprise that is
looking for a location, that has low
combination OF river and rail frelghts
and coal tracked from the mines. X
4. Howell, president OF the Kirkwood
Company, can tell all about II, ana
would be pleased to answer questions
Mr.. Howell has been in Bridgeport for
many years, and is n Bridgeport BOOM
err. The two companies have nearly 500
acres; some OF It has already been plat
ted out and has many fine residences
on the land. The tract owned by the
Bridgeport Company gives access 70
1000 acres OF coal. Street cars ana
paved streets go to the lands owned
by the companies, and 1t Is worth IN
vestIgating.
Gently organized and succeeds Scott q
McGraw and II. ]. Baggs g. Son. They
hate all kinds OF rough and dressed
III. r, builders supplies, oil and water
tanks, frame timber. pine and hemlOcK
and hardwood. The officers of the COM
pany are John T. Scott, president; WI
". Scott SECRETARY and treasurer, and
they are Bridgeport hustlers, doing
everything possible to upbulld their ia
vorite town and make It a Greater
bridgeport. In their line they are the
largest dealers In Belmont county w:
w. Scott Ia secretary and treasurer OF
the Kirkwood Real Estate Company.
One of the youngest and Will soon be
one OF the most important business en-
terprlses in Bridgeport ls the Alexan-
der-Smlth Company. with C. w. Alex
ander, president; j. s. Cochran, Vice
president, and T. B. Smith, secretary
and treasurer, The company was or
Eanlzed a year ago, and they make fruit
preserves, mustard. ketchup. fine rel
ishes and table condiments. They have
already secured fine trade, and It Is
rapidly increasing. the public insisting
on either the Monogram" or Belmont
brand, The officers are well known and
they are very much pleased over their
success. something that was sure TO
come on account OF the purity OF their
goods.
Mayor Fred Neininger is said to be
the most popular man In Bridgeport,
he being elected on the Democratic
ticket in Republican town, and he Is
a pusher for Greater Bridgeport. He
has been in the meat business for many
years. and has held various city offices
He Will also be pleased to answer any
questions about Bridgeport.
Melster Bros, manufacturers OF lime
and cement, have fine business that Is
constantly increasing. They get their
material and coal from the hillside
and thus are enabled to meet oil COM
petition. They ship TO all points on the
Ohio river and railroad points. They
employ full force Of men and are busy
all tho time