The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-23
INTEREST in
THE CRUCIBLE
STEEL PLANT
Was General in Wheeling and the
Surrounding Towns, But Moth
ing Definite Transpires.
The LOCATION OF THE SITE
Surrounded in Mystery, and All Ef-
forts to Probe Are Met With
Complete Failure.

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The announcement in the Intelligent
Ger yesterday morning that the largest
cruclble manufacturing firm in Great
Britain, seybold & Dckstod. Of Shelf
field, England, intended moving their
great works to the United States, and
that site had been optioned in the
vicinity Of Wheeling, was received with
the greatest interest In this city and the
nelghborlng towns.
The Intelligencer made every effort
possible both in Wheeling and In the
surrounding towns to secure information
as to the location of the site said to
have been optloned, but 80 far nothing
definite has been learned. and until
something tangible transplres no great
faith will be placed in the story.
Last night the Intelligencer was In
formed by q we'll known manufacturer
that Mr.. w. P. Hubbard was the legal
representative of the firm and that he
had optioned the site, which is said to
be on the. West Virginia side Of the
river above the Richland coal works.
Mr.; Hubbard. however, when asked
about the matter. denied any knowledge
OF the. enterprise. and said he was not
the. firms representative. Mr.. John P.
Gilchrist. OF the Richland coal works,
said he did not know OF any options be-
Ing taken above the city, and he was
of the opinion that there was nothing in
the story.
It Is learned that three tracts of land
have been optioned west OF Bellaire. one
OF fprty-nine acres, another of sixty
eight acres and q third Of about 100
acres. all to unknown parties. The
Bellalre broad OF trade people are Of the
opinion that one OF these options has
been-taken in the interest of Seybold &
Dickstod, and at a meeting last night a
committee was named to go-after the
big industry Immediately and land II
for Bellaire. The. committee is COM
posed Of Messrs. James Anderson,
George w. Yost and j. J. Mccormick.
The members OF the general commit.
tee of the newly organized board OF
trade OF Wheeling, were seen by an In
,telligencer reporter during the after
noon,and all were as anx ious for infor-
nation as the newspaper was. and up.
parently as unable to acquire It. Mr.
Laughlin said the matter would be look.
cd Into without delay. and II the big
industry can be landed the board OF
trade will do everything possible tc
bring"about consummatioh A meeting
of the board has been called for Friday
evening. November ., when something
definite may be known. At this meeting
the board will elect 4 board Of directors
adopt constitution and bylaws and
probably act on the recommendation OF
the committee in the matter of tht
boards ..=crctaryship. The COMMITTEES
;. Is now negotiating with several trained
men. and will recommend the best mar
available.
| Until something defnita is known
guesses are In order regarding the Sey.
bold & Dickstod site. It ut once occurs
to one that perhaps Seybold & Dickstod
are back OF either the Unontown
Waynesburg & West Virginia or this
Pittsburgh. Connellsville & Wheeling
projects. The latter company intends
acquiring large holdings OF ground or
the river front below MoundsvIlle. and
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