Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-03

of a disposition to keep everlastingly
at those efforts which bring success to
| individuals or communities. They
have deserved the success they com
mand and through the open door of
progress there is to be seen at
glance the rich and sure promise OF
still better things to come.
Cambridge is essentially business
town. Its banking business shows this.
There are five banking corporations,
with an aggregate capital stock, paid
in, of 1907 900. These financial insti-
tutions are: The Citizens Savings Bank
/ Co., s. NJ. Burgess President. and w.
e. Boden cashier, capital $4,000; the
/ Central National Bank, A. ]. Hutchi-
son President, w. s. McCortney cash
i Ter, capital 100000; the Commercial
/ Bank Company, Leonard orme Presi-
/ dent, p. c. Paterson cashier, capital
$27 300; the Guernsey National Bank,
A. l.. Petty President A. A. Taylor
cashier, capital $4,000; and the Old
/ National Bank, s. J. Mcmahon Presi-
| dent. and O. r. Murray cashier, capital
800 600 These institutions all locat-
ed on Wheeling avenue, are doing a
good business, making money, and
lending a judicious and very tangible
aid to the development of the city and
surrounding country.
In manufactures Cambridge Is
strong. and has much more in sight.
Here are located the Cambridge plant
of the American Tin Plate Company,
with six mills; the Cambridge rolling
mill. with seven mills; the Cambridge
art pottery, with wide reputation for
the finest goods in their line; the Con-
solidated ice and electric plant, and
many smaller industries, including saw
mills, planning mills, and others. But
as good as any is the glass factory,
now in process of construction. which
will be one of the largest in the United
States. 1t will have three furnaces of
fourteen pots each, and a continuous
tank of large capacity has been de-
cided upon and will immensely in
crease the original capacity And
plans are being laid for other indus
tries.
One of the important new enterprises
is an electric road, to traverse the city,
and extent ten miles south to Pleasant
City. The contract has been let and
work is under way to Byonville, five
miles away and the further extension
will Immediately follow, opening up
large section Of fine country.
The prosperity of the city Is well at
tested by its newspapers. There are
three dalies. the Evening Sun, the
Evening Jeffersonian and the Morn
ing Guernsey times. In addition
there are four weeklies, the Republic
can Press, the Guernsey Times. the
Jeffersonian and the Herald. All are
lively and interesting papers, having
the best interests of the community at
heart, and have done more than lit
tie to bring about the consummation
of the large element of prosperity now
enjoyed The county OF Guernsey,
with a population of $4,000, is a rich
one. The valuation of properly for
taxation is about 100000, and the
taxation rate ranges from total for
all purposes of s3.40 in Cambridge
city, to about s1.75 in some of the
country districts, the average for the
whole county being about 81. The
county, as well as the city. is in fine
financial shape. and shows the result
of good public business methods.
The city is one worthy Of more than
a passing word. Lying well, upon
elevated ground. its streets are wide,
many of them paved, well lighted, we'll
drained, with electric lights, fine
water service, good and sufficient fire
department and an adequate police
force. Mayor A. NJ. Baxter and City
Clerk Theodore Deselem are indefatig-
able in their administrations OF public
trusts. and are deseryedly popular Of
ficials An adequate city hall Is one
Of the public problems to be met in the
near future. The county court house
is a large and very handsome stone
structure. affordiug ample room for
the transaction Of public business. The
Jail and the residence of the Sheriff
Immediately adjoins it. In the resi-
dence districts are many handsome
houses. and their number is constantly
increasing. Wheeling avenue, the main.
business street, is a creditable thor
oughfare lined with substantial build
ings, and on it at the corner of Sixth
street, is the latest addition to the
architecture of the city, the Colonial
Opera House. representing an invest
ment of $4,000. The building. of
brick, has business rooms on each side
and in front Of the entrance to the the
atre proper, the auditorium OF which
measures IS feet square, with stage