Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-19

- the Casual Visitor From he
City-Many improvements Under
way, and the Locality II Rapidly
Taking on the Attributes Of = City
wheeling Park In All Its Glory
The Coming Events at This Resort.
a trip out along the line OF the
Wheeling and Elm Grove railway upon
such q summer day as yesterday re-
veals, particularly to the observer who
slat been cooped up in the city for
year or so, remarkable developments
and changes, as well as increased nat
ural beauties The valley OF Wheeling
creek. although just now marred by
the recent heavy rains here and there.
was never so attractive, and no city
can give to its residents more delight
full or more convenient outing than is
at the command of the people OF Wheel
Ing for five-cent fare. Within few
minutes after boarding car the city is
left behind, and for miles the excursion
ast may ride through as delightful a
region as that immortalized by Wash
ington Irving. Hills and valleys are
covered with green, and on every side
one sees the growing appreciation of the
property owners in the coming annex to
the city, and realizes that within very
lew years the district east of Fulton is
10 become the residence part OF future
Greater Wheeling. Many new resi-
dences, some OF them very handsome
and costly, have been recently erected,
and among the most noticeable i'm
provements are those made by Mr.. o
C.. Dewey and others at Echo Point.
Farther out there are other handsome
structures either in process OF erection
or recently completed, while many
plans are being made for future work.
Many workmen in the building trades
are employed in these improvements
and the resulting progress cannot be APP
preciated by any but those who make
about one trip per year and carefully
note the changes going on. The growth
is an old story to the daily traveller, and
he often doesn't quite realize what it
means.
One Of the first improvements to catch
the eye of the unfamiliar visitor is the
mammoth and uncompleted structure
being erected by the Wheeling Mould
and Foundry Company, on the PENN
sula. The steel framework is up and
the roof partially on, but it will evil
IDENTIFY require some time for the full
completion OF the building. 1t is very
large, and will be an important indus
try.
About Woods Run there are very pal
pable evidences of the recent storms.
Fields, yards and the park have been
overflown, grass and crops and small
shrubbery killed, and debris of all sorts
are lying in heaps upon ground sup
posed to be above hfgh-water mark.
Much progress has been made in the
work of removing the rubbish, but the
loss has been considerable, not only Pc
cuniary, but from the standpoint Of
those interested in artistic landscape
effects.
AS one proceeds out the road, i'm
provements are passed every moment
or two. At Echo Point they are par
ticularly noticeable, and further on, at
Mt. Calvary cemetery, a sidewalk is be-
ing laid down and other changes are in
evidence.
Wheeling Park was never in prettier
shape, and its genial manager, Col Au-
gust Rolf, while regretting the recen.
bad weather, is convinced of a pros
porous season. In the course of chat
yesterday afternoon, he outlined some
of the affairs scheduled for the coming
few weeks, among them being the Ger
man Pioneers for to-day, with the
Banda Rosa, the Grocers on the goth
inst, the Cathedral High School on the
25th, Lincoln school on the Goth. the
DdSucloI Oluu vi Lie AolD, anu III july
the St. Alphonsus school on the I'd, the
Prof Delbrugge affair on the Sd; the
Fourth. of course. will be a big day;
st. Johns church picnic on ths 18th,
and the Mission school on the 25th
Other events are in contemplation, and
will be aun onnced later
The park is IN magnificent condition,
and the whole Surrounding country is
beautiful. Yesterday the whistle Of
bob white could be heard from the
nearby hills and fields, the guns of
the clay-bird shooters were cracking
merrily, and 1t was good to walk under
fhn treas and on 10y hrief ,liporra Of