The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-05

ward Of bridgeport
Zane Laid Out Town.
Br!dgeport's first name Was Canton
gwen n by It's founder. Ebenczer
Zane. who laid out the town in lSns
making "A plat OF same ard deciding
the properly 10 his two sons Daniel
and Moan Zane. The plat dated lsoS
and ACKNOWLEDGED ~ Thomas Thonp-
son is now In the possession OF Will
lam Alexander. Of BriLCeport The
property of the two sons was desic-
mated by the lots or parcels marked
I ID. being for his son Daniel, and those
marked y. being for his son Noah.
Later the towns name was changed
TO Bridgeport on account OF the
bridge constructed across the back
river by Daniel Zane
Bridgeport or Canton was little
known until the completion OF the
National road. which brought not
only prominence. but great prosperity
10 the village. Among the first things
TO attract business TO the VILLAGE was
steam flower mill and the mills OF
Andy Patterson. three miles west of
town on which is known as the
Clemens farm. and the mill Of
John Kinsey. M what is known as
A'AAAAA's -fi'Fs.i - siANfi 0ffU ana MISTY
and Moses Rhodes being three very
prominent pioneer citizens Of tho
Ohio side. To give one an idea OF
tho extent OF business done By these
mills can be gained by the fact that
almost all The wheat as tar west as
Cambridge. parts or Noble. Monroe
and Harrison counties. rs VOL as the
greater amount in Belmont county
was hauled 10 these three mills and
converted into -four
Wholesale Business Extends.
Soon after the completion az the
National read there were five whole
sale grocery houses I'm bridgeport.
being GRAY. Jenkins = Co. Rhodes
Oglehay. the latter being the
father of Earl Orlobay. Of this CITY.
Holloway & WarGcld. Boil q Hardin
and -. r. Atkinson * Co. In addi-
ton 20 this WIS the William St.War.
Lumber company. also Two large
warehouse. one owned by Orion
Zane. Tho greater amount of the
tobacco raised IL belmont. noble.
Guernsey and Noaro" counties was
hauled to bridgeport. and from there
sent over ~. curtains 10 Baltimore
and later 20 Cumberland. Nd. from
whore 10 was shipped by rail. In
addition There was au enormous
business carried on i'm exchange be-
tween bridgeport ami southern points
~ far south a., New Orleans. and
much pork Was shipped south from
bridgeport and 'N.hHu-cd .or sugar
and southern staples. These whole
sale houses sold goods as far west
as GAINESVILLE. and had almost the ou.
tir" business Of five or six counties
fNrfn f.F ftaH D..
houses entered. ono of tu" prominent
ONES hc.nc g. G. H-Hnum and tho x.
J. liagcs Lumber company. a- large
amount of IN lumber used IN Tho
abov" W"ut .Yg'd counties Wd- pur.
chased in bridgeport
y farf t.ai viii .prpriec and b.
news to ID ur'. rrf generation. g.
fHHf durint 'uc early prosperity of
Tie town. STE .Wioa;s were l1adc! az
tine mouth OF Whceli,. Crook. and
two boats ~ q time could and were
loaded a. 'h" wharf. huf rho back
river has declined siur" tr. con~frIc-
ton of Tho d..I h..Hw r.Vu. al' f. it
Us r"moI %. ana or. tiyc- improved.
bridgeport would 1lliu le port
erIdeerort's First Bank.
The urst bank VAS branch of The
Ohio STATE hluI. ana 'hr oHc,rr
w"r". John Wn~f,'i. president. p
o.. Fa'Imau. cashier. directors "
~. HOLLOWAY. Chris D.Irhry Eb,a
cI,r Rhode. o.. t'r'..or of bridge.
port and l.. spence. OF Martins F,rry
Whom tho national. hauk.rr iaV Was
enacted A. h'cHf.. 90 national bank
SD o. fh, u,r rIr-I .u connection
r.i.l'r~ o' '.." 'r o.. '.' state.