The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-17

ID. Hubbard. the statesman-like bust.
ness man: Daniel Lamb. the able law
yer. and other. stood shoulder to
shoulder with John 6. Carlisle. Wait
man T. Wiley. James c. McGrew and
men Of different sections. in the grea,
Work OF carving out a new common
wealth.
To lnsusurste Celebration.
We are met to-day 20 inaugurate
celebration Of the deeds they per-
formed. and the courage they showed
In standing stalwart and true for the
cause they loved In regard to the
formation of the Panhandle. Mr.. Irvine
disclosed the following facts. 1t IL
interesting he stated in this connec-
ton 20 recall "A hi Of almost forgotten
history. as 20 how the Panhandle and
w h"eling came To be n part OF the
ola state though so far from the
Eastern mainland. n 7 may 81 desig-
nate the old Dominion. Virginia
and PENNSYLVANIA over $50 wears ago.
were at odds over the boundary he
tween the two states. and finally in
l1'S. Just "A century before this state
was horn. agreed that engineers should
run a boundary line which would So
u" tho difficulty. Accordingly. thew
arranged with Charles Mason and
J"rt miah Dixon. eminent engineers of
London. To come 20 America and un-
d"rtake the work They arrived IN
Philadelphia. and there II seems an
agreement was reached that the line
should run FIVE degrees west Of the
p'lawar" river. and that the end NJ
This line should mark the southwes-
tern corner of PENNSYLVANIA. They
begun their task. and after four years
work. IN 1857. they reached what Is
now Mount Morris. Pa. when their
advance was stopped by hostile In
dians. They abandoned their commits
sion. and though only half finished.
thov had made their names imperish-
hhl" nv establishing Mason and Dix
onS linz. IN 1850 the two states got
toc' thor and created a commission 70
hniSh tho work. After MANY DELAYS
~ was completed. and the line run
hN' degrees. a. planned. near Board
Tree IN Marshall COUNTY In lisa
when the two states finally adjusted
All dist ties. tho southwestern point
was run directly north TO the ohio
liver and the TERRITORY between IL
and IN" river was coded 20 pld Vir-
ciria Hence. IN" Panhandle and 7
may say without too much pride. thar
The settlement was n happy one for
West Virginia"
~ was eminentlv satisfactory 70
Tho Pdnhandl" men II that dav. for
our INST settlers. the lanes and others
w"r" NirGinians. and oblivious Of an
disputes between state Governments.
80 ~, ira tne.mI Tvs; and w"r" 50
show that Onto 1bun,y' % %ia ,han
Included the whole Panhandle and
part "f tho counties south. was form
ed hN virginia I'm 1876. declared 10
allcciancc 20 the old state - i---.
ana was represented I'm tho Virginia
Legisiatur" I'm 177e hv tho rcdoubtablc
Major Samuel NrColloch
Break Ties.
Though ~ thu pas We wor, ioyal
W" believed then thar we We're rur-
NtrEir!aus. when grave ,i,.esttons "
national policy and Gtrercr..s ~
opinion and temperament divided tho
sections. "" We're strong enough and
courageous enough To- break tho ties
az custom and tradition. and Ike
brave nrem@n. risk an FOR truth and
JOS li' az ~" conceived 81. ari launch
ou. on the sea ~ statehood"
sHins "a" rlcht c1u:., We know u
r"w West virginia hs. had 20 .,lorio.,
history. Win steady and substantial de
W" pt'rt along an lr--. and I am
! T"id ~ the IRENE rd,us part wh.,n
'h.~ ci'y ard section has rrrtrihufei 10
y "a. h;t'rc We should celebrate
US SCI ''C ,,,;1 .iiI ,r"r"- 'Hat
Wheeling 81 our Nirs.r:l blood. So
i.'- o." a'~'..ifri' FOB .r- ti1
OF other states a1I nations mos, ~ ali
20. To- sturdy T-u'.t.. .. ain And ~
tan ..,y. Win rcorl, loyal sii-' To- our
."'' P. li''. t..'"l % .N'.f trrc. r..t cd.
i"k.ns ttst T-l. % th. g-et' acL.c,e-
... Visitors evidence y. tf. ..-.,g,,
eng s-'"ia o. o1u- stat" n man, wiz.
D. .'iia' w.. trH" sr.ri' and high d,s-