The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28

TRADE, Local WAR was BUSY
Scene IN Former Days.
While Wheeling has improved. ma
terialy. in almost every department
% her progress within the past de
Cade ana has grown steadily toward
cOuntry.wide fame as an industrial
center. there ia one OF the Citys nat
ural c1Cowments which has been sad
w showed into n place Of minor i'm
portance In tho cOmmunity's welfare.
This same natural endowment moth
ing more or less than the river, ~
ole time PLAY, potent part IN
WheelnE's advancement by aTOrding
IL channel through which 10 Ca-. y on
commerce thai was wholly depended
upon bt for. the days of the railroads
Time. was when the Ohio river die
tated 20 local clippers whether or
not tNe- were 20 have the privilec"
of placing their products upon the
markets o. the world In those days
tho river was navigable AZ all times.
Except. OF course. IL case OF floods
or heavy ice. To those who -"re ua-
acquainted with river conditions in
the old DAYS such a thing as a good
boating stage all the year around is
almost beyond conception. but any
old rivprnan viii boar ont the state
mont A. in al other respects. how
ever. time and civilization have
wrought great changes and AZ pres
tNI il II NANAN bAl AaIf bNAtlNA'fAlN AAi
ing the course or year that the
larger packet boats and coal b7rges
can carry on their trade. The entire
burden. therefore. falls on the should
ers ~ n new and strange craft that
has recently crept into existence tho
small gasoline boats
Many arguments car r. advanced
MS % WIZ the river has lost 50 ma~v
70 the advantages n afforded Wheel
ing IN past years. but soace would
probably he wasted hv the moons BE-
tcncv ~ most % them Men who
lem ten us that the woodwan's axe.
welded I'm advance ~ civilization. Is
~ blame hv dernoiisfir- the -Ores's
that formerly hold water in the soil
and allowed % 10 food gradually and
steadily into the stream. thus main
tanning a uniform stage AZ practically
aI times But regardless o. an ar
rlmen's tho fact remains that tho
Ohio river TO-DAY "a dormant when
Cof~ pared With past activities AZ q
shipp.nr channel 81 IS almost useless
Railroads a Factor.
There S. one institution which can
otto Scheuk and J . Tancv. direct
ors
West Virginla's Future.
am firmly convinced that West VII
ri1ia some dan will be tho most popu-
OAR touring state in ~, Union How
ever this will rot become reality un-
~ 'Ho roads ~ the state are placed I'm
better condition and properly main.
tanned with good roads 10 travel
upon. thousands ~ tourists would come
On tho Little Mountain state 20 spend
'uoir vacation among our beautiful
bills end valleys breathing our rIre
mountain air. enjoying the pleasures OF
orr famous summer resorts. and bath
Iug and fishing IN our beautiful noun.
tain streams Think what This would
moan G, tho state % West Virginia
ff would hring thousands ~ dollars
info orr state each year II would
r.t fIn people Of West virginia 90
H.r down into their pockets ard pro
in.r o1orrh money to build e system
. hehwavs over tho state ~ fur moth
..g r'.c trru fo attract tourists
OBJ. citizens OF West Virginia are
f. Boo corr~Hf r'1srf ruar fhe passage
off frr good roads law af Tho last SOS.
...r of OBJ, Legislature Although 90 ia
r.f exactly fEc standard of excellence.
No. . TO- stop '1 fLa r.cl' direction and
WHOM fNe rr eor.rs N9tH been dis'r.h
.fn1 over f.. .oada OFF fUe state and
with Hon A ~ Williams. our chief
GOOD roads eurfvoo- an cfarrc. $50 In.
love uurr win ho accomplished fr tho
way 90 good roads