The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-18
How National Road
Came to Wheeling
IN RIVALRY PREVAILED
BETWEEN ALL THE RIVER
TOWNS.
OHIO SIDE INFLUENCE OPERATED
IN FAVOR OF THIS
CITY.
HENRY CLAY SAVED ROAD FROM
BEING REMOVED TO WELLS.
BURG ROUTE.

On March %. 1906. conErass nassed
a law providing for the construction
ut a rCd from Cumberland. Md 10
u Ofio river and Thomas Moore. OF
Maryland. Joseph Kerr and FIJI WI.
son. OF ohio. were chosen commits.
sioners 20 decide upon a route.
The pcint ~ which the road would
Strike the Ohio was considered as Of
II utmost local Importance and CIV.
cry eligible point from Pittsburgh TO
Wheeling was s~trcnuously busy In
urging its superior claims and adj.
v~antaEes. rs il was anticipated that
a city would at once spring into cxis.
renee wherever the road crossed the
river. From this time dates the In.
ception or the jealousy which existed
between Pittsburgh and Wheeling and
al ota"r points on the eastern shore
or the river for many years and some
traces or which are still found.
rms. therefore. became a delicate
point Tor the commissioners to decide
ana In view OF the fact that the
wishes Of the populous eastern section
OF ONO ana the connections with
roads leading TO -. Louis wore To be-
consulted. thcy Icf- II an casn o,as.
non. Ohio side sentiment favored
Wheeling and this point was selected
ny colonel Williams and his engineer.
Mr. Weaver.
ABOUT tp" var IS. that section II
thc road rom Wh.c!ir- 20 browns
'l'i" "aS e." htdl. IN need 81 r.rtsr4
'''t "a 'hin:" ot location fr,m Wheel
ing ." fh" proposed Wcli~lrs-r route
va %ri"iSlr URGED. W,I~hrr. Aii
coy iniI'' '''Dn 90 rival o. Nh. .hue.
ahd upon the renewal Of TO-. act.t-
non SH' r'"'w"d h"r rivalry with
.nt'Ur, zeal
m" typographical advantages w,r.
dec iI"diF Co. favor = N"lSirt. Lofp.
Is ?" d'-'.rre o. ia. rrtIr. OF tho
ground 'Hi tn ~unrrowr.~~ of 'l.
river be-! suggested %. rra,tt..rii-
~ ~ u 'fi'r' 4t Wh..'u- whi. 3d..
i'""u win m" ~, .r''ue iurI.u,.
On favor z Wh.-iinr
Henry Claws Influence.
E''u ~n. Nh.,Iu- i.jr.' ..... f,.r
ih' f"fd i-i 10 L"f L',u f.r -l. f.l.I.
ana '~r'i-''l' t~--f-'du.. .+ Ff.ur.
' ltN. me father "' 't. irf. rraf .m-
p~r"''tn'nt policy OF th, pot,rrm.uf.
ma tho greatest smtr .l his sat
f"r SOM" reason. rrf frHr .,rl.iu.d
~ history H"ufs 'It. Va- rr" .or-
''1ni md Jealous fri.ud .' boiling.
Iti b.. throw all hte Influence. and
IHW"rf4l 'l1Ht'u," into tr. -,.'.s
A@-''st 'h' HpIIr' o. .ur.:4urtN as
~" N'l-t.rr route. if, ...r pad a
PERSONAL visit 20 N."s'rt. ir ORDER
O. c.f material for -tt.Hs'I.
BOO 'h' halls ~ ~Enuer..
~" was freely blamed with mi-r,p
r"scutati0u. a. ~ ans d-mrr tra.al
afterwards That % mills OF t,c Wells
burg route would have cost jose han
two miles of tho Wh"-iir- route.
hui superior manaEem ny triumpheI
and ID" road stayed A. Wheeling.
Whom Clay became = cauiilaf. for
president. no vas remembered hv ila
Two c~ommunitios Ohio coumt, and
Wheeling gave" him nn almost unaui.
mons vote. In N.ilshurc and Brook.
county. ho received but ono aud that
wa said ~ have been cast Lv g half
vitfed man. Tho same cause mad.
Brook" county Democratic FOR many
vrar-. while Ohio cugnty remained
Whis Tn" soTcring Influence of
tim" has ohli'"ra'sd al' trace az 'h. %
bitter local antipa'hl.s