The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-07
PROMINENT OHIOAN
INSPECTS BUILDING
GEN. ROBERT N. BROWN. REPRE-
sENTlNo GAINESVILLE. PRAISES
MARKET AUDITORIUM.
VIII Recommend That His City Build
Similar Municipal Hall and
Market House.

General Robert Burns Brown. sec
rotary OF the GAINESVILLE, Ohio. cham
Der Of commerce. distinguished union
soldier and a candidate for governor
Of Ohio in 1912 on the regular KepuD-
lican ticket. arrived In the city yes
terday and spent the greater part OF
the afternoon inspecting the Market
auditorium He was shown through
the building by Hon. George W. Lutz
and Secretary II. B. Naylor. OF The
Wheeling board Of trade. General
Brown is here as the official repre-
sentative OF the city OF GAINESVILLE
and the chamber of commerce. to OBJ
tain data and general information rel
alive 10 the construction OF the Mar
ket auditorium to be submitted to the
municipal officials Of GAINESVILLE, VINO
are considering the construction OF a
city building and market house to
cost about 100000.
General Brown said that he had
seen large number OF similar build
ings like the Wheeling Market audi
forum, but that none Of them was
equal TO il; that the new building at
Newark. Ohio. which cost as much
as the local structure, did not come
up TO IL in many ways He further
said that neither Cleveland nor Gin
cinnau had as sanitary or convenient
market house as this city.
Praises the Auditorium.
You people should be proud Or
your Market auditorium. II is the
best building of the kind ever saw in
every detail, and il is as sanitary as
a good housewives kitchen. AS
passed through the market proper
there was no offensive smell usually
found in such places. was opposed
TO Zanesville's having a market house
In is proposed municipal building out
since / have seen how clean. sanitary
and odorless your market Is. I now
favor such combination building.
The proposed GAINESVILLE building
will be ESQ by so feet. he entire
length OF a square, and will be one
OF the finest structures of the Kind IN
Ohio. A Market auditorium as you
have here" continued General Brown.
rs in many ways a promoter for com
mercial interests OF any city, for the
reason that the stalls are occupied
by scores OF small merchants who
would otherwise have TO rent at per
haps twice the price for a storeroom.
making the overhead expenses larger
and consequently he would have 10
sell his product al higher price.
was told this afternoon by Mr.. Lutz
that there are 81 stalls occupied IN
the Market auditorium and that none
OF the renters had discontinued bust
ness tor the lack OF patronage nor
had there been one failure | also
noticed one thing in particular as 1
was being shown through the market.
that eggs are selling here ten cents
cheaper the dozen than in Zanesville.
while generally greenstuff is cheaper
here"
Interesting Coincidence.
General Brown gave a little history
relative 10 the peculiar connection OF
the Wheeling Market auditorium site
and the city Of GAINESVILLE. saying mat
the local site was given this city by
Noah Zane while the city of GAINESVILLE
was founded by John Mcintire. a son
in-law OF Noah Zane. whom Mr. Zane
met here. He said that John Nc
lntire was a "shoe-tinker." who went
through the country in the late 100
making shoes for whole families. he
stopped at the Zane home. fell in love
with Noah Zane's daughter. and they
were married and Immediately remov-
ed TO Zanesville-known then as
Westbourne-whicb plot OF ground
was given Mr.. Mclntire by congress
for assisting In blazing the old ma
tional pike through Ohio Mr. Nc
lntire died in 1915. Just before MS
death he decided the parcel OF grounu
on which the new municipal build
ing and market house Of GAINESVILLE
is To De builded His father-in-iaw
gave Wheeling a similar site on which
the Market auditorium stands today