The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-10
BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
BECOMING MORE METROPOLITAN
THOUSANDS OF. DOLLARS IN
VolNEO m CHANGES BEING
MADE ON MAIN STREET.
Several Local Concerns VIII Have
New Locations After First Of
April-Buildinss Being
improved.


During the past few days arrange
ments were completed for a number
81 important changes which means
the expenditure OF thousands OF dol
lars. new and larger quarters for sew
eral OF Wheeling's leading concerns
and the making of this street one OF
the busiest in the city.
Heretofore the floods had been a
great drawback In this section OF the
business district but this obstacle IL
being overcome by the installation or
concrete cellars and the raising OF
floors on the first stories above the
high water mark
Main Street Property Cheap.
There are several reasons why Main
street Is again assuming its popular
ity. The most important reason is
that real estate sells for Just about
half the price as that on Market street
and the rent is somewhat cheaper.
Market street property in the business
district recently sold for $500 20 81
600 per front foot while property on
Main street has been selling for less
than half that amount.
! The rapid strides OF progress being
noticed on Main street. however. do
not indicate that Market street is loos-
Ing any Of its popularity but IL also Is
assuming more metropolitan airs. In
fact the wonderful changes experience
ed on these two streets, and even on
Chapline street in the business dis
trict. during the past few years has
been something remarkable. Accord
Ing 20 present indications these i'm
provements viii continue until Wheel
ing can boast Of having a most up-to-
Il a. hHHH inc ..HHH.
Clarke Paper CO.
one Of the principal changes 10 take
place on Main street will be the re-
moving OF the Clarke Paper company
from its present location TO the build
ing az 1912 Main street formerly &C.
cupied by Geo. W. Johnson & Sons.
and which was purchased a few days
ago by the Clarke Paper company for
$4,000. Johusons moved some time
ago TO Ills Market street. The new
home of the Clarke Paper company
is a five-story brick building with a
frontage of % feet with a depth OF
la5 feet. running east to the alley. II
will be thoroughly remodeled and put
b In first class condition.
olmstead Bros.
Olmstead Brothers. another leading
paper concern, will move from the
present location In the burst building
on Fourteenth street 10 the List prop
crty. corner Fourteenth and Main
streets. formerly occupied by the John
s Naylor company. The building is
now being given a general overhaul
ing and the floors are being raised.
Olmstcad Brothers expect 10 move
about April I. In their new location
they will have about zoo square feet
/ more floor space which win enable
! them TO carry a much larger stock or
paper and imported advertising goods
which they import themselves
Front Bros. Company.
The Front Bros Electrical company
] which is now located on Water street,
/ just below Eleventh street. has Sc
I cured a long lease on the Rogers es-
I tate. corner Main and alley g. former
" occupied by the Thurber Candy
company. This building will be thor
oughly remodeled and the entire in
terror Will be rearranEed. The build
Ing VIII be painted and put in first
class condition
Palace Furniture Co.
Another important change. the full
details of which have not vet been
made public. was the purchase bv J.
Furniture company. Of the old Bennett
property which adjoins the present
Palace store rooms. & new front IS
20 Doe Installed I'm tho building. also a
T concrete cellar and the first floor win
De- raised thirty inches. The contract
for the work has been given 10 4. r..
lmhoff
sMller & Stein.
The Miller A. Efrfn wholesale bod
wre company has also secured a lease
/ ON The property formerly occupied by
Edward Wagner. Wholesale grocer.
/ After extensive repairs they win oc-
/ Cury it in addition 20 their present
/ Cuartors.
Allen & son
one ~ fho new concerns TO enter
the local field is that to be- known as
Allen a. Son. who win conduct a cen-
'rnl store for mems furnishing They
VIII locate in 'he rooms formerly occu-
pied hv Sandy's sporting goods store
on Market street while this is
now firm Ifs members are not unknown
'1 peopl" of Che Wheeling district Mr.
Allen ~aa connected with House a.
II'rrm 'nn Boo fhc capacity of general
MANAGER Tor over twelve wears
The John s Nsyior Co
Tho John $ Navior company recent
lF spent 10000 fur frn rrmOdsIiur
or 'H'r n'W home ON Main street. and
''" Finest Wholesale notion house
i1 fhe city
Many other changes have occurred
in fnr HH.. moss district .u fHs r..f
f.w months and summing ftem All
.N'E involved 'Ht .,r.rf. fur. of thou.