The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-09
GREAT INDUSTRIAL POSSIBILITIES
FOR WHEELING DISTRICT PICTURED

means Of substantial aerial river cross
inCs erected upon stool towers AZ NV
| Ohio terminus Of IN" river CROSSINGS
there is a SubstantjS! suhStauon Tor inc
control Of the vari"us circuits ra"ia''"E
| from this point. \ modern S'''I wv
transmission line extends from the com
observation-disclosures suhstatiou Ill Wheel
| ing south To the city of MoundSviHc' 10
provide service in that S'r'l"n
The company owns eight miirS OF
high -voItage transmission lines lS''F-
connecting 1nl miles Of d'S'T'""'I"H
systems in the seven communities"
served.
Whcnling'S situation on tho on" river
and IN n territory exceptionally rlch III
| natural resources. has mad" II 'hFlN
/ ing. prosperous city. Its location thhrNS
! the site Of one OF tn" earliest Se''.'
mcnts on tho Ohio river. II - on inc
national highway ext ending from "aS"-
! ington. n G.. 10 81. Louis. Mo. IN" con-
struction of which WAS authorized ny
the congress Of III" United states IN
1905.
Territory Served.
Ry reason Of its rRtural location inc
excellent transportation hp rail ana WI :.
tor. and the abundanC" Of coal. oil. lime
stone clay and sand IN tn" territory
surrounding II. Wheeling has h"c0m"
IN indtst rial center Of great ''np"rtah'"
The city has exceptional railroad rnc!ii-
ties. being served by the Ra'timor" q
Ohio. the Pennsylvania. md the Wheel
ing & Lake Eric railroads ana 'h'
Wheeling Terminal railway.
In the territory in which tn" COMPANY
operates arc many industrial plants or
national reputation. including thoS" or
the Whitakrr-Glcssncr Company. man
lufacturcr Of galvanized sheet metal
American Shee, & Tin Plat" Company
National Tube Company. Wheeling St""l
& Iron Company LID Belle Steel Com
pany. wheeling Mold Il Foundry Com
many. United States Stamping Company.
Wheeling Can Company. Eorthwood
Glass Company and Sterling lr"d-
pcts Inc, manufacturer of patent mcdi-
cines. This list of industries indicates
the diversity OF the industrial activities
OF the territory served by tn" COM
pany.
The Industrial growth OF the territory
naturally has been accompanied by the
development of exceptionally strong
banking facilities. In the cities and
towns served by tho Wheeling electric
company ar" thirty-tvo banks. having
an aggregate capital OF S+.G7l.@oh. aG-
gregate surplus of S3.457.Noo. and ag-
gregatc deposits Of S4S.S7o.oOo. The
clearings Of the banks in Wheeling
alone in 1918 amounted |" $2OE.?SO.1Oo.
The company supplies the entire cleo
trio light and power s"rvlC" in Wheel
Ing Moundsvillc. MCMechcn. Rcnw"od
and warwood. w. Va. and Bridgeport
and Bellaire. Ohio. The communities In
1910 had an aggregate population. &C.
corttng to the United states census. OF
S5.791. and their population is now esi-
mated at 10000.
In addition to supplying the entire
electric light service IN thes" seven
communities. the company sells large
amounts Of electrical energy for the OPP
Grafton OF many Of tn" territorE's most
important industrial plants. manufactIr-
Ing a great variety of products.
The company has greatly increased ITS
business during the last few years. II
now has approximately $500 customers.
whereas four years ago it had orly
s. 600 customers. The increase in the
number Of customers and In tho total
connected load for tho last i've calendar
years are shown in the table following:
Total