. ' * I* @k ^_D * * ~ >- THE P U S T^ 7 ^ w - -J £. %2 V \ ' Z^-0F3=^9 WHEELING. AL, DESCRIPTIVE AND BIOGRAPHICAL ' R E VIEW Z -OF THE- ^OMMERCIAL AND MANUFACTURING ADVANTAGES §>5 v^.-„ x nn -( 1F- Wheeling, Bellaire, Ohio, Martin's Ferry , Ohio,&e. tuicji-d according to Act of Congress, in tlii» y^-.tr 1S79, by Land & Bkown, in the office or the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, l p ■ WHEELING, \V. VA. PUBLISHED BY LAND & BROWH 1879. £= -?— ■ ■ — ,x ! PUBLISHERS' NOTICE. In placing this work in the hands of the public, the publishers feel no hesitancy :u expressing the assured conviction that no volume heretofore issued, relating tu Wheeling and its industries, contains so great an amount of useful, if not indis- pensable information. For nearly five months a staff of reporters and writers, representing in their separate departments unusual ability, have been engaged in obtaining all the pos- facts within the compass of our design, and giving them a readable and or- derly construction ; and every trade manufacture or mercantile enterprise has been sedulously and fully described — no firm or establishment of any prominence willingly excluded from its pages. .No small expense ha.- been entailed upon the publishers, and no efforts have been spared 10 secure such excellence— so far as its mechanical production is con- cerned—as shall give it an attractive appearance to every reader. A careful perusal of this volume, on the part of those residing at a distance, or unfamiliar with the marvelous diversity of the resources of Wheeling, is earnestly commended as certain to excite interest, and likely to suggest experimental relations at least, that must conduce to the future profit of all parties. In the preparation of a work of this description, much difficulty is experienced in obtaining reliable statistics, and no doubt the larger number of fault-finder., iio have refused to give our reporters information relative to their business through fear of tax collectors, revenue officers, or from an inexcusable j 'iir_> or want of enterprise and business sagacity. The acknowledgements of the publishers are due to the City Council for the aid o-operation extended in the task undertaken, without which the enterprise i shorn of no small part of the success that has attended it. To C. C.Johnson, Esq., editor Sunday Leader ; Hon. Thus. Eiornbrook; Captain Hiram ^ oung, Inspector of Steam Vessels at this port ; Halstead & Grubb, editors Satur- : the Daily Register; Deutsche John 11. Zevely, editor JPostoffice Bulletin and Judge (i. W. Thomj>son, for substantial encouragement and highly valued assistance, the publishers also return their most cordial assurance of appreciation; and with the belief that our labors will prove not altogether ineffectual in conducing to the general welfare of the business community, wc are, Very respectfully, LAND & BROWN, & 5? «S INDEX. Page Alexander. William. Wholesale and Retail Grocer, Bridgeport, 101 Albright. Henry A., Manufacturer of Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron Ware 113 Academy of the Visitation 132 Arbenz & Co., Furniture 126 Andes, Steamer, Wheeling, Pittsburgh and .Cincinnati Packet 12.". Boat Building in Wheeling 38 Berger, J. & Bro., Leather. Shoe Findings, &c Ball, E. & Co., Boots and Shoes 74 Blum, I. & Bro., Dry Goods and Notions 74 Behrens & Co., Groceries. Produce, &c 80 Bulger, C. E., Tobacconist 72 Baker, Lewis & Co., Publishers of Daily. Tri-Weekly and Weekly Register, Job Printers and Book Binders Blond, L. V., Boots and Shoes 88 Baer, S. & Son. Wholesale Grocers and Flour House Beltz & Flading, Planing Mill 89 Buttorfield, John, Maltster and Hop Dealer 95 Bellaire Boiler Works, Bellaire, 98 Bloch 1 brothers, Wholesale Grocers LOO Bloch Brothers, Manufacturers of Cigars and Smoking Tobacco 100 Brice, S. L., Druggist 104 Bell, Joseph & Co., Foundry 105 Beck & Simpson, Plumbers. &c 110 Beck, N. W., Brass Foundry and Machine Works 116 Benwood Iron Works Booth. C. H. & Son. Produce Commission Merchants 130 Belmont Nail Company 141 Chandler A- Haldeman, "Iron Roofing 63 Cox, Dickie & Vance. Boiler Makers, &c Central Glass Company. Tableware, Bar and Lamp Goods Cummins & Woods. Queenswai-e and China Carnahan Jz Co., Boots and Shoes 114 Connally, J. 11. .V Son. Fire Extinguisher, Pittsburgh Delaplain, L. S. A Co.. Wholesale Dry Goods 58 Dwight, Chas. E.. Druggist and Chemist 77 Driffield, U. J., 1106 Water Street 102 Donaldson, Lewis & Co., Carriages, Wagons, &c .» 114 Dinger, C. H., Wholes tail Hats and Caps 117 Dilworth, W, S.. Dry Goods, &c, Martin's Ferry, 121 Durst & Kober, Wholesale Grocers, Produce and Commission Dentistry, Invention, s 7 Ebeling& Pebler, Manufacturers of Cigars and Tobacco 114 Friedel, John — China. Glass. Queensware Free & Burt. Bellaire, 98 Friend A Son, Furniture, Carpets, ok's Park 51 Hughes, Thos. &Co., Merchant Tailors 59 Harper A Bro., Wholesale and Retail Hats and Gaps 62 Howard Bros. & Co., Patent Solicitors, Architects, 94 Mayer A Blum, Dry Goods, Notion-, ,v,\. Bellaire, 1)6 Mellott, A. O. A Co., Furniture, Ac, Bellaire, 97 Mathison, George, Wholesale and Retail Hats and Caps, Bellaire, Ohio 98 Myles, \Vm., Photographer Ill Mount De Chantal, Conventof the Visitation 132 McCoy, Dr. Halley, Physician and Surgeon 124 Mendel & G. Co., Carpets and Furniture 128 Nesbitt & Son. Copper, Tin and Sheet Iron Ware 71 Naylor, ,J. R., News Dealer, Bellaire, 108 & & J^P THE INDUSTRIES OE WHEELING. 7 <*\ Pa • National Planing Mill, Bridgeport, 127 Q'Kane & Divine, Boots and Shoes L06 Ott, Hall & Co., Wholesale Hardware 108 Opera HouS( i of Wheeling ' ' 9 ohm Valley Protective Union I;;1 Ohio City Planing Mill. Martin's Ferry, 126 Ohio Valley Agricultural Works. Martin's Ferry, 139 Pen Pictures ' '_ Parsons, Photographer •'" Plummer, Photographic Gallerj "° Paull, A. W., Wall Paper 91 Pollack, Augustus. Manufacturer Cigars and Tobacco 109 Pates of Freight. West 27 Hates of Freight, East 32 Robinson, Wm. EL, Paints. Oils. Sash, Doors. &c 57 Reed, L. C. & Co., Fashionable Merchant Tailors HO Roth. (t. O.. Dry Goods, Carpets, Ac 71 Rhodes, J. S. & Co., Wholesale and Retail Drj Goods 68 Poth. M., Dry Goods, Groceries and Notions 81 Richardson, A.., Groceries and Produce, Bellaire. ; >7 Rhodes. ('. M. & Co., Wholesale Grocers, Bridgeport, L02 Peed, John A Co., Maltsters and Hop Dealers 104 Reed & Houston, Druggists 107 Roemer, John, Dry Goods. Notions. Ac 115 Rhees, Dr. M. J. , Homoepathic Physician L34 Riverside Furniture Co., Manufacturers Furniture, &c L40 Siebke. Chris., Dealer in Imported Liquors, Beer Bottler, Ac 73 Singer Sewing Machine Manufacturing Company 75 Shriver, H. X.. Wholesale Paper and Printers' Supplies 77 Sheppard, J. B., Wholesale and Retail Saddles, Harness. Trunks, &c 83 Speyer Bros. , Millinery and Straw < roods 85 Sheib, Win. H., Pianos, Organs, Music, Ac - v, j Sonneborn, M.. Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Bellaire, s 7 Smyth, P. J., Family Grocery 91 Seabright, C. W., Merchant Tailor 93 Steinhauser, N., Liquors, Ac, Bellaire, 98 Sharp, -I . F. , Retail Grocer. Bridgeport, ■'• , Sellers, J. W., Photographer, Bellaire, L04 Sweeney, A. J. & Son.. Machinists K>. r . Schmulbach, H. & Co., Wholesale Liquors 109 Seelev, Oscar. Plumber HI Stifel, Geo. E. &Co., Dry Goods, Furs, Notions. Ac US Schultz, Nicholas, Manufacturer of and Dealer in Candies, Fruits, Nuts. Ac 117 St. Lawrence, Steamer, Wheeling, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Packet l."> I The Railroad System of Wheeling 24 Table. Showing Names of Boats Built from 1849 to 1879 43 The Suspensii »n Bridge 47 The Paxton Fountain 55 The Daily Register 56 The Intelligencer 56 The Sunday Deader 56 The News-Letter 56 The Saturday Evening Journal 56 The Deutsche Zeitung '. 56 Taylor, Geo. P.. Retail Dry Goods ,; <; The Howe Machine Company, Sewing Machines 70 The German [nsurance Company 86 Tiemau, G. W. , Tobacco and Cigars 91 The Bellaire and Southwestern Railway 103 Theaker, P. M., Hardware, Cutlery. Ac, Martin's Ferry, 104 Turner & Dillon, Jewelers H'8 The Star Foundry I 24 & £ J^y 8 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. N£^ Page. Wheeling Iron and Nail Company (Top Mill) 75 j Wilson & Dunlevy; Barrel and Kog Manufacturers 77 Wheeling Hinge Company 65 Wilhelm, Carl, Upholsterer and Decorator 81 Wheeling Female College 96 Whitl aker Iron Company 1 00 Wheeling Hos] )ital 110 Weitzel, T. W., Grocer 117 Wheeling Female Academy 132 1 1 er, D. , Paper Manufacturer I 35 Wheeling. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh Packet, "St. Lawrence" 134 Wilson Bros. . 1 '•< >ots and Shoes 121 Wheeling, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Packet "Andes." L25 Wheeling, Parkersburg and Cincinnati Transportation Company 137 Wheeling and Sistersville Daily Packet ' 'Pheaton. " 138 Young. Alex. T.. Druggist and Pharmacutist 73 i Zane, Platoff, Real Estate 64 Zink A- Morehead, < Jarpets, &c 80 INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. Arhenz & Co 147 Alderson, J. C 1 • r >4 Booth ('. H. & Co 146 Baggs& Co., Bridgeport. 148 Buckeye Paper Mill ' 149 Behrens & Co. . < Jrocers 150 Butterfield John, Malters 15] Berger J & Bro., Leather, &c 1-1 Beltz& Flading 152 ( Jurtis W. N. . At fcorney-at-Law 149 Dobbs.& Eleisenger 147 Dil worth W. S. . Martin's Ferry 148 I hirst & Kolier 15] /Etna Life Insurance Co 146 Ebeling & Pebler, T< ibacc< >. ( ' igai-s, &c 154 Egerter, A. ( '. & ( !< >. . < rrocers 154 Graham, Wm. Furniture, &c 146 German Insurance Co 153 ! [aldeman, N . H. , Iron Hoofing L46 Kelmbright, L. IP. Cigars and Tobacco 146 I loci ile & Pro.. Furniture 147 Hare, Wm. Plumber and Gas Fitter 147 Hollinger & Perkins. Barbers 149 Harbour & Dittman, Carpets. &c 152 Hutchins, W. S.. Artists' Materials, &c 152 Hughes, Tims. & Co., Clothiers 1 :..", Hanes, Wilson & Co., Planing Mills 153 Jacob, Cracrafl A Ferguson, Attorneys-at-Law 149 Jacobs, (1. E. !)9cts Store 147 Jordan . L. S. , Atti >n 1 1 sy-at-Law 149 l\en-. J. ,v Co., Planing Mill, Martin's Ferry 148 Kreig, Wm. P.. Jeweler 151 Levytype Co., Photo Engravers lit Lewis A Clemens, Barbers 148 List, I). C. Pork Pucker 154 Luke, Robert, Livery Stable 146 Mendel, G. & Co., Furniture 143 Manley, W. A.. Shirt Manufactory 15] | &_ _ & ERRATA The editorial on the Belmont Nail Company, page 141, twenty-fourth line, in description of Blast Furnace, should read : ••One Engine and six Cylinder Boilers, 48 inches in diameter and liti feet in length." JcP THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 9^0^ Page Moilatt, T. C, Merchant Tailor 152 Mutual Aid Association 145 North Wheeling Glass Works 1">4 Opera House 146 Ohio City Planing Mill 148 Ott, Hall & Co., Hardware 154 Parks, Geo., Pork Packer 154 Pittsburgh Souther] i Railway L44 Parsons, Photo igrapher 152 Quimby, C. H., News Dealer 153 Riverside Furniture Co 147 Redman & Co 147 Ethees, Dr. M. ■).. Physician 147 Robinson, Wm. H., Paints, Oils, Glass, &c 150 Reed, L. ( '. & t !o. , Merchant Tailors 152 Spence, 1 1 I s Steamer St . Lawrence 148 Steamer Phaeton ' ''• Steamer Andes : 147 Seabright, C. VV., MerchantTailor 150 Schmulbach, H. & Co., Liquor Dealers I" 1 ' Shieb, Wm.. H. Music and Musical Instruments 152 Sheppard, J. B., Trunks, Harness, Zaue, Plattoff, RealEstate Agent 153 & *B J^PlO THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. ^S\ STEAMBOAT TIME TABLE. Cincinnati Packets. Steamer "Andes" ('has. Mukleinan, Commander; Ed. Muhleman, Clerk. Leaves Wheeling for Cincinnati every Tuesday at 3:00 o'clock p. m. Returning, leaves Cin- cinnati for Wheeling every Friday at 5:00 o'clock P. M. Steamer "St. Lawrence" VVm. M. List. Commander; C. D. List. Clerk. Leaves Wheeling for Cincinnati every Saturday at 3:00 o'clock p. m. Returning, leaves Cin- cimiati for Wheeling every Tuesday at 5:00 o'clock p. VI. Parkersburg Packets. Steamer "Courier" leaves Wheeling for Parkersburg every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 10:30 o'clock \. m. Returning, leaves Parkersburg for Wheeling every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 5:00 o'clock a. m. Steamer "Diurnal" Asa Booth, Commander: E. K. Louth. Clerk. Leaves Wheel- ing for Parkersburg every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 10:30 o'clock \. u. Returning, Leaves Parkersburg every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at ">:00 o'clock A. M. Pittsburgh Packet. Steamer "C. W. Batchelor" leaves Wheehng for Pittsburgh every Tuesday, Thurs- day and Saturday, at 7:00 o'clock v. m. Returning, leave-; Pittsbiu'gh eveiy Monday Wednesday and Friday, at 1:00 o'clock p. m. M itamokas Packet. Steamer "Mallie Ragon" leaves Wheeling for Matamoi*as every Tuesday, Thusday and Saturday, at 1:00 o'clock p. m. Returning, leaves Matamoras every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 6:00 o'clock a. it. Sistersville Pa< ket. Steamer "Phaeton" leaves Wheeling for Sistersville daily at 3:00 o'clock p, m Ke- turnin Jistersville daily at 5:00 o'clock a. At. ( !larington Packet. Steamer "Telegram" leaves Wheeling for Clarington daily, at 3:00 o'clock p m Returning, leaves Clarington daily at 0:00 o'clock a. m. Steubenville Packet. Steamer "Abner O'Neal" leaves Wheeling for Steubeuville daily, at 2:30 o'clock p. M. Returning, leaves Steubenville daily, at 8 o'cock a. m. "& & & & CITY OF WHEELING. PEN PICTURES. In September, 1770, no human habitation occupied the point of land where Wheeling has since arisen The Indian trapper, and adventurous scout, the Jesuit gliding along the great rivers in his bark canoe, or traveling, Indian led over the forest trails, had all brought stories, and told tales of the wonderful country, through which numerous rivers gave facilities for travel and trans- portation. It was in the year 1769 that Ebenezer Zane, accompanied by his brothers John and Silas and one or two others, started from their homes on the south branch of the Potomac in search of the great Ohio. Before reaching the river one of their party was taken sick from the exposure, and they were compelled to turn back in order to save his life, which, however, proved useless, for soon after his return home he died. In the spring of 1770 Ebenezer and his two brothers made another start and iu the month of September reached the point of land that is now known as Mt. Wood Cemetery, and standing there "viewed the landscape o'er." Before them rolled the waters of a great river, sweeping to the Mexican Gulf, and giv- ing outlet and egress to the nations of the earth. Behind them was already pressing, despite the hardships of pioneer life, and the dangers of Indian war- fare, the power of emigration. Around them rose in all its grandeur the prime- val forest, and who can say what prophetic thoughts in the warm fancy of the then young men, sprung and grew. Truth is stranger than fiction says the adage. In the great city of Wheel- ing, extending for miles around the point where in that September day these three brothers stood alone "and thought the future o'er;" and in the fifty mil- lions of people, with all their wealth of farms, factories, mines and cities, to which the business of Wheeling has access, by her river and her railroads, the reality outs wells the ambitious dreams of those who alone gazed upon the blue waters of the then forest shaded Ohio. Perusing these lines now at the beginning of the second century of American independence, may it not be confidently said that where all the same primary elements of growth still exist, as they do, within Wheeling's control, tfiat in the future her wonderful in- crease will be repeated, and, in a period of years yet unborn, truth be again cited as stranger than fiction by he who shall then tell the story of Wheeling's growth. Here then stood these three brothers, the projectors of Wheeling. It is probable that standing in that balmy September day on this point of land, their minds rapidly overran the future, and saw from the town they ha< 1 already projected, "westward the star of empire takes its way." After establishing their claims, which was done by notching or cutting their names in the trees, it was decided that one of the brothers should stay and protect the claims while £> ; &' '18 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. ^ the other two returned to their homes for their families. This duty fell on Silas, the youngest, and although at that time peace^prevailed, in name, it was a hazardous undertaking. During the winter Silas was compelled to live in the hollow trunk of an old sycamore tree which stood on the bank near the forks of the creek, and here he was found by his brothers in the spring of 1771. when they returned with their families. In 1774, Fort Fincastle was built. It was planned by Gen. George Rogers Clarke and constructed by the settlers under the supervision of Ebenezer Zane and John Caldwell. It covered a space of about three-quarters of an acre of ground. In 1777, the name was changed to Fort Henry in honor to Patrick Henry. In May, 1777, Wheeling was but a small Fort, with a few log cabins sur- rounding. On every hand, save where the little village and the few cleared fields around basked in the warm spring sun, the dense forest clothed lull and bottom, ravine and river's edge. Down from the north on one side, swollen from the melting northern snows, came sweeping the clear, bright waters of the La Belle Riviere of the French, the O-hi-o of the aborigine, to be, in years to come, a highway of commerce, wonderful in its towns and cities and the traffic on its waters. Up into the clear atmosphere wreathed lazily, or swayed fantastically in the bteoze, the pale blue smoke of wood-fires from the two dozen of houses which formed the village, shadowy forerunners of the dense black columns that were in an hundred years to be shooting up in every direction for miles around the location of the little settlement of 1777. Scantily, here and there, about the doors of the few cabins, or along the one street grouped the few settlers, little thinking that before the suns of another spring had ripened the harvest they would be called upon to protect their little homes with their lives. Before the entrance of the fort the sentinel paced lazi- ly his monotonous beat, the clank of his musket and accoutrements, making a faint forereaching echo of the clang and clash, of the machinery that then far down the aisles of time was moving to forge the bar ami drive the plane, to smelt the ore, and shape the metal, and wake the echo of over two hundred miles of streets, and render noisy the da}" and clamorous the night in a hundred years from then. Thus in May, 1777, sparkling in the sunshine ran the river, green and fresh swayed the trees, idly about the fort lounged the hand full of settlers, ami qui- etly under the warm May sun rested "Weeling" as by the Delaware Indians this embryo of Wheeling was called. It has been a subject of considerable con- troversy as to how this city derived its name. Some state that, it was named after a Catholic priest named Whalen, while others say that it is named from the creek because of its crooked course. Of this we have no historical account. The following communication from one John White, printed in the American Pioneer, January, 1842, we take as the most authentic yet published, when we remember that Mr. White saw and talked with John Brittle at the time. We quote from his letter: "John Brittle, formerly of Pennsylvania, was taken pris- oner by the Indians in 1791, and lived nearly five years among them. He lived with the Hoohinguy-pooshees or l!i viewing the uninhabited point of land where Wheeling has since grew from the Fort Fincastle of 1774, we pass to the present time, and the great city of Wheeling in 1879, rises in all its proportions, wealth, and business before its. What wondrous record the years contain of change and progress. In them have had birth and growth of the steamboat, the railroad, and the electric telegraph. Where in September, 1777, a little village stood on the verge of civilization peering timidly into the forest beyond, in September, 1879, a great city stands. Twenty millions of people to the east of her, twenty millions on the west of her, while the electric telegraph, the railroad, and the steamboat, connect her with the world and its commerce. Throughout the nation, of which this city is such a central point, nails from its mills are found in every mart. Its glass is on the table of every hotel, and in the windows alike of city residences and frontier cottages. Standing a giant of American industry — glowing with the blaze of her furnace fires ; swart and grimy with their smoke, Wheeling may well be proud of her past, and lookVith great hope to the future. Planted on one of the grandest fuel fields of the world, she has wonderful facilities for receiving crude minerals and other material, for the world's needs and consumption in their manufactured forms; equally able to distribute them to consumers. In September, 1777, a little village of afew houses, clustering around a small fort. Wheeling in September, 1879, is a great community, occupying an area of 10,000 acres, having two hundred miles of streets, with almost as many wards as it then had houses. The Ohio which then swept through miles of primi- tive forest, now flows past from four to six miles of city, with its massive blocks of houses, its miles of paved and gasdighted streets. Where in 1777, a solitary Indian canoe or skiff here or there crossing from the little village to the forest on the other side, formed the connect ion, now a grand suspension bridge spans the waters of the river. Wherein 1777, the waters of the creek flowed through forests before it min- gled with the waters of the Ohio, now it courses through the center of this grand city, and is spanned by four iron and stone bridges, which are hut as sections of the streets which extend for miles from their either ends. Where then there were no churches, now the spires of over twenty-live point heaven- ward, from whence arise praise and prayer to Him who holds the destinies of nations in His hands, and has not forgotten Wheeling in the blessing which fall alike upon the just and the unjust. The traveler in passing in or out of the city of Wheeling, sees things under such a gloom of smoke that the beauty of the suburbs is generally unknown. The ear has been stunned by the whistle of the escaping steam, the clank of machinery, the din of metalic reverberations and the roar of forge tires and glass furnaces in all directions. They have caught glimpses as they passed of half-naked men throwing about in savage play huge masses of red hot metal ; they have seen for a moment the interior of great cavernous buildings, where stalwart, sooty men, were pulling and hauling and dragging about long bars of glowing metal which went twirling and slipping like fiery snakes through rap- 20 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. PAXTON FOUNTAIN -CAPITOL SQUARE. idly revolving cylinders ; fchey have caught glimpses of streams of molten metal pouring like burning water through gathered groups of workmen ; they have heard strange demoniacal yells and shrieks, passed clouds of scalding vapor, glided for miles by sombre house, Mack discolored churches and gloomy ware- houses. They recede from its boundaries with an impression that they have passed through some city, half enchanted, such as Marco Polo, and other old Venetian travelers, fabled to have found in the then unexplored regions of the earth, a city of lire and smoke. Andsuch is Wheeling in 1879, to the passing traveler, as he enters itbyeithe: of the railroads that centers in the city. To the tourist who may spare the time to explore Wheeling and its suburbs, there is, besides that region of fire and smoke, sections of calm delight and districts of great beauty. It needs but the tourist in the budding month of May, or in sunny June, or golden September, or russet October to drive a foot pace out the National road. Costly residences and charming cottages attract the eye on every side, beautiful & £ Jv^ THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. VVXs\ grounds, rich with cultivated shrubbery, or picturesque with natural foresl trees charm the sight. There to the righl the massive and costly Mt. de Chan- tal College stands towering up into the clear, sunshiny sky, while no hio by boats, carrying a thousand tons and upwards. The increasing demand for cheap transportation, and in fact all transporta- tion arising out of the multiplying wants of the growing populations of the various sections of the nations, must at an early day cause the Ohio to be made as fully available for transportation as it is possible by engineering skill to ren- der ii. How greatly that will strengthen the already strong geographical posi- tion of Wheeling, is easily seen. Reaching through the natural avenues of travel the following States ami counties by steamboats, without transhipment of goods. By the Ohio river from Wheeling to Cairo, touching every important point in West Virginia, southern Ohio, northern Kentucky, southern Indiana and Illi- nois. B\' the Mississippi, the towns and counties bordering upon that river in Louisiana, .Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. By the Missouri river, central Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota, and Montana. By the Arkansas and White rivers, central, southern and northern Arkansas. By the Red river, central Louisiana. By the Wabash, central Indiana. By the Tennessee river, western Tennessee, Kentucky and northern Alabama. By the Cumberland river, interior of Ken- tucky and northern counties of Tennessee. By the Big Black and Yazoo rivers, inland Mississippi. By the Minnesota, the interior of Minnesota. By the Illi- nois river, the interior of Illinois. By the Muskingum, the interior of Ohio. By the Kanawha river, the interior of West Virginia. By the Allegheny, the northern portion of Pennsylvania, and the southwestern portion of New York. By the Monongahela, southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Thus reaching by river navigation eighteen States and two territories, not only the border counties thereof, but the interior of these States as well, afford- ing unparalleled facilities for reaching from the 46th degree of northern lati- tude to the 30.th, from the 1st degree to the 22d longitude west from Washing- ton, embracing an area of 1,052,000 square miles of territory. Of this extent of country, the Ohio river passes along the' borders of six States, watering the shores of 71 counties, viz : 2 in Pennsylvania, 12 in A'ir- ginia, 13 in Ohio, 25 in Kentucky, 14 in Indiana, and 5 in Illinois. The Mis- sissippi traverses the boundaries of ten States, and gives navigation to 95 coun- ties, viz; 6 in Minnesota, 10 in Iowa, 8 in Wisconsin, 17 in Illinois, 14 in Missouri, 2 in Kentucky, 5 in Tennessee, 10 in Mississippi, es Moines Green Hatchee Illinois Iowa Kaskaskla Kent iicky Missouri. Meramee Monongehela. Muskingum... Mississippi Ohio Osage Obion Platte Red Rock Sunflower. Tennessee. Wabash.... White Wisconsin. Yazoo Totals. Pa. N. Y. Ark. Miss. Tenn. Ivy.. Iowa. Kv. Term. 111. Iowa. 111. Ky. Neb. Mo. Kan. Mo. Pa. VV. V Ohio. Ark. Iowa. 111. Ky. La. Mo. Miss. Tenn. Wis. Minn. In. I. 111. Ohio. Ky. Pa. W. V. Mo. Tenn. Neb. La. III. Miss. Ky. Tenn. Ala. 111. [nd. Ark. Wis. Miss. Populat'n 505,999 13,909 II 7, 1..H 79,028 142.181 32,712 147,Sl Company in their different courses runs through and into the territory of ten States, and gives by its own direct lines transportation to sixty-five counties, through whose area its rails run. The value of the population, wraith and products of these COUntie the importance of the routes as instanced by the value of personal and real estate, value of farms and farm products, as stated' in the census of 1*7(1, is shown in the following table: STATES. .y ashv f lue . Population Personal and i ' , a7n Real Estate, I lw,u- 1870. Cash value Farms, 1870. Cash value Farm Products. Cash value Live Stock. West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois Kentucky Missouri District of Columbia. Virginia $ 84 498 484 705 124 87 116 511 113 10 iirts 851 260 131 .,,,; 766 325 1 iiim ,023 ,111 Total 05 §2,743,495,034 till 180 939 206 129 lis 351 131 20 5 44 76 109 ,092,844 ,035,644 ,218,068 ,729,331 ,536, 174 ,133,478 ,253,89 ,409,035 ,800,230 ,877,00( 108,340 532,491 962,166 878,045 115,348 339,346 631,076 566,476 319,517 097,901 2,921,109 3072,030,007 8118,150,709 872,699,763 86,511,176 5, 1911,127 1,333,793 114,916 1,168,311 Besides the above, this road has connections all through the East and West, and as before stated reaches very nearly every State in the Union. The second great trunk line which renders Wheeling a city of so much import- ance is the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louts Railway. Although the main line of this road does not centre here, a branch — the Pittsburgh, Wheeling & Ken- tucky — connects Wheeling with the main stem and through it to six great States, and thirty-one counties of said States, the value of which is shown in the follow- ing table: STATES. V a 3 o Cash value of Personal and Real Estate. 1870. Population 1870. Cash value Farms, 1870. Cash value Farm Pro- ducts, 1870. Cash value Live Slock, 1870. t 2 13 9 6 1 $ 09,288,390 4,000,127 425,885,900 2:13,819,990 88,307,350 511,035,000 48,483 4,303 472,805 266,056 12"., 310 351,189 $ 39,015,600 2,317,814 200,454,07:; 105,025,30:'. 42,573,200 28,409,635 $ 4,526 239 347,055 35,852,054 16,612,261 10,515,962 3,500,487 33. V I 218,840 Ohio 22,121,605 Indiana Illinois 12,400,111 1,333,793 31 11,332,090,703 1,270,312 8417,796,285 $ 71,420,047 846,097,572 This route, bv its connection with the Columbus, Chicago* Indiana Central, reaches eleven other counties in Indiana other than those in the table above, which had, in 1870, a population of 134,025; personal and real estate to the value of $99,- 221,323; farms of a cash value of $55,476,850; producing farm products to the value of $11,657,183; and live stock worth $8,782,514. By its connection with the Toledo, Peoria & Wabash Railroad, nine more counties, other than those pre- viously given, and reached direct, having in 1870, a population of 262,118; with personal and real estate of the cash value of $176,582,022 ; with farms of a cash value of $108,350,561; yielding farm products worth, at cash valuation, $23,82o,- 592; and with live stock worth $19,850,000 cash. The Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad runs through four counties in Ohio, having a population of 220,987; a cash value of real and personal estate of $19o,- 703,000; with farms of $75,939,385 cash value; yielding $10,521,143 of products, and having $7,041,313 of live stock. These statistics are those of the census of 1870, nine years ago. \\ lth two trunk lines running their daily trains through such immense wealth, it needs nol much comment to show the value of Wheeling's railway system as a sustainer of her & J$ Jo^26 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. X>| business and a promoter of her growth. When to these is added that of the bal- ance of the contemplated railroads, it is evident that Wheeling's continued pros- perity — with a railway system giving access to such wealth, in addition to the other enormous sums shown by the census of 1870 to lie along the course of her accessa- ble rivers — can be a subject for no doubt, however, it may be temporarily affected by those periodical depressions of business to which the country has been subject. There are several minor roads running out of Bellaire whose future is yet unde- veloped. Among these is the Bellaire A Southwestern, whose line will soon be completed to Woodstield, Ohio, thus giving to Wheeling a new outlet to central Ohio. < >f the various projected roads, it is not requisite here to speak; as of their routes or their trade statistics no data could be given. That several of these will hereafter add to the railroad facilities of Wheeling, is one of the certainties of the city's future. This brief exposition that is here given of Wheeling's railway system shows its power. Its lines readies to the East, Northeast, Southeast, South, West, North- west and North ; it reaches the great seaports of the Atlantic coast with a singular directness and force ; it lays hold on the great lakes as strongly ; it reaches into and covers the West with a wonderful grasp, and, as shown, lays a similar broad hand on the South. This presentation of Wheeling as a railway center, suggests at once a greatness for the city, increasing with the products and wants of the greater portion of the Union. ft & \ THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 27 ® RATES OF FREIGHT WEST BY B. & 0. R. R. IN CENTS PER 100 LBS. FROM BELLAIRE. O., WHEELING AND MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA. TO 1st. Class. 2d ('Ins-. Akron, () Albion, Mich VJgona, Iowa Alida, Ind \ Uegan, Mich Altamnni, 111 Alton, 111 Alexandria, Ind Anderson, Ind Ann Arbor, Mich Appletou, Wis. \ Appleton June, Wis. f ' Ashland. Ill Athens, O Atlanta 111 Atlantic, Iowa Auburn Junction, Ind Austin, Minn A villa, Ind Avoca, Iowa Bangor, Wis Banker's, Mich Battle Creek, Mich Bay City, Mich Beardstown, 111 Bellefontaine, O Belleville Out Beloit, Wis Bement, Iil Berlin, Ont Berlin, Wis Bloomingtbn, 111 Boscobel, Wis Bow man vi He, Ont Brampton, Ont B ram t ford, Ont Brockville, Ont Brod heads, Wis Buffalo, N. V Burgoon^O, Burlington, Iowa Burnett, Wis Butler, Ind Bushnell, 111 Cairo, 111 Cambridge, O Cambridge City, Ind Cameron, Mo Camp Point, 111 Canton, 111 Carey, O Carver, Minn ( lassopolis, Mich Cedar tiapids, Iowa Celina, O. i lenterville, low Champaign, 111 Chapin, III Charlotte, Mich Chaska, Minn... Chatfieid, Minn Chatham, Ont... Chester, Wis...- Chicago, II- Chillicothfe, , Cincinnati, 0.... Circlerille, O.... Cleveland. Clinton, Iowa... Clinton, III 321 50 150 50 50 65 50 50 :.7 65 ! i 75 no 15 150 1 15 l 10 lis 45 50 50 65 10 108 92 1 29 l 15 m; 50 15 to 82 ton 65 25 to 129 to to ,,n 55 Hi to 15 60 110 35 123 15 tin 98 35 HI 40 55 30 83 3d Class. 1(1 101 120 ill 72 ■in it.lt Class. Hi 23 16 no 25 95 25 '.in 79 25 30 30 ■in 25 62 60 m 45 .,'.i 10 78 56 411 45 ill 07 28 25 r>7 25 61 4(1 23 25 61 45 54 25 80 30 65 25 7n 37 40 30 79 90 51 57 30 23 23 in Nails it It in Class Loads Car Loads Keg. in I IT' ny 9 23 25 18 15 19 12 "ii 7U 'jo 30 30 20 18 23 17 15 32 27 70 ,,ii IS 7n 18 7U 59 18 20 22 30 17 in 15 15 50 46 17', 25 14 35 4.-. 35 30 23 32 27 14 30 58 36 35 32 13 ;,:: 211 15 30 41 18 II 15 18 ll 30 39 is 7,7 20 45 20 50 20 20 56 37 II 20 17 L5 17 12 40 30 :14 23 4o 31 30 27 37 15 12'., 32 15 12 15 ill 25 31 II 12 15 21 1"', II 4.-, 32 15 15 15 in & 5£7 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. RATES OF FREIGHT WEST BY B. & 0. R. R-Continued. TO Clinton, Ont Clinton Junction, Wis-. Coburg, Ont Columbia City, Ind, Columbus, O... Columbus Junction, Iowa Connersville, Ind Cornwall, Ont Crawfordsville, Ind Danville 111 Davenport, Iowa _. Dakota, Minn Dayton, O Decatur, 111 Decorah Iowa Defiance, O Delavan, 111 Delawaie, O'. Denver, Ind De Pere, Wis Deshler, Des Moins, Iowa Detroit, Mich Detroit, Mich., Lake and Kail Dubuque, Iowa Dunkirk, N. Y „ Dunleitb, 111 East Saginaw. Mich Fast St. Louis, 111 Baton Rapids, Mich Eddyville, Iowa Edge wood. 111 Effingham, 111 Elkhart, Ind Evansville, Ind Fairfield, Iowa Faribault, Minn Farmer City, III Ferrysburg, Mich Findlay, O. Flint, Micb Fond un Lac, Vv is i, Fort Atkinson, Wis ie, Ont Fori Howard, Wis. ) Fori Howard June, Wis. j Fori Mapison, Iowa Fori Wayne, Ind Fostoria, Freeport, 111 rot, Fremont, Neb Frontenac, Minn Fulton, ill Galena, Til Galion, O Gait, ont I 1st Class. 86 90 98 45 10 too 50 112 60 62 72 120 4o 65 145 45 65 40 48 83 15 115 40 35 100 50 100 50 65 50 105 68 63 102 150 65 55 40 50 90 40 86 76 83 75 45 40 mo ' Ml iasa 100J 40 2d Class. Gananoque, Onl i 110 | Genesee" Hi l £?J ch, Onl ■' shcii Ind Grand Crossing, Minn, < r in I Ha*/, n Mi; I: Grand Rspids, Mich 'I Hay, Wis .'.".'.'.""'." ' I '-''in ■: it.k I ml ' : ; nvill- ' rmiicll. low i ■ ::i-i|0i, Ont. town, ind !!!!"!!!!!! '.'. 3d Class. & 50 120 55 50 83 60 (."> 120 721 64 73 73 35 30 80 in 85 48 49 58 95 35 50 [20 35 55 30 38 68 35 85 30 25 80 35 80 10 55 10 85 53 50 45 51 82 l-js 50 45 30 10 72 30 70 04 65 35 30 85 30 121 100 80 80 30 , ''''• ft, 85 73 45 40 100 45 40 68 48 35 100 53 40 4th Class. 37 13 36 18 15 17 18 13 23 25 32% 55 15 30 68 18 30 18 20 39 18 45 15 13 40 20 40 20 30 20 47 30 30 30 26 47 70 30 25 18 20 41 18" 40 29 39 35 18 18 50 15 65 55 40 40 15 30 37 18 43 45 S* 4th Class Car Loads 32 33 31 15 12 35 15 38 19 20 25 30 12% 23 45 15 25 14 17 2.". 15 35 12* 10* 27* 15 •l'V 17', 25 17* 40 24 23 25 23 40 47% 23 20 14 i7k 27 14 31 24 28 15 ' 14 32% 12% 55 30 27% 27% 12 25 31 15 38 35 22% 17 JK 55 30 30 35 25 20 20 30 v'° 17% 17% 55 38 25 25 29 21 17 17 25 17 ) 15 15 85 60 35 42 30 2& 25 1 25 is 1 15 15 J? & THE INDUSTRIES OF WHF.KUM ;. 29^5 RATES OF FREIGHT WEST BY B. & 0. R. R-Continued. TO 1st | 2d Class. Class. 3d 4th Class. < I iss. Nails Illl ill C;ir Class Loads Car Per l,ouds Ki^. Hamilton, O. Hamilton, Out Hannibal, Mo Haskell's Ind Hastiugs, Minn Havana, 111 Henderson, Kv Hillsdale, Mich Holland, Mich Holly, Mich Homer, Mich Hoopeston. Ill Horricon, Wis Hudson, Wis Honover, Wis Indianapolis, Ind , Indianola, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Jackson, Mich Jacksonville, 111 Janesville, Wis Jefferson City, Mo Jeffersonville, Ind Jefferson, Wis Jolliet, III Jonesboro, Ind Jonesville, Mich Junction City Ohio,.... Kalamazoo, Mich Kasota, Minn Kaukauna, Wis Kellogg, Minn Kendallville, Ind Kenosha, Wis Keokuk, Iowa Kingston, Ont Knoxville, Iowa Kokomo, Ind La. Crosse, Ind La Crosse, Wis Lafayette. Ind Lake' City, Minn Larooile, Minn Lancaster, O Langdon, Minn Lansing, Iowa Lansing, Mich La Peer, Mieh La Porte, Ind L.1 Salle, 111 Lima, O Lincoln, 111 Lincoln, Neb Litchfield 111 Little Chute, Wis Little Kaukauna, Wis Logansport. Ind London, Ont Louisiana, Mo Louisville, Ky Ludington, Mich Lyle, Minn Lyons, Iowa. Madison, Ind Madison, Wis Manchester, Midi Manitowoc, Wis Mankato, Minn Mansfield, O Marco, Ind Marietta. O Marinette, Wis Marion, Ind $ 50 72 7ii 60 125 65 90 I. > 55 .-,(! 50 62 no 111 93 :ni 125 105 45 65 86 103 58 86 58 50 45 45 50 140 88 120 45 55 70 10S 105 48 50 120 50 125 120 45 125 120 50 50 50 76 45 65 130 65 88 83 48 80 70 i ;u 55 140 100 58 100 15 74 1 l'i 40 77 45 90 is to 53 60 15 too 55 7H 35 45 in to 49 72 87 7.'. in 95 85 35 55 70 85 46 70 46 40 35 35 40 115 72 Kill 35 45 60 83 85 38 4(1 95 40 100 05 :;:, Km 95 40 40 4(1 63 35 5(1 11(1 55 72 68 38 on i;n is 45 11 i 80 46 82 35 61 11. 30 61 :;.-. 7"' 19 16 30 1.: 25 2.'. 2U V, 30 :-;ii 48 38 is 15 25 20 20 17'., 20 IV'., 2.1 2H II 32 50 32'., 4b 35 is 15 55 41 47 40 18 15 30 25 Id 31 50 40 20 17 HI 31 ■J 4 IS 23 18 18 15 17 15 20 47k 65 40 25 55 30 is 15 25 19 30 25 in 35 47 40 20 17 20 17'., 5b 30 21 17'.. .... 3d 55 3(1 17 15 55 311 55 30 21 n% 21 mz 21 17... 3o 27 17 15 31 23. 55 45 30 25 41 25 39 25 2i 17 34 2'.' 3( 25 22 10 25 20 62 51 in 27'., 2(1 17 50 30 is 15 33 25 65 47'.. 1.. 12 ll 36 17 15 II 34 20 17 & ^30 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. RATES OF FREIGHT WESTjYj . & 0- R. R-Continued. TO Marion, O Marshallton, Iowa Mason City, 111 Mason City, Iowa Matoon, 111 Mc< Iregor, Iowa Memphis, Tenn Menasha, Wis Menominee, Mich Mexico, Mo Michigan, City.Ind Miltord Center, O Milford Junction, Ind Milton June. Wis Milwaukee, Wis Minier, 111 Minneapolis, Minn Minnesota June, Wis Minneiska, Minn Mishawaka, Ind Mitchell, Out Mobile, Ala Moline, III Monmouth, 111 Monroe, Mich Monroe, Wis Monroeville, O Montreal, Que Mount Pulaski. HI Mount Vernon, O Muncie, Ind Muscatine, Iowa Muskegon, Mich Minster, O Napanee, Ont Nashville, Tenn Nebraska City, Neb Neenah, Wis New Albany, Ind Newark, () New Castle, Ind New ( Irleans, La Northfield, Minn ... North Manchester, Ind. Oconto, Wis Omro, Wis Oshkosh, Wis Oskaloosa, Iowa Otis, Ind i ittawa, 111 Ottumwa, Iowa Owatonna, Minn ( hveiisboro, Ivy Owasso, Mich Paducah, Ky Pana, 111 Paris, HI Paris, Ont Paxton, 1U Pekin, III Pella, Iowa P ia, 1 II Peru, III Peru, Ind Peshtigo, Wis Petersburg, III Piqua, <) Plainview, Minn Plainwell, Mich Platte City, Mo Plattsburg, Mo Plymouth, Ind Plymouth, Mich 1st Class. •2d Class. 3d Class. 40 120 65 1 45 62 120 90 88 90 105 50 45 48 92 55 75 110 90 120 50 82 100 72 114 40 100 40 lis 65 40 50 75 55 45 108 75 140 88 60 3; 50 110 140 48 8' 93 93 105 50 74 140 85 50 65 65 62 7t; •12 60 1 85 00 76 48 89 65 45 135 50 1(42 102 50 30 100 55 117 49 95 70 72 75 80 40 35 38 75 45 60 85 72 100 40 62 .so 58 94 30 SO 30 ss 50 35 40 60 45 35 83 60 115 72 48| 30 40 85 120 38 72 76 76 85 40 61 72 115 65 40 55 50 4!) 571 49 50 85 50 63 38 71 55 35 (10 to 82 82 10 40 4th Class. 23 85 10 :U 35 75 50 55 60 63 30 25 28 60 35 46 65 57 75 30 4!' 70 15 74 25 65 25 4th Class Car Loads Nails in Car Loads Per Keg. 15 60 30 66 25 55 34 to 44 16 20 17 20 45 25 32 45 II 55 20 35 44 32', 54 15 50 15 12 35 25 50 20 30 29 25 :;i 38 15 17 35 19 27 66 43 40 23 25 45 35 25 62 15 85 55 32 23 25 75 97 28 58 59 59 65 30 48 55 90 55 30 30 is is 25 20 10 31 55 40 22 15 18 19 7ii 20 12 II I! 47 20 34 39 65 4S 20 40 30 40 30 25 32 25 25 55 25 35 20 43 30 17 60 20 tl 41 20 20 30 32 30 ny 2 30 39 25 39 12', 39 36 23 11 15 25 20 15 35 26 45 25 19 12 15 44 47 ', 17 33 34 2- r > 40 1% 25 2S>„ 47', 38 17', 25 23 20 27 20 21 45 21 27 17 33 25 15 41 1% 31 31 17K 12 35 25 50 20 30 29 25 34 38 "X 15 17 35 19 27 30 S£* 30 17 30 39 25^ 39 W* 39 12 36 23 14 15 25 20 15 35 26 45 25 19 12 15 44 47% 17 33 34 25 40 17', 25 2S' .. it 1 :, 38 " 17i„ 25 23 20 27 20 21 45 21 27 17 33 25 15 11 17',, 31 31 37<" » n & THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. SI .E;3a 33 ,fi.o 3 « 3 O o-J fa 5~ So ° 3 u cu 03—. 30 O I: = OS —1 * a, . Sr O 3 Baltimore Md. cts. 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 28 cts. 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 cts. cts 991^ cts. 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 cts. 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Relay station 25:2234 25 22% 25 22 V* 25122% 25|22>2 25 22% 25 22% 95 W/: Orange Grove lichee ter Ellicott City Elysville Dorsey's Run Putney & Riddle Woodstock 50 2522% 50 25 22 3 o 50 23 22% 50 25 22% 50 25122% 50 2522% 50 25 22%' 50l 2ol22% 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Marriottsville Sykesville Hood's Mill Morgan's Woodbine Walersvillc Mount Airy & & S5" THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 33*31 RATES OF TRANSPORTATION EAST BY THE B. & 0. R. R— Continued. & Plane No. I Monrovia [iamsville Frederick Junction Lime Kiln Bucke; Adamstown Washington Junction Point oi Rocks. Catoctin Berlin Knoxville Weverton Sandy Hook Harper's Ferry Duffiei Kemesville Vanclevesville Martinsburg North Mountain Cherry Ban Sleepy ' !r« Hancock Hound Top .sir John's Run ( rreal < li Orleans Road Doe inilly No. 12 Water station Paw Paw Little Cacapon < lUoiioko French's ( rreen Spring. Patterson's Creek North Branch Cumberland Brady's, Rawling's Black Oak 21st Bridge Keys sr I'i edmont. Bloomington Frankville Swanton Wilson's Altamonl Door Pari Oakland Loyd's llutton's Rodemer's Bradshaw Rowli Anderson Tunnelton Austin Miius New burg Independence 3& THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. "^ RATES OF TRANSPORTATION EAST BY THE B. & 0. R. R— Continued. BETWEEN WHEELING, W. VA.. AND Hardman's Switch W Ironton Westerman's Thorn tou Grafton Fetterman Valley Falls Nuzutu's f-"and .Switch Texas Benton's Ferry Monongahela... Fairmont Barnesville Barrack ville Gallaher's Farmington Mannington Glover's Gap Burton Littleton Board Tree Belton Garrett's Siding Cameron Loudensvilie Easton's Boseby's Bock Moundsville Ben wood Wheeling Webster Simpson's FJemington Tyrconliell '. Bridgeport Clarksburg Wilsonburg Coketon \ Wolfs Summit Brandy Gap Cherry Camp \ Salem Long l!un Smith tun W< si Union Central \ Greenwood Toll Gate ...'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. Pennsboro' Ellen boro' Cornwallis Cairo Silver Run Petroleum ' Laurel Fork Junction Walker's Kanawha JJavisville " Parkeisburg '.'.'.".'..'.".'.'.'.. Halltown.... ' & General Mer- SPECIAL CLASS RATES. CHAND1SK. In CAR LOADS ONLY. per 100 lbs Owners to load and un- load. «2 o to; — u u c e ■_ —£> _j: „X! ,■ m ; C <~ 03"- o~ - - o a ■a _ o « S |3= go ss a r.l " ets. cts. cts. ~ cts. cts. cts. cts cts ct-8 CLs. Va 43 28 23 19 34 17 16 13k 11 4:; 35 28 2:; 19 34 17 16 11 42 35 28 23 19 34 17 16 r.;\ 11 41 3b 26 23 18 32 16 15 13 10 39 35 25 22 18 32 16 15 12', 12 1 -. 10 39 36 25 22 18 32 16 15 10 36 :>.-» 24 21 17 32 16 14 12 10 35 35 24 20 17 32 16 14 12 9% 9k 34 34 23 20 17 32 16 14 12 :;:; 33 23 20 it; 30 15 13 11 9 32 32 22 19 16 30 15 13 11 9 31 31 22 19 15 28 14 12 k 10'. &4 30 30 22 19 15 28 14 12k 10'. Wa 30 30 22 19 15 28 11 12% 10% &4 28 28 21 18 15 28 14 12 10 8 ■ii 27 21 18 15 28 14 11 9k ' 7% 26 26 21 18 14 26 13 11 9k 7 .,.. 23 21 18 13 25 12'., 10% 9 7 ■jo 20 19 IS 12*/, 25 12', 10 ■-•• 6 l 4 19 19 1. 1- 12% 25 12'. 9 7% o', 16 16 16 16 12 20 10 8 a 15 lb 1.. 15 11 20 10 8 7 5 14 14 14 14 11 20 10 8 7 • > 13 13 13 13 11 20H0 : : , 6k 5 11 11 11 11 9 16 8 6% 6 -» :: | 10 ID 10 JO 9 16 8 6'. 5'., 4', 9 9 6% •' y 8% 16 s *% 5% 4 «k «H 6 12 6 4 3 4 4 4 4 8 4 4 3k 2k 1% LH 1% j % 1% 3 1% 1% 1% 1% 41 35 26 23 18 32 16 15 13 10 4:t :;., 28 23 19 34 17 16 13k 11 43 36 28 23 19 34 1 7 HI 131. , 11 44 :;-, 30 23 19 34 17 16 13% Ilk 46 36 31 24 19 36 is 17 14k 12k 18 39 :;:; 24 19 36 18 17 15 13 50 40 :;:; 20 38 19 17 15 V 14 51 11 -'.. 20 38 19 17 15k 14 51 11 -'' 20 :-;s 19 17 16 14', 141., 52 42 14 25 20 38 19 17 16 52 12 U 2.. 20 38 19 17 16 14« 53 16 2.) 20 38 19 17 16 14k .",4 11 36 25 21 40 20 17k 16k 15 55 4b ;, 2o 21 10 20 17'., 16k 15 55 16 38 l-> 21 40 20 17'.. irtw 15 55 15 39 26 21 4ii 20 17k 16k 15 o.) 15 40 26 21 4o 20 1 7 ! .-, n;i , 15 55 40 20 21 40 20 17'.. 16'„ 15 55 45 40 26 21 4o 20 1 7k 161,, 15 55 45 40 26 21 40 20 17k 16i„ 15 55 45 W 26 21 40 20 :7 k 16'.. 15 55 45 10 -" 21 40 to .7'-., 16i„ 15 55 45 40 26 21 40 20 7'., 6 k 15 55 45 40 1, 22 40 20 .8 7 15k, 15% 56 4(i 40 .', 22 40 20 8 17 .57 47 40 1, .22% 40 20 8 7 18 10 40 10 8 7 fi 59 49 10 m 40,20 8 7 6 60 50 40 2S 22% 40 20 8 7 6 • '6 !6 18 53 25 J 46J5 !3 21 20 19 & & THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 35& RATES OF TRANSPORTATION EAST BY THE B. & 0. R. R— Continued. BETWEEN d\.\ eral Mer- chandise. per 100 lbs. SPEC! \i- CLASS RATES. In CAB LOADS. < >'-\ Hi RS TO LOAD AND ONLOAD. ■WHEELING, W. VA., AND a 5 a 3 T3 3 o o 3 " I 3 7^ is. 3 O v / - o 5~ A, per 100 . Class 100 lbs r. ° W. Va Va. Md. D."c Md- cts. 76 76 76 77 78 78 78 7.S 78 78 78 78 78 7S 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 7s 78 78 78 78 78 78 7s 78 77 76 76 76 7s 78 78 78 7s 78 7S 7s 78 78 78 7h 78 78 7s 76 76 76 76 76 76 cts. 66 66 67 68 68 68 68 Cts. 48 48 48 49 50 50 50 50 cts. 34 33 34 34 .;i 34 34 34 34 :;i 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 33 33 34 ■■u 34 34 34 '34 34 34 34 34 34 34 :;i 34 :;: 33 33 3a 33 33 cts. 26 26 27 27 27 2 7 2 7 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 4S 48 is a0 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 r,ii 50 10 50 50 50 :,ii .in 50 50 50 cts. 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 cts. 22 22 - cts. 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 cts. 20 20 20 20 2(1 ■'(1 211 20 68l 50 2(1 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 20 20 20 2(» 20 20 20 20 25.2212 25 220 25 22i | .,". 7,2] 25 22i 25 22 i - 20 20 20 20 2(1 Cowan's Linville 21 20 21 29 50 2512212 21 29 50 '-'•>-- 1 .. 2( 68 50 68 50 68 "hi 68 50 68 50 68 50 68 50 68 50 68 50 67 49 66 18 66 18 681 50 68 51 68 5( 68 51 68 51 68 51 •_".i 29 28 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 27 •27 26 30 30 :.' 31 31 3l ",( a 31 :;i 31 31 30 2! 28 '.'i 26 2( 26 | 26 .-,(! 2.i 22i„ 5(1 25 221." 511 25*22i| 20 20 2( ;,i 51 51 .,1 51 50 50 4s 48 4s 50 5( 51 51 5C 5C 5( 25 22,: 25 2217, 2.1221., 2:22i;. -'( 211 2U 21) 211 2; 25 24 24 24 25 25 22.: 21 211 22 1 22 - 22 22 22', 22', 22 ! . 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 2 2t 21 21 21 21 2t 2( 25 22 2( 25 25 25 25 25 21 2! - 22', 22'. :: 22'.; 22'. --' 21 21 21 2 2 6J 6$ 61 6 61 6( 6 50 50 50 50 48 t> ts 1- 4- i H 2 J 50 25 22JJ 16 23 21 I- 2 1 22 18 24 22 48 21 22 48 24 22 1- 24 22 2 - ) 1 I 2 'h 2 36 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. "*£ RATES OF TRANSPORTATION EAST BY B. & 0. R. R— Continued. General Mer- SPECIAL CLASS RATES. chandise. In car loads only. per 100 lbs. Owners to load and un- BETWEEN load. WH-EELING.TW. VA, ;S . §3 ft.^ ft../ ft. AND o * ~C-° % m m » °~* rt ft. <~ W~ °£i mo mo O 5 O U »5o tToT 3*r 5 - n S ^~ sa ■" 13 •6 ,g £so S 3 — 6 1-1 C4 ™ ■* h] ""' cts. cts. cts. cts. cts. Cts. cts. cts. cts. cts. Md. 7G 77 66 67 49 49 34 : ; !4 27 27 48 50 24 •»5 22 22^ 21 ?1 "II '0 «< 78 68 50 34 30 50 25 21 •>o " 78 68 50 34 30 50 25 .,.,, , 91 •'ii D. C. Md. 78 78 68 68 50 50 34 34 30 30 50 50 25 •'5 22 > 2 21 21 •>ii •'ii 77 67 49 :;i 27 50 25 21 24 GROWTH, POPULATION, CLIMATE AND HEALTH OF WHEELING. Frugality and industry are prominent characteristics of the inhabitants of Wheeling; consequently a large amount of conservatism is observable in all their transactions. The industry of its population is not surpassed by that of any other city ; and there is, for all the wealth of its population, fewer gentlemen of leisure than in any city of the Union. The wealth of the city is generally distributed — a result of the frugality and in- dustry before mentioned, as well as of the opportunities here for the accumulation of money. The population of Wheeling, including Bellaire and Martin's Ferry, is proba- bly 75,000. In 1810, it was 914; in 1820, 1,567; in 1830, 5,221 ; in 1840, it was 7,385 ; in 1S50 it had increased to 11,391, and in 1860, 14,983. These figures do not include that part of the city lying south of Caldwell's run, though in reality it was a pan of the city. From 1817 to 1825 the city was at a stand still from effects produced by the war of 1812, between this country and Great Britain. In 1817 business throughoutthe country was more or less paralyzed, and Wheeling was compelled with the r< share the dull times. In 1821 the distress appeared to have reached its height; manufactures, trade and industries were all prostrated. In May of 'that year the price of flour was one dollar per barrel, boards were ten dollars a thousand feet, whisky fifteen cents a gallon, sheep and. calves one dollar per head. It required a bushel and a half of wheat to buy a pound of coffee, and twelve barrels of flour to purchase a yard of superfine broadcloth. In 1825 and 1826, the city began to rally, and in 1830 she was again prospering. In 1837 she was, with other cities, retarded by the subsidence of the land specula- tion fever and the panic. It will, however, be observed that notwithstanding these adverse years, that from 1820 to 1830 there was a large increase in her population. From 1840 to 1850 there was a marked increase in the population, the increase being equal to 95 per cent., or !».] per cent, a year. From 1850 to 1860 the increase was not quite so large, being only about 50 per cent. From 1860 to 1870 the in- crease was equal to not quite 52 per cent., or a little more than live per cent a year. This denomination of the percentage of the increase upon the whole number of &. jS ]^P THE INDUSTRIES OP WHEELING, 37^5^ the community in each decade, results no1 Erom diminished increase in numbers — yearly added — 1 mi t Erom the greater magnitudes of the sum total of the city's pop- ulation, en which the percentages are computed, and could not be otherwise, un- less under some unusual aggregation of fresh population. While, as in the lasl decade, the actual numbers added show so large a per cent, of gain over the num- bers increased in the previous decade, it is apparent there is a rapid growth even under diminished per centages on the previous population totals. The monetary troubles of 1857, and the depressions of L860-61, naturally checked tin' growth of the city, hut as the results of 1870 show, the effects were only temporary. Statistics are almost prophetic in their relations to the future, and the study of them gives confidence in thedeductions from their showings. When the statistics of any given thing show the original ratios of increase to have been sustained and verified from decade to decade, there is g 1 reason to have confidence that when the same powers that have caused that increase still arc operative, that what bas been verified in the past, will he continued in the future. The steady increase of the population of Wheeling during the period of seven de- cades; through the disasters of the peace of 1815, the bankruptcies of 1837, the monetary troubles of 1842, the national panic of 1857, and the depressions of 1860-61, from the outbreak of the rebellion, indicate (dearly, that although in each decade depressing periods of business and stagnations of commerce similar to that of 1873-4-5. have occurred, yet the city as a whole, has continued to increase its population, and consequently its business, however individuals may have, in the Wreck and crash of private fortunes and individual interests, sunk and been forgot- ten. Though the panic of 1873, and the prolonged business uncertainties of the past years have had their effect on the city's growth, it will he found in the future, as it has been in the past, thatin a decade of years the ratios of growth will show- no material disturbance. Wheeling's geographical position is unchanged ; her railway system as compre- hensive as ever; her powers of manufacturing as great, and is on the eve of obtain- ing vet greater force. Her position near the head of a grand system of inland nav- igation will receive new strength and importance during the next decade, hi that permanent improvement of the navigation of the Ohio, which has already begun. With the market^ of the world openingtothe manufactured product- of the United States tinder their ability, by their power to manufacture cheaply, to compete with and in European and Asiatic nations, Wheeling will grasp her .-hare of this new volume of trade. In the obtaining of it, in addition to that of her old mar- kets of the South and West, and to which she is in nails, glass and other staples, rapidly adding thai of the East, population will continue as heretofore to go hand in hand with her increasing production and sales. Where the statistics of the past so forcibly, through a period of seventy years, show the aggregate of popula- tion, it is reasonable to believe that the statistics of the population of Wheeling in the eighth decade will repeat what they have shown in the past seven. Why should they not, when all and more of the power that has attracted population in the past still exists? Under the preceding ratio- it is not presumptious to believe that, in L880 the census will show Wheeling and adjacent towns to have loo, (too inhabitants— and over 150,000 in 1890? From 1850 to I860, in which occurred two periods of depression of business, in Wheeling alone over 5,000 inhabitants were added to the population of Jthe city. From 1860 to 1870, over 8,000 people were added to the population. From L880to L890, so Ear as human intellhj can foresee, promise.- to be a prosperous decade for the whole United States. The effects of the panic of 1ST.", are slowly wearing away. The finances of the nation are gradually adjusting themselves on a fresh basis. Capital is abundant, and with the returning confidence, will become active from its own inherent necessity to be employed to preserve itself from decrease in its holder'- hand-. The manufactur- ers of 'the. United States are reaching beyond their own home markets for sale of their products, and with success: and the horoscope of the decade of L880-90, indi- cates enterprise, activity and development, as full of progressive results to Wheel- ing, as in the past. The climate of Wheeling, has no doubt much to do with the healthfulness of the city, and its healthfulness much to do with its success as a man- ufacturing and commercial city. A healthful location is one of the, pri- & & 38 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. mary conditions of a successful manufacturing community. Why, it is hard- ly necessary to discuss. It is apparenl that strength, cheerfulness, and abili- ty to perform unbroken labor, are threeof the conditions most requisite to render fully available the skill of the mechanic, orthe sinews of the workman. The posi- tion of Wheeling is peculiarly a healthy one, situated several hundred feet above the level of the ocean ; nearly four hundred miles from its tide marshes ; two hundred feet above the level of Lake Erie, and more than one hundred miles from its coast, the city is far enough removed from causes of disease originating in the marshes of the coasts of such large bodies of water, and near enough to feel the beneficial eflects of their moisture upon the atmosphere, without the injuriousness of the great- er dampness in fogs and chilliness of a nearer location. The great heats usually occur in July, and the extreme cold in .January. The winter does not generally set in with severity until the latter part of December; and in the average of seasons, the moderate temperatures of spring begin about the middle of February. Vegetation comes rapidly forward in the latter pari of March and April ; but there is almost invariably frost during the first ten days of May; fires are not generally dispensed with, however, until the first of. June. The autumn is a delicious season in this vicinity. From the first of September, when usually the nights and mornings become slightly cool, until the last of No- vember, a period of delightful weather prevails with a clear serene atmosphere — which acquires that, peculiar hazy appearance, in October, usual to that pleasanl season known as Indian summer. During the winter months the wind is generally from the northwest, and during rain storm- and damp weather, from the northeast. In summer months the pleasant southwestern winds prevail, changing to southeasterly currents during rains. The average temperature is for the winter quarter 23° above zero; spring 48°; summer 71° and Autumn about 50° above zero. If it were not for the coal smoke, which is to strangers more objectionable than natives, there is not a pleasanter location in the United States. The scenery, which along the river is highly romantic and picturesque in its character is di- versified by plain, mountain and valley; and a walk of fifteeen minutes from the business centre of the city will bring the pedestrian out upon high table ground from two to three hundred feet above the level of the business portion of the city and clear of its smoke, while, as stated in the chapter in which pen pictures of Wheeling are given, there are sections of the city, altogether as free front the annoyance of smoke as any city in the Union. This sun ike, however, according to the report of eminent physicians, is from the carbon, sulphur and iodine contained in it, highly favorable to lung and cutaneous diseases. The smoke is also antimeasmatic, hence the few cases of remittant and intermit- tant fever. Dr. Win, H. Denny, in his report on the health of Pittsburgh, says : ''Stran- gers with weak lungs for a while find their lungs aggravated by the smoke; but, nevertheless, asthmatic patients have found relief in breathing it. In this account, coal is our creditor ; in another way its abundance, cheapness and consequent general and profuse use by the poorest inhabitants, is undoubtedly the cause of our superior healthfulness. The low levers so prevalent in the large cities among the poor during a hard winter, and the ague and fever so common in the. eastern countries where wood is scarce, are here in a measure prevented by the universal practice of keeping good coal (ires late in the spring and early in the autumn, and indeed at all seasons when the weather is damp or inclement." The above will apply with equal force to Wheeling. BOAT BUILDING IN WHEELING. The steamboat having had so important a place in the growth of the busi- ness of Wheeling, and the developments of the West, a limited space may be properly spared and a digression allowed from the real topic of this chapter to briefly present some fact- as to the invention of steamboats. In February, L756, one John McKinney was taken prisoner by the Indians and imprisoned in Fort Duquesne, where Pittsburgh now stands, after being carried to Canada, from whence he made his escape to Philadelphia, gives the & _& & THE INJ'i STRIES OF WHEELING. 39^5 following incidenl in his description of the fort, which is t lie first account, hundred and twenty-three years ago, of the carrying trade on the Ohio. "While he was in Kurt Duquesne there came up the Ohio from **'*~\ Mississippi, about thirty batteaux and aboul one hun- dred and fifty men, loaded with llmir, pork, brandy, peas ami Indian com ; they wore liner months coming to Fort Duquesne, and came all the way up the falls without un- loading." A diary kept by .lames Kin- OHIO RIVER steambo i i. neyj who was a trader at Fori Pitt in L761, three years after it was built on the ruins of Fort Duquesne one hundred and eighl years ago, gives the following, which we copy from the Historical Magazine for September, 1858: "1761.4th inn. 4th— Ayoung man called Wm. Ramsey, has made two little boats, being square at ye sterns, and joined together at ye stems by a swivel make ye two in form of one boate, but will turn round shorter than a boateoi ye same length, or raise with more safety in falls, and in case of striking ro. he has also made an engine that goes with wheels enclosed in a box to be worked by one man. by settingonye end of ye box and tredding on treddles at bottom with his feet, sets ye wheels agoing, which work scullers or short paddles fixed over ye gunnels turning them round; ye under ones always lay- ing hold in ye water, will make ye boate goe as if two men rowed ; and he can steer at ye same time by lines like plow lines." This is perhaps, oneof those first germs of the steamboat thatsuggest the fam- iliar quotation : "Coming events cast their shadows before them," and render it a subject of so much controversy as to when and by whom the first initial idea- of a steamboat was conceived. This was twenty-five years before either James Rumsey, of Berkeley county, Virginia, succeeded in propelling his 'flying boat," as it was called by the peo- ple, against the current of the Potomac at Shepherdstown by steam alone, at the rate of four or five miles an hour; and also twenty years before, Fitch, in 1780, accidentally meeting Kumsey in Winchester, imparted his idea to him of propelling boats by steam.* We know, nor hear, nothing more of the young man William Ramsey, with Ins two little b aed togethi r al ye sterns," and he rests another of those whose minds illuminated by the first spark of aninvention brought to practical use by others in after yearsi either from want of means, actual ability to work out their crude idea into full conception, or the want of appreciation of the valueoi their thought. . ... From a work published about forty-three years since in Spam, ol original pa- pers relating to the voyage of Columbus, preserved in the royal archives at Sam- ancos, and those of the Secretary of War of Spain, in L543, it is stand, "that Blasco DeGaray, a sea captain, exhibited to Charles V., in the year L543, an en- gine by which vessels of the largest size could be propelled even in a calm, with- out oars or sails. The Emperor decided that an experiment should be made, which was successfully attempt.',! on June 17, 1543, in the harbor ol Barcelona. The experiment was on a ship of two liimdr. d and nine tons, called [lie "Trinity. DeGarav never publicly exposi d the construction of Ids engine, hut it wasobs< rved at the time of hi- experiment that it consisted of a large cauldron of boiling water- and a movable wheel attached to each side of the ship." The statement says, fur- ther, "the Emperor and Prince, and others with them, applauded the engine, and espe'eiallv the expertness with which theshipconld he tacked. The Treasurer, Rav- ago, an enemy to tic project, said it would move two leagues in three hours, it was very complicated and expensive, and exposed to the constant danger ol bursting . *The statement as to Rumsey obtaining his idea from Fitch is on the authority of Hon. I. Wicklitt'e, vol. 1, page 36, American Pi. & J0P4O THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. XS\ the boiler." It is claimed that this account is ficticious, the offspring of some in- dividual jealous for his country's reputation, as the date is fifty -four years before the birth of the Marquis of Worcester, who is given by history, the credit of be- ing the original inventor of the steam engine. From this statement it would ap- pear that DeGaray not only originated the steam engine, but made at the same time its application to one of its most practical and beneficial forms,and at a sin- gle effort accomplished what took the light and talent of several generations to in-. vent and bring to practical shape. A treatise was printed in London in 1737, describing a machine invented by Jonathan Hulls, for carrying vessels against wind and tide, which George II granted a patent for fourteen years. A drawing is prefixed to the treatise showing a boat with chimney smoking, a pair of wheels rigged over each side of the stern. From the stern of the boat a tow-line passes to the foremast of a two decker, which the boat thus tows. This is evidently the first idea of a steam tow boat. The experiment of James Rumsey, before mentioned, is the next in order of which there is a reliable record. In October, 1774, he obtained from the Legis- lature of Virginia an act guaranteeing him the exclusive use of his invention in navigating the waters of that State for ten years. Riunsey's boat was fifty feet in length, and was propelled by a pump which forced a quantity of water up through the keel and out through the stern, through a pipe a few inches square. Tlie impetus of this water acting against the exterior water, producing the pro- pelling power. The boiler held only live gallons of water, and needed only a pint at a time. Rumsey had another project which was to apply the power of a steam engine to long poles, which were to reach to the bottom of the river, and so push a boat. Eumsey, after the experiment above ' alluded to, went to England, and through many discouragements, struggled on until he had constructed a boat of one hundred tons and pushed his machinery so near to completion, as to be able to indicate a day for a public exhibition. Death, however, put an end to his career in Liverpool, and under touching circumstances. He had consented to give a lec- ture in exposition of his plan, so as to enlist patronage from the public. When the evening came the hall was filled with the learning, fashion and beauty of Liver- pool, lie was overwhelmed with this evidence of interest and saw his most ar- dent hopes on the eve of accomplishment. He arose to begin his lecture in great agitation. A glass of water was handed him; he returned his thanks in a few in- coherenl sentences, sank into his chair and never spoke again. The boat he had nearly completed was set in motion after his death, on the Thames, in 17'.':!. It will thus he seen that Virginia is not only the "mother of Presidents," but also the mother of the first man who successfully navigated a steamboat in this country, and so nearly constructed one in England that it was afterwards run on the river Thames. It is proper to quote here a tilting tribute paid to his memory by the Congress of the United States on February '.», 1839, when it was unanimously: "Resolved, That the President be, and he is hereby required to present to James Rumsey, Jr., the son, and only surviving child of James Rumsey, deceased, a suit- able gold medal, commemorative of his father's services and high agency in giving the world the benefit of the steamboat." In 1785 both Rumsey and Fitch had exhibited models to General Washington, and on March 15, 1785, Washington in a letter to Hugh Williamson, certifies thai his doubts are satisfied, after witnessing Rumsey's experiment before mentioned. As previously stated, it is claimed that Rumsey got his idea from John Fitch, who made many efforts to have his invention tried. He applied to Congress and was refused, just as was nearly the fate of Morse with his telegraph. Lie offered his invention to the Spanish Government for the purpose of navigating the Mis- sissippi, without better success, but at length obtained the funds for the building of a boat, and in 1788 his vessel was launched on the Delaware. Fitch used oars worked in frames. After many experiments Fitch abandoned his invention, hav- ing satisfied himself of its practicability, and being embarrassed with debt. In his autobiography, he says : "1 know of nothing so perplexing and vexatious to a man of feeling as a turbulent wife and steamboat building. I experienced the former, and quit in season, and had I been in my right senses, I should un- doubtedly have treated the latter in the same manner. But for one man to be teased with both, he must be looked upon as the most unfortunate man of the & & Jor THE INDliSTKIKS OF WHEELING. 41^^ world." He < 1 i « •* 1 in 1 7'. M», ai Bardstown, Ky., and was buried Dear the Ohio. Previous to Leaving the East, lie wrote three volume-, which he deposited in man- uscript, sealed up, in the Philadelphia Library, to be opened thirty years after his death. The volumeswere opened in 1833, and in them he confidently predicts the success of his plan. He prophesies that in less than a century, the western rivers will be swarming with steamboats, and expresses a desire to be buried on the banks of the Ohio, "where the music of the steam engine may soothe his spirit, and the song of the boatmen enliven the stillness of his resting place." How full of disappointed hope is this sentence from his journal : "The day wil I come when some more powerful man will gel fame and riches fr n invention; luit nobody will believe that poor John Fitchca,i\ do anything worthy of atten- tion." In 1787, after Fitch's experiment, a Mr. Symington succeeded in propellin steamboat on the Clyde, in Scotland. In 17!*7, John Steven-, of Hoboken, I" his experiments, and succeeded in propelling boats at the rate of live or -i.\ miles an hour. In 1 71>7, Chancellor Livingston built a boat on the Hudson and applied to the Legislature for the exclusive privilege. This was granted on condition thai he should propel a vessel by steam, within a year, three miles an hour, hut Living- ston anable to comply with this condition, dropped his projectfor a time, lie af- terwards associated with himself Stevens, and aided by Nicholas Roswalt, carried on the experiments for several years, until he (Livingston) was sent to France as. Min- ister. .Mr. Stevens continued his experiments lor several years, when Mr. Living- ston having attained ;i renewal of the exclusive grant front the State of New York, he, with the assistance of his son, applied himself with greater attention to the pro- ject, aud in 1807, only a few days after Fulton's convincing experiment, succeeded in propelling a steamboat at the required velocity of three miles an hour. Ful- ton, ic is said, had in 1803, made a successful trial on the Seine with a boat that moved at the rate of lour miles an hour. About 1802-3, Oliver Evans, of Philadelphia, built on the Mississippi a boat to ply between New Orleans and Natchez. When the boat was ready it was left high and dry by the falling water, and the engine was placed temporarily in a saw mill. The mill was burned by some incendiaries, whom it was likely to de prive of a profitable job of sawing lumber, and thus an attempt to establish .-team boat- on the Mississippi was defeated some four years before Fulton'.- experiment. All these en'orts seem to have been preliminary experiments. To Fulton really belongs the credit of bringing to practical results, in the construction in 1810-11, i by himself, Livingston and Roswalt, of the "New Orleans," at Pittsburgh. But to return to the date of 17~>f>, from that date to 177b. there is DOthing oeces- sary to record showing progress in the carrying trade of the western rivers a- con- nected with Wheeling. In 177b, Messrs. Gibson and Linn, the grandfather of Dr. Linn, formerly a Sen- ator in Congress from .Missouri, descended by water from the head ol the Ohio to New Orleans to procure military stores for the troops stationed at Fort Pitt. 1 hey completely succeeded in their hazardous enterprise, and brought back a cargi 136 kegs of gun powder. On reaching the falls of the Ohio on their return, in the spring of 1777, they were obliged to unload their boats, and carry the cargo around the rapids, each of their men carrying three kegs at a time on his back. The pow- der was delivered at this city from whence it was taken to Fort Pitt. Onthe s 23d of February, 1777, fourteen carpenters and sawyers arrived at Fori Pitt from Philadelphia, and wire set to work fourteen miles above the Fort, on the Monongahela river, at a sawmill. They built thirty large batteaux, forty feel long, nine feet wide, and thirty two inches deep, which were intended to transport troops. The contrast between the era of keel boats one hundred years ago, and the steam- boat of to-day is extreme. Could the ashes of one of those hardy boatmen which mingle with the du-t on the margin of the western rivers, become again a living man, the transition be- tween now and then would he to him accountable only by magic. One hundred and three year.- ago, while Linn and Gibson were propelling their boat to its destination, the community they left, and that to which they were pro- ceeding, might have been destroyed, and the tenants of the solitary boat, strug- i& 6 -& /C?42 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. \5y glingup the currents of the river, remain ignorant of the event until they arrived at ilit- end of their route. Now the traveler upon the western waters may daily and frequently more often, while the steamer is tarrying at wayside ports, converse with friends three thousand miles away, and Learn the successes or misfortunes of his fellow men, not only in the wide territory through which run the water- over which he is traveling, but in the tar off nations of the earth. From 177 tj to a period of twenty years, the commerce of the Ohio and the Mis i * i » I was carried on in keel-boats ami flat-boats, fu duly, L794, a line of mail boats was established, to run from Wheeling to Limetown and hack, once in everj two weeks. These boats were twenty-four feet long, built like a whale boat, ami steered with a rudder. They were manned by a steersman and four oarsmen to each boat. The men had each a musket and a supply of ammunition, all of which were snugly secured from the weather in boxes alongside their seats The same year there was started a line of boats from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh and it took four weeks to make the round trip. In 1708-9 a brig of 120 tons burden was built at Marietta, Ohio, she was call ed the St. Claire, and was built by Commodore Preble. From 1802 to L810, quite a large number of sea-going vessels were built at Pittsburgh and other points along the Ohio river. Some of these vessels were 500 to soil tons burden, and were tloated down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, thence through the Gulf to battle with the storms of the mighty ( >cean. The year 1811 is an important one in the history of hoat-building. In that year was built the lirst steamboat for the navigation of the western waters. The construction of tins boat, was the first step to the fulfillment of a prediction made by John Fitch, quoted in a preceding paragraph of this chapter. The boat whose steam engine was the first to soothe the spirit of "poor John Fitch" was the "New Orleans." This boat, as before observed, was built at Pittsburgh in 1811. She was 138 feet keel and between 300 and 400 tons Inn den ; her cabin was in the hold, and she had port holes, also a how-sprit eight feet in length, in ocean steamer style, which was painted sky-blue. She was owned by Messrs. Fulton, Livingston and Hose wait, and her construction was superintended by the latter gentleman. Her cost was $40,000. She was launched in March and descended the river to Natchez in December, at which point she took on her lirst passengers and freight, and from thence proceeded to V-w Orleans on the _4th of the same month. She continued to ply between New Orleans and Natchez until 1814, making the round trip in two days, conveying passengers at the rate of $25 up and $18 down. On her first years' business she cleared $20,000 net. In the winter of 1814 she was snagged and lost near Baton Rouge. The "Enterprise," forty-live tons, was built at Brownsville, Fa., and made two trips to Louisville in 1814. She departed from Pittsburgh for New Orleans on the first of December, 1814, under command of Captain Henry M. Shreve, with a cargo of ordinance. For some time she was actively employed trans- porting troops. On the 6th of May, 1817, she left New Orleans for Pittsburgh and arrived at Shi ppiugport (Louisville) on the 30th, being twenty live days from port to [tort, and the first steamer that ever arrived at that port from New Or- leans, which event the citizens of Louisville celebrated by a dinner to Capt. Shreve. The "Enterprise" was lost at Rock Harbor in 1817. In 1810 the "Franklin," "Oliver Evans" and "Harriet" were built at Pitts- burgh. The "Franklin" was sunk in 1819, near St. Geneveive. The "Oliver Evans" burst her boiler near Point Coupee, killing eleven men. The "Washington," four hundred tons, was built at Wheeling in the year 1810, and had her engines made at Brownsville. She was the first boat with boilers above deck, the boats previous to that having them in the hold. She also, by making a round trip from Louisville to New Orleans, settled the ques- tion whether steamboats could be rendered useful as a mode of navigation for the ascending trade, and convinced the public, which had continued doubt- ful, of the practicability and success of steamboat navigation on the western waters. She was in part owned by Cpat. Henry M. Shreve, and was built un- der his immediate direction. A small boat called the "Pike" was built at Hendersonville, Ky.,in 1816. '& £ ST TUT. INIMST1MKS OK W II KELINf!. 33 The "Independence" was the first boat thai ascended the Missouri river. The "Western Engineer" was the first boal thai ascended to Council Blufls, si\ hundred and fifty miles above St. Louis. In the firsl few years of boat building the progress was slow, and many diffi- culties impeded the rapid advance of steam navigation. We have given some of the particulars connected with the building of the earlier boats, as ilhistra tive of the progress and spirit of the business. From L817, when the success of steam boat navigation on the Western waters was finally conceded by the public, convinced by the trips of the "Washing ton'* from Louisville to New Orleans and bach in forty-live days— boat building rapidly increased. In 1818, there was employed On the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, twenty-two steamboats, averaging nearly two hundred and thirty tons each. In 1818 there were building at different locations on the Ohio river twentv-three boats, of which number nine were constructing at Pittsburgh, five at Cincinnati, five at Louisville, two at Wheeling, one atCorydon andoneat Limestone. From tins time until L849 there were built at Wheeling a large number of boats, which were registeredal Pittsburgh. In 1849 Wheeling was made a port of entry. Slunviiig tlu Names of Boats Constructed at Wlweling from L849 to 1879. When Built. 1849 1851 1852 185*2 1853 1853 1853 1852 1 852 1853 1853 1853 1854 1854 1 854 1 855 [855 1855 1856 1856 1856 is;.; 1857 1857 1857 is.". 7 1858 IS.",! I 1 S.V.I I s.V.i I860 I860 I860 1860 I860 I860 I SCI I I860 I860 I860 I860 1861 1861 1861 1862 1862 1862 1 862 1862 ft iapacity Tons. ' Cabinel Orion Golden Era Thomas Swan Baltimore Virginia Labelle Courier Arvrilla Wood Vtlanta Fori Henry City of Wheeling Interchange Altamonl Orb Albemarle \\". <;. Woodside Avondale Creole Belle Lotus Silver Star .1. B. Ford Liberty Southern Kanawha Valley Courier [ngoiuar Dollie Webb Jeunie Mexii '• II. D. Mears Kanawha Valley No. '-'. Morning Star Sunny Smith iSallie List 'Capitola Frolic .lanii !S Means Alamo Planter C. K. llillnian Ben Pranklin Eagle Bosedella Signet si,:i: tl (Delaware Odd-Fellow. i aberty Xc 189.85 128.90 'JUT. mi 651.00 637.44 642.92 129.90 164.66 91.00 116.41 157.35 139.25 203.50 248.83 226.00 183.52 196.85 381.45 206.65 153 25 154.84 197.45 261.87 125.15 126.10 258.75 110.55 139.14 10.30 120.54 :;ss27 137.26 270.37 212.10 137.03 296.06 mi. in 123.49 313.84 120.06 When Built. Name. 1862 1861 1861 1861 1863 1863 1863 1863 1865 186 i 1863 1 86 ! 1866 1866 I860 1867 1867 1867 1868 1868 1868 1869 1870 1870 1870 1870 1871 1871 IS71 1872 1872 1873 is?:: 1873 1873 1874 1 875 1875 1875 1 875 1878 1878 1879 1879 1871 IS71 1872 1872 1873 is?:: 1873 Win. H. Harrison.. Leonora I.avina Logan Swan Dime i rem Rattler Resei ve New State Potomo A. J. Sweeney Emma Boyd i leo. McPorter R. R. Hudson St. Mary's Kenwood Sallie v Ella Peytona (Tug) Energy Mt. Clare Salado Science Express No. 2 Flora Gary Owen Carrie I > n tier Ed. Hobbs Harry C. W". Hornbrook.. Nail City [da Leon B [ron Valley Iila May...'. Tempest Comfort Jacob Heal hi rington., .Monitor. Hudson. Mike Davis., Nellie Porter Home. St. Lawi i t . W. Batohelor. Tiinrnai. • apacitT Tons.' 168.39 258.18 145.55 36.75 33.88 ■1 10.53 398.83 >._... 16 244.12 172.35 510.04 666.40 13.99 141.20 .V.'.74 71.20 110.91 94.43 500.25 140.38 288.87 76.14 194.28 162.32 266.56 W.70 108.20 191.33 94.90 35.13 78.04 & yCr 44 THE INDUSTBIES OF WHEELING. Hi* Making 99 boats constructed in the period embraced in the preceding table. There is no more pleasing sight than one of these beautiful boats, of which the Wheeling boat builders have launched so many, speeding its way along the Western rivers, nor is there any pleasure trip so filled with variety, com- fort and restf ulness to the weary body and mind, as one on a well appointed Western steamer, to whatsoever point, time or inclination may dictate. The day for the full use of the Ohio and our Western rivers has not yet fully dawned. When it does, the great facilities Wheeling possesses of material and skilled workmen, will keep her in the front as a great ship yard. MANUFACTURING ADVANTAGES OF WHEELING. By reference to the chapter of this volume treating of the geographical posi- tion of Wheeling, it will be observed that, in the very important requisite of natural and cheap channels for the distribution of productions, Wheeling is possessed of remarkable advantages. A similar reference to the exhibition of the Wheeling railway system will show, that in her artificial avenues for dis- tribution, there is an equal superiority of position. By that reference it will be observed that through her river channels, she reaches from her own site, an extent of country embracing more than 1,000,000 square miles, over which she has unlimited powers for distributing her manufacturs to the populous cities, growing towns and thriving villages, which are profusely located through- out it ; and by her railroad system, she possesses almost equal facilities for distribution. This facility of distribution is in itself an advantage of great weight, without which the ability to produce copiously and cheaply would be of less worth. It stands in the same relation that ability to send his crops readily to the best market does with the agriculturist. It would matter not how bountifully the earth might yield of its grains and fruits, if the carriage to consumers was diffi- cult, slow and costly. The gains would be small, and the amount, disposed of would be limited, while some more favorably situated section would obtain the trade. Not only is facility of distribution of much consideration, but centrality of location to the market to be supplied is of equal desirability. Transportation to a wide, circumference is easy, when but radiuses are traversed to reachany point of the circle; thus greatly reducing transportation expenses in the ag- gregate carriage to a broad market. Wheeling not only possesses that central- ity of position, but combines it witli such remarkably comprehensive lines of transportation that tew cities are possessed of equal advantages. This, an ex- amination of her geographical position and her railway system, shows. A broad market is a great basis tot lie encouragement of manufacturers; and where the possession of such a market is accompanied by easy reach to all its points, through but comparative short distances of carriage, an advantage of great value is held. After thi' power of distribution, the next point which attracts the attention el' the observer is the position which Wheeling occupies for the easy reception of the staple materials of the country. By the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and its connections, by the Ohio and Kanawha rivers, Wheeling penetrates into the entire iron regions of West Virginia. When it is considered that al- most every county in the whole State is capable of the production of the body of iron, and the variety of ores, and the consequent character of the metal, which, as it were, immediately surrounds Wheeling, is apparent. To this vast. | amount of material. Wheeling has full access; and as already specified, great facilities for the transportation of the mineral from the furnaces, to her rolling mills ami foundries, or of the raw ores from their deposits to her own furnaces. In addition to the West Virginia ore deposits, which are just beginning to be developed, she has equal facilities for icreasing the products of the Kastern ! Ohio iron furnaces by transportation over the Cleveland and Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis railroads and the Ohio river. The Ohio river also gives cheap facilities for receiving the products of the Tennessee and Kentucky furnaces, and the ores and metals of Missouri. While the I &_ ' & /CT THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 45^-^, Lakes with their cheap water carriage, and the short portage of the Cleve- land and Pittsburgh Railroad, give equal advantage for obtaining the metals of Lake Superior. Her rivers, which penetrate the finest wooded districts in the country, give Wheeling enviable facilities for cheap transportation tor such timber as the va rious manufacturers in wood which have and may arise demand. Fur wool, bemp, cotton, and in fad any of the staples of the various sections of the CFnion, the exhibit which is already given in our river and our railways shows how readily they can be laid down in Wheeling, and how cheaply In the reception of material the same advantage of centrality of position ob- tains as in the distribution of it in its manufactured forms, producing, in the combination of lessened expense, of reception in crude forms, and of re-distri- bution in finished shapes, a great general advantage not to be too highly valued, and one at all times powerful in holding position against competition. After the facilities lor the distribution of productions ami the reception of materials, the next important quality in creating and continuing a great manu- facturing city is fuel. There is no point combining, as Wheeling does, thetwo tirst necessary ad- vantages, that possesses the last in a more valuable shape, indeed it may be said that the advantage remains with Wheeling from the easy access which is had to it, and the consequent cheapness of the article. To manufacture in Wheel- ing there need he, from the location of the coal strata and the advantageous sites for factories at this point, little or no cost for the transportation of find. The coal lies in the hills immediately above the level ground on which the mills and factories are located, and can be sent down by cars directly into the yards there- of, making the cost only about SO cents per ton of 2,000 pounds. Where from any cause the factory is located in such a manner, that advantage cannot be taken of these unparalleled facilities for fuel, the cost of coal delivered into the yards of the mills, foundries, &c, is only from $1.31 to $1.50 per ton ; and con- tracts have been made at even lower figures than those given. There is a large extent of ground suitable for all descriptions of manufactories, where, as pre- viously stated, coal can he sent down into the yards at acost of not above $1.00 per toil of twenty-five bushels, and down to eighty cents. In any article which requires for its manufacture large quantities of find, thegreal advantage gained by this easy obtainance of fuel, and the almost'nominal cost per bushel or ton, isdecisiveas to the advantage of the location. This advantage of fuel, without the ability to distribute widely and cheaply, and to receive raw materials from a distance easily and cheaply, would of course he in itself, isolated from the other two, oi little or no value; nor would they without the Other, be of tin- same force or value, hut such a combination of these three, as exists at W heel- ing is, beyond disputation, unsurpassed, perhaps unparalleled. With tiie growth ofthe country competition must naturally arise, but agreat manufacturing community is not evolved in a day. It has taken Wheeling over fifty years to attain her proportions, and -at her around her the facilities ot skilled workmen, experience, reputation and varied factories whose facilities are each a support to the other. This is another advantage that Wheeling possesses which needs no dilating upon, and must in all competitions give her superiority. Possessed ,,t great natural advantages, she has strengthened these by fifty years of accumulation of those artificial advantages of varied machinery, masses of skilled workmen, and divers kind- of manufactories, which, like the various corps ol a well ordered aim v. support one another and give power and endurance to the whole. Returning from this illustration of the advantage of long established facilities and years of acquired skill, a few more sentences may well be given to the pre- sentation of the advantage of coal fuel, that being so primarily the germ ot manufacturing greatness. The quality of the coal of the Wheeling seam is so well understood by all manufacturers, that descriptions of its adaptations would he almost superfluous. The following, however, is an analysis of Wheeling coal, viz: Carbon, 52.03 ; volatile matter, 44.04; ashes, 3.93; pounds of steam at 212° per cubic foot, 362.0 ; specific gravity, 1,230 ; weight of cubic yard pounds, 2,075. ,0^46 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. ^»\ The value of coal as a fuel, or as a generator of steam, depends very essential- ly upon the quantity of fixed carbon which it contains. As a general rule in the manufacture of iron, the quantity of coal is necessarily augmented in the same ratio that the yield of carbon is diminished. The same is the case when the manufacture of glass is concerned, and, in fact, wherever heat is a requisite in manufacturing. Following: these great essentials, reception of material, distribution of pro- ducts and cheapness of fuel, comes cheapness and eligibility of sites for manu- fcories. In Wheeling locations for building, combining the requisites of space, water, transportation facilities, and the best of those advantages already mentionedfor obtaining fuel, are to be had in every direction around the city and the suburbs, at very reasonable prices, and on accommodating terms. On both sides of the Ohio river run railroads. Along these roads sites for factories are abundant, where facilities for receiving raw materials into the very mills and other workshops direct from the cars exists. In some of those which are now constructed along these lines, side tracks run directly into the factory yards. Shipment, direct from the factories, by either water or rail, is practical and daily practiced. This facility has so much increased in the past few years as #0 have caused almost a total abandonment of maintaining large warehouses by manufacturers, nearly all shipments being made from the factories, effect- ing a large saving in rents, which is an important factor, not without its power in holding trade under close competition. In intimate connection with the advantages belonging to Wheeling is the salubirity of the location. The tables of mortality treating upon this are con- clusive of the superiority of this community on this point, and, without, doubt, the great health possessed by this manufacturing population weighs heavily in the summing up of the advantages of this location, as a point for manufacturing purposes. Not only to the workingman is the health of his family and him- self of importance, "but to the manufacturer as well. The loss of income by three or four weeks sickness suffered by a workingman. or by the increased demands upon his earnings from frequent illness in his family, is seriously felt in the consequent deprivation of comforts, which the money lost from lost time and necessarily expended in drugs and doctor's bills, would purchase. The lessening of such misfortunes is an object in the selection of a place of toil. To the manufacturer, whose profits always depend upon the skilled and unbroken labor of a. set of hands, the loss from the forced substitution of green hands for competent ones, or the ragged running of his machinery from the forced depletion of his working force by illness, is also, especially if occurring when his order books are full, a great injury not only to his profits, hut to the smooth working of his business. To the employer, therefore, as well as the employe, is the healthfulness ol a location, a subject of careful consideration; and there is no point, as statistics show, which can in any way compare with Wheeling. The cheapness with which workmen can live is another point in manufactur- ing advantages. In this respect Wheeling compares favorably with other cities; a majority of the articles of food are low in prices, and articles of cloth- ing as cheap as iii any of the large Eastern cities. Ln fact, the cost is not much more than half as much as it is in Kastern or Western manufacturing commu- nities; while rents are much less than in other large cities. From this brief sketch of some of the manufacturing advantages of Wheeling, it is apparent that there an' three advantages of cheapness — those of fuel, ma- terial and living; three of position— those of reception, distribution and sites for manufacturing ; three of health -unbroken labor, lessened expenses and in- creased income. Amongthe powers used in manufacturing, that of steam is preeminent, and its advantages being in proportion to its cost, its value is great or small over other kinds of power, according to its cheapness. At Wheeling, so cheap is the article of fuel, that steam becomes the prevalent power. The cost of material for the erection of the various species of manufactures is so low at this point, that a desirable advantage is gained here from the re- & ' & J^y THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING, 47x£ duced cost of building. All such componenl parts of manufactories as wood, brick, glass and iron, are cheap, and labor is quite low in comparison with some oil.er points. There are in Wheeling abundant openings for manufacturing enterprises, which will not tail to he highly remunerative it properly conducted. There is business and demand for more manufactories in iron, glass, wood, cotton, wool, and in fact every staple of the country: ami lor the capitalist and mechanic there is no point in the Union where skill and money can in- re profitably employed than at Wheeling. THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE. To fully understand why the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, the lirst to span theOhio, and for some years one of the wonders of man's const ruction, was erected, it is necessary to dwell briefly upon some antecedent national events which have a bearing upon that, and the general history of Wheeling, in its progressto a Large and wealthy city. In L609, James 1, of England, granted to a London corporation, all the land lying north and south within two hundred miles of Point Comfort, and by lines extending west and northwest to the southern or Pacific Ocean. It is tine be bad no right to make this grant, as England had no claim under the law of nations, beyond the summit of the Alleghennies, or the head of the waters running into the Atlantic Ocean, through lands settled by its subjects. True, this grant was revoked by the English crown, at the request of the colonist.-, themselves in 1624, and the title vested in the crown itself, which claimed for the colony only to the above summit, until the whole claim was wrested from it in 178.'!, by the result of our revolutionary war. Indeed, so late as 1763, the government forbade all settlement west of tin- Alleghenies, and in 1770, gran- ted to a new company or colony the land lying between the summit of the Alleghanies and the Siota river. The action of this company was stopped by the revolution, during the pendency of which much attention was given to the northwestern territory, and all the colonies, principally New York Penn- sylvania and Connecticut, which claimed under grants from the six nations of Indians, surrendered their claims co the general government, except Virginia, which refused to do so until 1783,and then did so because Maryland refused to come in the Union until all title was surrendered. This territory, embracing whal constitutes the States of Ohio. Indiana. Illi- nois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, was the sole capital of the I nited States, and that without an English settler, or possessing any practical value. The government was of course in debt, and without resources. TheStates were poor and many of the officers, especiallyof New England, who went into the war rich came out poor, and sought to hide their poverty and build up a future in the western wilderness. They formed in 1786, the Ohio Land Company, select- ing the Eev. Moriscranch Cutler, of Ipsewich, Mass., their agent, July 5, L787, he arrived in New York. He was an attractive, learned and genial man. lie procured Nathan Dane, the member from his district, to presenl the ordinance of 1787, and on the 13th it was passed as it now stands, prohibiting slavery, providing for the education of the people, and all those principles of freedom and progress, which were as near as possible embodied afterwards in our national constitution. The government must have money, and to secure over six millions they, with great unanimity, consented to take a long stride ahead of the general ideas— to adopt a measure that has not in one hundred years become "old fogy" Under this ordinance. Manietta and its surroundings were settled, Symmes made his purchase, and in fourteen years I >hio had sprung from a wilderness and demanded admittance into the Union as a State. As indicated in the above named ordinance, and confirmed by the constitution and laws admitting Ohio and all of the other States, they were to be placed on the same footing as the Atlantic States, and one of the means of so doing was the construction of a continuous macadimized road from the navigable waters of the Atlantic to and through the territory. In 1806, this road was commenced a little below Cumber- & & ^P 4 8 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. Kt\ land. The law required it should strike the Ohio river between the town of Steubenville and the month of Grave ('reek. The engineers, of whom David Shriver, of Cumberland, was the most prominent, following nearly the trail of the Indian ami Buffalo, who were characterized by Thomas Benton as the best engi- neers, struck the river at Wheeling. This road was ultimately completed to the Ohio river and through Ohio, ex- cept the bridging of the river. It gave Wheeling its original prominence, brought men here who improved it, and made it the main avenue for passengers and freight between the great East and growing West, both for river and road, until railroads supplanted the national road. The travel and goods that went through this city were then wonderful, but were not an hundredth of what now pass over the various railroads. It brought some of the broadest and best business men of the country here. But the crossing of the river was a drawback, and a great one, for the direct line was only Zane's swing ferry, made of a large Hat with a board sinking in the water upon cue side, and fastened by a rope far up on the Island. The boat was attached to the rope by a chain fastened to either end of it, and running on a wheel at the rope. The shore end was let down below the bows and the cur- rent would carry it across. This was used many years, but was slow at all times and stopped much by ice, and sometimes by accidents, while it must be on the Island side when steamboats were passing. As early as 1835 a decided agitation of the subject of the government com- pleting her contract by building a bridge over the Ohio at Wheeling was aroused. The press of Wheeling and the Western States advocated it; petitions were circulated through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois in favor of it, and the people very generally signed and forwarded them. The measure was up every year in Con- gress ; all western members favored it; but Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania op- posed, as well as most of the east and south, because the Democracy had adopted the motto, '"No internal improvements by the general government." It, however, came several times near passing. In 1847 the citizens of Wheeling, like the farmer in the fable, determined they would cut their own wheat — build their own bridge under a charter Erom their own State. A charter was drafted, providing among other necessary matters, authority for the city to subscribe $50 000 and each of the hanks $25,000 to its stock, and J. E. Wharton, Esq., sent to Richmond to secure its passage. He stopped at Washington to try to get the Postmaster General to recommend an appropriation of $30,000 provided mails and government stores should forever be carried over free. The Postmaster General refused to do so, but manifested so deep an interest as to urge upon Gov. Smith, of Virginia, the passage of the charter by all means. It ultimately proved the success of the effort, for without his letter the charter would not have passed. There was not much difficulty in the house, but in the senate the Democrats considered it as giving privileges to banks; those in favor of giving the B. & O. R. R. the right of way to Parkersburg opposed it as strengthening Wheeling's claim, and two held that the State had no right to bridge a navigable stream. These last were brought over by the suggestion that now would be a good time for Vir- ginia to assert- her claim to the whole Ohio river, under the King James char- ter of 1607. Matters were brought down to a pretty line point, when Gov. Smith came in and converted one sinner by showing him that this matter was dis- tracting and dividing the Democracy in congress. The hill passed by one majority. The stock thought necessary was mostly taken in Wheeling, but some in Mt. Pleasant, Cadiz and St. Clairsville. Nearly all took some stock — the city and banks far less than they were authorized to take. John W. Gill, Esq., was the largest private stockholder. He has passed away, and his memory deserves the tribute of a passing remark here. He was enterprising, liberal of his large means, simple and straight forward in his integrity, enthusiastic in all public improvements and a true patriot, anxious to see his country produce all she consumed. In furtherance of this he was the pioneer silk manufacturer of the west, and established works in a large frame building across the creek, where he manufactured silk handkerchiefs and dress patterns on a pretty large scale, &_ ^_ __& ^ "^5 /C7 THE INDUSTRIES OF w ll EELING. 49 ^-^ which were pretty and very durable. This was continued some years, and we presume there are' some of his handkerchiefs still existing. It was, however, but a small part of liis business. The stock for the bridge was taken, and the Directors elected, Thomas Sweeney, Esq., was elected president and E. II. Pitzhugh, Esq., Secretary. There were then but two persons known in the country as having any experience in building suspension bridges — Chas. Ellet, of Philadelphia, who bad erected the bridge over the Schuylkill, near that city and thrown a cable and footway over Niagara river, and Mr. Roebling, of Western Pennsylvania, who had erected the regular bridge over Niagara. Thej both appeared before the hoard. Mr. Roebling pro- posed to erect it with the abutments at the edge of low water, and a pier on the bar some three hundred feel from the western abutment, leaving a five hundred feet span over the main channel, the road way to be one hundred and twelve feel from low water and to contract to complete il for one hundred and forty-one thou- sand dollars. Mr. Ellet proposed to put the abutments on the bankB where they now are, and make one clear span of one thousand and ten feet— the largest span in the world — that of Frieburg being hut eighl hundred and seventy-six feet. Mr. Ellet proposed to erect it as superintendent, employing labor by the day ;but estimating the cost below that of Roebling Mr. E. was a tall, tine looking man, fluent talker, and plausible writer, while his opponent was the contrary. This fact with the glory of having the longest span in the world, carried the day. Mr. Ellet's plan was adopted by a majority of the Directors, but opposed by Win. Paxton, Esq., with much energy. The work was completed by Mr. Ellet, but was more than twelve feet lower than was proposed, and cost $218,000.00. During the construction, and after the timbers were swung, Mr. Paxton, Mr. Sweeney and others recommended to him guy chains anchored firmly at the waters edge and at- tached to the cables as far out as would be effective; but his only reply was that he "knew his business," and none were put in, Tn the fall of 1849 the work was completed and the formal opening took [.lace. It was a gala day for Wheeling, guns were fired, Hags were flung to the breeze, and in the afternoon the whole population Hocked to the bridge together with many from the surrounding coun- try. A procession was formed ten abreast, and marched to the music of "the Campbells are coming " It was well the cables were of Missouri iron, ami well tested and anchored, as, had it fallen under the strain, it would have been a bridge of "sighs" as well as size. Under the measured tread, the slender web began to sway until all had to adopt sea legs, and when the western approach was reached it was more than laughable to see men and women striving in vain to recover their ordinary walk. Some sat down on the ground and declared they would not walk, hut that was little improvement for the whole world seemed swinging in a hammock. They went back by pairs and dozens, and the bridge behaved better. After this it did pretty well so far as it could, but it had foes to encounter as well as friends to support. True it would bend about two feet under heavily loaded wagons or the maximum num- ber of cattle, and was often too low "/" rse." Those were emphatically the days of steamboats and tall chimnies on the ( >hio, and Pittsburgh sported her brag line of steamers, of which the Buckeye State was the chief for speed, and they were compelled to lower their chimnies to the Wheeling bridge when the water was above a certain stage. True this was easily done, hut it is probable that Hainan could get into the palace, notwithstanding Mordecai sat in the king"s gate; yet he determined to not only ''yank" him out of that, hut to hang all the .lews in the kingdom because of Ins impudence in sitting there. In the same spirit, Pittsburgh employed the late Edwin M. Stanton, the rising lawyer ,,f Steubenville, to go be- fore tlie Supreme Court, there present the case and secure its destruction. < >n this argument he removed to Pittsburgh, won the verdict of the court against the bridge as an obstruction to navigation, and the bridge was ordered to be removed or raised twelve feet. It was only saved by Congress, under the leadership oi Henry Clay declaring it a post-road. One evening after the passage of the declaratory act," Mr. Clav, with Crittenden, Benton, Marshall, and others, walked over it from the hotel, and, arriving near the western tower. Mr Clay turned, and Manning it admiringly, exclaimed "Take this down ! you might as well try to take down a rainbow 1" There was one incident connected with il that was wonderful. boys had £>^ : S ^50 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. ^ climbed over the towers and walked the wires, but no accident had happened. After it had stood a year or two, when the river had a spring •' burst up" and was full of floating ice, a girl whose lover had left her, and the world seemed full of singleness and hornets' nests, determined to give away her interest in it, So, one morning she went out to near the middle, threw off her shawl and bonnet, and " accoutred as she was," plunged in ; but she was not thus destined to "throw off this mortal coil ;" she went down between two cakes of ice, rebounded up between two others, was thrown forward on one of them where she lay insensible on her stomach, until the cold cake came near shore atEoff's mill, where she was taken off, very cold, wet and flimsy. When she came too she did not feel as much in love as formerly, for she said the fellow was not worth all that wetting. Khe is probably living yet to thank God for her preservation. A few more years passed over this magnificent cobweb, and the Island had be- gun to gather some of those who could not find room between the river and Wheel- ing hill. Mr. Ellet had spent $1,700,000 in running the Hempfield Railroad to Washington, and left it largely in debt ; the Central Ohio had been driven to Bel- la ire. and Wheeling proper had been deserted by its travel and trade, when a little after' twelve o'clock M. of a summer's day in 1853, the'few clouds that flecked the blue of heaven above were seen to drive rather rapidly to the northeast and the close observer noticed a rather ghost-like cloud down the river; but in Wheeling, oust of Main street all was still ; not a leaf stirred— not an awning waved, nor dust moved ; when suddenly the cry went from mouth to mouth, " the bridge has blown down ! ' It seemed like a murderous bullet shot from a rosebud just as you were inhalingits fragrance. Stores were closed, shops were deserted and thousands of doubting Thomas's and anxious Martha's hurried toward the scene; but seeing was believing. The rainbow was pulled from the skies, the beautiful structure was gone. The wire cables had been thrown from the towers, and the whole mass of wire and wood lay prone on the ground and water below where the bridge had been. The water was low and the regular line boats were not running; but labor- ers, teams and machinery were soon employed and cleaned the river of the debris as early as possible. Much of the timber and most of the wire was saved. The first question was, how did it occur, and why was no one on it at the time ? None but the bridge tenders and those whose passage had been cut off could tell. The precursors of "the ghostly cloud first began to swing the bridge. They who were on hurried off, and the tenders refused to let others go on at either end, while back and forth it swung, farther and farther at each vibration until the full force of the whirlwind came under and carried it up as a feather far above the tops of the towers, and then dashed it down as if it were the angry genius of destruction, before whom rocks, and towers, and gorgeous palaces— all the works of man, were but as dust in the balance. The longest span in the world had stood but a short span in the line of time. The bridge had become a necessity, but a steam ferry was borrowed, the cables and wood were drawn from the river", and in a short time the cables were replaced and a narrow structure put up under the superintendence of Mr. McComas, who was equally remarkable for his few words and much and good work. The narrow structure admitted of the passage of but one team at a time, and the bridge-wards at each end warned the other when teams were going on by hells hung upon a wire extending across. In due time the timber and wire were prepared and the present structure erected bv ilic same gentleman, in a manner so guyed, braced and strengthened as to bid de- fiance to tin- winds, and be equally safe to customers and profitable to stockholders. Like most other public improvements of the city, it has been a success, and is fur- nishing :i reliable chain between large and increasing populations. i&__^ & & THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. .i*S HORNBROOK'S PARK. The "beauties of Nature," ami ascriptions to "Nature's God" are themes on which writers have dwelt with a wealth of language which no other subjects have ever evolved, even from the most gifted of pens. Poets have W r i tte n i m mortal verse by their aid. Yet. nature, unaided and alone, never at- tains that magnificent glory that she does when nurtured by the hand of Art. Na- ture and Art are, to a certain extent de- pendent on each oth- er. That either of them can evolve "a thing of beauty," in- dependent of each other is quite true, 1) u t t h e i r highesl ■ triumphs are achieved Swhen they act as hand maids to each other. No more ap- posite illustration can be given of this than the matchless wealth ol sprouting glory that greets the visitor to Col. Horn- brook's private park which, if it have equals - certainly has no su- periors in this coun- try, either in the beauty and splendor of its marvellous features, or the consummate symmetry that manifests itself to the visitor at every avenue of its umbrageous shade. We might write a volume on this subject and not exhaust it. We shall, for the purpose we have in view, only descant on some of the maximum features of this comparative paradise, — as our space will prevent us from going into too much detail.— pleas- ant otherwise as the task would be to ourselves, and doubtless SO toothers. A.bout thirty years ago Col. Hornbrook purchased over fifty acres of land in tl ov cultivated with a hope of ultimate success in producing the magnificent ach'eiv ment of the countless glories of his present magnificent park. Beinga noted capi- talistic spent money with a lavish hand in designing, cultivating, ami musing bis comprehensive project. Years rolled on years, and as the scasonscame and went, bis efforts grew with the growth of his experiment, till at last the premises gave ample assurance of complete success in his praiseworthy enterprise. Rorthe last fifteen years this park has been the wonder and glory ol visitors, both from- hoine and abroad. The park of 1879, however, comes the nearest to completely fill- ing what may he deemed the highest niche to which Col. Hornbrook's ambition HWJP IP^ N VIIUUl U1I1IV \UiUS MfiU yjljl. 11UU1IJ1UU1V (JUIWIBOVU ..,vi mi, o ... iiuiu ... hat beautiful plateau of territory situated on tin- National Road, something iver four miles east of the city". This purchase he ingeniously laid out and & & THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 53^2 THOS. HORNBROOK'S BUSINESS BLOCK. aspired. Indeed, we should say that if he expects to surpass what hehasdone in this line he might as well desist It was reserved for the poet Milton, how- ever, to picture, in glowing and never fading colors something vastly superior even to thi> Park, in thai grand and matchless Epic Poem "Paradise Lost," that ideal master-piece of the Christian world. A higher art than that of hu- man skill fashioned the glories of Eden. Topographically speaking the premi- ses of Col. Hornbrook leave nothing to be desired. Nature in tins respect seems to have been in entire harmony with the design of the proprietor. Con- taining over fifty acres, the plat of ground has two entrances, one at its eastern, and the other at its western limit. These, in extent, are about a mile in their aggregate length. One of these is lined with many different kinds of beauti- ful trees, vines, &c, which in season present to the observer superb reaches of blooming fragrance and refreshing shade. This is merely on&ot the notable in- stances of romantic effect. This extensive Park, however, abounds in beauti- ful surprises for the visitor. Carriage-ways and various smaller avenues ad- mit of approach to, and departure from, any noteworthy locality in this mag- nificent domain of floral and pomological perfection. Trees, fruits and flowers are, so to speak, the natural Trinity that presides over this exquisite place of resort. These exceptionally beautiful objects are the results of human inven- tion, assisted by the ever responsive and generous hand of Nature. Many of the drives are bordered with evergreens and ornamental trees. Of these latter, Col. Hornbrook is particularly interested in four specialities, viz: Evergreens, of whicl &_ ft ^ THE INDUSTRIES OP WHEELING. "*8 ('i)L HORNBKOOK'S RESIDENCE. he lias forty-eight varieties. Magnolias, nine varieties, namely, Grandiflora, Glauca, Tripitqla, Umbrella, Macrophylla, Acuminita, Auriculata Conspicua and Purpurea. Hundreds of pear and apple trees of the choicest kinds annually give an abundant yield of their mellow products. There are over four hundred varieties of roses. One of these varieties is the fragrant tuberose, of which there is not less than 50 000! These features when combined with the multi- tudinous variety of other riowers, shrubs, and the like germane to such an effu- sion of floral wealth, present such an array of numbers as to cause the writer to discover the hopelessness of the task of attempting anything like an enum- eration of even the minimum part of them. Suffice it to say that florists can order anything in this line, and get the article desired. Besides the exquisite collection of fine Evergreens which have been alluded to, there are majestic specimens of Norway, Sugar and Silver Maple trees, which are of surpassing beau- ty ; also Austrian, Scotch, White and Hemlock Pines; American Elms And Poplars. Almost every variety of tree known to this climate may be found in this won. derfully prolific private enclosure. What has thus far been said in this entire article, however, is only a mere outline of the park. To be fully appreciated, these magnificent grounds must be seen. Col. Hornbrook is a native of Eng- land ; came to this country quite young. He has lived in Wheeling for over sixty years. He started in business when but a lad — we might say on little or nothing. A ten dollar bill would more than cover the entire capital stock. To- day, it would be no exaggeration to say that he is worth over a quarter of a mil- lion of dollars He is one of Wheeling's most prominent citizens, and is a staunch advocate of the temperance cause for which he is a fluent speaker, and it may be said that he is one of its most liberal supporters, financially speaking, and indeed, of every deserving charitable appeal. "What a magnificent public park this would make for the citizens of Wheel- ing," exclaims the reader, and very naturally and justly. The city of Wheel- ing, with all of its advantages, lacks one great essential that is possessed in some form or other by almost every city in the Union, i. e. — a site for a Public Park. Cast your eyes where you will, within the corporation, and no eligible grounds art' to be seen, that could be advantageously converted into a Public Park. What could be better for the purpose than that the city should avail »_ £ 5? THE [NDUSTKIKS OF WHEELING, 55^ itself of the opportunity of purchasing this magnificent property for the pur- pose alluded to? It may be urged that it is too Ear away from the city limits. It is very true thai it is quite a distance from the city, hut when steam is intro- duced on the "Wheeling & Elm Grove Railway," this objection will be un- tenable and frivolous. The only objection that has any force in it, is, the ex- pense attendant on a trip to the Park. But this mostly vanishes when we know that if steam was introduced on the W. & E. R. R., passengers to the Park could be conveyed to and from the place with profit to the railroad com- pany, at much lower rates than are at present charged, perhaps one-half of the present fare ; and the time consumed in making the trip would he much re- duced, likely in the same ratio. As the proprietor is a gentleman of great wealth, it is not at all unlikely that his conditions, as to the purchase money would be easy, and no great burden to the city. It might he paid in installments covering a series of years, with a fair rate of interest on deferred payments. It is a splendid opportunity for the city, and about the only one for the purpose. THE PAXTON FOUNTAIN. (See Engraving, Page 20.) The circumstances connected with the origin of this classic and beautiful orna- ment to the place of his nativity, are of such an honorable character to the gener- ous donor James W. Paxton, Esq., that, never having been made public it is but due to the citizens of Wheeling and himself to record them here. When the State House or Capitol had just been finished, and the spacious stone pavement which surrounded it had been laid, the gentleman alluded to had visited the spot stand- ing on the pavement of the western front of the building, and surveying the struc- ture from that standpoint, he causually observed to a gentleman a city official — that "one thing was needed to give the western main front view a complete finish" and that was "A Public Fountain." The remark was added, that it was not likely that the city authorities would soon, if ever, engage in such an enterprise. Here the conversation dropped, but the idea of a Public Fountain incorporated itself firmly in Mr. Paxton's mind. A resolution was taken the very same day out of which has evolved the present costly and splendid Public Fountain — a magnifi- cent tribute to the enlightened and elevated motives that prompted the munifi- cent gift. Correspondence was immediately opened with parties in the East, in relation to the procuring of a fountain not to cost over $10,000.00. Communica- tion in relation to the matter was also had with parties in Europe, through the medium of A. J. Sweeney, Esq , mayor of the city, who was there at the time De- signs and propositions were received from quite a number of the parties, and sub- mitted to Mr. Paxton. The result was, the selection of the design and estimates of the present chaste and exquisitely beautiful object which is mostly a product of American ingenuity, taste and culture. On the 9th day of November, 1878, this structure was inaugurated as the property of the city, by a deed of gift for all time. It was gladly accepted, and honors were offered to the distinguished gen- tleman by a public opening of the fountain on that day. Business for the time was mostly suspended on the afternoon alluded to. There was an immense throng to hear the speaking, &c. The State and city authorities, and quite a number of distinguished persons from abroad were present. After the assemblage was or- ganized, a magnificent speech was delivered to the vast audience by the orator of the day — Hon. J. H. Good. A selected band of some of the most accomplished vocalists of the city then delivered exquisite selections of music. These were fol- lowed by a beautiful original poem, written expressly for the occasion by Mr. Win. Leighton, Jr.— author of "The Sons op Godwin," "At the Court of King Ed- win," "Change ; or the Whisper of the Sphynx, &c. After the exercises were over the usual benediction was pronounced, and the crowd dispursed to their homes. We will conclude our article by saying that the donor of this artistic , beautiful, and classic gift has clothed himself with a pan- oply of honor that far surpasses that attained by public men generally, as their sacrifices are mostly made with a view to ultimate gain or preferment. The magnificent gift of James W. Paxton, Esq., was as disinterested as graceful, and stamped him at once as one of nature's noblemen. & *s A^56 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. \>J WHEELING'S NEWSPAPERS. THE DAILY REGISTER. Tins admirable Democratic paper represents in an able manner the party of which it is the exponent. It was started in 1861 and is owned by Lewis Baker & Co., and edited by Lewis Baker, Esq.. who both as a political and general writer wields a trenchant and able pen. Some few years, we believe, after it started it met with reverses which were baffled with some difficulty, but the able management of Mr. Baker, coupled with his merited influence with his party, rescued it from all trouble. It is a spirited sheet, interesting not only as a political paper, but from the judicious general extracts and useful infor- mation, making it also a valuable family paper. It is, we might say, in its press work and general execution, perfectly conducted. It is in all respects an able paper, and faithfully represents the business and general interest of the public. THE INTELLIGENCER. This is the other political paper of the city: representing the Republican side in politics. It is owned and edited by Messrs. Frew & Campbell, and is cred- itably conducted. Its reputation in the State among the adherents of the party it represents is very strong. Mr. Campbell, the editor, is a graceful writer and stands high with his party friends. THE SUNDAY LEADER. This is one of the two Sunday papers published in the city, and it occupies a deservedly high position among all classes. It is independent in politics and is fearlessly conducted, sparing the faults and shortcomings of none, when it sees occasion to call public attention to them. It is remarkably well conducted, and receives a large share of public patronage. In the gathering and collating of interesting news and useful information it has no superior. Its miscella- neous reading for families cannot be surpassed in any city in the country. It is specially valuable to business on account of its general circulation, reaching the business man, the farmer, the artisan, and an eagerly welcomed guest in the family cirel-e. Mr. C. C. Johnson, the editor and proprietor, is an accomplished gentleman in his profession, specially qualified for the task he has undertaken of issuing a paper for general reading, regardless of politics or religion. THE NEWS-LETTER. This is line of the papers issued on Sunday. It is independent in every respect, and aims to inspire confidence by an honest and fearless course. Its management is in able hands, and the paper lias achieved the respect of the community. Ably conducted in all its editorial departments: remarkable for the interesting general reading, it lias become an institution of the city. It is especially noteworthy for its attention to lodge news— making itself a regular journal for the di fit rent orders and societies. It is as well an interesting family paper, its extracts and se- lections specially adopting it as such. It was founded November 14, 1878, by a co-operative company of eleven persons, with J. H McFall as business manager, under the firm name of News-Letter Co. About January 1st, 1879. it changed hands and is now owned by Messrs. Stull, Robertson & Meek. Its success is evi- denced by its rapidly enlarging subscription and gives proof in every way of being successful. THE SATURDAY EVENING JOURNAL. This paper was started in August of this year by Messrs. Halstead & Grubb, in- tending to fill a long felt want, a Saturday evening journal, a paper for the work- ingman as well as merchant, a paper for Saturday evening reading. They have succeeded in making it a newsy, readable paper, admirably gotten up in all its departments. Its niiseellaneous extracts are well selected making it a valuable family paper. As an advertising medium it should be particularly valuable, reaching its readers at the end of the weeks' work. THE DEUTSCHE ZE1TUNG. This German paper is owned and edited by Mr. L. Colmar is published weekly. The firm was formerly Guttenburg & Colmar. This is quite a sprightly sheet, and from information we have gathered, is very successful in catering to the tastes of our German citizens. It has the reputation of being well conducted, of being a very interesting journal. It is ably edited and its news and miscellaneous selec- tions have given it quite a circulation. It is the only German paper in the city. & "& & ~~ -day stands a monument of & . S L. S. DELAPLAIN & CO. "Wholesale Dry Goods and Notions, JMo. 1302 Main Street. In recording any adequate history of the industries of Wheeling, and the pro- gress made during the last quarter of a century in commercial and manufacturing importance, it would render our work incomplete to omit a description of the house of L. S. Delaplain & Co. Of the houses engaged in the Wholesale Dry Goodstrade, it is perfectly safe to assert that none in this section occupy a position more entitled to consideration than this establishment, both with reference to the high commercial standard upon which its operations are conducted, the ex- tent of the business transacted and influence it has won. Established in 184") by Tallant & Delaplain, this house has always held a promiuent place in the Dry Goods trade through all the changes incidental to a business career covering a period of more than a quarter of a century. From its first inception and title, alter a continuance of some years the house became L. S. Delaplain & Son, Mr. Tallant withdrawing. Continuing under this firm title for another period, the firm again changed to I.. S.Delablain & Co. — .Mr. Robert M. Delaplain retiring. The present members of the linn are L. S. Delaplain, Hullihen Ojuarrier and Joseph S. Gibbs. Through all these changes the characteristics exhibited by its founder and present senior member have passed down, gaining some added value rather than losing ability with each successive change — making more prominent, if pos- sible, the honorable, enlightened and enterprising policy for which the house was always conspicuous. Mr. Delaplain may justly be regarded as the pioneer in the Jobbing Dry Goods trade in this section, being the first to establish a house of this kind. He presents a striking example of those high-toned commercial attributes, and possesses not only marked talents as a business man, but that high sense of rec- titude that lias made him the exemplar of the best commercial class of Wheeling. With such an established reputation, it is no matter of surprise that the house has always been a favorite one, appropriating a very large share of the trade and afford- ing buyers certain advantages — the result of long connection with the most extensive manufactories in the country — that cannot be duplicated by any concern in this State This istabUshment is not only the largest in West Virginia, but decidedly the most &_ XjT 5S THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. X>\ industry, and reaches out through Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia for its trade, equally able to compete with eastern houses on account of liberal arrange- ments made with manufacturers of goods which he handles, and he handles none but those that have stood the test in years gone by. The names of the fol- lowing manufacturers carry all the recommendations that the carpenters, builders, painters and others require : Anchor White Lead Company, manufacturers of Pure White Lead; Richmond Metallic Paint; Patent Borate of Zinc Kalsomine; this superb article far sur- passes every other preparation of Kalsomine. it is prepared with great care and only of the finostand purest material, has very superior body and covering prop- erties, and, as its name indicates, is composed in large part of French Zinc ; is very finely pulverized, and readily mixed by the most inexperienced person. Will not rub oil' or scale. It is prepared in brilliant white, and in eighteen elegant and stylish tints. No poisonous matters enter into their composition. Walters & Fielding's English and American Artists' Colors in tubes, and French Permanent Green, American, French and English Polished Plate Glass. All kinds of Colored, Enameled and Figured Glass for side lights and transoms, churches and public halls. Patent Sash Weights of all sizes. D. Rosenburg & Sons' Standard Ebuse Painters' Varnishes and Carriage Var- nishes. C. T. Reynolds & Co.'s Pure Oil Colors, Ac. Fitton, Pan & Sibley's Per- fectly Pure Tinted Lead. John L. Whiting's Patent Brushes of all kinds. The above is a list of a few of the manufactures which Mr. Robinson represents in this city. The above notice will scarcely give the reader an idea of the magnitude of this large establishment, with goods piled to the very ceilings. Enough has been said. however, to convince our readers that this is the place to buy the articles above mentioned, and if you would be further instructed send for his catalogue and price list. Jv^ THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 5VTKs\ extensive between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, carrying a stock of from $125. to $150,000, and transacting a business closely approximating a half million dollars per ycai-. The facilities, as far as regards the premises occupied by the firm, arc all thai could be desired, being ample, commodious and eligibly situated in a large three- story brick building, one hundred and twenty-five by twenty-five feet, on Main street, the main business thoroughfare of the city. I fere may be found a lull ami completeas- sortmenl of Staph' and Fancj Dry Goods, foreign and domestic, embracing a wide range in Textile Fabrics and Notions, affording a selection rarely attainabL tside <>( the large Eastern cities, with a perfectly comprehenisve knowledge of the business and a nice discrimination as to the exact requirements of the trade. Mr. Delaplain has been called on by his fellow-citizens, from their reaped for his abilities and ti rity, to serve them in positions of honor and trust, having been Vice President of the Exchange Hank. Vice President, of the Benwood Iron Works, President Citizens 1 [n- surance Company, Member of the City Council, &c. Mr. Delaplain and Mr. Gibbs are natives of Delaware — Mr. Quarrier of Wheeling. Recommending this house to the public, ami directing attention to the manner in which it is conducted and lie amplitude of its resources, and its position at the head in its line, it commands the respect of the community. THOS. HUGHES & CO., 1211 Market Street. This time-honored and popular clothing house was established as early as the year 1840. For many years the large wareroom, corner of Water and Twelfth street.-, was used lor the prosecution of their trade, on account of it< favorable lo- cation with reference to the river patronage which was quite large and from the fact, that till within the last few years it was quite as well calculated for the city trade as any other locality would have been at that time. There having been, however, so many handsome buildings lately erected in the city induced the pro- prietors to rent the present splendid storeroom on Market street. This room pos- sesses facilities for their present city trade superior to those offered by their late storeroom on Water street. They knew that their river patronage would follow them to their new premises, and even a greater distance if necessary. The change of locality was a fortunate one, as the proprietors assure us that they are now do- ing a heavier general trade than ever was done by the firm in the past. To give the reader some idea of its magnitude we would state that the proprietors receive orders from distant points, even as far south as the ( 'arolinas. Their trade is quite large in the States of West Virginia. Maryland. Ohio and Pennsylvania. Sur- prising a- it may seem, large orders are received from Baltimore, Cumberland, Pittsburgh and other cities, noted for their stylish manner of making clothing. This, of itself, is a strong endorsement of the superior style and quality of g kept by these gentlemen -also of the fashionable and elegant manner in which they make them up. This firm, however, has. from time immemorial, been noted for keeping the finest goods that could be obtained from the eastern importers, and equally so for their taste in making selections as to patterns. The quality of trimmings used in making garments is an important factor, for if inferior trimmings are used for the purpose, ;i shabby and unserviceable garment i- the result. Messrs. Hughes & Co. use none hut the very best of these indispen- •sible essentials for a handsome suit of clothes. This fact, combined with their stylish manner of designing, cutting and the excellent workmanship put on gar- ment-, secures the permanent trade of all old patrons of the house, and constantly attracts that of new customers to this magnificent establishment. The regular cut- ters of this house are Messrs. Wheeler and La kin, although at time- an additional cutter is required. To enter into an extended eulogy of these accomplished ar- tists wouldseem to he a work of supererogation, as it is well known that tiny stand in the front rank of the best designers and cutter- of clothing for gentlemen and youths, that are known to the trade, either in the East. West, North or South. .Misfits are quite common in some tailoring establishments. The superior qualifi- cations of Messrs. Wheeler and I. akin ai-e, however, an ample guarantee against failure in this respect. These gentlemen could offer no excuse for a defect of this kind, as their experience ha- been a- varied and comprehensive as that of the i eminent artists in the business, either at home or abroad. It is well known that & £ j^ 60 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. ^ there has been, in the last few years, a great reduction in the price of all goods, both of foreign and domestic manufacture. This agreeable fact enables Messrs. Hughes & Co° to furnish their customers suits at nearly one-half of the price that they cost but a few years ago. A suit of clothes that would have then been worth about $40.00 or $45.00 can now be obtained of these gentlemen at from $25.00 to $98 00 This house, though doing a heavy business in fine goods, keep a complete assortment of cheaper fabrics for those who desire tlem. Whether the article de- sired be fine and costly, or of a lower priced quality, you can obtain them at this house in endless variety, and at the very lowest margins of profit to the proprietors. The individual members of this firm are Thos. Hughes, J. Elwood Hughes •uid \ndrew M. Hamilton. The senior member of the firm spends much of his time in the East buying goods for the house. We would conclude our ar- ticle by observing, that the room in which they do business is of marvellous capac- ity and beauty. 1.. C. REED. C. E. BAILEY. W.N. LINCH. L C. REED & CO., Fashionable Merchant Tailors. At No. 29 Twelth street. This firm, from its inception, has given entire sat- isfaction' to its numerous patrons, and attracted much favor and patronage from persons who have, hitherto had a particular place at which to leave their orders for clothing. Fully appreciating this flattering compliment, the proprietors de- termined to leave nothing undone to meet the growing requirements of their t rade Knowing t hat a first class artist in the Cutting Department is of the most important elements of success, they determined at once to securetheservic.es in this department of an artist who would be likely to command a trade by virtue of his superior skill in the difficulfcart of cutting garments. Being aware that some of tli e best talent in the country— in this line— is established at the National Capital, and in other eastern cities, they determined to secure the services of a master in this art. Overtures were made to one of the most celebrated Cutters known in the east — Mr. Cuas. Parmer- who, after some negotiation was indu- ced to accede to the flattering oilers of Messrs. Reed & Co. This gentleman had been in the employ of the bouse of Mr. Geo. B. Keene, one of the most fashionable establishments in Washington City, and has certainly no equal in Wheeling as a scientific designer of garments. Being now better prepared than ever to meet the wants of the trade- both as to stock of goods and a supe- rior force of workmen — they hope to please their trade more fully than ever, this with them being an important consideration — for if a customer is well sat- isfied his patronage may be permanently depended on. What has been said by the eminent John Ruskin in relation to art painting, &c, will apply with equal force to Dress, for there is nothing that tells more forcibly— for or against us— than the kind of taste we display in the style and fashion of the apparel we wear. To "dress well" it is not necessary to.be a "fop'— a 'fop" is far from be- ing a well dressed man,— indeed we know of no more pitiful object than a "fop "except it be a "sloven,"— for either of them excite our pity, if not dis- gust'- thev are fair specimens of bodies inhabited by disordered minds. A well dressed man shows in bis costume a commendable regard for the exactions of genteel society, and impresses the reflecting part of the community at once ' with the "•entility of his appearance. Elegance of style, is, if may be said, a passport fo good society. Harmony and Repose are considered to be the cardi- nal elements of Architecture — so, in like manner, are they the pervading features of symmetrical costume. Reader, do you see that ill-dressed fellow on the opposite side of the street— that man with his pantaloons rolled up at the bottom and the eull'sof bis coal turned up, whose vest fits him sotightthat be isnearlv out of breath, with a face as red as a beet, and has a crowd following Our wrath warms within us when we think of the shabby practices such impostors resort to, to get rid of the results of their ignorance in a branch of trade for which they never were designed. We feel like exclaiming with &_ & •CT THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. G1^5\ Emilia, in the play of Othello, when she invokes Heaven "to put in every honest handa whip to lash tlie rascal naked through the world." The ill-fitting suit of poor Stubbs gives the lie with some emphasis to the familiar lines of the poet, "Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long, 'evidently Snip &Co. did not share his opinion, or they would not have been so prodigal of their goods in making the legs of the pantaloons and sleeves of the" coal of such a super- fluous size. If such a miserable suit could by any possibility be gotten up by L. ('• Heed & Co., they would rather sink their whole stock than permit the customer to stalk around advertising them in the manner that Stubb is doing for Snip & Co., for as Hamlet says "though it make the unskilful laugh, it can- not but make the judicious grieve." .Messrs. Reed & Co.'s establishment is a large three story building, which is stocked with a full and varied assortment of Foreign and Domestic fabrics of the latest designs of choice, fashionable and desirable styles, goods that cannot fail to please the most fastidious tastes. Visiting this resort of fashion lately, the proprietors politely proposed to ''show us through;"' we at first declined— for what right has a poor, half-starved edi- tor, who hardly knows where his next market money is to come from to be put to the torture of a temptation, which might lead to theft on his part of some of their beautiful goods, had he an opportunity. But as these gentlemen would insist on 'showing us through," we permitted them to do so, observing at the time that they kepta "sharp look out" on our movements during the operation. We saw so much to bewilder us that we can oniy say that their stock is cer- tainly one of the best that was ever brought to Wheeling. So confused were we with the variety, elegance, and splendor of their goods, that a great deal of the result of our visit must remain untold. Hut we still remember seeing an endless line of English, French and American Broadcloths, Cassimeres, Mel- tons and Worsted Goods, which were supplemented by a full variety of fancy articles for gentlemen's wear, such as Diagonals, Tweeds, and every other nov- elty usually found in a first class store of the kind. With an abundance of capital, and a stock replete with the elegancies of the trade, and a superior de- signer of garments in the cutting department, they feel confident of their abil- ity to suit every taste, both as to style, "cut," and price. GEO. W. JOHNSON, Copper, Tin and Sheetiron Ware, 1210 Main Street. The above is one of the pioneer firms of this city, and one that is deserving of more than a passing notice in a work professing to give an adequate display of the business advantages of Wheeling. The business was originally founded in L833 by the present owner with a cash capital of the most meagre dimensions, hut with a large amount of energy and ex- ecutive ability which made the business a success from its inception, and is now steadily increasing. For a, number of years the business was carried on on Market streel above I'nion mow Eleventh), but the rapidly increasing trade necessitated a removal into larger and more commodious quarters at No. 1210 Main street. The premises now occupied is a large three story brick building 20x100 feet. The upper floors of which are used for manufacturing and the lower one as a store or salesroom. Besides the manufacture of Copper. Tin and Sheetiron ware. There will also be found a full and complete stock of japanned and house furnishing hardware anil tinners' stock. About $5,000.00 worth of stock is carried and an annual business^ oi about $3,500.00 scattered through Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, besides a. fail- amount of local trade. Twelve skilled workmen are constantly employed in the manufacturing depart- ment which requires an annual outlay of several thousand dollars. W. D. Johnson is the head salesman in the store and has won for himself an army of friends, because of his gentlemanly bearing and honest dealings with cus- tomers. Mr. G. W. Merchant has charge of the hooks. The proprietor, G. W. Johnson, has been long identified with the business inter- ests of Wheeling.' He was born in Pittsburgh on the 22d day of February, 181 1 &> & JcP 62 THE INDUSTKIES OF WHEELING. ^-* and removed to this city when he was quite young. He is a gentleman of extended experience in his line 'of business and his superior facilities for doing his work quick, and at the same time good, enables him to rival all competition. HARPER & RBO., "Wholesale and Retail Hats and Caps, 1101 and 1221 Main Street. Away back in the pioneer days of Wheeling the above business was establish- ed by Mr. S. D. Harper with a cash capital of one hundred dollars, but with an unlimited amount of energy and business knowledge. For a uumberof years the business was successfully carried on by its founder, and from its inception proved to be a success steadily and gradually increasing. At the decease of Mr. S. D. Harper, in 1858, the business passed into the hands of his sons, the presents owners, who, being endowed with their father's spirit of industry, have kept the business moving forward until now they have two stores, viz : wholesale and retail. The wholesale store is located at 122] .Main street, in a large three storv brick building 22x90 feet, and is thoroughly stocked with all the latest styles "of Hats and Caps. The retail store is at 1101 Main street and is also a large building '20x60 feet, where also will be found a large and varied assortment of Hats and Caps. An average stock of about $30,000.00 is carried in both stores, and a business of $50,000.00 per annum. Five assistants are employed as follows: E. H. Dick, bookkeeper ; G. B. Turner, W. C. Young, G. A. Beuter and C. A. Reed, salesmen. The trade of this house extends throughout Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and West Virginia. The proprietor is a native of this city, having been born here in 1834. He has all his life been devoted to the business interests of this city, and has won for himself a reputation for honest and upright dealings with his cus- tomers. There are few business houses in this or any other city that can show such a successful business record as <}<,i>^ the above. Starting with a capital of $100.00 and after weathering the storms and adversities of almost half a century, now stand a monument of industry and energy. This house is truly deserving oi the succes thev have attained. G. E. JACOBS, Wholesale and Retail 99c Store, Manufacturer of Picture Frames, &c. This house was first opened by D. W. Lovell & Co., in 1877, who sold out in a short time to the present proprietor This is the first store of the kind thai ever was in Wheeling in this particular line of trade. The proprietor now occupies the large four-story building on the west side of Main street,' No 1 113. It is 22ft. front by 138 ft. deep, and one of the largest rooms in the city. Among his stock may be found fancy and staple goods in great variety and quantity. Mr. Jacobs assur.:- his customers that they can invariably save from twenty-live to fifty per cent, by purchasing goods from him at the reliable 99c Store. He wishes all to call and be convinced that he makes no idle boast in this matter. Many people are disposed to question the fairness of dealing at stores of this kind. Why should anything about it be unfair? Every article is displayed thai is quoted at 99 cents. You do not need to buy it if you think it dear. No advantage what- ever is taken of the customer- nor can be. The case stands thus: The goods are for sale and belong to Mr. Jacobs, and your money belongs to you : if you prefer an article that he offers you for 99 cents to !li 8 /C^G6 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. ^Ct\ | . ii! which are the offices, selecting and packing rooms; the packing room is 65x84 feet. These buildings are especially arranged for their business, and are the most perfect and extensive in then details and facilities of any establishment in the United States, liotli of these buildings are connected with the main factory on the east side of the street by an elevated bridge, upon which is laid a narrow-guage track. A steam elevator hoists the glass in open hand-boxes from the factory floor to the bridge level, which is the same as the floor of the selecting and packing rooms. The mam factory contains the following departments : Mould and machine shops, cutting shop, pot-making rooms, Blacksmith and carpenter shops, engine house, coke ovens, mixing room and six annealing ovens. They employ in the transaction of their busi- ness an average force of 330 hands — the weekly pay-roll amounting to $3,300. In connection with then* works they own a coal held of fifty acres. The trade of this house amounts to $300,000 per year and is increasing rapidly, and extends not only over the whole Union, but reaches the Canadas, West Indies, South America and Europe. Their hitherto large trade with Europe will be reduced by the new tariff of the German government, which goes into force in January, 1880. Mr. John Oesterhng, the President of the Company and one of its founders, is well known in the community as an enterprising, energetic man. of positive business abili- ties. His capacity for business has been recognized by his fellow-citizens — he having been called on by them to serve in positions of honor and trust — being President of the German Insurance Company, Director of the German Bank and at one time a Member of the City Council. Under his direction the business policy of the Central Glass Company is honorable, liberal and progressive in every res]iect, and for these high characteristics he has attained a position at once creditable and substantial, plac- ing his house in a position, throTigh his policy, entitling it to the very highest com- mercial respect and the consideration of the public. GEO. R. TAYLOR, Retail Dry Goods, No. 1150 Main Street. There are few men now engaged in commercial pursuits in this city who have been longer associated with its business interests than Geo. K. Taylor. Coming to Wheel- ing in 1844 from Frostburg, Maryland, Mr. Taylor connected himself with the house of Marsh .V- Bro., the house becoming Marsh, Taylor & Marsh, a house which from its inception has always ranked first, both as to the amount of business done, amount of stock carried and the quality of the goods carried in stock. The Messrs. Marsh retiring, Mr. Taylor became sole proprietor. Mr. Taylor occupies one of the most elegant buildings used for business purposes in the city. It is a three-story brick, with an ornamental front, 132 feet deep and 21 feet wide, built by himself in L8GG. So large has Mr. Taylor's business grown in the last twenty years, that the three immense floors in this building are scarcely adequate to accommodate the stock necessarily carried to supply his custom — his stock varying from $50,000 to $75,000. There are several departments connected with Mr. Taylor's establishment, each under his admirable, systematic and attentive management, occupying their proper locations. Mr. Taylor makes a specialty of first class foreign goods, and from his long acquaint- ance with the business and experience, he has acquired a judgment and reputation which few enjoy, and he presents a notable example of what a life-time of ^honorable dealing, industrious habits and careful business diligence wiU accomplish. His store, which is one of the largest, is stocked with one of the most carefully selected and com- plete lines of Dry Goods to be found in the West, both in Foreign and Domestic styles, and probably the finest and most approved makes of Foreign fabrics in this section will be found in his stock. His corps of assistants are courteous, accommodating gentlemen, ready and anxious to please, eager to spare no pains to gratify the tastes of all customers. It is hardly necessary to state in conclusion that such establishments as this have great weight and influence in making up a city, adding to her prosperity and invaluable reputation for energy and progress. Mr. Taylor is conscientious and thorough in his business, two most admirable traits, from which has largely proceeded his success in life. His is beyond cavil. one of the representative enterprises of Wheeling, well worthy of all the commendation we can give. WM. A. MANLY, Manufacturer of Shirts and Underwear, 1321 & 1323 Market St-, second floor. A want long needed and desired has been satistied bv the advent of Mr. Manly 8 . \ JOHNC. MILLER & SON, Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods and Groceries. The above store is situated at Nos. 2837 and 2339 Chapline Street, Center Wheel ing. The business was commenced in L860 by Mr. John C. Miller, on a capital of $3,000, which was the Eoundation of a trade thai lias increased five times in volume since it was first begun. On the first of July of the present year, Mr. Miller asso dated his sun. Charles R., as a partner under the firm name as above. The capital now i $4, 000, upon the basis of which a trade is done of $20,000. 'Here are two storerooms. 20x81 and L8x81, in which are employed three assistants. The Grocery Department is under the supervision of Chas. 11. Miller, and is well stocked with a full line of Foreign and Domestic Groceries. They are always fresh, and are sold at prices that are as low as the lowest. Mr. Miller is a polite, gentleman and has a host of friends in this city. The Dry Goods Department is in charge of the senior partner, John C. Miller. Here you can find anthing you wish, from the finest im- ported fabrics to the cheapest Domestic Cottons, and at the lowest prices in this city. We would advise our readers to give this house a call, and get value received for their money. Mr! -T. C. Miller was born in Pennsylvania in 1832, and came to this county in 1844, and to this city in 18.">o. He has been a member of the City Council two years, and is now a prominent member of the Board of Education, and has served in the same capacity for six years. His trade in the city is a large and lucrative one. It also ex- tends to quite a distance abroad, although the largest part of his country patronage comes from Ohio and Marshall counties in this State. He has both of his large 1 1 is well stocked with a full variety of goods, such as are always to be found in a. first class Dry Goods and Grocery Store. These goods he offers either in large or small quantities, at such figures that you will be sure to find it to your interest to buy of him, should you give him a call. J. S. RHODES & CO., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Fine and Staple Goods, Main Street east side, just above the Echange Bank, at Nos. 1152 and 1154. In L839, the seinor member of this firm was a clerk for Jacob Senseney, Esq., in the same line of business. By application and upright conduct was taken into part- nership by Mr. Senseney in 184:;, hecontinued with Mr. S. until 1848 when he com- menced business for himself witlKmt capital, in the room now occupied by Logan, List & Co. on bridge corner, staid there for several years, but believing he could hw- prove his business, he removed to the large room corner Main and Fourteenth streets, remained there for six years and removed to one of the rooms in the block which he now occupies. He has been in business long enough to make himself, if so disposed, not dependent on selling dry goods, or anything else for that matter, and some men. instead of opening a second store, would have retired from the business altogether. and i QJoyed the handsome competency which he i without any further solici- tude as to future business enterprises. Our friend Rhodes, however, did not take this matter. Not satisfied with doing one of the most extensive and fash- ionable businesses in the city, he has made a vigorous effort to double it if possible. The firm have rented the adjoining room and remodeled it. and have made several openings from one room to another, so that although it posse ses two large three story fronts, yet it is to all intents and purposes, as at present arranged — but one store and a mammoth one it is. The premises are forty-four feet front by one hundred feel deep. There are sixteen employes in the establishment, who collectively receive one hundred ami thirty-five dollars weekly for their services. The individual mem- bers of the firm are Jacob S. Rhodes, P. M. and W. S. Rhodes. The senior partner was born in Frederick county, Virginia. The junior partners were born in Wheeling. There is no question that this large establishment leads everything of the kind in the city. They were very fortunate in opening^ the new room where goods were to be had at very low figures. They made almost the profits of a years' business by this opera- done. They are all polite gentlemen, and should you send your child there for anything, it can lmy it as low as you could yourself. Good goods, large sales and small profits is their motto. &_ <& J^P THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. OoX^ HANDLAN, RATCLIFFE & CO., Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries. Notions, &c, Corner Thirty-sixth and Jacob Streets. South Wheeling. This business was originally started in August, 1853, on a small capital by other parties. The present firm succeeded tl Id one in I8<;r>, and pul in additional capi lal. which with the original investment, has increased to $20,000, upon whir!, thej do a trade of from $30,000 to $40,000 annually. This business is conducted in two buildings, sK) bj LOO feel in the aggregate, and requires the services of four hands to conduct it. The trade of this establishment is very extensive, and constant. The store being the largest one in the Eighth ward, and the ward being the largest ward of the city, it may be inferred that this establishment gets a large amount of the trade of this locality, as thej keep a first class store in every respect. Von can get everything Ironi M,ssVs. Eandlan, Ratcliffe & Co. that you can gel at an uptown store, just us good and quite as cheap, from a fine dress down to a row of pins in the dry goods line: and in the grocery line you can be furnished with all that is required for the table, or for household purposes, from a ban-el of Hour down to a bos of blacking. It is an enterprising concern, and noted for low prices for everything sold over the counter. J0KNW. McNELL & CO., Importers and Wholesale Dealers in China, Glass and Queensware; No. 1415 Main and No. 1414 South Streets Successors to Jno. W. McNeil, Sr. This is an old house, it was first established by the latter party mow deceased) in is:. -j. it is one of the staunchest business houses in the city. The business is carried on in a fine two story building twenty-three feet front by one hundred and thirty-five feet deep ; the rear fronting on South street just facing the Baltimore & Ohio R. R. freight depot, thus having faculties for shipment possessed by but few houses in busi- ness in Wheeling. This house carries an enormous stock of the wares alluded to he- fore, which it is prepared to job to city dealers, or country merchants at Eastern quo- tations. It ships goods in hulk to Eastern Ohio, Southern Pennsylvania, Maryland, and pretty generally through West Virginia. Being importers, they of course cam. and do sell at close figures: in consequence of which it is easy forthem to command andholdavery heavy jobbing trade. The old house of Jno. McNeil, Sr.. was a synonym for honor and fair dealing ; this laid the broad and. deep foundation for an extensive trade. The traditions of the house have been well sustained by the present firm. This has brought them to the reward that fidelity ings success. The present house is doing a much larger business than ever the old house did. Messrs. McNeil , until now it is the easiest, lightest and most noiseless running machine in the world. The production of natural genius and mechanical skill, linked with such symmetry as to furnish a sewing machine that is absolutely perfect in every part, satisfactorily till- ing all the requisite points that could be conceived by the most captious mind. Mr. E. L. Hose, the manager, came to this city from New York, and took charge of the office in IS 76, and since his advent here the business of this agency has increased fully loo per cent., and is still under his capable management, steadily increasing. There are branch offices of this agency, in Parkersburg, conducted by Mr. H. J. Hilder- brand; in Grafton, conducted by Mr. J. H. Kidwell, and in Bellaire, by Mr. J. H. McParland. Besides these there are twenty agencies and thirty-four agents. In the Wheeling office Mr. J. H. Rose is city manager; 1 Mr. A. Donel. bookkeeper; Mr. J. L. Ballard, Adjuster; J. Bigelow, F. Basnett and O. P. Turvey, collectors; Miss S. Hartstein, saleslady. They carry about $10,000 in stock, and the monthly pay roll amounts to $785. The trade of this office extends through the northern part of West Virginia and eastern Ohio. The office is centrally located at No. 55 Twelfth street, in Washington Hall building, one of the best locations in the city. The office is proba- bly the finest furnished office in the State. This machine ranks as one of the most successful of American achievements, and has silently but surely ingratiated itself upon a basis of actual merit, into the favor of the people, who are never slow to ap- preciate the advantages possessed by another. Constructed upon simple, not intri- cate principles, and accurate ideas of mechanism, it enables the operator to produce rapidly and perfectly stitched pieces of work with the least possible power and no From one end of the country to the other, the Howe is considered a family blessing.- PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY, F. W. Plummer, Photographer and Dealer in Picture Frames, Photographs' Albums, Stereoscopic Views, &c-, Hornbr,ook's Hall, No. 1138 Main Street, east side. This gentleman has a capital of $2,000.00 invested in this important trade, upon which he does a business of $5,000,00 annually: He has lived in Wheeling for over twenty years, and since 177." he has been carrying on the taking of likenesses in col- ored and piain photographs, in which he has met with commensurate success, and given the most unqualified satisfaction to his numerous patrons in the city and those from abroad. His room is unquestionably one of the most spacious in Wheeling, being one hundred and fifty feet long by twenty feet wide. Mr. Plummer is a Virginian by birth. He is an adept at getting a good pose of a sitter, which is a consideration of thefi rst <■< msequence, for what spoils an otherwise good picture more than to see the sul >- jectof it in an awkward position — apparently uneasy and looking at you with a va- cant stave as if he was a lunatic, or half witted at best? How many of such monstrosi- ties are turned out by incompetent artists. There is a charming air of ease expressed on every likeness that this gentleman suffers to go out of his celebrated establishment. Even children of tender years, so difficult to take on account of their restlessnesi not at all unmanageable by Mr. Plummer. He will get you as good a likeness of your child as of yourself , Reflect for a moment. Have you not one, or more of children whose likeness have never been taken? You do not know how long precious trusts will be spared to you. This being the case go to Mr. Plummer by all means, and at once, and secure their pictures while you have a favorable opportunity. & '& *a y THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 71 WM. HARE, Practical Plumber, Gas and Steam Fitter. Mr. Hare is also a dealer in Lead, Iron and Drain Pipe; Brass Goods, Steam and Water ( l-uages, Pumps and Gas fixtures. The finest assortment of Chandeliers and Fancy (Holies in the city kepi constantly on hand, at No. :'..". Twelfth street. This is the oldest establishment, and perhaps the largest of the kind in the city. We doubt if a street in the city ean lie named which is traversed by either gas or water mains, in which Mr. I [are has not left some mementos of his notable skill as a workman, in the way of making attachments to either or both, by piping for tenements, stores, or manufactories. We say this, having some knowledge of the nature of his business for the last twenty odd years. Ife is admitted to lie a master workman by the public generally, and even by rivals in business. He is one of the most unobtrusive of men, and so modest is he. in bis general demeanor, that, by theobserver, he would be more likely taken for one of his own journeymen when at work, than the proprietor of tin' job. He employs ten hands in his business, to whom he gives constant employment. Mr. Hare does a very large outside street and house business, besides keepings large three story store stocked from top to bottom with a very large and magnificent stock of goods appertaining to his line of business. His present store is a new and costly modern edifice, which he put up some years ago on a lot owned by himself . His work always gives satisfaction, which is the key to the great ami never varying pros- perity that has followed him so many years. NESBITT & SON, Copper, Tin and Sheetiron Ware, No. 1040 Market Street. This enterprising firm is composed of Messrs. W. J. Nesbitt and Win. Nesbitt. Their establishment was started in July. 1879, and is of course as yet in its infancy. but if careful business habits, prudent management, workmanlike devotion to their occupation are indicative of success, they surely deserve it. They occupy already a respectable position among our business houses. They deal in all kinds of Copper, Tin and Sheetiron ware. Stoves. Grates. Fenders. Ac. They employ three hands and are practical workmen, and anything in their line entrusted tothem receives their personal attention. M. MARSH &S0N, No. 1202 Water Street, Wheeling. Manufacturers of Fine and Common Cigars, and Dealers in Tobacco and all hinds of Smokers' Materials. Mr. Marsh. Sr. was born in Smithfield. Ohio, and the son was born in Wheeling. The father came to Wheeling at a very early period. Sometime after this, as far back as the year 1840 he commenced the Tobacco and Cigar busi- ness in a small way. which lias increased to its present large dimensions. The repu- tation of Wheeling "Stogies and Tips" is co-extensive w r ith the nation, and none are more celebrated than those which are manufactured by this enterprising firm. The senior partner assures us that he ships goods, from time to time, to every State in the Union. He is admirably located for the steamboat trade, which business he does the greatest proportion of . from the fact that •■Marsh's" Cigars are well known by river men from Pittsburgh to New Orleans — in fact on all the Western wafers. They em- ploy a great many hands, and are very exacting as to the quality of work turned out. There are but few smokers who have not noticed the extremely small cigars — especially "Stogies" and "Tips" — that some dealers make, and sell to their customers. The "trick" may easily be seen through, and most generally is. by the customer, who is not apt to deal long, however, where they practice such an impudent piece of im- posture. This practice is not permitted at Marsh A' Son's • every cigar is well made. of first -class tobacco, and of full length and thickness, whether it be a fine cigar or a common one. the proprietors knowing that it would just be as proper for a grocer to give short weight, or a dry goods merchant to give defective measure, as it is in the cigar dealer to make a smaller cigar than the well-known standard sized article. -Ad- herence to the honorable practice of making a full sized cigar, and of good tobacco is one of the keys to these gentlemen's success in business. J^p72 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. X>\ W. S HUTCHINS, Dealer in Artists' Materials, Pianos and Organs, No. 1321 Market Street. A store devoted to the cultivation of line arts and their dissemination is well worthy of a place in this work. In 1875, Mr. Hutchins started his business with a capital of $900.00, and by strict attention to his business early and late, with a correct and ar- tistic knowledge of the goods he handles, it is no wonder that success has crowned his efforts, and his business is large and growing. Excellence in any department or branch of trade always meets with public confidence and insures sueeess. Mr. Hutchins keeps a large and carefully selected supply of artists' materials, fine engrav- ings, Chromos, Frames and Mouldings, Wax Flower Goods and Glass Shades of var- ious shapes and sizes. He also deals in Pianos, organs, all styles of Musical Instru- ments, Sheet Music, Music Books. Mr. Hutchins is a remarkably fine judge of musical instruments. Any one wanting a piano or organ pre-eminent for purity and sweetness of tone, elegance and durability of workmanship can entrust his order to Mr. Hutchins with perfect reliance on his ski! and ability to furnish them, be they either skilful ar- tists or beginners., Mr. Hutchins deals largely in sheet music and any piece of music published can be found in his establishment. Having a highly cultivated artistic taste Mr. Hutchins selections of engravings arc unusually meritorous, and well worthy of examination. All goods in his line, found in his stock, can be relied on as being of I he first quality and tines! workmanship. . C. E. BULGER, Tobacconist. There are few things more gratefully thought of by men generally, than the con- tributor to their personal comfort and enjoyment ; and who fills this place better than the manufacturer and vendor of a good, well-flavored cigar, or chew of rich, juicy tobacco? Such a mail deserves and possesses the esteem and goodwill of all lovers of the weed luxurious. Mr. Chas. E. Bulger is well and favorably known to all the citizens of Wheeling, having lived here since 183"). He was born in the town of Winchester, -Va. Mr. Bulger started the Tobacco business in its various branches in L870, and he has by his careful attention to the manufacture of Bulger's Tips and Stogies, composed of nothing but the very best leaf, both wrappers and fillers, built himself up a trade excelled by very few, his brand of cigars being very popular in the towns along the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, as well as in this city. He employs five hands all competent workmen, and turns out a very superior article of cigars. He also keeps in stock all the choicest and best brands of Smoking and Chewing Tobacco, and has displayed wry fine judgment in the selection and grading of Leaf Tobacco. His place of business is at No. 111".) Market street, and his factory is istered No. L80. Those fond of a [aire article in his line can not fail in being suited at his establishment. CHAS. MOENKEMOELLER, Druggist. Mr. Moenkemoeller is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacj . Dealer in Drugs, Chemicals, Perfumery, Toilet Soaps, Fancy Articles. Ac He also keeps a large assortment of Trusses and Shoulder braces. Prescriptions carefully compoundi d at all hour! at the Central Drug Store, No. 216-1 .Main Street, corner of Twenty-second, Center Wheeling. Air. Moenkemoeller, about a year since, started this business. which thus far has met his most sanguine expectations. If you are afflicted with Hernia, or as it is often called. Rupture, by all means call on the proprietor and he will tell you at once what kind of a Truss is required. So with reference to Shoulder braces. There are many dealers who have full lines of such goods, but having no professional experience, have no judgment whatever in knowing what kind of an ap pliance the sufferer should wear, and he is allowed to adjust such things to suit him- self. This should not be the case : a person in need of anything of the kind is also in need of some skilled person to fit him with articles of this kind scientifically for it may be presumed, that a man educated to the business is. above all others, the one who should know best what kind of support the sufferer needs. This Drug Store is pre-eminently the place for this branch of the business. The prescription dej ment is one of the leading features in this store, and our German citizens will always find this the leading place to buy Drugs, &c. All of the clerks as well as the proprie- tor speak the German language. The advantage can easily be seen. & & & THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 73^5 ALEX. T.YOUNG, Druggist and Pharmaceutist. A neat attractive drug store where persons in quest of medicines or in want of deli- cately compounded articles of perfumery and toilet necessaries can have their errands attended to by polite and obliging clerks, prompt and reliable in their dispensations, is a boon of mercy to any neighborhood, and cause of gratulation and pride to the city. Such an establishment is that of Mr. AlevT. Young in an eminent degree. Mr. Young is a native of Wheeling, to the manor born and bred, he studied the rudiments of his profession with the well-known Pharmacist E. Booking, completing his educa- tion and graduating in pharmacy at the University of Michigan. He started a well equiped and furnished store for himself in August, L875, with a capital $1,500.00. He occupies the building on the corner of Jacob and Sixteenth streets. Ea Lag, the onlv reliable and first-class store in that part of the city. He aims to k< ep none but pure, fresh drugs and chemicals, purchased from houses of long establi reputation and standing. To have a prescription of great particularity, skillfully and carefully compounded, is a matter of vital importance not only to the patient and his friends, but also to the physician prescribing. This Mr. Young, with pardonable pride professes to he able to accomplish to the most entire satisfaction of all entrusting him with their orders. His increasing diligence, unwearying care in tilling his orders has gained him an enviable reputation and increased his business to more than double his original investment. He finds employment for three hands, and certainly keeps a drug store which is a model one and the equal of any in the State. CHRIS. SIEBKE. Dealer in Imported Cigars and Liquors and Bottler of Beer, 1331 Market and 37 Fourteenth Streets. Excellence of reputation and business capacity are note-worthy traits of character deserving and receiving commendation in every well ordered community ; and es- pecially is this the case when found combined with inventive genius! Mr. Siebke was born in 1S47. came to this country in 1864, and to Wheeling in 1866. He began his business life in ISC'.) with a moderate capital, wdiich business push and management have largely increased — his trade now amount- ing to some $65,000 per year. In May. 1874, Mr. Siebke in- augurated his bottling establishment, the first in the State. In the three departments of his business Mr. Siebke displays a zealous determination to stand at the head, giving close, unremitting attention to all. Nowhere in the city can the smoker find a better or more moderate priced Cigar. His liquor department it is almost unnecessary to mention, so well is his unapproachable reputation in this business known. It may be safely asserted that in no place in these United States caii a person go with any surer confidence, to get pure, unad tilter- ated liquors of the best brands and character. Mr. Siebke sells no slops or poisons. His Bottling Department evinces the same care and decided standard of excellence. This has , become" a necessity in the city and State— his sales amounting to 50,000 dozen bottles per year. Siebke's Bottled Lager will be found in most of the houses in the city, the harmless Lager being a welcome friend to both sexes and all ages. Mr. Siebke employs nine hands, his pay-roll being $4,000 per year. Mr. Siebke is his own superintendent Mr. W. '1'. English the bookkeeper! This establishment will compare favorably with any country: his trade extends through Ohio, Maryland. Pennsylvania and West Yir Mr. Siebke has been in other branches of business— in life insurance and other cies, and Secretary of the Nail City Brewery. His inventive genius is shown in his "Patenl Rein Holder and Elevator." This device is of incalculable value to all drivers. Every one knows the annoyance resulting from having the tail of the constantly tin own over the reins, the necessary jerking and pulling to d and in ease of a timid or fractious horse an exceedingly dangerous occurrence. Mr. Siebke's device effectually prevents this, is no trouble t<> the driver and is one of the best of modern safe-guards. ®. 10 Jor 74 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. X>y E. BALL & CO., Manufacturers and Dealers in Boots and Shoes. This firm is composed of E. Ball and W. Johnson, who are successors to Enoch Ball. Established in 1852. Warerooms No. 1039 Main street; 22 feet front by 60 feet deep — three stories high. This is one of the most extensive establishments in the city. For the purposes of their business — being manufacturers as well as dealers — they are compelled to use every square foot of their building (which is the property of Mr. Ball personally.) Their trade is enormous; extends a distance into Ohio, Pennsylvania, and is quite large in the State of West Virginia. Their city trade, it is quite safe to say, is larger by far than that of the average dealer. They are both workingmen. No drones are tolerated in this go ahead establishment. No hands in this boot and shoe house work harder than the proprietors themselves. This house is unlimited as to lines of goods. The proprietors can suit you in either the very finest of goods, or those of a more economical character. They can furnish you with the finest shoe for your wife or your daughters, and give them comfortable lilting shoes at that. They can also furnish small childrens' work in endless variety. Should you de- sire an easy and elegant boot for yourself, they have it. Slippers and the like, in all designs, arc always kept in stock. There is nothing in the way of footwear that they do not keep. Remember at the same time, that they make a great portion of their work themselves, and the residue is made to their own especial order in the eastern cities. When they go east, they do not examine every "cheap John's" shop to see where they can get the cheapest shoes. They seek to get the best work, and paying cash for it, they can afford to sell such work as low as those who deal in an infeiior line of goods. They have recently opened a branch store on Washington street, two doors above ('. Long's hardware store, Martin's Ferry, Ohio. I. BLUM & BRO. This firm is composed of I. Blum and G. Blum, wholesale and retail dealers in Dry Goods and Notions; manufacturers of Ladies' Cloaks and Srdts, No. 110+ Main street. This establishment is a large three story building. 24 feet front by 90 feet deep. It has its manufacturing department in Philadelphia, where most of the ladies' cloaks and suits arc made. Then- trade in this line being constant and large, a certain pro- portion of it is made in Wheeling, especially when the order is one that will admit of no delay. The amount of manufactured goods which this house makes is surprising, and when taken in connection with the enormous sales of piece goods, and other fab- rics, it demonstrates at once that a great amount of administrative ability must be re- quired to keep such a multiform and complicated business in operation without even a jar. or the least sign of confusion in the smallest of its details. The Messrs. Blum commenced this business several years ago. on a more limited scale than at present, but by assiduousness and enterprise, built their trade up to its present extensive vol- ume. It is now one of the largest and most fashionable business houses in the city. The patronage of this house is still on the increase, as it is one of the most liberal houses in the trade. If you want good goods, at low figures, here they can be had. Should yon want common goods, or those of even the very finest quality, they are to be had of Messrs. Blum & Bro. in endless variety, and at such favorable figures, that when you have once purchased, their store will be ever after the place, and the onh place where you will deal, as they are proverbially at the bottom of the market. G. G. ROTH, Dry Goods, Carpets, &c There is no business in which a man has greater room for a display of sound judg- ment and keen discriminating taste than the dry goods business. So many different ideas to suit, so various and multiform the fancies to cater to. Mr. Roth has shown his capability to undertake this responsible task, and his adaptability to the business of his choice. Mr. Roth was bom in this city, and here learned and acquired all of his knowledge of business, which has made him so successftil and reliable in his line. He was formerly of the firm of Sitler & Roth, but commenced doing business for himself in 1876. His place of business is at No. 2100 Main street, Centre Wheeling. He em- ploys live hands and does a large and steadily increasing business. His business amounts to some $28,000.00 per annum, and his trade is both in city and country. &_ £ i in: industries OF wiikkunm;. 75 *a SINGER SEWING MACHINE MANUFACTURING CO. Office in Wheeling— No. 1301 Market Street, west side. Tins office controls the sales of six counties and has forty-three persons in its em- ploy. The following is a list of the persons engaged in the City Agency: W. W. McFarland, General Manager ; F. E. McFarland, Manager for the City Office ; F. E. Weir, Bookkeeper; S. E. McFarland, Office Lady; C. T. Sturgiss, Collector; E. Meise, Adjuster; Messrs. E. R. Brooks, D. W. Bell and Theo. Campbell are the Mana- gers of the Branch Offices of the Wheeling Agency. There are thirty-four traveling salesmen.' The Wheeling Agency controls the district which is embraced b\ the fol- lowing counties : Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel, of West Virginia; Belmont, Monroe and Guernsey, of the State of Ohio: and parts of Green and Washington counties of the State of Pennsylvania. The Singer Sewing Machine always a great favorite with the public has been vastly improved during the last two years; it now runs noiselessly, and will do a: much wider range of work than hitherto celebrated as it was, even then, for its superior capacity. This machine is sold every place where civilized society has an existence all over the old world as well as the new. To give the reader an idea of the stupen- dous extent of the business done in these machines, we would state, that in L878 there were no less than 356,432 of them sold! The proprietors assure us that, three- fourths of all the Sewing Machines sold in the world are. those made by the Singer Manufacturing Company : and furthermore, that they have taken the first prize more than two hundred times over all competitors! ! The finish and adjustment of these Machines is simply perfect; they are the nr plus ultra of elaborate and delicate mechanism. So complete are they in all their appointments for family use, that a demand has arisen for an extension of the principles involved in the construction of this machine, to a machine which would do heavy work. This demand has been met by the introduction of the " Medium Machine," and still more, recently by the cele- brated No. I. a still heavier machine. • The No. i Arm Machine is admirably adapted for the use of shoemakers. &c. Would our space warrant us in so doing, we could till pages with reference to the peculiarities and excellencies of this machine, but we must content ourselves with saying that it is a wonder, when considered as a piece of work illustrative of the invention of man. The proprietors inform the public that, they make a specialty of repairs on all kinds of machine's, and keep a full supply of small articles which are in constant demand, for the use of those who desire them, such as needles, oils, attachments, linen, cotton and twist. Arc. Old machines of all kinds taken in part pay for any of their new ones, and all styles sold on easy monthly payments, with a liberal discount for cash sales. The public is especially cautioned to beware of the spurious imitation of our machine, commonly represented as the "Stewart " Singer, it being a cheap clap-trap, sold under the fraudulent misrepresent- ation that it is manufactured by the Singer Manufacturing Company. The fact that the Singer is the onby machine counterfeited argues that it is the only one worthy of imitation — gold being often counterfeited, brass never. The sales of the Singer Machine in the six counties controlled by Wheeling office alone will aggregate fully 2,000 per year, which is fully double the sales by our prin- cipal competitor, and fully equal to the combined sales of all our competitors, as the showing made by them is based on the sales of a territory from five to ten times as large as that controlled by us, several of them working the full State of West Vir- ginia and parts of Ohio. WHEELING IRON AND NAIL COMPANY, Top Mill. There is nothing that has contributed so greatly to the growth and prosperity, the developement Of the industries and manufacturing resources and facilities of Wheel- ing as the iron works. Prominent among these is the "Wheeling Iron and Nail Company or "Top Mill." The origin of this mill was with one of the Shoenberger family, famous for years in connection with the iron trade, and was then known as the Mis- souri Iron Works. It was the lirsf mill built in orabout Wheeling for the manufacture of merchant iron and nails and was built on the ground owned by the present com- pany. The original mill belonging to this company was burned September ;;. 1871, and the present mill was built entirely new in 1872, the blast romance in L873. That this establishment is capable of doing and does do an immense business, rendering^ one JcX 76 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. ^0\ of the most important factors in the commercial interests of Wheeling may be in- ferred from a short description of its features for doing business. The company own about forty-three acres of surface land and one hundred and fourteen acres of coal partly underlying another tract. The forge, mill and nail fac- tory, with uecessary adjuncts, occupy six large buildings, every department be- ing models of their kind, furnished with the most improved machinery and facilities for manufacturing their specialties. The nail factory being especially worthy of note, it is a brick building being probably better adapted for the purpose than most other concerns in its facilities and construction, being supplied with every possible improve- ment and adjunct, both for convenience and the comfort of the employees. In the forge there are twenty-six boiling and heating furnaces and two trains of rolls. In the nail factory there are one hundred and six nail machines and two blueing furnaces. There are three buildings connected with the blast furnace. The furnace is built after the most approved plan both in construction ami appliances, having been supervised by Win. Tait, who also built the Lucy Furnace of Pittsburgh and the Belmont of this city. The hot stoves are of the best known pattern and the engine of the celebrated Totten & Co. make. The hoist is of the well known Otis & Co.'s patent. This com- pany have their own water works for supplying their works. They have in all seven engines and fifteen boilers, three engines and nine boilers connected with the mill and factory and four engines, and six boilers at the furnace. In their six departments they employ about seven hundred and fifty hands, the average monthly pay amount- ing to $25,000.00. The present corps of officers are Jno. P. Gilchrist, president; C. D. Hubbard, secretary: W. 0. Brockunier and C. W. Eoff, Clerks, _ and C. P. Hub- bard, salesman. The capital stock of the company is $489,424.00. The amount of business per annum approximating $1,000,000.00. This establishment will compare favorably with any similar concern in the United States both as to quantity and qual- ity of their products. Their annual out put is about 25, 000 tons of pig iron and 250,000 kegs of nails and spikes. Then trade extends all over the United States, the principal centres or distributing points are New York, Chicago, St. Louis and Mem- phis. In this connection we might remark that the secretary of the company, Mr. C. D. Hubbard served with distinction in the thirty-ninth and fortieth Congresses, being the member from this district. HOWARD BROS. & CO., Patent Solicitors and Counsellors in Patent Causes, 1207 Main Street. S. M. Howard architect and E. B. Howard mechanical engineer. Represented at ^Vasllmgton City by the Hon. Ellis Spear, late Commissioner of Patents. - ...-_. These gentlemen have over $7,000.00 invested in ie*o /Vf. tfQfflJkJR.Lt. • - valid patents. They are the patentees and manufac- vtvtN^jMm - turers of the "■Howard Rotary Nail Picker." and the » "Perpetual Calendar Ink Stand," also of the "Glass Dome Sky Light," and several other valuable in- ventions which they will soon present to the public. The rotary nail picker is used at the "Labelle" and the "Benwood" iron mills. This firm are the proprietors of the "Inventors' Library, free to all, containing a complete file of American patents fTi v T ' • ' ' ' "lj{ JtHj'iTT— ^^*^ ' from 17!H) to date, commissioner and Supreme Court decisions, works on mechanical movements, &c, &c. S. M. Howard is an architect of great experience, well schooled in design as the many specimens of his skill, such as the People's Bank building, amply testify. He is also notary public E. B. Howard is a practical steam engineer of twenty-five years' experience and this department his special attention. The respective qualifications of these gentlemen admirably adapt them for the prosecution of the patent business. This combination of practical knowledge places the firm at the head of the profes- sion, and is of incalculable value to inventors, in the preparation of patent applications and their successful prosecution before the various departments of the patent office. If you are interested in new inventions, call and see this firm, although they adver- tise ' 'No cheap work, cheap prices, or extra charges, " yet you will find their terms as reasonable as any first-class reliable attorneys in the patent business. fo ft Jc^ THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 1TXS\ CHAS. E. DWIGHT, Analytical Chemist and Druggist, Cor. 24th and Chapline Streets. Professor Dwigkt has become favorably known to the citizens of Wheeling and vicinity by his invention of an extremely useful and long desired preparation, for the preservation of dead bodies and disinfecting purposes generally, known as "Dwight's Kreassoter." Very few persons are unaware of the extreme difficulty attending the keeping of the bodies of dead friends and relations, especially during hot weather, until a sufficiently respectful time has elapsed for consigning them to the grave. The Kreassoter performs this duty, effectively preserving or embalming bodies for any reasonable period. It is also valuable for removing foul odors and gases from privy- vaults, sewers and cess-pools, or any place becoming foul from tilth or stagnation. Professor Dwight is a chemist of unusual ability, having had opportunities for obser- vation and experience, for unrestrained experimentation, and for testing the value of original operations, which few in his profession have secured. His rare capacity for discriminating analyses and sound, scientific deductions, have been abundantly proven by his work for the several blast furnaces in this vicinity, his worth to them being in- estimable. His merit consists in being a thoroughly honest, capable and able special- ist, of excellent training and experience. Professor Dwight was born in Somers, i 'oim., in 1849, came to Wheeling in 1870, and siicceeded to a business started in 1867 by Ed. Booking, Esq. He had previously been in the drug business in Greenville, Pa. His stock is ample, and having the benefit derived from Ms own chemical knowl- edge, of the purest and best known quality. He has his two departments, drug store and Laboratory, hi the same building — giving personal attention to both. His busi- ness amounts to.some $5,000.00 annually, and extends through this State and Ohio. Professor Dwight has also a national reputation as a marksman, being a member of the American Long Kange Rifle Team, carrying off, in 187s, several prizes. H. Z. SHRIVER, Wholesale Dealer in Paper and Printer's Supplies, No. 1211 Main Street. This business was started by Mr. Shriver in 1878, and of course is but a new enter- prise. This trade has never been prosecuted with any particular energy in Wheeling as a business, apart from other branches of trade. Mr. Shriver. seeing this to be the case, and being desirous of going into some business, concluded that this con- dition of affairs afforded an opportunity for the opening of a wholesale paper house which should contain a stock of these staple articles, knowing that the demand for them was large and constant. He therefore rented the spacious room which he now occupies and stocked it with a very heavy stock of goods, such as would suit the market. With the assistance of the tested experience of Mr. R. J. Bullard, jr., he is confident he is able to discount any bill in this line purchased iu the East. Having abundance of capital he can supply goods in any quantity desired. This feature alom puts any dealer who observes it hi the foreground in purchasing goods. With the de- termination that the proprietor started out with, he cannot fail to do a first-class busi- ness with close buyers, as his prices are as low as the manufacturers. Mr. Shriver is desirous of selling to the close cash trade, which will discover its true interest by deal- ing with him. WM. A. WILSON. H. H. DTJNLEVY. WILSON & DUNLEVY, Factory on the Biver Bank, foot of Sixth Street. Office, 1215 Main Street. Manufacturers of Nail Kegs, Flour, Apple, Glass and Half Barrels. Sole owners of Dunlevy's Patent Crozinu and Chamfering Machine. This establishment was started by William P. Wilson, W. II. Dunlevy and T. Wheeler in 1867, with a capital of $8,000.00. Win. P. Wilson was the father of the senior member in the present firm, and was a gentleman much respected by all who knew him. He was several times a member of the City Council, and was a gentle- man of much public spirit. He was noted for the interest that he took in all matters pertaining to the welfare of Wheeling, when anything seemed to threaten the same. The son has also been a member of the City Council, and has shown much ability in municipal affairs. Their present capital is $15,000.00 — stock $6,000.00. They do a business of $70,000.00 annually. They have twelve buildings in the First Ward, be- sides five acres of land. They have also a branch of their business in operation at & & rw- *£ r*JT 78 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. ^-* Benwood, four miles below the city. Their pay-roll is $3,200.00 per mouth, which is distributed among one hundred workmen. Their works are propelled by two steam engines of forty and thirty horse-power respectively. Their trade extends through Wist Virginia and the territory of adjacent States. They claim a peculiar merit for their Patent Ceozing and Chameeking Machine, and that it excels anything hith- erto invented for the same purpose. These gentlemen are both workingmen, although men of extensive capital. They have both been bred in the school of hon- est labor, by parents who were both notorious for their industrious habits. They give their undivided attention to the intelligent prosecution of their business, and it moves along with the precision and regularity of clock-work. There is not, it would be safe to say, an establishment in the country managed with more system than is the Factory of Messrs. Wilson & Dunlevy ; the result of this is that the concern is popu- lar and never languishes for want of patronage. As to prices they are as low as fchey can be for good work. HANES, WILSON & CO., Supply Depot, No. 1215 Main Street— Planing Mill, Main Street. First Ward. House and Steamboat Joiners: Planing Mills and Lumber Yards. Manu- facturers of Doors, Sash, Shutters, &c, and dealers in Painters' and Builders' Supplies. This establishment was originally started in 1850, by Messrs. Hanes & Beam, on a small capital — not over $5 000 — which has been augmented to $75,000 by the ' introduction of additional partners and capital. The present amount of stock on hand is about $30,000. An annual business of $100,000 is (lone by this energetic firm. The Planing Mill is on Main Street, First Ward, and has a frontage of 100 feet, and runs back a distance of about 60 feet. The entire premises, including stock shed, occupy about four lots of ground; the firm has three acres of ground on the opposite side of street, used for piling and drying their large stock of lumber. There are five departments in this exten- sive factory, and a sufficient number of workmen employed in the same to re- quire for their labor over $2,000 per month. The entire establishment, taken in the aggregate, is claimed to be the largest in the State. The trade of this firm extends pretty much through the interior of the State, and penetrates quite a distance into Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and Maryland. Their busi- ness, as will have been observed at the beginning of this article, includes Steam- boat joining ; this is a very important branch of their trade. The senior part- ner, Mr. Hanes, has been in this line of trade for a long series of years, and in connection with his partners, still pushes it with the same vigor, if not more, than previously. The individual members of the firm are Clark Hanes, W. A. Wilson and J. E. Hanes, each of whom have, at times, been members of the City Council. S. D. Tippett is the bookkeeper, and W. S. Tippett and W. H. Chapman are the salesmen of the concern. In addition to the foregoing, it may be observed, that the firm have an establishment at 1215 Main street, west side, in which the office is situated. This building fronts 18 feet on Main street, running back 100 feet. It is a handsome four story brick structure, most ad- mirably adapted to their business. Here all kinds of supplies are kept in stock ready for delivery, Glazed S«sh, Window and Plate Glass. Painters' and Build- ers' Supplies may be had in endless variety. A full stock of Paints, Cement, Lime, Plaster of Paris, &c, always on band. In fact the entire line of goods in which these gentlemen deal — it would be as useless as it would be tedious to the reader to enumerate here. Call and get one of their Catalogues, which contain a detailed list of all articles in which they deal. COX, DICKEL& VANCE, Boilers and Sheet Iron Workers. The above works are situated on the corner of Market and Eighteenth streets, and covets an area of about one acre of ground. They employ quite a large number of skilled workmen. The works are provided with an eighty horse power engine and works night and day. The machinery, from top to bottom, is of the very latest pattern, in fact their appliances in the conduct of & _J3 $* THE INDI'STKIKS OF WURKLTNG. 79^ their businesss are all of the very best quality for turning out good work, and turning it out expediently. To show the quality of their work, we call atten- tion to the extract below. The "Riverside Mill," alluded to in the quotation, is believed to be the largest iron works in the United States. An establishment like this it may be presumed would have its work done by the very best of workmen, and no other. Cox, Dickel & Vance have the very cream of the bus- inessin large orders in their line. Their trade extends wherever boilers and marine and stationary engines are used in the city or adjacent territory. With an undaunted energy and ample capital they have gone into operation, tilling vast and lucrative orders. They thoroughly understand their business and push it to its utmost capacity. 'There is no firm, we venture the assertion, in the West, that retains the confidence of its patrons more fully than Cox, Dickel & Vance, which is evi- denced by the fact that they have a large and increasing trade in numerous States, especially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The numerous blast furnaces and nulls in this city have all been frunisbed by these works, and in every case the work hasgiven entire satisfaction. Even now in the midst of a great depression in business pursuits of all kinds, the yards, yard rooms, black- smith shops, machinery rooms, &c , about the premises resound with the heavy strokes of the hammer, and a large force of men can be seen daily, Hitting to and fro, intent upon their work, noting and seeing but little that is going on in the outside world. All work done is guaranteed, and the material used is the best quality of hammered Sligo charcoal blume iron that can be obtained in the Pittsburgh market. No expense is spared to make perfect work, and tin' quality of iron used is a suliicient guarantee that the patrons receive A No. 1 material in all work done. To say that Wheeling feels proud of this establish- ment, does not express the verdict. It is looked upon as indispensible, and one of the growing institutions whose industries will, in the future, assume such gigantic proportions as to be unimaginable at present, the products of which will find their way to the remotest part of the Union. Any communi- cations addressed to this firm should be forwarded to Cox, Dickel & Vance, Boiler and Sheet Iron Works, corner of Market and Eighteenth streets. Wheel- ing, West Va. MUHN & BRANDFASS. Manufacturers of Havana, Seed Tips and Stogie Cigars, I 321 Main Street. An establishment of any class, whose proprietors make its reputation not only a labor of love and pride, but zealously guard and preserve that reputa- ^s=s=e- Ei tation when gained, are a credit and honor to any city. To such a firm we now desire to call the attention of our readers Messrs. Peter Mnhn and ('has. !'. Brandfass com- pose the firm. They started in business in L874, with a de- termination to be excelled by no firm in the same trade, and have spared no exertion or expense to achieve their pur- pose, working steadily and un- waveringly towards that end, they hear today an enviable reputation for square dealing and the excellent unvarying quality of their goods. The devotee to the soothing, calming weed, will find in either their Little Havanas, Havana Tips or Seed Stogies a most delightful and cheap cigar, well made, and of selected old qualitv stock There can be nothing more exasperating to the smoker than badly made, badly drawing cigars, pulling their jaws and temper ®. JS /C^80 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. Xv^ out of shape at the same time. These gentlemen boast of the make of their goods, both as to quality of leaf and construction of cigar. They employ only competent and careful workmen, fully equal to their work. There are no bet- ter judges of leaf tobacco in this market than Muhn & Brandfass. They keep a full stock of chewing and smoking tobaccos of favorite brands, and a large line of smokers articles, pipes, stems, &c, &c. ZINK & MOREHEAdT ~ Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Carpets, Furniture, Oil Cloths, Upholstering, Window Shades, &c, Wo. 1117 Main Street. Special attention given to undertaking. The building in which these gentlemen transact their business is a four-story one. having a frontage of twenty-five feet by a depth of one hundred and fifty. The proprietors have succeeded to the trade of A. K. Morehead A- Co., who succeeded to the business of Hubbard & Co. The latter commenced business in 1866 on a small capital compared with that of the present firm. Mr. Zink has been a resident of the city for over thirty years, having origi- nally come from Wellsburg, Brooke county, in this State. Mr. Morehead was a res- ident of Cincinnati until about seven years ago, when he came to Wheeling to embark in some kind of business. From a small trade in the commencement, they are now doing a very large one — especially in the niore elegant and fashionable hue. Tins cannot be accounted for on any other theory than a good stock, business assiduity and low prices, as a new house always has difficulties to encounter which old ones are com- paratively exempt from. If the before mentioned requisites are not cultivated by persons newly embarking in the business, their success is always doubtful. Should you wish au elegant Sofa, Tete-a-Tete, Bureau, Wardrobe, Divan. Bedsteads, Chairs. Carpets, Oil Cloth, or anything else in their line, you can easily be suited in this establishment, both as to prices and quality of goods. Particular attention paid to wants of custo mers in the way of repairs on anything in the trade. CHRIST. BEHRENS. H. C. TJLRICH. BEHRENS & CO., Groceries, Produce, &c, 1310 Market and 3601 Jacob Streets. These gentlemen employ collectively at the two stores six hands; the firm deals in almost everything in the grocery line. They keep a full and very large stock of plain goods, among which may be found the finest brands of flour and the freshest article of Hams, Breakfast Bacon and Dried Beef, that comes to this market. Their line of Fancy Groceries is as extensive as it is varied — all kinds of goods tempting to the palate of the epicure may be seen on their well stocked shelves ; among these goods may be found Canned Fruits of all kinds, Pears, Plums, Cherries, Peaches &c, you will find Pickles, both foreign and domestic, in such variety that you can not fail to get what you want in this line, and at such low figures that it is a waste of time in you to attempt to make your own pickles for when done you cannot produce such an article as they can sell you for a mere trifle: (vanned Meats of all kinds are also to be had, which often save much work at home when but a light dinner or lunch is to be preferred. These canned goods are all wan-anted sound and fresh, as they are her- metically sealed, and will keep for years. The stock of Teas, Coffee, Sugars. Spices, and the like is from the best markets in the East. To enumerate all the different kinds of goods that these gentlemen deal in, woidd be almost comparatively speaking an endless job. Their Market street store is one of the handsomest stores in the city; it is magnificently attractive on the outside, considered as a store front, and the ap- pointments inside are equally so. It is a large three story brick building, and every story is used for storing their immense stock. They have a large and handsome ele- vator ascending from the ground floor to the roof. They have also lately constructed a telephone from the store on Market street to the one on Jacob street. The Messrs. Behrens & Co. in their market street store do a large wholesale and retail trade: their goods which are all fresh and new. will, we guarantee, prove satisfactory to any one purchasing from them. They have polite salesmen to attend on you. A large capital is invested on which they do a business running into many thousands of dollars annual- ly. All orders sent to the firm of Behrens & Co. will receive prompt attention, and country dealers cannot do better than by calling on them when in the city. We take pleasure in offering this voluntary sketch of this house, and if our readers will visit this establishment they will see words cannot do justice to the enterprise of Messrs. Behrens & Co. The junior member of this firm, Mr. H. C. Ulrich, has served as a member of the city Council. &. & /£r THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 8lX5> HARBOUR & DITTMAN, Dealers in Carpets, Oil Cloths, Window Shades, &c,, No. 1059 Main Street. This, we believe is one of the oldest business houses in the city, dating as far back as L840. Joseph ('. Harbour started this house inthat year on a capital of $55,000.00, which by good management on his part, From year to year, was so productive as to bring him quite a competency while he was even yet but in the prime of life, and al his decease (which* occurred several years ago) he had become quite wealthy. Mrs. ('. Harbour, bis widow, and ('. \V. Dittman, still uphold the business reputation of the house. Mr. Dittman is a Baltimore gentleman, and possessed of abilities as a buyer and also salesman for the house, of a very superior order. He has few equals in ilns respect. Be has been in this house in the capacity of clerk al one time, and partner since, for a term of quite twenty years. He has the entire management of the business, and it prospers under his able supervision. The first floor of this mag- nificent store is tilled from top to bottom with the choicest fabrics in the way of fine Carpets, Oil Cloths, Wall Papers, Ac, in such variety as almost to bewilder the be- holder. The loom is one hundred and twenty-five feet long, and is certainly one of the finest in the city and admirably adopted to their business. The salesmen of the house are indefatigable in their exertions to please the public. Few customers seek for anything in their well assorted stock that do not find what they want. The prices at this house are proverbally low, "fair and square dealing' no jockeying" is their motto, but one price asked, and that the very lowest. No house in the town possesses facilities for trade superior to this old and favorably known establishment. mTrothT Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries and Notions, No. 3801 Jacob Street, South Wheeling. The proprietor of this enterprise is an experienced business man. having had the advantage of a period of thirty-one years in handling merchandise, which he has handled so well that the citizens of the ward concluded he would make a good T urer for the ward, and made him such. He has been a member of the City Council and also one of the County Board of Commissioners. He commenced business in 1848 on a very small capital, which by tact and good management he has handled in such a manner as to yield him a fair income, sufficient to enable him to become a large property holder— owning as he does five lots of ground, upon each of which is built a house. He has done all this, besides adding largely to his stock of merchan- dise. This shows a very notable instance of what rectitude of conduct, and honora- ble and straight forward dealing will do. when it is adhered to closely by a merchant. There are many merchants in the country who have broken up half a dozen of times in the same period, and to-day are not worth a cent, who, not satisfied with a moder- ate business at first, have plunged headlong in debt to get along more rapidly, and seemed to trust to •'luck" for the future. Not so with Mr. Eoth — he knew thai "luck" is a very good thing, if in one's favor! but when it brings calamity it is the reverse. He did not trust to this uncertain thing, but pursued an even line of commendable conduct, and reaped the reward that always follows such. He keeps a line stock of goods, which he is pleased to show to his customers, and will sell as low as anybody. W. C. HANDLAN & CO., Pork Packers and Wholesale Dealers in Flour, Oils and Cheese, -Corner Sixteenth and Chapline Streets. This firm succeeded the well-known firm of Handlan. Jordan A Co. in 1873. Tie- capital employed is quite heavy. $10,000 being the lowest amount invested at any one period of time, on which a business of nearly 10,000 is done, per annum. The estab- lismeiit is I l-x87 feet, and has a very large capacity. The trade of this firm is large in the city, and is quite extensive in the adjoining States, and points still more remote. The individual members of the firm are W'm. ('. Handlan and John H. Handlan. The latter is a native of Pennsylvania, and came to this city when quite young, and is one of the most respected business men of the place. William ('. Handlan has been identified with the municipal interests of the city in a representative capacity in various channels of the same, for quite a number of years. He is an important eli men! in the public affairs of Wheeling, both financially and politically. He is at & " & X^82 THE INDUSTRI CS OK WHEELING. >5\ present the Treasurer of the Ohio Valley Protective Union, Vice President of the -Etna Insurance Company, and is a member of the Second Branch of the City Coun- cil. He is, perhaps, as well aud favorably known to the citizens of Wheeling as any other person in the city. He is also a very influential and prominent politician, which phase of character, however, he never suffers to antagonize his usefulness in business, in which capacity he has no superior. CARL WILHELM, No 39 Twelfth Street. Mr. Wilhelm is a Practical Upholsterer and Decorator, and Manufacturer of all kinds of Parlor and Chamber Suits, Spring Mattresses, Lambrequins and Window Shades. This gentleman has but recently opened business in his present stand, and his great success is a matter of almost astonishment to himself. He has been but a few months in business, yet he has built himself irp a very large trade, quite as exten- sive as that of some dealers who have been long established in the trade. Coming from the east right from one of the most cebebrated manufacturies in New York, it may be presumed that he is a master of all the various branches of his trade. He ap- pears to be quite familiar with what the sharpest kind of competition demands of a man in business, and is prepared to comply with its most exacting requirements. If you visit Mr. Wilhelm's store and converse with him a moment or two, you will im- mediately draw the conclusion that you stand in the presence of one who is far from being a novice in the line of business in which he is engaged. He speaks ' ' by the card" about everything pertaining to his trade. He makes everything to order, which is at once a guarantee of good and substantial work. His work is not merely made to seU — it is made both to sell and give entire satisfaction to his patrons. He will exe- cute orders for repairing anything in his line, and the same will be promptly, neatly. substantially and cheaply done. A. C. EGERTER & CO. Nos. 1425 Main Street and 420 South Street. Wholesale Grocers and Commission Merchants for the sale of Flour. Grain, Seeds, Bacon, Lard, Cheese, Eggs, Butter, Green and Di - ied Fruit, and all kinds of country Produce, together with a full line of staple Groceries, Nos. 142"> Main street and 1 li'o South street. This large enterprise is the outgrowth of a much smaller one in years gone by, kept by Hess & Egerter, at the corner of Eleventh and Market streets, ami started in 1868. The individual members of the present firm are A. C. Egerter, Geo. Beck and Geo. A. Wells, the latter of whom is the bookkeeper. The room in which this noted firm does business in, is three stories high, with a frontage of l'l' feet by 135 feet in depth. Their capital invested is quite $30,000, upon the liasis of which, they do an annual business of $200,000! The senior member of this firm is a native of Switzerland, but came to Wheeling in 184".. He has been a member of the City Council for several years, and is at present one of the Board of Directors of the Ger- man Insurance Company, of Wheeling. From a small beginning, the senior partner, by shrewd business qualifications has established one of the largest wholesale Grocery and Commission businesses in the city and in the State. This is a first class whole- sale house, at which either city dealers or those from abroad may purchase almost an endless vaiiety of supplies in the way of Groceries, Grain or Produce, and at such figures as will be quite satisfactory to the buyer. Persons from abroad who desire to sell or make consignments on commission, will be as liberally dealt with through the mails, as if they were here in person to negotiate for the same. These gentlemen always, from day to day, have the latest dispatches as to the state of the markets, and can answer inquiries in regard to the same at any hour of the day. Particidar atten- tion given to consignments and prompt returns. JOSEPH GRAVES, Dealer in Books, Stationery, Wall Papers, Children's Carriages and Toys. This gentleman commenced business in 18S2 in Center Wheeling, in the basement of the present residence of Wm. H. Hearne, Esq. ; and later on he removed to the northeast corner of Twenty-second and Main Streets, and still later ventured up to Twelfth Street, No. 2G, where he may now be found. Mr. Graves commenced busi- /C^ THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 83^S> ness cu little or no capital, but by industry and perseverance has built up quite a large trade. Ee came to Wheeling in 1838 from the State of Ohio. Belmont County, where be was born. Mr. Graves is one of the most unobtrusive of men. and has been a Very true servant to the interests of tlie public, which fact has promoted his own interest accordingly. He has made some money in the business to which lie has been so long devoted with such constant regularity during the last twenty^eight years, lie has a very attractive store '..'•_' feet front by so feet deep, three-stories high, which is full of very choice goods. He employs three assistants, but is a very industrious worker himself. GrO in when you will, he has always something on hand to keep htm busy. His average capital is S§~>,000, which he handles in his business with remarkable judg- ment and tact. If is sales are about §15,000 per annum. He is one of the largest dealers in "Wall Paper in the State. Call and see Mr. Craves and he will be sure to suit you in any article of goods, from a Family Bible down to a Primer. He sells low. and al- ways gives his customers the advantage of any bargains which he may pick up in tin- east — and he often secures such- and tints saves the purchaser's pocket. J. B, SHEPPARD, Wholesale and Eetail Manufacturer of Paddles, Harness, Trunks, Valises, &c., No. 1073, Cor. Main and Eleventh Streets. Here may be found an extensive and assortment of all articles in the above line ; also a full stock of smaller articles pertaining to this branch of business. Particular attention given to the proper adjusting of new harness — for nothing can be so pro- voking or trying to the patience of any man who has a good horse, as to have his har- ness-maker make a new set of the same, and make them lit badly, and insist they are "all right." Now. there are many' just such botches in this business as there are in all others. To allow your horse to be treated this way is worse than to allow your boot maker to insist that the pinching boots which he has just finished for you are ah right. In this latter case you can give him the reproof that he deserves, and leave the boots with him ; but to allow your horse, who cannot speak for himself and de- pends on your humanity in the matter, to be punished by a bad fitting set of harness, or more particularly a collar, is the very refinement of cruelty on your part. Mr. Sheppard will guarantee you satisfaction in this respect. He has been in the business for a long time and is a complete master of it. Mr. Sheppard commenced Irs busi- ness in Philadelphia in 1836 and continued until 1848, when he came to this city where he has since been busily engaged in the manufacture of all articles connected with his trade. He keeps on hand at all times a full line of the above enumerated goods which he sells at prices as low as the common factory work which is now Hood- ing the country. Mr. Sheppard is known as a man of the strictest integrity and bus- iness tact, and it will pay our readers to give him a call when they want anything in his line. T. C. MOFFAT, Merchant Tailor, 27 Twelfth Street. Next door to the Exchange Bank on Twelfth street side of the building is one of the finest emporiums for gentlemen's costumes to be found in either this or any other city west of the Allegheny mountains. We know whereof we speak— we mean the merchant tailoring add gentlemen's furnishing goods establishment of T. C. Moffat, successor to the late John H. Stallman A: Co.. a firm of which Mr. Moffat was the jun- ior member. The former firm was one of but limited capital however. The present firm employs more capital and does a business of quite $50,000.00 per annum. The bus- iness is conducted in a large three story building, twenty-four feet front by sixty (•■ft depth. andisatNo. l'7. Twelfth street. Mr. M. employs thirty hands, and pays weekly to them $5225.00 for the excellent work which they turnout. He is however, quite strict with them as to the character of their work, and this perhaps accounts for the conscientious, painstaking endeavors of these employes knowing that inferior, or slighted work would not be received at his hands. He pays them good prices for their work, and they, knowing him to be rigorous as to his work, give him perhaps, better jobs than it is the good fortune of any other similar establishment to obtain that does not exact the same conditions. His stock comprises everything in the line of foreign and domestic goods for gentlemen's wear. Walking pasi there the other ft £ Jjvp 84: , THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. ^£* day we observed several gentlemen come out newly apparelled from head to foot. Struck with astonishment, we stopped and mused at the elegance of these gentlemen's costumes: every article of clothing forming part of the suits of these gentlemen seemed to speak as plain as words could speak, that it was designed by a master of this diffi- cult art, and the whole ''rig" seemed to add a wonderful grace to the wearers. Had the crazy Ophelia seen these well dressed gentlemen, she would have hesitated some- what in 'the tine compliment she pays Hamlet when she exclaims, (speaking of him) ••The glass of fashion and the mould of form:" because, no matter how neat Hamlet might have looked, he certainly was not better dressed than these Americans were. Mr. Moffat tirst came to Wheeling in ISC.",. HEBRANK& BROTHER, Dealers in American and Foreign Watches, &c,Wo. 1317 Market Street. These gentlemen. Andrew and BenedicK Hebrank, commenced business in Wheel- ing about twelve years ago, and both of them being practical watchmakers and silver- smiths, they were not long in establishing a profitable and enduring share of patron- age They commenced on a somewhat smaller scale than they conduct busim ss at present. By close attention to it. and turning out good work, their establishment has become quite favorably known to the public. When you have a valuable watch, and it stands in need of repairs that may require the most consummate skill to put it in complete order, you naturally wish to leave it at a place where they thoroughly un- derstand their business, as it is well known that there are many persons who keep jewelry stores who personally know little or nothing about the intricate mechanism of a watch, and entrust the repair of the same to a workman in the store who may know how to clean a watch, or do elementary work on the same, but who is at fault on a more elaborate job: too often your timepiece comes from his hands with but little im- provement, and sometimes with actual detriment. This is unfortunate, and to be avoided if possible. The head, or heads of a concern like the one we are speaking of should thoroughly understand the structure of a watch, and entrust it to none but an expert in the busines's. if he has not time to do it himself, which is sometimes the case Messrs. Hebrank Bros, personally attend to this branch of the trade, and you can rely on them for good work. Their stock of Watches. Clocks. Jewelry, and the like is of the most approved and reliable kinds in the market. If you wish anything in their line you will invariably find goods to be what they arc represented. tTh. higgins. Photograph Gallery. No. 42 Twelfth Street. Ability in whatever pursuit found, whether artistic or commercial, always attracts attention, and is its own best recommendation. In the rapid progress of modem re- search, few professions have received greater accessions of improvements than Photo- graphy. In the great accumulation of styles, careful sifting and judgment has been required in order to discard the worthless and trivial, and select the meritorious. Mr. Higgins is an example of a painstaking, thorough artist. A visit to his parlors will amply repay the lover of the beautiful and artistic. All styles of pictures will be found there in all popular styles, card, cabinet, etc. But it is to the neverfading Car- Photograph we desire to' call attention. For beauty of finish, fidelity to nature perfection of detail, it certainly exceeds anything in the Photographic style we have One can scarcely realize in looking at these portraits, that they are not living steel engravings of the most excellent design — every little detail, the least figure I erj hair, even the faint, fleeting smile, are here drawn out aud depicted wonderfully true to nature. An inspection of these Carbon Photographs alone will repay a visit to the gallery. Mr. Higgins is the only photographer in Wheeling mak- ing tin- Carbon Picture. Mr. Higgins commenced business in 18(53, with a small capital: steady application to his profession, cultivating the approbation of his patrons and availing himself of every improvement in instruments and designs worthy of adoption, have enabled him to build up and control a business second to none in this section of the country. His assistants are fully competent, careful persons — every way capable of pleasing customers, and all work entrusted to him receives his personal supervision. His work in all styles is unsurpassed, not only in this section. but in any part of the United States. Mr. Higgins takes Crayon Portraits also in a chaste, faithful style, and keeps a well selected stock of Photographic Goods, such as Frames, Mountings, &c. ® ^^ & ,Cp THE INDUSTRIES OP WHEELING. 85^2^ LEWIS BAKER & CO., Job Printers, Book Binders and Publishers of the Daily. Tri-Wcekly and Weekly Register. This concern was established in July, L863, and by the pluck, enterprise and per- severance of its proprietors, lias become the leading printing works in the State. No city in the I 'nited States, of the population of Wheeling, lias a more ably ciin ducted journal than has Wheeling, in the Register, nor one whose typographical ap- pearance shows greater taste. The tone of the paper is vigorous, pure ami healthful. To the discussion of public questions it brings ability, of a high order, scholarship and candor. In the gathering up of news, it is enterprising hut discriminating. The proprietors make a specialty of reporting in a clear and complete manner, the import ant sayings anil doings at all public gatherings within the circle of its field, without regard to politics or belief s. The jobbing department of the Registeb is one of the most complete in the country, and its patronage is such as to frequently tax its facilities to their ut si capacity night and day for weeks in succession. It is under the immediate skillful management of Mr. Wm. .1. Johnston, tin- junior partner of the concern, one of the most indefatigable and experienced workmen of the country. The Register Boob Bindery is also a very complete and well conducted department of the establishment. All kinds of work for public officers, bankers, merchants, ami business men generally, is gotten up here in superior style and in the promptest manner. GREER & LAIN^" ~ t ~ Hardware, 1214 and 1216 Main Street. This eminent house is one of the most prominent as well as one of the oldest in the city— dating away back to 1850, when the firm name was Anderson & Laing, it justly takes rank as one of the pioneer establishments of this community. In 1856 the firm was changed to its present title. Mr. Greer becoming a member, he having previously been a member of the firm of Ottit Greer. This establishment is one de- serving of more than a passing notice in a work devoted to illustrating the commer- cial and manufacturing interests of Wheeling. The business of this house is con- ducted on the very highest principles of commercial integrity, with energy, ability and knowledge acquired by years of familiarity with their business. Thoroughly posted in all the departments of their trade, with a corps of experienced and capable assistants, genial in business transactions, they have justly assumed a prominent posi- tion in the commercial affairs of the city. There are few businesses which have giv- en greater prestige and reputation to Wheeling than her hardware houses, forming as they do. such an important feature in her trade. The present firm is composed of Messrs. Jacob R. Greer, Alex. Laing. Wm. Cruickshank and D. B. Mcllwaine. They occupy two elegant four-story, cut stone front, buildings on Main Street, and employ fifteen hands. Their trade extends through West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland. Such houses give zest and tone to the business reputation of any community, ami we gladly give I hem a space in our work. SPEYER BROS., Importers and Jobbers of Millinery and Straw Goods, 1158 Main Street. We desire to draw the attention of our many readers to the superiority and excel- lent business capability of this house. As compact and comprehensive in its details as any house iii the city, it merits more than a passing notice. It must he freelj acknowledged that their gratifying success is due to their admirable management and competent thoroughness of their staff. Some sixteen years in business, they have acquired a business built on as solid a foundation as the mighty hills surrounding us. The gentlemen composing the firm were both born in Hartford, Connecticut. Mr. II. Speyer. the senior, in 1849, and Mr. James Speyer in L851. Thej caine to Wheel- in L870, and in September, L870, started business. They wholesale and retail Millinery Notions of all kinds, manufacture and trim Hats, and do a General Jobbing Millinery Trade. All the specialties of their business are in the hands of skillful, trained employes; and the work turned out by them is of a superior standard of ex- cellence. They employ ten hand-,, and give personal supervision to all work given them. Their trade extends through eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and is increasing daily. A first class house in every particular. & <& 5>>8e THE INDUSTRIES OK WHEELING, W WILLIAM H. SHEIB. Pianos, Organs, Sheet Music and Musical Merchandise, Washington Hall, Twelfth Street. This house was established in 1836 by James Mellor, a relative of the present pro- prietor, who succeeded the Mellors in 1866. During the continuance of this house, the music business has very largely in- creased, and Mr. Sheib has been one of the most enterprising persons ever en- gaged in selling Pianos and Organs in this section. His trade is very large, and besides being the agent tor the Haz- elton and "Weber Pianos, known as the best, he is largely interested in the man- ufacture of the Broadwood Pianos, good and reliable instruments at a very low price. Dealing in the Mason & Hamlin Organs. Mr. Sheib makes a specialty of the Ohio Valley Organs, which, for qual- ity of tone and durability as well as beauty, are not excelled by any. The Sheet music*business"is an extensive item in the trade of this store. Mr. Sheib being an extensive musical publisher, and also proprietor of Sheib's Musical Journal, a pub- lication of great value to musical people. A very extensive assortment of small musi- cal instruments, such as Violins. Guitars. Flutes, Fifes, Drums, Clarionets, etc., will be found here together with the best qualities of strings and trimmings for all instru- ments. Altogether Mr. Sheib offers superior advantages to music buyers, and thediffer- entgrades of instruments kept willenablethe most fastidious taste orthemost moderate expectation to be gratified at the lowest market price. The storeroom under Wash- ington Hall, is a spacious and very handsome one. and has been specially arranged for the business. Mr. Sheib is a native of Pittsburgh. Penua. , and is imbued with the active business qualifications for which Pittsburgh is celebrated. L.H. HEMLBRIGHT. Manufacturer and Dealer in Cigars, Tobacco, <£c. This store is situated at No. 1323 Market street, and represents one of the oldest establishment of the kind in the city, and indeed in the State, as it was originally start- ed by C. A. Helmbright three years ago. This manufactory is conducted in a large room, which is quite one hundred feet deep, and has a frontage of about sixteen. The front part of the room is used for the sales department, and is heavily stocked with foreign and domestic goods, among which may be found the finest brands of Cigars, Tobacco and Snuff and an endless variety of smokers' goods. The rear part of the room is used as a, factory, and employs quite a number of hands. The famous Tips and Stogies made at this establishment are not surpassed by any made in the United States. "Heluibright's Tips and Stogies" forma very prominent feature in a smokers' chatcehism, and are rapidly sold to connoiseurs in smoking. The liner qualities of cigars, however, form a very prominent feature in the business of this enterprising house. The proprietor is himself a very superior judge of tobaccos and cigars ; this of itself is a substantial guarantee of the quality of goods at this house. We mention this peculiar feature with some emphasis, as it often occurs that persons venture into this business who are not practical tobacconists, and who may readily be supposed are not those who would always be sure of purchasing goods intelligently, and in conse- quence of which would be as likely to be deceived in the purchase of goods as his customers would be in buying them again from him. THE GERMAN INSURANCE CO.. Fourteenth Street. Opera House Building. One of the great necessities of the day is the existence of tire insurance companies in which the public can place implicit reliance, not only as regards their solvency and conservative mauner of doing business, but as to their reputation for treatment of insur- ers. The German Insurance Company ranks pre-eminentin this community for fair. just. impartial and liberal cousiderat : on for its patrons. Its business management is in the hands of honest capable painstaking men, careful and cautious in taking risks. There is & J^P THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 87H>\ no illiberality in its settlements. Its investments are among the best in the city and an usual experience and business tad have characterized its history. It was incorpora tedMaj l I. I8fi7, and has a cash capital of $100,000.00. Its a $156,820.00. Liabilities $23,039.99, leaving a surplus of $133,780.01. The business of the com- pany reaches through Ohio and West Virginia. Since their start the company have paid losses to the ainouiit ol over $100,000.00. The handsome showing of assets above given are a sufficient indication of the business management of its affairs. The officers of the company at the present time are John Oesterling, President; Augustus Pollack. Vice President; Anton Eteymann, Treasurer ; Fidelius Riester, Secretary; W. S. Foose, Assistant Secretary. The Directors are Messrs. Jno. Oesterling, Augustus Pollack, Anton Reymann, Phil Schuehle, August Rolf, Wm. F. Stifel, Frank A. Woeber, A. C. Egerter and Fred Schenck. All prominent business men, charact< rized by their ability and success in life, and all connected withsome of the most important and successful commercial ami manufacturing establishments in Wheeling. The company is deservedly a favorite one and its business is ye arly i ncreasing. mTsonnebornT^ Clothing and Gents' Furnishing Goods— Bellaire, Ohio. In giving a detailed account of the business advantages of a city, it is always neces- sary to select the best and solidest houses, who are known to do business on the square and on strict business principles, and those who carry a stock large enough to suit every buyer. The house which heads this article is one that we think is deserv- ing of more than a passing notice in these pages, and we cordially extend to Mr. Son- neborn a hearty welcome to rank among the solid business concerns of Bellaire. The above house was founded by the present owner in 1877 with a small capital which has steadily increased until now be does a retail and jobbing trade of many thousands of dollars annually. The store is situated on Union street, and occupies two large and well-ventilated" rooms, each 20x60 feet, and crammed full of Clothing, Gents' Fur- nishing Goods, Hats and Caps, etc. Wm. McGee, John McGee and Chas. Palls are employed to attend to the wants of the many customers who throng this "Temple of Fashion." The trade of this house is located in the city and in the counties surround- ing. Mr. Sonneborn was born in Cumberland, Maryland, where he lived for a num- ber of years, when he removed to Wheeling and commenced his business study. In the fall of 1877 he removed to Bellaire, where he started his present business, besides building up a large and lucrative trade he has established a highly cultivated aquaint- ance, and is noted for his liberality. We take pleasure in giving this voluntary sketch of this house, and if the reader will visit the establishment we are sure he will verify our statements, both of the business and its proprietor. EXCELSIOR MACHINE SHOP. Cor. Chapline and Eighteenth Streets- H. W. Redman. Geo. G. McKown and W. J. Hamilton, under firm name of Red- man & Co.. General Machinists, and Manufacturers of Marine and Stationary Engines, brass and Babbitt Castings and .lob Work. It was Martin Redman A- Co. who were quite celebrated as machinists— who gave this establishment the firm reputation the concern enjoyed prior to the succession of the present company, which reputation, however, the company are determined to maintain, if not surpass in the future, by the excellent character of their work. They employ from twelve to fifteen hands." to whom they pay weekly from $125.00 to $150.00, according to number employed. This manufactory does a trade of about $25,000.00 annually. Air. E. M. Brown is the principal bookkeeper, EL W. Redman attends, in an official capacity, to all branches of the business. Their works will compare favorably with any other concern of a similar character in the city or the sur- rounding States." They in-.' noted for the exquisite finish given to all machinery which they turn out ; and so prompt are they in their business, that when they prom- ise a job to lie done on a certain date, it is always ready for the person or persons for whom it is made, according to contract. This punctuality on their part, together with the superior character of their work, always ensures them plenty of orders. They introduce all of the most approved modern improvements in the steam engines which they turn out of their extensive works. When time develops fresh inventions, for introduction into the manufacture of this kind of work, they are not slow in avail- ing themselves of their usefulness. In fact, they keep abreast with the times in mechanism. & S S&8 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. ^ JOHN FRIEDEL, Wholesale and Retail China, Glass and Queensware, 1130 Main Street. We feel fully justisfied in stating, that taken all together, this establishment is one one of the most important and creditable in the city. We have examined it with some cave, and are very much pleased that we can pronounce if a reliable, comprehensive, first- class enterprise : this is true not only as regards any one branch or class of his business, Imt strict- ly so as to every part. An es- tablishment of this kind is a vital necessity in any city, but it is al- so essentiaUy important that it be well conducted. This, Mr. Friedel does in a thorough, honest, capable and competent manner. His opportunities for gaining an insight into the business have been ample, giving him that full experience and valuable observation which are so essential to the success of any business man. Mr. Friedel was born in Monroe county, Ohio. He was with A. Pollack from 1862 to L866, and after that, until he started' for himself, with the old and widely known firm of J. L. Hobbs, Son & Co. In IS?:!, in connection with Mr. F. Schwertfeger, he es- tablished the present concern. Mr. Schwertfeger afterwards retiring. He occupies a handsome building on Main street and employs four hands. His trade extends through Ohio. Southern Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He keeps constantly on hand a well selected assortment of goods consisting in part of white and decorated China and Glassware, Lamps, and Lamp Goods, Chandeliers from the modest one light to the elegant and costly ten light. Willowware, Fancy Tinware, Table Cutlery. Vases. Looking Glasses, and a large and carefully assorted stock of all styles and designs of plain and decorative Wall Paper. L V. BLOND, Dealer in Boots and Shoes, No. 1135 Main Street. Among the many industries that have tended to extend and enlarge the commercial importance of Wheeling and a description of which this work is designed, there is scarcely any class of business enterprises outside of the great iron and glass trade which deserves more liberal notice than the general boot and shoe trade. So great is is the competition that great energy and enterprise are essential to success', and in this connection we desire to call attention to the excellent and superior stock of Mr. Louis V. Blond. This business was started by the present propr-ietor, Mr. Blond, in a mod eiate way in 1805. Managed with great skill and business ability, the trade of this house lias increased until his business is second to none in the city, and no house re- ceives a more liberal patronage from country purchasers. lie occupies a handsome three story brick building on Main street, the principal thoroughfare of the city, em- ploying two hands in the transaction of his business. He carries a full and complete stock of Ladies. Gentleniens. Misses and ( 'hildrens Boots and Shoes of the best grades manufactured, selected expressly for this market. His stock of women's wear is from the most celebrated makers in tlie country. He handles the goods of the celebrated house of Reynolds Bros, and Striply & Co. His trade is both in the city and sur- rounding country. A conservator of the general thrift of the community and foster ing the best interests of the highly important branch of manufacture in which he is engaged by the very superior excellence of his stock, the house of L. V. Cloud is the object of respect and honorable estimation in this city. S. BAER & SON, Wholesale Grocers and I'lour House, Nos. 1312 and 1314 Main Street A. striking example of progress and of what energy, knowledge of business and fair dealing may accomplish is afforded by the history of this well known house which lias become one of the business landmarks of the city. One of the most extensive and $ Jcr THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 89 _ J! '_ JS /C^90 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. ^Ct\ supplied with anything desired at quite as low figures as can be named by any house not containing snch an elaborate display of the more costlier lines of fine and elegant goods. Here may be f oimd the most elegant lines of China-ware fresh from the ' 'Em- pire of the Sim," and if a cup of tea be "the thing almost approaching to nectar" that the ladies say it is, how much more attractive must it be when opulance can af- ford to drink it from the ' 'flowery land" where the exquisite plant is grown ? How- ever, a cup of good tea is "good enough" drank from plainer ware — "to be sure it is" say you. Seriously, these gentlemen have every thing that is nsnally kept in their line in first-class stores, from the most costly article di virtu down to the cheapest trifle in the shape of a child's toy. Both of these gentlemen were born in Wheeling since 1850, and of course are yomig men, and are both workmen about their store; not disposed to let the grass «row under their feet, as is the case with so many young men established in a trade like the already fine trade of Messrs. Cummins & Woods. Their business is notably a city trade, and yet their sales to the adjacent States and the interior of West Virginia is quite extensive; indeed, whether at home or abroad, when anything fine and good is wanted, the names of Cummins & Woods are synon- ymous with good goods and low piices. CONRAD L0NG~ Manufacturer of Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron Ware, Martin's Ferry, Ohio. He also deals in Stoves, Hardware, Glassware, Lamps, Lanterns, Wooden ware, Hobby Horses, Wagons, Toys ; also House Furnishing Goods. All of the above are kept in endless variety. This gentleman commenced business in 18.">8 with a very small capital, which he has increased to its present ample volume. He has now a stock of about $5,000.00, on which he realizes an annual trade of not less than $12,000.00, but hopes in the future, by attention to the wants of his customers, to greatly exceed even this flattering amount of trade. His store room and workshops are quite large, being forty feet by ninety-four. Mr. Long is a German by birth, and the foregoing shows by his humble beginning and subsequent praiseworthy suc- cess, what may be done when there is a determination to succeed. This has been finely illustrated in his painstaking efforts to make his business what it is to-day, com- pared with what it was when he first opened out in Martin's Ferry. The Germans as a race, are notorious for their industry in any branch of business, and Mr. Long has shown himself, by his success, to be eminently a creditable representative of that en terprising race of people. Such energy and determination seldom fail to reward the efforts of those possessing them with the success which most always follows them, no matter by whom they are possessed. Anything in Mr. L.'s store can be purchased at Ms ware room as cheap as it can be had in Wheeling or elsewhere. He is always at your service for all kinds of work that may be wanted in his line, or to sell you any kind of goods in stock. JOHN K. HALL, Manufacturer of Saddles, Harness, Trunks, &c, No. 1133 Main Street, Wheeling. The special branch of manufacturing industry carried on by Mr. Hall is one of much importance, and withal so conducive to the wants and necessities of the general public as to be deserving of special mention in this work. This business was established in 1855 by Mr. Hall in a small way, and with limited capital. Mr. Hall having come to Wheeling in 1844, a small boy, and learned his business as a saddler with John Knote. By strict attention to business and the uniform excellence and superior quality of all his work, his trade has steadily increased until it is now probably the largest estab- lishment of the kind in the State. Mr. Hall makes a specialty of manufacturing collars of all kinds, and in this branch of his trade does a very large jobbing business. He occupies the large three-story building, at 1133 Main street, employing a large number of hands in his three departments, manufacturing and carrying a full and complete stock of Saddles, Harness, Collars, Bridles, Whips, Trunks of all kinds and grades, from the elegant and costly to the plain and cheaper. Mr. Hall is a thoroughly competent and practical saddler, giving personal supervision to all work done in his house. His trade extends through West Virginia, Eastern Ohio and Pennsylvania. Mr. Hall has been called on several times to serve his fellow-citizens in a public capacity, he having been a Member of Council for twelve years, and President of the Board of Education for eight years. $ £ A& THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 91Xy\ R. J. SMYTH, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Plain and Fancy Groceries, corner Market & Fourteenth Streets. This is one of the most comprehensive and finely established stores for family sup- plies that can be found in the oily. It was reserved for Mr. Smyth to be the pi in establishing the first complete, first , -lass family grocery thai Wheeling ran boast of — not denying that then' arc many other good grocery stores beside this one, but there are few, if any. thai contain such an ample, fresh and varied stock. The room is one of the largest and best known stands in the city, and is frequented by patrons from all directions. One reason for this is, the proprietor is always a1 the bottom of the market in his prices for goods ; another is. that he is an expert in his business, and handles nothing but first class goods. He is always abreast with the times. Whenever any novelty of decided merit is introducted to the trade, Mr. Smyth is al- most sure to be the first to place it in stock and introduce it to the citizens of Wheel- ing. An enumeration of but a tithe of the immense catalogue of groceries; aud the like in which the' proprietor deals, would be a task of considerable magnitude, from which we shall refrain, but will nevertheless observe that Mr. Smyth's store is partic- ularly uoted for the supei-ior puality of its staple articles, such as Teas, Coffees, Sugars, Flour, Hams, Bacon, Dried Meats, Cheese, and the like. These are leading articles in the trade, and pay but a small margin of profit, but the proprietor makes it a point to take the lead in handling none but the very cream of goods pertaining to this department of the business. The same, however, may be said of the other features of his trade. He always keeps the best. G. w. tiemanT^ Manufacturer and Dealer in Cigars, Tobacco, Smokers' Articles, &e , No 1003 Main Street. Just south of the suspension bridge will be found this manufactory. It has been in operation scarcely two years, and is uow one of the most notable resorts for Cigars, Tobacco and Snuff, that there is in the city. The business is conducted in a some- what small room which, however, is tested to its utmost capacity by the very large and steadily increasing business of the concern. The proprietor gives it the name of the "Cirgar Parlor." It is a parlor indeed; everything is as neat aud attractive as a well appointed parlor in one's own house. It is stocked from top to bottom with the finest foreign aud domestic Cigars, Tobaccos and Snuff— thus presenting an agreeable contrast to many other establishments which are carried on in large, dingy rooms, containing just stock enough to redeem them from the charge of beiue- empty, and without which the observer would be more likely to infer that they were for Vent, rather than occupied for any legitimate business purpose. There is nothing more true than the assertion that a small room well filled with goods is more attractive to the beholder than a room that contains little or nothing, but depends on its size to impress the observer with an appearance of business. Men are usually not caughl with such chaff, however business is business and speaks for itself, wherever done — and this is precisely the case at Tieniau's Cigar Parlor, as the constant stream of patronage which it enjoys fully attests. All kinds of Smokers' Goods are here in endless variety. aTwTpaull Late A. W. Paull & Bro. This establishment is the representative of the Wall Paper, Book and Stationery house of J. C. Orr& Co., a firm that existed many years back in the past, and laid the foundation of the present heavy and peculiar line of trade of the proprietor. We use the word "peculiar" with some emphasis from the fact that Mr. Paull deals in wallpapers, decorations, and everything pertaining to the trade to the exclusion of everything else foreign to it. It is peculiar, from the fad that it is thi tiiM instance of the kind iu Wheeling, where an establishment has been successfully carried on in a line of such goods, separate and distinct from everything else of an i s ; ting nature in- tended to help to make business pay. as is often the case win ,, fto not enter largely in any one particular branch of business. Such dealers generally do a mixed trade, and too often make a miscellaneous display of goods which an- of a character en- tirely foreign to each other. In such eases the large wholesale dealer, when he wishes to purchase merely one hue of goods, and of that largely, can neither get the & & ,Cp92 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. x5> ( quantity he may want nor sufficient variety of the same, nor as close quotations of figures," as when the article he desires is dealt in exclusively. Wheeling having made such rapid strides during the last 1'ew years, caused Mr. Paull sometime since, to shape his business so as to conform to the new order of things. Beinga shrewd busi- ness man and possessed of niueli foresight as to the future, he at once went to work and disposed of everything nor pertaining to an exclusively Wall Paper trade, and in addition to that invested quite heavily in increasing his stock of goods to a point, that he is able to sell to country jobbers goods quite as low as they can purchase them in Eastern cities, thus saving dealers the carriage. By this step he has inaugurated suc- cessfully the first exclusively Wall Paper and Decoration store in the State of West Virginia. He keeps a full and very large assortment of goods suitable for jobbing de- mands, and an endless variety of Foreign and Domestic Wall Papers and Decorations for the retail trade, which are of the most elaborate designs and elegance as to style and finish. All kinds of Gold and Velvet goods may also be found at this elegant store. These goods cannot fail to please the most fastidious tastes, as they are attrac- tive and superb. Mr. Paull's trade is very large in the city and State, and extends quite a distance in the surrounding States. A list of some of the most artistic and su- perbly finished jobs which the proprietor has put up in Wheeling and elsewhere, would make this article require more space than we can spare, but we refer the reader to Mr. Paull himself, who will, if desired, show him some of the best work of the kind ever put up in Wheeling, at various public halls, residences, &c. , and more of it than has ever been done by any other dealer in the city. There is a familiar saving, that •'actions speak louder than words." This aphorism is well illustrated by the fact that Mr. Paull's name is a synonym for good work, and is indentified with a great majority of the finest, largest and most notable jobs in the city and surrounding vicin- age. The reader must not infer from the foregoing that Mr. Paull deals only in fine goods. He keeps a full variety of low priced goods to meet the requirements of the times. Wall paper may be had as low as 4 cents per roll, and' of an honest length for such a quality of goods. It may be important here to say, that Mr. Paull has apprised us that there are unscrupulous manufacturers who send out agents who offer to sell what is called ''short length goods," for a price — as the reader can easily imagine, nominally — quite low. Their goods, are bought, quite frequently, aU over the coun- try, and sold for regidar goods, and the customer finds out too late that they are not so long as the goods he formerly bought. Mr. Paull assures us that all goods that he sells are of the standard length, and that he warrants them as such. The strongest proof that the proprietor, in his prices, is at the bottom of the market, may be inferred from the fact that the New McLure House has recently been freshly papered with wall paper from this establishment. This house of itself is large enough to require quite a moderate stock of wall paper tore-paper it — as it is one of the largest buildings in the West. Mr. Paull has a competent corps of artists for making designs and esti- mates for work of all kinds pertaining to the business, and if you prefer him to attend to it, he will have any work yon may desire promptly executed and in the most ap- proved style. LOGAN, LIST & CO., Druggists and^Manufacturers of Excelsior Baking Powder, Bridge Corner. Among the solid, substantial establishments of Wheeling, which have given hersuch an enviable reputation abroad, none rank higher for business sagacity, thrift and well directed energy than the firm of Logan, List & Co. Through unwearying energy which always invites trade, they now occupy a position second to none among their competitors. An existence of over thirty years in our city, entitles this firm to the claim of being one of the pioneer institutions of Wheeling in their line. This house was established in 1850 by Messrs. T. II. Logan & Co., and since its start it has occu- pied a prominent position among our commercial enterprises. They occupy a build- ing on one of the most valuable corners in the city, 80x100 feet, three stories high. They employ twelve hands in the prosecrition of their business. The members of the firm are Messrs. T. H. Logan, R. H. List and C. D. Hubbard. This firm makes a specialty of manufacturing the Excelsior Baking Powder. In these days of wholesale adultera- tion, when the most important articles of family consumption are deterioated by the admixture of cheap substitutes, it is essentially our duty to be careful in the purchas- ing of all supplies entering into the culinary department of our households. Baking powder is one of the most important of these, and probably the one most fre- &__ & j§P THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 93^3^ quently adulterated. In fact it has been a question in si >, of the larger cities whether a pure article could be procured. Unfortunately some of the ingredients in these sham baking powders arc extremely prejudicial to health, rendering caution the more necessary. The Excelsior Baking Powder can be implicitly relied on as being perfectly pure, and composed of the very besl quality of proper ingredients. Aside from the many analyses showing the purity of this article, the guarantee of the firm alone renders it worthy of confidence. Their store is well stocked with pure drugs, and their prescription department is in careful, competent hands, receiving special attention, and prompt access can be had by day or night. All popular and desir- able patent medicines and specifics are kept in stock, and they manufacture the choicest tinctures, fluid extracts and syrups, besides keeping a Large variety of drug- gists' sundries, perfumeries, toilet extracts, Ac Their trade extends through Eastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Western Maryland and West Virginia. Messrs. List and Hubbard are natives of Wheeling. Mr. Logan of Washington, Penna. Messrs. Logan and Hubbard have been distinguished by their fellow citizens by being called on to serve them in public affairs. Dr. Logan having been chosen as one of the rep- resentatives from this district in the present Legislature ; he is also one of the must prominent members of the Council, being president of the Second Branch, besides serving in other positions of trust and confidence. Mr. Hubbard was member from this district of the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congress. He is now secretary of the Wheeling Iron and Nail Company. C. W. SEABRIGHT^ Merchant Tailor, No 2201 cor. of Main and Twenty-Second Streets. Mr. C. W. Seabright, the proprietor of this establishment, was born in Brunswick. Germany in 1836. He was a mail carrier in the government service in his native country for four years before corning to this country, early in life displaying qualities and a disposition fitting him for places of trust and confidence. He came to this city in the year 1849, and for twenty -one years occupied a prominent and responsible posi- tion with the old and widely known firm of Thos. Hughes & Co. He commenced business for himself in 1871, being in every possible way, from his wide and extensive acquaintance and perfect familiarity with his business, especially fitted to establish and build up a successful business. Mr. Seabright's long association with the customs and tastes of Wheeling and vicinity has given him a knowledge of the requirements and necessities of the trade, which would take an ordinaryman a life time to acquire. His acquaintance with the trade and connection with it, extending over a period of thirty years: his constant supervision of his business, care in the employment of none but the best workmen, and frequent replenishing of his stock, has made his estab- lishment the emporium of fashion of the city. He carries stock constantly of the best and finest fabrics to the amount of fully *lo.ni>o. and does a business approxi- mating $50,000 per annum. He pays particular attention also to his selection of Gent's Furmshing goods, and probably the finest of goods in that line, and the greatest variety in the State can be found in his store. No change having taken place for years in the personnel of this establishment, it possesses thorough, well tried ex- perience, studiousness and steadiness in its working force — the great qualifications ot safety and competency for the getting up and finishing of well-fitting clothes. His prices are low, but he has not lowered his high standard of excellence, and he has never done any but a first-class tailoring trade. There is nothing too tine or too good to offer his customers, and his stock is selected from the choicest foreign and domestic manufactures. His cutters are competent and tasteful, his journeymen are picked men. and his own supervision constant and exact. He uses the most costly materials, and employs as much skill and taste as any other house in the State. The best evi- dence of liis success and prosperity is the uniform excellence of his tits and the last- ing satisfaction of his numerous customers. His pay-roll amounts to $300.00 per week, and he employs generally thirty hands. maxtollXTsham, Wholesale Grocers, No. 1308 Main Street. Among the many branches of business in our city, tew can compare in importance and magnitude with the grocery business, and no house in our city in this trade out- ranks the firm of Maxwell A: Isham. This house was established away back in the year L858, when it was known tinder the firm title of Maxwell. Campbell A Tingle; & & /Cr 94 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. S5\ in L870 succeeded by Tingle & Isbiiin. and in L876 the firm became Maxwell & Isham, and it is therefore one of the oldest firms in the city. This house is one of the sub- stantial concerns of Wheeling, and it has built up a large and increasing trade through the legitimate channels of commerce. They have succeeded by actual merit and con- tinual fair dealing through a long series of years, until now their reputation is estab- lished on a firm basis among the permanent and solid business of the Nail City. They are both men of large business abilities and experience, and manage then- trade with consummate skill. Mr. Isham, the junior member is a young and active man, well known in business circles, and a gentleman of sterbng worth. Mr. Maxwell is an old resident of the city, who has been for years engaged in his present business, and closely identified with the commercial interests of Wheeling, holding many positions of public trust and confidence. They do a large trade in Pennsylvania, West Vir- ginia and Ohio, employing an efficient corps of salesmen and other employes, who are able men of capacity, kept busy with their duties in this well ordered house. A large and complete stock of all goods in their line is carried the year round, and a heavy annual business is transacted. All orders sent to this firm, will receive prompt attention, and country dealers cannot do better than to call upon them, where they will find the most complete stock of groceries in Wheeling. We heartily commend this house, and purchasers visiting them we feel sure, will endorse our representations of the proprietors and their stock. John Knote. T. T. Hutchisson. KNOTE & HUTCHISSON, Importers and Dealers in Saddles' Hardware and Coach Trimmings, 1049 Main Street. This establishment was begun in 1833, by John Knote, Esq. It was then devoted to the wholesale manufacture of Saddles, Trunks and Harness. This house is one of the connecting links between the good old times of stages and road wagons, and mod- ern progress and railroads. It has with a steady enterprise kept abreast with the times in improvements. Mr. Knote was born in Lancaster county. Penna., in Feb- ruary, 1807. He has presided over this establishment forty-six years, until he has literally "grown gray in harness." During these years he has maintained a reputa- tion for excellence of stock, honest dealing and liberality. In 1848, Mr. Knote changed his business from manufacturing, to the sale of sad- dlers' hardware and carriage makers' goods. This was the first establishment keeping a general stock of carriage makers' goods in the section now called West Virginia. Mr. Hutchisson was born in Adams county, Penna., August 24, 1827. He came to Wheeling in 1*17, entered Mr. Knote's employ at that time, and has been connected with the establishment ever since. He became a member of the firm in 1860. This house lias always possessed the respect and good will of the citizens, and is a land mark in Wheeling. Mr. Knote has not only served his fellow citizens faithfully in his business capacity, but he has been called upon several times to serve thou in public affairs, having been a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1850-51, and in the Legislature in 1860-61. These positions he filled with respectable ability. The business of Messrs. K. & H is conducted with ample capital. All desirable goods in their line may be found in this time-honored establishment. Any article purchased here can be implicitly relied upon as being the best of its kind. WM. McMASTERS^ Druggist, Bellaire, Ohio. Prominent among the commercial industries, of Bellaire, is the house which heads this article. Foundedhi L871, by the present proprietor, it has had a career of marked success since its inception, and now ranks among the most solid firms of that city. The store is situated at No. 117 Belmont street, and occupies a building thirty-four feet front by fifty-five feet in depth, in which is a large stock of Drugs, Medicines, Taints, Oils, Dye Stuffs, besides an elegant stock of Perfumeries, and Fine Toilet Soaps. The stock carried will average about #4, ()()().()() on which a business of from $6,000.00 to $10,000.00 per annum is done. There are employed a bookkeeper and two prescription clerks, who are thoroughly familiar with the business and can safely be entrusted to prepare any medicine the physicians may prescribe. The proprietor, Wm. McMasters, was horn in Belmont county, Ohio, and is therefore a native of the county in which he now lives. & £' Jc^ THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 95XV\ D. GUNDLING & CO. Star Clothing House, No. 36 Twelfth Street. Tins is comparatively a new enterprise not being much over a year old. The proprietors showed a great deal of business nerve to embarfe in this business when they did, us this isjme of the must over-done branches of trad.' thai is prosecuted in Wl ling. Thej were shrewd enough to discover, however, thai where so much is sold of mi inferior quality, and repre- sented as first-class goods by mercenary dealers, there was ample room tor a first- class establishment in this line of busi- ness, and that its ultimate success only depended on good reliable goods, at just such prices as misrepresentation and dis- honorable dealing was getting for the comparatively worthless trash daily dis- posed of by these unscrupulous venders of improvised clothing. Something less than a year ago they rented that splendid room in McLain's Block, No. 36 Twelfth street, and stocked it with heavy invoices of goods pertaining to the Clothing trade from the most reliable manufacturers in the Eastern cities. They then com- menced a liberal system of advertising, and by putting the very lowest prices to their goods, they started on a business career which has increased from day to day. until this store is now one of the leading clothing emporiums of the city of Wheel- ing. They warrant all goods sold by them to be of the best manufacture known to the trade — in fact equal to "custom wokk," and at about half the price thai is asked for the latter by those who pay fancy salaries and exorbitant rents. The business of this house is now on a solid and durable foundation, and yields a handsome margin of profit. (io past this store when you will, either early or late, you will always see the Stab Clothim; House thronged with customers. JOHN BUTTERFIELD, Malster and Dealer in Hops, Barley and Rye, Cor. 22d and Water Sts. This business was tirst started by the proprietor in L863, as the principal partner of Butterfield & Co.. It was carried on in this name in the building known as the "Old Atheneuni," corner Sixteenth and Market streets. Some years after that, the struc- ture was burned to the ground. The firm was then dissolved, and afterwards became, in L873, "John Butterfield." Mr. Butterfield then took the present large establish- ment for the prosecution of his extensive and constantly increasing business. One single department of this large concern has a capacity for malting 55,000 bushels of barley per season. The entire premises occupy three lots of ground which, in the aggregate, measure 366 ft. deep by Li)8 (\. front. Eighl hands are employed in this enterprise. The works are propelled by steam, and arc by all odds the largest in the State of West Virginia, and will compare favorably with any of the kind in the country. Mr. Butterfield is a native of England, from whence he came nearly a half of a century ago: he was of course quite young when he came to the United States. He is an expert in the malting business, and is at the present time the senior member of the noted house of "Butterfield & Co.," Baltimore, Md. Their establishment in the East is known as the "Baltimore Brewery," where a very superior article of XX Ale, Porter and Brown Stout are produced, which have become quite celebrated. both East and West. Parties desiring anything of the kind can be supplied by order- ing from "Butterfield by 41 feet, and the north 23 by 23. There are recitation rooms, a chapel and study hall forty feet square, mathematical and recitation rooms, four music rooms, preparatory school room, a gymnasium 40 feet square, a science hall, where is^kent tlie best chemical and philosophical apparatus in West Virginia, a choice cabinet of geological specimens and minerals, globes, maps, charts and all else nec- essary for the study of Natural Philosophy, Astronomy and kindred sciences. It is not often that so complete and extensive apparatus is found in educational insti- tutions for young ladies. The parlors are spacious and richly furnished. The dining room is large, airy and convenient. The courses of study are perfect, and comprises everything essential to the per- ]£? THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 07Xy% fecting of a cultivated mind, fitting it to the highest position in lift — the accom- plished grades of science, language, music and fine arts, receiving the advantages of eminenl tutors. In short, no educational institution in America is more ad\ an- tageously situated, combining the stillness, healthfullness and retiracy of theconutry, and the advantages, amusement and pleasures of the city. It is snbjecl to a Board oi Tm-tees and Kxecutive Committee, consisting of many of the most influential gentlemen in the State, who, bv the way, are unremitting in their interest and at- tentions for the welfare of the institution and to second the aide and energetic ef- fortsof the President Miss A. Taylor, a. m. Miss Taylor is an accomplished lady with a wide experience, energetic and firm in her resolve that her administration shall continue with that unprecedented success that has characterized the mat ment of the College since her accession as i t > President The religious character of the College has always been in conformity with the liberal and Christian aim of its founders It is a thoroughly Christian yet unsectarian institution, in which the word of God is systematically t .-night and the Christian religion is made the. basis and character of education. \ddrcss the President. Miss A.Taylor, Wheeling. VV. Va 0. H. HOWELlT Tin, and Sheet Iron "Ware, Bellaire, Ohio. The above store was started in L877, and occupies the building at No. 538 Union street. This business was started with a small capital, but since its inception has steadily increased. He has by his untiring efforts and personal attention to business bu'lt up a large circle of friends and a correspondingly large business, both in tin city aud in the country surrounding. To those who will call on Mr. Howell we can safely say that his goods are always just what he represents them to be. He has establish d his trade by honest dealing aud he proposes to hold it in the same way. A. 0. MELL0TT&C0., Furniture, &c, Bellaire, Ohio. The above conceru was started by the Marietta Chair Company in I860. In 1874 the above firm succeeded the Chair Company. Since coming into the hands of the present owners, the business has been steadily increasing. The store is situated at No. 135 Belmont street and occupies a large two story building twenty-two feet front by ninety feet deep. In these rooms is piled Parlor and Chamber Sets of Furniture of all styles and grades. The undertaking department is complete aud isa specialty with Mr. Mellott, and besides his large stock of Furniture he furnishes a Hearse, Caskets, Coffins, Robes, Crapes. Gloves, &c, for funerals. This firm has a large local aud couutiy business which has been built up by an energy aud perseverence, character- istic of its owners. A. O. Mellott is a native of Belmont county and came to Bellaire in 1866. His career as a business mau has been one of marked success. A. RICHARDSON, Groceries and Produce, Bellaire, Ohio. Away back in 1859, when the city of Bellaire was but a small village. Richardson A- Brother started the above business with a capital of but $300.00. Under their careful and able management the busiuess has increased from year to year and to-day it stands a monument to their industry and is deserving to rank among the solid busi- nesses of Bellaire. The store is situated at No. L'L'l Thirty-second street, and is a building L'OxdU feet, well stocked with a large and varied supply of Foreign and do- mestic Groceries, &c. Starting with a capital of $300.00 they now carry a stock of $1,500.00, and do an annual business of about $20,000.00. Two clerks are kept con- stantly employed. They are attentive to the wants of customers, always ready and willing to wait on those who call. Mr. Richardson is also agent for the B. & 0. Express Company in Bellaire. This business is in charge of his son Geo. F. Richardson, who is also bookkeeper for tin- grocery store. Mr. Richardson was born in Dracuth, Massachusetts, and afterwards removed to Lowell in the same State, where he commenced his business career. On the 23d of June, 1856, he removed t<> this city, and commenced business as above stated. He has been actively engaged in the various enterprises which have made his . adopted city what she now is, and we heartily recommend his store to our readers. &> " ' £ Jv^98 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. . Barnhill was born in Pittsburgh in 1837, and came to Bellaire in 187~>. He is a practical workman, having been in the busi- ness in the Smoky City before coming to Bellaire. Those who have anything to do in his line will consult their interest by calling on him. as he can do the work as well and as cheap as any concern in the United States. FREE & BURT. 503 South Union Street, Bellaire," Ohio. A work professing to give in detail an adequate display of the commercial and man- ufacturing advantages of this city, would not be complete without more than a pass- ing notice of the concern which heads this article. H. H. Pree and P. H. Burt, Jr., are the individual members of this extensive concern; they are dealers in Sash. Doors, Ac, Leather and Findings, Hides, Pelts, &c. This firm, although starting on a lim- ited capital, have steadily increased their business, and at this time it would be im- possible for us to give the figures in regard to then growing trade : suthce it to say that they are doing a first class trade, and they are gentlemen whom we have no hesitancy in recommending to our readers. They are well known and universally liked in the city which tiny have adopted for their business life. It would be a good idea for those who contemplate building a house to call on this firm before purchasing the ma- terial for building. The stork of Doors. Sash. &c, are all made of No. 1 seasoned lumber, and there is therefore no danger of warping. Manufacturers' agents for the celebrated "Calvert" Oak Sole Leather. GEORGE MATHISON, Wholesale and .Retail Hats and Caps, Bellaire, Ohio. The above is the bon ton hat store of Bellaire and has for its customers the b?au monde of the city, in April of the present year. Mr. George Mathison, with an eye open to the interests of Bellaire, opened at the corner of Belmont and Thirty-third streets an exclusively hat store, where will always be found a large stock of the latest styles of Hats and Caps, from the dandy silk to the urchin's ten cent chip hat. The steadily increasing trade of Mr. Mathison proves conclusively that he is being appre- ciated by the people of Bellaire and vicinity, and also that his is a good house with which to deal. His sales during this year will probably reach the sum of from $3,000.00 ;<> 15,000.00, and this with a capital of $2,000.00 invested is, to say the least, a good showing. Mr. Mathison is a native of Wheeling, where he was born in L857. He has always been highly esteemed by those who know him in Wheeling. In 1879 he removed to Bellaire to embark in the above business, which under his able management has been so successful. During his brief stay in Bellaire he has formed an extensive and highly cultivated acquaintance, and though a young man is entitled to rank among Bellaire's solid business men. & £ 5?' THE rNDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 09 & J. F. SHARP, Retail Grocer, Bridgeport, Ohio. Of all family necessities there arc none so fall of solicitude and care to the careful and prudent housewife as' her stock of groceries. How can she beexp cted to provide ap petizing meals for the family if her groceries are not good? Give her good flour and she will provide good bread ; let her supply of sugars, pepper, salt and other condi- ments be first-class and the food will be nicely and properly seasoned. A good, honest, capable grocer is a blessing to the housekeeper. Such an one Mr. Sharp claims to be in au eminent degree; giving his entire time, attention and energy to his business he is justly entitled to his claim. Mr. Sharp was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1848. He came to Bridgeportin L859. In L876 he commenced business with a small capital, and so well have his well directed energy, unremitting attention and ecu teous demeanor been repaid, that his business is now a flourishing one amounting to some $600.00 per year. He aims to keep a, full stock of Staple, Fancy, and Family Groceries of all kinds, pure and fresh. He warrants his goods to be of prime quality and condition surpassed by none. He guarantees satisfaction and investigation of his stock. Mr. S. has been the recipient of favor in a public capacity, having been selected by his fellow citizens for the responsible position of Township Treasurer, in which he Si them with honor and ability for four years. S. HORKHEIMER & CO., Importers and Wholesale Dealers in Wines and Liquors, Wool, sheep Pelts, Furs, &c. Nos. 115.4 Water and 1, 3 & 5 Twelfth Street. Among the substantial. A No. 1 houses in Wheeling, there are none that for bu- siness sagacity, energy, commercial and financial ability outrank this. Fixing their aim at the highest commercial point, they claim with jus- tice that they ha e almost accomplished this obje< t. and they can claim that stant labor and industry hiive been devoted to tne task of building up an establi anient in which customers can rely on find- ing everything that exper- '., be wor- thy of confidence. 1 h< members of the firm are Germans, and com; viessrs. s. horkln imer, it. Baer, H. Horkheimer, M. Horkheimer, and L. Hork- heimer. The senior mem- ber, S. Horkheimer, com- menced business in vVbods- field, Monroe county. Ohio. remo' ing from there in 18.18 to Wheeling, where he began business again on a limited capital. The re- sults Of his business life ^V~ arc abundantly shown, not *~^*-sr ~~ - _ -^T" only by the Lmmensi ness done by the firm, DO, 10(1, and a stock constantly on hand amount- ing to fully % 100, 000; but by the confidence reposed in him 1>\ his fellow-citizens in calling on him to give them the benefit of his ability and sound judgment in pub- lie matters : he having been for years a prominent member of the City Council, a. Director in Banking institutions. Fire Insurance Companies, and Manufacturing I panies. In all positions which lie has been called upon to serve Mr. Hork'.eimer has displayed distinguished ability and given faithful service. The younger members of $ ' ' $ ,0^100 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. Nj^ the firm all stand high in the business community for integrity, capacity and good judgment. This firm has a branch house in Zanesville, Ohio. They are probably, without exception, the heaviest wool dealers in all tins section, handling enormous quantities. Their place of business is on one of the most prominent corners in the city — a three-story brick, 24x120 feet. They employ 22 hands in their three depart- ments — their monthly pay-roll reaching the sum of $1,300.00. In addition to this, this firm cany on an extensive sheep skin tannery, the most improved and thorough on this side of the Allegheny mountains — this is a three-story building, 5oxl00 feet. This branch of their business is carried on with their accustomed ability, and is the only establishment of this khid in West Virginia. In this are one boiler and one en- gine. Such linns as this give business tone and reputation to any city, and are uner- ring indices of her prosperity and availability for business enterprises. Their trade as may be imagined, is very extensive, and is located in West Virginia, Ohio. Penn- sylvania and Maryland, and for wool, in Massachusetts. The reputation of the firm extends over the whole country, and might be said to be national: and exercises a wide spread and marked influence on the reputation, not only of the city, but Suite. BL0CH BROTHERS "Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in Specialties, JNo. 1137 Main street, Suc- cessors to S. S. Bloch. These gentlemen are extensive packers of specialties in thegrocery line, among « it i<-h may be enumerated Canned Mountain Trout, Beef Sal ad, Tripe Salad, Pickled Eels and Lamb's Tongues. They are also manufacturers of American, Swiss and Limburg Cheese. .The articles mentioned are warranted first-class and unrivalled in the market. They form, however, lnu a part of their large and varied stock, among which may be found every article known to the trade, all of which may I it- had at the closest figures for cash or approved credit. The proprietors are both young men, (neither of them being over thirty years of age) and have established, in but a very few years, one of the largest trades in the city. Their home trade will compare favorably with that of any house in Wheeling, and their trade abroad is simply immense, extending, as it does, to all parts of the country. Considering this, it is surprising that it should have been accomplished so soon by such very young men. It is, however, only another illustration of the fact that some men are born business men, and really have but little to learn in its prosecution, while others, not shaped by nature for business, will goon plodding for _ years, ere they can learn the first principles of the trade. BLOCH BROTHERS, Manufacturers of Cigars and Smoking Tobaccos, No- 1317 Main Street As will be seen elsewhere, the memlvers of this firm are also wholesale grocers, and have been sufficiently alluded to in the latter capacity. We here speak of their Tobacco and Cigar trade. The individual members of this firm are S. S. Bloch and Aaron Bloch, sons of S. S. Bloch, deceased. The deceased was a native of Germany, but the sons were born in Wheeling. This manufactory of Tobacco. Cigars, &c, is one of the largest in the State, and employs, it is claimed, the largest number of hands employed in any other similar establishment in the city of Wheeling. From fifty-five to sixty hands, find constant employment in this ex- tensive manufactory. These workmen, being all first-class operatives receive, as a matter of course, first-class wages. Such being the case, it may be inferred that the products of this factoiT are equal if not superior to those of any other house in the city or State. This accounts for the fact that Messrs. Bloch are always crowded with orders for goods manufactured by them. "Virginians," "Pride of West Virginia" Cigars are their specialties. Their workmen are never idle for even a single day. No inferior articles are permitted to enter into the compositions of anything sent out of this celebrated establishment, whither it be goods of a low grade or those of a higher kind. Wherever the goods of this popular house are in- troduced they rapidly come into favor. They are handled by the largest jobbers in the Union. The constantly increasing trade of this tobacco house establishes the fact that the goods sent out of it are unsurpassed bv any in the country. Messrs. Bloch are always ready to meet the views of the closest buyers for cash, or on time. & /C^ THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 101 X>\ JONES & BRO . Copper, Tin and Sheet Iron Ware 1163 Market Street. Reliability and practical workmanship united with business tacl and polite, ac- commodating manners are sure indicators of success. In Messrs. .limes & Bro. theee qualification will be assuredly found by all who patronize them. Messrs. H F. and J. II. Jones compose the firm, horn in this State, they came to the city in 1863, and commenced learning their business. In 1873 they began business on their own account and the possession of the qualities mentioned above have in- creased their business from a small capita] to at least $10,00000 per year. They manufacture all articles entering into their trade in ( upper, Tin and Sheet Iron and deal in all kinds of Stoves and House Furnishing Goods. Their place of business is in a very prominent locality opposite city building, Messrs. Jones & Bro. give their personal supervision to all work done hy them and have uniformly given entire satisfaction to their patrons. Skillful, throughbrec! mechanics, their work will stand the test of the severest criticism. All goods usually found in this class of houses will he found in their stock and of the very best quality and make. Repairing of all kinds receives their special attention. O.P. WHITTAKER, FREs'T. N. E. WHITTAKER, SECY. WHITTAKER IRON COMPANY, "Works, South Side of Wheeling Creek, above Jacob Street. This extensive Iron Works is one of the largest in the city. It was built about the year 1819 or 1850, and originally was used for the purpose of manufacturing railroad iron, but the present company have devoted it to the purpose of making all kinds of Sheet, Plate, Tank Iron. &c. , in the product of which they have quite an extensive capital invested. These Iron Works are equalled by few enterprises of the kind in the country, either in the superiority of manufacture, or to the ljtoss amount of ma- terial produced. This enterprise has advantages, both in the home and foreign mar- kets, not possessed by many others of the kind- having extensive coal mines within a few hundred feet of the milk. An abundance of orders keep these extensive works in almost constant operation, both day and night, with the exception of such times when stoppage for repairs is necessaay. The capacity of these mills may be'easily inferred, from the fact that they are con- ducted in buildings covering an area of ground 500x100 feet. About two hundred hands are employed in this establishment, to whom is paid over $12,000 as monthly wages. A large home and foreign demand keep these works with a constant surplus of orders. In the manufacture of Sheet, Plate. Tank Iron. Ac. the Whittaker Iron Works have become the synonym for the production of the most superior articles in their hue of trade, wherever these goods are introduced — embracing nearly every section of the Union. The iron business in the United States, during the past four or five years, has been put to a very severe and trying ordeal, from which it has not, even yet, entirely recovered. This company, however, proved itself equal to the emer- gency, and* relaxed no effort to meet the supreme demands of the hour. Although profits are light, the Whittaker Iron Works fills all orders which offer a margin over the cost of production, even if the net gain be small — preferring to keep their ma- chinery running, rather than let rust — which is greater than wear and tear -make in- roads on their capital. willianTalexanderT Wholesale and Retail Grocer, Bridgeport, Ohio. One of the largest and most extensive grocery establishments in Bridgeport is that of Wm. Alexander, successor to Bates A- Alexander. Mr. Alexander started with J. A. Gray A Co. in 1849 in a comparatively moderate way. His energy, enterprising disposition and close personal attention, has yielded him that much gratifying result to the true man of business qualifications and abilities, •■success." and he now tran- sacts a flourishing and steadily increasing business. He carries a large and complete stock of choice family groceries, Flour, Teas, Sugars. Coffees, Spices, and in facl e\ en- article usually found 'in a first class, well regulated establishment of this kind, vary- ing in value from $8,000 to $10,000. His annual trade will average $40,000. He devotes his personal attention to the business, and his house has achieved an enviable tfl THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. ^ reputation for mercantile integrity. Mr. Alexander is a native of Greenville, Pa., and commenced to learn his business with John Hogg, of Mt. Pleasant. Ohio. His trade extends through Belmont, Guernsey and Harrison counties. He has done a prosperous and steadily increasing business, and his house is fully entitled to a prom- inent position among the representative houses of Bridgeport and this section. C. M. RHODES & CO., "Wholesale Grocers, Bridgeport, Ohio. This house was started away back in 184fl by E. P. Rhodes, and justly ranks as one of the pioneer establishments of this section. It then assumed a position which it has since retained of being one of the responsible institutions of Belmont county, and has built up a very large and growing trade through actual merit and continued fair dealing through a long series of years of active business. A very large capital is invested, and an immense and very complete stock of everything in their hue is carried the year round. Mr. E. P. Rhodes, retiring some years ago, the present members of the firm are Messrs. < '. M. Rhodes and 0. T. Rhodes. This establish- ment is one justly claiming a particular notice in our work, as they do a business second to none in this section of the country, and surpassed by few in rnuch more pretentious localities. They occupy a handsome building 40x80 feet and three stories high. Their trade extends through this and adjoining counties. Any busi- ness transactions with this firm will be always attended to strictly and promptly. They are agents for the Kings Great Western Powder Company, and keep a maga- zine near Bridgeport, in which their supplies are stored. They employ four hands, besides book-keeper and salesman, Both members of the firm are natives of this place, Mr ('. M. Rhodes being born December loth, 184">. No house in this section stands higher for integrity and square dealing, Mr. C. M. Rhodes is also a member of the firm of Rhodes & Dunlevy, Diamond Flour Mill. U. J. DUFFIELD, 1106 WATER STREET, Manufacturer of all kinds of Copper work for Steamboats and Distilleries ; Cop- per Kettles of all sizes made to order ; special attention to Copper Kettles for Sweitzer Cheese. The quality of his work compares favorably with any in the United States. This is the oldest establishment in^the city. He learned the busi- ness in Wheeling, and has fol- lowed it here ever since. He supervises every job done in his establishment, and is wry careful to let no deflective work go out of it. Mr. Dnf- field's establishment is known all along the Ohio, Mississip- pi and Missouri rivers, and in fact pretty much along all the western rivers and (heir trib- utaries, as a shop that cannot be surpassed for good work. Mr. Duffield having been so long in the business, gives him an experience that can be depended on by those sending him orders: hence his great reputation in his par- ticular calling. V\ e doubt if there is a person in this business, from Pittsburgh to New Orleans, that is better known than Mr. Duffield. He is always on hand and offers work in his line at the lowest figures. Mr.- Duffield makes large cheese kettles and sends them to different States: also agricultural and family boilers with fruit boiler combined. The above boilers are Mr. Duffield's own invention, and have given entire satisfaction. A number of references can be obtained in this city in their favor. & J^P THE INDUSTRIES OK WHEELING. 103H^ THE BELLAIRE & SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY. Office in Bellaire. The Bellaire «S Southwestern Railway Company was organized in L875. The qap- ital stock was subscribed to the amount of two hundred and forty thousand dollars, on the first division, from Bellaire to Wbodsfield, forty-two miles. Surveys made, and estimates calculated, placed the cost at $12, 000 per mile; I ml the excellent man- aent and rigid economy, connected with the shrinkage in the cost of labor and supplies, have reduced the cost of the road, fully completed and equipped, to $10,000 per mile. The twenty-nine miles, now completed, gives evidence of good man agement, rare executive ability and unusual engineering skill. The bridging and trestling are substantial and well built, showing thai no pains or expense were spared in those parts of the construction requiring special care ; and in avoiding too many ami ton abrupt, curves, it was necessar\ in build a great deal of trestle work. The ballasting of the road is progressing, and in a short time there will be no easier, pleas- anter road to ride on in the State. The. ascent of t lit; road from the river level, is quite t a] iid. requiring a grade in many places of one hundred and thirty feet to the mile, and the sensation to the passenger of an up grade of an unusual degree, is often very apparent. The road passes through a rich country, hitherto accessible only by the usual country roads, frequently impassable in the winter season, opening up to the fanners the B sllaireand Wheeling markets, giving them facilities forthe transporta- tion of their products, which alone is worth the price of the road. To the tourist or persons seeking relaxation from labor, or the mere seeker alter pleasure, a trip over this road presents unusual attractions — passing rapidly through the diversified scenery of the country, now skimming along the side of some creek, then rapidly mounting to the hill-tops, the scene constantly changing, the whole country dotted with ele- gantly built, comfortable farm houses, the sheep and cattle browsing in the fields, give a pleasant tone and vivacity to the trip, reminding one somewhat of the ascent of the White Mountains. Tor picnics and pleasure excursions, this country presents great facilities and attractions. There are numerous delightful groves and shady re- treats, specially adapted for parties of these kinds. There could be no pleasauter resort, from the noise and bustle of the city, than some of the points on this mad. Numerous views can be obtained alone the road of great beauty and interest. Some of them, from the hill-tops, are really grand, looking for miles and miles over the hills and valleys, the view embracing every feature of a beautiful landscape, the cul- tivated fields, and in autumn the shady groves of trees with their variegated leases, the white farm houses and barns, there are many of I hem really entrancingly beau- tiful, and well worth a trip over the road. The company will extend liberal induce- ments to picnics and pleasure parties seeking points for these purposes, and it is their intention to make their road the popular one for parties of this kind, and it is very certain there are few roads that can claim better facilities, or more of them, for these holiday excursions and parties. The business of the road is already very good, fully coming up to the expectations of its projectors, and when fully completed to Wbodsfield, it will, beyond doubt, be a good paying investment, as it will have a mo- nopoly of the carrying trade of the country through which it passes at full tariff rates. The road is of the narrow gauge system, which has become so popular of late years, and which experience has taught to be better adapted for the. economical handling and transportation of the business of the country. The cost is less than the broad gauge, the wear and t ar of track and machinery much less, the handling of trains much more economical, and current expenses, incident to working the road, greatly reduced. The location and direction of the road is unquestionably excellent in its selection, opening up a country that had practically no outlet for its farm and other products, giving the dense population of this s sction fa iilities for the transmission to business centers of the fruits of their industry, and thereby stimulating them to greater and renewed eif orts. The officers of the company are S. L. Mooney, Presi- dent; A. Armstrong, Vice-President; A. W. Anderson, Secretary and Treasure]-. The Executive Committee is composed of the following gentlemen: S. L. Mooney, W. T. Morris, A. H. Caldwell. W. M. Armstrong, G. W. Sanders, A. W. Anderson, E. G. Morgan. The road will be completed to Woodsfield, the county seat of Mon- roe county, by December 1st, 1870. On the occasion of the speech of lion. I). W. Voorhees, on the 8th of Octoberin Bellaire, this roa 1 carried fully five hundred passen- gers from the country into Bellaire, evidencing already a capacity and energy wortl y of great commendation. £ JvX 104 THE INDUSTRIES OK WHEELING, X^\ J. W. SELLERS, PHOTOGRAPHER, 301 Union St., Bellaire, Ohio. There are many still living who remember the time when it was almost impossible for a person in moderate circumstances to possess a picture of himself or friend. It was the breaking of a glad day, therefore, when the rude daguerreotype and then the ambrotype could be procured. These were eventually superceded by photo- graphs, which certainly was another step toward the perfect likeness. At the art gallery of Mr. Sellers, the consummation of the highest skill is manifested in the va- rious branches of the art. In the first place he has been careful to secure the most perfect aparatus : having done this, he has constructed a skylight upon the most im- proved aud scientific principles, so that he shall not have any difficulties to contend with in these respects. Besides being a natural artist, Mr. Sellers has had close and rigid culture and long experience, and has kept pace with the most progressive ideas. These qualifications not only make him master of the profession, but give him a wider range in the judgment of style, position, color and shades best suited to his subject. His studio is made most inviting to the critic or lover of art. His walls and cases show the finest specimens that the art can produce in photographs or other styles of work. Copying and enlarging old pictures is made a specialty by him. Mr. Sellers is a gentlemen of refinement and public spirit, and has been associated with the bus- iness interests and general prosperity of Bellaire since 1862. S. L BRICE, DRUGGIST, The above gentleman has been established in South Wheeling, as a druggist and prescriptionist. for quite a number of years. The establishment is situated on the line of the city street railway cars, and has the reputation of being one of the most reliable prescription offices in the entire city. Mr. Brice has a full stock of such ar- ticles as are usually found in a first-class store of the kind. The capital invested in this business is $3,000.00. There are two assistants, who are skilled and expert in their difficult art. The proprietor himself is well known throughout the city as a gentleman entirely devoted to his profession, and possessed of sufficient experience, tact and talent to have his business conducted with all the system aud order that is observed in a medical school. Drugs are things which require the keenest eye and the soundest judge to deal in ; for if these articles are not perfectly fresh and sound, no matter what skill the physician may have in dictating a prescription, it will be comparatively vain, and indeed sometimes injurious to the person for whom it is in- tended. First-class articles only are used at Mr. Brice's store for this purpose. Pres- criptions compounded day and night. R. M. THEAKER, Hardware, Cutlery, &c, Martin's Ferry, Ohio. This store is situated in Medill's building on Hanover street, where everything usually found in a first-class store of this kind is kept by this gentleman, and offered quite as cheaply as it can be purchased abroad. There was a time, and not many years since, that an enterprise like this, in Martin's Ferry, would have been consid- ered a doubtful undertaking, but the proprietor had the foresight to see that the suc- cess of such a thing in a city so large as Martin's Ferry, only depended on one con- dition, aud that was a complete assortment on hand at all times, and at such prices as would leave no inducement to those who had been in the habit of buying abroad to continue in doing so. This condition he fully complied with, and he has now quite a flourishing hardware trade in this busy and thriving corporation. His room is fully stocked with an endless line of hardware, cutlery, iron, nails, glass, etc. No need for citizens of this locality to go over to Wheeling for anything pertaining to the trade, as lie sells first-class goods and at low prices, from the most important article in the line down to those of the most insignificant character. A large Stock of Stoves and Tinware, Oils, Paints and Varnishes, Porcelain and Granite Iron Ware. JOHN REED & CO., Maltsters and Hop Dealers, No. 1425 South Street. The individuals compi-ising this firm are John Beed, Esq., President of the Peo- ple's Bank of this city, and Killian Kress, proprietor of the Eagle Brewery. ' These & & fCp THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 105^^ gentlemen either buy. or sell if desired, malt, hops and barley in quantities at whole- sale. Mr. Reed attends mostly to the purchasing of these commodities, having had a large experience in the business. They give the very highest prices for these goods, and buy in lots, no matter how large, (Mr. Reed being a heavy capitalist) whenever offered. A farmer need have no difficulty in finding a market for his commodities in this hue, for here is the place all the year round to dispose of what he may have to sell. He will always be treated well by these gentlemen. No man in this whole community stands higher in character, as a business man, than Mr. Heed. He has lived in the city for nearly half of a century, and has always had the utmost confi- dence shown him by business men, and in fact the whole community. Their trade extends quite a distance in the surrounding States and is enormous!} large, and of course remunerative. Bring on your products, farmers, these gentlemen are always ready to buy. JOSEPH BELL & CO.. Corner of Fourth and Main Streets. This well known and long established Poundrj is one of the oldest in the State. It has often been said by the proprietors of this well established business, "that they need no advertising." If this could be said with truth, of any enterprise in Wheeling — the eminent success in business of Joseph Bell < xls and prices of the same, than you are to be where they pay high rent and high salaries to clerks. Special attention given to rebronzing chandeliers, &c, ,v.c. OSCAR SEELEY, Practical Plumber, and Dealer in all Kinds of Plumbing Materials, No. 2112 Main Street. This is comparatively a new enterprise, as the proprietor only opened in 1877. lie lias a very fine stock of goods, however, in a fine room, and in one of the best locations for trade that is to be found in the city. Mr. Scclcy has made himself a host of friends in this city by the excellent character of the work pertaining to his trade which he has done, and by his general qualities as a gentleman apart from business considerations. Many men will live in a place for many years and not be as successful as Mr. Seeley has been in the short time he has lived in Wheeling. His business is quite large, comparing favorably with that of any of the older es- tablishments of the kind. The secret of all of this is, he is obliging and prompt in the exeeutii f orders entrusted to his care, does good work, uses none hut the best of material in connection with the same, and charges the very lowest figures, for anything he is commissioned to execute, it may be easily inferred from this that he has plenty to do. He keeps quite a tine stock of Plumbing Materials, and anything in the line not in stock, he will order for you with the utmost prompti- tude. All kinds of repairing carefully attended to, and in a thoroughly workman- like manner. Leave your orders for good work at low figures. HUGO L LOOS, Manufacturer of Fine Cigars, Tips and Stogies; Wholesale and Retail Dealer in All Kinds of Tobaccos, Snuffs and Smokers' Goods. Number 1228 Market Street, East Side. This establishment was commenced in 1868, on a small capital, by Mr. Loos, in a Imilding on Twelfth street between Chapline and Market, in quite a small room as compared with the present large and more eligibly situated manufactory on Market street. He now employs, he assures us, from seventeen to twenty hands, to whom constant employment is given. An idea of the magnitude of the business may be formed from the fact that 2,000,000 of stogies alone are turned out at this manufac- tory annually. Siich au enormous product of merely one feattu'e of the business in- dicates an extensive business in the aggregate trade in the other articles, such as tine and common tobaccos ; choice Havanna cigalas ; and fine cigars of a medium grade, and tips ; all kinds of snuff, and a general assortment of other things— such as smokers Goods — must indicate a prosperous business for this well known and pupular house. This house ships goods to the Canadas, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, and even to San Francisco — besides having a general trade to less noted points in many of the different States. This has all been accomplished by attention to business, en- ergy, perseverance, making and shipping a prime quality of goods at such prices as have commanded from time to time a return of further orders. WM. MYLES, Photographer, 2154 Main Street. There is nothing more conducive to the good morals of a city than any enter- prise contributing to the cultivation of refined ideas and tastes. Who has it in his power to do more in this way than the finished and artistic Photographer? Mr. Mvles has certainly done everything in his power to cultivate and perfect his art. Born in Ireland, he came to Wheeling in 1851. In 1859 he commenced Imsiness and by faithful, constant endeavors and a true artistic conception of his profession, he has secured for himself a prominent position in this community. II is pictures are strictly true to nature, and arc faithful portrayals of the linaments of his sub- jects. There are no improvements in his husincss, no styles of sittings in his art that Mr. - Mvles has not availed himself of. Mr. Myles has been called on to serve his fellow citizens in other capacities, having been chosen Councilman from his & __ & '112 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. "^ ward, and being at one time President of the Board of County Commissioners. Mr. Myles is just finishing a magnificent brick building in Centre Wheeling, which he will occupy in the prosecution of his business. GRAY'S IRON LINE, Freight Transportation, Office, 94 Water Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. Contingent upon the industrial manufacturers of Pittsburgh, Gray's Iron Line is entitled to particular mention in these records. As the Pioneer Line of Barge Transportion of general merchandise from Pittsburgh it was established in 1863, with a view to afford shippers greater facilities in the river transportation of heavy freights to points in the West, North and Southwest from which they would other- wise have been virtually cut off. The Iron Line at, once became a permanent insti- tution. In heavy freight transportation the company gives special attention to that of Steel and Iron Rails and Pittsburgh and Wheeling manufacturers from all points. The proprietors arc Capt. R. C. Gray and Capt. M. W. Bettzhoover, the former acting as general manager, W. P. McConnell and J. H. Dunlap being re- spectively secretary and superintendent. Being the largest undertaking of the kind in this part of the country the facili- ties of this company are somewhat extended and consist of the Steamers Iron Mountain, W. C.Gray, Master; Fearless, Thos. Greenlee, Master; Ironsides, J as McDonald, Master, thirty-five model barges for regular freights, iron, etc., etc., and five barges designed for carrying bulk grain, having a total capacity ot 140,000 bushels with a tonnage of 1,400 tons each. For safety, speed and economy this line has justly achieved a matchless reputation. No men in Pittsburgh are better known, or more highly esteemed than Capts. Gray and Bettzhoover, Their connection with the growth and prosperity of the Iron City has been a very inti- mate one. Gray's Iron Line is but one of many beneficial enterprises to which they have lent their names and advanced their capital, employing in this branch of their business alone, over one hundred men. They may well be entitled to con- sideration as promoting in no small degree the industries of Pittsburgh. HANNA & CLEMENS. Manufacturers of News and Book Paper, Fulton Paper Mills, Wheeling. This is one of the oldest papei mills in the country. The present firm are the successors of several firms in the past; among whom may be mentioned Armstrong and Fisher, and Armstrong and Sons. The former firm established these well- known mills nearly fifty years ago. The present firm, however, are introducing some new machinery, which, when completed, will give these mills double the ca- pacity of producing power to what they have ever been capable of in the past. They are quite large, as they occupy an acre of ground. When the new machinery is adjusted they will compare favorably with the most prominent mills in the country. They are propelled by two steam engines; one of ninety, and the other of twentv horse power, which are fed by three double fined boilers, thirty-eigtht & . & ,Cr THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 113 KS\, inches in diameter and twenty-eight feet in length. A remarkable feature about these mills i-, the proprietors assure us that they are "the only mills in the coun- try that are producing a pure rag news paper," as it is known that mo the paper upon which newspapers are printed is made of iuferior materials. This Eact alone should ensure Messrs Hanna a Clemens larj as it is well- known that nothing will make 90 good an article oi papei oi the kind of which we speak as cotton rags. r lhis establishment does a heavy business in Wheeling, Baltimore and Cincinnati, and has a large trade in the surrounding States. 'I he individual members of the firm are Thos Hanna, and Daniel Clemens. They were both born in Steuben ville, Ohio. They are both practical pap work in the mills themselves, and are gentlemen oi business enterprise and intelli- gence. E. LARKIN, Dry Goods and Notions This old and reliable establishment was started in L852 by the fathei of the present proprietor, Mr. Edward Larkin, No. L042 Market street. Thi aspiration and highest achievement of the businessman is the satisfaction of his customers, and in this Mr. Lark-in stands pre eminent, courteous and urbane in his deportment, anxious to gratify the tastes and whims of shoppers, no matter whom, or how poor or rich. He has built up and holds a trade gratifying to the pride of any business man. The amount, style, texture and quality of his goods are 1 treat for the lady buyer. "Cheap as the cheap ' are the toes Mr Larkin has for his guidance, and one may rely on the representations made in this establishment, everything sold is warranted both as to quality quantity. It is a labor of love to Mr. Larkin to give the greatest amount ofsatisfac- tion to l»is customers. His trade ig in both city and country and from a small begin- ning^ very large and remunerative trade has been seen red. Mr. Larkin wascho the last municipal eleel ion to represent his ward in the City Council, a testimonial to his uninterested energy, unswerving integrity and business capacity. Such men as Mr Larkin are a credit and a benefit to any city in these days of show and greed, and gi ire strong evidence of what maybe accomplished by vim and push coupled with honesty of purpose. HENRY A. ALBRIGHT, Manufacturer of Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron "Ware. 2607 Chapline Street. Mr. Albright, the proprietor of this store, was born in Prussia in the year 1817, and came to this country in 1836, and to Wheeling in 1858. In July, he began the important struggle to better his fortune by establishing a -hop for working at his trade. Mr. Albright is a mechanic of long and great experience, practical in every sense of the word, and all work turned out of bis shop bears the stamp of good workmanship, lie deals in House Furnishing Hardware of all descriptions and kinds. Stoves, Buckets, in fact everything in bis line, lie pays particular attention to putting on gutters and spouts, and in all and every case warrants his work- in every particular, quality and workmanship especially. He has a fine city trade and gives general satisfaction. D. C. LIST, Pork Packer and Manufacturer of the "Chester" brand of Sugar Cured Meats No. 23 Fourteenth Street, between Alain and Market. The proprietor was formerly the senior member of the large wholesale grocery house of List, Davenport & Parks. Ilei> now heavily engaged in the Pork Packing business in all its branches and the manufacture of Sugar Cured Meats The name of "Chester" is the trademark by which Mr. List's celebrated productions are known at home and abroad. "Chester" Hams and Breakfast Paeon are used in a great many of the families of the city on account of their superiority of man- ufacture, fine quality, and exquisite flavor. Wherever these goods are introduced they never suH'er from competition, as they ha\e been pronounced by the trade to be superior to most of the sugar cured meats which are admitted to be standard & " & >V114 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. ^\ articles with the trade. The excellent character of these goods may be inferred from the fad thai they will, at all seasons of the year command a higher figure ii-oni dealers than those which are regarded as a marketable article, hearing the brands of other manufacturers. This house enjoys a heavy home trade, and a constantly increasing one from abroad. The proprietor has made this business a thorough study in all its branches : the result is, he offers aline of sugar cured meats of a character unsurpassed in qualitv bv those of any other establishment in the United Si DONALDSON, LEWIS & CO. W. K.Donaldson, W.Lewis. C. ^hl and W. II. Little are the individual members of this establishment and Jacob Jefferson bookkeeper. These gentlemen are the successors t<> the "Wheeling Wagon and Carriage Company." Tin- establishment is the oldest one in the city, li hasexisted for nearly half a century under the above firms, and those of E. Hays (V' Co., and Busby & Little, in times long gone by. It is a very extensive affair and may he found at No-. L500, 1502, 1504 and 15l)(; Market street,from whence it extends hack to Chapline. It has five depart- ments, and employs constantly about fifteen hands in the prosecution of its busi- ness. The pay roll is between $130.00 and §150.00 per week. The proprietors assure us that the quality of their work is equal in durability and style, to the work of any shop of the kind in the country. They will take orders for and make every style of vehicle known to the trade, including Carriages, Buggies, Track Wagons Trucks and Express Wagons. They can make any tiling in this line thatismadein first-class establishments. Their work in the line of Buggies and Carriages is notably light and handsome. When it is averred that even Pittsburgh, which is eminent for its skill jn this branch of trade, cannot surpass the work of Messrs. Donaldson. Lewis A Co.. it is saying a good deal. Call down and see their work and be convinced of the fact, mid also of the fact that they sell at bottom figures. They also attend to all kinds of repairing with neatnessand promptitude. CARNAHAN & CO., Dealers in Boots and Shoes, Nos. 2103 Main and 117 Sixteenth Streets, Thehouseof Carnahan& Co. is a very old establishment, having been first organized in 1840 by James H. McMechen with quite a small capital. The present business is about six times as large as was that of the original honse. The capital of Messrs. Camahan & < lo. is quite large, which, as they do a very heavy business in both houses yields them handsome returns. The Main street building, in which they conduct the most important branch of then business, is 70 feet in length, by 22 feet front. It has two departments, in which four hands are employed. The store on Sixteenth street is of similar size. In either of these stores you can have your wife, daughters. sons or self fitted with an elegant boot, shoe or slipper — as the stocks are very heavy and comprise all styles, qualities and sizes. Often in going to a shoe store where you have been in the habit of dealing, you find that you cannot get precisely what you want, either in style or size : and finding this to be the case, you are often induced to purchase, though not quite suited — from the fact that you dislike to go elsewhere — having dealt at the store of your friend so long, as they have always tried to please you. Nothing of this disagreeable nature ever occurs at the stores of Carnahan A' Co.. as they constantly keep up their stock in every respect, by continually sending orders to the eastern manufacturers from time to time: as the demands of trade may require from season to season. No store of the kind in the city surpasses either of the stores of Messrs. Carnahan A' Co.. in the able manner in which it is managed in general and in detail. ebeling&Tpebler, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Leaf and other Tobaccos. Cigars, &c. Nos. 1043, west Side of Market Square. This is one of the oldest and most extensive tobacco houses in the city. It was originally commenced on a somewhat smaller scale than at present, in the lower part of the city by Mr. Ebeling. about the year 1860. The trade increasing from year to year, caused the proprietor to form a co-partnership with Mr. Pebler, a gentleman of much I & ' _& X^ THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 115^* experience in the tobacco and cigar business. \ firm repri senting so much enterpris< could hanllv tail to succeed. The business kepi enlarging from year foyear until they were obliged to remove their tobacco factory to a larger room, and the present exten- sive three-story wareroom was rented by Messrs. Ebeling A Pebler. It is one of the largesl tobacco warerooms in the citj It is loo feel long bj 22 feet in width. and admirably situated for the demands of trade. As tin premises are large, and therefore well adapted tor a wholesale, rather than a retail trade, it may he inferred that the business is an extensive one as it reallj is extending over a great many states and even into the territories. It must not he inferred from the above, however, that they do not sell goods at retail. To do so would be incorrect, as their retail trade is quite large. Everything embraced in a general tobacco and cigar manufactory may be found at this establishment, either at wholesale or retail. The wry lust of leaf tobacco is an article in which they deal heavily. This is a specialty with them invariably purchasing from first hands, and in large quantities, they are enabled to oiler such inducements to purchasers as are not to he had elsewhere. Putting noth- ing but the very best of stock in their goods, they find a constant demand for all that they can manufacture. Tin reputation of this house is second to none in tin- trade. Everything in the tobacco and cigar line is offered to close cash buyers at the very lowest figures. The senior member of the firm. Mr. Ebeling, is a member fit the Board of Education of Wheeling JOHN ROEMER, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Dry Goods. Carpets, Notions, Wall Pai>er and Window Shades, Main Street, Center Wheeling. This spacious, elegant and popular establishment is conducted in a double store-room, and is one of the most varied and extensive concerns in tin- city. Noth- ing but the 1 .est of administrative ability could ever have developed such a compre- hensive business as this concern now enjoys. Originally the trade of this house was conducted in a single store-room, hut i uergy. enterprise and low price-, created such an increase of the trade that the proprietor deemed the premises to be of too contract- ed a character for the convenient prosecution of his constantly increasing trade. The adjoining room was rented, and both rooms were transformed into one large arid ele- gant establishment; and one of the heaviest stocks put into it that was evei put into a store in the city. The result was a vastly increased trade. Wall paper and window curtains were added to the attractions of this enterprising house, and at such figures as caused a large and constant demand in this new feature in the business, The proprietor, with his polite assistants, are always on hand to show visitors goods whether they wish to purchase or not. GEO. E. STIFEL&CO.. Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, Cloaks and Shawls. Purs made a Specialty. No. 1065 Main Street, West Side. Messrs. Stifle and Schwertfeger, the individual members of this firm, may he said to he experts in this business, as they have been in the trade from boyhood. The senior member is, perhaps, as good a judge of the quality of domestic goods as any mer- chant either east or west his father having been a calico printer in Wheeling for over forty years, in which business the father has amassed an ample competency. The firm Of Messrs. Stifle and Schwertfeger was but recently formed, they, hitherto, having been the principal salesmen of one of the then leading Dry floods houses in the city. Believing that it would be to their interest to embark in business for them- selves, and urged to it by influential friends, and the assuranceof goodwill and patron- age by a large proportion of the public, they opened out something less than a year ago. and have succeeded beyond their most sanguine expectations. Their trade em- braces quite a large and fashionable proportion of city buyers, and has a very exten- sive circulation in the surrounding country. Having a ripe experience in dealing, both in foreign and domestic goods, they keep one of the most fashionable and best selected stocks ever offered to the public, and at prices which will ensure their sale, when tested by .i fail- examination. One great advantage this firm has, is that their stock is all ,,,.« and of the latest designs and styles: no old goods to offer yon everything is modern and desirable. These gentlemen do not have to resort to the old, threadbare cry of "Closing out at cost:" "Come and examine our cheap counter goods at half price." Ac '& & XSPll6 THE INDUSTRIES OK WITEELING, X-^ N. W. BECK, Brass Foundry and Machine Works. Mr. Beck keeps constantly on hand an almost endless variety of Brass Goods, Globe Valves, Cocks, Whistles, Cylinder and other Oilers, Babbitt Metal, Metallic Packing, I mi Gum Belting, Packing Yarn, Belts, Lace Leather, and all kinds of Engi- neers' Supplies (Successor to Collins & McGill, established thirty years ago). This old and well known establishment may be found at No. 12 Sixteenth street. This gentleman offers his services to the public in general, and steamboat and other engineers in particular. This latter class can find at his establishment supplies of a character that it would be difficult to find in such variety, quality and quantity else- where in the city. He has a very extensive trade in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and a \ ery large city trade among such persons who may havedemands for his goods, as Ins prices are so low that they defy competition. Mr. Beck has lived in the j city all of his life, and therefon i lied a citizen in the fullest sense of the word. He is a very Lngenioi erienced mechanic, having had an experit of eighteen sears at the machinist business, and eleven years of that time as superin- tendent of a first class una him works. Should you want an engine or other ma- chinery drafted, or any advice in regard to kind, size or quality of machinery, it would be well to call on him. He is prepared to cast or fit up spring-packing in the latest improved style, tit up model- or light machinery. All kinds of repa'rs made at short notic< . Eis prices will be found, on application, to be as low as such work can be (tone for th< same amount o! labor bestowed on the job. He can do a perfect job in either plain or intricate design in brass work ; in either heavy or light work he is ly at home. If you have a broken stop-cock, or anything which you may be disposed to deem as worthless. s< nd it to Mr. Beck, and he can restore it to its origi- nal usefulness at a moderate— indeed, many times at but a trifling charge. You may always depend on Laving good work at low prices from him. N. B.— Old brass may be sold at this shop. laughliiTbros, & co.7 "Wholesale Druggists, 1208 Main' Street Among th< prominent mercantile establishments of Wheeling, which have con- tributed so largely to her reputation as a manufacturing and industrial center, there are none occupying a more conspicuous position than the firm of Laughlin Bros. A Co. Rankingas the largest drng house in West Virginia, largely identified with some of our most prosperous manufacturing and commercial ent< uamendation of the Laughlin Bros, at our hands would seem superfluous. This establishment was founded in 185-1 by Messrs. Samuel Laughlin, Alex. Laughlin and S. B. Bushfield, orn the day of their embarkation into business life the Messrs. Laughlin have enterprising, energetic spirit, iron, which has resulted the present widely known and popular house. Tin present members of the firm an Messrs. Samuel and Alex. Laughlin, Chas. H. Odbert and Alex. Efc. Campbell. They occupy a building three stories in heighth, forty feet front by one hundred and forty deep — employing eighteen hands in tiie prosecutioi of their large business. They carry a stock of about $100,000, and do a business oi some $275,000 per year. Every arti- cle and every class of goods pertaining to a. first class Drug establishment, are kept i by them. Actuated by their usual business acumenand judgment, they purchased, a few years ago, the interest of Dr. A. S. Todd in his wonderful medicine, which has a world-wide reputation — " Todd's Liver Pills." paying therefor the larg< sum of $25,000. Thes< Liver Pills justly hold a most prominent position among medical rations not only in this and adjoining States, but theirfame has ext< ndedtofor- eign countries.. This house does an immense business, as is readily e^ idenced by visiting , their place of business and watching their capabh corps of assistants at work prepar- ing, packing, selling and shipping from their large stock. It is not only in their pri- vate business capacity that the Messrs. Laughlin have served their fellow-citizens, but of them have been called on to occupy positions of public trust and confidence, Samuel Laughlin being at the present time Vice-President of the Exchange Bank and one of the Directors in the new organization of the Belmont Mill. Alex. Laughlin was for some years President of the Ben wood Nail Mill, and is now President of the ! ' 'Laughlin Nail Works" and the "Junction Iron Company, "formerly known as Mingo. Alex. Laughlin has also served in the City Council. They are representative men, such as build up the trade and business reputation of prosperous cities. i£> & JSP THE INDUSTRIES OP WHEELING, WTKfs C. H. DINGER. Wholesale and Ketail Deaier in Hats and Caps— Wholesale House at No. 38 Twelfth Street ; Ketail Store at 1047 Main Street. Tht basis or origin • businesses was tin well known Hut and of Mr. S. Averj . wiiu Mild out his business a short time after tin- late rebel- lion, occurred, to Messrs. Bliss £ Ding' firm, however, was of short duration, Mr. Dinger - in his own name alon< . This was at No. 1064, just one door corner of Main ami Eleventh streets, ami occurred in about L862 or '63. A t'« w > that the proprietor removed to l047Mair street one oi tl i pn sent establishments when he, by attention to business, built up oni of the best retail trades of the city. Be soon found, howevet thai then was room for him in the wholesale branch o I ide. This branch he cultivated with Buch energy and judgment, that he found the premises in which he did business < too limited a character for thi proper ti of both the wholesale and retail features oi th< Hat and Cap Trade. Ti meet this emergency he resolved on carrying on the jobbing department in another establishment, and rented one of thos< magnificent rooms in McLain's Block for the purpose, No. :\f Twelfth street, which ho has filled with suitable goods for the trade, and where he is doing a leading busi- ness in tin jobbing of Hats and Caps. No niori notable instance of the result of ad perseverance, in the mercantile annals of the city, can be pointed out than tl I which Mr. Dinger is the central figure. Aided by an efficient corps of assistant doing a flourishing business at both stores, and for the best of reas< as hi jells T. W. WEITZEL Groceries. Experience teaches us that the most successful man is he who besl understands catering to the various wants of his fellowmen. Mr. Weitzel proves the truth of this axiom, for now i tronger evidence of its application and successful result than in his case. Mr. Weitzel'fi store is tirst class in every respect; his selection ods displaying good, sound judgment and taste. No interior goods or second rate brands oi make find room on his ly strictly on Ins representations and feel confident of being supplied with pure, fresh, unmixed Gro- ceries. Mr. Weitzel wasboi*n in Bavaria, Germany ; came to Wheeling in 1847. H, began business in L872, and has carefully fostered his trade until it is now of large dimensions and increasing rapidly. His place of business is at the corner of Market and Twenty-fourth Streets, Center Wheeling. NICHOLAS SCHLUTZ, No. 1310 Market Street, Manufacturer of and dealer in French and American Candies and Confectionei Foreign and Domestic Fruits, and all kinds of Canned goods kept on hand and for sale h endless varieties. This is one of the most enterprising houses in this depart- ment of trade that can be found in the cit\ oi Stati . Mr. R. first commenced busi- L861. He isa practicle workman in this particular and complicated trade, and knows the business with sui i is no mystery to him in propor- tioning I quantities that enter int. pounding of the most elaborate and fine articles of confectionery. To b< " o ■ hich he is ad- mitted to be, W( conceivi to he an accomplishment requiring much ingenuity and skill quite as much as that which is required in o tore prominent place in art. In this store can be purchased thi various fruits, Ac. of almost i verj productive climate in th. world. Oranges, Lemonk G Prunes, Basins, Currants, Nuts, Bananas, Pine Apples, Ac ad infinitum, mi in endless varieties. This store, it might b • said, is a sort of commercial rnusi i thing may he seen thai tempts thi eye, sharpens the taste, and as a o depletes the purse, We generally make it a poh tmous store and ' look at things which in themselves are well worth going to sei ourselves with looking — for what right has a poor i ditor with such things who ha much as he can do to find money for the common necessaries of life ? We say v. . I at them, we do indeed, and find a sort of gratification in thi reflection that the: & 8 X^llS THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. ^-* i some people any how who can afford these luxuries. The trade of this bouse is quite extensive both at home and abroad. The propietor is one of our niostreliable commer- cial men. and enjoys the esteem of his fellow merchants. TURNER & DILLON" Number 1223 Market Street. Dealer in Watches, Clocks. Optical Goods and Fire Arms. This establishment was originally established by the senior member of the firm in 1849, on- compared with what it is now— quite a small scale. He. being a practical Watchmaker, was not long, however, in commanding a liberal share of public patronage. 'The junior mem- ber of the present firm is also a practical workman, and though a younger man than Mr. Tukneb, is quite an expert in everything that pertains to the trade. Few men of his age are as well informed in their respective lines of business as Mr. Dillon is in the branch of trade in which he is engaged. This is conceded even by his competi- tors in the Watch, Clock and Jewelry trade. This is a flattering and well deserved compliment. The property in which the firm conducts their business was built but a a few years since, and is one of the handsomest store rooms in the city. It was built by the senior partner to accommodate his increasing trade when the business was car- ried on above 1 1th streeton Main by Mr. Turner alone. It is admirably adaptedfor the purpose for which it was built, being in one of the most fashionable business centres in the city. The firm of Turner & Dillon has within a few years back made rapid strides for supremacy in the Jewelry trade of Wheeling, and seems to have attained a position which no competition can injure or dislodge it from. The ample capital and indometable energy of the firm have been rewarded by a large and fashionable circle of patronage, both at home and abroad. Repairing in all the varied branches con- nected with the trade attended to with the utmost care, and excellence of workman- ship, and at figures which can not fail to please the patrons of the house. Messrs. Turner & Dillon never entrust complicated work to unexperienced or incompetenl hands. The proprietors always attend to this class of work personally. A splendid lot of Fire Arms always in stock. M GUTMAN & CO.. Clothiers and Furnishing; Goods, Nos. 20 and 22, Cor. 12th and M;un sts. Among the. most attractive and best stocked establishments in the city, is the large Clothing house of M. Gutman & Co. They occupy the large double tour story build- ing on the corner <«f 12th and Main streets, bj far the largest building devoted to this branch of trade in the city. Their rooms are spacious and elegant, with handsome show windows on both streets, that are always decorated with the most tempting dis- play of the latest novelties and most attractive goods in their line. This business was rounded in LS03, by the present proprietors, and is a branch of a Baltimore house. founded in 1 s.%u, by M. Gutman, the father of the gentlemen composing the Whi firm, Messrs. M. and D. Gutman these gentlemen are also interested in the Balti- more house, where a large portion of their immense stock is manufactured, although their purchases are not by any means confined to the Baltimore market. They carry ery large stock and do a. very extensive business, employing 1(1 assistants. The Messrs. Gutman have been actively engaged in this business since boyhood, and give to their trade the benefit of matured judgment, the result of years of connection with the Clothing business. Their place of business is an orament and credit to the and will com] tare favorably with any similar establishment in the country. They are gentlemen of great energy and very agreeable and popular manners and their high business qualifications have placed them in the front, rank of the leading business men of the city. The successful prosecution of any business enterpt ise requires both ability and intelligence, with a. natural aptitude tor commercial pursuits. This combination always results in success, as it has in the case of Messrs. Gutman .V Co. The possessson of the necessary knowledge of trade requirements is an impor- tant element of success in any branch of business. Possessing this I in an eminent degree, enables them to give to their customers tin- benefit of their abilities, and to furnish goods ingreater varietiesand more moderate terms than most establish- ments, which is one of the strongest reasons of their success. Such men soon make a reputation worthy of record, and the appreciation of their fellow citizens. Mr. M. Gutman is a Director of the Exchange Bank, and also of the Laughlin Iron Works. JvT THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 119 X>\ OPERA HOUSE OF WHEELING. Id the progress of ill nations towards civilization in ancient times, the refining influ- ence of the Drama has been acknowledged as an important element by historians, [indeed one of the strongest indications of the change, from the rude to the cultured of society, lias been the growing taste and appreciation for dramatic and theatri- cal amusements. One of the fli-si impiilsesof any thriving enterprising community when emerging from the village or town condition, to that of a city, is to become possessed of a building for public amusements and dramatic display. The love of wealth and the engrossment of business, are not the sole characteristics, as is often falselj stated of the Americans. There are no people who have a better appreciation or more cidtivated taste for the legitimate Drama, or who build larger or more costlj ■md ornate edifices for the encouragement of the Thespian art. Wheelingit is true, was for many years unprovided with a building, adapted for scenic display or conveniently arranged forthe effective presentation, of the better class of theatrical or operatic en- tertainments. But during the last few years, much has 1 n done to remedy this de- fect by the building and improvement of the opera House. This building which is pronounced by experts to be admirably designed and finished, and complete in construc- tion and arrangement, was built in 1870 by Mr. -lames Hamilton, but it afterwards passed into the possession of the German Insurance Co. of this city. Mr. F. Reister the Secretary of the Company, is , ,- officio manager, and he deserves no small share of praise for his successful efforts to continue to the public the benefit of this elegant place of amusement. The interior of the house is handsomely and elaborately decor- ated, and pros',!, .i with unsually comfortal ile and roomy opera chairs. All the details complete and best approved designs; and everything possible for the better comfort and convenience of patrons has been furnished with lavish hands. The size of the house is 70 by 100 feet, being in heighth equal to 4 stories. The stage is (i0 feet wide and :;n feet deep: the trap and machine cellar is 15 feet deep. There are 2 exits from the first door and family circle, and one from the rear of stage salty of actors. Allot' the doors open outward, affording every requisite for speedily emptying the house in case of lire. Every possible precaution istakenforthe safety of spectators. The stage in its appointments is perfectly complete, and all the skill of the" artist, the engineer and the mechanic have been called on in its construc- tion, The seating capacity, aside from boxes, is 850. The dressing rooms for actors which are very complete, are 8 in number, including star room3. Some of the most celebrated stars and combinations of the country have performed in this house, and have universally spoken loudly in its praise, for its convenience, perfect arrangement, completeness of detail and accoustic properties. There can certainly be no more charming place of amusement in the Country, and under the able management of Mr. Reister few more successful or more worthy of success. Under the building there are four finely furnished spacious offices, one of which is occupied by the In- surance Co. for their office. FRIEND^ SON, Number 1063 Main Street. Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Furniture. Carpets, Oil Cloths and Window Shades. This extensive establishment was first started on quite a limited capitial by Mr. R. F. Friend and his son K. K. Friend, in 18(J2, on the opposite side of -Main street, some- what north of the present splendid Store Room. The business, from its verj origin, seemed to have in it all of the elements of prosperity that are assential to a permanent trade. From year to year the business increased in volumeup to 18(50. Duringthis year the Senior partner died, the entire management of the business devolving on the son, Mr. R. K. Friend. This gentleman shortly after this, purchased the premises on which standsthe present magnificent structure Bya judicious investment of a similar amount of what he originally paid-for the property, he provided himself with a busi- ness house of extraordinary capacity, and in the very centre of the commercial part of city. The building is 180 feet long by 22 feet front. Countingthe cellar, which runs the entire length of the building, and is used for business purposes the house may be called a :-J storj edifice of L80 f eel in length! Thus, it will at once he seen that the premises have all the capacity that a o story one would have if it were the averagt length of store rooms /. e. 90 feet. This house is one of the leading Furniture estab- lishments in the State. We should despair in making an attempt to enumerate item & 5£ 120 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. X by item the different articles of trierchandise bhat are kept in these extensive and splendid Furniture and Carpet Warerooms. Suffice it to say that the establishment is packed from top to bottom with goodsof the most elegant and fashionable design, every- thing pertaining to the tra le being always kept in stock, and at bottom prices forcasn, orapproved credit. The eminent success of this house, since Mr. Friend, Sr.. died, is quite a marvel, and can only be attribul isession of a very superior order of administrative mercantile abilitj on the part of Mr. R. K. Friend, the present bead of the concern. Se has, however, Long been regarded as one of the most en- terprising merchants in the city. Undertaking i specialty. JOHN A. LASH. Wholesal tail Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver Ware, to wait on persons who tnaj visil the store, whether they purchase or not. In addi- tion to what may becalled the regular business, the Merchant Tailoring trade is also carried on in the establishment. Everything is systematized under the able ma meat of Mr. Dilworth. and works with the regularity of a time peice. His st noted for its low juices. J. KERR & CO., Star Planing Mills and Lumber Yard, Cor. 1st and Hanover Streets, Mar- tin's Ferry. Ohio. This popular and enterprising concern is one of the very best in the State. The ••Star Planing Mills" are provided with all of the modern appliances which human invention has thus far discovered towards aiding the rapid turning out of work by machinery, instead of those slower methods by manual labor, which formerly was the only means of turning out work. Notwithstanding this great change, this very machinery works with such comprehensiveness and variety, that more work is fur- nished by its operations for carpenters throughout the country, than the same class of persons had before the introduction of Planing Mills. This may seem strange, but it is nevertheless a fact. A full supply of all kinds of lumber and builders' material always kept in stock, and at bottom figures. Low prices however are a notable feature of this extensive concern. No need of going to Wheeling for anything in this line, asthis establishment will compare favorably with anything in the city of Wheel- ing in the same line. The individual members of the firm are Jas. Kerr and Alex. G. Campbell. The senior member is the .Mayor of the city at present, and lias served in the same capacity previous to the present term. WILSON BROS., Parlor Boot and Shoe Store, 1200 Market Street, opposite McLure House, "Wheeling W. Va. The great importance of a first-class Boot and Shoe House in Wheeling, has been a frequent subject of comment, and. not until the firm of "Wilson Bros, commenced oper- ations could it be said that such a house existed. The firm is composed of N. B. and S. C. Wilson, young men who have had a number of years experience in the business and especially note worthy for enterprise, energy and square dealing, characteristics which have secured for them an enviable position in the community for honor and able conduction of their business. They keep a general stock of all the very best goods manufactured in their line, and are prepared to warrant every pair of shoes or boots they sell. They also have the sole agency for Edwin C. Burt's celebrated make of fine shoes, which have a world-wide reputation for elegant finish and durability. They also handle Ziegler Bro.'s work, which is second to none in the country. In their stock will be found a choice and complete assortment of various styles of Boots. Shoes and Slippers for ladies, gentlemen and children, from the hue and costly to the plain and cheaper grades. They are in constant receipt of all the latest novelties in their line, and guarantee satisfaction and lit to their patrons, Ail goods sold by them are of superior workmanship and material, and their p This firm is the only one in the city that gives special attention to orders by mail. Persons living outside the city can have their orders filled promptly by giving num- ber of shoe, and width of last. g^ & 8 122 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. '*£ E. J. HOYLE & BRO., Manufacturers of the Balston and Hoyle's Threshing and Cleaning Ma- chines, and all sizes of Mounted and Down Horse Powers, Fanning Mills, Straw and Stalk Cutters, and other Agricultural Machinery, Mar- tin's Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio. The proprietors would ask the attention of those in want of Horse Power for Threshing purposes, to ex- amine their new Patent Mounted Power. They assure us that it is especially adapted to the wants of Threshers, on account of strength, durability, and lightness of draft: itisnot liable to breakage, as it has stood the test of four threshing seasons, and given the most complete satisfaction to all of those who have used it. as have also all the other articles which they manufacture . and when brought into compe- tition with those manufactured by others, have invariably been pronounced superior to all. The foregoing manufactory was established in 1S7:'». by the present firm, on but a small capital, which is constantly increasing. The concern occupies an area of ground comprising three town lots. It is composed of three departments, in which twelve hands are employed, to whom is paid out $120.00 per week as wages. The trade of this firm extends throughout the entire West. The senior member of this firm is a gentleman of some prominence, apart from business — as he has been a member of the City Council of Martin's Ferry, and is now a mem- ber of the School Board, of which he is the Treasu- rer. The proprietors assure us that their establish- ment will compare favorably with any other in this part of the country, either for excellence of work- manship, variety, or amount of goods sold. DR. HALLEY McCOY, Practical Gynecologist, Cor. Chaplme and 22d Streets. A retrospective survey of the lives and life long labors of some men, teaches us what maybe accomplished, and to whal eminence one may attain and enjoy whilst still among the living, by devotion to any one branch of art or science. Dr. McCoy is a. ! instance of this. Signalling out one particular branch of his profession, be has its study and lias made himself perfectly familiar with it. Dr. MeCoj was bom at McCoy's manor, near Hagerstown, Maryland, in 1816. Hewas educal aduated in L834, at Franklin College, Ohio. He studied medicine with Dr. Leslie in Smithfield, Ohio, and attended lectures at Jefferson Medical Col- lege, Ohio, and Clinical lectures al Pennsylvania Hospital. The Doctor commenced the practice of his profession in is:, I. in this city and has resided here ever since, though this by no means however reckons the length of time he has practice,!. I >r. McCoy has been a practicing physician for 42 years. The Doctor has devoted himself to the Gynecological branch of his profession, or that branch especially treating on the di- pecnliar to women. His reputation is by no means confined to this city, but extends into our neighboring States. His diagnosis of a case involving critical jtidg- ment is rarely if ever faulty, and his residence in the city may be considered a piece of good fort rine. As an Obstetrician he has few if any equals and many a life has I by his skill and ripe judgment. The Doctor of course has alarge practice the fruits of a long and meritorious life. THE STAR FOUNDRY. This well-known establishment was founded by an enterprising company so tar back j as 1848, and for twenty long years, succeeded in bringing its interests to a very high grade of success and general popularity, so that now we can point without hesitancy to the Star Foundry, as being in fact 'as well as in name, a brightly illustrated and representative house, unsurpassed, if indeed equalled, in its specialties, throughout the entire region of West Virgil Mr. Fisher has attained an enviabh reputation as manufacturer of the celebrated Gladiator and Valley Star Cook Stoves, whose peculiar merits an too well known to need description or minuti i our work. In all the cmalities constituting true excellence, and whic to public flavor convenience of ar- ment applied to the minutest particular, durability, economj in consumption of lcI last, if not least, in the matter of pric< . the Gladi- nd Valley £ I ouneed the cheapest in the mar- ket wiii;, • par excellence, the specialties of Cook Stove manufaetm '' that, in accommo- dation of the varied tastes and necessities of his patrons and the public at large, Mr. Benj. Fisher manufactures and keeps on handa large variety of other Cook and Heat- ing Stoves, especially .the Apollo, Herald and Justice, entirely new in design and perfect in operation, which pread popularity whereever they have been introduced. The Star Foundry occupies fully an acre of ground, and comprises a large two story brick building having the dimensions of 265 by 100 feet, it is located at Nos. : L622 Market street. Wheeling, W. Va. The facilities, in- of ti best and most favorable kind. lb mimbering 10. contributi i was .-reefed, and for a time used bj the B. .V | We had almost omitted mention of the interesting star Foundry there are kept constantly on hand marbleized iron and mantels, and odd castings of ah kinds, which for beauty of color and design, cannot be well surpassed, and they are sold nearly as cheap as wood mantels. We are pleased to have this opportunity of indorsing for the benefit of our readers every- where we circulate the claims of the Star Foundry. The personal supervision of the whole concern on the part of the esteemed proprietor, gives Wry needed assurance I that all work executed here is unexceptionably perfect in its kind. Wheeling, West Virginia, may well be proud of the long continued prosperity of so ably conducted an < industry. &_ s ST THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 125 S2 L866. I s ''''- WHEELING, PITTSBURGH AND CINCINNATI PACKET "ANDES." Chas. Mtjhleman, \fastei Ed. Muhleman. ( % rk. Leaves Wheeling for Cincinnati everj Tuesdaj at 3 p. vi. Leaves Cincinnati for Wheeling ami Pittsburgh ever} Friday at 5 p. m. This packet line was established by < 'apt. Chas. Muhle- man in February, L866, \,\ the introduction of the liaudsorne side- b |i. el steamer, Phil. Sheridan, which boat was buill at ( Jincinnati, Ohio, during the win- ter of LSli") and L86G, but shortly after enter- Y\ heeling and Cincinnati trade was sold to < 'apt. I >a\ idson i.l Si. i, .in-. ('apt. Muhleinan then pur- s' chased the steamer Po- tomac and put, her in the trade in place of the "Sheiidan, 11 which boai was afterwards suc- cei dedby the Major Anderson and by the Andes No. 1. and now by the New Andes, which boat has no superior on the River in point of speed and accommodations, having a •ity for one hundred and twenty-five cabii ers, who will be furnished with elegantly fitted up state rooms. This boat is also noted forthe sumptuousness of the table, everything the market affords is provided with lavish hands. The cabin is tastefully furnished and decorated, the comfort and convenience of passengers amply provided for. The Ladies'Cabin is furnished with an elegant Pianoand Parlor Furniture. In the rear of the cabin the nursery is situated, provided with all nec- essary conveniences. Th< Andes is deservedly a popular boat. Her officers oblig- ing and attentive. The business of this boat has increased wonderfully during the last few years, her carrying capacity being oft< a scarcelj adequate for the freight off< Passengers and shippers can find no better craft afloat for speedj and secure trans- mission of freight, or mor< .comfortable accommodations. J. H. CONNALLY & SON. Office and Wareroom in Seventh Av. Hotel, 272 Liberty Street, Pitts- burgh Pa. These gentlemen ai agents for tin- Consolidated Fire Extinguisher ( pany, and proprietors of the Connally, Babcock, Champion, Peerless and Gn can Fire Extinguishers and Chemical Engines. They are represented in this cil C. F. A. Yahrhng, and are. therefore, entitled to mention in this I The Connally Warehouse Extinguisher is especially adapted for the use of fan: [t is mounted on large wheels, and can 1m- handled with ease by one man. It has : to extinguish an ordinary farm house or barn when half envelopedin flames, and the farmer provided with one would have almost absolute protection from loss b;. The Champion Engine, for towns and villages, is the most simple and complete ever offered, more than two hundred of them being now in use throughout the Onited States. No town should be without a chemical engine, whether well supplied with water or not. as it will extinguish a fire, in nine cases out of ten, before a steamer gets to work, and save great loss by water damage. The. above engines are all admirably gotten up and complete in the smallest detail. The Messrs. Connally are gentlemen of the utmost reliability, and customers can safely place confidence in what they say. Mr. Yahrling the agent in this city will at- | tend promptly to all orders bv mail. & ' £ JcPl26 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. X^V ARBENZ & CO., Dealers in Furniture and Carpets, No. 1109 Main Street. A Branch of the same house is at No. 3305 Jacob street, Eighth Ward. The capital invested in this business is $13,000.00, on the "basis of w].ich a trade is done of from $28,000.00 to $30,008.00. The house in which the firm conducts their busi- ness is an unusually large one, being four stories high, with a basement, exclusive of the main rooms. The store is 21 feet front by 90 feet deep. The basement serves the purpose of an additional story, and can be used for the purpose of stowing plain and common goods when required. The proprietors employ six hands. The senior partner twenty-six years ago was doing business on quite a small scale, but the pres- ent establishment does quite an extensive one, and one which will favorably compare with that of any house in Wheeling. The stock of Furniture, Carpets and Mattresses is unusually large. Undertaking is made a specialty with this firm. Arbenz & Co., and their assistants are proverbially polite and attentive to the demands of the trade, and will quote you such jjrices as will not fail to secure your patronage. OHIO CITY PLANING MILL Medill & Exleys. This well managed institution is located in Martin's Ferry. Ohio, and being compara- tively young in years, maybe presumed to be quite up to the times in the way of improved machinery. The proprietors are practical workmen and may be presumed to lie well qualified to run an establishment of this kind. All kinds of work are turned out of this establishment with a rapidity as notable— as the work that is produced, is. for its excellence. Every kind of lumber and builders materials kept in stock. Messrs. Medill & Exleys gives you the very lowest quotations on all work done by them or on any kind of goods kept for sale. The individual members of the firm are Benj. Exley, Sr., -I. .Medill and Benj. Exley, Jr. HOEHLE & BR0., Dealers in Furniture, No. 1053 Main Street. This firm is well worthy of the patronage of the public. Perfectly familial' with every branch of their business in detail, customers can rely on obtaining first-class work from them. The firm consists of Messrs. George and William Hoehle, both natives of Wheeling. They worked for three years with that well known upholsterer, Joseph Klapheck, and are proficients in the trade. They do all of their own wort guarantee every article purchased from them to be equal to any in the country. They began business for themselves in IS7C,, and have established a florishing trade in city and surrounding country. They pay special attention to repairing, and can lie relied on for giving prompt attention to any article entrusted to them, and for giving perfect satisfaction at cheap rates. These gentlemen an- notable for low prices on all kinds of goods, and for all work done by them in the way of repairing. They assure the public that they are not only the cheapest dealers in Wheeling, but they charge the lowest prices of any house in the State. DURST & KOBER, Wholesale Grocers, Produce and Commission Merchants, No. 1125,'Market Street. Among tlie commercial enterprises of Wheeling there is probably no one branch of more importance to the general public than the produce and commission business. Messrs. Alex. Durst and Theodore Kober compose the firm, both natives of Wheeling, and both young men of industry, and well directed energy. *"*"Well and favorably known to this community. Mr. Durst has been seven years in this business aud/he has made the wants and requirements of his patrons a subject of study. There are few men in this city sowell posted in the produce and commission business of this section as Mr. Durst, he having served a long and faithful apprenticeship in it. Mr. Kober is a gentlemen of acknowledged business capacity, he having had several years valua- ble experience in connection with some of our prominent business establishments. They pay particular attention to the commission branch of their trade, and have the 3* 8 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 127 *£ best facilities for storage and prompt handling of all goods. All orders entrusted to them receive their personal attention, and they guarantee perfect satisfaction and prompt settlements. They deal in all kinds of produce and ship by the ear load to all parts of the country. They handle Flour, Eggs, Butter, Apples Potatoes, Fresh Vegetables and Fruits of all kinds. Canned Goods, Family Groceries, and supply a large portion of the retail trade of this vicinity with their stock. This is a thorough going house and deserve-, the patronage of the farmers of this section, as well as thai of the general public. NATIONAL PLANING MILL R. J. Baggs & Sons, Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio. The firm of R. .1. Baggs '& Sons, the pioneer planing mill men of Belmont county, now occupy the shop and yards near the railroad depot. The shop proper is 30x100 feet, two stories bighand a storage room on the west side that is 20x48 feet and three stories high, which furnishes room to store Kill. ()()() teet of planed lumber. On the first floor is a large iron frame double cylinder planing ma- chine, a heavy iron frame flooring machine, an upright re-sawing mill, a circular re-sawing mill and a cir- cular saw. On the second floor we find a variety of machinery for jthe manufacture of door, frames. ' sash, mouldings, brackets, mantels, palings, shutters. Ac. First we find a scroll saw for cutting out of all imaginable shapes of irregular work. Next, we come to a nia- BAQGS' BEVEL-SAW AND GROOVINQ-FRAME. clliue fOl" topping the styles (it venitian shutters, a very ingenious piece of machinery by which the styles are mortised and the mortises are cleaned out by the action of the machine which also does its own feeding and spacing. Next in order is the Ellis blind slat tenoner. a machine that cuts the tenuous on both ends of the slat at the sam.' time. Next we are shown the machine used for putting the staples into the slats and rodsof pivot shutters, which is a machine thatneeds to be seen in operation to be appreciated. _ The machine in use for cross-graining and a great variety of other work is the in- vention of J. T. Baggs, the manager of the mechanical department, the heavy mould- ing machine is one of Smith's patent iron frame machines that works three sides of the moulding at the same operation. In addition to the above, there are on this floor two circular cut-off saws, two circular rip saws, oue sash, door and mould- ing machine, one stand of emery wheels, irregular moulding machine and one ot J T. Baggs' patent universal sawing machines. This machine does a great variety of work that cannot readily or easily be accomplished by the use of other machinery it combines first as rip, 'and cut-off saw and a wabble saw with an adjustable table, so that the work can be done square or at any desired angle ; it is used for all kinds ot rebating, chamfering, fluting, plowing window frames, gaining out pew ends, cent- ering, cutting dove tails, flows for extension-table slides, and a great variety ot other work. Situated near the depot of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad, and the prospective Tuscarawas Valley Railroad, and near to the bank.ot the Ohio river, the proprietors of these mills enjoy facilities for the shipment of orders and for reception of raw materials, possessed by no establishment of the kind in this region of country. The proprietors assure us that neither the planing mills ou the Ohio side of the river nor the West Virginia side, can quote lower, if as low figures, on work or lumber ot any kind than they can. This assertion they say they can confirm to any person or persons who may favor them with their orders. All orders promptly attended to on the reception of the same, and satisfaction guaranteed. & _<$ .•2^128 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. X^> G. MENDEL & CO., Carpets, Furniture of all Kinds and General Undertakers, 1124 Main Street This old and substantial house, one of the pioneer enterprises of Wheeling, was started in is:;:,, by George Mendel, whose name is recognized in the commercial history of Wheeling as a synonym for honorable dealing, and well directed energy and high toned unswerving integrity. Beginning business with a moderate capital as a nucleus to build upon, Mr. Mendel before his decease, which occurred in 1875. by his ac- tive and thorough management, his rave business ability and perfect knowledge of his trade and its requirements, stood at the head of the business he had founded forty years previously, and his establishment had arisen to almost its present magnhicient proportions. He had the satisfaction while still among the living of realizing, that he had established and successfully carried forward a business that fco-day stands as a monument to his memory. The business, while suffering a loss in the death of its founder, had in the son. Mr. Zauesville, O. Jas. R. McCoubtney, j B Jas. Buckingham, > The above is not nominally an insurance company, but it has all of the virtues of a good one and none of the vices of a bad one. The management make it a custom to send catalogues explanatory of the details of the method to be pursued by those who would avail themselves of its benefits, and wherever a party may not have been favored with one of the companies' circulars, the same will be cheerfully sent by mail on application. This system of insurance for it really is one —is far superior to the old hackneyed system which goes by that name not that there are not many regular insurance institutions which are legitimate in their character and manner of dealing — but that tie many that are not : too many that are, what might be called asylums for idle and pompous clerks who draw liberal salaries for doing little or noth- ing. The "Ohio Valley Pbotecttve Union," however, is an^organization which is untrammelled by any of the injurious machinery which defeats tin object of an equitable insurance company. We would conclude this article by saying that the in- sured in this company in case of death do not leave as a legacy, a quarrel to bo fought by the survivors, with an insurance company — as is too often the case— as all liabili- ties on the pai-t ot this organization in case of death are promptly and satisfactorily adjusted. ® & ,^Pl32 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING, H?*> MOUNT DE CHANTAL-WHEELING FEMALE ACADEMY, In Charge of the Sisters of the Visitation, B. V. M., Near ■Wheeling This institution was founded in the year 1848, by the Rt. Rev. R. V. Whelan, Bishop of Wheeling, and shortly afterwards incorporated under the title of "Wheeling Fe- male. Academy," and was located in the city on the corner of Eoff and 14th streets. The success which attended the efforts of the ladies in charge, rendered it necessary to secure more commodious quarters. With this object in view, the community pur- chased the elegant and attractive site, about three miles from the city, immediately on the hue of the W. P. & B. railroad, which the}- now occupy, removing thereto from the city in 1865. The situation is remarkably well adapted by its elevation and salu- brious air, as well as by its comparative retirement, for the purposes of a school of this description, and for beauty and healthfulness can not be surpassed. The exten- sive and admirably constructed buildings crown an eminence from which is had a view of the charming valley below. The horizon is formed by an amphitheatre of green, woody hills, that enhances the beauty of the scenery. Attached to the Acad- emy is a tract of land comprising 100 acres. Near the buildings are the play-grounds, thickly planted with choice evergeens and ornamental shade trees. Statues, judi- ciously placed, blend art's beauties with nature's loveliness. The rest of the laud is I occupied with rich and well stocked pastures, fields of grain, vegetable gardens and orchards ; enabling the Sisters to supply the table with an abundance of fruits and vegetables in season, and a plentiful supply of dairy products. The plan adopted by the Sisters for the instruction of their pupils has for its special object the develop- ment of the faculty of imparting knowledge by stimulating thought and not allowing the understanding to be impaired by reliance on memory. Little stress is laid by the Sifters upon recitation : questions are pi-oposcd that are calculated to cause reflection and show the extent of information : these questions are persisted in until the answers prove satisfactory. A thoi"OUgh understanding of the subject matter of study is re- quired of every pupil. In the classes of Literature, critical essays are required to be written upon the authors whose works are perused, and magazines and pe- riodicals which are read, during the year. French and German are taught with great cave, especially with regard to correctness of pronunciation and purity of accent: for this purpose, pupils who are sufficiently advanced, are required to con- verse in these languages during a part of the recreation and at the table. Great at- tention is bestowed on English spelling, reading and composition ; the Sisters deeming the correct speaking, reading and writing of ones native language of paramount impor- tance. The Musical Department is ably conducted, long experience having brought the system of teaching to great perfection. In vocal culture, the Sisters are particu- larly favored — the Sister in charge of this branch having a voice of remarkable com- pass, beauty and culture. Soirees Musicales are held in the Music Hall twice a month. at which the pupils are required to execute both vocal and instrumental music, with- out the aid of the notes. The government of the institution is eminently maternal. Every effort is made to compensate children for separation from home and friends, and to subject them only to such discipline as is essential to good order and the cul- tivation of the habit of self control. Neatness and simplicity in dress are considered indispensable. (Treat attention is paid to the exterior deportment and polite man- ners of the young ladies, in order to fit them for entering any society in their own or foreign countries. Two examinations take place during the year — the former in Jan- uary, the latter in June. After the first examination, a report is sent to the parents ; or guardians of each young lady, giving an account of her proficiency in study, ob- servance of 7-ules, etc. ; and at the close of the second session, a public distribution of premiums takes place. To the most deserving in the various classes the following premiums are awarded-. In the first a crown and gold medal; in (lie second a crown and silver medal; and badges, wreaths, and sprays of flowers in the other classes. Great attention is paid to the health of the pupils, the young ladies being required to exercise freely in the open air. The course of instruction comprises six classes, each carefully arranged to meet the wants of the student, in regular progressive steps from the rudiments to the highest branches of literature and classic lore. The Sisters in- culcate genuine piety, which is founded on the love of God, possessing a sunny radi- ance all its own, permeating all our duties, joys and sorrows, our entire being, our whole lives. The*junior pupils are kept apart from the seniors — experience having proven the advisability of keeping them separate. Necessary arrangements have been made which provide the junior pupils with such attention and care as their tender age & & ,Cp THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 133 ^6* , requires. Wo have endeavored to give our readers a brief sketch of one r >f die most worthy mid best regulated institutions for the education of all classes, regardless of religious faith. The terms are very moderate. Prospectuses will be furnished on application. Letters should be addressed, DlRECTRKSS OF THE ACADEMY OF HI] \ Mount De Chantal, Near Wheeling, W. Va. P. KENNEDY, . Dealer in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods. Notions and Carpet Chain, No 1033 Main Street This house is the representative <>r the old house of Jacob Kiger, Esq., who in years gone by was well known by the citizens generally, and by thousands of i> abroad who always dealt with him. He was a gentleman of the old school," and a very successful merchant, and a man of much force -as to mercantile ability. Mr. Kennedy was a clerk in Mr. Kiger's stove as early as 1849. The establishment was, so to speak, Mr. Kennedy's commercial school. There it was thai the foundation was laid for Mr. K.'s business education. There he a quiredthal methodical and satisfac- tory manner of transacting business, which all who are acquainted with him know him to possess. In 1858 he became a partner of t lie firm of J. Kiger & Co. The senior partner died in L868, and the present incumbent purchased the stock of goods and embarked in the Dry Goods business in his own name. By bis attention to busi- ness lie rapidly gained the favor and patronage of ,,, n- customers, besides retaining the trade of the old patrons of the house. We doubt if there is a merchant in Wheel- ing, who. considering the amount of stock carried, made money faster between 1861 and 187o than Mr. Kennedy did. (hit of the gains of his business he was able to pur- chase the very elegant three-story building in which he curries on his own business, and the magnificent three-story building in which R. S. Hopkins has his furniture store, and also a splendid farm situated directly on the National bond, about live miles east of the city. 'This latter he purchased with a view to the discontinuance of mercantile life. He went on his farm, staid there for something o\ cr a year, but soon .grew tired of it. It has been said by some writer, "Once a merchant always a merchant." Getting tired of farming, he rented his farm to another party, and re- opened the Dry (roods business at the old stand, which had been remodeled by a splendid front of large plate glass windows and doors. He then placed in the room a very large and entirely new stock of hue and staple Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods. Buying for cash at the choicest figures, he is enabled to offer goods at the very lowest prices. Mr. Kennedy is honorable and exact in all his dealings. He is too conscien- tious to ask you one price and your neighbor another for the same article of goods. He has but one price— and thai price is always reasonable, and as low, if not lower than elsewhere. BENWOOD IRON WORKS Manufacturers of Nails and Pig Iron— Works situated at Benwood, four miles below Wheeling.— Blast Furnace at Martin's Ferry.— Office, No. 11 Fourteenth Street, City. Archibald W. Campbell, President; L. S. Delaplain, Vice-President: Alonzo Lor- ing. Secretary. This large and varied establishment is the representative of the old "Virginia Iron Works, formerly situated on the present site of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Pas senger Depot in "Wheeling. The "Virginia Iron Works"' was torn down to make room for the depot, and the materials shipped to Benwood at quite an early day. and used in the building up of the old original "Benwood Iron Works." which had quite I a prosperous career for over twenty years, when, unfortunately for the company, a very few years since, the entire concern was burnt to the ground. The mill was in- i sured, however, and the Company immediately resolved to rebuild, and build in such a manner as to defy further loss by tire. from the ashes of tin old mill, p like, arose the present magnificent iron structure, which is admitted to be one of the most complete, handsome and durable establishments either east or west. It was finished in L876, and since that, it. has had quite a successful i One very great advantage possessed by this mill, uot always enjoyed by similar & . & *2r 134 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. V^ manufactories, lays in the fact that it has its coal almost at its own door, being with- in a few hundred feet from inexhaustible beds of the very best of coal for daily de- mands in that line. This Nail and Iron Mill—combined with its Blast Furnace— em- ploys about five hundred hands, to whom is paid, semi-monthly, about $14,000.00 in wages. The mill proper is propelled by three powerful engines, which are served by eight large boilers. The Blast Furnace is run by one. immense engine, supplemented by six boilers. Wheeling nails have become a familiar proverb as to excellence and superiority of workmanship. When it is borne in mind that Wheeling and vicinity furnish about one-tourth of the entire amount of nails manufactured in the United States, it is no wonder that she has, with one accord, been called the Nail City. The products of no iron works in the country enjoy a superior reputation to those of the, Benwood Iron and Nail Works, either in quality of material used or general excellence in finish. The Howard Rotary Nail Picker is in use in this mill. This is, perhaps, all that it is necessary for us to say, as their reputation is amply attested by the im- mense and constant shipments to the northwest, west and south. WHEELING, CINCINNATI AND PITTSBURGH WEEKLY PACKET, "ST. LAWRENCE." Wm. M. List, Master. C D. List, Clerk. This magnificent side-wheel passenger steamer was partially built during the latter part of 1878 and finished in April, 1879. Her hull was built at Murraysville, W. Va., Her cabin, machinery andequip- __ ments are the handiwork of Wheeling mechanics. She is " ^= =r THfi -sS= — . — 5^P on £ a y g an( j t j i|ie a( j ver ti se{ i. Her regular dates are, for leaving Wheeling every Saturday at 3:00 p. m. ; return- ing, leaves Cincinnati every Tuesday at 5:00 P. M. The St. Lawrence is a model steamer, built with a view to speed, and every possible precaution and device adopted for safety. She is probably the handsomest, most finely equipped and fastest boat that comes to this port. No expense was spared in building her; all modern, best approved and tested appliances and machinery were freely supplied in her construc- tion and equipment. Her accommodations for passengers are ample and unexcelled on the western waters— her table lavishly supplied with all the home markets afford. and choice delicacies from eastern and southern markets. Her cabins are tastefully furnished and arranged, with elegant furniture and decorations. Her staterooms. which are sixty in number, are marvels of comfort and convenience. The ladies' cabin is sumptuously furnished- everything that the most fastidious taste could re- quire is supplied— an elegant Steinway Piano for the amusement of ladies, among other articles. The officers are courteous and obliging, and no pains are spared for ensuring the comfort and convenience of the traveling public. The St. Lawrence has become both an institution and an object of pride to the citizens of the river towns, not only for the skill, business ability and accommodating deportment of her officers, but also for her beauty, speed, pre* nations for security and elegance of her accommo- dations and equipment s. Her capacity for carrying freight is large, and the reputa- tion of the boat for secure transmission and prompt delivery is No. 1. The St. Law- is the successor of those popular aud well known boats, R. R. Hudson and Hud- son, and is officered by the same gentlemen who so ably managed those steamers. DR. M. J. RHEES, Horncepathist, No. 56 14th Street. There is no profession or pursuit in life that exacts the same, patient wearying and i self-sacrificing service as the medical profession. None in which the nobler quah. & — & Jcr THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 135^£ ties of head and heart are so frequently called upon. It is a profession requiring the most careful preparation and most profound study and research, and there can be do i in in- noble calling or none affording a better field for exercising judgment and skill. The subject of the present sketch, Dr. M. J. Rhees, is a native of Philadelphia. He was thoroughly educated in the best schools in his native city. Choosing the medical profession as his a\ oration in life, the Doctor received a complete education in the Allopathic school, graduating in March, L840, at the Jefferson Medical College, Phila delphia. The Doctor became a converl after severe study and research, to the doe trine of Hahnenmu. and studied this system under the preceptorship of Dr. Geo. H. Bute, the first physician who practiced Homopathy in Philadelphia. He com- menced the practice of Homcepathic Medicine in Mount Holly. \. J., a short distance from Philadelphia. After many years of large and laborious practice, he retired and turned his attention to fanning! 'Feeling himself out of place and growing restless from this conviction he returned to the practice of his profession, locating himself in Newtonville Mass. Lookingout for a more extended sphere of usefulness, and with the hope of gaining a more lucrative practice, and recognizing the claims of the growing West, he selected Wheeling as his new location, coming here in January. 1879, succeding Dr. ('. C. Olmstead. From letters which have fallen under the observation of the writer. Dr. Rhees has certainly enjoyed the friendship) and esteem of some of the most eminent men in the profession' in Philadelphia. Boston and other cities. He has been a frequent, ami judging from the flattering remarks of brother physicians which we have seen and read, a valued contributor to the Homcepathic Medical Journals. The American Institute of Homcepathy was organized in L844. In 1846 Dr. Rhees became a member, and in the same year exerted himself to induce the Homcepathic physi- cians of New Jersey to organize the New Jersey Branch of the American [nstitn Homcepathy, of which he was the first secretary and a delegate to the American In- stitute in L847, at its meeting in Boston. He wrote a paper on \Iaierio Medico in 1858, which brought him into prominence before the American Institute, and the nextyear he was appointed a member of the Central Bureau of Materia Medico in that body", which position he held for several years. He is now one of the senior members of the American Institute, who by reason of !'."> years or more of continuous mem bership, enjoy all the privileges and advantages of the Institute without bein liged to pay annual dues. \ close student and observer, he has always kept pace with the times." Every new discovery in science meets prompt investigation at his hands, being quick to recognize and avail himself of everything possessing merit, and to dis- card the worthless. \ perusal of several articles from his pen in the New England Medical Gazette, of Boston, indicate a familiarity with and knowledge of his pro- fession, which can only be acquired by years of close study and application. D. WAGENER. Manufacturer of Wrapping. Roofing, Print, Glass and Carpet Paper, Build ing Paper aSpecialty, Nos 1503'Maia Street and 1506 South Street. Among the manufacturing interests and business enterprises of Wheeling and vicinity, we cannot fail to maki liberal mention of the paper manufacturing indus- try. Prominent among the business houses of this section we class that of David Wagener, whose reputation forthe different grades of paper manufactured at bis es- tablishment, extends over the whole country. His business is conducted in the- most able and enterprising manner, and he presents to the trade articles thoroughly and practically adapted to the uses for which thej are made. The manufactory or null is situated in West Wheeling. Belmont county, Ohio. It is a building especially fitted up for the business, supplied with all modern machinery and appliances of themostap- proved dii signs. It is a two story brick, 40 by 7.". feet, with all necessary out b ings and adjuncts, the whole occupying one acre of ground. He employs in the prosecution of his business, twenty-five hands, all experienced, first-class mechanics, and personally superintends his business. For supplying the necessarj power the mill is provided with two engines, .me of L20 and one of 60 horse power; two double Hued boilers. 42 inches in diameter, and 26 feet long. -Mr. Wagener is the sole pro- prietor, and J. E. Paris, book-keeper. The warehouse in which the office is situated is on Main street, the principal business thoroughfare ofthe city. It is a threestorj building, L',s by III feet. Mr. Wagener manufactures all styles and kinds of paper, making a specialty of building paper, for which he has labored for and obtained an enviable reputation. His trade extends all over the country. lb- '& & 136 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. Hi was bom October LO, 1827, in Chambersburg, Franklin county, Pennsylvania. He is eminently a sell-made man. his opportunities for acquiring an education being limited. In 1842 he started West, and came to a stand still at Bridgeport, Belmont county, Ohio, almost destitute of money and friends. Not afraid of honest toil, he took hold with pluck and energy, soon acquiring friends and money, by industry and integrity. In the spring of L 8 -43 he and his brother built a Paper Mill in West Wheeling. His brother dying in 18-18, Mr. Wagener assumed entire charge of the mill, settling up the old business. He acquired an interest in the Wheeling mills, which he disposed ofin the fall of 1856, and accepted the position of Deputy Sheriff of Belmont county, which position he held for two years. Before retiring from office he purchased the West "Wheeling Paper Mill, and has since been actively engaged in this important manufacture. He has certainly been one of the most successful business men in Eastern Ohio. While hard times and bad management have embarrassed others, and closed up rival mills, his works have continued in active operation and never a dollar of his paper has gone to protest. His ability and business capacity gained him the confidence and respect of the community, and as a natural consequence positions of honor and trust were thrust upon him. In l>s?7 he was nominated and elected to the State Senate of Ohio, which position he tilled with marked ability. jThThobbs, BROCKUNIER & CO., Manufacturers and Dealers in all kinds of Glass Ware, Porcelain Ware, Xiamps and Glass Chandeliers. This is one of the most famous works in the United States. These gentlemen are the proprietors of a Glass Manufactory that had an existence on quite a limited scale nearly 50 years ago. It now occupies five acres of ground. The works have twelve departments, in which are employed 350 hands, who receive in the aggregate $12,000.00 per month. It is now one of the largest in the country, hut when the proprietors complete the Gas Furnace which they are now having erected, it will be the most extensive works of the kind in the Onion. The members of the firm are Messrs. Jno. L. Hobbs, John If. Hobbs, Chas. W. Brockunier and Wm. Leighton, Jr. They have a vast amount of capital employed, and do a business of $300,000.00 . annually. Pretty much every article that enters into a general glass trade is manu- factured at this extensive -md celebrated Glass Factory. In Cut and Engraved Goods the workmanship will compare with anything of the kind made in either the United States or Europe. They have invented, perfected and patented an ingenious piece of mechanism, which is known by the name of " Hobb's Patent Glass Chandelier." It is for the purpose of burning Gas. A minute description of it would be impossible, but the main features of it are easily described. Take a gas pendant with any number of burners, say six— imagine the pendant and all of its projections at its base, entirely covered with profusely ornamented glass, up to very nearly the mouth of the burners, and the whole arrangement from the top where the connection at the ceiling is made, enriched at intervals from thence down to the burners with elaborately designed ornaments in glass, and the whole presenting one of the most artistic exhibitions of in- genuity and splendid mechanism, conceive this, and you have a fair outline of this beautiful achievment of ' genius. -Jno. H. Hobbs. Esq., is the inventor of it. This firm makes a speciality of this Chandelier, also Epergnes and all kinds of Cut and En- graved goods. Their trade extends almost world-wide. They manufacture and send goods to all parts of the Union, to Canada, to the empires of Brazil. Germany, Russia and even to Persia. When they get their (las Furnace into operation, and thereby extend their capacity, there will be no limit to to their trade, nor what additional direction it will penetrate, as their wares are in great demand. It may not be amiss to add the following by way of addenda to the foregoing. Mr -J. B. Barnes and John L. Hobbs in ISC, when Wheeling was only about two-fifths of its present size, pur- chased what existed of these works at that day. They put quite a heavy capital in the business, improved and made additions to the works and commenced manu- facturing under the. firm name of Barnes & Hobbs & Co., and made money. Some- time after that Mr. Barnes died, and his son succeeded him in the firm, which be- came then Hobbs, Barnes & Co. This firm also realized handsomely out of the busi- ness. Many years ago however. Mr. Barnes withdrew, and the firm was changed again. Mr. Jno. II. Hobbs, who had previously been a silent partner, then became a prominent one in it. 1 luring tics.- changes the establishment was enlarged from time to time until it became the extensive flourishing Class Works that it is to-day. Its career has been one uninterrupted success for the last 35 years. & & THE INIUJSTUIKS OF WHEELING. 137 *a WHEELING, PARKERSBURG AND CINCINNATI TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. O. H. Booth, President and Manager. P. B. Booth, Secretary Office, corner Twelfth and Water Streets, There is. perhaps, nothing associated with the growth and development of en prises and consequent prosperity of this city, of paramount importance to our river and commercial in- terests, then this reliable Transpor- tation Company and their line of staunchly built and splendidlj equip- ped steamers. This is one of Hi. pioneer insti- tutions of Wheeling, dating away hack to 1845, when Captains John McLure, John Reed and J. H. Roberts bought the Arrowline from the Brownsville Slackwater Navi gation Company, and inaugurated the business. Captain John Reed was Master, Captain Roberts, Clerk ; George Hardesty, Pilot: and Billy Morrison, Engineer. Those were the good old days, before the railroads startled the world witli the idea ot quick transportation two trips per week being the maximum running. The next boat bought from the saint' Pittsburgh parties and put in this trade, was the AHeghenj Clipper. She was succeeded by the Courier. .Many changes have occurred since those days, and many of the parties have been long since numbered with thedead. The business now transacted by the Company would he a matter of astonishment and incredulity to those old veterans, so great has been its increase, and so important has this trade become. The first round trip made by the Arrowline. the receipts were fif- teen dollars, and this was not considered discouraging, Now the ordinary receipts ot anv boat Of this line will run far up in the hundreds. The present Companj consists of '.Messrs. C. H. Booth, Chas. Muhleman, Frank B. Booth, -I. G. Muhleman, E. K. Booth. A.lex.Voegtly, J. M. Gamble and Jas! Stephens, with Capt. C. H. Booth. President. Superintendent and Treasurer, and Frank B. Booth. Secretary. Under the present efficient management, and with such experienced and able officers, manager and agents the business has increased, and the importance of the line to the city and river towns is incalculable. The Companj own four steamboatB, all speedy, well built and hand- somely equipped and furnished. The machinery is of the best description and all ap- pliances and appurtenances for the security and comfort of passengers first class. ft is really wonderful in boating season, to see the vast amount of freight brought here and carried to other points from here by these boats. This trade is an important fae tor in the commercial prosperity of Wheeling, and has contributed no little to her reputation as a business center. We give, for the convenience of the public, the names of the boats owned by this Company, with the dates of their departure and ar rival : Steamer ''Courier" leaves Wheeling for Parkersburg every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at L0:.-50 o'ebefe \. m. Returning, leaves Parkersburg for Wheeling everj Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday, at .Villi o'clock \. M. Steamer 'Diurnal" leaves Parkersburg for Wheeling every Monday. Wednesdaj ami Friday, at :.:oo o'clock \. \i. And returning, leaves Wheeling for Parkersburg >\::;o o'clock \. M. Steamer "Mallie Regon" leaves Matamoras for Wheeling every Monday. Wednes- dt\ and Friday, at 0:00 o'clock a. \i. A.nd returning, leaves Wheeling for Matamo- ras every Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday, at 1:00 o'clock r. \i. WILLIAM GRAHAM, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Furniture, Carpets, Oil Cloths, Upholstering, and Undertaker, No. 1144 Main Street. This is the oldest and one of the largest Furniture stores in the city. It was started by James W. Robb about a half a century ago. The house is 22 feet front by 128 ft. in length, and the rear part of the blinding is four stories high. We were shown & " " £ /^138 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. H>\ I through the establishment, and found it to be well stocked from top to bottom, with j a full assortment of all the elegancies and useful articles pertaining to the trade. This j house is provided with an elevator from floor to floor. This is a great convenience to both buyer and seller. Mr. Graham, from an humble beginning, rose to his present eminence as a merchant by nothing but what every man possesses, andean put to good account if he be so disposed, and that one thing is — an ability to endeavor to please the customer when waiting on him. Although goods are generally sold and bought because they are thought to be worth the money, yet there are some merchants who do not fully appreciate the full power of politeness as a lever in the sometimes difficult task j of selling goods, when they are engaged in the same. This valuable qualification Mr. Graham has in its best phase ; he never suffers himself to get out of humor with his customers. We will conclude by saying that his stock is one of the most elegant and extensive in the city, and that he is the very soul of honor in all his dealings with customers, and Iris assistants are notably imbued with the same. WHEELINGAND SISTERSViLLE DAILY FACi^T7 iT PHAET0N?' Win Dillon, Master. W. F. B.' Dillon, Clerk. This staunch and trim steamboat was built expressly for this trade, and the purpose of her builders — to build a boat that would be speedy enough to accomplish her trip in daylight— has been a perfect success, the Phaeton regularly making her trip of one hundred miles in daylight. She is conveni- ' ently fitted up and furnished, and everything \ that could conduce to the comfort of passen- 1 gers has been adopted. Her machinery is ; first-class in every particular, and her officers courteous and obliging gentlemen, leaving nothing undone for the pleasure and satisfac- tion of patrons. Captain Dillon is a veteran steamboatman, beginning the business in a 1833. In 1847 he commanded the Picayune ; in 1850 he built the S. B. Orion ; in 1853, the Osprey and Orb ; in 1856, the Lotus; in 1858, the Morning Light; in 187b', in connection with Capt. John McLure, the Phaeton. In 1847 he commanded the Miner, which towed the stone used in the construction of the Suspension Bridge. The Phaeton is one of the safest crafts running, being provided with a balance slide valve, now in use on the steamers Diurnal, C. W. Hombrook, and also in several of the rolling mills in the city. Captain Dillon was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, December l'O, 1817, and came to Wheeling in April, 1829. He has built up a pros- , perous and growing trade, and commands the respect and good will of his compeers and the public generally. No more genial, good natured and accommodating man 1 fives than Captain Dillon, and we take pleasure in commending him and his fleet boat j to the public. DR7GE07WrKELLY~ Office No. 38 Sixteenth Street. Of all pursuits in life, whether professional or commercial, there are none requir- ing so much labor, such continuous study and thorough research as that of the physi- cian. Dr. Kelly, the subject of this sketch, has had the advantage of years of study and experience, qualifying him in an eminent degree for the practice, of the medical profession. Not being blessed with an abundance of worldly goods, it was necessary ' for the Doctor to apply himself to some calling to support himself whilst pursuing his medical studies. Being qualified by a thorough education to the profession, he practiced Dentistry for some ten years. During this time, he studied the Allopathic system of medicine under the preceptorship of Drs. John and James KeUy, who have achieved a high reputation for the successful practice of medicine. Dr. Kelly has been practicing with unvarying success for the last fifteen years, and during that time has accomplished some remarkable cures. The Doctor reasons that all physical derangements and disabili- ties arise from two chief causes — loss of mechanical equilibrium or poison in the cir- j culating system. Taking these as the fundamental causes of disease, he argues that i a removal of them will, in most cases, effect relief. Dr. Kelly has acquired quite a reputation in this city and vicinity for the successful treatment of chronic diseases, and has numerous testimonials of his success. He pays particular attention to such serious diseases as Heart Disease, Lung Diseases, Liver Complaint, liheuiuatism, Scrofula and Dyspepsia. In the treatment of these diseases Dr. Kelly has had the j I most unqualified success. He has won the respect and confidence of the entire com- j munity, by his honorable deportment and high attainments as a physician. & & j$? THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 180 ^ OHIO VALLEY AGRICULTURAL WORKS. Martin's Ferry, Belmont County. Ohio. L. Srr.NCE, manufacturer of Stationary and Portable Steam Engines ; also Rais- ton's Threshing Machines ; Pitts' Patent Thresher, and a full line of other Agricul- tural implements. This extensive and widely celebrated establishment was started in 1859 on quite a moderate capital ; the business, however, increased so rapidly from year to year since that, that it has now become one of the largest and most comprehensive enterprises in the country. The annual sales of this manufactory amount to an al- most fabulous sum — as all work turned out by the proprietor is of superior merit, both in design and excellence of finish. The Works comprise four departments, and oc- cupy about a half of a full square of ground lots. About forty hands are employed, to whom is paid the most liberal wages. Since the Improved Threshing Machines have been introduced, quite wonderful changes have taken place in the agricultural interests of the nation. At present a machine of the kind alluded to, will do in one day, the same amount of work that it formerly required the services of scores of field hands to do — unassisted by the appliances of modern invention. Very few are there, if any, that will compare with the celebrated agricultural implements manufactured by Mr. Spence. The trade of the proprietor in this line of goods may be said to have little limit to it, as he ships such wares all over the United States, and many of them to foreign markets. These implements are beautiful specimens of workmanship and elaborate finish. It is very desirable, for farmers, when about to purchase a Threshing Machine, to know whether it contains all the necessary qualifications of a good Machine — whether it is a. good and rapid Thresher ; whether it separates the grain well from the straw ; whether it cleans the grain well; whether light of draft on horses, and if made from good, well seasoned lumber: simple in all its parts, and not liable to break and get. out of order. If satisfied that a Machine contains all of these qualities, then it should be preferred to all others. The manufacturer claims all the above qualifications: and his customers, nod all who have seen his Machines in operation, say that they are better constructed, run the lightest, contain more good improvements, and are nearer perfection than any other Machine ; that they will clean the grain well, and as fast as threshed ; that the riddles will not choke up; that, when the wind-gauge, dampers and the pitch of the riddles, together with the stirrer at the tail of the shoe, are all properly adjusted, the Machine will then clean the grain better and faster than anything they ever saw. Id the earlier part of our article we alluded to two kinds of Threshers — the Ralston Patent, or Double Cleaner, and the Fitt's Patent, which is known by many as the MassihVm Machine. Having been in use for many yerrs, with valuable improvements added from time to time, they have won an enviable reputation. (laving said this much about only one large department -large enough in itself to he pronounced an extensive business — we shall advert to the more complicated and ponderous and com- prehensive one of Steam Engine building. Engines, both Stationary and Portable, are constantly being turned out at these well equipped and powerful Works. They pos- sess all of the powerful appliances and facilities for making engines of vast, and so to speak, comparatively unlimited power. Reference could here lie made to numbers of celebrated engines which the shops of Mr. Spence have turned out. Suffice it for our purpose, to refer to the very large and powerful engines that the proprietor made for the "Belmont Iron Works" of Wheeling — one of vast and unusual power, and which has been pronounced to be one of the most workmanlike jobs in the countrv. & £ 3* 140 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. "*& This vast concern is conducted with energy, tact, enterprise, and a very large capital. In its more comprehensive features, and in those of minor detail, it is managed with the most consummate judgment by the proprietor, and moves along successfully, with all the regularity of the sun in its diurnal revolutions. RIVERSIDE FURNITURE COMPANY, Metzner, Schellhase & Co., Proprietors, Water Street, between Twenty-first and Twenty-second Streets. * lu a careful review of the inception, growth and extent of the manufacturing and .on,.,,, rein! enterprises of Wheeling/ for which this work is designed, we find none that have risen more rapidly in the march of pro- gress towards per- fection and im- portance than the manuf actu re o t Furniture. From an almost con- tracted place in the list of indus- tries, bid a few 3 ears ago, it lias become one of the most preminent and widely pat- ronized branches, that help to swell the great variety of manufactured articles, sent out li\ Wheeling to the markets of the world, and which hav< giv< o lei' such prestige as a. manufacturing center. Of the nianj enterprises contributing to this fame, then li perhaps, no one single house that has. by its evidences of practical, skilled work, doni more in bringing about this gratifying result, than tie establishment whose name heads this article. The proprietors started this business in L878, in a very large live- story building, occupying an area of four lots of ground. Their capacity for manu- facturing Furniture— especially Bed-room, Dining-room and Kitchen Furniture is probably as great as any establishment in the same line in this section. When run- ning full, a fore* of LOO hands is required, to whom a beavj amount is paid weekly, commensurate with the employment of so great a force. The capital invested is quite large — entirely adequate for a concern conducted on so large a scale as this must lie inferred to he' judging from the large force of employes. The factory is situated on Water street, convenient to both railroad and river, their facilities for shipping being remarkably good. The factory is supplied with an engine of too lei and two large hollers. We are assured that this establishment is equal to any in this part of the country, and provided with the largest and latest styles of machinery. The employe* are all picked men -expert at their trade. The proprietors giye personal supervision to their business. They are both natives of Germany, and both practical mechanics with years of experience, which is the|besl teacher in any trade, when profitably taken advantage of. The management of their increasing business is sys- tematic and comprehensive. Tact and energy,, and enterprise are characteristic of this firm and have given them an enviable position and reputation in commercial cir- cles. One of the gentlemen of this firm was for five years Fresidmt of the Wheeling Furniture Company. Conducting their business on so large a scale enables them to supply the trade of the city and surrounding country, at either Eastern or Cincinnati prices. They are pleased at any time to open correspondence with dealers in this line, and furnish complete and detailed price lists on application, with a view to the further extension of their already heavy trade. Business houses will find it to their & ^£p THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 14lH^ advantage to deal with this firm, as all regular styles and all novelties and aeis de- signs are manufactured by them. The firm, as a firm, stand to-da} among tin- verj first in their line, with a reputation for strict integrity in business transactions and for turniug out first-class work at minimum prices. BELMONT NAIL COMPANY, Office at Works, corner Main and Twenty-sixth Streets. A detailed examination, prepared with a view of giving a careful review and com- prehensive description of the various enterprises of a tnanufact tiring character, which have given Wheeling the celebrity that she enjoys, would be incomplete withoul ret erence to this representative establishment, which has, for the last quarter of a c< a tnrv, exerted a powerful and vital influence upon the prosperity of the city. Thismill was established in L849 by a co-parnership effected between the Norton brothers, Henry Moore (now of Baltimore), S. II. Woodward, Wm. Bailey and some others, un- der the firm name of Norton. Bailey &Co. This plant was regarded at that time as no insignificant affair; but in comparison with the extensive works now occupying the same site, must have approached insignificance. After a lapse of some years. Messrs. Woodward, Bailey anil others retired from the Belmont and erected the La Belle Mill — the style of the firm then being changed to Norton. Acheson & Co. The Norton brothers, after another period, also retired and built theBelfont Mill a1 [ronton, Ohio, the firm name being again changed to McCullogh, Acheson & Co., Mr. McCullogh, of Pittsburgh, becoming a member. Mr. McCullogh retiring, the style w is again altered to Robert Lehr & Co. In L868themill was incorporated under tne style of the Bel- mont Nail Works Co. This corporation devoted themselves, with unusual talent and vigor, to the work of increasing their business resources and facilities, enlarging at a rapid ratio keeping pace with all improvements suggested by inventive skill or es perience. In L 8 73 they erected, on a piece of ground contiguous to their works, a Wast Furnace of the most improved design and appliances. This furnace was Imilt after plans furnished by William Tait, who also Imilt the Top Mil] Furnace ot city, and the Lucy of Pittsburgh. The Belmont Furnace is li; feet bosh and 65 feet high, with '-' hot stoves. I engine and 66 cylinder boilers, '.sin. diameter and f, feet long! The hoist is of tic famous . Cushing Pay-Clerk: N. Reister, General Manager; Frank Kline, Forge Manager; S. Whitesides Factory Manager; John Norton. Founder at the Furnace. Chi capital stock is $390,000; -hares. $200 each. The business per annum is quite | $1,000,000. ,V^142 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. ^^ _.__ . I ROBERT LUKE, Livery, Boarding and Sale Stables, corner Alley 12 and Market Street. Tli is well known and popular Livery Stable was started originally in 18r>2, by the present proprietor, on a somewhat smaller scale than the present extensive establish- ment. The stable of Mr. Luke is one of the most commodious, convenient and clean- ly establishments of the kind in the State of West Virginia. They are quite large, and are admirably contrived for the comfort of that noblest and most useful of animals — the horse; being well ventilated with purr air, and provided with the best of food and pure water — things not always to be bad in some livery stables. A large force of skillful subordinates are employed, night and day, to attend to the premises, even in its most trifling details. The proprietor himself personally attends to the effective management of this well equipped and systematic establishment. No person, in either the city or State, has a more thorough knowledge of how to keep a Livery Sta- ble or please customers in furnishing Turn-Outs for public or private parties or in- dividuals, than has Mr. Luke. If a quiet horse is wanted, just such a horse will be given you. If one is wanted possessing a higher spirit, you can have it without hav- ing one that will play any of those devilish tricks that many spirited horses are apt to play on the unsuspecting driver. Mr. Luke, however, keeps some of the most rapid "goers" that are to be found in the city, and is noted for the handsome and stylish Vehicles of all kinds, that he always keeps in stock, inclusive of spendid Sleighs for the winter season. When a horse becomes somewhat worn with long service, the proprietor immediately disposes of him and obtains a first class horse in his stead; in this manner he is always provided with a full corps of first class horse stock, and never offers a customer mi "old hack" of an animal, as is too often the case with some Liv- en' Stable proprietors. KELLY & ROBERTS. Druggists and Pharmacists, 1109 Market Street. There is probably no more important field for the chronicler of the interests and advantages of a city, than that presented by the Drug trade — for there can be no profession requiring greater skill, more patient, laborious preparation, and such watch- ful care. Not only is the condition and well being; even sometimes the life, of the patient dependent on the proper compounding of the prescription by the Druggist, but the reputation of the physician prescribing, also. The house which is the subject of the present sketch has been established for some ten years. Mr. T. F. Sullivan, the founder of the house, by his skill, admirably arranged store and complete, stock, built up quite a handsome business. Desiring to change his business, he sold out in October, 1879, to Messrs. Kelly & Roberts, gentlemen who possess every necessary qualification for carrying on the business. Messrs. G. M. Kelly and J. W. Roberts compose the firm. Both of these gentlemen are from Washington, Pa. Dr. Kelly is a graduate of Jefferson College, Philadelphia, and a regular practitioner of the allo- pathic school. He has had unusual facilities for gaining experience, having been res- ident physician at the Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh ; and whilst there he had all the advantages that could be gained from the diagnoses and practice of Dr. Dixon and others ; besides being from his position obliged to watch carefully the prescriptions compounded in the Hospital Pharmacy, where all the medicines for the use of the patients are prepared. Mr. Roberts has had five years experience in the business in Washington, and brings a first-class reputation with him. These gentlemen, we are assured, are in every way competent for their business, and we take pleasure in com- mending them to the public. Their stock is complete and of the veiw first quality — comprising all articles usually kept in a first-class establishment. A full line of Drugs and Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Perfumery, Toilet Articles, Brashes, Fancy Goods and Druggists Sundries generally. We are confident that this entei-prising firm will j gain the confidence of Physicians and the public generally. They are both courteous I and obliging gentlemen. ' j 3* £ 3£" THE 'INDUSTRIES 01' WHEELING, 143^ THEE PEOPLE'S F urniture] (and) C arpet) [jousD No. 1124; Main Street i V To the Trade. ft Our stock comprises all the Latest Novelties and New Designing in all depart- ments, and can only tit- appreciated by seeing them. Comeone, come all, whether to purchase or not; von will be waited on tin- same. Our object is to please those that call to see, regardless of selling. s ® 144 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. ^ Ship your Goods to and from Pittsburgh, D TTO n uril THERN RAILWAY, The Most Direct Route, The Pittsburgh Southern, by its connections with the Baltimore and Ohio K. R. at Washington, Pa., affords to Wheeling Merchants and Manufacturers, the SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT Communication with Pittsburgh. James H. Hopkins, Pres. Jno. L. ( rEORGE, Sec'y. OFFICKKS. M. D. Hays, Superintendent. I. W. Mitchell, Gen. Frgt. & Pass. Agt THE LEVYTYPE CO. Would respectfully call the attention of all desiring Of any kind, to their facilities for the execution of artistic anil accurate print- ing plates from photographs, models, drawings, sketches, etc. These plates are produced DIRECTLY in hard type metal, mounted ready for the press. Send stamp for specimen, estimates, etc. LEVYTYPE CO., ZPiLoto-E3ng-ra.-vers, S, E.cor. 7th & Chestnut Sts., Philad'a. & ft & THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 145 '2 a - M. COURIER leaves for Pafkersburg everv Mon- day, Wednesday, and Friday, at 10^ A. M. MALLIE RAGON leaves for Matanioras every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 1 P. M. See page 137 C. H. BOOTH, Prest. N- A. HALDEMAN. (Successor to Chandler & Haldeman,) MANUFACTURES OF Smith, Haldeman & Chandler's Combined Cap and Anchor , Iron Rootling, Patented May 9t>h, 1876 German Fire Ins. Co., F. Reister, Proprietors. Manager. ■\7^7"lxeeli3n.g-, ^77". T7"a- THE ONLY FIRST CLASS PLACE FOR AMUSEMENTS. Provided with all modern improvements. ROBERT LUKE . iiiry and Biding Stables, No. 1430 Market St., Near Post Office, Wheeling, West Va. Crystal Ire always on hand and ior sale. See page I 12 L H. HELWIBRIGHT, r of Fine Cigars, lips and Stogies, And Dealer in all Grades of SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO, Ac. 1 323 Market Street, Three doors above Opera House, WHEELING. W. VA. Fee page 86. ■$>■ TIIK INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. 147 8 Built and Equipped Expressly for the Tradf. Regular Cincinnafl, Wieelii ai Tltagli Packet. THE ELEGANT NEW PASSENGER STEAMER, A 3XT X> E3 JS , CHAS. MUHLEiMAN", Master. ED. MUHLEMAN, Clerk. Leaves Wheeling .'very Tuesday at 3 o'elk, P. M. | Leaves Cincinnati .'very Friday at 5 ..'elk. P. M. Leaves promptly as advertise.!. ,See page 125. " METZNER SCHELLHA« CO. ~ Proprietors of Riverside Furnitu re Factory! Wateb Stbeet, between 21st & 22d, Wheeling, 11. Va. SSBfFurniture of all kinds constantly on hand. Price Lists furnished on application. .See page 140 UEURGK D..r:i:>. SMI ru i;t I DOBBS & RISXNGER, Mauufactui i Wholesale and Retail Di aler in Fancy and. Staple Goods, Mammoth SSo- Store, Best Goods at Bottom Prices. No. I 1 L3 .Main Stbeet, see page 62. Wheeling, W. Va. U. W. Redman. (,; e o. G. M'Kown. \Y. J. Hamilton. EXCELSIOR MACHINE SHOP BENT WOOD WORK. „ SEDM « & co •> And Deal.,-, in IJjENERAL M. A C H I N i S T S , Carriage and Wagon Materials. ■ > nd -— — - 18A St., near Chaplme, Wheeling, W. Va. MM) M M^W] EliPCS, OFFICE AND WAEEROOM Smallman st., near 25th. 12th Ward. Pittsburgh, Pa. ARBEN2 <3te CO-. Manufacturers & Dealers in Furniture & Carpets Corner Chapline and istii 8treets, Seepages?. WHEELING, W. VA. Best Work. Lowest Prices. HOEHLE & BRO ., Manufacturers of and Dealers in " Ft' rl Upholstering, tiy and Neal I No. 1053 Main Street, SHU bolstering, Pvepairing and Varnishing, ' and Neatly done. No. lion Main Stbeet, WHEELING, W. VA. Branch House, 3305 Jacob Street, Eighth Ward. Undertaking a Specialty. S ee page 126. See page 126. DR. M.J. RHEES, (Horn ceo path ist,) 56 fourteenth Street. Wheeling, W. V \. PRACTICAL PLUMBER, CrAS AND STEAM FITTER, 33 Twelfth Street, Wheeling, West Va. & Particular attention given to diseases of Women and Children. Office hours, 8 to 10 A. M , and 2 to 4 P. M, and 7 to 8 P .M. See page 134. j AU Orders promptly atteuded to. See page 18 & 5* 148 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. t& HENRY WARWOOD, Manufacturer of WROUGHT IRON GARDEN RAKES, SPECIALTIES OF COAL AND OTHER MINERS' TOOLS, ALSO, ALL KINDS OF STONE MASONS' TOOLS, I>. Exley, Sr. J. Medill. B. Exlev. Jr. Manufacturer of STATIONARY AND PORTABLE ffp |% jtai MEDILL & EXLEYS, Proprs, STEAM ENGINES, MANUFACTURERS OF ' t t t al m.- i tt u ni: j« 0-n Kalston's Improved Separator Thresh- Lllfflte Latll, StimgleS. SaSll, BIllS, k er and Cleaner. Also. Pitt's Patent ' ' , Improved Threshing Machine, All kinds 01 Boxes Made to Order. , oc ™ . , r-, ~ MARTIN'S FERRY, BELMONT CO, 0. bee page i2b. Martin's Ferry , O. See p agel39 . W. S. DILWORTH, Dealer in. 3EY SODDS, NOTIONS i FAJfCY SQCSS Rob. J. Baggs. J. R . J. BAGGS & SONS, OF EVERY KIND, Cor. Fourth & Hanover Sts., Martin's Ferry. O. gee page 121. BRIDGEPORT, O. ! See page 129. James Kerr. Alex. O. Campbell. T. KZEIEWR, hare of the public patronage solicited. ge 126. JACOB BERGEK. C. E. ' J. BERGER & BRO., -DEALERS IN- Leather and Shoe Findings, Tannery Supplies, See paga *4- & HJDES, PELTS, TALLOW AND OIL, No. 1032 Main Street, Corner UarkH Alley. Wheeling, W. \a. .*S Jo^l52 THE INDUSTRIES OF WHEELING. "8 r,. C. REED. (Hf See page 60. C. E. BAILEY. W. N. LINCH. ttl 29 Twelfth Street HARBOUR & DITTMAN, Dealers in . .,, BELTZ & FLADING, farpcts, |up, fil floths, PtingSr A ^ jrS"JL M _ m „ n a w- , m i BOORS, SASH, FRAMES, Wall Paper ant Window State, | shutt ers : and an «,£.<* Moulding, And dealers in Lumber, Shingles, &c. 1059 Main Street. See page Hi. EIGHTEENTH STREET, RET. CHAPLINE AND EOFF STREETS. See page 89. WILLIAM H. SHEIB, Washington Hall, Wheeling, W. Va., Wholesale and Retail Dealer in SHEET MUSIC, MUSIC BOOKS, STRINGS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND GOODS. Sole Agent for \V. Va. and Eastern Ohio for Weber, Mason & Hamlin DioilfW Hazelton. fWQllP 0hin Valle y> ridllUS Ohio Valley, Ul^dllb Burdott, Booodwood. .1. Estey & Co.. Pianos and Organs jor Rent. Tuning and Repairing carefully don,'. See page 86. ^^___ J. B. SHEPPARD, Manufacturer of "Wheeling, W. Va. & t Brands of Flour. Keeps the largest stock in his line iu Wheeling. Cor, Market and 14th Streets, II HEELING, W. VA. J. c. aldersonT General Insurance Agent, WHEELING, W. VA., Bepreseuts the following first-class companies: Northern, Imperial, Com'l Union, London, Eng. Scotl i-li Com'l, Glasgow. Franklin, Peabody, Wheeling. Williams burg City, Westchester Lorillard.N.Y. I enusylvania, American Fire, Philadelphia. Mercantile, Cleveland. Good risks and reliable agents solicited in all parts of West Virginia. A. C. EGEETEH. GEO. A. WELLS. GEORGE A. C. ECERTER & CO., WW? a ■*.See page S G-mVimRAX* PRODUCE, CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. I 425 Main and I 420 South Sts. & fPX 178 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 008 808 917 fj ! ■r J