Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-07-30

The certainty Of he completion Of the & fillmore
and Ohio Rll road 10 Cumberland IN tho coming
fO1l season J. already Leading 10 The establishment
OF arrangements Tor the regular and prompt trans
'oTiniion 81 merchandise aai produce between A.
hnlore and Ohio river, on the part Of enterprsing
individuals. The following article on this subject
e from the Wheeling Times Of Saturday. Orr pre-
sent impressions are. that u would I've decidedly
better I'd leave The matter OF trauspOrtaii0n between
Cumberland and Wheeling. open To the cuinpeii.
ton Of individual capital and eniernrise-Balh-
more Amer.
We do not deny but the imprcuons Of The Bal.
iirnorc American may be correct in The ultimate
effect b>+There is an object to he attained that re
quires the mos, energetic action. and which will
ial Unless that action is applied. Ii 10 this: The
gools cannot be brought 10y the ordinary mode Of
single teams from Cumberland 10 Wheeling in loss
than seven and a half days. This time is too long
10 ensure a large share Of transportation al fair pn.
Nces, in oPpoIiiion To the more easy modes made At.
Iainable At the North aud South, by water. I, is
then exceedingly desirable that a line should be
established that will pa, goods through in the short
est possible time. which is n great dcsideratum
particularly with dry goods. This line might be
established by the combined efforts Of wagoners;
hut II is yet an untried measure and it is hardly to
he expected that wsgcners would be willing 10
hnE1rd all they had in n line where success or ca.
paciiy for success had never been proven. W,
would therefore, wish a company formed, rs a PIC
Hser from the sur, las OF those who can afford to risk
something for The general benefit. lCthis is found
successful, it will be easy for wagoners and other.
10 fall into the same or other lines, and reap The re
ward Of experience, or independently carry those
goods on which The creates, speed is not required.
We with to see the rail riad perfectly success
iuii but this itcannOt he, unless the track be.
tween Cumberland and Wheeling can be Glled in
such manner as to secure transportation. for though
there may be little made on freight. the number Of
passenser carried will BE- increased by tho amounr
Of freight conveyed. We are sue that by the aid
Of rail- roads. ~rg"n snd steamboat lines, this route
may he made the quickest one from the Gr casI
Ic the far west, and yet II one Inc or Two or three
can monoPolrze the carrying trade from Cum.
berlanl here. The rail road toward the west ha,
been made so much ia vain that its stock will ne :.
er yield a dividend. and It's expected benefits to IN e
community Of Baltimore and Wheeling are not ,c
te realized. This can he realized by nothing Ices
Than a dozen regular daily lines. three days through
and as many mnre trar-ieni wagons.
No, we wish 10 establish. instead Of a mo
nopoly. a great and q powerful ngent to aid ind.
vidual enterprise and industry, By the increase @
the actual business. There ~ another Thing {,
which We have rarely adveued, but which should
Notwithstanding, be seriously remembered The
Beaver canal, connecting the Ohio River ut Beavc
with the Ohio canal at Akron, is completed nm,
IN good order, and already considerable produce
from this immediate district has loand its va,
through that chanSel To New York. Thi, Ia.
Is now, market considered, coniidcrahly the be-
route. Without n carringa OF produce in back trips
our route becomes perfectly vslueless. We asI
our ~neighhDr Of the American. what can 50 readl,
secure that p~roiuce Tor the route. rs the combined
eNeriIons Of men 10 secure speed, and establish the
most economical arrangements Gr forwarding -
Were lhis The only roste open, where goo! i or pro.
duce reached Tins point, 10 conyey them 10 q mar.
kei, II might be right 10 let things Iase their course
but - strong Is the opposition, and 80 decided the
contention by powerful Antagonists, ,ha, ihe Utmost
eKeriions nTe necessary 10 secure that portion o.
the Trade which really belongs. FROM It's natural al.
vaniages, 10 Ihe GREAT CENTRAL ROUTE