Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-18
ur. C~rozet's Litter 20 Mr.. Lyoas.
APPEAL TO ALL VIRGINIA

We perused this letter hastily. and conGn.
lh6 our attention 10 the portion OF II which
compares the route between Lyncliburg ut
Buchanan, end the Ohio. wijhtha route b. IVA,
OF ~S'sunton, dill not advert particularly totIai
pstI OF me letter which consl irrs The idCiliu 5
OF d connection between the Biltimpp * Ohio
hiitroad and Pdrkcrsburg Finding IL inferred
lr'n som passage IN the letter OF Mr.. Croz.t
ihdt The Baltimore y Otil Roilrcai cru,duo,
b. extended 10 The latter pIsee. and thai ib.r..
Tore ne night OF way might safely b. gwen Ca
'i' latter Com amy, We hav b-n ind iced 10
r.-ptrI>c Nj. CrJlrts letter wiih more care
No surh con ,Usiou can, we think. b. drawn
nom o.. ltts tr'c, tbat one or nor. If NJ
routes proposed 1y The BdliimnT q O.ip
lNiiruad Company among their tHtats or
tEirtg, ore decusdb y Mr.. Croze i~mnmcicable
bot some ui the othlrs are cousii-u.d =, hita
a. only involving serious Difficulties ant we
AnoN irom what ,h- Baltimore & DINO Hai.
road Company has already accomplished, TIA,
sum dthlcuiurs eeCsc 10 10 serious, when in
ihe Way oil "A powerful Ccmpdn,. having ado.
gtatr m.Ins at their control. ior tn attain
~ oi objects, jusiiyinga lafsc expenditure
bNcai. however, wyt Mr.. tJze's opinion or
tins PuIntas IL has b.cn represented 10 b. W.
Si 'utd slll Deem the hazard a iesyaul one. J
acting "n a., when the opinions 81 two cn.i,
nc'rs, both ,mIntnhy practical, and in IA,
emlitpA mrnt al oppo-IlS iut rests, (Air
hnlght. iuim 'ry ia. CHI I engineered Use bal
AN &c n Ono Railroad Company and latrI,
ernpBoyri by the oity ui wheeling. ana Nj
Litrobc, the prsut chisi cagiu or II M,
Railroad Company are exactly the r,ytree q
MI. CnnzrtS Both thcsn gcuil leu. the ont
arguing in favor OF the Wheeling route. am.
t1r other against II, agreed last winter. lha
tn routes proposed b. The Bsitimor, * OH,
Railroad Company, both 10 F,hin. Creek an,
farkersb1Ts, were c~n,irly practicable aud !,
no greater expense PER mile han the Bl,tim.r
~ Ono RaIIundd has ID ilr cost. and th. advc
Gates oi the cty OF Wheeling and of the Bl
uthpre ~ ONO Road Company. showed b
th-lt cauIestness, tIr one patty iu aivocaiiu
a1d iIc other ~ resisting the proposed u.h
OF way, that thtr was lIiuc do ,bt that IL ar,n
Ted, II WOull b. exercised aul hat thtir ro,.
would 10 This case terminate at Parkcnbur1.
.iievlng as wc do, that an extension ol Ii,
Baltimore AMI Ohio rail road TO cilhsr Fish
ms Creek OF Parkersburg would b. most iata
TO The Interests Oi Virginia that whilst i
would destroy Whceilusdud deprive the Com
monw dlth OF the advantages to rsult from
great interior lt1e OF trade and travel teunit ia
ting az It, IN iToPolis IL would In tilm con
"a uo b nchis worthy OF consideration. Cd,
even ihs district oi country through which II
would pass, we u rr cate every ti.ag ~calruia
trI 20 induce any slpiuru.s, on ths sn5Iret
w tri'l That Ue Ctty D.ls-ii. 10 whom m.
letter OF Mr.. Cr1Irt was atir ssr3 will n.r
GIVE thr deep stake tlat his coms.Iu.ut
have 90 The matter, ani that DE- will not h.
willing hat a right oi Way shall b. granted a.,
the presump lua that % may not. OF cannot b.
used. which % 10 should D. would be- fatal I,
the future hopes ct tlns Civ.
A 10 TIE claims Ut the North West. ~,
should o. stttticl 60 leave uI.qges ion To IA.
Northwest ISL 20 decide, WIN one groyi.,
ONLY thIt the BIlum1Ir uni Ohio rail 600.
company SlouidO r.quirl % do. what ever
other cn.spl1y BOZ Use State h4sb..4 b.f,r +
right Ui Way aas been granted To- 10. yy. :,
dflns t1s lua 90 purpose 90 ..hc b, Gyin.
p"th's uu US IJuie. 1T this De- done. apI ,,.
V,l-3rt ilc u~s ui1H not onl, tIst IN. r,gt.
y WI thlS tiIli alfeady bruted) will b
i'HH % 70, ne slryHE. ~. bat that not one.
i1unh ~ tne Delegates Yt The North Wcstit
eel wall b. found 70 b. iu favor Of any o,h
route.
ln truth, no benefit can r,.1'fto th. e,r,.
tF uhro igb which che BIlIn1r ana OH. ..
road would pas. Beyond OH. Incidental .4
'1uiasc oiony immediate c.psulifar- ,.bi.a
may 81 inside l0fIIs kpcJti1u ui<ss Hb.f 4is.
~ Winding ID D. terminate th rr rII
at io tue plJspfuiy ol one OF .I. uas, IN
p.r'ant towns i1 the Stfe. aaI fl. boz ri ,
which Wher.i us would aloni .1 .Ha r1..t,.
o. TO. weston portion OF tIe fai. nlsH. IL
0i soH DneHt 20 t1H latter Bltft.r o,.
.lJHiuti wIh tl a1uh Weston iott.
o. 81. NH' Knows thlt b. is css. p.I.Jt n
gr1siaE country io IS ht-h .hs m~estyaIuifs
improvements are gui.i tumsiA.s. WIN Il
90. state h4s h5 rally dl-jujJ.tl ~ tlj. pgr.
iipn oiits t,i,iiory Isis much l0r he com.
Us noi Oh wheeling rJule ,oasN, iaalh ion.
t.t5 d riShi OF Ndy sh0ull D. gwen 10 t,e
b"'timofe p OLD rn rad ali b would
'+i4' .p n9 Ql} ai 10 umigus on tbe OLio.
~ wAi,n would drstaoy a n1a4lsIinr ots
'i'afy tIis'ing % re-, and ~Aieb. rbIls, il