Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-30
WEDNESDAY,. DECEMBER 80. 1916.
CINCINNATI AND THE RAILROAD.


CINCINNATI AND THE RAILROAD.
The Cin-insati Chronicle with a steady ad.
hesioa to a pre-conceived opinion, based up
ON q very limited knowledge Of the region
which IL discusses, which ought, ere this day,
TO have given way to more expan tel iutelli-
gence. reads a long lecture TO the vifgiuia Leg.
islsture upon the subject OF the right of way
for the Baltimore anil Ohio Railroad to the
mouth oi ths LATHE Kanowhs.
We dc not apprchend that IN. sazc reason.
ing Of the Chronicle man will have sny very
powerful influence either upon The views OF
fbe Company or the action OF the Legislature
IN the premises. With the two first PROPOSE.
tons iavclyia. only general principles with
which school boys ia the primary schools OF
the country arc supposed TO be. ere this. &C
%quainted. We, oi couose, agree. viz; that rail
roads are generally better highways than "a.
malls, and that The ~Alleghenies must be pier.
ccd with them, but 20 the third proposition
that there - one great central point, which Is
The mouth Of the Little Kanswha, where. and
only WHERE railroad ought To strike the
Ono. we demur entirely. aud eau easily show
why that poin, Is not the mostclegiblc for the
purpose OF mshiag lhe great western connec-
tion, an why the railroad company. the States
OF Virgiais. Ohio. Indiana. Illinois. Missouri,
aud indeed tbs whole OF the world
would b. injured by tls route proposed by the
sage OF the Chronicle. We have laid ont
large grounds; but We do not propose to run
over them by msrt general assertions.
Virginia would b. the loser by granting th +,
right Oi way. becauss it would lessen the
ehsnces Of constructing h~r own improvement
60 the mouth OF the Great Klnqwha, anil in.
deed render II im Practicable TO construct that
work by private means. II would be- the Io-
YER bccsnss the nIlrosd would pass through .
cold, sterile and merely grazing c%oaairy, snd
terminating al Peterborough. which j. mot aus.
ceP,ible OF being made a manufacturing town,
~osid rather depress that place than elevate
nr.J.Lf would detract from and render
b. .,@sssa "iilion-e tbs
E'A- sva ar 30 rs tenuhe
nus. Bni-
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.pe distance from cIv.l "a To P,,s-.~ssg
"ing' not a. stated by ,be os.-snicle, 10
miles, but as nacasure1 oy tie engineers. 223
miles, while '6e distance to Wheeling. a.
measured by the same engineers. is but Dos
miles being IS miles less than to Parke r.burv
Here ~ very considerable error shown n
The calculations OF The Chronicle. which will
initiate very strongly against the ia,e,e., MI
his rsil rad.
Ffo'n the Ohio west we must conf Ter the
rhsractefof the country a. well as distance
a hberul charter has been granted b. Ohio. 70,
The construction Of = road from COLUMBIA, Il,
wheeling, sud another from Mt. Vernon az,
Wooster. This road would pass .brougb IN.
best portion OF the State lor the supply of a
surplus OF agricultural products. Il passes
through the heart Of the great Ohio coal ma.
Sure, which would furnish ample fuel. =, m.
time a large amount OF trsosn,,s,i,,
iof Cine'ana'i use in Tins Of ,csrcay AMI
low ~o.ef. From Wheeling 10 COLUMBIA. =.
sen road distance would be bu, Iao ,,;I..
where would be tapped railroads 70 Ci,,i.
nsu' Cleveland. ssadasky. aad a, n. -.
tine open The most dssect mute ,,,o,,,. -
'isnie' Indianapolis sad vandsli,. ~ The
Ieo"'h OF the Missouri river a s, I,o;.
WHO VIII deny that tl.e State. af at
'isas, Illinois s0d Missouri. nav ,Lo
'"eFce OF tbe world, when ia lime mi. r..
Stall Be eH,enioi 10 ,lsc Pacific. q, ~, -
'ns msen'aeent -cbems Of Nc. wh,,nes
wYala BE- moe bsoeG,,,a 4. -.
'eeeP'ance Of the law which Vies;ni, ~.
'esaJ s'>n'ed 20 'be Compsny. Onto ,ya.,a
'sss as.lious apsu millions ~ h.y;o, a.
'~l SOad istiow he line Of ibe N.t,uo.I 80
vi sdep' 81 is ~Sec,sers The STATE ,,,.l. =
ssay es@@'spcied 10 that a. . rea,r, go
= @k'aNs Iaose southern soas, a.. ,,,.,..4
y ~ Stnti1paiisss. A i ime ua, c,a.,a
would then b. apoA : bs4neb l.sle.d III
&c grst lice Of tho faisosd 4, The ,,,,,..a
'",sa' 70 j. stso tree that 90 nle I;o, ~ -,
osa "'suld b. ePenri to ii1t ei,g a -
~ FNsitaR ct . contiguous ~sart,,a a.
- i9a'Af' q ar hrrr 81 ghe, poi.s
'''ss 'lsi Woplso1is city. IN these 49,
D. iouaa me tFus fsasoD wis -. -
,'pn u fiptnia j. " oiieus !, "a.
- Cincinnati editors. Bat the, -. -
~ ,al". c.oriaasd .. not yet ~ so,,,
=. ei,''e' q 0lia. vIgiala. q, a. sast.
=, nN i"'e folsry fy ihis STATE. T., os.t'
~ 'N e"niaog = Ls esiaiag fr,.aI.
rom the Jsckspn S,ofb.,o a.
we fotnfsnn - 81 golnw.es. ibat