The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-10-23
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Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad com
pany has been made. which exhibits the affairs o
the road in dourishing condition. We extract
the following paragraphs from that part of the re-
port which treats of the extension of the road to
the Ohio river, tfes In ,,2-ss- .y.e,se v,,s,
''Under this head the board are graf
| i6ed to be enabled to congratulate the
stockholders that by their action on o
recent occasion, one Of the obstacles
that has hitherto retarded the extension
ofthe roadIl sullimate estination,has
been removed. Ii .ost,,,t
] "By. an act Of the Legislature Of the
State Of Virginia, passed at the tast ses-
sion, the grant of the right of way
through that State has been renewdtor
a period of twelve years, upon the con-
dition that the road shall be extended
TO the city of Wheeling without touch
ing the Ohio river at a point lowerdown
than the mouth of Fish creek, twenty.
eight miles below Wheeling. no'2'1@2
"Wilh the consent of the city OF
Wheeling the company IS authorised,
by a law, to establish depot at the
mouth Of Fish creek; and Wheeling hav-
ing, in due form, giving her consent for
that purpose, the company has the op.
ton, in extending the road, to construct
it to the Ohio at that point. H.
sin the early history Of the, conf
pany, greater reliance than at present
was placed upon theriver trade or travel
and the city Of Wheeling was consider
ed by the projectors Of the road as not
only commanding these, but at the
samestime lnsuring connection with
the Railroad on the central line Of the
Ohio improvements. l' 90
''It has been, until recently supposed
thatthe mouth of Fishing Creek twelve
miles below Fish Creek, presented the
best medium point for both purposes;
and the impression generally prevailed
that while the Improvements on the
southern line in Ohio would certainly
connect more advantagousIy at Fishing
Creek, those on the central line could
also be more easily formed at the same
point, than at Wheeling. From subse.
quent information, however, it would
appear that the central improvements
in Ohio may connect with this road on
the river as advantageously at Wheel
ing or Fish Creek, as at Fishing Creek
and the former being only twelve miles
further from Cincinnati on the southern
line than the latter, it is not to be, sup
posed that so small an elongation in the
distance, would interpose any obstacle |
ir the prosecution of the works projec-
ted on that line. a't e'I
"It is to be observed. moreover, that
the cost Of the work to Fish Creek |
will not be greater than to Fishing
Creek; and as the construction Of the
road from the former point to Wheel
ing will be made by the contribution Of
that city, and the depot and the right
Of way through the city being provided
at the expense Of that city, the Com.
pany will not have less ability to exc
cute their engagements with the city Of
Wheeling, than if they had succeeded
in their object Of terminate the road
at Fishing Creek. 9M
sit may be assumed, therefore, that
in accepting the Virginia law, and con-
firming the agreement with the city Of
Wheeling, the Stockholders have not
only consulted the interests of the sew.
eral companies engaged in making the
Improvements on the southern and cen
tral lines of Ohio, at the point original
y contemplated by the state and city,
with the additional and important priv
lege OF extending it 90 miles lower
down the river than they originally de-
sired to do or could have done at any
time since the spring of 1888. They |
may thus be enabled to accomplish
their original object without the ne
cessity Of constructing a rival branch
to their. main stem, thereby attracting
the travel and trade to a rival city;I
while by encouraging connection Of
their road with the Improvements on
the southern line in Ohio, they offer
new inducements to the works on the
central line TO form a similar connec.
ton, in preference to longer and dmore
expensive lines to any Nothern point.
"Looking to these objects, it will
now be in the power Of the Company,
by vigorous and energetic prosecu.
ton of their road in conformity with
the law and the agreement with the
city of Wheeling, speedily to realize
all that ever has been hoped from the
enterprise n1ll go. sai1nn1.l.-gp, .;i,l..
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. III