Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-08-22
western and Central Ohio Railroad.

EprroRs OF IHTELLIGENcER THE attention OF
our citizsns should be called to the comparative
merits of these two works to this city, and to the
citizens along the lines of these Improvements
The Western Road commends itself to this city
from the numerous connections which it ferns
with the Ohio Roads, north-wesland west. from its
easy grades, the cheapness of the construction, tile
slishtneSs of its cuIyatureS and the character of
the county through which it passes. The cttiz MS
along the line of the proposed road up and act
ing, and seem determined to make this road what
they once hoped the Central road would have been,
namely, road passing. direct through the country,
with knOOn tsrmini. 1t is in the power Of the city
of Wheeling to secure the immediate construction
OF this road, if she will, by giving to it the all
once proposed to the Central. Will She do it7-
Central road. under the present auspices, is in
mist. No one knows what it has done or what
III do. Tue President of that road del ghts so
much in stwalking in darkness, shronded with the
night" that not even the most ardent friends of
that Improvement can foresee what he designs do
ing, if indeed he has any definite designs. Atone
time he proposes bridging the Ohio river about
miles below this city, then he repealS old ord rs
fixing terminus, so that as matters now stand, his
road presents to the world the anomaly of having
but one terminus, and no definite eastern views
This unsettled policy on the part of those having
the control Of this Company, has necessarily tend
cd to unsettle public confidence in this imprOye-
ment, and earnestlyas we desued the construction
OF that road to Wheeling, ariently as we endeav-
ored to effect settlement of the imagined Diff
culties between that road and Wheeling, and se-
cure for it the subscription of s25O,00O from this
A., Az
wavering OF hidden policy of the c. mpany has had
the effect of placing its friends here in position
in which they could notsupport themselves. They
are unable TO STATE what the Company design do
ing. they are unable to state what it has done and
inthe present vague designs and vague destination
of that work, should not the citizens of Ohio and
Wheeling unite at once upon work which can be
at once completed. which will lave fixed purposes,
designs, and termini, and one which will bring tn
m st important roads Of Ohio into direct connec-
iionwith the Hempfeld and Baltimore and Ohio
Railroads at Wheeling The citizens of Ohio,
even on the line of the Central, are ready to do
their duty and will not the ctizensof Wheeling do
theirs1 Will not the roads going east also favor
the Iroposition7
We would gladly see the Central poshed some.
tcAeFe 70 complexion. we woulo sIaa4y see MI.
Sulliyan'spolicy shine forth and his fright hand
know atlength vi at his LEFT hand is doing" hut
until somed definite line ofpolicy is adopte bythat
Company, 50 that the public can know what /.
designs and whittier ii is bound, the citizens Of
Ohio interested in the work and the city of
Wheeling cannot count upon it and must hasten
tosecurs other connections with the roads west.
Such connection is offered by the Western Road,
connecting with tie steubenyille aud Indiana
Railroad, thus securing allthe western connec-
tons Of the Central; while the Marietta connects
with Cincinnati. securihglthe same advantages
which the Central and Wilmington roads would
sis have rTeeeHtsd. Itsisito be hopst INF M