Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-02-03

| per mleu, lie MINIMUM rauluS OF curvature, TWO
thousand eight hundred and sixty five feet. The
Scioto and Hooking road on the south connects 1t
with Portsmouth, from which point the Maysville
and Big Sandy road, now advertised for contract,
extends 10 Maysville. From Maysville, railroads
are III progress through Lexington to Danyille,
which will soon be connected with Nashville and
| Knoxville.
The line passes through Chilicothe, the former
capitol of Ohio, and the County seat of Ross, of
which the agricultural productions are said to he
greater than any county in Ohio, and probably in
the Unitad STATES. To this point the Virginia
Central Railroad is aiming, and in late report OF
the Chief Engineer of that load upon tEeir propoS
ed extension through Gallipolis to Chill cothe, he
speaks of intersecting the Marietta road at that
point, 'as the key TO the whole interior commerce
and travelling of the State.' .........
l can see mode by which Southern Ohio,
Eastern Kentucky, and Tennessee, can be made
tributary TO Philadelphia, except through the
Hempfeld and Marietta Railroade; and the aid
and countenance of Philadelphia appear to be es-
sentialt 10 their prompt construction.
The amount which the respective companies
ask is 100000 for the Hempield, and S750,000
for the Marietta road. With The funds already Sc
cured, and the prestige arising from the approval
and adoption:byP Philadelphia of these roadsias par
of her good plan, believe that these subscriptions
will be sufficient to insure the completion of both
these roads-the aggregate cost Of which will be
over eight millions of dollars ~ w IN.
Statement of distances from, PHILADELPHIA to Gin
cinnati by different routes:
No, l. via Pittsburgh Crcstne and Columbus miles
9, via Pittsburgh, Loudenvilie, Mount Yer.
3, via Pittsbursh, stenbenvIc, Cosioctoo.
Eewark and COLUMBUS. .GO2
i, via GTcensburg, Wheeling, GAINESVILLE,
Newark and Columbus. ..i............ .657
o, via Wheeling, Evansville. Wilmington
c. via ' Wheeling MSre; Athens: s5
From the above tabular statement, it will be seen
that the length of the Marietta line TO Cincinnati
is less than any of the others, except No. 5, by
Wheeling, GAINESVILLE and. Wilmington, which is
only fivcmiles shorter; it is miles less than Cen
trail Ohio eleven miles less than Steubenville and
Indiana forty-Six miles less than Mount Vernon
and Springfield and sixty six miles less than Ohio
and Pennsylvania. Pointing i'll different direction
and diverging widely from the Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania road, 1t not even competitor Tor the great
legitimate business of that company. For the trade
OF Cincinnati, it will necessarily be rival to the
other lines, and for this purpose not essential 10
Philadelphia; but, has already been shown,
none of the others can give us access 10 Southern
Ohio, Kentucky and TenneSSee-and good COIL
nectIon with these are indispensable.
Three Railroads appears to be necessary to
cure the ends pointed out in the commencement of
this report, and, in my judgment, these are: the
Ohio and Pennsylvania, with the Fort Wayne cX-
tension TO Chicago, and connections with Sandusky
and Cleveland the Pittsburgh and Steubenvillc
to Columbus, indianapolis and ST. Louis and the
Marietta 10 Cincinnati and Kentucky. With these
Philadelphia will have nothing to fear from any
quarter. The Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad
Company are about to commence an important ex-
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terminus on the Ohio river TO Wheeling and Roch-
ester ; thus forming with the Ohio and Penusylva-
mia road. and the Marietta and Cincinnati road, n
CONTINUOUS line on the northwestern bank Of the
Ohio from Pittsburgh TO Marietta, l60 miles. This
may well be called Grand junction Railway, as
it will connect all the lines have described with
the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, uniting no less than nine important
railroads at their ternn The gradients and cur
vatureS are extremely favorable and in of nc
cIdent to any of the bridges or ferries proposed
will beineStimable. | consider is a very importan
road, both for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
have said nothing on the subject OF railroad
bridges across the Ohio river at Wheeling and
Steubenville. The question is of too much mag
nitudc 10 be Summarily disposed of, and i'll this
communication can only deal in generalitieS.-
AT Wheeling, five railroads will met, two OH the
east bank andthTee on the west bank. think
there is no reasonable doubt that the magnitude
OF the interests involved will produce hh;mnni-
GUS arrangement by which all thrs- will be accom-
modated; and hope the same will be the case
with Steubenville.
| Referring TO the reports and exhibits of the dif-
feren: corporations for more minute details thaa
can be embraced in general report of this charac
ter, have the honor 10 subscribe myself
With great respect,
EDW. MILLER,
Chief Engineer, Pennsylvania Railroad.