Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-02-03
Philadelphia and the Hempfeld Railroad

Philadelphia and the Hempfield Railroad.
As evidence of the sentiments which prevail
ia Philadelphia in relation Ia the Hempfeld Rail
Road and for which Pittsburgh, with her charac-
terslic spirit of dictation and coercion by which
She presunes 10 control the whole State, and 'the
rest of mankind threatens TO visit Philadelphia
with feelings Of permanent unkindness,' we copy
the following article from the Philadelphia Regis
ter, edited by gentleman of fine abilities, who
speaks with confidence inspired by thorough ex-
animation ana knowledge of the subject
We publish this morning the report upon the
Western connection and extension of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, made by Chief Engineer Miller, on
the 9th inst, TO the President ofthe Company, and
call attention 10 tue paper. Mr.. Miller has given
each line claiming aid from Philadelphia his con-
sIderation. and makes most favorable repoI. for
the Cincinnati and Marietta Road, which we are
pleased TO observe, il is the first official move on
the part of the Penna K. r. Co. to aid that Ito us)
invaluable line. The Hempfeld Road will be the
great connecting link between Pennsylvania and
the West and III conjunction with the Marietta and
Cincinnati line will give us n continuous line
hence to Cincinnati, of one guage. Wheeling will
be the most important point N the West of Rail-
road Connection in short time, and the Hempfeld
Road will give Philadelphia advantages at that city
that no other line can confer. 1t traverSeS a part
OF the country now drained by Baltimore and is the
most direct route 10 the West from Pennsylvania
yet designed The Marietta and Cincinnati Road
connects with 1t, and it will be observed that the
gauge OF that Road is not yet decided upon; and if
The Penna. X. Il. Co. SubScrIbeS only seven hun
dred and nifty thousand dolla.S TO its stock, we will
have the right 10 decide its scale, and with the
Heinpheid road by doing so, will possess road Ct
uniform width hence 10 Cincinnati of 65l miles,
being the shortest route by one; and as that one is
OF two gauges at least, the actual distance by the
Hempfeld and Marietta line is considerably below
Sll others, when We take into consideration the
oh tn hfa, 10, r
gauges on the other routes, and the delay that ne
ceSSarlly follows the travel by them.
owe differ from Mr.. Miller in his declaration
that the roads ftOm Steubeville west to Columbus
viii be extended through to st. Louis on ga very
direct and feasible route" il is clearly settled
that Mr.. Broug'S Illinois road never can be made.
and even If 1t should, the Ohio and Mississippi
road from Cincinnati will always be preferred by
these having business with ST. Louis and Phila-
delpha, because Ii forms the air line in connection
with the Ha!nplcd AMI Marietta roads hence to
ST. Lonis, branching Soutlerly, and is much the
shorter routes while at the North, the OHIO and
pennsylvania roads connections with those of the
Oquamka Road (Which road, by the way, is the
only one possessing charter 10 lllnoiS) will
eitectuallI prevent the line he advocates ever be-
coming route TO ST. Louis, and therefore the aid
of Philadelphia should be given TO the Ohio and
Pennsylvania Road extensions namely the. Fort
Wayne and Chcaro, and the Oquamka Road at
the North, and the Hempfeld and Marietta and
Cincinnati al the South. This once done, and all
other roads now claiming to be the main channels
OF travel 10 thu est, will lake their places MS ribu-
tarleS, and Philadelphia will secure all she can in
reason expect. Councils will debate the subject
OH Thursday, and while it is before them the least
they can do is 10 vote the Hempfield Road what
they aSk-thc five hundred thousand dollars; and
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Co. should lose no time
III subscribing The seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars for the completion of the Cincinnati and
Marietta Road. Our duty is to secure the Hemn-
field ami Marietta Roads now.