Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-02-12
Wheeling and wellsv ille Road.

WHAT'S doing in favor of the charter of this road
at Richmond We have heard nothing of the bill
since it was repo. ted to the House. The delegate
from Brooke, while friend of this road as are all
OF his constituents, seems to be SO entirely abs orb
ed in his efforts on behalf of Pittsburgh as entirely
toforget the interest of this road SO important to the
people of Brooke and Hancock. The citizens of
those counties will lose the entire road and have
the pleasure OF looking at the Gears over the river
as they sweep on 10 this place, via Steubenyille,
Lagrange, Warren and Martnsville, while at the
same time they will see the important depots on the
Eastern shore transferred to the Ohio side We
Will get the road certainly, but we would gladly
share the benefits with our sister counties in Vir-
slula and should much regret see those counties
waste their time and energies before the Legisla-
ture, IN pursuit of vain project, in which they
cannot succeed, while this road, to them
and us, extending as it does over the entire length
oil those counties, will glide from their grasp and
be Permanently located beyond their reach forey-
en- when lost! lost! will be the reflection left to
them We really feel deeply for the success ofthis
pi0Iect 1t is the only feasible for Brooke and
Hancock, and as such wish to see them acting
IN the matter. We are ready 10 act with the n but
the road IS eSsentia ly heir we get it on either
route. Had they not better act then on it at once
before is too late, and postpone this bill To tn.
Pittsburgh bill, which is Of no practical advantage
to those counties and passes through but Al miles
of their limits.
EVENT. the Pittsburgh road be beneficial TO nor
lions of those counties (Which we do not for mo-
ment ADMIT yet the most ardent friends of that
road in d H tif there really any such) must
concede that the Cleveland road is the road for
them. Tha: road will be placed under contract
neEt summer, and if the charter be not obtained
this session it will be too late. The opportunity
will be gone and gone toreper, and who supposes
that there will ever be a road made from Holi-
days Cove to Wellsburg when the Cleveland road
passed down the opposite side the river.
Pittsburgh is seeking a Wheeling connection
The charter for a road from Pittsburgh to Wash
ington has passed the Pa Legislature, and if
Wellsburg loses the Cleveland road, her chance
for railroad will be worse than homeless. We
commend thus matter in all candor, to our friends
ofBrooke and Hancock. and to WellsLurg in par
ttcular. We have no desire to press our views up-
on them. but should fail in duty to our readers did
we not plainly call their attention to their ccndi-
ton, and say to them, that if they neglect the pres
ent opportunity of securing road which will ex-
tend from one end of their counties to the other,
they will los= that road forever and in view of the
Pittsburgh connection with Wheeling via Wash
ington and Hempfeld, most materially darkening
their prospects for the future. If they want the
Cleveland road they should at once take steps to
secure the charter if they do not, there is nothing
more to be done, and matters must take their
course, though we hesitate not to say, that we
should deeply regret the necessity which would
compel the Cleveland company to keep the Wes-
tern side of the river.