Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-09-22
From tne baltimore sun.


Coal cilities-rbo Baltimore and Ohio Rdilroad-The
Western Connections-Grow OF bnslaess--'Ihc Gao;
ryng Trade-The Paotfc-Local lntiuences-Pa rkers-
burg, &C.
trust shall not intrnde by continuing 10 speak
OF this city through your columns. The railway
connections beng OF such vital interest to This
place shall dedicate this letterto them. he
marking by way of conclusion, thatl was struck
the other day, while seeing numbero work
men engaged in digging coal immediately out OF
an ore bank, and it fell into the eeutre of one oil
the largest of our nail factories, an incident show
ing the ease with which il IS obtained.
The railway projected ana carried over ana
carried through the Aileghetnes by your CITY, pre-
sents 10 the eve of the experienced engineer one
of the grandest spectacles III the world; the iron
horse pIowing his way TO The height oil thousands
of feet above the ocean, IS sul'lilne. Inc Foa1i'
with its beautiful bridges, constructed upon tlt
combination principle, unlllng Tie nrmneSS oil the
arch with Tie airy lIghtnesS oil the suspension
bridge. its costly and massive yladucls It's long anu
expensive tunneling, has been pronounced the
gr0ndest achievement OF the age. for ms bal
timore deserves and will get the trade of the South
and West. But the fact that there are more than
five miles of EXPENSIVE tunneling and bridging, is
enough to speak forth the herculean task accom-
plished by lis projectors. To this your city Will
look for the western trade. Here, upon the Ohio,
she has laid her two-fold arms.
At this point she taps five other roads, Jour OF
which must contribute to her support. The rail-
road TO this the northern point Will be fed by the
Genital Ohio, the Coshocton and Cleveland roads.
1t is 10 be brought in connection with all the cen
trail roads of the West; roads that must during
tie ice bound season OF the year' DO Inc carrying
trade ofthe great Pacific line.
| To the man of observation it IS apparent that
| the business of our roads must grow win lhe
county upon which they depend ior thelr sup
| mort. A decade hence, the Baltimore anu Ohlo
road, with its subsidiary branches must do the car
rying trade of tile States of Texas, Alabama, Lou
isiana, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri
| Illinois, InLianp, aid Ohio, as well as Virginia
| What trade can she not command when hef own
and her allied road, the lines TO LOUISVILLE Mem
phis, and Mobile, on the south, TO Cinclnnat, 20
lumbus, and ST. Louis, and hen west 10 San ran
clsco, are all united to this stem! These lines
will all soon be completed, and when done, Tie
great west and southwest looks to your city lot q
| transatlantic connection which Will place lie
port of Baltimore on footing with New YORK
and Boston. 10 this then we lock with interest,"
and no city west has more sympathy with yours
than Wheeling. The road when once known &c
the travelling publib. through tile untirng energy
| OF It's directors, must be literally palronlSeu.-
None estimate the effort oil this road upon TINS
city except its friends.
This road has made this the radi0ting centre o.
a system of railways unparalleled for extent upon
the continent. 1t has created a depot here which
will make this city the entrepot oil all western
| Virginia. This place will become the mart 10
the counties of Brooke, Braxton, Barbour, Cabell
Dodridge, Harrison, Hancock, jackson, hanawha
Lewis, Marshall, Marion, Mason, MonongaIio
Nicholas, Ohio, Preston, Peasants, Palnum
Ritchie, Randolph, Tyler, Taylor, Wetzel, Mlr
Wood, some twenty-six counties, containing al
area ofl2,0OO square miles, and population ii
1850, of 1911, 1856, inhabitants. This IS the eiiec
of yours and the Marietta roads upon this city,
trade sufficient OF itself 10 build city.
To supply this place, Baltimore, no doubt, wi!
hold forth inducements as great as her sister cities
and doing So this trade is indirectly here. To the
wholesale dealers here, in dry goods and groce
rses, this is a line field, and Wheeling is reaping
lis fruits.
The extension of the branchto Parkersburg viii
not interfere materially with the interests OF this
otto, for they are redeemed, and more lhan redeem
ed, by the large scope ofcountry opened to her Il
supply.
Baltimore road is nearly completed, and is, ii
point of arrangements not easily excelled.
fourishing city, and spend few weeks in the ele
CANT groves, must close by congratulating then
upon having been the first 10 devise and accom-
pisl this arluous and laborious work, and will
them the realization of all their fondest expecta
tons. *.