Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-06-25
rhe Central Ohio Railroad.

The article in the Gazette of yesterday in rela-
lion TO the Central Ohio Railroad would excite onr
surprise, were it not for the quarter from which il
comes. We have ceased TO be astonished at any
thing which emanates from the editor of that pa
per.
The Directors of that Railroad Company last
year made an order fixing temporarily the Eastern
terminus of their road at West Wheeling. The
Gazette, short time since stated they Lad changed
this, aad HfpaSSed an order instructing location
of their road 10 Bridgeport, opposite the CITY,"
This, said the Editor Of that paper, will settle
the termination of all our western lines at the
heart of our city," Onthe authority of the Secre-
tary of the Railroad Company, we stated that no
sach order had been made. The Gazette reiterat-
ed its statement, and to substantia;e it publishes
copy Of the order of the Directors made the 9Th
of this Month. 1t is as follows.
Copy from the Minutes of the Central Ohio Rail
road Board, June 8, 1853.
"Ordered that the resolution adopted at the meet
ing of the Board at Bell Air, August 80, 1852,
king temporary location of the river terminus Of
the road at West Wheeling, be rescinded, and the
Chief Engineer be instructed to extend til loca-
ton cf the Central Ohio Railroad. from section
eighty, up the valley of the Ohio river, to such
point shall furnish the most eligible connection
with any Railroad or Railroads leading to Pitts
burgh or Philadelphia, such location 10 be subject
10 the approval of the Board al the first meeting
thereafter"
Now, so far from having determined to termin-
ate their road at Bridgeport in the heart of
city, the Directors of the Company have it is clear
come 10 no determination at all. They had fixed
the terminus al West Wheeling. They now unfx
il. Tile engineer is directed to extend TIE loca-
ton 10 some point yet undetermined, and such
location is 10 be subject to the action of the drec
tors, at some subsequent meeting of the board
The resolution smacks greatly of diplomacy. 1t
seems 10 say great deal, but if you look at it
closely, it really means nothing at all.
The notion of carrying the trade of the Gen.
tral Ohm Railroad Company by the 'circumbend-
bus'' through Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, is not,
whatever President Sullivan may suppose, very
alarming to US. From Bridgeport to Greensburgh,
by tie t'circumbendibus'' will be hundred
and twenty-seyen miles;-by the Hempfeld road
seventy-six-a difference of more than fifty miles.
There are too many rival routes being opened for
any road to do successful business which elon-
gates its line fifty miles unnecessarily.
We hope that SO far as this city can accomplish
ii, every proper facility will be granted the Cen
trail Ohio Railroad. We doubt not that our city
authorities have every disposition to do so. But
wehope also that in any arrangement they may
make they will take better security to guard our
interests than the mere assurances of either COL
Sullivan, OF his correspondents here.
Mr.. Sullivan seems, i'll all his communications
to the public, to adhere with remarkable uniform
ity. the determination TO present an unwilling
ness on the part of Wheeling to accede to fair
and reasonable terms Now, should presentation
of all the facts connected with his negotiations on
this subject and the precise features of all the pro-
positions he has submitted, become necessary, the
subject would assume very different aspect than
that presented in his public communications
Wheeling in all her negotiations with Railroads,
has invariably insisted upon the incorporation OF
such provisions in her contracts as she deemed me-
cessary to protect her interests She done so with
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; she done SO with
the Hempfeld, and the terms which she offers to
the Central Chic Railroad are no exceptions to her
course h retofore, nor would they be so unless
they proposed an Unconditional surrender of the
city 10 the merces of the Directors of that Com.
pany.