Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-06-28
100000
S2,5OO.OOO
Iron as originally estimated
proposed to be purchased
on time,
100000
S4.OOO.OOO

Total, $4.OOO,OOO
The iron, as before stated, has consi-
derably advanced in price since the esti-
mate was submitted.
1t is possible that the retained per
centage may not reach 100000. but it
can hardly fall short of S45O,OOO, the
amount being already upwards Of $780,
600; and part of this has been settled in
the ten year bonds of the company.
The report proceeds TO speak Of the
prospects Of the road when completed,
and says:
Indications are already forcshadowed
that the amount of freight destined to
pass over this road, cannot fall short Of
10000 tons annually. 1t is believed
however, that it would greatly exceed this
amount III a very short time. Arrange.
ments are now in progress with undoubt-
ed parties, to furnish no less than 81, 900
tons by n single line Ct boats, from the
Muskingum Valley, b,twecn GAINESVILLE
and the terminus of this road-a trade
which has heretofore sought other outlets
The navigation Of the Muskingum must
must always furnish large amount of
trade and travel. During the past sum-
mer no material drawback occurred in
the daily communications between Zanes-
vile and the Ohio river, by the MuSkin-
gum improvement.
At PaIkersburg, steady and uniform
trade may be calculated upou. A class
of boats has been brought into use, which
may be relied upon in any stage Of water,
and arrangements are now completed
which will open from day to day a regu.
loH 0oIi,Nr will,
point upon the river, that may be calcu.
lated upon with almost as much certainty
as the operations of the road itself. These
boats are capable of transporting from
two to three hundred tons Of freight, and
will be SO contrived as to afford the am.
plest accommodation to travel.
The Northwestern Road being lOc
miles in length, considerable more thar
one-fourth the length OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, from Baltimore tc
Wheeling--would be fairly entitled,
when in full operation, to an average re.
venue of at least one-fourth of the re-
ceipts Of that road. (making n reasonable
deduction for coal trade and all olhe,
probable drawbacks.) Thus if we AS
sumo the present aggregate revenue o.
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 81 900.
600, and deduct $1.ooo.OOO for Goa
trade and contingencies, we have al
amount $4,000, 900, one fourth of which
would indicate revenue of $4,000 t.
the Northwestern Branch.
This would seem to be a certain calcu
IatiOn, without any reference to tn,
stronger temptation which this arm of til,
8reat line would hold, over that from
Grafton to Wheeling. owing to its great
er directncss and the local and through
business. which must as a consequence,
result from the convenience of a poin
nearly 100 miles below the present termi
nus of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
II cannot be doubted that the whole
through tonnage heretofore ascending
the river from ST. Louis, Louisville and
Cincinnati. destined for the sea-board
must seek transit at Parkersburg. com.
manding. rs before stated. an advantage
OF nearly one hundred miles over Wheel.
ing; and two hundred miles over Pitts.
burg.
H~Medical men saw that sbavinor tho