Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-01-03

giaia, whence he had lately removed 10 Baltimore,
and who tom his abilities, social, as well as ~.
tcllectual, was known 10 possess extraordinary m
huence with tie leading men Of our Stale, as also
with members Of or Legislature, was selected iof
this delicate negotiation on behalf Of the BaItl'
more corporation, and when his Efforts proved sc'
cessnl, HE liberal spirit Of OUT State, and Tie tn
umplant eytrons Of our mediator were lSndeA 10
tFe skies. The ciief impeachment to HE uRdtrta'
king being Illus removed, tie Company Tell conll'
dent IN overcoming oil 0lhets; while Wheeling,
then place Of little Importance In commercial
point VI view; IN whose councils tie project Ger.
anly did moi originate, 10 whose citizens II came,
in all probability, as an unexpected bnoa, ~ OBJ
tanning which they hol perhaps but little, OF noe1
operation, naturally regarded hctself as Identified
w,Il lis success, aud became deeply Interested ~
its advancement nll,l accomplishment.
The next JilhcnIly that PRESENTED itself to the
projectors VI this eutetpisc, was IN obtaining Tie
same privilege Of passage Though comparatively
SlAallpJhiOn Of the State VI Pennsylvania whlctl
il vas Necessary 10 Gloss IN reaching the Ohio, aud
these was finally gtanted, mol IN the free gcMc!Ous,
and coniiding SpIit OF tho Old DomlGi1n, but
coupled wllh condition imposing on tlIe Baitl'
more Company the obligation o. nmSins,al cost
Of some millions, branch to Pittsburgh, simnl'
laneous IN progress aud completion with tue main
stem TO Wheeling, Un!et this narGchmbercd
chatter on The one part, mud Ibis qualified coHccs'
sion OIL the other, Tie work WIS COnlllrnctd, Will
an outlay on the fist twenty miles thereof, 50 la
exceeding nj! estimates, that II was brought 10
stand Ion. before il Ieaclcd CunbsTland, ami te'
nlalneh Stationary II some Intermediate p0'ii be-
tween that town md ltalIinulc, distant iInwcve!
from Cumberland, and comprising Tie difficult
portion OF tie font between Tie two places, aud
with little expectation OF continuing il further
Tile baltimore aud Ohio toad was llcfciOrc ~
grcal measure, II ihJrd, until the yraT 1873, wtel
uluElS wrlG nude ~ IeyNc The project Of extend
illg ii IL lie Ohio river, III iulmcll OF lis 0ElEl
nal Intention; but us The ctaletS allcady ObtIilct
lroni Virginia aud Pennsylvania, had IIIt year
two 10 run, hciOir their rApitltion, by InAalloh
II was deemed prudent 10 take again the ScllSc
tItsc States upon this question d renewal, a"'
they etc applied To acCt nIingly. NIS," says VII
eiuia "so on, freely, and itatlc;sly, aud, at It.,
solicitation tnainiy, Of orr City ut Wheeling, wt
will give yuu million aud a hall 10 heEp lol
along" "Ccdanly," says Pennsylvania, "hli
We will fcluitc III addition 10 The branch to l'lls
bursl ilrca.iy stipulated lol, 'le light 10 tap lh'
Eastern extremity Of your toal, 10 connect II viii
Philadelphia, before !, reaches Baltimore, wLcl
and al what point wcste proper" Wheeling, nov
fairly embarked in The the Undertaking; identified
with lis purpose, and Implicated deeply IN y
success, also agreed 10 loan million oil dollaT u
The lorm OF subscription 10 the stock Of The Com
pany, 10 lorwatd the completion Of the work, aud
although never called un 10 pay II, alld even rldl
culell for her presumed innbi'ily 10 do so, II wa
available to lie company IN enabling them 10 eS
tend their road 10 Cumberland. THE State Q
arylal, when applied 10 for loan for this object
consented 10 grant II, provided an exhibit wa
made, under oath Of committee Of The ,ll1cctoT
appointed for this purpose, Si. wing Thai w''I III
sum asked Of The State, they had other arafi'ht
moaas aud resources 10 complete Tie roAd to Culi
brimml. Or these means, tie Wheeling S'lSGflp
ton was returned as lpllEifg part, aud was, q
ought 10 have bpel, considered substantial hrlOt
the parties thus lcprcScnlingi', Swoic toit rs SncL
Il Is UI.D proper to notice that pcidIn: these ~
so'ialiullS, there was ~ question Of clIaliSc {
trImnusin Virginia, On the CONTRARY, during III
elite season Of 1896, our informant assures Us
u lnH,c AMI costly corps Of enBtneels was engage
in Surveying aml locating the tnutc alon! III
mltyof Wheeling Geek, as embraced IN the Gig
nal pIau Of lie Company; tic right Of way Soici
ed and obtained. ftre ii charge, with The cArrl
tIon uf one or Two unnNpDttant INSTANCES, Tor "
wards OF twenty milrF, conycyanccy executed i
,benIgpEetpls oi tie Land tEongh (which thu Foa
measure, issued; Indicating the determination
the company 10 cary ont tlct original ,lesisn,
compliance with tie grant uI uuF legislature,
renewed us tItTc was no reason 10 doubt II wUHl
b.. The citissnS u Wheeling, IN the mranIin,
ul,;n, on ,lr ron, will # ,bcunateut S,nt., nm
iLr n,,,l,rd faith. and active demonstrations
Iih. u,I,i,or Com,auy. fell themselves laslifc
IN such extension Of public mud private improve
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