Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-04
fcotespopdebee q tie sandskY Regstet1
Railroad Matters. 4

| - ( WHEELING, YA.i April 20.
DEAR Reots rks. WILMA whit and whiz here
youi Correspondent i;-obty four hoats from New.
ark and eight hours from sundtsky, when running
time Is counted. Resolved 10 explore this Central
Ohio r. R, route for myself, and accordingly got
on train and find my body comfortably wheeled
into Wheeling.
This said thotoughtale Is really an sdnitabIe
one, and in peIfec! confidence can Il be co0n1en.
ded 10 all eastern bound ttayelets Under Its late
supervision Il won most unenSiable notoflety,
and was Turning itself into The ground very FAST
but corrective was applied In The shape Of real
hown.east Yankee fot respasibt US well as act
Ing Superintendent, and under his management
The Genital 0hso tliItoad Is now regarded as one
Of lie best conducted In the State. So much tot
the ctelp due 10 deserving man.
Tie route is largely ratton!se' by persons ftom
wesl and South going 10 Baltimore, Washington,
60, and Is designed 10 become stsat competitor
Of the Northern lines. The purpose Is to check
passengers through ftom Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, &C., 10 various points in The West,
aud vice setsa, and with low fare and elegant &C.
commodaIionsthe diversion will inevitable follow.
II lille Of The slow coach Is mol taken out Of
some supeiIntealenIs we could naite, whose In.
eests lay ID The Cincinnati ttayel, we can prom.
ise that The great Though routes via The Lake
will become gteat Observation-Disclosures senget
busintss.
4 regular Kilkenny cat var Is now raging be.
tween The people OF Wheeling aud the railway in.
etests ctnletlng here, OF tatlIet thai will strike
leIe. The Baltimore aud Ohio Road fnl IL more
feasible 10 strike the 0hO River four mites below
This than 10 come 10 this puIut, aud iIeIlce have
laid thtit track To the landing opposite lsellaiE,
whete lie Genital Ohio Road fist touches HE
tyet This caused the citizens u tie city OF
Wheeling 10 enj0ln The loads lt0A making any
connection al that point, by felty, bridge OF 9th
etwise. The Il. K. companies won't be stopped
by small brick. bat, and DO big business as they
please and Wien they please, hut there is IA good
dose In stofe ot them L we 10 not greatly mistake
thetempst oil feeling exhibited hetr. Wheeling
has OIL absolute right 10 the location OF rather tile
terminus, al this point, because II WIS by tle co.
operations and hatl exettionS Of hst corporation
and citizens that The toad was called nto success.
fl operation; and this couluot Of tLe Ditect0ts Of
The baltimore Road Is culpable because Il betfays
an utter want Of regard fOt private and public III.
tetesls, We, as All 'outSldtt,' can hope UHly lie
souIeSs corporations may be taught, by The seYe.
rest mandates Of The law, 10 RESPECT the rights VI
ltlS much maltgned CITY Of coal smoke and pig
iron.
Wheeling is large manufacturing city. lis
iron anil nall works ore very extensive 0lll give
the sooty aud Tough appearance Of great black.
smith shop. Even IN seasons Of commercial de.
preston like that now present. lie town Is scarce.
" Affected, the cang and clanloE is rs loud oS
ever. With hills fencing III The city that have
hearts Of coal-wItil iron cloe at hand, aud water
power available, teteis no teason why il Should
not always remain a prosperous aud important
point, II liz railways aEe brought 10 tleit SenStS
uild made 10 contribute TO The gen raj prosperity
Of The city Il viii, wIlllort doubt, become Of anl'
Pile dimensions, Now Il Is teok0ne,l 10 con lain
over 10000 inhabitants.
Ia the employ oflhe Ccairal Ohio Road will be
fond The 'tolltSt conductor IN The SlAle," u. K.
Smith, fornely Of the Mad River l. Lake Eie K,
H. lie Is as pleasant conductor rs ever gaan.
led train, and ineflts lle good word 50 frequently
Bestowed upon hin. Would there wets more such
men among The fraternity Of Conductors!
We also find our friend VIM. K. Patterson,
lately Of the 81, Lawrence ElOe, Sanlusky, duly
installed as transportation ageut at this end OF The
Central Iload.-tle is ns pgtecObIe gentleman
and as efficient an officer aS ever, and we conplat
ulate The Company thai has him IN lis employ,
So much for things hltherwutli lei me hope lhey
ale not without some interest thithetward, since
the Information is necessary tUpost up The un'
knowing ones IN tdilloals, Fl tttt9.
Youts Truly, v@roR.