Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-03-26
The Panhandle Rond and tho Hempheld
Road.

HOW THEY ARE LOOKED UPON IN EASTERN VIRGINIA.
We subjoin an extract from n communication
in the Richmond Enquirer, in reply to an edi-
toriaI in that paper, which we published some
days ago. 1t is interesting, as embodying, to
considerable extent the views of very large
number of people in the State upon the interests
and trade.of this section.
Speaking of the river trade, the writer goes
on to say:
five in Virginia are only contending for the
trade and travel, which lies between Parkcrs-
burg and the mouth of Big Sandy, then we are
lcontending for nothing, andI advise, that in
such case, at once 'hang our harps on the
willows" But cannot think poorly of my
own State, OF that the case is SO bad with u.s.
! Philadelphia has yet no road in Virginia, unless
lit is a PAPER ONE, and the one Baltimore has is
not equal, owing to its length and its high
and dangerous grades; and neither has yet that
necessary incident to such roads, the right of
bridging the Ohio
But as they are nevertheless dangerous and
Formidable rivals of ours, why shall we add
anything to the advantage of either, or remove
any disadvantage either now laborS under? Ii
F! is bad argument, that, because we have given
Baltimore the right of way, must therefore,
give the like right to Philadelphia, that be-
cause we have already given away much, we
shall now give away more; and it is still more
suicidal, that because the Pennsylvania road is
too long, must help her to shorten 1t. That
we ought to enable her to get to the State of
Ohio at Stenbenville, and elsewhere, to the best
advantage, and we ought to allow her to cross
the Pan Handle, where Virginia is only four
miles wide, that she may save twenty -eight
miles is distance, and give her the right TO
bridge the Ohio into the bargain. And the
truth is if the maps are to be relied OIL, she
saves much more than twenty-eight miles by
the privilege of crossing our territory.
Ol,S
they fairly Illustrate the effect of your remarks,
but which have not time TO copy or condense
Baltimore can, with the right of way in Penn
sylvania, reach Wheeling by railroad eighty
miles. or thcrcabouts shorter than the present
one to the Ohio, and with low grades, and Il
saving in cost of construction of at least ONE
HALF. Yet Pennsylvania, to protect Pittsburgh
and her own Central Road, refused to grant
such right of way across her territory, and you
inform US, that Maryland, lest Baltimore might
be injured, has refused the right of way to the
airline railroad, from New Jersey to Cape
Charles. And must confess, if understand
you that your mode of meeting this disposition
on the part of these States TO prytect their own
interests, Is To MY MIND, NOT a LITTLE SINGULAR
If understand you, you propose to give these
States in return, the largest liberty in Virginia
This, it strikes me- is way Of improving
npOn the wisdom and experience of other States
or of maintaining what one has, or of regaining
what ono has lost
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ga 10 o'Ier 'o:lteS' ana yet you contend that
she ought now give aw'y more;
as 10 tue ooSefVallo'l, tnat rhliaaelPhia mas
alreauS secured rome 10 the ONO at w heehng,
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"n al" TMot"er ronu AN"
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uIi,.seS no new route .lro9gi ONO anu INDIANA
Wcn Is wtloly anu cerIlniy, adVG3se 10 every
NNeillin ohly ehaoies fhiiauelpha
20 WIN Dit'lloTe !or wnae inc eNlSung
NeLlti9l Eoil ~ onlo brings 10 lhe river nj
w n 1!,:tg uocs not open up new ana
auoitionaI cothpetinon 10 our Virginia central
ToaoS-"neFeas thiS oteuoenNlhe ana Plttsonrg
h 81. across inc Fahhahaie' gives erect ana
ellclemey 10 announcer ana addiuohai great North
er9 D. I,iiFoau Ilval.
but the truth IS hempneld mas been aban-
doned by Phladelphia and the pennsylvania
central road-and 1t Is not made, and without
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