The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-12-17
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GENTLEMEN: Having seen several ar
ticles in the INTELLIGENCEI, concerning
the Bridgeport, Urichsyllle and Toledo
Rail Road, allow me to say that am ut
q loss to know why the project lags, or,
rather, why more vigorous movements
have not been instituted for the speedy To-
cation Of the road to the Ohio River ut
this point, f.lgJ ..r..r. 't"
Permit me, therefore, TO add few
thoughts touching the importance, 10
Wheeling, Of this road.
1t Is evident that Wheeling Is losing
her market in Northeastern Ohio for the
sale Of her manufactures and merChan-
disc. In proof Of this l will ask your
business men to hunt up their old ledgers
and look at the accounts Of customers do
ing business at Cadiz, Deersville,
New Market, Leesburg, UrichsVille,
New Philadelphia, Canal Dover, &C.,
and then compare sales made to those GUS
toners, now with former years. think
they win find their sales greatly reduced.
l now propose 10 show the reasons Srhy
this trade has been lost TO them and IcIt6re
it has gone. r ... ,5y-
Since The Pan Handle Road has been in
operation the distance to Pittsburgh, 10y
rally from the places named above, has
been materially shortened, thereby reduc-
ing ireights as well as saving time In trans
porting, so that, in this particular, Pitts
burgh has been the gamer and Wheeling
the loser. 7a at
But, 10 show how Wheeling, with pres.
cnt railroad accommodations, has lost and
now is losing her trade beyond recovery
let me cite your business men TO everyday
occurrences like the following. MIR.
Brown, OF Urichsville, wants, say, some
hardware, and, to be sure Ofgetting 1t
speedily and surely, writes on Monday, two
orders; one he sends to Shocks, ofPittsburg
and tue other, to Smith OF Wheeling.
Both orders start at the same time and
arrive at Steubenville together, and, If
Smiths order don't remain there till next
day, II goes on to Pittsburgh, u frequent
occurrence and while 1t lays in the office
there, Shocks is boxing Browns goods 10
20 Off on Tuesday, which day, or next
morning at farthest, Brown gets them.
Smith gets his order at noon on Tuesday,
boxes Browns goods and sends them TO
Bridgeport, whence, on Wednesday, they
20 to Steubenville, there to be drayed u
mile from the C. & p. 10 the P. G. & St.
l.. r. r. depot, where they lay until
Thursday, whence they are sent TO Brown,
who thus gets his Wheeling goods in from
thirty TO torty.eight hours later than his
Pittsburgh goods, ordered at the same
time. Nor Is this all; his Pittsburgh goods
arrived in the same car they left that city
in, whilst his Wheeling goods passed over
too roads ut extra expense to him,-be.
sides drayagc ut Steubenville, and damage
BY handling and foul weather,-and he
finds that Il won't pay lin to patronize
Wheeling.
As there are q great many Browns do
ing business through the country, l think
they should be looked up and their Gus
tom regaincd. How can this be done by
the business men ofWhccling? Build
the contemplated road, vtd Athens to
Uhrichsville, and have orders reach you
(by nail before they can reach Pittsburgh;
and, as the distance Is shorter, deliver
your goods sooner than Pittsburgh or
Steubenville can, and at less expense.
On reaching Chricsville they can take the
p. G. &St. Louis road, and reach the
places have named on that road at no
more cost for freight than from Pittsburgh,
and some places much less
AS Cadiz men find 1t cheaper to haul
goods from Wheeling than to get them by
rail, they still to some extent patrOnizc
Wheeling; but, as their trade don't amount
TO "lorty wagons day" nevertheless,
IL is very considerable when concentrated.
Let this road be built, and Cadiz, by hay
ing only lew miles to haul, can be sup.
piled from Wheeling sooner, and ut less
expense than they can be otherwise.
Deersvillc, also, being contiguous, would
then most surely patronize Wheeling. SO
with New Philadelphia, Canal Dover,
and many other places.
Thus il will be found that Pittsburgh
and Stcubcnvillc runners" will not so
readily carry of orders from under the
noses Of Wheeling.
Twill leave it for others 10 show Advan'
tages 10 be gained by having q road ira
verse so fertile section before reaching
the ore fields Of TusCarawas and SLlrk
counties, &C., hoping tho day is not far
when the lakes will be made to kiss the
beautiful Ohio, by one unbrOken chain OF
interest and prosperity. ..... |
December 1911. BRIDGEPoRT.