The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-17
Another Railroad Enterprisc-i
New Route 10 the East.
JACKSONVILLE, Pa,


Editors of the Register: -.'F
We have had q convention here, and
few OF US who 'meag busipess have
come 10 the conclusion that Wheeling,
West Va, has not now really any rail
road one member spoke and said (he
was back in the hall) why ,irs You
/ are mistaken, there is the Hempiield
and there is the branch of the B. n o.
Il. r., and there is one over the river
at Bridgeport Yes We know that is
20. But there is no railroad to Wheel
Ing from any where except from Wash
ington, Pa, direct Now that is So
when ! come TO think. The prominent
talker in the convention says That
il Wheeling, a city now OF 10000 in
hahitants, knows It's interests, every
body knows that its locality, lis enter
prise, its natural advantages. both cX-
trinsicallv. intrinsicallv and geographic
callv are not or can not he surpassed
in either Western Virginia or Eastern
Pennsylvania, it certainly would 10
something. That it is really and
directly upon the line between Cumbcr-
land, Md, and the great North and
Southwest, no one can deny. That it
was reported thirtyiive years ago by
the late talented and lamentcd iona
than Knight, Typographical Engineer
for the Baltimore d Ohio Railroad
Company, To bc sixty miles nearer and
the most practical route in every way
no one will deny. Then The silly head
ed Legislature OF Pennsylvania denied
the right.oEway because at that time
they supposed railroad would break
down the price of horses, hacks, wag-
ons and labor, and also that the loca-
ton would bring destruction in every
way-the upas 10 everything Since
we have found ont better 10y experience,
these old wisacres have passed 10 their
holes except - few whom we could
mention.
But to the question. ! only write
you that may get some of Your sub
scribers 10 think. perhaps some ofyour
business men | hope some promi-
nent men will think and write TO your
paper about this matter. II certainly
deeply concerns Won and rs j. II.
Garrett the President of the T. n ..
Railroad was taken in a special car
tT
Pittsburg to see the nice accommoda-
tons from and between those two
places. Ii the road had been made to
Wheeling through Green county via
mouth Of Ten Mile and Waynesburg
up the beautiful VALLEY of Ten Mile
down YOUR own Wheeling Creek Valley,
he could have seen as great an amount
of agricultural and mineral wealth,
already, as well a. Ia be developed, a.
on any route OF railroad comnunica-
ton in either State.
Now we do claim the route from
Connellsvillc ria Tniontown FAY.
cite county TO the Monongahela at
the mouth of our own beautiful and
productive valley of Ten Mile, ma
Waynesbrg, Green county, 'io Di-
yiding Ridge, near our village, down
the fertile and incxhaustible mineral
valley Of Wheeling Creek TO your city,
is from A. to so miles nearer from the
Chesapeake to Wheeling than any way
or route that was ever spoken of or
made. The history Of railroad success
= IN E,vnr nt SlortnpSs and practipn-
bility. Hence | refer You to the survey
of Jonathan Knight in 1873 for proof
OF what have said, and to the railroad
accountants for the pccuniary advan-
tages derived from the same
Why then not assist lis in making Il
railroad to Wheeling? | hope some
one viii answer.
Yours truly.
WINDY RuuCE