The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-27
WHEELING AND ToLED0.
Interestins Statistics RsgaFasnS shs
Proposed Boafe. s..fr 81
Edi(ors Of the Re9ister:

Interestins Statistics RsgAralas ths
Proposed B0ate. .s.ir 81
Edilors Of the Register: .....-i
1t seems TO me that every man 10
our city who is concerned for its vel.
fare is mos. deeply interested in the
question "Shall q road be built from
here northwest to the Lakey Impressed
with sense that every one should co.,
tribute his mite, l have taken great
pains to prepare the following. - 1 b.
lieve, correct information for our peo-
pie. The figures are taken from the
last census, and the last statistical rs-
port (lS70) Of the Secretary Of the
State to the Legislature OF the State Of
Ohio, and in my Judgment are enough
to convince every man Of the great ad-
vautages which must result to % BY
direct railroad communication with the
wealthy and intelligent people sleos
the .route from here TO Sandusky.
The length Of the road from
here is estimated at l43 miles, and II
runs through the following counties in
Ohio, viz: Belmont. Jefferson. Harrison,
Carroll, Tuscarawas, Stark, Wayne.
Ashland, Huron, and Erie, and near
TO Medina, Lorain and Holmes.
These thirteen counties contain .
population OF 370,769 persons. and
produced last year 4,64s,373 bushels Of
wheat l45,273 bushels OF rye $.ls3
bushels of buckwheat, 6.563. 73l bushels
of oats. 430, $50 bushels OF barley, s,O44,.
S32 bushels OF corn, 45S,035 tons OF
hay, l,7S2,9S3 bushels OF potatoes.
S,05O,579 pounds Of butter, 4 lSS,4Sy
pounds Of cheese, lSS,S43 gallons Of
sorghum, 569,677 pounds OF maple
sugar, 3,779 gallons OF maple molssaes.
l ,4l3, ,364 pounds Of grapes, 9435 bushels
Of sweet potatoes; have 81 ,sA acres OF
orchards which produce l,4S3,3O6
bushels Of apples, 242,9l4 bushels Of
peaches, and 1922 bushels OF pears
thew also Produced in 1868 l5,936,27O
bushels of coal. They had Las. year
l,324,473 sheep, valued At $2.3l3,lOS.
and produced 5,39S, ,290 pounds Of wool.
l97, ,5OS hogs, valued at $S45. 662W.
l0S,00l horses, valued At " W! .Oo4;
1918 mules, valued at $l25, ,42l. 90. They
erected 22S9 new buildings, valued
at 81, ,O47,ll9; had Q banking capital Of
50, 329, $50; and the taxable Valuation
Of all real and personal property. 90
shown by the last report OF the Auditor
Of State for last year, was $l59. 72y,lA:
To carry the foregoing agricultural
products. If the whole were shipped by
rail, would require l27,3O7 cars OF .
tons each; for cattle, horses aud hogs
33, AGO cars. If twenty per cent only
should be shipped by rail il would re-
auire 25,46l freight and 6692 stock
cars, which will make 1886 trains OF
twenty-five cars each, or a freight
trains a day for each working day OF
the year. Tito this is added the num-
ber Of trains for coal, iron or lumber,
the sum total OF freight trains nsoss-
sary for local trade alone would Be O
least twelve trains day. II 70 all thn
is added the through freight and travd
the amount OF business will be almost
incalculable. This road puts 10 on .
direct line OF communication with To-
ledo, about which l may have some.
thing to say hereafter. The vast coal
and mineral fields between here ssd
Wooster will rapidly develop asd The
farms and valleys now undeveloped w,h
soon be swarming with miners, the
wealth will quadruple itself along the
line in a few years, and Thousands OF
laborers and consumers will be added
to those now trading with our city and
supplying our markets. 1t should not
be forgotten that the above Valuations
are for taxation purposes, and are o.
least 40 per cent. below the real vslus.
This road runs through the great eoAi
basin OF which Wheeling 10 the sety-
centre, and il will be observed that IN
the above calculations Of ireights. &C..
| have not considered the many thou-
sands OF tons Of iron, glass, &C., anuu-
ally produced and shipped BY our city.
II you add Wheeling 70 the popals-
ton 10 both cases you will fod that
this road Of l43 miles has Q population
OF 399, 900, which Is 65, ,l95 greater thsu
the whole population OF the counties
through which the Baltimore md Ohio
railroad (including the ParkessbulE
brancb) runs q distance Of 483 niles,
not including the city Of Baltimore; and
I think IL Is safe 10 estimate that one
man on this road represents - weoa
worth as FIVE On the Baltimore and Ohio
road. ..... ..t..,.,..
Will Wheeling bestir herself and se-
cure the building of this rosd aud il
terminus here; gain road sixty miles
and three hours shorter betWssa Toledo
and the east, than any Other, cd for
herself sure lease Of life and . psrmar
nent growth? Win she lie idly 6y and
see this road built 10 point on The
Ohio river which will make her 0 zee
ond time, and for all time, Svitshville 7
The road ciH be briL--to Whseling il
sic piLsh 50 to be;-to the Ohio river
whether she wills il or not. Eastern
capitalists are ready TO invest their mo.
ney in il, the people on the route sre
astir; now let Wheeling 60 70 work ssd
the day is won. Ii is in her interests
alone that the above ststistics have been
compiled, and to me they seem c6nelu.