The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-14
Wheeling ana take Eric Railroad.

IlorEDALE, ONO, Dec. II.
To the Editors of the IntelligonCer
In your issue of the 9th, you say there
Is painful want OF exact information as
to the topography and length of the line
to Sandusky. There! Inns been but par.
tial and hlsty survey, and that but par.
TALLY reported There Is lack Of explicit
statement about the right of way, about
the amount Of bona fde subscriptions, &c. /"
II you will look your files over you will
find just as explicit u statement Of the sur.
veys Of this line, made by the same engl.
neGr, Mr.. Jacob Blinkinsderfer, Jr., Q. f.,
for which suppose VIC paid him Just rs
much per day, as did our friends on Wheel.
Ing Creek route. You will find in that
statement the comparison Of the route
ria Short Creek through Cadl2, (made
by the same engineer). This county
realizing the fact that preliminary sur.
veys were very expensive, and generally
paid Tor by the people, and after getting
The IA miles surveyed by Mr.. }. b., 9. T.,
of the part of our line that never had
been surveyed, and found IL practicable,
and much more so than any Of his old
surveys, Tor netO ones eIher) and that
railroads were scarcely ever located on
preliminary surveys, we concluded to let
this matter be done by and with the
consent OF the Company, and let the
survey be u Locdiing Slrrty--pald by
the stockholders and those directly
interested in it. At the proper time
an official statement will be made
by the Company. In the meantime
you will find a communication sent to the
RtgiStera few days since which will ex.
plain itself, as regards the mysterious
Capitalists" would Just state that they
are the same gentlemen who were negO-
tiating with the Toledo people last winter
Tor n road to run southeast from Toledo
with road to run northwest from Wheel.
ing, so rs to make n through line from
Wheeling to Toledo. You will find
among the correspondence sent to the
Chairman of the r. II. Committee of your
city, q copy Of letter sent to your then
Chairman, q. W. i. Allison, which ex.
plains the situation at that time Shortly
afterwards Mr.. Marvin Porter 70. E) Wis.
tied your city and interviewed parties
making or having tho Wheeling Creek
survey. Those surveys being too expen.
siVe alter due examination, the same par.
ties came and examined our line and sur.
veys last August, and the agent OF the
same Eastern capitalists IL the same gen.
tleman who visited your office few days
ago, in company with the directors of the
WIS L. Il. t. Il. Co.
Now, as regards statements in regard
to stock and right of way, you will find in
letter written by Mr.. Miller, OF Navar.
re, statement of his immediate vicinity,
which is sample Of the interest ava.
kened along the whole line to Sandusky.
You must remember that this company Is
but three months old, with not a friend
on the whole line from Wheeling 10
Wooster in the shape Of an editor to even
advocate our Cause-not even the Wheel.
ing papers, II we may Judge by editorials.
We have no wish or desire to court con.
ttoVcrsies In a newspaper fight, because
u W'uM be all Une-sided. Send a com.
mlt!ee 10 examine our line, examine our
DOCKS, our incorporation papers, reso.
lutlons passed. ny our board-anything
tue bXecullVe Committee to make a con.
tract for building said road, its terminus,
&c. Our people are in earnest. md have
not been asleep for the last wear II
seems to lis from this stand point Thai tho
controversies are not likely to prove hen.
efcial to secure the building Of road.
What Is wanted is money, and the tues.
tion resolves itself into this proposition
Will Wheeling give any money to secure
the terminus Of this road on the Island
As l have said in communication 10 the
Register all we ask Is a candid and i'm
partial investigation of this line.
Yours truly,
A. ,. PAUL,