The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-07
G<hleGtteltiqetrrer;
A Word In Behalf of the Pittsburgh, ,
wheeling & Kentucky Railroad.
To the FdltoFs of tho InicIlIVenrop I.|fF.

| ~ Tue AultoIA ol inc 4ntclnBencer'
Permit me, through the columns o.
your valuable paper, TO drop u few ideas
in reference to railroad matters. At the
present time there Is a line proposed to "a
through Ohio 10 tho lakes, with two
routes open to Wheeling, and bridge To
build across the the Ohio river, which, Us
Is said, must be at the head OF the Is.
land. Now, suppose the city OF Wheel.
ing and county oil Ohio should favor this
project, how much does any reasonable
man suppose this would cost the people !
taxpayers, mean. Has any man or men
in our city thought seriously what the
cost would be, unless 1t might be those
who have axes to grind in the matter 7
And suppose the road was built TO the
river; might 1t not stop there, without
coming over the river at all, but go either
down or up, as they might choose, The
probability is they would not come over
on this side. Then where would Wheel
ing be, after she had expended some half
q million dollars, and received nothing In
returnP sttsNBI .si hEE
The citizens of Wheeling, at this very
time, have an opportunity OF getting u
road at very small cost, and In q short
time that will be Of advantage TO our city,
and every branch of trade in.the city will
be benefited byit. The road up the river,
10 connect with the Panhandle and Cen,
tral Pennsylvania road, is Of oil other
roads the one which this city now should
have. We would then have two outlets
to the outer world, and our merchants
and manufacturers could obtain lair play
in the matter Of ireights, instead Of being
tied down to one road only Bat this Is
not all the benefits that Wheeling would
derive from this road Veal know there
Is no more very suitable locations Tor
establishing manufacturing concerns down
the river and near this city, but above the
city, and within two and three miles,
there Is the very best locations for manu-.
factures to be found anywhere, also an
inexhaustablo supply OF the very best
coal, which has as yet never had pick
struck into 1t, and which can be run
down into the furnaces without even
tho Use OF horse flesh. SppOse, Clti.
zens Of Wheeling, this road was built
and also at so small cost 10 us, don't
you believe capitalists will flock IN
amongst us and purchase such valuable
places as this would be for manufacturing
purposes. Then we would have city,
though 1t would not be so very large,
right above our present corporation line,
from which Wheeling would derive
very large addition to her business.
Every business in the city would profit
by ii. These arc plain facts, aud II Is to
bO hoped that our business men, aud all
others interested in the prosperity OF our
city, will see il before it Is too late. Per
haps one hundred md fny thousand dol.
lars will secure the whole thing to us.
Mr.. Smith, the engineer, says, | think,
one hundred and ninety thousand, but
thinks II can be done Tor less. Now, Is
It possible our people cannot sec the great
prize within our reach, ind vote for the
appropriation. Iinot, II win be the last
chance you will have OF getting 1t again.
We Are well aware there Is M opposition
to this road, rs well also rs from whence
II comes, and all about ii, but as our pcO-
pie have now tho opportunity Of securing
this most valuable road, we hope they
will act wisely In the matter, and have
another depot shortly in the centre Of the
city, and our population increased several
thousand In year or SO my manufactures.
AN OtD CITIZEN.