The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-09


from the fact that It is much more direc
line-20 TO 40 miles shorter and will az
ford no means at all Tor the drain Of TIL
business which ought to come TO Wheel
ing to foreign market That Is the mos
important consideration with me, In thu
one case the business which will be tounC
along the line Of the road will seek the
larger market, and in the case Of the
Cleveland enterprise will seek Cleveland
while in. the other Wheeling being
the larger point on The line Il
will naturally seek Wheeling, ThAtseems
TO me of sufficient importance TO deter,
mine which Of the lines Wheeling ought
to favor. We have Dilroad conhecti0ns
now tUYery desirable points IN the West,
as good connection with Toledo as the
TusCarawas line: go to Alliance, thence
to Mansfield by one corporation (the
Pennsylvania CENTRALLY II not, there Is
another route from our own depot here
to Saudusky by u connection at Miner,
vile to Toledo II not, you can 90 out
to Cleveland and thence by tho Lake
Shore 10 any OF these points. Any OF
these routes presents as greatadvantages
as the route proposed. Again, on the
Wheeling Creek route by means Of the
National Road, we can reach the Wheel
ing Creek business now. With the road
up Wheeling Greek you would be Just as
likely to have this business carried off 10.
wards Cleveland as TO bring It here.
MIR, CAMPBRLI-1 understand the gem
tleman to say that the Wheeling Creek
and TusCarawas route will take business
from Wheeling to Cleveland. In case
his route is built, crossing that same route
as it must, would ask whether he does
not suppose that trade would Just as nat
urally flow to Cleveland along that line
rs this one. b.
Mr.. BELL-It possibly would, sir, II
they can by leaving one line and paying
local fares on the other but they would
be at disadvantage Taking two lines
and paying local rates on each would
not pay, whereas coming directly down
to Wheeling they would have but
one road to deal with, We have
a pretty large trade from the Valley
of Wheeling Creek by means of that ma
tional road, and Il q railroad was made up
that valley reaching to Cleveland we
would lose ii. ..... r....4
Mr.. CAMPBELL supposed there was no
doubt that II tho H0pedale road were
buit'the roads crossed by it leading to
Cleveland would soon make the same
terms with II as they have with tho TuB-
caravans road, and If our trade was 70.
solved 10 90 to Cleveland it would find
means to go by one route rs well as the
other. One point In reference TO this
Wheeling Creek route: We will have not
only line to the Northwest
and TO the East, but VIC will have a very
important line TO st, Louis. Going directly
To DennisOn We put ourselves on the
through route from New York to st.
Louis, All ille large export trade Of this
city, instead Of being confined to the
one route = tho Central Ohio - will
have IN additional and competing route
by tho Pennsylvania line. That regard
q very important consideration. do not
tho line Mr., Bell spcakA of
would have that advantage. Il IS
Mr.. BELI-Our route crosses the Pan.
handle line not far from DennisOn and
would have equal advantages. 81 ~
Gov. STANTON said he had not been
able to appreciate Mr.. Bells argument
that you must not make u railroad 10 O
larger city lest II take the trade from you.
Mr. W. T. HUBBARD asked what
amount would be necessary for the con-
OF the road from here to San
lusky; what amount has been subscribed
or "pledgCd," and what subscription by
Wheeling would BIO necessary to secure
The construction Of the road, 81
Mr.. BELL replied that he could only
answer in general terms. lilo had not
lately looked over the stoCk.books of tho
company, but his recollection WINS that
about o million dollars In round numbers
were subscribed, and pledged, that q.
of 100000 was what he sup.
posed would DO asked from the city Of
Wheeling, and that the estimated cost Of
the line was about six millions.
Judge TYLER made some remarks in
reply to Mr.. Bells idea Of rivalry between
Cleveland and Wheeling lie thought
such rivalry was more imaginary than
real. Cleveland had some things IN
which Wheeling could not compete with
her, and Wheeling some In which Glove.
land could not compete with her. HeI
thought an increase Of communication be.
tween the two cities would lead to greater
exchanges and be mutually advantageous.
Mr.. SwEENEY's declarat0ry motion was
adopted, and Gov. Stanton then moved
Tor committee 10 be appointed by the
Chair to take preliminary steps for organ.
2ing company, requesting at the same
lime that he should not DO put on the
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The motion was agreed to and the
Chair appointed the following gentlemen
Is such committee:
Messrs. Capt John Mcclure, Thorn.
Is Sweeney, Crispin Oglebay, Mich.
lel Reilly and A. W. Campbell. Mr..
declining, the Chair appointed
Henry K. List.
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