The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-04
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From the Cadiz Sentinel, November SOL
The Railroad Meeting az Harris.
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The Railroad Meeting nc HARRIS
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There was large attendance at the
railroad meeting held at Harrisville last
Saturday.
On motion Of Henry Boyles, of Cadiz,
Capt. Mcclure, ofWheeling, was chosen
Chairman. .. -'.. a"
On motion OF Henry Boyles, W. B.
Hearn, ESQ. Of Cadiz, was chosen
Secretary.
Henry Boyles stated the object of the
meeting to lie to take more active
measures toward the construction of the
Wheeling and Toledo railroad by the
Harrisville route He said that his
section could raise ten times as much
this as they could have done last year,
as they felt a greater necessity Tor the
road. He claimed greater breadth
of coal field on this than on the other
proposed route. He thought this coal
could be exchanged for the lumber and
other commodities of the northwest.
He stated that Cadiz could raise $40 900
for this route, and that Cadiz and
vicinity would raise at least So, 900 in
subscriptions. He wanted an express
sion from Short Creek township; how
much her citizens would give.
William Binns, of Short Creek, said
his township would do as we'll as last
year, perhaps better.
Lindley NJ. Branson said Short Creek
would be verv liberal in subscriptions
and in realizing the right OF way.
Governor Stanton, of Wheeling, said
that Wheeling has no special interest
in any route. They wanted an outlet.
There will be a road, he thought that
was settled. Cleveland had organized
and would complete a road to Dernison
or Moorefield. Wheeling was watching,
and would connect by the most availa-
ble route. If this route should be built
to Moorefield it would be useless to du.
plicate roads-the closest connection
was always the best. Wheeling would
raise by private subscriptions 100000,
and the City Council had petitioned the
Legislature to allow them to levy $780,
600. There must be activity to secure
the road. 1t was important that sub
scriptions be taken and the right Of way
secured. Organization must be per-
tected if they were 10 earnest. In this
matter the Hopedale route was far
ahead of the others. They were active
in raising subscriptions, and he under
stood that the right of way had been
released on nearly all of this route.
Hopedale had a working board. If
other routes were in earnest they must
show it by their work While he
thought the people of Wheeling ia
majority of them) preferred the route
up Wheeling creek, vet the work must
be done soon or he thought they would
take the Hopedale route, because Of the
superior activity of those who were
working for this route. Immediate
steps should be taken. This meeting
should pledge themselves in their action.
Wheeling would take her action some
time this winter in some shape. II the
Cleveland road constructs TO Moorefeld,
the shortest line was to Mooreield. Ii
not the Harrisville route was the
shortest. Cadlz was wealthy town
the wealthiest, perhaps, of its size in
Ohio. The presence of four banks in
It aud their prosperity was an evidence
of its wealth. 1t should give 100000
for this road.
William Binns said Short Creek was
active for a while last winter, but they
had got the impression that Cadiz was
giving them them the cold shoulder,
and they had dropped it.
Henry Boyles was of the opinion that
it was Blickensderfer's survey which
abated the zeal of Short Creek: He
had understood, however, that Blick-
ensderfer had written to gentleman OF
Short Creek, stating that he thought
there was better route over the Harris
vile divide.
Robert johnson said that the survey
of last winter was made when the Their.
mometer was at zero, and the men who
had Blickensderter in charge were not
posted. He had been over the route,
and was satisfied that a better route ex-
listed and was easily accessible, where
the grade would not exceed 81 $40 feet
to the mile. One of the objects OF this
meeting was to have a new survey.
Short Creek has rested secure IN the
belief that she would get the road sure,
and for that reason had been silent,
but now they must be satisfied thatthere
must be work.
John Manly remarked that dollars
and cents were needed to build railroads
Short Creek had felt bad because Cadlz
and Wheeling were not so strong IN
favor of this route as they had sup,
posed. A more favorable route couid
not he found; claimed that it was tour
miles shorter and the cheapest, BESIDES
passing through a better country than
any of the other routes, which was a
reason for believing that it would be
more profitable for the road to oe
located on it. Blickensderfer had To-
Gated the road bed at low water marx
which was the reason why the grace
was 80 heavy over the divide oy MS
survey He exhibited drawing on
the blackboard to show that the divide
could easily be passed at no greater
Grade than So and S-l0ths feet to the
mile Cadiz had hitched on to Athens
last winter was the reason that onor'
Creek became discouraged. There was
coal over nearly the whole OF the Har
risville route, and Cadiz, Georgetown
And Harrisville shipped more wool
than any other three points IN ONO
which would make an important Item
of the freights Of the proposed road
Col, Conwell, Of Cadiz, said that the
survey between Cadiz and New athens ne 8