The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-29
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THEWHEELING AND DENNISoH
Z RAILROAD.
Answer to the Bellaire Argument.
Abundant Advice fer Wheeling.
HorEDALE, O., March 81, 1871.

some one to answer the arguments Of the
gentleman from Bellaire, in regard to
building the so.called N. W. R. r. rIG
Nefs Siding, RO6inl00ttV Barn, Bellaire
Benwood, &C., permit US to say that the
gentleman from Bellaire, or any one else
advocating the idea ofmaking q terminus
at Wheeling Ella the Bellaire bridge, is
simply ridiculous. Wheeling would then
surely commit tho same blunder as oil
old-viz: that OF paying out her money
for the benefit Of Bellaire and Baltimore,
The great trouble with Wheeling is that
she has too many suburbs now. For the
want of concentration of capital and en-.
terprise she is comparatively in the cold.
Had Wheeling secured the terminus oil
one railroad on the Island twenty years
ago, she might now have numbered 1OO,'
900 inhabitants, instead Of 10000, as the
gentleman says she might haze in 1880. II
Is not too late yet to partially recover-her
loss in this respect. A bridge across
hack river to the Island opposite Mar.
tinsville, would secure the terminus ofthe
Wheeling & Lake Shore Road. The
Cleveland s. Pittsburgh Road would be
asking the privilege Of running her cars
over the same; the Hempfield and B. &
0. Roads would ask 10 do so also. And
as for the cost Of drayage from the Island
over into Wheeling, we have no idea the
charges would be any more for draying
than is now charged into another part OF
the city from q given point. Why should
they? Why may not Wheeling rival
Pittsburgh, with her natural advantages
and the railroad connections she can have
We sec no reason why. The gentleman
brings in the Wheeling Creek route, and
as the editors remarks allude to the same,
out Of respect TO him and his judgment,
we wish 10 say: Scan this matter thor
oughly, let Wheeling look 10 her LOcdI
trade in The location OF this road. We
have no objection to rivalry along the
several proposed lines. But we do object
to Bcllaire, Wheeling Creek e. Cadiz
routes, trying 10 Stcdl our MuRder. We
were the first 10 originate tue present
movement, and have keptup the interest
ut home and abroad. Notwithstanding
the Incorporation Of the WheelingS To.
ledo Railroad Company tried TO cut of
our noses by leaving Jefferson county ont
Of the Incorporation. All VIC ask is that
we have iair show. We would also say
to the gentlemen from Bellaire, that VIC
did not SO understand the resolution pass.
cd at the meeting held in Wheeling. Our
understanding Of that resolution was that
100000 was nil that was necessary for
building the Back River bridge, tic re.
Dmainder, $780, 1000, to be expended On the
end Of the road west 10 Wheeling, in other
words, dig Oh west until II was dug out.
One word to Wheeling capitalists. We
arc ready now TO commence building
twenty-five miles oil this road, II you will
throw your influence with us. Fifteen
thousand dollars per mile from eastern
capitalists, and nearly three thousand dol
lars per mile, from the farmers, and the
right Of way, and secure 10 you trade that
you never can secure until you help build
this road on the northern route. AS
for Bellaire giving $4,000, VIC think
that Martinsville has sand enough 10
"match that card" We think Wheel
ing folks would not DO satisfied in
calling BGllaire one Of her suburbs.
You might as well say Philadelphia was
a suburb Of New York, the time occu.
pied in going between the places being
about the same, and the same In other
respects-one in West Virginia and the
other in Ohio Wheeling would object
to the Siding route on the same ground
that she objected in bringing our route
Ella Portland. She is afraid Il would stop
there. But We were fortunate enough to
find a practicable route by which our line
is materially shortened, and docs not
come in contact with the river road. We
also have appearances of being hurt by
other interpretations from the Northwest.
We believe that Wheeling's interest lies
with our route, because 1t drains sec.
ton Of country pnequalled In Eastern
Ohio, whose trade now goes to Steuben.
vile, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, but
would, If built on this, go to Wheeling
and Baltimore. Why may not Wheeling
have o local roadG The gentleman un.
derrates tho feeling oil the Wheeling peo.
pie. Railroads terminating is what builds
up cities and their suburbs ) and were we
one Of Wheeling's citizens, we would say
Come on with your railroad terminii, as
many as you please in Wheeling; but
don't, II you please, stop them in Ohio
either at Neffs Siding, Bellaire, Bridge,
port, or Martinsville. And as the Wheel
Ing s Toledo Railroad ria Cadiz termin.
ates in Bridgeport, according to their in,
corporation papers, and the Central Val
ley route at Portland, (ths resolutions
proposed at Cadiz last fall, we think thai
Wheeling should give her money and
her influence to the route terminating
either on the head Of the Island or in NORTH
Wheeling as has been suggested, by boats
rs at Bellaire and other places, until O
bridge could be built We think also thai
Bridgeport would be about as near sta
ton on the Island, il bridge across the
the main channel Of the river into Wheel.
ing is contemplated at any future time
(seC Bellaire bridge so far in the air thai
you can hardly hear the belly This thing
of building railroads up in the air is aboui
like building them on air lines in hilly
countries, pretty TO look at, but like Quar-,
riers dinners, rather expensive.
Judging also from Mr.. Blickensderfer's
reports from all the surveys, the road or
the Northern route can be built with les:
bridges, shorter distance. will secure tc
Wheeling much larger local trade than
any route yet named; and as the engineers
recommend some other point than Denni
sou, we think that the original project o.
building the eastern division Of 90 or 2.
miles OF road on our line can now be car.
ried out, il Wheeling would join hands
with us now with her 100000. This
with what local subscriptions We have
raised, would be enough to commence on
and build the road with the eastern CAPT
talists, $4,000 per mile, as they agree. i
We can make up tho local subscription tC
$4,000 per mile they will put the roat
Through and put on the rolling stock,