The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-22
The Railroad Meeting at the
Court House.
A Portion OF the Discussion
Speeches on the Ohio Projects.
Remarks OF Gov. Stanton, Capt.
Cochran and President Woods.

Attic Railroad meeting at the Court
House, Wednesday night,
Hon. q. D. HUBBARD called the meet
Ing 10 order and on his motion, Mayor
JEPPERs was called TO the chair.
The CnAIR--Will some gentleman
state the object Of the meeting.
Mr.. IlUBBARD-SO far as | know the
object OF the meeting II is that the interest
that Wheeling has, or ought 70 have, In
the several railroad schemes which have
been before the public should be present
ed TOT public meeting, and more especial
" the interest she has In the road leading
up the river, Of which Prof ;PendletOn,
who Is present Is one Of the directors. II
was understood when he was passing
through the city the other evening, that
he would address the meeting, and at his
request other gentlemen were asked to
take part
Prot. PENDLEToN expressed wish that
the other gentlemen who were 10 speak,
would open the discussion.
GOV. STATIONS sPEgcH.
After some apparent reluctance, Mr..
Stanton came forward and said
Mr.. CGIAIRNAR-I am informed that
Prot. PendletOn desires somebody else 70
open this meeting and say something
about the general railroad projects Of the
city, and with that view have consent
ed 70 make very few remarks. The
meeting Is called mainly with view Of
hearing Mr.. PendletOn.
AS general proposition, l have only 10
say am in favor Of building oil the rail.
roads VIC can get for the city Of Wheel.
ing, at any reasonable cost and as to the
one railroad up the river, II will undoubt-
eddy be valuable 10 the COunty-perhaps
quite as valuable TO the residue Of the
county rs II will Of the city, because II
will develOpe the mineral resources Of the
country along tho line between here and
Wellsburg and on tho entire tUNd. Every.
body who has Travelled the road from
here TO Wellsburg knows there arc grow.
ing up manufacturing establishments on
the Ohio side Of the river, and population
Is concentrating ut various points along
al these establishments that would
have been located on this side oil
u
this side To enable them TO avail them
selves Of the mineral advantages on the
West Virginia side. And II Ia for the
purpose Of protecting ourselves from tint
competition on the other side Of the river,
drawing capital, enterprise and population
that ought properly 10 DO located on this
side. The vote rs I understand It, whuth.
or we shall take stock In that road, IL to
be had on the third Of January. would
have preferred, ! confess, thatthc amount
authorized had not been quite 80 large,
but they are not bound TO subscribed all,
and shall vote for the subscription to that
road. We want these roads for o variety
Of purpRes-not merely for the develop.
ment Of The country along the line Of tile
road, ,but as competing lines with the
present lines we have, 80 az to cut down
heights and rates of transportation. We
want them for the purpose Of adding 70
the population and business of the city.
lrtlerc Is to be such road II must have
ia shops and the men in its employ add 80
much to the population and expenditures
Of tho city and bring US so much more
capital. .
Having said thus much on the subject
Of this road, say very frankly that I
think the road coming in this direction
from the northern part of Ohio will add
more to the business and prosperity Of the
city than that; but that Is no reason why
we should not have both II we are able to
make them. In regard TO the road up the
creek, or up the river and thence up Short
Creek, or Whatever line may be adopted,
n seems 10 be pretty generally understood
by capitalists who are engaged In railroad
enterprises that a railroad passing through
that mineral region Of the State OF Ohio Is
very speedily 10 be constructed and will
be, perhaps, one Of the best lines Of rail.
road that can be constructed anywhere as
n paying Investment to the stockholders;
because the freight II will carry by reason
Of these mineral productions along the