The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-24

ing the construction of this line. But
1t will be found on careful investigation
that the business that will grow out oil
its connection with the numerous rail.
ways-many of them the most success
full and important in the State-which
it will cross in an oblique direction, and
the best calculated to develop q large
interchange of business, and also BY
affording to such lines an outlet to
Lake Erie, will prove Of equal import.
ance with the local supply.
vIII-THRoUGH TRAFFIC.
Ofno less importance will be the
through traffic, which has in part been
| foreshadowed in referring to the iron
ore trade. In addition to this source OF
through business from Sandusky to
Wheeling, a considerable trade may be
anticipated between the seaport OF
Baltimore and the western !ermini OF
the line, Sandusky and Toledo, as we'll
as between the latter points and Phila-
delphia and New York, via the Fort
Wayne and Pennsylvania Central, using
nearly half the Wheeling line and
shortening the distance, as compared
with the Lake Shore and New York
Central, over - miles, and as compared
with the Erie over so miles.
1t is also shorter by at least 70 miles
than the present connections Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railway, which
must give to it such a preference as to
lead to diversion upon it of large
portion, if not the entire through traffic
to and from Baltimore, and at the same
time materially stimulate the trade be-
tween Baltimore and the western cities
and Great Lakes. A glance at the map
will also show that this must become,
by reason OF its directness, the favorite
route between all points West, North
west and Southwest of Toledo and
Saudusky and the National CAPITAL.
These considerations and the admira-
BILE location which the Wheeling line
will occupy on the map OF the country
in reference to the course OF trade which
it is intended to accommodate, stampit
as an important trunk line with hardly
rival that can divert from it any large
portion of the trade naturally belonging
to the system OF railways OF which it is
destined to become the centre and pivot.
K.-PRISCIpLBs WHICH SHOULD GOVERN
THE LOCATION OF RAILWAYS.
1t NAV be observed that in many in
stances in this andother countries, and
more especially in several of our West
ern States, lines of railway have been
located without much regard to the
course of trade and the actual interests
of the cities and localities affording the
largest amount of aid for their con-
struction. Experience is now correct
ing these errors, and the people on this
route, and especially in the enterprising
city of Wheeling, see in this line the
best guarantee Of the future greatness OF
their city. TO afford aid to mere local
lines which cannot earn dividends on
their stock, would be waste OF the
citv's resources. Hence the municipal
ity has sought and obtained legislative
sanction TO the loan Of its credit IN aid
of this most important undertaking and
to the bridge across the Ohio river, by
which it and other lines will obtain an
entrance into the city.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie rail.
way will not only open TO the city the
best and cheapest means OF obtaining an
abundant supply Of the raw materials
for its smelters and manufacturers, but
will, at the same time, afford 1t the
best route to the very markets where
the products Of their industry are most
needed and in demand. In fact, the
new railway will build up Wheeling
and Wheeling will in turn build up and
aid in making the railway a complete
commercial success, as it is certainly
destined to be. A very striking ex-
ample Of similar mutual advantages is
to be found IN the case OF the city OF
Baltimore and the Baltimore and Ohio
railway 1t is difficult to determine
which has done most for the other.
The same observations apply with
nearly equal force to the cities of Toledo
and Sandusky, and the towns inferno.
date between them and Wheeling,
which will have new facilities afforded
them for business, and a greater num-
Der of markets will be opened for the
products oftheir industry.
X.-EsTIMATEs OF TRAFFIC.
Tho Cleraland and Pittshnrph rail-