The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-01
From the Huntington Argus
HUNTINGTON.

Mee,inx Of the Oniccrs of the Rail
road and Land COmpsni
On last Saturday, the lo.h inst,
Huntington people were enlivened by
the Intelligence that President c. P,
Huntington, A. A. Lowe, Esq, General
Echols, Mr.. Fisk, Mr.. Whitcomb and
other officers and members of the Land
and Railroad Companies were in town,
aud were intending to make some pro
VISION for the prosecution Of the works
ON which we are depending for the fu-
ture welfare Of orr city. They held a
meeting on Saturday evening at which
reports were made by the resident Off
GERS highly gratifying to all concerned
On Monday the party took carriages
and rode around the city viewing the
improvements and directing the contin'
uance OF the progress which has been
90 ar made.
The result Of their visit is not. Of
course. TO be made public in full, but oil
some things we are advised. First as
to the connection with the Kentucky
roads: orders have been given for the
immediate prosecution OF the work as
RAPIDLY AS can be done; the speclica-
tons for the masonry, &c, OF the
bridges across Twelve Pole creek and
Biz Sandy river are made and commu
nications opened in relation to the con-
tracts; the surveys are all made, and
the work will no doub, be let to con-
tract very shortly. We may expect
connection by rail with Louisville in
less than twelve months from this time.
Several delegates from lronton and
Portsmouth were here on Monday. In
the interest Of the down river route for
q Cincinnati connection from this point
Their statements were received and the
matter taken into consideration. Ii
thew present sufficient inducements,
there will, probably. be a road built
down the river, but the Symmes creek
road must eventually 60 through, as IT
is well ascertained that the local traffic
will pay a good income on the invests
ment.
We are informed that D. w. En-
mons, ESQ.,, General Superintendent OF
the Com psny, was authorized to open
correspondence with parties in relation
to the erection of water works here, on
the Holly system, at the expense OF the
company. We will, doubtless, have
water works within two years to supply
the city with good pure water:
The members ofthe party, collectively
and Individually, expressed themselves
as gratified with the progress made, and
gave assurance that they would con.
t;nua to do all for tho o'ty tAat 'ouiu
be done. They ordered the erection,
for the company, oftbirty-six additional
houses, with the privilege OF doubling
the number if necessary. The plans OF
the car wheel factory, in which some
of the party were interested, were ex-
amined aud approved, and the location
of the factory visited.
A location was visited and recon-
mended as suitable spot for the erec-
ton of a blast furnace, which is under
consideration by some parties in New
York.
On the whole much satisfaction is felt
by all parties in regard to the visit and
persons contempl ating settling here may
be assured that no hopes that have been
formed for the future of Huntington
are too sanguine, but It will be in less
than ten years the largest as well as the
most prosperous city in West Virginia,