The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-11

COME up Win SS,U4U, 6UV, while Hlusnlng,
Wheeling, Colerain, Richland and Pease
have but 5000 13- falling short $780,
1877.
Notwithstanding these townships have
the best land, much smoother and better
cultivated, the other townships with the
@. o. r. r., gain million and quarter
on them in few years. That your read
ers in the city and Bridgeport may have
these figures fixed in their minds, allow
me to show the same comparison be-
tween Pease township, Martinsvillc and
Bridgeport, and Pultney township, the
home OF Bellairc.
In 1850 PcasC township had In lands. S404 800
dOWn properly. ',..''....,.....''....',. I5y,O59
Personal property Observation-Disclosures. 2A,290
Total. Observation-Disclosures. "S7SI, rs
pultney township had in lands $27l,Ols
Town property: S!@ o,- IA,
Leaving an excess for Pcasc Of. $87O, sos
Or in other words in 1850 Peasc town.
ship, Immediately opposite your city, had
almost twice as much property rs Pultney.
How is it in 1902 Z
PeasO Township has lands ............. .$S55,9G6
Town property. Observation-Disclosures. 6G1,9O6
Personal property. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SG3, I'D
Total Observation-Disclosures, 451
PultnOy township lands - .. $751,sTs
Town property. ........... -. 1881
Personal property. 7sO,257-9, 90, 200
Leaving an excess for Pultncy off,. s3OsiO
Do railroads do no good /? Do not these
figures show that values, both real and
personal, as well as population, increase
with them, and grow with them? Is it
not time that We of the north part Of the
county should exert ourselves TO the ut
most to get railroad that will helpus
as much US the G. o. Il. r. has helped
the south part Of the county? What is
true Of our part Of Belmont county is
equally true Of Harrison county. The
north part Of Harrison county has been
gaining on the south part ever since the
Steubenville road has been opened. The
building Of this road will give the south
part OF that county the opportunity TO
place themselves in possession of all the
railroad advantages that the north part
has in the l.. & |. r. Il. We look to and
expect help from them equal 10 the I'M
portancc Of the project.
TAXES.
Let us look for moment at our rail.
road as u county investment. You say
we paid 100000 as q county, beside our
individual subscriptions, towards building
the CO, r, II. OF this amount the
county has $4,000 left, on which we re.
ceive six per cent interest.
Tho @. o. r. r. pays taxes this year on
80 miles of track valued at $500 per
mile; ;'''...'-'',..-. .-''..".'S 80 O0O
On rolling STOCK. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1Oo,15O
On personal property .........:.......... $3.50
Round house In Bcllaire. ................ 1900
Put State, county, and local levies on
this amount and you will have near 81
per cent on your original interest, leaving
you the interest on the $4,000.
In addition to this the C,& P. Railroad
is paying taxes on about eleven miles OF
road valued at $2G5,0ls, which makes
the sum Of $685., 2S8 Of taxable property
in railroad now in Belmont county.
Build the Tuscarawas Valley Railroad
up Wheeling Creek, and 1t will increase
the amount to one million Of dollars,
which will pay one nineteenth part Of your
taxes. Do not these figures show that
these railroads are good investment for
the county Of themselves, without consid.
Pring the increase they cause in the value
Of all property through which they pass
The opportunity is offered US to have
this railroad. am glad to sect present.
cd 10 US by such men as the corporators.
The three gentlemen from our own county
lre so well known as business men, that
you cannot hesitate to take part with
hem in anything they undertake for the
public good. The three from Wheeling
ire equally and as favorably known to the
citizens OF Belmont. ]. s. Streator, Pres
pent, and s. Chamberlain and G. Russell,
Directors Of the "Tuscarawas & Lake
Shore Railroad" are experienced railroad
men, the same that arc now building that
road 10 Dcnnison. Let us encourage them
in every possible way. An average sub
Sscription OF two dollars per acre on the
land within two miles Of each side OF the
route OF this road from Bridge
porto Dennison, wilraisc $3.50, 600. This,
with 100000 from the towns along tho
line, will certainly induce the city of
Wheeling andher citizens 10 provide for
the balance Of tue amount required as a |
basis. Win Belmont county raise her
proportion, and secure this road and gain
by 1t in the north part Of the county what
tho CO. r. Il. has done for the south?
II the above figures be true as to the
progress OF Belmont county, are they not
equally true as TO the local interest of
Wheeling and vicinity? Has not Ohio
county acted wisely in aiding the r, W.
& K.R R.P Is there any public i'm
provement that will give her moro per.
manent advantage now than the Wheel.
ing IS Tuscarawas Valley Railroad, open.
ing up the Wheeling Greek valley, the
Saltwater valley, and the Tuscarawas
valley, and giving her connection with
the Pittsburgh & St Louis Railroad, the
Pittsburgh, IT. Wayne & Chicago Rail.
road, as well as the Lake Shore, with all
her connections, cast and westg II the
wheeling " Toledo Railroad and the
Wheeling y TuScarawas Valley road are
a.! their friends claim them TO be, can
Wheeling and the towns in her vicinity
make q better Investment than ASSISTING
both OF them?
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