The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-21

opposition manifested TO this abominablC
abortion. The articles submitted by your
correspondents are TO the point, and based
upon reason and facts, which cannot bG
said for the elaborate but very "thin" ar,
guments brought forward by the road
through It's directors and interested
friends, all Of which are &c pGrh.
sARoAsTIc REFERENCRs.
All this talk about advantages Of this
2S miles" getting out Of the city"
short line" freight line, &c, &C., L
bosh and buncombe, and its absurdity iH
only exceeded by the chimerical asSer-
ton OF constitutional rights" as II the
B. & o. Railroad would Tor 0 moment
permit any line to move It's cars over her
road for any distance, however long OF
short, when those cars would be carry.
ing freight swsy from her own rails. This
spplies as well 10 the matter Of freight on
supplies for the various iron works, one
only Of which can possibly be an excep-
ton, that Of the Top Mil, and results
will bear out the assertion that even that
ono will draw Its supplies mainly from
the B. 8 o. road, both for fuel and ore,
and the whole P. Z. will resolve
itself into a mere switch from the B. &
o. Depot to the Top Mil, 90 far as the
latter's business goes. sg
THE QUESTION THEN Is r-
not, as your correspondent "B" Of satur-
day would have us believe, whether we
will make the subscription or commit
business suicide" but a much less serious
one, 80 far as results 60, being simply
whether, having spent very large
amount Of money already In the abor-
tive effort, and with nothing to show for
II, we shall deliberately proceed 10 pour
more than as much more into the same
frat hole"
WE WE'RE LID TO DELIRvR
that q contract was had with the P. O.
& st. L. Railroad, under which they
would complete, equip and operate this
28 miles, and upon the strength Of that
and other representations large amount
OF money has already been appropriated
towards the enterprise. What has be.
come of this contract, and why isn't II
enIorced2 II there is no inducement To
the P. @. s. 81. L. Company TO complete,
operate and control II, can there be to the
city OF Wheeling or the county oI OhloH
think not.
AN INTERRoGAToRY.
AT what rate is the city now borrow
ing money! Certainly for not less thar
10 per cent. Where Is the profit, II we
borrow at TO- per cent and receive 1.-THE
largest amount figured up by the road on
outside estimates, and that on its pre-
ferred stock onIyi Asa prudent business
matter, there can be but one answer tC
such q question Of expediency and pro
priety-thst 1t Is folly to talk Of Il. Be-
sides, are there no other necessities eX-
isting? Do our streets need repairse Are
our water works large and permanent
enoughG Is there nothing better into
which we can inVesll
WILL THE $9OO,0O0 FINnH THE ROAD
We are told 1t owes over $780, 900 now
and will require $4,000 to finish the bed
This consumes $4,000, leaving $220 ,0O(
with which 10 iron and equip the whole
an amount entirely insufficient, notwith
standing the estimates published, as re-
suits will prove. What them The roat
must pass into the hands Of othei
and outside parties. Whoi Why, thl
Pennsylvania Company, Of course. Wha
other anticipation could prompt them u
ignore their contract, upon which the P.
W. & K. have ample recourse, unless thl
belief that 1t will not payS II 1t will no
pay, what does Ohio county want viii
III What good will It do uSS
THE BROOKE COUNTY GUARANTY,
! Then, too, we are not only expected Il
vote for our own proportion Of the neces
gaIy amount, but also Tor that OF Brook
county. WhyS Because sheis up to he
limit Of taxation, and can not go farther
If this be the case, and she can not legal!
vote on the appropriation, can she vote
guaranty worth straWp II one is illegal
will not the other be illegalI H
IT sRKNs TONE
the ringmasters in this job are presuminE
too much on the credulity Of the public
and are giving US credit Tor being fool
and asses. II Is to be hoped, however
that Notwithstanding their appliances ant
the apathy Of the public, upon which theI
are counting much, sufficient reason anC
sense will be left the community 4
prompt an assertion Of the peoples "con'
, stitutionsl rights" and that they will to
day fling back these imputations into thl
teeth Of very presuming set Of thimble
riggers by an overwhelming vote agRinS
this incubus. rsa -8s
wHERR ARE THE cUsToDrANs OF TIL
PUBLIC MONEY at.
! and virtue, who 80 strenuously and effect
lively opposed the Lake Erie foadi VIII,
=. are they not OF work nowi Simply be
, cause they were and are mainly part an,
parcel OF the p, W. & KY, and wer
, looking then 10 the probable need Of NOR
funds, and were not so much guardicj
, the public purse ss looking out for thei
, own interests-a well played game.
TO SUN Up THE WHOLE THING,
the people should by no means take iror
] SIo trIanda hv wiling this apDrOnriAtiOT