The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-21
The wheeling Creek Project.
Editors of the Register.

Editors Of the Register.
Your correspondent r. on the
above subject, with q great array OF
figures representing dollars, would
launch our progressive spirit into the
cold and dreary regions Of discourage
MEET and lull our hopes to sleep to take
another Rip Van Wrinkle nap OF twenty
years, but then wakcn up 10 find their
beloved city OF Wheeling in the same
old condition. il not on retrcgsde
move, with her enterprising men leav-
ing her with their capital to build up
ueighboring towns, even in another
State.
man cannot stand still in this
progressive age, be must go either ior-
ward or backward. Soft is with q city
or town. Wheeling is now a finished
city, unless her citizens open out some
new outlet for building. Your corres-
pondeut "R" oyeresiimates the cost o.
this outlet ip chaugrusltbe course OF
the creek. An open cut over WASH
ipgton street or thereabout would strip
an acre OF surface. The different strata
of limestone in that acre put together
| would give no less than 80 feet deep,
VII ich would give l,206, 800 cubic feet
or g., $50 tons OF limestone, which at
g.. .O0 per ton, the market value here,
would amount 10 SlS5,666. The open
cut would dispense with the tunueling
and consequently lessen the expense by
| l50 per cent. will leave the great
bed OF sandstone here 10 diminish the
masonry bill OF "R."
Now Tor another item, that OF filling
the former bed Of the creek. "R." says
i would cost S750,OO0. won't dispute
that, but in putting value on the lots
game and balancing his sheet he finds
a quarter of a million dollars loss to
the undertaking party. He leh ou'
OF view altogether the great area OF low
land on the south side OF the creek and
on the west side in It's circuit around
the hill, which could be purchased now
at a nominal price and which would
give twice as many building lots as the
proper bed Of the creek.
| Now, Mr.. Editor, that quarter OF 9
million of q difference against the en-
teyprise that chills the progressive
spirit OF "R." il invested in hydraulic
pumps and pipes would pump TO th'
top OF the Hill stream OF water into
sluice which with it's course frequently
changed and directed down the eastern
decliYity Of the hill, would in tbre,
years deposit in the bed oil the creeI
aud in the valley more earth thai
could be moved with 100000, an
would expose 10 the surface 10000 OO'
more worth OF limestone rs fast as !
could be sent away to the furnace, her
where there is o ready market.
The change Of the course Of th
4 creek frst with q few temporary slack
water dams on the old track to allo'
the earth to settle would be necessary
The south side OF the hill would hav
TO be improved on another plap, but i
ell we would have as large an area 10
! building purposes OF valuable land j
the heart OF the city as that which
now paying tens Of thousands OF dol
lars taxes, and in place Of a compan
OF capitalists losing money on tn
project, they would make an immens
r fortune out OF the materials in the hill
q and in a few years have thousands {
valuable lots, besides. for sale.
l Show New England capitalists th
value OF this land and the wealth tha
:, is stored up in your li.tle hill and
you cannot do it yourselves they wi
soon level it and in time make you fot
J the bill. let US for principle sake M
be calling upon the 3. 4 o, r. Il. G.
to do for US what we won't try 10 d
ourselves to enlarge or improve our cit.
Respectfully yours, a. l..