The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-13

inc proposed Railroad from st.
ClalrsVllle TO Wheeling, BeIlaiTC
or some other point.
From the st. ClAinvIllc Gazette Of Yesterday,
The question whichais now igitating
the public mind Of St. Clsirsville and
vicinity, and tho one upon which more
than any thing else depends the future
prosperity Of this place Is, Shall, VIC build
q railroAd' Many OF our citizens seem
10 be waking up to the Importance ofthis
thing, and It Is the opinion OF the leading
men OF this town with whom we have
conversed upon this subject, that rail.
road eau, and will be built either to or
through this place at no distant day.
There can be no doubt but that 1t Is to the
interest of the people Of the whole county
to have railroad passing through the
county seat, and the benefit derived
thereby to the people of St. Clairsvllle
and vicinity would much more than com.
pensate !or the amount which would be
necessary Tor US 70 contribute in order TO
secure the CONSTRUCTION 81 the road.
A road running from Bellaire Tid St.
Clairsville to Urichsville, on the Panhan.
die road, as suggested by the Bellaire In
dependent, seems to be the most practica-
Bile, and the one which meets the approval
Of the majority Of our citizens. Others
advocate Wheeling instead OF Bellsire as
one Of the terminal points. II Is our opin.
ion that q road from Bellaire would PROVE
much moro conducive 10 the interests of
st. Clairsvllle, as II could be constructed
at much less cost, and would make our
town convenient Of access from both east
and west by way Of the Baltimore q Ohio
Railroad. BellGire would no doubt aid us
very materially in building the road
much more than could be expected oil
Wheeling. An arrapgementcould doubt,
less be effected wishtheB. s D. Company
for the use OF their road from Bellaire 10
Neff's Siding, From tho latter point six
miles OF road Of easy grade would reach
81 ClAirsyille. From this place 10 Urichs.
vile the success ot the project would de-
pend upon what the people along the pro.
posed route would be willing TO do. We
understand that at Flushing the people
are wide awake upon this subject and
ready to do their part.
We care not whether this road be a
narrow gauge, broad gauge or some other
gauge 80 that we get the road. But BY
all means let US have 8 railroad OF some
kind and TO some place that will put US in
communication with the resi- Of the world.
Our opinion, however, is that a,road of
the regular width Of gauge is much more
desirable, and in the end would pay deci.
dedly the best, Notwithstanding the differ
ence In cost Of construction, as in that
case the B. s. o. road will agree to furnish
the rolling stock and operate the road
The route as proposed above passes
through region OF country remote from
other railroads aud when once construc-
ted would doubtless more than pay eX-
pense cooperating, II we can not have
through road as proposed, let US have
branch road from Neff's Siding to this
place, which can be built with compar-
atively small outlay-St. Clairsville and
vicinity Is abundantly able to grade and
iron such road. We understand that
President Garrett, oil the B. s. o. road has
slgnifed his willingness to put on the roll.
ing stock and operate the road II it Is con.
nected with the main line Of his road.
This VIC think should convince our citi-
zens that it Is 10 their interest TO secure
the road from Neti's Siding
We are aware that with some peopl |
this thicg Of building railroads is not
very popular, and doubtless some will be |
found opposing this project az they do |
everything else which Is advanced for |
the public good. But as the Boesel rail- |
road law has been declared unconshtu-
tional and subsequently repealed, thus
doing away with the possibility Of taxing |
the people to build railroads, and this
road, II built at all, must be built BY |
private subscription, we do not see that |
any one need distress themselves, or
make themselves uncomfortable on &C. |
count OF our advocacy Of this enterprise |
We hope that this matter may be taken |
into serious consideration by the citizens
oil this and other places along the pro.
posed route, and that at no distant time
a meeting Of those interested In it may be |
held, an interchange of views had and,
some action taken toward securing thus
long wished for object.