The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-30
The Lake Shnre, Tuscarawas valley
and wheeling Railroad.
BR1DGEPoRT, December 20

BRIDGEPORT, DeCculpeT -.
Editors OF the Register.
There is q railroad enterprise on foot
destined to do more for Wheeling than
is generally known. | allude to the
Lake Shore, Tuscarswas Valley and
Wheeling Railroad. a brief statement
of the present status of the road and the
proposed extension Is the purpose OF this
article, Starting from Black river II
6r.t.class harbor on Lake Erie, the road
j. completed and in first.class condition to
Urichsville, l05 miles from he Lake. At
Elyria. s miles from the lake, 1t Gro ses
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern;
At Grafton, % miles from the lake, the
G. c. G.. Il |. road, on whose track It's
through trains from the south run INTO
Cleveland at Russell, 81 miles, the y. *
G w. road: AZ Warwick, G3 miles, the
Cleveland, Mt. Vernon and Columbus
road; at Mssillon, 10 miles, the I. TT
w. & G. road; at Canal Dover, 90 miles,
the Marrietts, PIttsburgL and Cleveland
road, and al UrichsvIlle the +. {. u st.
l.. road.
In this one item OF connections alone
this road is singularly fortunate, having
IN a distance OF little over lOO miles,
seven first class connections. FROM the
/ lake 10 Mas.ilOn the road traverses II
good farming country, and at many
point. touches quarrics OF unexceiied
building stone. From the junction Of
the G. Mt. V. & G. to the southern ter
minus it passes through a region rich In
coal and iron ora. The equipments Of
the road are all first class, and It's mar
agement able and satisfactory, rs Is
shown by the fact that during the past
year Of hard times, its net earnings have
amounted to $4,000 per month
From Urichsville to Bridgeport sur
yevs have been made and q considerable
part of tho road located. The company
now operating the road ask the right of
WAY and stock subscription Of 100000.
! Wien this IS secured the road 1ClN be built
| f9rthwith This subscription Is not simply
I to the stock of the extension, but the en-
tire stock OF the completed paying por-
/ ton is united with this. The importance
of this should be fully considered by the
capitalists of Wheeling. The right Of
way for almost the entire distance hss
been secured by the efforts OF prominent
men on the OHIO side, and subscription
lists are now circulating along the line
of the proposed extension receiving many
good names. 1t is not worth while for
the citizens of Wheeling to turn their at
tention To the matter and secure the
| benefits Of this enterprise? \ new line
of railroad reaching Bridgeport would
greatly increased the probabilities tor a
railroad bridge here. The arrangements
which the l.. S, T.. V. & W. has with the
l.. 5. & NJ. ). for freights from the north,
west and east would be OF great advan-
tsre to merchants here. If we had this
road completed the n. Y. Cent which
controls the l.. s. & VI. 5. would come
into direct competition with the two
other great corporations whose lines
reach Wheeling. The local trade along
the line of this road. as far rs MsssIilon,
would fall INTO the hands Of this end o:
the line. The facility for getting the
Lake Superior ore over this line a: cheap
rates would in itself be Of great value TO
our iron interests. The lumber from the
lakes would naturally come this way.
The enterprise is worthy the at'eation Of
our prominent men. In a future article
We shall give further statistics and par
tjculars. T. T.