The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-30
WHEELING a LAKE ERIE.
PrncticabiIity OF the Route -Conec-
Hons. ctc.

The following is an extract from he
Ohio paitey Nelcs report Of the trip o'er
the route Of the Wheeling " Lake Erie
road, made by number Of gentlemen
from Toledo Wheeling and Martins
Ferry:
And how we shall proceed to speak ef
this route rs it presented itself to our Oh
scrvation on this our first trip over the
ground:
First, rs to the practicability Of hc
route, we have travelled over the did
stage road from Wheeling to Wooster
By private convcyanccs frequently, aud
had formed the opinion that the hish,
hillv character of the country muic
the construction of railroad vcIv
expensive, if not impracticabIc; but
in passing over the route H.
company with Colonel Robinson.
and after examining the proflcs OF
the road exhibited to US, this impression
was not only removed, but We were i'm
pressed with the fact that the route j, not
only practicable but Is absolutely nuch
more desirable, both as to grades and
curves than either the Cleveland and
Pittsburgh. the Central Ohio, the Ncu-
bcnvilIc and Indiana or The Pittsburgh.
FIT. Wayhc and Chicago railroads. The
heaviest grade to be found on the crire
/ route is one Of fitty-threc feet per nile
for two miles on Pincy Fork. and the
same grade for one and onc-iourth niles
beyond Hopedale, while there is no curve
of 81 less radius than one thousand feet.
The Cleveland and Pittsburgh road has
-four aad three-tourth miles of the s;mo
grade on tn" head waters of Yellow
creek, and it Is one Of the most successful
roads in the State, while, if We are not
mi>intormcd. the Baltimore and Chic
railroad has grades Of one hundred and
sixteen feet per mile.
~ to direCtncss Of route, we were i'm
pressed with the remark of the vcnersbl.
Cyrus McNccly, tina. nature had irdi-
Gated the propricty OF this route in tho
formation Of the country through winch
it i, to pass. The most 0ir,rt route l., ,br
bcSth0tcau be fo,y,d. An cNaluinati,, of
any good map of Ohio will demonstrate
this fact, and the officers of thcroad. with
singlrncss Of purpu,r whitehall mu.,,,p-
prove, have refused very desirable oli.r,
to change the route far the arcomnuda-
tiou of important town, which u.rpr,u.
natcly are not in the right location.
This policy while it !, uud,niaLiy cor
rect. has resulted in missing every .,,,,,.,
scai ON the entire line e. Tie road
thus dcpriyinG the road 81 tnoaid of IN.
press. Il, newspapers are generally !ecs,-
Cd in the county towns.
y, to tn" pTo>pey, of business for thi,
road wAru constructed, that matter i-
easily settled, with the first commr.c,,
and manufacturing city of West VAN,
the Eastern. and the second commercial
city # the lakes il OH. 81. tha
Western terminus, and passing through
the Ohio coal fed tor from tfNtvf,
eighty miles, and also bi,ecting the rich
est agricultural portion Of Ohio TIE bust
ness of the road = assured.
The couutic, in ONO through which
this road passes contained IN 1870 II pom
uia;ion Of four hundred and twelve
thousand, and Hr" among the richest in
the State in their agricultural and min
crJi resources: a'y ono farmer knows
that wheat is the stapI" commodity. If
Tu,raraWas. Wayne aud Stlrl, counties.
In railroad connections this road i
particularly fortunate. running IS il does
IN northwest direction !, jairr,crt, the
Pan Handle at Fairyicw: the Tuscara-
was branch o.. thee. x p. at Xoar stu
tiun Tu,carawa, y Wheeling ut Navar-