The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-06
The bethany & Washlugtop Rail-
road,


From the Washington tPal Observer Of yealOr-
dayl
As our community are not acquainted
with this line Of railway, 1 desire to make
tho contemplated line known, 80 that all
may feel deep interest in it, by giving
the principal points, and how II will ma
terially affect Washington county. The
work Of construction will DO light from
st. Louis to COschocton, Ohio, Tho maxi
mum grade going east would be 20 feet
Der mile, and 20 feet going west Leay-
Ing CosChocton and coming east We pass
through UFicShyillc, CadlE, thence down
Indian Short creek to the Ohio river
crossing that river into tho valley Of
Short creek, w. Va, from which . gap
leads in the same course to the valley Of
Buffalo creek, near Bethany, w. Va
Thence in Pennsylvania by Dunforth'F
Postoflice, Atchison PostOtliCe, Taylors-
town Station, Pleasant Grove Post6iliceei
Prosperity, Linley's Mills, Ten Mile VII
laVe md ZOllarsVille. On reaching the
Monongahela river II would pass down
that stream To Brownsville, and on to New
York city We may add that from
Coschocton to Brownsville there would
he no grade to exceed thirty feet per
milo.
Another and a better route from Bethany
1t Is said can be made by Brush Rum
Middetown, Taylorstown, Washington
Beallsyille and BOntleYsvillc to Browns
vile. -,
We give the proceedings Of u public
meeting held in Washington, Pap March
., 1875, In the Court House. Q. NJ. Reed
was appointed Chairman and Alfred
Creigh Secretary, The object Of the
meeting being stated, tho Chairman In
troduced Nathaniel tMcConaughy, Chic
Engineer Of tho Peoples Freight Rail
way Company, who Is exploring u route
for tho construction Of y double track
railway from New York City to tht
Mississippi river. The object Of the roRt
ia to Cheapen transportation between the
East and West and the intention Is Il
have the chartered company to construc
and own only The road tNuy, or Of most thu
and the locomotives, leaving the running
Of trains to Individual enterprise, thereby
creating competition on tic same roSt
between the various train Owners-th'
amount Of competition dGpcn1in on th
number Of men who enter the business .
common carriers. Tho railway beinl
managed similarly TO canal. 1t Is IN
tended to consolidate tho rOads Us the.
Mas through New York, PENNSYLVANIA
W. Va, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois Into on
company. .g.,
Addresses were made by Abraham
Hair, John II. Ewing, Esq, and other
after which Mr.. Ewing offered the follow
Inc resolution which was adopted'
Resolved, that q committee be appoint
ed 10 further the interest Of the People
Freight Railway Company, by. procurln
subscriptions for the survey Of said roat
Subscriptions to be based upon Issue
stock and that committees disappointed 70
Brush Run district T; for TalylorstV2TIl dil
trict for Washington and East oil WaSt
ington district. The following committee
were appointed; n
Brtph Run Didrict--JOhn lIemphll
Chairman Patrick Rodgers, John smitI
R, b. LcLurc, Archibald stott, Maj. Get
T. Work, Hamilton Davis, Robert WileeIl
David Buchanan D. 9. Ross and W
Donaldson.
Itylorstosn Ditrtcl IS. j. Crothor
Chaifman;A A. 3. Mel lses, James Hqdgen
James Noble and WIN. Bebout.
IHdshinglOn DiStrtel-General Jane,
Ruple. Chairman, s. NJ. BELL and Juliu
LeMoyne. "a, a,
Stevens, Chairman; Judge Hart, A,
Burlington, Isaac Newkirkt Jos. Kamete
George v. Lawrence o. ,J1 Syringe
Salem 1amS, John D. Scott, j. 5. Barr,
Madison Miller, II. B. McLedh o. Lyo
Workman Hughes, Morgan Martin ar
A. l.. ,Hawkihst 3 All,
RStoltd, That the newspapers 81 Was
ingtOn county be requested to publish II
proceedings. ..,.,.. 2 m ~.
ALFRED CREtoH, Secretary.