The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-31
Ghe9atelIiqe1rter,
The cleveland, TuScaraWas Val
Icy d wheeling Railway

From the Tu.canBas Chronelsl
Thursday, February 10th, Is the dal
..t for the committees to report to Presi
den, Chamberlain at Cleveland, wha
progress they have made in securing
rights Of way aud stock subscriptions iol
the extension Of the Cleveland, Tuscara
was Valley & Wheeling Railway Il
Wheeling. n
As is generally known, there are two
competing routes diyerging at Tippe
canoe, twelve miles south Of Uhriehsyille
one route ascending Brushy Fork ant
crossing the summit througha tunnel a.
New Athens, and striking Wheeling
Creek at the mouth Of Grab Apple branch
the other route continues up Big sun;
water creek via. Freeport to ihe mouth o.
BOggs' Fork, crossing inc summit
through q tunnel at Flushing, thence
down Wheeling Creek TO the connection
with the New Athens line al the mouth
of Crab Applc branch. ThePeople resid'
inc IN The rival routes have been hard at
work during the winter securing rights
Of Way and stock subscriptions, and we
arc Informed that either route will be
ready 10 guarantee to the Company a
Efs TioA al ray, and furnish liberal stock
subscriptions. Most Of the rights Of way
have been secured on Wheeling Creek,
and in connection with the citizens Of
Bridgeport viii furnish large atoeksub.
.criptions. .. A. -. a IA. esi
Capt. E. A. Parrish, S. W. Andreas,
JacOb WEIGH, A. B. johnson and others
Of this place have been trying to secure
the rights. Of way from Uhrichsyille 10
Tippecanoe, and while they have been
successful in many cases, others are hold
Ing back, and some have refused TO grant
the right OF way. Unless the terms fixed
By President Chamberlain are complied
with, viz: free right Of way and q
stock subscription amounting 10 $780,
900 is raised, the extension Of the road to
Wheeling will not be commenced.
No town is more deeply interested in
the extension OF the road to Wheeling
than Uhrichsyillc. Being the natural
business or operating centre OF the road
when extended, the principal shops will
10 all probability be located here. The
building Of the road up Saltwater VAL
lev will open up commercial relations
with rich agricultural and mineral dis
tricts, and with the important mauuiac-
turing cities OF Wheeling, Bellaire,
Bridgeport, Martins Ferry and many
other towns situated on the line Of the
road or contiguous to 1t.
The citizens Of Dennison, assisted by
the Dennison Land Company, are max
ing strong efforts to. secure the extension
OF the road through their town. They
have offered free right Of way through
Dennison, and have secured free right
Of way from Pike Run to Gatchelps Gap;
also donation OF five acres OF ground
for shops and s., 900 in money.--This line
would have the advantages Of joint depot
facilities with the Panhandle road at
Dennison, insuring close connections, and
would be great accommodation to the
travelling public.
As the time is near at hand when the
location Of the road must be decided, all
parties interested should put fourth their
best efforts TO secure its early completion,
1t will involve the expenditure Of up
wards Of million Of dollars, which will
prove stimulus TO the business interests
on the whole route.