The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-11
EXTENSION OF THE HEMPFIELD
RAILROAD.

A movement is on foot TO build roac
from Washington, Pa, as connection
of the old Hempfsld, to Pittsburgh by
way of Castle Shannon. Two parties ol
railroad men have already examined the
line and pronounced it feasible and in
expensive.
The distance from Castle Shannon to
the abandoned portion of the Hempfeld
Railroad, east of Washington, is four
teen miles, making total of twenty-one
miles of road TO build. The connecting
link will run from Castle Shannon to
Library, five miles, thence
to FiRleyville, three miles, thence
to Peters Creek summit, five miles,
thence to the Hempfeld line one mile,
the entire distance being of any easy
grade. Along the whole route the pro-
iectors met with the greatest encourage
nent, finding many of the property
holders eager to render substantial aid
for the furthersnce Of the scheme. One
gentleman agreed to contribute one
tenth of the total cost Of the connecting
link, and several farmers have agreed to
grade and furnish cross ties for different
portions of the road. The following
meetings have been appointed by Presl.
dent HAYES for the purpose of ascertain
ing what can be done by those living
along the proposed route: Chisty'S school
house, Monday, September llth; Linden,
Tuesday, September 18th; Thome's store,
Wednesday, September 18th; Library,
Friday, September 22d; Finleyvllle, Sat
urdsy, September 2Sd; Clarkeyville,
Monday, September 25th. The people
of Washington borough were delighted
with the idea of this connection, and will
materially assist the project.
The matter is being worked up under
the direction of Colonel Nj. ID. HAYS,
President of the Castle Shannon road :.
J, T. RANDOLPH, Chief Engineer of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; f. X.
HYNDMAN, Superintendent of the Pitts
burgh division of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, and several other gentlemen.
In regard to the cost of building the
connecting link, President HAYS, when
questioned about the matter, replied that
1t could be built for $4,000 per mile,
which for the twenty one miles required,
would aggregate $4,000, u sum that
ought to be raised without difficulty. 1t
is proposed to obtain this amount by
stock subscriptions TO corporation, to be
called the Pittsburgh, Castle Shannon
and Washington railroad, which shall be
entirely separate and distinct from
the present Castle Shannon Company,
although the leading men in the
latter are the principal movers In the
former. Mr.. HAYES appears confident
that all the stocK Will oe 'aAen ~ ''i'
and that everything will be IN readiness
within the next fifteen or twenty days
-. orns of eroinears on the route.
" p"' ''p -. s..,. -
lie says one million oo''srs oi s'o'A W
the Castle Shannon Company was sub
.o,;hod within thirty dsvs, and that this
' m:;;.u ;.uo,,,o,. T.,
Is an equally promising 'HsoS''" -
his opinion it will be one OF the best pay
;no lines in the country, and assigns rs
u" ~ ;.n,on.o aDorn, Of
reasons tha' an '''''"o''' "
freight will be shipped over this line
from the Baltimore and Ohio
.;,. ., p;t,.hnreb while It will
o0""'o'
furnish western outlet LOT the coal pro-
duced by the mines at Castle Shannon
ana along the line.
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Washington, Pa, Daily Reporter gives the
o,a,, rssson whv our people