The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-12
The Cleveland. Tuscarawas VAL
lev and wheeling Rail Road.

We are indebted to some OF our friends
on the other side ofthe river for num-
Der OF interesting papers, maps and sta.
tislics showing the nature Of the country
through which the projected extension
Of this road will pass between Urichs-
vile, its present terminus, and the
mouth Of Wheeling Creek Mt Bridgeport,
its projected terminus. These papers
embrace n statistical table OF all the town
ships OF Belmont county, showing, among
other things, the growth that has taken
place in the townships Of the county ly-
ing south Of the National Road since the
building Of the Central Ohio in 1854.
There are nine townships OF the county
south Of the National Road-viz: Putt
ney, Smith, Goshen, Warren, Somerset,
Wayne, Washington, Mead, and York,
and they embrace 10000 more acres Of
land than the seven townships lying
north OF the said road. Notwithstanding
this fact, however, the value OF their
realty in 1850 was only S9,409,7O3, while
that Of the seven townships was $685.
325. Their whole aggregate of values,
including farms, town lots and personal
property, was SS,575,3S5, as against S4,-
432,765 in the seven townships,
The tables for 1870 show an important
change in these relative values, and we
desire to call attention 10 il as showing
what railroad can do for the country
through which it passes. The aggregate
of value in the nine townships referred
10, increased, from 1850 to 1870, to within
fraction OF two hundred per cent, or, in
other words, from S3,975,3s5 up to So
GOA, 2s5, while those Of the seven town.
ships increased only about one hundred
and fifteen per cent, or from 81, 49,, 7G5
up oSO,4Oj,O90. Our attention is spec
tally called to the fact that "the townships
on the immediate line OF the Central
Ohio railroad have not only come up to
tho valuation Of the best townships on the
north, but have actually made gain Of
nearly a million over their present valu-
alton" And, says the writer, "the same
thing is true Of Harrison county since the
building Of the Steubcnville Il Indiana
road"
What We desire especially to call atten-
ton to in connection with the statistics
before us is the character OF the country
through which the Tuscarawas Valley
road will pass between here and UrichS-
vile. Jacob BIickcnsderier, the we'll.
known surveyor, is credited with saying
that the projected line passes through the
beat unoccupied territory in the State Of
Ohio for railroad. No one can look
over the map along this line, and take in
the country on either side Of it, that will
be tributary to it, and moi be impressed as
to It's great local importance to the city Of
Wheeling as rich field for her trade. 1t
is difficult to say just how many people,
and what vast aggregate Of purchasing
aud consuming capacity in the way Of
wealth, would be brought into direct re-
lations with this city by the extension Of
this road from Urichsyille to Bridgeport.
There are in Belmont county alone up.
wards OF 10000 people. The agricultural
wealth OF that county Is very great. 1t
exports in the item OF wool alone 1884,.
500 pounds every year. The taxable
value OF the horses owned in the county
Is SG94,G of cattle, SSl9,2s7; OF hogs,
S79,79S; Of mules, $2S,7lO. 1t raises 6S,-
95l pounds OF tobacco; l4,l97 tons Of
timothy hay, 7505S bushels Of potatoes;
14S, 1856 bushels Of oats; 1905, l6l bushels
Of corn, and 26s,99l bushels Of wheat. It
makes GOsTo0 pounds Of butter, and %.
440 pounds Of chee.s. These are speci.
mems OF the mere farm wealth Of the
county, and dor include all THAI ~irht
be enumerated, We adduce them TO
show the local business that such coun.