The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-04

wheeling with wheels flying round with
out forward movement, no helper called
into requi,ition at any point on the en-
tire route. When we mention the fact
that IL cars loaded with coal Is all that
one engine pulls over the q. & T. road,
the great advantage possessed by this
road rs freight thoroughfsre is sp-
parent. With free docksge, straight
track and easy grades, no other road can
possibly compete with this in carrying
coal north and bringing back iron ore
and lumber.
After visiting Black River, examining
the cspscious harbor and the compsny's
extensive docks, and partaklng Of
q hearty supper courteously fur.
nished by direction of the officers
of the company, the excur-
sionists were run over to Cleveland by
way of Grafton, still under the careful
supertntendence of the attentive Mr..
CARD. We should have mentioned that
the party was joined at points below by
several gentlemen interested In coal and
manufacturing, and also by Judge
TYLER, the attorney OF the company
They each contributed to the intorma-
tion and the pleasure of the
gentlemen composing the party. We
arrived at Cleveland about 8 O'Clock,
and were quartered at the Weddell
House, kept by Messrs. GEO. W.WEsLEY
IL Son, where we were welcomed by Mr..
GEO. S. Ross, al old Wheeling boy, and
elegantly taken care of. Many of our
party went with Mayor SWEENEY to wit
ness the operations of the Fire Alarm
Teleglsph, of which we shall have more
TO say at another time.
Yesterday morning the Wheeling gen.
tlemen assembled in one of the parlors
of the Weddell House to COM
pare notes and learn how near they
all came to seeing alike on the subject
under investigation. Alter Tree inter-
change OF views, Ex-Governor JACOB
having been called to the chair, it was
unanimously resolved that all the repre-
seDtstions that had been made TO the Cit
liens of Wheeling in favor of the e, L.
V. u w. road, had been more than real
lied by this personal inspection. The
road is in good condition, the side tracks
numerous aEd ample, the rolling stock and
machinery all OF the first order, the
hsrbor ard docks extensive, COM
plete and very valuable, and the grades
of the road light and easy. The traffic
on it shows prosperity, and the country
through which it runs is rich in the ele-
ments of profit to road. 1t was fur
ther resolved that the party acknowl-
edge an Indebtedness TO President CHAM
BERLAIN and his co-laborers for the
courteous invitation 10 visit this road, the
excellent facilities given TO examine it,
| and the attentions bestowed in various
| ways since we left home. DR..
LOGAN was deputed by the meeting
as the spokesman, to act during our call
upon President CHAMBERLAIN, to con-
vey to him an expression of the above
sentiments, and to assure him that we
will, on our return home, use redoubled
exertions TO finish our quota OF the
subscription required to complete the
road to Wheeling. The party then re-
paired to the office of the company, and
found President CHAMBERLAIN, Judge
TYLER, Superintendent CARD and others
there. Alter brief address from Dr.
LOGAN and general interchange of
views, the party adjourned to the special
cars in waiting at the Union depot and
left for home.
Superintendent CARD came with the
party down to Dennison and placed it in
care of the Pan Handle railroad, and it
was landed at Steupenville for supper.
On the way down the party stopped at
one place to examine deposit of sand
stone, the product of which is being
quarried, crushed and shipped to Column
bus, Bellaire and Pittsburgh for making
glass with. Avery hearty vote of thanks
was unanimously rendered to Superiu-
tendent CARD for his courtesy and atten-
tlrn. A committee was appointed by the
eycursionsts to assist the committee here
tofore appointed in soliciting subscrip-
tions IN Wheeling and determination
expressed that the remaining $4,000
should be subscribed before the end of
the week.
President CHAMBERLAIN said to the
party that, if the Wheeling quota is
raised within ten days from this time,
work will be commencen upon the road
by the first of May, and prosecuted with
sIl due diligence to completion. Mr.. G.
is q railroad contractor of great exper-
lence-having built in his time over
| 1900 miles Of road. He Is msa OF
wealth as we'll as of experience, and he
says he now wants to finish this rosd,
make good job Oft, and quit.
Of the c., 7. V. s. w. railway, l0l
miles are built and 90 miles Of switches
and side tracks. To complete it to
Wheeling 81 miles are to be bliIt. A