The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-04
GlreGtttelIi9errfer.
The Excursion Over the TusCn.
FaRnS Valley Railroad,

city and Bridgeport who left here Monday
morning for trip over the Tuscarawas
road to Black River and Cleveland, re.
turned home last evening, after two
days jRuut, highly pleased with their
visit.
The object Of the excursion was 10
make personal inspection Of the Tua.
caraw~ road from its present point Of
completion at Urichsville TO its terminus
at Black river harbor on Lake Erie, and
also OF ib running rrangement over the
c. c. & l. road into the city OF Cleveland.
In order to afford the excursionists
every opportunity to make the best use
OF their time special car was placed at
their disposal, with orders to stop at
every point along the route where the
party might feel disposed to get of and
examine into the resources Of the locality
for business. Accordingly u number of
stops we're made along the line, mostly at
the coal mines, and in this way the ex.
cursionists had a tolerably fair chance to
form some idea OF what might be ex-
pected in case the road should be finished
through to the Ohio river,
The main business Of the Tuscarawas
road is now derived from the coal mines
along the route, Eighty per cent Of its
revenues have thus far come from the
carrying OF coal Daring the season OF
navigation n large business is done in
delivering coal at Black River for ship.
ment to Detroit and Milwaukee, and
other parts along the chain of lakes ac-
cessible from that point. At this season
Of the year three coal trains, 35 cars to
the train, pass over the road to Elyria
and Cleveland, for the delivery OF coal to
the Lake Shore road and to private par.
ties. These long gtrains are hauled with
as much apparent ease as trains Of half
their length on the Cleveland 4 Pitts.
burgh road, owing to the long grades Of
the line. In addition to these coal trains
about thirty cars Of local miscellaneous
freight are delivered over the line, each
wNy,every day, and two passenger trains
are run from each end Of the line. The
whole earnings OF the line during the
last six months OF 1876 averaged Sl5,.
900 per month, OF which $4,000 were
from passengers and So, 900 from freight.
The necessary expenses were 81 per cent
Of these receipts.
1t only needs an inspection Of the road
to see that it is as YET an incomplete line.
1t has, for instance, at It's northern ter.
minus, one of the best harbors on Lake
Erica harbor fitted up in very com.
plete style at great expense, and exclu.
sively controlled by the road, from
which, when the line reaches this city, il
must do large business in the way Of
receiving ore for the Ohio river furnaces,
and also in the way OF increased ship.
ments of coal from the Wheeling Crecl;
Valley mines. These coal trains to the
Black River will biting back Lake Su-
pcrior ore, and thus be II double source
of profit as compared with the present
necessity Of running them empty one
way. They can carry ore much cheaper
than it is now brought here; and make
money for the road and i6r the manufaC-
turers, and thus become n great recipro-
cal blessing,
We might write at length in regard to
the visit Of the Wheeling and Bridgeport
excursionists over the Tuscarawas road,
were 1t necessary to do so in order to
convey to our readers proper UNDER
standing Of the relations OF the road to
the business Of this city and of our neigh,
bOrs across the river. But the pubject il
by this time IN old story, and everybody
is familiar with it. The following reso.
lutions adopted by the excursioniats at a
meeting held for the purpose in Cleve
land, after passing over the line, express
what is not only their own observation
in'regard to the Tuscarawas road, but
that OF others who have enjoyed an op
portunity OF passing over the line ant
seeing for themselves its inducements fol
completion at an early day. At this
meeting held at the Weddell House ir
Cleveland yesterday morning, Governor
Jacob presided, and after free inter
change Of opinion among those present
it was
ReSoiped, That it is the sense O. this meet
ing that the representations which have
been made to the people Of Wheeling il
regard to the character OF the Tuscarawal
Valley railroad have been fully borne
out by our personal observations in pass
ing over the line, and during our visit ,c
the harbor and docks OF the company al
Black River.
Resolved, That DR.. Logan be deputeG
to act as our spokesman during our cal
upon President Chamberlain this morn
ing, and that he be requested to convey
to him this expression OF our opinion il
regard to his road, and also to assure him
that we Will return home more deeply
Impressed than heretofore with the i'm
pOrtance OF speedily completing the line
10 Wheeling.
Resolved, That our Chairman be re-
questcd to appoint committee Of three
persons from among those participating
iu this excursion, 10 act as an auxiliary
committee to the one now in cxistance a,
Wheeling, and TO assist said committee il
the work OF securing the small rcmainde,
OF subscription necessary to insure the
extension Of the road from Urichsvillt
TO our midst.
Among those who participated in thil
meeting were Mayor Sweeney, S. II
Woodward, Henry Wallace, J. N. Vance
G. D. Hubbard, DR., Logan, Judge Coch
ran, D. Schambrn, VIM, Ellingham, W
H. oxtoby, Lewis Baker, A. S, Harden
David Spaulding and others.
As soon as the meeting adjourned the