The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-21
OUR PET RAILROAD.
loot Tooa! Toot!-Clear the Track
she Bullgtne's Coming.

the city. 1t was not until then that
the citizens began to thoroughly
realize it, because it was only
comparative few that could see it. But
all day Saturday, people crossing the
suspension bridge had the extreme fslicIty
of full view of the construction train
just below the water works and the gangs
OF hands busy placing the ties and laying
the track thereon. During the day the
track was laid just one square, from
Eighth to Ninth streets. To-day, if the
weather permits, the rails will be laid
below the suspension bridge and per.
haps TO the end OF the embsnkment at
at the head of the wharf. Though the
weather was moist and dissgreesble yes.
terday, it did not deter
CROWDS OF CITIZENS.
from vending their way TO the scene
OF action. They would strike the road
bed at the foot of Eighth street and in
groups of all numbers foot it up as far as
the Top Mill, the topic of conversation
was railroad, of course. The prospects of
the new road; chow soon will the trains
be running; who'll be the officers; whst'll
be the chances for position, &c. No
matter what turned up in the way OF COM
ment, all seemed tickled at the fine pros
pect of an early completion of the road.
Just above the Water Works is a
train of eleven cars standing on
the track containing probably sufti-
cIent ties, rails, spikes and all
the other psraphenalls belonging to a
construction train, to lay the rails another
square. The engine was nowhere visi-
Bile, and many were the queries;
"wnAR's THE BULLsINEW
No one knew to a certainty, but to-
day no doubt 1t will be snorting and
blowing near the suspension bridge.
In passing over the road from the
bridge up to the old hospital one is sur
prised how smooth Is the road bed and
how level are the rails. With the
exception of very few places
it looked to the Impractical eye as if buot
little labor would be required to properly
align and ballast the track. The worst
feature seems to be the excellent oppor-
tunities for slides OF the embankments
About as bad place OF this kind as was
noticed is between the old glass house
and Sweeney IL Sons works. Along
this point there are two or three spots
where the ties project
OVER THE EMBAsKMENT.
If the weather continues wet,
these places will cause delay and
trouble, unless number of car
loads OF rocks are dumped into
the yawning breaches, which no
doubt will be done at the earliest oppor-
tunlty.
Just below Sweeney's Mower Works
is a substantially built brick engine
house, capable of housing two, and per-
haps tour locomotives. A few yards
below it is an excellently con-
structed stone foundation for time
table. At this point there is ample
ground for side tracks and other con-
venIences essential 10 well regulated
railroad, and at an early day no doubt 1t
will all be utilized. A short distance
below is the old Phillips property on
which is the delspitsted machine works
and boiler shop of that once successful
business Arm. The grounds and shop
we're bought several years ago by the
Centripetsl Power Company, for the
purpose of making
CENTRIPETAL MACHINERY.
We are reminded by this reference to
that concern, what turore it created in
this vicinity, how many of our best clti-
zens were carried away with the idea of
"centripetsl power" The shrewd, sharp
looking strangers who could talk like n
streak of creased lightning explained its
success at other points. 1t was likened
unto perpetual power, albeit that the Sc
cret had been discovered and captured
in the centripetsl motion, while
it had not IN the perpetual motion. A
company was organized in 'jitiy,"
$4,000 of the capital stock was paid up,
by citizens, too, who could lily afford TO
risk that wealth on an experiment, but
who. nevertheless, did risk it, because
probably OF the vast outcome, the great
fortunes, that were pictured in such
glowing co!ors by the glib-tongued
strangers, to be in store for the stock
holders. The works were started with q
grand flourish" and, we believe, few
machines turned out. The shrewd, sharp
strangers aforesaid got everything
working nicely, and silently,
if not precipitately, departed
TO. establish other great centripetrsl
power manufactures. Since that time
all sorts of rumors have prevailed. The
works located here appeared 10 go up on
the wing of success like rocket, but ~
RAPIDLY to come down again, like stick
and to sink out OF sight with no head, nc
demand for the machinery or no any
thing, except that the shops stand there
idle and almost forgotten, not unlike
totterrlng and
DECAYIHG ToMBsToNEs
over the earthly remains OF Ions
forgotten creatures. II our readers
will pardon the divergence, we
will return to the 2. w. Il Ky
again, or rather 70 the matter IN hand
which was the site OF the old Phillips
machine works. We were about 10 say
when the tangent occurred, that tn
thought suggested itself TO our mind
what q splendid location for q car works
Here, now, is 8 chance for practical mer
with some capital, that has tangiblllt!
about il. The works would be right oil
q branch of the
GREATEST LINE OF RAILROAD
in the country. The facilities for re
ceivlng material and shipping the manu-
fsctured article 10 all parts OF the coun
try would be unsurpassed
We understand the rosd is 70 be read
for business on the 10th proI. We hop
it may be so, and unless some unforeseel
event occurs, there is no reason Why
should not be. The prospect looks brlgh
from sll stshdpoints for success iron th
start, aod no doubt such will be the cas-
L, opens shorter and quicker route !
p..,.hr-,h ana tha Fast than aQy "