The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-24
PITTsBURGH. WEST VA. 4 SOUTHERN
RAILROAD.
Or. Hays speech at PhillipI ON It's Ne.
lthIf-HIs Four Questions.
PHIr.LtPI, Jan. 2lst, 1879,

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PHILltPI, Jan. 2lst, 1879.
cOrWpOndenee ofthe Intelllgeneer.
The yeomanry Of Barbour turned out
strong to-day to hear DR.. Hays speech on
behalf Of the Pittsburgh, West Virginia
and Southern Road, which Is projected
from q point between Pittsburgh and
Washington by way Of Murgantown and
Grafton to this place, and from here to the
New river org beds. The house was filed
with deeply Interested auditors. After a
few pleasant and eloquent predatory re.
marks, Mr.. Hays entered upon frank,
thorough and well accepted explanation Of
the effect which his company have in view
by the construction oithe Pittsburgh, West
Virginia & Southern railroad. When he
was brought to consider the vast mineral
and other wealth Of the counties along the
line OF his road, he could not help arriving
at the conclusion that nothing Of 80 i'm.
portant and beneficial nature could hap
pen to the people as the building of a rail.
road; yet, he would have them under.
stand that it was not solely that thew
might be made rich that had caused his
company to contemplate the building OF
the road, but purely for purposes which
he would presently indicate namely, the
transportation OF the rich Bessemef steel
ore from its beds on New River to the fur
naCes OF the Birmingham OF America"-
Pittsburgh. A somewhat serious objection
to narrow-guage railroads has long pre-
vailed here from the mistaken belief that
freight shipped over anarrow-guage would
have TO be reloaded upon its arrival at a
standard.gauge road. Thisidea, however,
was very happily dispelled by Mr.. Hays,
who explained to his hearers how stand.
ardgauge cars may be run over the track
ot Q narrow-guage road, and rice rersd.
WHO ARE AT TIE HEAD OF THE ENTERPRISE
was a question which he wanted the peo.
pie from whom he was asking assistance
on behalf Of his company to carefully con-
slider. He knew that 1t was matter OF no
untrequent occurrence for companies to be
organized with view to swindltng the
people, and therefore, in order that the
counties along the line might be fully
satisfied OF the genuine intentions OF the
P. w. v. & S. R, r. Co., he asked that a
committee OF good, honest, representative
men be appointed from each county to
look after and defend It's best Interests.
Each county, he said, through which the
road passes will be required to make the
bed, put down the ties, ballast and bridge
It, all OF which, he believed, could be done
tor$S 900 per mile. The company would
do the rest, which, would be to put down
the iron, put on the rolling stock, and in
short, put the road in general working
order. The iron used would cost S36 per
ton, and require s. tons To the mile. Alter
fully explaining everything that needed
an explanation, to record which would
require too much Of your space. Mr..
Hays put the following four questions, two
Of which he said he could answer himself:
!. Is there practicable route 10 the ore
bed on the New river? 81
2. How much aid would the counties
along the line contribute, aside from Pitts.
burgh's subscriptions? 0ul.Ia n.
8. Is there ore on New river in suffi.
cient quantity and quality to pay?
4. Can the proper amount TO build the
road be secured iu Pittsburgh over and
above what the counties will subscribe?
He hoped the counties on the route
would give the matter candid considers.
ton, for he thought It about time that
Barbour and few other counties had an.
nexed themselves to the United States,
Let US hope that they will. '.' 20 .'i
GIRru.