Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-11
WHEELING AND PARKERSBURG
RAILROAD.


GLE, A. w. CAMPBELL, THos.
O'BRIEN, w. F. PETERSON, HENRY n.
LIST, X. III. COCHRAN, THOs. ii. LOGAN,
LEWIS BAKER. CHESTER d. HUBBARD,
WILLIAM B. SIMPSON, ALoNzo LoRING,
+. ]. HEARN. A subscription was at
once started to raise funds to defray the
expenses of a preliminary survey. 1t
is believed that there will be no diff
Guilty in raising sufficient money for
this purpose in five dollar subscriptions,
among thes business men OF the city.
Every person paying five dollars for
this purpose will be credited with that
amount on his stock subscription when
that comes TO be made. At least two
hundred business men, capitalists and
operatives should be represented on
this subscription paper.
Rough estimates OF the detailed ex-
penses of building and equipping this
road were submitted by Capt. MCLURE
and Judge COCHRAN, and all parties
present agreed that 100000 would be
ample for building the road. Of this
sum Ohio county, in her corporate capa-
city, should take $4,000; Wood county
should take another 100000, ami
the remaining counties OF Marshall,
Wetzel, Tyler and Peasants should
average one hundred thousand each.
OF course, some OF these counties
should subscribe more money to the
building of the road than others.
For instance, about 80 miles OF the road
will lie in Marshall county, while but
IL of it will be in Wetzel, l4l in Tyler
and Il i'm Peasants. There will be but
an Insignificant part OF it in Ohio cOun-
ty, while Wood will get 10 miles OF it;
and it will further benefit Wood by Civ
ing AN irresistible impetus to the project
of a narrow guage from Parkersburg to
Charleston.
The talk, yesterday, was that Ohio
county would be asked to sub
scribe 100000 to the capital
stock of this road; Marshall, say $780,
600; Wetzel, $4,000; Tyler, 100000;
Peasants, $4,000, anu Wood, $4,000
and the remaining 100000 to be
raised by individual subscriptions. Each
county to provide, in addition, free
right Of way through its territory.
The cha 'rnan OF yesterdays meeting,
Captain JONI MCLUEE.fwill issue short
address to the people OF the various
counties along the river, setting forth
some of the advantages, and prob
able cost. OF the road, and asking
that the enterprising citizens OF those
counties ut once take active steps for
circumference OF the project. Each
county should secure by either public
or private subscription its fair quota OF
the whole cost, and, in addition, provide
the right OF way through its territory
without cost to the company-and this
should all be done in time to permit ac-
tive work to be commenced in the early
spring
The charter will be procured without
delay and sent to the various counties
10 be recorded; money viii be raised for
the preliminary survey, and the survey
itself will be proceeded with as soon as
practicable, and on the sixth OF Deem
Der the corporators will meet again for
the purpose OF opening subscription
books and setting the machinery in mo-
ton for thoroughly testing the public
upon its disposition to build this road.
Mr.. FRANK IIEARN stated at the meet
ing, yesterday, that this road would al
ford the most direct and only econOmi-
cal route between Wheeling and Pitts
burgh, on the one hand, and
one OF the finest iron ore
fields in the continent on the other
those of Southwest Virginia. 1t will
be 4 comparatively straight line, taking
the p, w. Il Ky; the Wheeling d
Parkersburg; the Parkersburg *
Charleston; the Chesapeake Il Ohio; and
the newly projected road from Hinton
through Monroe into the Allegheny ore
fields. This fact will guarantee the pro-
titableness and usefulness OF the road.
But it is as a local road that it is de-
sirable. And it is in being q local road
that its profit will be principally found.
The Bellaire x Southwestern, built
through much more rugged territory
-tunnelling and climbing hills and
crossing water cOurSes-and conse-
quently being more expensive to build
and more difficult and expensive to
operate; located through. in some re-
spects less developed country, and
doing purely a local business, is paying
expenses and interest on cost and earn
ing something besides, to 90 to the
credit OF the original construction.
Bob INGERsoLL lectured mt Pitts
burgh short time since, and the fruits
of his teachings have already began to
manifest themselves i'm certain ebulli-
tions Of the Liberal League formed
under his auspices in that city. The fol-
lowing resolutions just promulgated by
the League are so faithful an expression
Of BuB's sentiments that it would be
difficult to distinguish between the
teacher and his pupils:
WHEREAS, We hold and maintain that
the "idea OF sacred day is born OF bar
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