Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-08
OUR NEW RAILROAD.
1T RECEIVED A BIG SEN0-0Ff
SATURDAY.
Deep Interest in il all Along the Line
Meeting Of Citizens Of Six COun-
teS-WOrk 10 be Started ia
Eanest-A Careful IS.
innate Of the Cost,
MEETING OF CORPORATIONS THIS
EVENING.

project OF building railroad nom
Wheeling To Parkcrsburg ON the river
side route. lie personally invited a
number of Wheeling gentlemen TO meet
him at the office of judge Cochran to
discuss the dCsirability and feasibility
OF the matter. This meeting was held
on the 10th OF November, about two
davs after he first brOached the subject.
Those who came looked the ground
carefully over. and concluded that such
road was desirable; that the project
was entirely feasible, and that the
means could be raised with which TO
build il. They, therefore, determined
10 enter upon the undertake
ing at once. \ charter was
prepared and signed, and money raised
tOpay the expenses OF its recordation IN
the SIX counties through which the
road will run, and also, in the office Ot
the Secretary OF State. When this first
preliminary meeting adjourned it al
iourned to meet in this city on Satur-
day, the 9th oi December.
The President and Secretary OF the
meeting of corporatOrs were Instructed
to issue a circular addressed 20 pubic
spirited citizens Of the counties interest
Ell, setting forth what had been done,
and asking them to
"Ascertaiu and report ut an early day,
whether We can rely ON an early and
hearty cooperation i'm all things ncces-
sarv: >JCh as grants ot rights ot way
AMI liberal subscriptions, individual,
municipal and county, to the capital
stock-to a vigorous pushing and early
completion Of the line.
To further and more definitely
Ascertain 40 an early day o." the 9Th
prOx,mu, ii pOSSib.e|, what encourage
meut We may eNpecJ-upOn what we
may reasonably depend IN your neigh
boruOod, district, and county,iu the way
OF subscriptions aud right OF way, and
general hearty cooperation; and il they
be of sufficient reliable character as 90
Justify the effort. books and blanks vii,
be prepared and placed I'M the hands oi
friends aud local committees al, along
the line.
The response 10 this circular was the
attendance OF a number OF prominent
gentlemen from ParkerSburg and Tyler,
We.z.l and Marshall counties, at the
adjourned meeting OF the corporators,
held at the Mcclure House, Saturday.
This meeting was called TO order 10y
Can't. John Mcclure. at l:3Q p. NJ, and
Judge Il. H. Cochran, the Secretary
real the minutes oj the original meeting
held November lOth.
The following ulmei gentlemen We're
reported is being in attendance aS dele
gates for consultation:
Wool GYutGt-lluu. j. y. Camden,
Isaac Prayer. Esl., II. G. Jackson, ESq,
V. C. Blo'lr, E,q, @. e.. Schodeld, tSq,
Tho~. Murray. ESq., Hon. W. y. Chan
crIlor Wm. W. Bentley, Esq. ID. III.
Leonard. E,g.. luj f. Is. Rose ESI.
Iip,a,ru,s Hon. K. n. Browse, an
ardent friend ot tine enterprise, was re-
ported a. being IN his way, but dId not
reach the meeting,
TgLr-Capt VIM. y. Powell, Hon. ID.
r. Pugh, VIM Morris, ESQ, h. :. Bore
man, T.. /. Stcaley, Esq, y. B. Reed,
E,l. ami j. f.. Deloe, ESQ.
H,i-,I-Septimus Hall, Esq, John
Iehew. ESD, A. j. Moore, E,q, l;pnrrt
McElduwucv, Esq, K. W. lagcE, ESG.
Mt-iGI-J. W. Gallagher ESl.,
Mayor Hunter, Jacob kcmg.', tsg.,
Hanson Criswell, Esd
OiW-Amoug the Wheeling gentle
men present were Captain John Me-
Lure. Judge Cochran, Major l.priUs,
Acknowledgement White, Sheriff Jingle,
Michael Reilly, T. Walker Peterson,
Major Anderson, VIM. /. Peterson,
Captain Andrew Wilson, George %.
Davenport. Dr. T. H. Logan, Henry N.
List. 4. W. Campbell, Col O. bucn,
Julyc Okry Johnson, Lewis Baker,
Dana l.. Hubbard, G. ~. Gilbert, Hon.
Chester u. Hubbard, thJ- NyuSrncy,
Morgan L. Ott Major Wright, VIM. j..
Simpson, A.G. Robinson, Frank llngc,
w. L. Wiley amt j. W.Grunh
rRoGEES, EErDErEp.
The Secretary real the following re-
port of the action o.. himself and the
Chairman.
C,.p,-piars Wheeling ud Iarhrs,.ug
R1HrIy.
GrvrlEuEN-As instructed at your
meeting held on the lO,h ult., We now
have the charter duly recorded in the
several counties, and I'm the Secretary of
states Office, and 10y that officer duly
certified.
4 circular. such as was mailed To each
of vou. was distributed along the pro
posed line, and generally noticed and
published by the press in the several
counties.
EfRvmaiIand otherwise We have, in yoUr
name. invited Representatives from the
several counties Interested, % meet amt
confer with Won at this adjourned meet
ing. and are advised that Iu pursuance
thereof a number of delegations ut gen
tlemeu are now present From others
We have letters, which are herewith pre-
sented
For other responses We refer YOU 20
the general ami favorable discussions
through the press. How far these will
be backed by subscriptions to stock,
grant of way, material, &c, remains to
be- tested.
Not much progress has been made in
securing funds Tor preliminary expenses
and survey. We find that Jn apprppriJ-
tion made i'm l>13 by the legislature Tor
survey of a route from here tuthc mouth
OF the Big Sandy via Parker~burs, Is
not now available by reason ut limjtI-
ton.
From information obtained from rCpu-
table engineers, and from other data, 1t
is still believed that for $50 900 the pro
posed line can be substantially built and
equipped as a 3! foot gudge, with 10
pound rail.
Bvthe proposed line another road viii
be given 10 Cincinnati. amt the uct-worN
of railways centsrlnS there, nine miles
shorter than the Pan Handle, and but
little longer than the Il. * U. To Cincin-
matt. and IL is believed will stimulate
the building OF lateral liUes into the in
terror between here ami ParSersburg
and become the nucleus for others point
ing 10 the last mentioned city from towns
down the river, from the interior, from
Charleston and other points; bring