Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-06
WHEELING AND LAKE EH
RAILROAD.


RAILROAD.
Judge X. Ii. COCHRAN, of our city, has
lust returned home from a meeting Oh
the Board of Directors Of the Wheeling
and Lake Erie Railroad Company held
in Urichsville on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday OF this week, and from
him we gather that there is fair prom
ise of the revival OF this-importaRt en-
terprise. .s.rv. "
The President, w. A. MACK, Of New
ork, o., has spent most oil this year an
New York in efforts to induce capital
lists to take hold OF the road and aid in
its building. II seems that his
efforts are likely to be crowned
with more success than the most
sanguine hoped, and that we may
yet have this road to add to the import
ant lines seeking the trade Of our city.
A gentleman who claims TO be an ex-
perienced railroad man, and to have as
sociated with him some wealthy capt.
talists, has proposed to construct q
standard gauge railroad from Toledo
to this city for SS4, 900 per mile; payable
in such avails of local subscriptions as
the Company can command, not ex-
eeeding 1900 per mile, and the balance
in equal portions of stock, and six per
cent. three years first mortgage bonds,
For this he agrees to grade, bridge and
tie and equip with steel rails, twenty
engines, fifteen passenger cars, and with
baggage, freight, box, platform and hand
cars, and with adequate and suit
able depots, shops, tracks, switches,
side-tracks and other things suitable TO
well constructed and equipped stan
dard gauge railroad.
All the important details Of contract
have been agreed upon, and in all prob
ability active work will be begun as
soon as the company can take the ne
cessary steps to change the gauge and
execute the mortgage and bonds. Most
favorable terms have been secured from
nearly all the contractors, and it is
promised that the road will be built
from the Lake to New London on the
c. C. G. & l. Railway this fall, a dis
lance of thirty miles, and to BOwerston,
on the Panhandle, within thirty-eight
miles of this city, by the first day OF
January, 1881.
The principal contractor was present
at the meeting and gave such references
as seemed quite assuring OF entire
ability and good faith, but time was
taken before signing the contract to
make assurance doubly sure and avoid
some Of the endorsements to which
the company has been exposed afore-
time.
Our people will watch with sincere
interest these renewed efforts to build
this road through one OF the finest coal,
mineral, agricultural and peOpled sections
Of Ohio, and there are many here who
will hail its construction as browning
work to the railway system which is
giving to our city an outlet to
all sections of the country, and
furnishing facilities for traffic and in
gress, which will give to our manufac-
turers and merchants an extended
range of custom, and cheap trade and
,rciglfts.
The revival of this enterprise will no
doubt suggest the inquiry: What has
become OF the once popular project OF
bridging the river at this point to bring
these Ohio railways into the city? and
we suggest the inquiry for the purpose
OF attracting the attention of our capital
lists and public-spirited men. BY means
of a bridge and connecting with the
Hempfeli, it was once claimed that the
w. Il /. +. Il. r. and b.
& 0. would be one OF the
shortest roads from the East to the
great West and Northwest with this
city directly in line,
A. in all the past, we still wish our
friends of the w. Il l.. f. Il. X. well,
and hope their long patience and perse-
vcrence may be crowned with the
abundant success they so well deserve.