The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-23
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'y ,s.....ion and StatesRights as the sign by
o', t;,b ,be Democracy were to conquer in
,.i 'g,' ,rl,hc,e iaithfuliew gathered around
,', and marched to the polls and made
solnrns record for themselves
'.,,I >, that a little farther South would
,,nnenl each OF them to the laurel
,, -,s,,b Of Office, and that In the State at
Wv, I i. considered worthy OF a martyrs
,rr We have always entertained a
j.,led respect for these men who thus
',,,eJ the geruineness OF their Democ.
=, a, the ballot box as compared with
,s,.e who held the same party principles
Il, sought refuge from their expression
:. The gni,c Of protessed Unionism
r,J.mra,h which their hoofs and tails
.ralways plainly visible.
81, baltimore d Ohio Railroads. Rela.
@0s. to the COnncIISViIle Coke Re-
EIOn.
The great head OF the Vanderbilt system
4 roals has made an arrangement with
S.BkO. Company whereby at last he
a,,tes the Conncllsville coke fields over
,s,ir ConnelIsyille line, connecting with
ns line at Pittsburgh by means of the
Er,bnrgll ( Lake Erie Road, in which
,dbe owns controlling interest. The
sanction is effected for the present by
s,r over the Monongahela river at Pitts
lqnb The Pittsburgh GGsstte says:
4I,isthe intention Ofthe two companies
shill a bridge in the near future, and
Me- tery will therefore be u temporary ar
.l.ement. The bridge will be built Of
non, anil will be located at the lower end
,IircnwoOd. The engineers Of the B. &
o. Company are engaged in locating the
,ier, for the structure. When the two
nal, named shall have connected their
truks, they will be able to make the quick
E, time between the East and West by
several hours"
This arrangement is a good thing for
Vanderbilt, inasmuch as it enables him to
rot in on the immense coke trade Of the
PENNSYLVANIA Road with the West, Up
to this time that road has virtually had a
monopoly Of the Western trade in coke,
ihe Baltimore X Ohio having no line west
d Pittsburgh and being unable to haul
coke around by Cumberland in competi-
ton withthe direct Pennsylvania connec-
tons at Pittsburgh.
Bat there is very little in the new mr.
nnameut or the Baltimore Il Ohio Com
pany. All they get will be their pro rata
mileage from Connellsville TO Pittsburgh,
4 mere tre as compared with what they
might have been getting for years past had
the Hemptield extension been completed.
b. The expenditure Of the million dollars
OF les Necessary to complete the Hemp
ftIi between Washington, Pa, and Con-
reIsrIIethat company could at once come
btheiront astlle great coke line par ex-
rslirnce, inasmuch us it would be the most
iireC, Of all the routes between Connells-
Vile aadthc West.
When werctlect that coke was sold last
!satatthe ConncIIsvilIe ovens, on the cars,
It 9Ocents per ton, the freight charges on
which at certain points in the West was
81 per ton. We can estimate the value
hat is attached to the coke by iron manu-
Etures, aud the profitableness Of its
transportation to the Pennsylvania rail-
mad. The baltimore and Ohio road lin
ias'ice its geographical location should
kaIargC participator in this traffic. lifts
AsmPdeId line was completed it could to-
day utilize thousands OF cars that are
either hauled empty over its line or laid
Oh on side tracks for the lack OF business.
ANoi its surplus rolling stock could be
kept employed hauling grain from the
vest andcarrng back coke from Connells-
vile prices that would pay good interest
on the cost Of completing the extension.
Now that every original defect in the
c'mplnysabSoute titleto the Hemptield
has been cured, and in consideration OF
The amount OF unproductive capital al
ready spent on the line between Washing
Ton and the MonongaheIa river, and in
llH0er consideration OF the fact that the
liRe would Gu, OIL 90 miles OF distance
Oe'Neen Cumberland and Wheeling, and
a'e Oue mountain range, and thereby
'aa0ie the company to increase the length
o. every freight train, saving wear and
,'a', iarI and other expenses, it seems to
''Aelr plain duty to their own interests
S"mpIele !, the IIempfeld extension al
aeearIeSt day possible.
iae city Of Wheeling aud vicinity
sSQIG give the h, & 0. q large market fol
us coke. Not only that but the price a
'AieA il could be delivered here woulC
Immensely stimulate our iron trade, Thu
y. ,sSarawas road will be completed herr
asyeaF, aud will bring US Lake Superior
""arrluction Of at least fifty cents pc
'I' Which reduction will corresponding!
'stacc THE price Of the Missouri ores, ant
|s 'S reduction, along with cheaper coke
,4@aEo Wheeling and vicinity invulner
-%e@an iron manufacturing centre.
IN addition to this prospect, there i
Se!y reason TO expect a still cheaper sup
FEOl ore from the New River region Il
0sS'aie, by means Of the development
S' soiEG on between Hinton, on tn
lAe'apeakc d Ohio Road, and Dublin sta
y eR on the Virginia & Tennessee line
!. 'ae Ores there being developed are Of
lsa grade anil CQn La deliverp1 here vi