The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-08
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captain JOhn Mcclure, who has taken
more interest In local railroad projects
than, perhaps, any citizen In our midst,
and whose energy aud influence had
much 10 do In securing the final compile.
ton ot the 2. W. & Ky. road, and who Is,
wo may say, the father Of the project for a
river railroad between this city and Par.
ketsbuFg, has taken hold Of tho move.
ment with view OF getting out articles Of
incorporation. This lnitiAlory step he
had pretty much accomplished yesterday.
lie has associated with himself number
Of prominent citizens us corpOrators un.
der the general railroad law OF the State,
and as soon as the movement is thus or
ganIEed he proposes to test the public
feellngin this city, and In tho river coun.
ties through which the road will pass
between this city and Parkeuburg, with
view Of iascettalning what can DO done
In the way Of securing the necessary sub.
sctiptions. Iihe fluds the people proper.
ly aPpreclative Of the benefits to bO dc.
rived from the building Of this road, and
willIngt to liberally assist In Its construc.
ton, he will do all in his power to get II
under way. II, on the other hand, there
Is notR encouraging manifestation oil In.
terest In the project, aud a willingness to
assist in It's success, he will drop 1t. He
regards the route as the best unoccupied
territory in this region Of country for a
railroad. lie speaks from his long expcr.
ienCC as river man, and as one familiar
with the passenger travel and freight
transportation by water between this city
and Patkersburg, and he also points to the
TACT that two paying roads already line
the upper shores Of the Ohio and still
leave room for paying boat business. II
this road is built 1t ia altogether
likely that 1t will he the only road along |
the shore between here and Parkers.
burg, and 1t will therefore do all the
business by rail. 1t will do not only a
local business but also a through business
to all points East, and will be valuable
feeder to the P. W. 4 KY. road. He has
no doubt that the latter road will be glad
to make running arrangement with it,
and to grant tho use Of its track between
here and Benwood for u third rail, and
also share its depot accommodations with
1t, thus saving much expense,
Asto the matter oi expense, the Cap.
tatn's idea Is to build u narrow gauge road,
which he estimates will cost, with lts
about 5000 per mile, or, in
round numbers, say $4,000. lie pro.
poses to divide the expense between the
counties to be benefited and among pri.
vate subscribers. There will be thirty
miles Of 1t through Marshall county, II
miles through Wetzel, II! through Tyler,
II through Peasants and 10 through Wood
county. It's length from Benwood, after
after making the proper deductions for
cut offs, will not be 90 miles, perhaps not
over IS, and the grade will not exceed Is
Ieet per mile, which will make it very
easy and economical road to build.
He favors u narrow gauge road for sew
eral reasons, (D because 1t is cheap to
Duildand cheap to run; and, (9) because
il will thereby conform with the gauge Of
The proposed road from Parkersbug to
and (3)because It will thereby
insure more beneficial terminus to this
city.
Among the proposed corporators wo
may mention the following names: John
Mcclure, Michael Reilly, Henry X. List,
G. d. Hubbard, Frank Hearno, A. W.
AlOuzo Loring, Lewis Baker,
Thomas o'Drien, George r. Tingle, X. II.
Cochran and 7. H. Logan.
As soon as the necessary organization is
effected here the project will be submitted
to the people OF The counties through
which the road will pass, with view to
securing an organization in each county,
whose business 1t will 10 to solicit the
right OF way and submit the project to
tho popular vote for county subscriptions.
We need not say that this movement
meets our hearty approval, and that we
regard the proposed road rs one OF the
most important enterprises started in our
midst for years. We have no doubt that
Ohio county will vote liberal subscrip-
ton at the proper time, and we trust that
the counties below will taKc hold OF It as
zcalously Us we believe the people will
here. This railroad will be the delivcrer
of the river counties from the disabilities
of ice and low water, and will afford them
all the year round quick aud reliable iacili.
ties for travel and traffic,