The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-15
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Tnr OthCr side OF the River VIEOrousI,
lEltailug a BhUri LIns IlaIIroAd 4
Marietta.
b.. .rs iadtTculenl
Persons here, from parts below on thC
Oh.uri,cr report the feeling in favor Of q
railroad as growing RAPIDLY. No doub
lbc people on this side will soon under
.uud tia, ia road Is built on tho Virginia
-lr, they will be left without one for 4
century; bntit thO line Is to be secured Il
rla only be done by immediate organiSa,
lDn, aud liberal subscriptions OF money.
Wheeling parties are taking the neces.
.l'y steps toward testing the sentiment OF
tbr people between Wheeling and Park.
-rllIg on the question ri uniting the two
lit. by rail. In West Virginia counties
ae a..nSrd to subscribe 10 the capital
stock Of railroads, and the projectors OF
thlaInr evidently rely almost wholly on
.lc support To BE- had from the counties
tlmusl which the road would pass. On
the Ohio side is where the road ought to
be hiiit, and where it will bG bnilt II the
rpIr NJ the cities and towns on this side
re mol wonderfully stupid M to their
rt.-cu, and future interests. The gap 10
gosco this side is 10 miles shorter than
on the other. Much work that WRa done
un tie Marietta and Wheeling road Ia yet
.n lair condition, and could be used il the
rad Is built on that line. The country on
lr Ohtn side IL much more pOpulous,
iIrIily and wealthy than OH the Virginia
SIDE. Much more freight would reach
market over the road II located in Ohio,
anI the passenger travel would be much
greater; but II Il ROAD is built on the east
side Ol the river, the gap between this
pAre aad Marietta will never be closed by
nll aud Il lsot the utmost importance
halthc people on the Ohio side, II they
ever expect to enjoy the advantages OF a
fIIifn,d on this side, should act at once.
Wrthluk il only question OF time, and
01'a lDng time, either, when railroad
vii, hc built on one side or the other OF
,Ncrlycr, and the party that displays the
most energy, liberality and pluck will 10.
cure tie llne. Meetings. should be held
here, nj Marietta, and at all other i'm
portAnt points between the two places ut
an early day. The Nirginians have few
weeks the start Of us in the matter, but We
have much less TO do, and Il We only begin
At once We believe tho road will be built
Oh this side,
This article begins to smack OF business,
and we lay it before our readers on this
side OF the river to lc! them see that the
time to move all along the shore on behalf
oitho proposed railroad between here and
Flrkcrsburs is now upon US. Let our
friends down the river make n note Of the
spirit tha. is rising on the other side Of
water and come to u conclusion as to
which side of the stream they desire to
''e the railroad located. II on this side,
they must make up their minds to lend
helping hand and that too without much
delay. The people here are practically
unanimous for the road and Ohio county
can be relied on to do her full share. The
question is, what will Marshall, Wetzel,
Tyler. Peasants and Wood do? Bellaire
Is lnIIy alive to her grCa! interests in se-
curing this road, 1t would indeed be a
great line Of trade for her, as a road on
this side will be for Wheeling, and the
issue is now joined between the two
places as to which shall secure the prize.
We are glad to see Marshall county
showing signs Of proper interest in
this enterprise. The last issue OF the
C'a"Gcial, alter alIuding to the amount
that Is expected OIthat county (SlOOOOO)
says:
The Importance Of this proposed road
toihe sections through which Il will pass
can scarcely be estimated. 1t will give to
ihesonthwcslern portion Of this county
lac,liIies Tor the transportation Of grain
and other farm products which II could
Iet n no other way. Taking into consid.
t'a'ion the TACT that tho length Of the
road which will run through Marshall will
bc almost twice that OF the greatest dis
iaace in either Of the other counties, the
amount Tor which this county will DO
a'kei isamodGs. sum. The means Of rails.
ing lhe money Is question that ought TO
H discussed among our people thorough.
y, 50 that when The time comes to act
IN the matter there will be no delay. We
believe thai Marshall county will do her
Nnly in md'ag this important enterprise,
~ We elG4ot conceive Of any contingency
ih9t would cXcaso the people from with.
holding their support. We learn that
C11Pf. John McLure will shortly issue an
address To the people OF the counties
miTongh which the road is to pass, giving
information relaiivOto the probable cost
o. ne proposed road, It's advantages as q
local linc,aEl the effects It will have upon
NE stalcat large. When We have given
ihe subject more thought and gained all
information possible concerning II, We
lect.