The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-12
THE TuScaFaWas valley mud WhcCllnE
RAIIrOAl- Mere Men wanted.

THE TusCaFaNRs valley Rnd WhecIlnE
RnIIrOad- More Men wanted.
We had an interesting talk yesterday
will, Capt Andrew BAgES, Of bridgeport,
in regard to the operations now going for.
warl OH the lineoi this road between the
Ohio river and urichsville, Il seems that
the contractors are all short Of men and
arc sending out notices in every direction
offering employment to hundreds more
hands than they have thus far obtained.
There is really u scarcity Of labor atSl %
per day, We observe the same state Of
things on other roads. For instance, two
hundred mon and fifty teams are wanted
IN the line Of the Columbus and Sandy
Greek Valley Road aud five hundred are
wanted OH the line Of the Valley Road b.
tween Canton and Cleveland. Mr.. BAggs
says that 1000 more men arr wanted on
the TusCanwas Valley and Wheeling
Road This certainly does not look like
hard times
The principal contractors on the road
arr Edward narrah, at Flushing, Stanley
bros, ut Frccport, \, NJ. WinSpur, ut
bridgeport, and Robert llosic, also ut
bridgeport, These contractors are Ndv"r'
tisinE for men, ar 1 those who want work
can apply to them At the places named.
Every effort is being made to rush the
work through, and Mr., BAggs is now look
ing after the transfer connection 1T West
Wheeling with this city. The company
are going to put steamer on the river
aud number Of flats, capable OF trans
icrrinv ore and nails between the furnaces
and mills. They intend to have all their
appurtances Of this kind ready BY the
time the cars commence running through
from Cleveland and Black River to
West Wheeling, which will be at tarthest
hy November-lSt.
All the superstructure Of the road is let
out except for the bridges over Wheeling
creek, and these, it is expected, will I've le,
out this week. When this is done the
whole line will be under contract, with
orders such us Sheridan had from Grant,
ut Five Forks, to push things
The Cleveland Iron Company are tur.
nishinI large amount Of steel rails at
Sta per ton, and taking in exchange. as
part pay, 900 car loads Of coal at s" per
ton, or 5 cents per bushel This steel rail
is being mostly laid on the old end Of the
road, between urichSville aud Black River.
The Riverside Works OF this city are fur.
ntshing the spikes, They will probably
furnish three to four thousand kegs.
Hubbard aud Eddy have the contract
Tor the pile driving and treStle work on
the saltwater. $, W. Andrews & Co., OF
UrhSville, have the contract t,r timber
and ties on the west end Of the road and
Edward Frmcr, Of Bridgeport has a
similar contract for this end
The business OF the finished portion OF
the road for the frst three months OF this
year was $ts5, greater than for the same
time last year. This, too, notwiihStAnd.
ing u decline in the GOAL business con.
SeQuent on the new Canada tarii going
into effect, which killed several contracts
an the line OF the road.
The coal and ore business OF the road
will b. its chief source Of revenue. 1t is
now supplying large amount to the Lake
shore mad and also to the Lake Erie coast
trade, Mr. Rags says that caAltan be de,
livrrri a, profit al Black River harbor at
a,$l 10 per ton, owing To the uneQuSllei
advantages ior loading it i, this end tthe
line, There are =, ieASt eighteen miles Of
NaAl territory Al this end higher than the
rnAd, irOm which the coSl can be run down
by gravity. the r,a$i OF the coAl on the Cars
not exceeding sixty cents per ton, the
veins being say 81 feet. This cNAl terri.
tory will OF itself afford large business to
the rad, and together with the ore and
miscellaneous way and through freight,
such As nails, grain and general msychAu.
disc, OUsh; to assure handsome earnings.
The capital stock Of the rNAd-lS. mile,
million snd $ quarter ot dollars OF
which $elAh Chamberlain the President
and nr. S;reator. AmAa S;one, and II,
\. Kent ,dirN,,orsl own FULLY million.
The bonded debt is ASou, IS follows