The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-16
Extension of the p. W. d Ky. Railroad,

Extension OF the p, W. d Ky. Rnilroad,
In view OF the intention, on the part OF
the P, W. & Ky. Railroad Company, to
commence condemnation proceedings, in
order to obtain the remaining unsecured
right Of way between their depotat Wheel
ing creek and Benwood, meeting was
held yesterday between Mr.. Hubbard,
President, and Mr.. Becker, Chief Engineer
Of the p, W. K Ky. Railroad, and Mr..
Keyser, second Vice President of the B. &
o. Railroad Company, the result OF which
does moi seem to argue favorably for an
amicable adjustment OF the conflicting in
terests OF the two companies. The P, w.
& Ky. Railroad Company find it necessary
in making their proposed extension 10
pass over several pieces of property be-
longing to the i. 4 o. Railroad Company,
which that company claims as necessary
for the transaction of its business, and
which it also claims would Ee seriously
intertered with by the proposed extern
sion. The pieces Of property clatmet to
he most damaged are the depot grounds
on the north and south sides OF
Wheeling kcreek, Immediately west OF
the present freight and passenger station.
To reach Benwood the new road is
obliged to pass through these grounds,
and in such q manner as is claimed by
Mr. Eeyser to render them valueless to
the Baltimore 4 Ohio Company for ter
minal purposes. for which they were .se-
cured at heavy cost. Besides this direct
damage to the company's property, Mr..
Keyser stated th at he tho1ght the project
Of building new road was entirely un-
necessary, as the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road could accommodate all the business
now offering or likely to offer upon terms
that could not be found fault with, and
said that at the last session OF the Legis-
lAture the Baldmare 4 Ohio Railroad
Company had interrosed no obstacle to
the passage OF bill framed in the interest
Of the P, W. 4 Ky. Railroad, compelling
tito open its lines for "a interchange OF
traffic between the two companies. All
that it had asked was that an amendment
should be added requiring the p, fW.&
Ky. Railroad Company to concede to II
the same privileges over its line which 1t
was demanding Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio
Railroad Company for itself. -
Another objection urged by Mr.. Keyser
was that the new line by paralleling and
lying Immediately adjacent to the Bali.
more & Ohio Railroad Cos tracks from
Wheeling creek to Caldwell's run, practi.
cally prevented any future increased track.
age accommodations and cut of his road
from all access to the river front unless by
means OF grade crossing Of the P. W. 4
Hy. Railroad, which experiencehad show
ed to be both undesirable and dangerous
Mr.. Hubbard contended that the manu-
iacturirs interests Of Wheeling demand
,eG increased facilities, especially In th'
Isansportation of coke, the additional cos
on which, Occasioned by the Baltimore {
~Ohio Railroad Company's charges over th'
BellAipe br,dge, prevented the Wheeling
iron manufacturers from successful com
petition with Pittsburgh. He also claim
ed that 1t was necessary for the furnace
to obtain their ores ct less Sost, and wit
this view It was the intention et the !
wa Ky. Railroad Company to secure th
right Of way by resorting to the courts.
As the matter now stands It '!aOks GS