Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-29
WHEELING AND PARKERsBURG
RAILROAD

WHEELING AND PARkERsBURG
RAILROAD.
We rise to inquire what has beCOme
OF the Wheeling aud parkersburg pro-
posed railrodl Are the incOrpomtors
dead OF have they fallen asleep Ia
Rip Van Wiukler or have they iorgut-
ten that they are supposed 10 hold q
charter tor the proposed roadP The
whole thing h. beginning to smack OF
the humbug, especially the mcurpom-
tors and the city OF Wheeling Perhaps
the movement on the part ol Wheeling
was only Intended as u huge practical
Joke on the semi harharlnus OF the red
brush" villages along the river, aud
the yilhinuus Red MCu ot Wctlcl
Br that as Il may, one thiug h ccrtain,
aud that Is, that Wheeling 10y her in
difference. stupidity and lack ui Cutcr-
PRISE. has placed herself in ycry uurn-
viablc light before the world. Ii has
been the boast II Wheeling that she was
one uf the solid cities OF this country,
passing through the panic with scarcely
a failure among her business men, and
at present her boast is the big boom that
has struck her manufactures, aud the
money that is constantly pouring iuto
her Golfers
And vet notwithstanding all her
hnastCd ability, she sets ON foot rail,
roId project, aud Tails to take n single
substantial step To- its completion, We
arr aware that the pitiiul excuse that Is
made 10y Wheeling, tor the failure of the
enterprise, IL the Indifference OF the
counties along the river in the work.
And pray what has Wheeling
dnucf Only this; procured a
character. proclaimed tho Tact
To- thc world, aud then sent word tn the
unsuphlsticatcd dwollers along the river
that this railroad would hc u bonanza
81 the towns and villages and counties
through which II would pass. Rut ~
iur Wheeling, W. all. YOU are aware
We. ah--arc a manufacturing town, con-
srvuvutly the road would be- ut little
benefit To- ~ "But Scud IN your mon
cy and We will kindly build the road for
YOU. 10 Will be- u big thing ior you, We
assure YOU. ig'J County mirP ~
W. think the editor ol the huhy,Ui-
rui was troubled with a ht uImdIsrsJIun
when pynuing the above article, hut #
II served "a nm escape for ms lll humor
it Was not wholly withuu, purpose aud
good effect.
We are willing to Couccdc that there
IL a smack ut truth IN his angry cutl
ctsm, hut 1t applies not less property To
all the counties along the line ct the
proposed road, Tyler included, than 1t
does t. the city IT Wheeling.
Ia tact. while the citizens OF Wheel
lug have not manifested that zeal 1ui
tcuurlty lot the building OF this ruad tlmt
| the enterprise merits, Wheeling Ouf
done all she proposed to do, AMI Is tur
only locality that has. She has sub
,cuhyd the superintendent assigned To
her. aul has done everything else that
has vet been done toward putting the
rutcrprl-y under hcuiway.
What county has vet raised IT. assesses.
mcnt' Or what county has done any
thing else. more than To- discuss the mat
ter ~ a general way HAS Iytcr'
VIII, then should Wh,rliug not wait
What r,u she dr but watt Unless size
should lssumr the entire cvst at the en-
t,rpr,sy. Ne are ut lu-s 10 dytrrmtuc
| what th,, counties Interested nov expect
| hyr tn ip.
We admit sumc disappointment that
| some at those Who manifested e' much
utrrrst aud enthusiasm IN the hrE,ulug
have s,ymri 90 tux aui hrrumo dlscour
igcd and have apparently let 30 their
hoil. That a. not the Kind ut spirit that
bulIds railroads. aui vet lhlsPrnlryt was
| undertaken on the express condition
| thnt tlrrrycr counties should contribute
their tar proportion tu It. The prchm.
mary proceedings were hal s"ic'N with
a view ol testing their willing
uv-S an thus respect AMI with
| the purpose often aNoN'd
that ii they failed To- respond the project
Wuuldlc dropped Now, Will the ird'
puiu' specify auy othrr reason than
the mlurc 1T the rouutIct &" make their
subscriptions. nr the present delay 3
let It first east the beam out olrta own
eye" before r,usius at the motc 1t rur
usrurs To- hv ru us brothcr'svvc.
We have mi,h In the ultimate success
olth,. ruaI. because It g. demanded hy
every consideration that has ever ru.
du,rl the building ol a mllrnul uut
capitalists Will not hesitate to Pat tucrr
mooney ,u il, When the p"r,r basis i"r
the enterprise has been formed, but one
ct the conditions that VII, ALWAYS hc
mnir. isthc nmc that nov stands an
the way. aud that ,s, that the rr,,r
counties shall help To- hu,ldrt
Tur State ol GcuuSla SOME time ug'
issued as uu experiment, per cent
state bout To- calculate as currency
Tho experiment has proved q failure
the bond having deprecated hrl'v
par.
umo - getting paiy lur her city AMI
township elections, Which viii og,ur
next week strict party lines will ken
orally b. drawn IA the larger c,,trs amt
Villages.
TIMELY TOrICS
Cuu,go burglars stca, gululuc. They
should De- compelled o. take 70 after,
/ wand
Tho Wet Virginia Ur',my E.uu has
Presidential ticket Amy buly e. beat
Grant ca H,lyu.
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