The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-10
RAILROAD RUMoRS.
Some Enterprises, Old aud New, OF OuI
NGlghb9FS ApTgEs llIe Obi9,

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Ever since the Cleveland, TpSCarawas Val
ley Il Wheeling railroad was extended
through to the river II has been the desire
Of the company u eElenA I dawn Tho river
to licllaire, tine good end TO DO SOOliretl by
this step would 10 aCrGsS to the furnaces aud
factories at lGll0ire and BenwOOd. One 9th.
er consideration, which makes II important
for the road to have track along the river
for that distance, Is the prospect OF addition.
al industrial works, such as iron and glass
mills aud blast furnaces, being built on that
side ri the Flyer An official III tho I6g1 u
whom al lSFEttI06aIER INRh talked tho 9th.
Gr day expressed an opinion that In the fll-
ture nearly all additional mills Of large pro.
portions would seek sites on the Ohio side.
The Crampcd condition Of the territory on
this side, and the high price Of ground, con.
spirC to effect this, This will constantly In.
same same reason The comlany iaItsS iohy tesifed
u switch to Martins Ferry.
bat there Is another consideration which
makes 1t highly desirable to have track to
l!cllairG, gnd lhis ~ tlp fAGlllty If CqRnGGtlon
there with Ontlets Vi The Fast and access to
the Baltimore export market.
4 gentleman connected with the c. 4 r.
railroad said To u reporter last week, that Il
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transportation to Eastern Ohio stock, grain,
fruit and wool growers, to have facilities for
handling their freight Ut baltimore, As al
present situated, tho e., T. V. 4 ". road can
rcsliip freighls at Bridegroom Tor the East
only over the Pennsylvania C0mpaNy'S lines
nni this is attended with serious inCOnyen.
iGnce, especially for fFeights destined for
Baltimore.
There has hpCn general Impression eStant
that the Cleveland, TllsCaruwAs Valley 4
Wheeling folks could not get TO lIellaire on
account Of the fact that there was not room
for another road along the Cleveland &
Pittsburgh truck. A rllmOr has recently
been circulated that Il was about to connect
with the baltimore & Ohio road by way Of
st. ClNirsvillc, using for thls purpose the 81.
Clairsville y NgrtlleEu road and the bed Of
the I'elldirG y st. plaIrSvillD narrow gauge.
A reporter called al the office Of the Tusca.
rawas road tho other day and inquired con.
corning the truth Of the rNmQF,
Mr.. Daggs, thp lBanageF Qf the roads inter:
ests at this end Of the line, was absent, and
Mr. Fisher, the General Agent OF the com.
pany, did not know Of any such plan. He
thought II probably grew out OF the fact that
the e.. r. Y. Il W. read had contracted TO
widen Tie st. G. &N. road from narrow to
standard gauge, and had leased the owners an
engine and car. lie had heard that the d. 4
st. c. men talked Of also widening their track
to standard gauge but there would he bad
gap even then between tho two roads, which
could only he closed by an expensive tunnel.
lie thought II easier. cheaper Gnd much more
practicable TO reach Bellaire by the river
route. ~
Another railroad man, however said that
though he had no positive Information on
the subject, he had reason to believe the pro.
jeCt referred to was under consideration.
II Is the general impression over at Bellaire
TINT the Pennsylvania Company and General
Warner, Of Marietta, will build the river road
from Bcllnire to Marietta, The quota Of
subscription demanded Of lellafre will
probably not IN raise,l but II Is regarded as
il fixed fact that the road will I've built
whether II il raised or not. "Of course"
said prominent lIellaire man Saturday
"'tllCy want Ia get all the local aid they can
but they propose to Build the road, and Il
the subscription here lie much or little, they
will put II through