The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-28
rHE WHEELIAG q LAKE ERIE ROAD,


rived in this city Saturday night on a
brief visit to his family, and at his resi-.
dence on the Island our reporter found
him yesterday afternoon. The Judge has
been continuously at work in the interests
oil his enterprise. Wheeling and vicinity,
be thinks, are altogether too indifferent to
the success Of a project that will prove so
beneficial and remunerative. He says
there Is q strong backing behind move,
ment, and It's advantages are daily
recommending themselves 10 iar.see.
ing Capitalists. "All that ia necessary
now to give the movement and
irresistible impetus Is local en-.
terpriss, and OF that we are reasonably "a.
sured, for all along the line we have been
kindly received, and in some instances
even enthusiastically so.
1--WE are working now all along the line
from the Ohio river to Toledo. do not
mean by this that we are grading all along
the line, but that we are Teviving the
feeling in favor Of the road, and are really
grading and working certain portions Of
II, All OF our construction forces are
massed at present between Huron on
Lake Erie, and Pike Station, on the n. Y,
P. & o. R, R., late the A. 4 G. W. R. r.
That part Of the line Is rapidly maturing
for the laying Of rails, and when Complet.
ed will bring us within thirteen miles Of
coal. fields in the neighboThood OF Orr
Vile, in Wayne county, At Huron We
are constructing docks. This Is really the
best port on The southern side oil Lake
Erie, having the deepest water and best
entry, The people there have been very
clever, donating about $50 acres Of dock
frontage and other grounds. We expect
10 be- delivering coal at these docks over
our own road by the first day Of next
september, unless we encounter legal
deiay, interposed by the opposition oil the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern road,
UAt Pike Station our relations with the
In. Y, P. 4 O. are such that our ny" and
crossing are put in there, and preparations
are being made looking to the delivery Of
our rails and rolling stock OF that place,
We have also amiCably arranged with the
To-, C., o. 4 !. to cross their road Of Wei.
llinVton. We have steel rails bought for
100 miles OF road, 1000 tons Of which have
been delivered, and the balance ready for
delivery "a soon as we can name O place
for delivery. Nearly oil Of the CrOss.tiea
have been delivered between Pike Station
and Huron, and as soon as lake navigation
opens 10000 more will be delivered from
Canada at Huron. We have IL lOComo'
tIyes OF 40 tons each, oil Msson's latest and
best make; 800 coal cars OF 20 tons each
10 passenger coaches oil the latest and best
make, with corresponding equipment Of
other freight and box cars,
ave have three engineer corps In the
field, ascertsining the best line this side Of
Pike Station.
ave have reformed and are so reform.
ing our line that from the coal helds To
Toledo our maximum grade will not ex.
coed % feet to the mile, over which with
one OF our locomotives we will be able to
haul 40Cars OF 20 tons each 10 Toledo. EDgl'
neers are now at work west Of NorwAlk ~
Certaining the most practicable and
the shortest route 10 Toledo, The
road we are now running to
Toledois ny way OF Fremont, parallel
with the L. s. 4 NJ. s. road. The
very best men oil Toledo, Fremont and
other points along the line are taking hold
Of the matter. A very satisfactory inter.
view was held with President Hayes and
others at Fremont last Wednesday, at
which preliminary arrangements were
made for working up the matter there.
We shall, however, run two or three lines
from the northern part Of the Middle Di-
vision.
In connection with the o. O. o. 4 |,
R. R. at Wellington we will give to Toledo
and Cleveland as short line as they now
have by way OF the /, s. 4 M. s. II the
local stock and the remaining right Of way
can promptly be raised from the regions
near Massilon to the Ohio river we expect
TO have our road finished through from To.
lOdo to the Ohio river largely inside OF
eighteen months, unless another winter
like the past one intervenes. Meetings
have been held and are holding on the
eastern end OF the line and an interest is
awakened equal to any existing In that
section In the past. Just as soon as the
line is ascertained or any portion OF 1t
from Pike this way, large forces Of con.
structionists are prepared 10 take hold OF
1t and all the forces now completing the
grades on the middle division will be
transferred to the Toledo and Wheeling
division.
1.-THE length OF the main line, or from
Toledo to Wheeling, is 200 miles
with side tracks and ally 1893 miles. We
expect to have the road from the coal
fields to Toledo in operation by the frat
day Of next January, and also branch
road TO sandusky, which will give US the
advantage Of three lake ports.
~ left this city last Monday week, and
proceeded on horse, and by wagon along
the whole line Of the route, from the Ohio
river 10 Dalton In Wayne county, holding
three meetings day en- route. We de.
sire 10 have the local aid 80 developed as
to be able 10 determine the location oil the
line from Pike Station 10 the Ohio river
by April 18th. Whether we will then
come to Martins Ferry and Wheeling or
strike directly from Portland, o., to theCon.
nellsville, Pennsylvania, regions, will de-.
pend most on Martins Ferry and Wheel.
ing. We still are welded TO the idea OF
getting into Wheeling by bridge, and in
that connection there are matters oil inter.
cat to Wheeling which am not now pre-.
pared 10 disclose, because OF pending ne.
gotiations, but not second 10 any railroad
lut6I6nbn bub ~" hAu VI buh lhNbt
II am expecting Mr.. GriggS, the general
contractor, 10 come here about the 10Th OF
April TO make tour Of observation over
the line from here 10 0rrvile. Meetings
at smithfeld, 0rrville and Dalton will be
held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
OF this week.
ave were assured by The people OF
Toledo that there never was railroad en-.
terprise which commended itself more TO
their favor than ours has, as we will be
able to deliver them greater varieties Of
coal on much shorter haul and by easier
grades than by any road centering In To.
iedo. The feeling In favor Of the road 10
very favorable and Is growing, from the
mouth Of Short Greek to Toledo.
Materially |" asked Capt. Mcclure, who
had come In during the progress Of the
interview.
"YeS, sir" said the Judge, ''eyefy man
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