The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-31
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The Meeting OfDIrcctOrs Tomorrow NJ
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PAEkenbuI sentinel
A call has been issued for a Directors
meeting Of the W., 2. 4 c. K. K. at Par.
kersbun on next Tuesday, November LIST.
Senator Camden and Col SickleS will he
present, and after they make their report
statement will be prepared and submitted
to the public, giving all the information
desired BY the people as to the purpose Of
the road. 1t is generally known that Col.
Sickles laid before the capitalists an ex-
tremely favorable report, saying in SUBJ
stance that the country through which the
w, 7. 4 c. Railroad proposes to pass is
one Of much wealth. with great
and rapidly increasing business and
densely populated, with great need
and plenty OF business for a nail.
road, and so far as the matter Of invest
ment is concerned, he will recommend that
the road be built. Senator Camden will
inform the directors that the capitalists are
perfectly satisfied with the report Of Col
Sickles, have the money in hand and will
proceed, rs soon rs the right OF way is Sc
cured, TO let the contracts for the immeli.
ate construction OF the road The direct.
OEs will, Of course, adopt some means Of
securing that portion OF She right OF way
not ALREADY granted, and in the next issue
Of the SniiRti we hope 10 lay before our
readers more definite information concern.
ing the road than they have as yet ne
Ceived.
1t is to be hoped that something decided
in It's character will at last be arrived at
tomorrow. II the S1iint! has correct in.
formation in regard to the report made by
Engineer Sicklcs land We have no doubt
that he reported iavonbly), and iithe syn.
dictate are ready with their money on con.
lition Of free right Of way, let the issue
be made, short and sharp, with the people
at the tertnini and along the route on that
condition.
=Atthe same time II may as well I've under.
stood that what is every body's business is
no bodys business, and that II the right OF
way is left to drift, as during the last six
months, nothing worth speaking Of will be
done. Simply to make the issue and leave
the matter Is equivalent to abandoning the
whole business 1.-THE free right Of way is
a sine qua non let some persons I've dCsig.
mated in each county TO wait on the people
and inform them Of the terms on which
they can secure the road. We hope the
directors will not adjourn without looking
after the steps necessary to arouse public at.
tention. 1t is one Of their most important
dnties tomorrow at rarkersbug
In this connection we may remind all
friends Of railroad on this side Of the river
that our neighbOrs across the water are not
idle. We notice that General Warner. Of
Marietta, has followed up his circular Of
September cath to the friends Of the Ohio
Valley Railroad" with another dated Octo-
Der 18th, which reads As follows!
The proposition heretofore submitted for
the construction Of a Railroad from Bellair
70 Marietta, on the Ohio side Of the river
having been iAvonbly considered at Mari.
eta, Bellaire and intermediate towns along
the lire, and the opinion having been gen.
efally expressed that the opportunity pre.
sented should he taken advantage Of to e.
cure the road on the terms proposed, and
the cooperation and aid Of the people at
the termini and along the route having
been pledged, Il hiss been decided 10 pro.
coed al once to obtain, iiposSible, the local
aid required TO secure the immediate con.
sifuction Of the rpad.
Success will depend upon each locality
doing IL part and all working together.
II the amount Of stock subscription n
quifed & procured, and the nights Of way
completed, this great Improvement il a..
safed trOm the start, All depends on the
Inst step; II that L made sure the reSt will
below.
ButWOtkWill not be begun, NOT anybodys
money spent, until this step is completed
That 3, the sl3ek subscribed ioI and the