The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-26
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 20,
The quotas made up-The Railroad SUR
Vsy 10 Commence Immediately.

The quotas made uP-Tbe Railroad SUR
Vsy TO Commence Immediately.
Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel counties have
raised the 81. 600 assigned to them as sur
yey money for the Wheeling, Parkersburg
4 Charleston railroad. ParkeIsburg has
made up the amount assigned to Wood
Plessauts and Tyler. Recent information
from Jackson and Kanawhs indicates that
their quota is assured. So that the So,
600 Tor the whole route ia now provided
for and the survey will commence at once.
At this eud OF the line 1t will begin at
MoundsvilIs this week, and on the other
end oil 1t at ParksBburg, 1t will take
all Of six weeks to complete the whole
survey, The instructions are to make 1t
very thorough and accurate. 1t ia to be
run with view to securing the best pos
sible grade and CurvatuTea as well as 10
shorten distances, OF course its precise
location at given points will depend more
or less on the rights OF way obtained by
the solicitors on behalf oil the enterprise.
The free right Of way in Jackson and
Kanawha ia well assured. This comprises
about one.third Of tho whole distance,
The feeling is such in Wood, PleasAnts
and WsIzal in favor Of the road that very
little trouble in regard to the right Of way
Is anticipated in those counties. There
seems 10 be feeling that more trouble Is
to be apprehended in Marshall and Tyler
than in all the balance Of the route We
know no! why this should be the case in
either Of these counties, seeing that both
are to be greatly benefited by the road.
MoundGville will be one Of the most i'm.
portant points on the line, II will be the
point Of meeting with the Baltimore 4
Ohio road, and both freight and passen.
gers for the East via the Baltimore &
Ohio road will be translerredat that point.
Hence the road will rebound to
the advantage Of Moundsville very direct.
ly, and give it competitive line 10 the
East and West. Whatever helps Mounds
vile helps Marshall county indirectly, but,
in addition, the whole Of the country be.
low Moundsville will be as directly bene.
fitted as the county seat Itself. Mounds
yillo has already railroad outlet, but the
county below has none. 1t Is bloCkaded
in the winter by Ice and In the summer by
low water. 1t can neither. receive mails
with any regularity, or travel with any
convenience, dispatch or economy, or
ship or receive any farm stuff or merChan.
disc In view Of the long and wearisome
blockade OF the winter just passed We do
not need to elaborate this statement. 1t has
been Of character to make every farmer
along tho route deSir0us Of seeing some
better state Of things.
Moundsville has done well-has acted
with great deal OF public spirit in so
promptly making up the quota assigned to
the county. Now let both Moundsyille
and The country below join in dIfusing
the ZANE public spirit among the people
in regard to the right Of way. By all
means lot the location be made at the
earliest possible day, and not kept back
with psrsimonious higgles over the right
oil way. The survey should be made, and
all rights OF way agreed upon, 10 time 10
enable the road to be let to contract by the
first day Of July next. As we have said
before, we know not what few weeks
may bring forth In the way ofa change in
the financial situation. To-day II 10 easy,
but blghted harvest might produce such
difference as to make the negotiation oil
the bonds, out Of the proceeds oil
which this road is to be built an
utter impossibilIty. The syndicate know
where they can negotiate the bonds al
this present time, aud are making their
calculations accordingly, but they have no
guarantee from which to work. II the
survey was made and the right Of way oh.
tanned the bonds could be placed in few
days limo, and hence the sooner these
two prerequisites are completed the
sooner the building Of the road will be
placed beyond contingency.
Therefore we say TO the friends OF the
enterprise all along the line, II you are
really anxious to facilitate and assure the
success Of this important improvement
throw no hinderanCes in It's way but issst
In every manner possible In removing
every obstacle to It's progress.