The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-03
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An interesting and important 'OH'0''A~
nIacs stthe Mcclure House last ever
wv bs,veeu a number Of our leading cit
ny, m headed by the Mayor aud MI
a,i,;. ~, Of the Wheeling & Lake Erie raj
% .,5 company, who represents Com
'l,,e Garrison and other large Ne'
y,,k S capitalists, in reGSrd to the bridEinj
,L,bs Ohio river at this point at an earl!
NV ~ OOssibly between this and the Let da!
d January ,o,,
W.t Virginia statute books, permitting
Wv ,,jroad that will build road IRON
-. wv Wa., bank OF the Ohio riverto Toledo
N6io. 10 bridge the river at this point
a,ovJsd the bridge terminates on thII
iJs within the corporate limits OF th'
III, ol Wheeling The Wheeling & Lake
E,is road is now rapidly building q rail
'",5 b,tween here and Toledo, aud recent
.v,nu have induced 1t to change III
original programme Of reaching the river
S.,s soms time in 1882, to determina'
,on To reach and bridge itwithinlthe pres
4nt yeT
T., % the building Of a road from here to
WS',,ttburg, JS via the UOnnOllsVllle coke and
ho Cnmberlaud coal region, reaching
Ssv York over the old Allentown route
l,om Harrisburg /! Is understood that
mi, Evtern syndicate, already controlling
Ms Allentown route, intends to reach
wheeling at an early day, and g. West
.,bsr over the TusCsrGwas route or that oi
n, Wheeling 4 Lake Erie. 1t seems to BIS
understood that they prefer the latter
and have virtually arranged Tor q connec'
linn with It, This Is the reason why
,.,omut steps are contemplated In regard
I, The bridge here.
Mr. Giygs gave very interesting and
u,lsl,s,ory account oil the rapid progress
mating 10 the construction OF the Wheel
iw& Lake Erie road. 1t Is pushing on
nuidly both to Toledo and Huron, its two
ouu on Lake Erie. 1t goes into Toledo
90 very advantageous terms, and connects
there With the Wabash system. twill
bs perhaps the main line OF the Wabash
r1sn 10 the East. 1t Is we'll known that
Ne project Of getting connection Tor the
w,bwb to the East has been discussed
btSlOuS time in New York. The.proiect
msn, to be taking shape rapidly 10 this
direction.
ihsstimuted that the bridge and ap'
pnEhes here will cost from $500, 900 TO ST.
10000 yet 1t Is believed that 1t can be
constructed in six months. Mr.. Griggs,
VhOblyery intelligent gentleman, has
10 Doubt tit. lie wanted to confer with
ID, people Of Wheeling in regard To 1t, and
desired 10 ascertain whether they would
bsdbpossd TO take stock in 1t. He felt
certain that II would be o paying enter.
Dha twill be constructed acroPs the
upper point or bar ot the Island, and
reach this side just above Jonathan'S ra.
vine, and contemplates q wagon way and
p usenger walk underneath its railroad
track.
The smeetiug listened with profound in.
tW est to the statements Of Mr. Griggs,
Ilh ough those present we're not able TO
aaul him that any considerable pecuni.
Uy ID notification with the project could
besuIh ted here. 1t was understood that
Ahyh interes! to this project had been
looking TO bridging the river here, and
the general suppOstion seemed to be that
one interest or the other would finally
bridge The fiyer. It