Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-23
THE RIY En- RAILROAD.

MIR. GEORGE w. THOMPSON, ' ice
President of the Wheeling, Parkersburg
and Charleston railroad, is engaged,
with Col. ROBERT WHITE, of this city,
in obtaining the right Of way for the
company. Mr.. THOMPSON spent last
Sunday in Washington City, and re-
turned to Parkersburg Sunday night, ac-
companied by an engineer, who is to
take charge of another party, in addi-
tfon.to the one now operating under
Engineer MCCONNELL. Mr.. L. inform
ed the writer that the work of location
and Iight-Of-way-getting was progress
ing quite acknowledgement more favOra-
bly than had been anticipated. Every
effort is made To meet the views of the
farmers through whose lands the road
will run, both as to location and as TO
accommodations that will be accorded
them.
ONO thing Nh. TrrUmrSUN Is DONG
which we cannot commend too highly:
he is inserting in the deeds conveying
the right of way, where that is given
freely, as one of the conditions of the
ceSsiOn, that the railroad company shall
stop at least one train each wagon be-
ing flagged-at point on the farm to
be agreed upon, to take up or put off
either passengers or freight. This will
give every.man on the line of the road
a station of his own-he and his family
can step on the cars at his own door TO
ride to the city or to the nearest village
to do business, or even to ride to the
next neighbours on an errand or visit.
Thus, the road will prove to those who
live along its line as great a convent
ence as the street cars are to the people
of city, except the trains will not run
so frequently. The produce of the
farmer can be shipped from his own
door, on any and every day, whether
the river IS full of water or has little
water, whether il is frozen up or is dried
up, and he can receive his supplies from
the city or his nearest town with the
same certainty, frequency, and at a
stated hour.
In addition Senator CAMDEN inform
ed the REGISTER representative that it
would be the policy of the road to make
local fares as low per mile as through
fareS-for the purpose Of encouraging
local travel. He will endeavor to make
the local fares so cheap and the flag
stations 50 numerous that one neighbor
may ride over and see another neighbOr,
or ride to his county town on the cars
cheaper than he could saddle up his
horse and ride it. 1t will also be the
policy of the road to reverse the policy
usually adopted by railroads in regard to
freightS. Senator CAMDEN'S experience
with the Clarksburg and Weston road
satisfies him that it ispossible to carry 4
given amount of freight short distance
cheaper than a long distance, and he
will try that policy on the river road. 1t
will be the study of this company to en-
courage and build up by every means in
its power local trade and local enter
prises.
Mr.. THOMPSON expects to have the
right of way and everything ready for
the contractors to commence work by
spring. He thinks the plans, specitica-
tons and all information for bidder
may be got ready in April, so that active
work may be commenced with settled
spring weather.
The miserable accommodations now
existing between Wheeling and MOund-
vile, were discussed, and Mr. CAMDEN'S
theory is, that the plan adopted by most
railroads in the immediate vicinity of
large cities, ought to be applied to the
territory referred to. He said he had Of
ten wondered that the authorities of the
b. * o. railroad did not run train be-
tween these two places each way as Of
ten at the least as every two hours; but
supposed that the immense freight bust
ness and the number of through paSSen-
ger trains running over the b. & o. road
made it difficult TO do in this way what
a new local road could do easy enough.