The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-05
THE WHEELING 4 LAKE ERIE r, n,
What Judge r, II. Cochran, Of this City,
the Managing Director, has 10 say.


A reporter had talk Saturday night with
Judge Robert H. Cochran, Of the Island, who
is managing director Of the Wheeling and
Lake Erie Railroad, work on which Is now
progressing in several sections, Judge Coch-
ran Is spending few days with his family,
and the ISTELLIGEScER man has had his eye
on him ever since his arrival with q view TO
getting something from him for the infOrma-
ton Of the public concerning the status and
prospects OF the road he Is engaged in build
Ing. When addressed on the subject with
his customary cordially and heartineSs he
promptly consented to ''divulge," andwe APP
piled the suction pump with the following
result
well, Judge, what is the status Of the
Wheeling and Lake Eriew
why, sir, she is booming in every sense
Of the word, The work Is progressing rapid
| ly all along tho line, everything Is moving
along splendidly, and never before since my
connection with the road have / had so much
cause to feel both satisfied and gratihcd.p
"WherG does nll the money come fromw
in the first place We have over six thOus-
and subscribers along the line Of the road,
and in the next place the greatest abundance
of eastern capital IL behind u.s. so that so far
as the money is concerned wGare all right"
"llOw will the road be furnIShcdY
~ venture to say, that when completed, It
will be the finest new road ever built in the
country, Every foot OF the rails will BIO Of
the best Bessemer steet; every engine will he
the handsOmest, most comfortable and sub
stantiantial that can be had
"llOw about the proposed junction or con-
solidation with the Valley road running from
ZOar to ClevCandM
~ am glad to say that all arrangements
have Just been completed aud the through
| line to Cleveland is now assured"
Are the rails laid at any point on the
road?'
"Yes, She road is entirely completed from
NOrwalk to OrryillG, u distance Of tiity-three
miles, and large forces Of men are hard III
work grading ut almost every point along the
whole line, Over half tho grading Is already
completed
when will the road be in operations"
~ do not hesitate to say that the entire
line will be In full operation from Toledo &c
Wheeling within fifteen months, and the
greater part Of 1t will be in operation next
spring" -.
through which the road runS2'
"The finest in the world II thiCkly set
tied, full Of wealth, and our line runs direct
~ through the centre OF the Ohio coal fields
the latter Of itself being an inexhaustablt
source Of revenue to such 4 road as ours will
be-"
who are the principal officers of thu
lion. c. R, Griggs, of New York, Contract
or, J. $, Oliver, Esq, late Superintendent o
the Chicago & Northwestern, General Mana
ger and Superintendent John A. Hanlan
ESD, Of Massillon, Chief Engineer, Il. James
ESD, Master Mechanic, W. W. Graham, ESP.
Of NOrwalk, Paymaster, and my position u
that Of Managing DirCctorand General Coun
sell"
The interview was lengthy and yer!
pleasant one, and number of other point
) Of an interesting character were tOuChet
, upon and we regret that the crowded condi
tion Of our columns prGClules our giving I
more complete account; When questioned
us to the prospects OF bridge at this point
the genial Judge gave us to understand
,, thatthere was darkey In the wOOdpile, an(
the subject should not be agitatcd just yet.