The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-19
RAILROADS.
IHTELLIGENCE OF RNTERPRIsEs OF
LOCAL Interest.
HASGiIIon'a InteFest IN the wheeling
d Lake EFie Railroad y Interview
with Prominent Citizen There
-BOOm ia b. d .. Stocks
OIheF Railroad News.

MAssILLoN, March l7.-General GTigg,
contractor for the Wheeling L Lake Erie
Railway, and Judge Cochran, were In the
city to-day, aud had an interview with our
Railroad Committee, About one.third
the requisite amount Of subscriptions have
been secured. They ask for a definite
proposition by April l, as they propose to
commence active work along the entire
line. The Soliciting Committee talk OF
publishing the names OF business men who
have refused to contribute, showing where
the blame rests, II they fail to secure the
road ut this point,
A correspondent had long talk to-day
with Mr.. W. r. Kicks. Mr.. Kicks Is stir.
ring business man, and one Of his towns
most prominent citizens. He Is In love
with the idea OF securing for Masailon the
Wheeling 4 Lake Erie Railroad, and is de.
voting good share Of his energy to bring
about that result. Said he: 9The Wheel.
ing & Lake Erie Is to run from Wheeling
to Toledo, passing through the towns Of
Sandusky, Norwalk, Wellington, Dalton,
Massillon, Navarro, Bolivar, Zoar and
Bowerstown, and thence south to the
Ohio river, providing the places named
perform certain things. The right OF way
has been secured from here to Wheeling,
and negotiations are pending for the
right OF way from here to the lake. II we
got the road II will be great benefit to US,
for we will then have more fac ities for
shipping our tremendous coal products,
and besides, the road will pierce the
centre OF large, rich and undeyeloped
coal field within q short distance OF Mas.
sillon." ".
Commodore Garrettson and ], Walter
Phelps, OF New York, are interested In
the project, and have agreed TO furnish
$50 900 Tor every mile OF road built. Com.
mittees consisting Of such well.known
citizens as these; j. E. McLain, ]. q.
Warwick, P. g. Albright, Clement Rus.
sell j. W. MCOlymonds, F. H. Killinger,
W. f. Kicks, F. Horkway, I. B. Dangler,
O. Awlman, Mayor L. O. Cole, Harmon,
Shaidnagle, John Albright and Harmon
schriyer are engaged In managing the en-.
terprise and collecting subscriptions for
Massillon, and II looks as II they were sure
10 be successful.
Mr.. P. g. Albright, Of the German De.
poslt Bank, told me that directly Routh.
west OF Maesllon were 1000 acres OF Gne
undeveloped coal land, and that Cleveland
capitalist and others were drilling at
present for the purpose Of testing their
value. Fifty holes have already been
sunk and four out Of elk have shown coal,
which Is remarkable average. Since last
June about 800, 900 tons OF coal have been
shipped from this point, and for ninety
days during the winter forty car loads left
here daily for Chicago and ST, Paul.
SUDDEN Squirt IN 3 a o. STOCK.
New YORK, March 17.-Robert Garrett,
Third Vice President OF the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, returned to Baltimore yes.
terday, and Immediately after Baltimore &
Ohio stock jumped from 1864 10 203. Many
causes are asslgned for this sudden squirt,
It has leaked out here, however, that
Robert Garrett purchased 4. 500 out OF the
5000 shares ot the Delaware & Western
road, with 1t, Of course, the privilege
Of constructing the new railway from
Philadelphia to Baltimore. Profting by
his indisoretion In the Philadelphia,
Washington & Baltimore syndicate ar.
rangement, Mr. Garrett sedulously kept the
secret Of bis purchase OF the D. w. until
his foot touched his native heath. The
transfer was effected the day after the
Pennsylvania Railroad announced that
Il had control Of the p, ". & d. road!
The price paid was $40 per share.
The Pennsylvania Railroad people have
been given notice that the work on the
new line will begin OF ence. The distance
to be built iS ninety.Blx miles, and the
engineers say that eighteen months will
be required TO cover II.