Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-14
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A railroad from Wheeling TO Chsrles-
tor will he worth this sun ut money to
the people.
the STATE oil Ohio contains eighty
ei,ht counties aud We believe there IS
no. one OF the entire number that IL not
now penetrated by railroad, aud many
oj ,.,..,l are crosssl ia two % three dIrec'
tioas 10y this grra. agency OF CIVILIZATION
Ohio is oae o; the richest States in the
Union an its population are among the
most intelligent, enterprising and COM
iprtabiy fix d.
Naturally, Olio IS no better than
,han West Virginia. She is no richer
in soil and no, nearly 50 rich IN her
mineral treasures.
The difference between the two States
was NJ. ma l. hy G)D, but by man. In
ius iatD the population OF West Nir-
uinia the same enterprising spirit that
isp5ssesS,i by the population OF OHIO,
and YOU will no longer see land in West
Virginia begging purchasers at two dol
lars per acre, which would be sought
after ii lecate in ONO at IRON thirty to
one hundred dollars per acre.
Checker the State with railroads "a
competitors with each other for freight,
and the counties will rapidly fill up with
men Of energy, spirit, pluck aud enter
prise who will create business Tor the
road as we'll as Tor IN 'mseiyes-
Such railroads as the state is most in
need OF can now be had. Money Is IN
great plenty in the financial csn.res,and
is seeking investment.
Oas OF tie safest modes OF investment
il in railroa is.
There iSa sort of mania abroad at this
time Tor building railroads, and q rail-
road once buill remains IN operation and
finally becomes profitable.
The railroad We desire to talk about IN
this article is the proposed line between
Wheeling aud Charleston. A very little
money and very little labor will give
~ this roaI. Responsible gentlemen
associated with Senator Camden make
a distuc, ani most liberal proposition,
VIZ: liza local company will donate the
right OF wav for the road and will pay
Tor surveying ,ae roata, these gentle
men will build, equip aad operate the
4 H.. .L.-,,k ,.sh.-l.. lanUfh
The right OF way is to bo donation
male by the people alogg the route who
will I've most immediately and beneh-
cial,y effected 5y the enterprise; but for
the $1,000 necessary to pay for the sur
yey, stock will be issued.
This proposition has been accepted by
gentlemen reprssa ntipg the eight coun-
ties which will be penetrated by the
road. The representatives. OF hanawha
county pledge themselves to procure
and donate to the company every foot
Of the right Of way IN that county. The
representatives from Jackson were
equally explicit on behalf OF that coun-
~. Wool county is fully "a enthusiast
ticallv pledged to the donation OF the
right OF way through that county, al
though some OF it may have to be paid
for through the City OF Parkersburg.
Hon. X. II. BRowsg pledged Peasants
county 10 Il free right of way, and there
is no reason to doubt but that the re-
naming counties up this way will do as
well.
Surveyors will he put on the line with
ont delay.
Ex.City Engineer WALEER Peterson
will have charge OF the gang OF men Tor
work on the Wheeling end of the road;
another engineer with his gang will
start in ut Parkersburs, and still another
at Charleston.
The money to pay Tor this service will
lie raised BY subscription TO the capital
stock OF the road. OF which Ohio county
il expected to subscribe from three
thousand 10 Jour thousand dollars.
simultaneously with the surveying
parties, canvassers for the right OF way
will start out. II is hoPel that the
right OF way will be freely and readily
given, so that tue road may be put under
contract in the early summer.
Now is the accepted time. With
energetic and earnest work there can be
no failure. But delay may, and proba-
b,y will, be death TO the enterprise.
The building of this rodl will add five
million dollars to the taxable property
Of the State, and ten million dollars to
the wealth OF the inhabitants OF the
eight counties Immediately concerned.