Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-05

to tho Virginia State line, at or near the
point where it is crossed by the Mononga,
hela river. The proposes line will follow
the Monongahela and Cheat rivers to
Goshen, from where it is but twenty miles
to Lexington, and with which place connec-
tion will be obtained by road now build
ing. Vanderbilt fully recognizes the ad-
vantage to be gained by a connection with
the south, and by the construction OF this
line he hopes to bring the southern system
OF roads into connection with this city, and
then by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie and
Pittsburgh and Rochester, with his whole
northern system OF roads. The
Monongahela and Lake Shore road
will connect with the proposed Richmond
and Allegheny, running from Lexington
to Tidewater on the James river, and be-
sides the Shenandoah Valley, and the Val.
ley Road. of Virginia, will be reached at
Lexington, the Chesapeake and Ohio at
Goshen, and the Norfolk and Western and
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio at
Lynchburg, taking in the whole Southern
system and affording a direct line from
Pittsburgh to New Orleans.
III COnversing with an official OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Road,
he informed me that it was their intention
to push the Hempfeld extension through
W NOllltlISNlIlc dS EdplulS d> poSSlDLc. Ilc
limited, also, that this route might be made
the main line of the road at some future
day. The completion Of this branch will
afford Pittsburgh another Western outlet
and will bring Wheeling into close connec-
tion with the COnnellSyillc coal and coke
districts.
Another road talked of is one TO leave
the MOnongahcln river some distance above
this city and strike the Ohio some distance
below Wheeling. 1t will be about fifty
miles long and will be used to transport
coal to the OHIO, whence it can be sent 10
lower river ports At all seasons.
Still another road which vii! be built
soon, is the PittSburg and Youghiogheny,
line by which Vanderbilt will reach the
Connellsvillc coal regions and divert part
Of the mineral. coal and coke trade OF that
section to this road.
4 Determined Fight
has been going on in this city for about a
year over a very short road, which was just
settled Wednesday, by Mayor Lyon sign
ing an ordinance granting the right OF con-
struCtion through the city to the functional
Railroad. About year ago road to be
called the Marginal was projected, to run
from the B. x O. depot around the Point
and up the Allegheny river Ia Sharpsburg.
This would have been sort OF switch,
which according 10 their charter. was To be
open TO all roads. II reached all the pron-
incnt manufacturing establishments, and
would have given all roads all equal chance
for their trade. The Pennsylvania railroad
company, now controlling this custom. did
not propose To tamcly submit 10 this taxing
away OF their trade, and with all their
force fought and defeated the ordinance
granting the right of way to the Marginal"
hrnnfrbt III ~ ha
present shape, and "the functional ordi-
nance" was passed after hanging fire for q
long time. How much money was used 10
defeat il by the Pennsylvania company,
or to pass it by the Vanderbilt roads and the
Baltimore and Ohio, will never he known.
The ordinance passed two weeks ago and
remained inShc hands OF the Mayor un-
signed until Wednesday. DuringthiS time
the Mayor was bcSct by delegations OF citi-
Zcns and railroad men, some urging him 10
sign and Others urging him to veto the or
dinance. Tuesday afternoon Robert Gar
rett and other officials of the Baltimore and
Ohio road visited the Mayor, and Wednes-
day the ordinance was signed.
The New Road
leaves the Baltimore and Ohio al -Four
Mile Run, crosses the city to the Alleghe-
ny river and runs n switch down through
the manufacturing district TO Eleventh
street, lust opposite the Union depot This
allows the Baltimore and Ohio 10 get right
into the Pennsylvania roads trade, and the
same privilege will be granted the Wander
bilt lines. The officers OF the functional
arc the ,amo men who projected the mar
einal," and it is predicted that it is not
great while until another switch will be
built from Eleventh street to the Baltimore
and Ohio depot, and then We will have the
marginal"
While Garrett and other officials were in
the city this week they were met by Cover
nor Foster, OF Ohio and long conference
was held What this means no one has
been able to find out; hut future develop
mcnts will reveal some new scheme with
out 4 doubt Calico Charley will have
hand