Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-05
HEMPFIELD ROUTE THROUGH
THE CITY.

IN = VI L
The extension OF the Hempfield rail.
road through the city by the route pro
posed, does not, fortunately, involve
much expense or damage to the city, 81
though Tor the company il 10 a very Tor
midablc undertaking, from the fact
that il will be nearly all the way under
ground.
The one objection to the route located
hy the engineer was expressed by the
committee to be the obstruction to Eoff
street and the possible damage to the
school building near which the portal OF
the tunnel would be made. But Mr..
KEYsER, recognizing the force OF this OBJ
i-ction, proposes to make the entrance
% the tunnel on Jacob street, southeast
ot the s'ho1l house, AMI run in dag
onli direction under ground toward
Eoir street, reaching the latter street at
4 point north Of tie school house.
This can nc easily accomplished from
the lacs tlat the school building may be
said to stan in Fol street at the inter-
section with LaBelle; that is, in look
ing down EII street from the creek,
We see tEe school ui'ling at what ap.
pears 20 he toe end OF the street, but
there iss sharp angle here at the inter-
section with LaBella street which throws
that part OF EoH street which is south
If LaBeile, further west than is the line
oi the street north Of IaBslle.
Thus ii the tunnel starts in on Jacob
street, south OF the school house, a very
slight detection west, will bring it I'M
Ter Eoif street at point little north
OF the angle in which the school house
stands.
This will oby;lte any objection that
we have heard either iron the commit
tee or other source. II neither destroys
nor oh3,r1cts any street, for Jacob
street AT that point is not street. 1t is
Mt used as street II is only by
reason that the ground here is in line
with whs, might bs Jacob street ii ex-
,,nled aad opened rs 4 street, that it is
entitled % be called a street,
Moreover there will be a very tritling
damage to property. From the time the
rrli gors into the ground there will be
20 tausrp, not even IRON the sound.
u.a tunnel will We archci with heavy
lutsoayv, s1l ;Gis covered ami filled
ia w.iu asphalt, SO that all noise from
tae traQel will be avoided.
This ought 10 be very satisfactory
proposition to the city. In Considera-
..on Of the immense value oithe road to
the city. we repeat that it is fortunate,
~ find route where the damage is
comparatively inSigniicant,s and We have
IN hesitation in saving that We believe
the city can airIrl to grant the right Of
WY over the shor. distance whore the
track vii. be above ground.
The Co.lpany's proposition ia simply
this. The roai will be mutual profit,
and az Immense profit, both to the com
paly an the city. The Company puts
such an estimate up,H The profit to it.
self that IL is willing to eSpend an enOr-
nous suu o! mOIey in getting into the
city. Ii asks Of the city that inasmuch
Is It will share equally in the profit, 1t
will bear the insignificant part OF the
bur Zen involved, by granting the right
OF way over u short space Of territory,
luasmuch as the company Is mee:ing
us in very hherd spirit; making no
ex;.avasan; demands; seeking 20 gain
nothing by diplomacy; AMI asking oaly
for that which fair appreciation oi the
benefits wouil prompt the city to give,
VT irus. that the same liberal spirit will
actuate our yt0ple, AMI tina; there ~
no nSrcoSHess or short sighted policy
obs;ruCt;rg aud controlling the interests
Of the city in this matter.
Wheeling wants 10 get on the line Ci
at least one great railroad. We have
been switched or OF most OF our other
railroad lines. Notwithstanding the sp-
parent extent OF our railroad facilities
the city is virtually on switch" We
10 not derive that advantage from our
railroads which we might The
growth Of the city has no; been in pro-
portion TO her advantages. We are a
mere village, 81 IN speak, when we
might have been, AMI ought to be a me-
tropOlis. And the reason OF this is that
We DO not, as city, make the most OF
our opportunities. We have let them
90 by without approaching them till
they were gone.
Now let US take this opportunity to
get on the line Of q through railroad.