The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09
Revival of the River Railroad
Project.

According 10 public announcement
a number OF our citizens met Senator
J. N. Camden at Veteran Hall,
in the Mcclure House, yesterday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock, to hear lis re.
port from New York in regard TO a
revival of interest in the river rail
road project. Capt. John Mcclure
occupied the chair and W. f. Peter,
son acted as Secretary
Mr.. Camden proceeded in a CONVEX
sational way to state what he had
learned in New York us to the posi-
bility of enlisting the aid of capital
there in the enterprise. He had met
a number of gentlemen of larger
means to whom he had submitted a
map Of the route, and they had ex,
amined it with interest. The project
struck them favorably. They were
incline to believe that they would
unite with syndicate to build the
road, provided there was a NANTES.
tation of proper local interest in the
enterprise. Upon this point they
had interrogated him, and he had
posted them as well as he could US to
the agitation of the subject two years
ago, and as to how the movement
had died out for want Of the necessa.
ny support along the route. They
did not like the idea of undertaking
to build railroad through a territory
in which the people themselves did
not feel a very decided interest in the
project. Mr.. Camden had explained
to them that there was, in his opin-
ion, the basis in existence for a good
deal Of local interest, which would
show itself just as soon as the fact
should become apparent to the people
that the enterprise had assumed an
unmistakable live shape. He believ.
ed that the people at terminal points
and along the route would show their
interest by at least taking enough
stock to assure the survey and the
right of way. How much this would
be he could not say, but Of course it
would only be 1.-THE Of the amount
required to build the road.
A good deal of conversation ensued
between Mr.. Camden and parties
present at the meeting as to acting
under the charter taken out two
years ago, know as the Wheeling and
Parkersburg railroad charter. He
called attention to the fact that the
present project looked to building a
road clear through from Wheeling to
Charleston, and not stopping at
Parkersburg as in the former move.
ment. This was the project presented
BY him TO the New York parties, and
the one on which they looked with
favor. The proposed route is very
direct across from Parkersburg to
Charleston, going via Ripley in Jack.
son county, and leaves the river en-.
tirely at Parkersburg.
The project is to make the propos-
ed road a narrow gauge, the estimat.
W SosV vi w HlSll ls plOiOOO ptI lllle,
and the distance about 200 miles
making the road cost two millions Of
dollars. The cost of survey and right
Of way might amount to 100000
Mr.. Camden thought that Wheeling,
Parkersburg and Charleston, inter
mediate points, would certainly take
100000 in the project. He had no
doubt but that they would. Inasmuch
as he was now in Wheeling on his way
to New York again, and inasmuch
as be felt a deep interest in the
building of this proposed road, he
had asked for the conference with a
view of eliciting some expression Of
opinion as to the feeling in our midst,
so that be might confer more intelli.
gently and definitely with Eastern
parties who were thinking of embark.
ing in the enterprise;
There was some talking among