The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-21

IT suits the malignant Registers sinister
purposes to make it appear that the INTEL
nCEscER is the enemy OF the Wheeling &
lake Erie railroad because OF lis favorable
comments OFT Mr.. II. ". Smiths argument
asainst building machine shops at Martins
Ferry al the expense OF that community.
Will the venemous person who runs that
sheet please tell us why We should be op-
posed TO the Wheeling 4 Lake Erie road :?
1t does not cost the people OF Wheeling
anything. 1t will not cost them anything
il Martins Ferry should build fifty ma
chine shops and present each and all Of
them TO the railroad company. The only
reason why we referred to the matter at all
is because We have large constituency
over there, who expect TO find in our COL
nmns references to and discussions Of such
matters rs affect their local interests.
The columns OF this paper will show that
We have always held that the people living
on the two sides OF the river here were to
al! in'en's and purposes one community,
and that Our interests were rcciprocally in.
sefWoven. Hence We have always taken Il
live interest in discussing all matters that
concerned our immediate ncighbors, rec
osnizlng, and desiring to recognize, that
our paper was local paper 10 them almost
rs much MS if published on their side Of
the river.
1t is TO the interest OF Wheeling TO see
every possible railroad come to the Ohio
shore opposite this city, and we have
been glad 10. see them coming,
recognizing that they would re-
dOuna to the ultimate good Of all OF ua.
Wehaye always desired to see the Wheel.
lus& Lake Erie built, md We look for
notwithstanding speedily TO Martins Ferry
with the livclicst sense Of satisfaction, Just
as We did TO the building OF the Tusca.
nwas road. True, this paper opposed
the debt Of 500, 900 that was proposed to
tesaldled on this city in the interest OF
that road, Just rs it wonld have opposed n
similar debt for any other known road ut
that time. And certainly the people OF
Wheeling do not regret that the
scheme iailed eventually through the sober
second thought Of the city council. We
weresaved the loss OF large amount OF
money. Weare Just that much better off,
and the man ''Willson," who was at the
head OF the Wheeling 4 Lake Erie ut that
time, is perhaps just that much worse of:
We were particularly opposed to incurring
such Il debtto be expended, in part ut least,
under such auspices.
Ever since that memorable canvass there
has been al apparent disposition on the
part OF some persons 10 impute hostility on
The part OF this paper to that road. Every
discussion in regard to its programme is
SUPPOSED to have its origin in desire to
sec the project die out. We ask again,
what possible personal or municipal inter-
ss could it be to any one on this side OF the
river to see the project die out ? Why
Would any one here want 10 sec it come
70 the river ut any other point than
@alartins Ferry. What other point is
,ns'e , TIA, would be better, or so good, for
wheeling as Martins Ferry? We know
Uhone' We desire, and have always de-
, "s"' !" sec come to Martins Ferry. We
""'' nau noserious doubt but that it would
's,, come ,nere' and on the ground SO well
.u''e,' oy M stnith, in his article about
the shops, lion no other, that railroad com.
pa"'es generally do TIM, which is for their
own interest. :.
as to the lsrELl'cRScxn being opposed
to the Wheeling K Lake Erie ro,d or ,1, os
10 Its having any other than n sipro,o u,;sh
psee II completed at the earliest possible
moment u to Martins Ferry, We take occa.
S'ON to say most emphaticaly that there is
not a word Of truth in it. j,