The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-19
RAILWAY NEWS.
The Connections OF tho Valley nnt
Wheeling mud Lake Erie Roads,

Wheeling mud Lake Erie Roads.
CLEVELAND, July ls.-Vallcy railwty
folks speak complaccntly Of the prospects
Of their road, and nre just now jubilant
over tho extension OF tho ,road south Of
Canton to Mineral Point, Just consummn.
ted. The rails are now laid to within llity
yards Of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh tratk
nj Mineral Point. Here crossing a grade
is to be effected, and then the Valley road
will follow the ravine along which runs the
Bayard branch OF the Pittsburgh road on
its way to New Philadelphia, the two roads
occupying opposite sides Of the ravinc.
Whether this crossing is 10 DO effected
without serious opposition is unknown, bu,
1t looks rs though the Pittsburgh folks will
resist the attempt. For nine days loco
motive aud caboose have been kept stand.
Ing on tho main track at tho point where
the Valley rails will intersect the Pitts.
bureh road. Tho engine, which Is manned
by five employees, does not leave lis uosi.
tion day or night, savG when Obliged 10
side track for Il passing train. Engineer
Turk, Of tho Valley road, says that this
prccaution is largely loves labor lost, since
le will not be prepared to lay the crossing
for a month or six weeks yet. -
The southern terminus OF the rond, ns
hitherto announced, will be at Wheeling
junction, % point previously known rs
Ioar Station OH the q. 4 +. road. The
same place is at present designated as
Valley Junction by employees OF tho Wheel.
Ing 4 Lake Erie road, now building through
the town. Doubtless some name will be
mutually agreed upon in the future which
shall apply 10 tho place for MI time 10 come.
The link between there and Mineral Point,
something less than three miles in length,
will not be completed for sixty or ninety
days yet. A good deal Of The work OF
grading and one long tres,le have been
completed, but in many places much re-.
mains to be done before the ground will
be ready for the iron. 5Esg>5".
The Wheeling d Lake Erie railway, now
operated as fur us Nlassillon, is being rap.
pidly pushed forward toward completion.
The iron is laid 10 Il point about six miles
south Of Massilon, and the grading to the
junction with the Valley road is now done,
1t is estimated that the track will I've com.
pleted from Massillon through Navarro,
Bolivar und Zoar TO the junction in about
three weeks. OF course this will not mean
any immediate advantage to the Valley,
since it will not he until the completion of
tho line to Wheeling, establishing by II sys-
ten OF connections through and short
route rioln that cityto Cleveland via the two
roads, that any particular profit will fol.
low. In the meanwhile the Valley Road
will have removed the impetus which is 10
be impaired 10 it by reason OF the acces
sion oil the Marietta traffic. The CIeye-
land 4 Marietta Railway Company, hay.
ing northern terminus Mt Canal Dover,
have leased temporarily the use OF the
Cleveland G. Pittsburgh trucks between
that village and Zoar Station, in order 10
establish new and short line between the
Ohio river and the Forest City. Upon the
completion Of the Valley 'Road, according.
ly, Marietta trains will run through to the
southern Valley terminus. 1t has been
announced as the intention Of the Marietta
folks to put in the Zoar Dover link another
year. Commodore Garrison has stated
that ii this is delayed unreasonably, or il
the Pennsylvania Company proves too
overbearing and independent, lie will build
the link himself. The ground is favorable,
aud he asserts that he could construct the
six miles in sixty days.