Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-11
o.IL ROAD INTERVIEWS.
The Ideas of Two Senator's on Mat
ters Of Interest.
" Davis Senatorial Candidacy - The
wss, Virginia Central-0ur Railroad
Pro5lem-What the Figures Show
Debt, Tariff and Geo.
logical Survey.
ys CAMDEN AND THE w., P.&C. R, R,
Visiting Statesmen.


r,m. ~ over the B. & o. Il. T. from Graf
.., Yesterday. met Senators H. Il. Davis
"A camden on their way out to Wheeling.
81 ,e,egraphed YOU from Washington
..,,s dsys since Senator Davis has cOllated
.,-,c interesting figures concerning the
.,-.,sJ mining and general industrial in
.,-s,,, IT West Virginia, and a. statements
nm, senator Camden concerning the
wssegn. Parkersburg and Charleston road
. o, speCial interest at this time, l took
,rv,ptage OF the opportunity TO get from
M the information in which your readers
:. mos, interested. While the conversa-
N, uss general l give the statements Of
"A under the form of questions and an
.rs-s As best suited to bring out the sepa-
,,,, views OF both gentlemen.
Not Candidate.
Sao,tNr Davis. many of our people are
..,s0,l, Of knowing whether you will be
.-,1dldatc iUr reelection 10 the Senate or
VII ,e highly appreciate and am CRATE
..' fo- The political hOnOrs bestowed upon
n.a I
;srsd or understood as candidate. de-
=, 20 give more attention to my private
,,,aess. and 70 internal improvements
IA, hope will aid in developing the re-
,lr- e, ot the state.
The West virginia Central.
AHA. are the prospects for the completion
.,l,.- West Virginia Central 4 Pittsburgh
sa.raai'
Ne ~ soon have the railroad completed
nm A iLuUtIon with the l. & D. road, near
rAIm6nt. southwark TO the summit OF
-a A'ieghanieS, near Fairfax Stone. IL
r.w rua through the counties Of Mineral,
AL. Tucker and others, and will open up
Ar market both west and to tide-water, 3
n coal. iron AMI lumber section of our
,.s.r venture the assertion that, in the
-s,, ira years. the country through which
p road passes will have doubled in pOpU-
on aud in wealth.
Railroads Generally.
YuI ,cem to take considerable interest
The Oullding OF railroads through our
sac
les , think We ought, by all means u
srp'.ase the building OF ali railroads
.nrga the State, where the enterprise Is
.s.ql N such = manner as t. insure that
r,a legitimate one, and will be pushed
ward II is plainly apparent
.lt . county. state or nation without the
s@.,:e, of railroad travel and trauSpOrta-
ga is l,hind the times in point OF wealth,
9.-eaSe Of population. and every material
g.glaCrmrnt The only way 10 keep pace
e, "a the times is % encourage the building
every new road, that has a Solid tOunda.
"a Who will doubt, that il the w. 7. x
Z. T.. the survey OF which i now being
she'd forward, and in which my colleague
- camden is taking an active interest
ru.d b. completed from Wheeling TO
.O.nt Pleasant, il will greatly advance the
Dspe-ity business wealth and population
\ Tie terminal points and the country and
owns s,oug the whole line.
comparative Mileage.
How many miles of railroad has West
Virginia. and how 10 her railroad facilities
.l0apar. with other States surrounding her
Poor, Railroad Manual of ISL gives
West Virginia G1% miles Of railroad, although
Other authorities make il less, OF which less
.haa seventy miles have been built in the
~: ten year>. This does not look a. il our
STATE gas making much progress towards
.aulOCSing and Opening up her vast unde-
ye,Uped resources. There are but three or
:Du- states in the Union that have as few
mile, Of railroad aS this State; in fact some
|Oi the Territories even have more miles OF
rad More railroads have been built with
% The asst two or three years than at any
-eyiOUs time, but none of them have been
agi,; In West Virginia, during that period,
except iew miles on the West Virginia
sntra..
As to the country 81 large, AMI the States
Surrounding us, on the East, West, North
ami South. We are left in the shade. The
art, are shown on this slip which you can
,Y-,Ds II you desire.