Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-25

say they do not know. Archie Campbell
don't know anything about it although he
is named as an incorporation. The Hearnes
who helped Barnes and Petit the Eastern
corporators, get the certificate, have no
knowledge on this subject. Neither has
Mayor Egerter whose name is signed to the
application and who is also corporator In
our company Speaking for myself and
judging from the general situation should
think il was the
Vanderbilt Interest
that was pushing it. As you will see by
this map, Vanderbilt would shorten his
line from New Yoik to Chicago about a
hundred and twenty-eight miles by coming
this way and reaching his Lake Shore con-
nection again near Cleveland instead OF
going north from New York and round by
Buffalo. That is only my surmise however.
You might see Frank Hearne and ask him
about it, although do not think he knows
any more about it than do
what Frank Hearne Said.
Mr.. Frank Hearne was interrogated at
dinner at the McLure House, and talked
between bites. .
ats Just as represented to YOU he an
swered: these gentlemen, Mr.. .Reon
Barnes, of New York, and Mr.. Geo. Petit,
of Philadelphia, came here and wanted US
to help them get out the proper papers 10
enable them to build a railroad from this
city 10 Harrisburg. Mr.. Petit ia a lawyer
of Philadelphia, and acts as counsel for
the new enterprise. ! do not suppose be
knows any more about its hackers
than we do Nlr. Barr,es j know ncthing
about, except that be acts as the general:
ms,,ssss ., - sSi ,,aEs TIE billsat ms ef{d Of
the week, the employees now engaged being
paid by his check on q Harrisburg bank.
These gentlemen only asked our co-opera-
ton so far as the certificate OF incorpora-
ton was concerned, and ayowed themselves
perfectly ready and
willing TO Bui ld the Road.
They are not asking anybody to take
stock in il, and where they have been told
that some guarantee of ability and
good faith would be required in order TO
secure necessary concessions, as for instance,
right of way through this city, they have
said they could meet any reasonable demand
of that kind. In several cases where they
have gotten such concessions they have
obligated themselves to begin the work OF
construction within nine months or
forfeit the rights granted. This looks as
though they intended 10 20 on with the
work If they were merely endea-
yoring to obtain franchise
they would ask longer time.
While they have steadily declined TO say
who their principals were, all their move
ments here have been business like and to
the purpose. They say they have the
money behind them to build this road and
intend to build it,"
The Other Sides Ability.
What do you think of the ability OF the
Wheeling and Harrisburg Company to put
their project through?
do NOT tbipl tbny pap IL |
take it that the Wheeling and Harrisburg
Company has substantially the same man
agement as that of the Wheeling and Lake
Erie. That road has been built, so
far as it has been completed,
mainly means of advances made by Com
mOdore Garrison, amounting to $4,000 per
mile the balance OF about 81, 900 per mile
having been made by subscriptions along
the line. Where subscriptions have been
liberal as they have been on the other end,
work has progressed. Where they have
been scant as they have been this side of
Massillon the work has been slow. Oper-
ating in this way you can form your own
as TO their ability to build
line as expensive as the one between here
and Harrisburg.
Coming Into Wheeling.
Where does the South Pennsylvania
road propose to come in here?
II cant say. They will make mistake,
however, if they content themselves with
an entrance at the upper end OF this city.
| think a route could be had turning OIL to
the left above Elm Grove and coming in by
Boggs' Run, which would give them
chance at all the business of the city. II
the Pewiky had made push for the Ben
wood extension when it first got through, il
would have had its case through the courts
by this time and had chance at three
fOurths of the freight business OF the city
which il now misses. The transfers OF
freight of the Riverside concern alone
amount to about $4,000 year.
building or Selling.
Completing the round of railroad opera
tors and projectors within reach the re-
porter found President J. &. Ritchie, of the
Washington and Waynesburg narrow guage,
and thinking his nearneSS to the scene OF
operations might enable him to form an in
telligent idea of the situation, asked his
views on the outlook. II haven't any OF
nv own to furnish was the reply, "but
Vice President Thaw, of the Pennsylvania
Company made a remark to me the other
day which made some impression on me. |
asked him the same question you ask me
and he said it wasn't the Pennsylvania
Railroad, or Garrett, or Vanderbilt, or
Gould, who was surveying the new line
between Wheeling and Harrisburg. Rail
road franchises ready for market are as
much of a commodity as eggs in New York,
and there are more men who get them eady
to sell than there are men who buy and
build them