Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-16
ON WHEELS.
The New Railroads to Open Wsst
Virginia
And Bring Out Her Great Mineral Wealth
Two Important ROads-AnOther
New One on Paper.

Col. Ben Wilson was in the city, yester-
day morning, leaving for the East on the
early train. He had come down from
Pittsburg, which city be had visited In the
interest of the Pittsburg and Southern
Railroad, which he is booming. ne re
ports the prospects of the new road as
quite flstteripg and is in high spirits over
il. Says Pittsburg paper. OF yesterday;
Hon. BENZ Wilson, of Clsrksburg, W.
Va and Senator Davis, OF the same State,
were in the city yesterday, looking alter
the interests of the proposed extension Oh
the Pittsburgh and Southern railroad INTO
their State. Just what was accompllsheu -
not known to the public, as they transacted
their business quietly and left IN the aLger'
noon for Washington. CITY,, FROM Ps1uss
who are intimately acquainted with tne
designs OF these gentlemen, II was leaLneus
under way as soon as possible and push the
work TO a speedy conclusion.
Senator Davis controls line oil ROAD
through the trans Allegheny valley from
White. Sulphur Springs TO Piedmont, on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. At one
noint this road passes within 80 miles Oh
The Cbambersburg road, and strenuous
efforts have been made to have 1t EXTENDED
to that point, but the desire OF the project
ors of the road is to have direct and lnde-
pendent line to this city, on account OF de-
veloping the vast fields OF iron ore through
which il passes. A few weeks since the
new management OF the fittsouIS anu
Southern decided to change it TO broad
gange. This was done, so it is understood,
after consultation with Mr.. Wilson, who
had been engaged for some time in WorEing
mn boom on a road from the eastern line
OF West Virginia to connect with the DAVIS
road.
ONE OF THE ROUTES
suggested is from Waynesburg, the present
terminus OF the narrow gauge road, 10
Rice's Landing, and from thence up the
valleys TO Morgantown and thence to some
point on the line of the Davis road, prob.
ably Piedmont This, it is claimed, will
give the easiest grades, although the line
will not be as short as some others sug-
gested. 1t appears to be settled fact that
road Is to be built through this territory and
these parties are determined to be first in
the field if possible. The Pennsylvania
company is pushing its line up the Mon
ongahela river slowly but surely, and it is
only question of time until it reaches
Morgantown, from whence it will skirt
south along the most promising and avail
able route. The Davis syndicate now con-
trolls large lots of coal, mineral and timber
lands along the James river, in the trans.
Allegheny valley, and along the route OF
the proposed road.
These gentlemen expect to meet other
interested parties in Washington city, and
it is thought some definite action will be
taken and arrangements made soon to be-
gin work early in the spring.
THE WHEELING AND CHARLESTON ROAD.
The right Of way has at last been secured
and tie necessary capital subscribed to
build the new river road from Wheeling
to Charleston, w. Va, distance Of about
two hundred and sixty miles. The line
will follow the Ohio river to Point Pleas
ant, and thence up the Kanawha to Charles
ton. Thissis regarded by some railroad
experts as one of the most promising of all
the recent ventures in this line, and they
have suggested that it be called the "Sil-
yer Plated Railroad" From a gentle
man who was down the river recently it
was learned that the capital stock is fixed
at S., 100000, all of which has been sub
scribed. The greater portion of the line has
been surveyed heretofore, and portions OF
it two or three times, consequently it is be-
lieved that it will not take long to get mat
tiers in shape to 90 to work on it. The
Warner road on the opposite side OF the
Ohio river is making but slow progress, snd
il is said by the friends OF the Wheeling
and Charleston road that it is doomed now,
as the trade of the Ohio Valley will not
support more than one local road. Be this
as il may, Gen. Warner claims TO be push
ing his road, and expects soon to have it
appear in a more tangible form than on pa
per.
ANOTHER NEW ROAD.
Secretary of State Stalnaker, yesterday,
to record the agreement for new
railroad company, to be known as the East
River, Greenbrier ana Valley River Rail.
road Company. The line of the read will
commence at or near the mouth of East
river, in the county of Mercer, and run
thence by the most practical route to
Homework, in GreeAbrier county, and
thence by way of Lewisburg and Frankfort
up the Greenbrier Valley, and by way of
the head of the Elk river to the Valley
river, and thence to the B. & o. road at
Grafton, and thence to Pennsylvania via
The principal business
business Office will be at Lewisburg, in
Greenbrier county. The capital stock is
SO, 900, divided into shares Of 81 each. The
gentlemen are the incorporators:
Z. d. Withroad, Lewisburg; J. w. Ar
buckle. Lewisburg; H. r. Hodson, Lewis
burg; John A. Preston, Lewisburg: ]. c.
Lewisburg; o. A. Veazley,
Diego; J. NJ. McWhorter, Lewisburg; STRAIT
ton and Handley, Lewlsburg; D. F. Harlow
and J. n. Cunningham, Lewisburg.