Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-10
THE RIVER RAILROAD.
visit md Departure OF the CapitaIis'
interested I'm the W., p. d g. II. IL.

visit and Departure OF the Capitalists
Interested In the W.. p. d @. II. II.
The railroad party that arrived in. the
city night before last were on, yesterday
morning, received by committee of our,
citizens and escorted through some Of the
principal manufactures of Wheeling.
About half past nine the committee repre-
resenting our citizens, composed Of Mayor
Egerter. Capt. Jno. Mcclure, w. +. Peter
son, Esq, Col. Robt. White, DR.. Geo. Baird
an others, called at the Mcclure House and
met the following gentlemen, members Of
the syndicate of capitalists who propose to
Charleston road; Senators Fair, OF Nevada,
and Camden, of West Virginia, Coils. o. II.
Payne and W. p Thompson, of the
Standard Oil Company, Cleveland,
NJ. II. Hanna, Esq, Of the same place,
W. n. Chancellor and Geo. W. Thompson,
Parkersburg. Locating Engineer Conrad
NJ cConnel and A. G. Jackson, Of Parkers-
burg. were also in the party.
After some discussion it was decided by
the visiting capitalists that they would not
remain in the city until to-day, as previ-
ously arranged, but leave as soon as they
could do so after reviewing the city and a
few of her chief industries. The party at
once took carriages and drove over portion
of the city and across the suspension bridge
to the island. Returning, stop was made
by portion of the party at the r, W.. q
K. depot TO receive W. c. Whitney, city
solicitor of New York, who soon arrived
and joined the party. Proceeding south
the next stop was maze at
the Riverside and Belmont
Iron Works Here the party left their car.
riages and made a close inspection OF all
the departments of these vast manutacto'
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brewery, and then were driven TO Ben
| wood. Here they were escorted through
| the Benwood Iron Works, and expressed
much satisfaction and pleasure at their
visit. During the interval that occurred
while waiting, the steamer Courier that
was to bear the party down the river, all
the gentlemen expressed themselves as
highly delighted with their stay in the
| city. They were surprised to md Wheel-
ing a city of such magnitude as she IS, her
people so thrifty and enterprising, and the
vast number of industries that flourish
here.
They were pleased with the reception
they received from our people, and their
investigations of our business and trade In
terests. From the tenor of conversation
with the largest capitalists, Senator Fair
and Col. Payne they expressed themselves
as favorable to the building OF the road, and
intimated that they would take hOlu OF the
project with considerable interest. II the
party is as well pleased with the balance OF
the route as with the northern terminus
they will not hesitate to construct the road,
on the question as to whether or not 1t
will be profitable business enterprise, for
they seemed to feel perfectly assured of
that before leaving our city. The REGISTER
reporter questioned one of the gentlemen
most directly interested in the road
as to when they would begin the
work of construction. He said the road
would be put under contract during the
latter part of next month, and that work
upon il would be pushed with the utmost
yigor during the Summer and Autumn
months.
The steamer Courier soon arrived at the
BenwoOd landing where the party was in
waiting They were taken on board and
proceeded down the river to view the line
of the proposed road. At Parkersburg
they will be met by Hon. James G. Blaine,
who goes with them TO Point Pleasant. At
that point the Washington gentlemen will
90 by the Chesapeake and Ohio road to the
National capital, and the others to their re-
speCtiye places.