Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-04
THEW. p. &C. ROAD.
The Complete Reports Of President
Camden and Vice President Thomp-

son.
TIE REGISTER of yesterday morning con-
tanned a telegraph report OF the transac:
tons, the evening before, OF the Board OF
Directors Of the Wheeling, Parkersburg
and Charleston road. Below will be found
the verbatim reports OF President Camden
and Vice President Thompson. The reso-
lutions are omitted, as they have been
already given.
PRESIDENT CANDESs REPORT.
To the Presidcat and Directors gthe w., r. d,
C. r. r, Co.:
GEMS: When this company was organ
lied one year ago, and the preliminary
SURVEYS commenced with the view OF de-
tprminiue the location of the line and fur
nishine the right of way for the road, no
idea existed that so much time would pc
necessary to accomplish these objects. AT
that time the conditions were very favor
able for obtaining money for good
railroad enterprises, and an arrange
ment was effected in New York by
which the money to build this
road was agreed TO be guaranteed from the
sale OF its securities upon the market; pro
vidcd the company completed its surveys
and obtained the right OF way as proposed
in time TO put the road under contract
while the financial conditions remained ia
nately the work TO be performed by the
company could not be accomplished in
time 10 meet these conditions, and
that arrangement, under the changed
conditions Of the market for such
securities. could no longer be re-
lied upon. Another understanding has
since beer effected. by which the money
will be furnished by individuals to build
the road, takin" in payment its securities
(which is not dependent upon the sale OF
the bondsl But such arrangements until
fully consumated are BASED upon present
conditions. and are subject to changes
which NAV occur 1t is understood that
the right of way is 10 be completed and the
road ready to be placed under contract, be-
tween Wheeling and Parkersburg without
DELAY. Should this not be done promptly,
il will Enthusiastically endanger this last
arrangement also.
| therefore respectfully urge the compa-
nv to take prompt measures 10 complete
the right Of way between Wheeling and
Parkcrsburg, in order that the road may be
assured by having il placed under contract
and as soon as that is accomplished to pro-
coed with the survey and rights OF way BE-
tween Parkersburg and Point Pleasant.
J. \. CAMDEN.
VICE PRESIDENT THoMrsoNS REPoRT,
T. tic President ,o,d Directors # TIC ~, p. d
e. Il. Il. Co.,:
GExr--At the meeting OF the directors
of this company, held on the 18th of
November, ISL, it was found that little
progress could be made in obtaining the
right OF way for the reason that the prelim-
mary Surveys locating the line OF the road
previously made were not sufficiently def.
mite and satisfactory to properly describe
the right Of way The land owners very
properly being unwilling TO grant the right
OF way without definitely describing the
ground the road was to occupy;
this was no fault of the engineer
who made the first surveys. They were in
tended as preliminary surveys, made with
reference to grade and distance with view
OF determining the line, andfully answered
the purpose for which they were made, but
in order to ascertain with any degree of
accuracy how much could be accomplished
toward obtaining the right Of way IL was
found necessary to make more careful
survey and location of the line OF the road.
1t was therefore determined 10 put the
engineers upon the line between Wheel
ing and parkcrsburE and to leave
the line between Parkersburg and
Point Pleasant until the question
of right of way was settled between the
points first named. The board also APP
POINTED n committee to take charge of the
survey and the work Of obtaining the
rights of way The company having ex-
hausted it, means in the previous surveys,
J. n. Camden has furnished 5000 OF the
means TO prosecute the work since that
time Few persons who have not had ex-
pericnce can form any proper idea of the
time and labor required 10 complete de.
tailed survey and negotiate with all the
land in nearly 40 miles of
railroad lines running through
valuable improved lands divided
chiefly into small farms and passing
through numerous towns. The engineer
commenced work on the Sth of November
and continued constantly in the field until
the LIST of April. the inclcmenCy Of the
winter season added to the time required,
increased the cost of the work. The cngi
necr's work hes been carefully executed
and the location Of the line gives general
satisfaction. The work OF the Committee on
Right of Way has been chiefly performed
10y c. \. Shattuck, Robt. II. Brown, Col.
RObt. White and myself assisted in all the
counties by prominent and influential citi-
zens. Indeed the thanks OF the committee
j. due 10 the people along the line with but
few exceptions tor their cooperation and
the interest manifested towards the road
but when the large number OF persons with
their natural peCuiaritcs and differences
of opinion are considered, it will be under.
stood how slow and labOriOus the work has
been, and how thoroughly it has been per-
formed by the reports OF c. n. Shattuck,
who had charge of the rights-of.way in
Writ county. and FOL. Robert White in
Marshall, Wetzel and Tyler counties which
are submitted for your inspection.
These reports may. be summarized as fol-
lows: The whole number of rightS-of-way
between MoundSville and Parkersburg is
:;G3 distance ~ miles, divided as follows:
Miles Of Rights of .