The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-17
TWO PROJECTED RAILROADS.
Anu the Prospect oil Their Reaching
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Among the numerous projected ra;lroat
enterprises in this State and vicinity few
have as much importance 10 this immedat,
section rs thc Wheeling & Lake Erie road, IT
connection with the South Pennsylvania
road aud the proposed union railroad bridge
over the river at this point. These three pro
jects are really one In interest, and are seldom
considered apart in the general programme
For soule months they have rather been LOST
sight Of BY the public, but within a day O,
Two they have again assumed d prominence
to which their Importance entities them.
From y. gentleman who In we'll posted on
tho situation \ Reporter yesterday obtained
some information VI interest," 'agTI5I :"
The South Pennsylvania road has already
been located ms far west as the Mononyahcls
river, and The portion OF tho lite east Of that
river vii DO under contract within the next
Two weeks. West OF the Monongshela fouI
routes have been surveyed TO the Ohio.
Three OF these have this city as their obicc
tive point, and the other stikps the river a,
the mouth OF Short creek, The choice al
these routes ~ now under consideration, and
Will depend largely upon tho disposition TO-
ward the enterprise shown by this con,munl
". Capitalists at Cleveland arc exertiup
their influence 10 secure route which will
avoid shscity, and several Of them, II Is said
were recently In New York In the Interests
OF this plan. The final decision OF the man
ayers Of the rcad vii depend largely upon The
Lake Erie road. Should tie latter
as II Is noT beloved they contemplate, Grass
The river ut Portland. Instead Of ut this city,
lhe South Pennsylvania road will not, Of
course, have any inducement 10 come 10
Wheeling, M BY so doing they sacrifice n
shorter line aud u cheaper one, The only
Thing weighing IN the balance against this
shorter .n, cheaper route, the Informant
here qnottd said, was the freight business OF
this city. This has been estimated In round
numbers to be 1900 tons pc. annum, to
hlovc which requires on an average e225 cars
per day. This business Is largely furnished
BY lie mills nnl 10 compete for share Of II
n road must haye access to the portion Of the
city III Which tho majority OF the mills are
Situated. Should tho City Council aud the
public manifest desire to extend welcome
to the read, the gentleman thought there
could be no doubt that Wheeling would be
selected us the bridging point. .l15 :
The advantages OF the roud were BRIT ny
40 WUuu plACb
Wheeling on direct route between the
els, aud west O. miles shorter than any 9th.
er, and believed to be the shortest pracilca.
hle. 1t would also place the city within
from % TO 10 miles OF The Pennsylvania coke
fields. The direc,ness of the route from this
point westward furnished by the W. al. l.,
road as originally located Is shown by the
fact that 1t makes the distance from Wheel.
Ing to Toledo 20G miles, whereas by bee
line 1t is 1876 miles.
The reporter inquired what would be the
tate OF the prouosed Onion railroad bridge ut
this point IL the two roads sought connection
at another point, and the answer was that q
new examination by an United States Com.
mission detailed for the purpose would be
necessary, which, With evidence Tint the
location Tor n bridge here had been abandon.
ed, would no doubt secure the authority 10
cross elsewhere. The location at Portland
Is said to be 4 very favorable one, and the
gentleman, was otopinion that unless Wheel.
ing showed more appreciation of the road
that point wou|a be chosen for the crossing.