Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-19
THE OHIO VALLEY.
Speeches Of General Warner, ANDERSON and
0thers-The Practieabliy Of the Route
and the Assurance ofthe Construe.
ton Of the ROad--fulf
Particulars.

day morning o large NUMBER Oh gentlemen
who are interested in the work OF securing
the construction of the Ohio Valley Rail-
road from this city to Marietta The fol-
lowing is the complete list Of those who
were present:
Marietta - General A. j.. War
ner; A. T. Nye, holloWware
rhsnt: n ID Dale oil refner; R. P Iams,
oil refner; |. r. Waters, President Mariet-
IA Bank w. C. Gurley, operator; +. +. Old.
ham. attorney at law; N. d. Follett, attor-
new at law; Tnos. Ewart, attorney at law;
Jno. Strecker, glue manufacturer; J: G.
Blanvelt, oil man; L E. Alderman, editor
Marietta Register: F. B. Loomis, editor Ma
rietta Leader: P. NJ. Snyder, merchant;
Jacob Dye city marshal; L. w. Moult, con-
fectioner; Jewett Palmer, Co Hector OF In
ternal Revenue; Prof. J. l.. Mills, merchant
and broker; Thos. Cisler, brick dealer
Geo. Baughman. miller; C. B. Wells, OF
Bosworth. Wells & Co.; B. Rodick, hard
ware merchant; D. B. orpy, Sheriff; Hon.
Henry BOIL, insurance agent D. NJ. Nc
Millen, editor Marietta Times.
Matamoras-Jacob Machelenz, ". True,
N. Hutchinson, Joseph Mitchell and +.
A. Lamping.
Ciarington-M Muhieman, Jacob Roemer
and Mr.. Mckinney.
Harmar-S NJ Blair.
Bsersyille-W. B. UNeal.
Grandviews-JacobF Fox.
Wade-Robert Bedilliou.
Newport-James Johnson.
As the REGISTER has already stated.
Bellaire has been decidedly apathetic and no
concerted effort has been made looking to
collecting the $50, 900 apportioned to this
city Yesterday morning when the dele
gates who had come by the river appeared
upon the streets, they emerged into very
chilly atmosphere, ideed.
NSome of the.citizens Of Bellaire had not
thought seriously enough Of the matter OF
the visit of the gentlemen TO prepare for
their reception, and as consequence they
wandered around aimlessly for while, but
then cone-to-stay-air soon attracted at.
tention to them, and one by one the citi-
Gems came to time and soon the visitors
were completely at home. An interchange
of ideas, the advantages resulting from
the construction of such road, its cost,
the time necessary to its building, the
means that would be used to build 1t
were fruitful sources of compensation, and
occupied the time of all until the afternoon,
when an informal meeting was called i'll
the City Hall, at which Mr.. J. X. Waters,
of Marietta, presided, and 5. M.,McMlllen,
H. r. Muhleman James NJ. Reese acted aS
secretaries General Warner, of Marietta,
very clearly and conciselv stated that the
object of the meeting and recited the meas
ures that would be necessary to secure its
construction, and at the close of his re-
marks, q call OF the delegates developed the
following results of the canvass for money
in the various townships along the line OF
the road.
York township, Belmont county, has
raised s., 600.
Grandview, Washington countp, $1,000,
Marietta city and township one-half o
her quota
Newport, Washington county, $500 and
will raise S., 900 more.
Clarington, Monroe county, $500.
Switzerland township, Monroe county,
IS, 100
Ohio township. Monroe county, s. 900.
The other towns and townships repre-
Scnted an active interest in the building OF
the road and will do all that is required OF
them.
Gen. Warner reported that the right OF
way was largely secured, and but little
trouble or expense was anticipated in Sc
curing the remainder.
EVENING SESSION.
In the evening a very large crowd filled
the city building. and it was noticeable
that large proportion of the substantial
citizens were present. Mr.. Reese called the
meeting to order, and named VIM. G. Bar
nard, Esq, OF Bcllaire, for chairman. Mr..
Reese was appointed secretary. Mr.. Bar.
nard, in taking the chair, stated the object
of the meeting very briefly. He said
money had been raised all along the line
e Al, 30 &c huilHiDp and
tonight representatives from all the coun-
ties, townships and towns were present to
know what Bellaire would do in the mat
ter The road will benefit Bellaire as much
as it will Marietta. We are all interested
in its construction, and should aid it with
our means.
WARMERS SPEECH.
In response to numerous calls Gen. A. J.
Warner came forward and said. That there
is a necessity for this road no one will deny.
That road will be built down one side or
Other of the Ohio river is as sure as fate,
and that within the next year or two.
Looking over the map south OF us We see
two great railroad systems passing from the
seabOard to the great west One of them is
q loop Of the b. & o., while another equally
as important crosses below this and also
penetrates the west On the north side of
the Ohio other roads branch out and form
connections with others of the large syS
TENS crossing the northern part OF Ohio. Ii
this should be built, il would intersect
all these great. roads, and draw from them
its share of the merchandise carried
by them, aud almost at
once become an IMPORTANT factor
in Western roads" The-speaker then dem.
onstrated the advantages OF the grades and
the facility of construction of the proposed
road, and illustrated the cheap rates given
by the Lake Shore road, on account OF its
facility of transportation by reason OF its
light grade. He then referred to the coun.
try that would be traversed by the road.
From Bellaire to Marietta is seventy.ive
miles. Some of this country is already
largely secured, and the building will g.
on with great facility and rapidly. From
Marietta to Parkersburg the road Is already
built. From Parkersburg to Pomeroy q
big-cut off can be made, making a saving OF
over thirty miles, and il will require less
than thirty miles Of road building from
where the road leaves the NJ. & c. to con
meet il with POmeroy. From Pomeroy to
Gallipolis and Cincinnati there would b,
very little trouble encountered in
the event the road would b. pushed
on down the river The speaker then ad-
dressed himself to the physical advantages
tue OnlO Ndllel Hdu over the proposed W l.,
p. Il c. road on the West Virginia side OF
the river, and showed that the Ohio Valley
was fifty miles shorter to Point Pleasant.
In regard to as it of no consequence to
have the road on this side of the flyer"
Don't you recognize that it will be a means
of preventing our trade from going over to
West Virginia? Let the road go up through
West Virginia, and all of our trade will go
that way. Both roads won't be built. II
the W., p. 4 c. road is built it will control
both sides of the river; reverse that and we
have it II the W P. & c. road is built il
will be equivalent TO annexing to that State
all our river counties for commercial pur.
poses, and rice rTSr.
heartily wish that all had the same
number Of men representing the same
amount of capital at work for US are now
at work over the river.
The connection of the road with the
Pennsylvania system was then explained.
IL 8 certain amount of money could b.
raised, President Roberts had assured Pres
ident Warner that his company would take
hold of it and push it, put down the iron
and operate il and guarantee its bonds. In
other words make il q continuation of the
c. and p. road. General Warner was of the
opinion that as an independent concern the
rDad nnuld nOt ha q Succass ne tha tarr,;nal